A HISTORY OF PICTURES FOR CHILDREN
Written by David Hockney; Martin Gayford. Illustrated by Rose Blake.
Stock no. 1826826
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book takes its readers on a journey through art history, from early art drawn on cave walls to the images we make today on our computers and phone cameras. Based on the best-selling book for adults, this children's edition is told through conversations between the artist David Hockney and the author Martin Gayford, who talk about art with inspiring simplicity and clarity. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500651414. Light knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a few minor stains to lower edges.

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THE UNSOPHISTICATED ARTS
Written by Barbara Jones. Illustrated by Barbara Jones.
Stock no. 1826776
Published by Little Toller Books. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Unsophisticated art is the art of everyday life. During the 1940s Barbara Jones set about documenting this everyday art throughout Britain, visiting fairgrounds, tattoo parlours, taxidermists, houseboats, high street shops, seaside piers and amusement arcades. First published in 1951 by The Architectural Press, this is a New Edition with previously unpublished ephemera and art from the artist's studio. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781908213129. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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KALIGHAT PAINTING: IMAGES FROM A CHANGING WORLD
Written by Jyotindra Jain.
Stock no. 1826774
Published by Mapin Publishing. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kalighat Painting emerged from the changing world of nineteenth century Calcutta, with old and new images seemingly layered one upon another on a transparent plane... Large format. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 8185822646. Corners of boards, lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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DRAWINGS: VINCENT VAN GOGH
Written by Johannes Van Der Wolk; Ronald Pickvance; E.B.F. Pey. Illustrated by Vincent Van Gogh.
Stock no. 1826768
Published by Arnoldo Mondadori. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Produced in conjunction with the exhibition on the centenary of Van Gogh's death, an attempt to bring together that part of his work which the artist himself considerd most important. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 8824200222. Title to spine has faded. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Covers browned, rear cover scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Previous owner's name & address rubber stamped to inside front cover. Else contents clean.

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L S LOWRY THE MAN AND HIS ART
Written by Judith Sandling; Michael Leber. Illustrated by L.S. Lowry.
Stock no. 1826763
Published by City Of Salford Art Gallery And Museums. Circa 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Produced to accompany an exhibition of Lowry's paintings and drawings. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 32 pages. ISBN: 0901952206. Covers lightly scuffed. Includes loosely inserted list of paintings and drawings. A few foxspots to top margin of first page.

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NICK SCHLEE: PAINTINGS FROM 1987-2008
Written by Nick Schlee. Illustrated by Nick Schlee.
Stock no. 1826755
Published by Academy Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Landscape paintings. White cardwraps, no titles. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780955892301. A lovely copy.

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DAVID MYNETT: THE SKETCHBOOKS
Written by Sheila Peczenik. Illustrated by David Mynett.
Stock no. 1826754
Published by Shiela Peczenik. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A selection of colour sketches by David Mynett, selected by Sheila Peczenik. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour sketches throughout. ISBN: 9780993078101. A nice copy.

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KUWAIT ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS
Written by Arlene Fullerton; Geza Fehervari; et al.
Stock no. 1826752
Published by Oriental Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An attempt to reflect significant aspects of the cultural life of Kuwait five years after the Gulf War. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Some light foxing present. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to front panel and spine, is grubby and scuffed, laminate covering is creased on rear panel.

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PETRO MAGRO
Written by Tetyana Honcharenko. Illustrated by Petro Magro.
Stock no. 1826750
Published by Alpine Fine Art Books Ltd.. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Petro Magro is a Ukrainian artist, this exhibition is a representative of the traditional landscape painting of Ukraine. Text in English and Ukrainian. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to front. Colour photos and paintings. ISBN: 0881682896. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed and a few small nicks to edges.

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ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE
Written by Peter Davey.
Stock no. 1826741
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For about three decades at the turn of the century, Arts and Crafts architecture and the theories behind it caught the attention of the Western world. This book gives an account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the movement which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and America. Large format. White cardwraps, black title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0714837113. Reprint. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge, lightly rubbed at edges, and scuffed to rear panel.

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MAKING IT NEW: THE ART AND STYLE OF SARA AND GERALD MURPHY
Written by Deborah Rothschild. Illustrated by Gerald Murphy.
Stock no. 1826739
Published by University of California Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published as the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name which ran from 2007 to 2008. This is a captivating and absorbing collection of essays examining through images and text the Murphys' influence on a remarkable constellation of artists. The Murphys, who endeavored to make art of their own lives, embodied a predominant theme of the 1920s: life as one would like it to be versus life as it is. Featuring art by Gerald Murphy, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, and many others in addition to numerous documentary photos. Red cloth boards, yellow title to spine, blind title to front. ISBN: 9780520252387. Frontis is slightly grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel.

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ROMAN CIESLEWICZ
Written by Margo Rouard-Snowman. Illustrated by Roman Cieslewicz.
Stock no. 1826736
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Master of Graphic Design. Roman Cieslewicz is one of a handful of graphic artists who have attained worldwide recognition. Best known for a number of unforgettable images, as this book so splendidly demonstrates, Cieslewicz continues to set the pace in an extremely competitive field. Published to accompany a retrospective exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, Paris. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 050027729X. Covers a little scuffed and grubby, edges lightly rubbed. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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