ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE AGE OF GIOTTO 1280-1400
Written by Joachim Poeschke.
Stock no. 1827154
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume begins with an in-depth presentation of the frescoes at San Francesco in Assisi, which became the great school of Italian painting, where Giotto, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini, among others, created a new kind of painted mural and a new style of pictorial narrative. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789208637. Second printing. Minor red biro mark to top of text block (see photos) else a lovely copy.

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THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.

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GAINSBOROUGH AND REYNOLDS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Written by Timothy Clifford; Antony Griffiths; Martin Royalton-Kisch.
Stock no. 1827148
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The drawings of Gainsborough and Reynolds with a survey of mezzotints after their paintings and a study of Reynolds' collection of Old Master drawings. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum 1978. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0714107662. A lovely copy, pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed to one edge.

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VISIONS OF SPACEFLIGHT: IMAGES FROM THE ORDWAY COLLECTION
Written by Frederick I. Ordway.
Stock no. 1827145
Published by Four Walls Eight Windows. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ordway's imjpressive, world-class collection of images of space art depict scenes from works from the second century to the eve of the Space Age in the 1950s. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver titles and vignette to front. Grey pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1568581815. Bump to top front corner and top of spine. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and rubbed at edges.

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GUIDE TO THE ART OF ILLUMINATING AND MISSAL PAINTING
Written by W. Audsley; G. Audsley.
Stock no. 1827144
Published by George Rowney And Co.. 12th 1868. Good condition.

Blue textured cloth boards with embossed pattern and gilt title to front. 8 lithographic plates. All edges gilt. 72 pages plus 40 page publisher adverts to rear. Boards browned and marked, rubbed at edges, corners lightly worn. Front joint starting to crack. Front hinge pulled but binding is tight. Prelims and endpapers are grubby. Damp stain to verso of frontis, small damp stain to top margin of plates. Contents are a little grubby. If frontis is plate 4, all plates are present else plate 4 is missing.

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MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE HERMITAGE & PUSHKIN MUSEUMS
Written by Pierpont Morgan Library.
Stock no. 1827132
Published by The Pierpont Morgan Library. Circa 1998. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Believed to be hardback in dustwrapper and contained in publisher's slipcase. Still in original shrinkwrap which is a little scuffed.

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THE ALBERTINA: THE PALAIS AND THE HABSBURG STATE ROOMS
Written by Christian Benedik.
Stock no. 1827130
Published by Christian Brandstatter Verlag. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Albertina in Vienna is one of the most important art collections in the world. Furthermore, it has since 1802 been housed in one of the most magnificent neo-Classical palaces in Europe: the Palais Albertina. Large format. Duck egg blue paper boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9783850332446. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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VENICE AND ITS LAGOON
Written by Giulio Lorenzetti.
Stock no. 1827118
Published by Edizioni Lint Trieste. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint from the 1961 edition. Small format. Cream cloth boards, blue titles and black illustration to front. B/w photos. Folding maps. Text block a little grubby. Tiny crease to tip of top corners, light diagonal crease to top corner of prelims. Else a clean copy. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a biro mark crossing out to rear panel (price?).

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PAUL SIGNAC: A COLLECTION OF WATERCOLORS AND DRAWINGS
Written by Marina Ferretti Bocquillon; Charles Cachin. Illustrated by Paul Signac.
Stock no. 1827099
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Exhibition catalogue presenting, for the first time ever, Signac's graphic ouevre in its entirety. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0810943662. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PIPER IN PRINT: BOOKS, PERIODICALS & EPHEMERA
Written by Alan Powers; Hugh Fowler-Wright; et al. Illustrated by John Piper.
Stock no. 1827088
Published by Artists' Choice Editions. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

John Piper's work as a graphic artist. Introduction by Alan Powers, commentaries on book illustration, dustjackets, magazines, periodicals & ephemera by Hugh-Fowler Wright. Limited Edition of 384 standard copies, signed by Hugh Fowler-Wright on behalf of the various authors. Large format. Red cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780955834325. SIGNED in pencil by Hugh Fowler-Wright to page 173 (details of limited edition), this is copy 69 of 384. A few minor blemishes to text block. Contents clean.

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THE GREAT MASTERS OF THE ALBERTINA
Written by Klaus Albrecht Schroder.
Stock no. 1827087
Published by Michael Imhof Verlag Gmbh & Co.. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The Albertina in Vienna is among the most important art collections in the world. Large, fat, heavy format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9783865683267. Text block slightly skewed. top & tail of spine and corners bumped. Text block a little grubby. Rear board scuffed. Light crease to lower margin corner of contents. Contents clean.

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A PASSION FOR PLANTS: CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL MASTERWORKS FROM THE SHIRLEY SHERWOOD COLLECTION
Written by Shirley Sherwood.
Stock no. 1827086
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Celebrating botanical art from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, with work from over eighty painters, living in twenty different countries around the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0304358282. SIGNED by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. A few minor spots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, light rubbing to corners, base of spine laminate is rubbed.

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