PICASSO EROTIQUE
Written by Jean Clair; et al. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso.
Stock no. 1829059
Published by Prestel. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The works in the book include erotic drawings both formal and informal, sketches on the back of notebooks and from private collections, and occasionally paintings and sculptures. Essays by an international team of scholars analyse the primal notion of desire in Picasso's work as well as his relation to voyeurism and exhibitionism, and his understanding of the roles of artist and model. Edited by Jean Clair. Exhibition catalogue. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w sketches and drawings. 365 pages. ISBN: 3791325612. A lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-worn across top.

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ANGELS OF ANARCHY: WOMEN ARTISTS AND SURREALISM
Written by Patricia Allmer.
Stock no. 1828081
Published by Prestel. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which took place at Manchester Art Gallery 26 September 2009-10 January 2010. A most comprehensive survey of women who contributed to much to the surrealist movement. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780901673749. Covers lightly scuffed, front cover has a light vertical crease towards edge which gives a bowed appearance/feel. Glue in front joint drying out and thus front joint pulled. Contents clean.

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REFLECTIONS
Written by Norman Foster. Illustrated by Norman Foster.
Stock no. 1827181
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Compiled by Norman Foster, this book is a personal statement about architecture, how we understand it and how it is perceived. Organised thematically, in a series of visual 'chapters', it collates and contrasts black-and-white photographic images from four decades of Foster's practice to create a compelling narrative. ISBN: 3791334255. A few marks to boards. Minor grubby mark to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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HOLKHAM
Written by Leo Schmidt; Christian Keller; Polly Feversham.
Stock no. 1812578
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Built between 1734 and 1765, Holkham Hall - Thomas Coke, the Earl of Leicester's, 25,000 acre estate in Norfolk - is a tribute to time gone by. This book explores the landscape and architectural history of Holkham Hall. Large format. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to front and embossed blind title to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 379133414X. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded else a beautiful copy.

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VERMEER'S WORLD AN ARTIST AND HIS TOWN
Written by Irene Netta.
Stock no. 1605806
Published by Prestel. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 3791330802.

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SOME TRAINS IN AMERICA
Written by Andrew Crosse.
Stock no. 1809449
Published by Prestel. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Short, wide, oblong format. Celebrating the imagery and myth of the railroad. White boards, brown title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 3791326791. Edges of boards rubbed. One or two minor marks to endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a 0.5" closed tear (no loss) to top front and rear edge.

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