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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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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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LORENZO LOTTO PORTRAITS
Written by Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo; Miguel Falomir. Illustrated by Lorenzo Lotto.
Stock no. 1828105
Published by Thames and Hudson. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition of Lorenzo Lotto's portraits of the Italian renaissance period. Edited by Dal pozzolo and Miguel Falomir. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500970935. A lovely copy with light scuffing to rear cover.

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FROM MEDIEVAL TO REGENCY
Written by Christopher Wright.
Stock no. 1828044
Published by Hull City Museums. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Old Masters in the Collection of the Ferens Art Gallery. An extensive catalogue of the old master collection at one of Britain's leading public galleries. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0904490297. Minor bump to base of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FROM VICTORIAN TO EDWARDIAN
Written by Christopher Wright.
Stock no. 1828043
Published by Hull Museum. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Ferens Art Gallery Collection of Victorian and Edwardian Art. A catalogue dedicated to the permanent collection of the Ferens Art Gallery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrationns throughout. ISBN: 0904490386. A few minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine and has a couple of very minor scuff marks to rear panel.

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DAVID HOCKNEY NUR NATUR: JUST NATURE
Written by Gregory Evans. Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1827842
Published by Kunsthalle Wurth. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition David Hockney/Nur Natur/Just Nature which took place at Kunsthalle Wurth, Schwabisch Hall, 27.04.-27.09.2009. Text in German to front, English to rear. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards with pink titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9783899291544. Lower corners lightly worn. Top edge of front board has a small knock. Top rear edge of board has a small mark. Small black mark to lower edge of text block. Contents are clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners, edge-worn with a few closed tears and nips, slight loss to top edge of rear panel, rear panel is grubby and has a repair to closed tear to verso.

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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THE INTIMATE INTERIORS OF EDOUARD VUILLARD
Written by Elizabeth Wynne Easton. Illustrated by Edouard Vuillard.
Stock no. 1827606
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard which ran from 18 November 1989 - 30 July 1990. Red cloth boards, grey titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 050023566X. Very slight lean to spine. Contents are lightly crinkled (but not creased). Endpaper lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS MUSEUM PLANTIN-MORETUS, ANTWERP
Written by Lieve Watteeuw; Catherine Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827166
Published by Peeters. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This catalogue is published in the series of the Corpus of Illuminated Manuscripts (volume 20). Large format. Red cloth boards, white titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9789042929159. 'In memory of Melvin R. Seiden' plate taped in to front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very lightly scuffed.

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TWENTIETH CENTURY CHINESE PAINTING: TRADITION AND INNOVATION
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827081
Published by Hong Kong Museum Of Art. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Produced for the exhibition running from 27.10.1995 until 15.01.1997 in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Germany. Very large, heavy format. Black cloth, silver titles. Text in English and Chinese. Colour paintings, some folding. Light bumping to board corners. Some light mottling to top of boards. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is Lightly browned and faded, foxed across top to verso (not visible to facing side), very slightly grubby.

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