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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827056
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than 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. A few very minor marks to text block. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a bump to lower sealed corner.

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LIVES OF THE ARTISTS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Giorgio Vasari; George Bull.
Stock no. 1827033
Published by Folio Society. 1993. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt and dark brown decoration, gilt titles. Three volumes. A selection translated by George Bull. Second printing. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little rubbed and scuffed, slight fading, minor crease to cloth on one side.

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LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Written by Kenneth Clark; Will Gompertz.
Stock no. 1827024
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. xiv and 188 pages including index. Introduction by Will Gompertz. Still in original shrinkwrap with some light scuffing.

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MURILLO: SCENES OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Xanthe Brooke; Peter Cherry. Illustrated by Bartolome Esteban Murillo.
Stock no. 1826993
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Produced to accompany the exhibition of the same title. Murillo's pictures of childhood are collected together, demonstrating how the artist's own experiences as a member of the Brotherhood of Charity, which distributed bread to the starving of Seville, invested his paintings of street children with first-hand knowledge of their lives and genuine compassion for their plight. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 185894130X. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded to rear panel and is edge-rubbed with laminate covering peeling a little to top rear edge.

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FIGURE FANTASY: THE POP CULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY OF DANIEL PICARD
Written by Simon Pegg; Daniel Picard; Kevin Smith. Illustrated by Daniel Picard.
Stock no. 1826986
Published by Insight Editions. 1st 2016. Very good condition.

A unique collection of meticulously composed images showcasing a variety of comic book and movie icons in realistic and often hilarious everyday settings. Foreword by Simon Pegg, afterword by Kevin Smith, and an introduction by Daniel Picard detailins his one-of-a-kind take on pop culture parody. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781608875511. Lower corner of boards bumped. Contents fine.

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THE NELSON PORTRAITS
Written by Richard Walker.
Stock no. 1826869
Published by Royal Naval Museum. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An iconography of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, K.B. Vice Admiral of the White. Every known contemporary image of Nelson is collated here, along with a detailed and scholarly catalogue listing the history, provenance and present whereabouts of each image - 238 in all. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952637758. Scuff marks to rear board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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LANDSCAPE AND WESTERN ART
Written by Malcolm Andrews.
Stock no. 1326183
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Exploring the fascinating issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. Oxford History Art series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 248 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0192100467. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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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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