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TITIAN
Written by Charles Hope; et al.
Illustrated by Titian.
Stock no. 1830678
Published by National Gallery.
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Published to accompany the exhibition in 2003. Essays by Charles Hope, Jennifer Fletcher, Jill Dunkerton and Miguel Falomir. Edited by David Jaffe. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1857099036. Reprint. Includes the exhibition guide. Spine lightly faded. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean.
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- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- CATALOGUE (ART)
DULAC
Written by David Larkin; Brian Sanders.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1830676
Published by Coronet Books.
1st thus
1975.
Very good condition.
A selection of 40 colour pictures. Dulac's images are set in a world of beauty. The contents of his illustrations is never ugly. This book contains only a selection of his prolific output, but gives a clear picture of his genius. Edited by David Larkin with an introduction by Brian Saunders. Large format, pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 034018986X. Spine faded, front corners of covers creased. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents otherwise clean.
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- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
THOMAS EARP MASTER OF STONE
Written by Anthony Mitchell.
Stock no. 1830673
Published by Barracuda Books.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Life and Work of this noted sculptor of the Victorian Era. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 112 pages including index and subscribers list. ISBN: 0860234630. A few minor marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- SCULPTURE
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- BIOGRAPHY
CHEKHOV: A LIFE IN LETTERS
Written by Anton Chekhov; Gordon McVay.
Stock no. 1830658
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and Edited by Gordon McVay. Black cloth, gilt title and decoration. B/w photos. xxii and 378 pages including index. Very slight grubbiness to text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
PEGGY ANGUS: DESIGNER, TEACHER, PAINTER
Written by James Russell.
Illustrated by Peggy Angus.
Stock no. 1830649
Published by Antique Collectors' Club.
1st
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Combining biography with a critical analysis of her work, this richly illustrated book aims both to celebrate Peggy's life and remarkable career and to bring it to the attention of a new generation. Matt pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 9781851497683. Pictorial dustwrapper has a closed tear at top of spine edge on rear panel else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- PORTRAITURE
- INTERIOR DESIGN
WRESTLING WITH A PENCIL: THE LIFE OF A FREELANCE ARTIST
Written by Norman Thelwell.
Illustrated by Norman Thelwell.
Stock no. 1830643
Published by Methuen London Ltd.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Norman Thelwell's cartoons, drawings and landscape paintings have delighted millions of people all over the world. This is an autobiographical account of his life from early childhood to the present. Beige boards, gilt title to spine. Cream pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0413593207. Minor mark to front board. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
A SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
Written by Evelyn Pentecost.
Stock no. 1830639
Published by The Window Press.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Autobiography. In this detailed account of a lifetime in rural Sussex Evelyn Pentecost takes us from the earliest days of this century, through childhood, marriage, two wars and into retirement. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 125 pages. Boards very slightly grubby. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and scuffed to rear panel.
LOUIS WAIN
Written by Brian Reade.
Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1330483
Published by HMSO.
1st thus
1972.
Very good condition.
Oblong format, purple card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. An essay written some time between 1947 and 1951 but not accepted for publication. The essay is presented alongside a Louis Wain Exhibition held in the Victoria and Albert Museum during December and January 1972-73. The text of 1947-51 was slightly revised in 1959. This edition of the text has been corrected, and altered but is substantially as it was in 1951. ISBN: 090148654X. Slight rubbing to corners. Slight browning to cover edges. Light page browning else contents clean.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- CATS
- CATS (REFERENCE)
NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830614
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1994.
Very good condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some foxing.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
AN EMBASSY TO CHINA
Written by Lord Macartney; J.L. Cranmer-Byng; Jonathan Spence.
Illustrated by William Alexander.
Stock no. 1830604
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng. Cloth spine with gilt title. Green paper boards with white dragon and lion repeating pattern. Light blue endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. xviii and 314 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- CHINA
- DIARY
- BIOGRAPHY
A SLENDER REPUTATION
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330469
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Autobiography of the creator of Orlando the Marmalade Cat. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0723237972. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp.
Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1830566
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. 264 pages including index. Minor mark to rear board. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly marked.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY