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CARPACCIO
Written by Terisio Pignatti. Illustrated by Carpaccio.
Stock no. 1328552
Published by Skira. 1st 1958. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Taste Of Our Time series. Square format. Textured cream cloth with red title to spine and red 'S' to centre of both covers. Beautiful mounted colour plates. Italian translated into English by James Emmons. A couple of tiny marks to front endpapers else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly browned. Contained in a blue slipcase with 'made in Switzerland' printed to spine. Fading to edges of slipcase.

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A CITY IN THE MAKING: DRAWINGS OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by Thomas William Hammond; John Beckett; Ken Brand. Illustrated by Thomas William Hammond.
Stock no. 1828819
Published by Nottingham City Museums; Nottingham Civic Society. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name. Introductory Essay by John Beckett, Captions by Ken Brand. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour drawings. 72 pages. ISBN: 0905634322. Spine lightly faded. Light page edge browning. Some crinkling to cover and contents else a clean copy.

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THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS
Written by Freda Constable; Sue Simon. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
Stock no. 1828818
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issue of the 1982 publication by Scolar Press. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853318808. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents generally clean.

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THE SILK ROAD: ART AND HISTORY
Written by Jonathan Tucker.
Stock no. 1828666
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A celebration of the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Road, this book is a detailed, lavishly illustrated exploration of the ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0856675466. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine.

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THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET & OTHER EARLY AUSTRALIAN DRAWINGS
Written by Bernard Smith; Alwyne Wheeler.
Stock no. 1828619
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Smith & Wheeler. In 1788, the First Fleet landed in New South Wales, and European settlement in Australia began. Among those on board the eleven ships of the fleet were artists who recorded their impressions of the land, its indigenous people, its flora and fauna, and incidents or events which they considered significant. This volume contains many little-known works of art from the voyage and from the early years of settlement. Large format. Pale grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0300041187. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, mainly to front panel.

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THE ART OF DAVID JONES: VISION AND MEMORY
Written by Ariane Bankes; Paul Hills. Illustrated by David Jones.
Stock no. 1828612
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book challenges the simplistic view of David Jones (1895-1974)as an outsider or an eccentric and instead explores his work in relation to the wider cultural and intellectual climate of his times. Fresh insights into the career of a multi-talented British artist. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848221604. Minor knock to lower edge of rear board and corresponding tiny crease to lower edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy.

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CHAGALL: LOVE AND EXILE
Written by Jackie Wullschlager.
Stock no. 1828610
Published by Allen Lane. 1st UK 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An elegantly written biography giving a full and true account of the Chagall the man and the artists and of a life as intense, theatrical and haunting as his paintings. Fuchsia cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w plates. 582 pages includes index. ISBN: 9780713996524. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwwrapper lightly rubbed at edges and scuffed.

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THE IMPRESSIONIST AND THE CITY: PISSARRO'S SERIES PAINTINGS
Written by Richard R. Brettell; Joachim Pissarro. Illustrated by Camille Pissarro.
Stock no. 1828603
Published by Royal Academy of Arts; Yale University Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name which ran during 1993 from various galleries. Pissarro's cityscapes. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. liii and 230 pages including index. ISBN: 0300053509. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of tiny minor closed tears to lower rear edge.

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REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES: FRESHKILLS PARK, NYC LAND ART GENERATOR INITIATIVE
Written by Caroline Klein; Elizabeth Monoian; Robert Ferry.
Stock no. 1828602
Published by Prestel. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Formerly a symbol of immense urban waste, the Fresh Kills Landfill is being transformed into an enormous parkland destined to exemplify the values of ecological restoration and environmental sustainability. In partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the Land Art Generator Initiative held an ideas competition for a site-specific public artwork designed to operate as a source of clean energy for the city utility grid, using Freshkills Park as the design site. This volume features many of the top submissions. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 239 pages. ISBN: 9783791352862. No major blemishes.

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CLASSICAL PAINTING ATELIER: A CONTEMPORARY GUIDE TO TRADITIONAL STUDIO PRACTICE
Written by Juliette Aristides.
Stock no. 1828600
Published by Watson-Gupthill Publications. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Classical art training based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. xiii and 240 pages including index. ISBN: 9780823006588. Reprint. Light rubbing to corners of boards. Rubbing of colour front frontis onto title page (minor). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY PAINTER OF LIGHT (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Benedict Nicolson. Illustrated by Joseph Wright.
Stock no. 1328446
Published by The Paul Mellon Foundation For British Art. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large heavy volumes. Green cloth with gilt titles. Volume one contains text and catalogue, volume two contains tipped-in colour plates plus b/w photos of illustrations. ISBN: 0710062842. Bumping to spines and corners. Some slight discolouration to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrappers are edge worn with small tears and white rear panels are grubby.

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THE WORLD OF CHARLES RICKETTS
Written by Joseph Darracott. Illustrated by Charles Ricketts.
Stock no. 1328428
Published by Eyre Methuen. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0413396800. Pale yellow mark to front pastedown. Pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a tiny bit rubbed at lower edge of front panel.

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