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THE SCULPTURE OF TULLIO LOMBARDO: STUDIES IN SOURCES AND MEANING
Written by Sarah Wilk.
Stock no. 1827645
Published by Garland Publishing Inc.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition.

A Garland Series. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts. Originally entitled Iconological Problems in the Sculpture of Tullio Lombardo. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 082403256X. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Else contents fine.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD: PICTURING THE BRITISH TREE FROM CONSTABLE TO KURT JACKSON
Written by Anne Anderson; Tim Craven; Steve Marshall; Ian Massey.
Stock no. 1327044
Published by Sansom & Company. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781908326300. Slight marks to rear cover and to textblock. Slight wear to top corner of front cover.

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THE PATTERN-WELDED BLADE: ARTISTRY IN IRON
Written by Jim Hrisoulas.
Stock no. 1327037
Published by Paladin Press. Very good condition.

The secret of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to the final assembly of the blade. Cardwraps. 113 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781581605440. Some slight wear to cover edges/corners. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover. Contents fine. Undated edition but 13 digit ISBN (so at least 2007).

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MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POTTERY
Written by Bernard Rackham.
Stock no. 1827626
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The wares forming the subject of this book are the product of a handicraft from which can be traced a great English industry of modern times. The noble English medieval pottery is fully described and displayed. Brown cloth boards, blue title block with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. Third impression. Boards nice and clean. Endpapers heavily browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and a little scuffed.

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EQUESTRIAN STYLE
Written by Vicky Moon.
Stock no. 1327032
Published by Clarkson Potter. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Home Design, Couture, and Collections from the Eclectic to the Elegant. Large format. Gold boards with white titles to spine and front cover. Packed full of colour photos. ISBN: 9780307394682. Some bumps and small dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Wrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.

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THE INTIMATE INTERIORS OF EDOUARD VUILLARD
Written by Elizabeth Wynne Easton. Illustrated by Edouard Vuillard.
Stock no. 1827606
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard which ran from 18 November 1989 - 30 July 1990. Red cloth boards, grey titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 050023566X. Very slight lean to spine. Contents are lightly crinkled (but not creased). Endpaper lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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HELLENISTIC STATUES OF APHRODITE: STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THEIR STYLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Written by Dericksen Morgan Brinkerhoff.
Stock no. 1827482
Published by Garland Publishing Inc.. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Garland series. A thesis presented to the Department of Fine Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy in the subject of History and Principles of Fine Arts, 1958. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos of sculpture. ISBN: 0824032179. Boards clean. Bookplate to front pastedown. Contents clean. A lovely example of a rare item.

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BY UNDERGROUND TO KEW
Written by Jonathan Riddell; William T. Stearn.
Stock no. 1326966
Published by Studio Vista. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew posters photographed from rare archive originals and spanning the different styles and fashions of over 80 yers of poter design. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 96 pages. ISBN: 0289800951. Corners bumped. Slight markings to front free-endpaper else contents fine.

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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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