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THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILWAY POSTERS
Written by Michael Palin.
Stock no. 1827361
Published by Batsford; Pavilion Books. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Introduced by Palin. A celebration of the heyday of advertising graphic art - the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w vintage illustrations. ISBN: 9781849942782. Light rubbing to corners, Lower corners of boards a little bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is also lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827328
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Title to spine is rubbed, spine is also marked. Otherwise, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one corner and stained to plain side.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1827327
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Slight mark to top & tail of spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, and a damp stain to one side.

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THE PRE-RAPHAELITES & THEIR WORLD: A PERSONAL VIEW
Written by William Michael Rossetti; Angela Thirlwell.
Stock no. 1827301
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

From Some Reminiscences and other writings of William Michael Rossetti. Introduction and Epilogue by Angela Thirlwell. Purple cloth with elaborate gilt decorations to front. Colour photos. Couple of small marks to rear board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuff marks.

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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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MODELLING AND SCULPTURE
Written by Albert Toft.
Stock no. 1326562
Published by Seeley and Co. Limited. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Full Account of the Various Methods and Processes Employed in These Arts. The New Art Library. Beige and red decorative cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned and covers slightly grubby. Pale page edge browning.

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN CAMBRIDGE PART ONE (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Stella Panayotova; Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1827178
Published by Harvey Miller Publishers. Circa 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Volume One: The Frankish Kingdoms; Northern Netherlands; Germany; Bohemia; Hungary; Austria. Volume Two: The Meuse Region; Southern Netherlands. Large format. Blue cloth boards. ISBN: 9781905375479. Still in original shrinkwrap! A few minor marks, scuffs and a tiny hole to shrinkwrap. A few minor knocks to board edges. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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HEARTS OF STEEL
Written by Paul Wright. Illustrated by Paul Wright.
Stock no. 1326515
Published by Halstar. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Warship Paintings of Paul Wright. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906690052. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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DUTCH PAINTING IN SOVIET MUSEUMS
Written by Yury Kuznetsov; Irene Linnik.
Stock no. 1827169
Published by Aurora Art Publishers. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Five centuries of Dutch painting. Introduction by Yury Kuznetsov provides a satisfying backdrop to the superb plates, accompanied by commentaries that offer brief biographies of the artists, the history of each work and much other information that will be of interest to scholars and art lovers. Compiled and annotated by Irene Linnik. Large, heavy format. Peach silk moire boards, gilt title and decoration to spine, embossed decoration to boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE EARLY RENAISSANCE 1400 - 1470
Written by Steffi Roettgen.
Stock no. 1827168
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume opens with a concise introductory text discussing various aspects of fifteenth-century fresco painting; the central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. A descriptive and interpretive essay introduces each cycle and is followed by a series of full-page and double-pate colour plates covering the entire work. Large, heavy volume. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789201393. Third printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS MUSEUM PLANTIN-MORETUS, ANTWERP
Written by Lieve Watteeuw; Catherine Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827166
Published by Peeters. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This catalogue is published in the series of the Corpus of Illuminated Manuscripts (volume 20). Large format. Red cloth boards, white titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9789042929159. 'In memory of Melvin R. Seiden' plate taped in to front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very lightly scuffed.

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PAL SZINYEI MERSE
Written by Maria Bernath. Illustrated by Pal Szinyei Merse.
Stock no. 1827160
Published by Corvina. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pal Szinyei Merse's Picnic in May is probably the most widely known and frequently reproduced of all Hungarian paintings. Maria Bernath seesk to discover the personality of the man as revealed in his journals and letters. Text in French, English and German. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations. Light rubbing to board edges. Browning and fly dirt to top edge of text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, creased to top rear edge and lightly scuffed.

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