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EDWARD WESTON: A LEGACY
Written by Susan Danly; Jonathan Spaulding; Jessica Todd Smith; Jennifer A. Watts.
Stock no. 1829112
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to receive a Guggenheim fellowship. This book celebrates Huntington Library's extraordinary collection of five hundred Edward Weston photographs, all of them selected and printed for the institution by the artist in the 1940s. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from June 28-October 5, 2003. Edited and with an introduction by Jennifer A. Watts. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1858942063. Black endpapers have very light scuffing (very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, light fading to top edge of flaps.

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COLOURS OF MEDIEVAL CYPRUS
Written by Demetra Papanikola-Bakirtzi; David Hunt; Eleni Loizides.
Stock no. 1829111
Published by Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Through the Medieval Ceramic Collection of the Leventis Muncipal Museum of Nicosia. Essays by Sir David Hunt and Eleni Loizides. Published in the event of the exhibition 'Colours of Medieval Cyprus: Aspects of Daily Life 1191-1571' organized to mark the accession of Cyprus to the European Union. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 165 pages. ISBN: 9963560636. Minor scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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PICASSO EROTIQUE
Written by Jean Clair; et al. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso.
Stock no. 1829059
Published by Prestel. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The works in the book include erotic drawings both formal and informal, sketches on the back of notebooks and from private collections, and occasionally paintings and sculptures. Essays by an international team of scholars analyse the primal notion of desire in Picasso's work as well as his relation to voyeurism and exhibitionism, and his understanding of the roles of artist and model. Edited by Jean Clair. Exhibition catalogue. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w sketches and drawings. 365 pages. ISBN: 3791325612. A lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-worn across top.

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GEORGE TUTE WOOD ENGRAVER
No author listed. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1328613
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1986. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w illustrations. Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition held in Bristol. ISBN: 090019930X. Slightly grubby mark to front cover, spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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A CITY IN THE MAKING: DRAWINGS OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by Thomas William Hammond; John Beckett; Ken Brand. Illustrated by Thomas William Hammond.
Stock no. 1828819
Published by Nottingham City Museums; Nottingham Civic Society. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name. Introductory Essay by John Beckett, Captions by Ken Brand. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour drawings. 72 pages. ISBN: 0905634322. Spine lightly faded. Light page edge browning. Some crinkling to cover and contents else a clean copy.

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THE IMPRESSIONIST AND THE CITY: PISSARRO'S SERIES PAINTINGS
Written by Richard R. Brettell; Joachim Pissarro. Illustrated by Camille Pissarro.
Stock no. 1828603
Published by Royal Academy of Arts; Yale University Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name which ran during 1993 from various galleries. Pissarro's cityscapes. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. liii and 230 pages including index. ISBN: 0300053509. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of tiny minor closed tears to lower rear edge.

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MAX GIMBLETT: THE BRUSH OF ALL THINGS
Written by Wystan Curnow; Thomas McEvilley; Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Illustrated by Max Gimblett.
Stock no. 1828566
Published by Aukland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran 2004-2005. Red & black pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. 72 pages. ISBN: 0864632568. SIGNED by Max Gimblett (with personal dedication) to half-title page. Contains various related invitations etc. loosely inserted in the book by previous owner. A few scuffs to covers. Contents clean.

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THEATRE OF THE FRATERNITY: STAGING THE RITUAL SPACE OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, 1896-1929
Written by C. Lance Brockman; et al.
Stock no. 1828419
Published by University Press of Mississippi. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 1996-September 1998 at 5 museums in America, organized by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Mueseum which exhibited from October 1996 through to January 5 1997. Freemasonry from the American point of view. This collection of essays and images invites you to explore the heyday of American Fraternalism. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos & drawings. ISBN: 0878059474. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD AT YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK
Written by Urusla Von Rydingsvard; Peter Murray; Molly Donovan. Illustrated by Ursula Von Rydingsvard.
Stock no. 1828253
Published by Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published on the occasion of the sculpture exhibition 5 April 2014 - 4 January 2015 at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781908432100. Glue beneath laminate and on pictorial boards is visible at spine (binding process). Minor mark to base of text block. Minor scuffing to boards. Contents fine.

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MASTERS OF AMERICAN COMICS
Written by John Carlin; Paul Karasik; Brian Walker; et al. Illustrated by Charles M. Schulz; Matt Groening; et al..
Stock no. 1828248
Published by Hammer Museum And The Museum Of Contemporary Art. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An exhibition organized by John Carlin and Brian Walker 2005-2007. An art history of twentieth-century American comic strips and books. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w comic strips. ISBN: 030011317X. Knock to base of spine else a lovely copy.

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GEORGE FULLARD: SCULPTURE AND SURVIVAL
No author listed. Illustrated by George Fullard.
Stock no. 1327818
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Exhibition catalogue of sculpture. Cardwraps. Not paginated. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers else a fine copy.

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GAINSBOROUGH'S FAMILY ALBUM
Written by David H. Solkin. Illustrated by Thomas Gainsborough.
Stock no. 1828111
Published by National Portrait Gallery. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Despite his famous antipathy towards portraiture, Gainsborough painted and drew over fifty portraits of his extended family. This book brings together some of his best loved works as well as many that are little known and rarely exhibited. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name that ran from 2018-2019. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781855147904. Corners of boards very lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

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