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THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.

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MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Written by Paul Williamson.
Stock no. 1825575
Published by V&A Publications. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world. This book represents a treasury of medieval and Renaissance imagery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851774033. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, minor scuffing to rear panel.

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SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY: LETTERS FROM A COLLECTOR TO A STUDIO POTTER
Written by Richard Jacobs.
Stock no. 1825566
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In these forty letters from a collector to a studio potter, Richard Jacobs attempts two momentous revisions to the spirit of the times. The first is a reinsatement of the word 'beauty' as a meaningful and unapologetic description in our daily lives... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 095488406X. A lovely copy.

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WALKING IN THIS WORLD: THE PRACTICAL ART OF CREATIVITY
Written by Julia Cameron.
Stock no. 1825556
Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher; Putnam. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The long-awaited sequel to The Artist's Way. The author presents Part Two in her course of discovering and recovering the creative self. Cream cloth spine, beige paper boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 1585421839. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf bumpt5ed, base of spine at front edge has a tiny nick. Lower edge of rear board bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, a little grubby to rear panel.

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Written by Mary Greensted.
Stock no. 1825553
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Writings by Ashbee, Lethaby, Gimson and their Contemporaries. Edited by Mary Greensted. An introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words, and a vivid picture of the people and events which shaped the Movement. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0853319235. Corners rubbed. Text block slightly marked. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS: THE ART OF LIGHT MEDIEVAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Written by Virginia Chieffo Raguin.
Stock no. 1825478
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780500287521. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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PORTRAITS: A HISTORY
Written by Andreas Beyer.
Stock no. 1825477
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Circa 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating overview of portraiture in all its manifestations: individual and group portraits; official and casual settings; sitters ranging from the famous to the anonymous; renderings of lovers, friends, and family; artists' powerful depictions of themselves; idealized visions along with warts-and-all realism. Large format. Red cloth boards, blind titles. Colour illustrations throughout. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0810945398. 2nd printing. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly faded in places.

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JEWELLERY MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR
Written by Charles A. Jarvis.
Stock no. 1825444
Published by N.A.G. Press Ltd.. 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Written by an expert of long standing in response to the growing interest in jewellery-making. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780719800528. Reprint. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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A GRASS ROPE TO CATCH A UNICORN: WENSLEYDALE WILD FLOWERS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
Written by Janet Rawlins. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1825108
Published by Bain Falls Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Janet Rawlins painted this collection of wild flowers as relaxation, whilst carryng out commissions for large scale machine-embroidered fabric collages. Janet Rawlins has observed and loved Wensleydale, with illustrations, landscape paintings and tose famous collages, all in her own inimitable style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, many watercolour. ISBN: 9780992866006. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper. Board corners a little bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, faded at spine and a little scuffed.

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THE SPIDER THE PLANTS & THE BLACK BLACK COT
Written by Dai Smith; Iwan Bala; Francesca Rhydderch; Peter Lord; Emma Geliot; Alice Briggs. Illustrated by Shani Rhys James.
Stock no. 1324825
Published by Dolpebyll Studio Press. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Thirty years of painting and sculpture. Three cardwrap volumes contained in a red slip cover. ISBN: 9780993175404. Books are fine. Slip cover has a few light marks and evidence of removal of a label to rear panel.

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PAINTED WINGS
Written by Robin Smith. Illustrated by Robin Smith.
Stock no. 1824939
Published by Robin Smith. 2nd 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Paintings of aircraft and b/w illustrations. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781526201706. SIGNED to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1824824
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. Spine & corners of boards lightly bumped, top corners of contents have a tiny crease, a result of bumped board corner. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lighty scuffed to rear.

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