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TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER MASTER SCULPTOR OF THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Julien Chapuis; Michael Baxandall; et al.
Stock no. 2139075
Published by The National Gallery Of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press. Circa 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. For the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington 3rd October 1999-9th January 2000 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 7th February - 14th May 2000. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0300081626. Bumping to a couple of corners. A few marks to endpapers and browning to outer page edges. Pencil annotations in margins to some pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips.

THE INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS: A GUIDE TO CURRENT PRACTICE 1959
Written by J.R. Kell; et al.
Stock no. 2139064
1959. Almost very good condition.

Larger format. Red cloth with gilt titles. 2nd edition, revised. B/w diagrams and tables; pocket to rear contains charts and nomograms. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

ANDREA MANTEGNA
Written by Jane Martineau; et al. Illustrated by Andrea Mantegna.
Stock no. 2139030
Published by Olivetti; Electa. Circa 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0810964155. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear to top of spine.

FLY PAST FLY PRESENT: A CELEBRATION OF PRESERVED AVIATION
Written by Walter Boyne; Bob Ogden; Philip Handleman; et al.
Stock no. 2138917
Published by Arms & Armour Press. Circa 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Slightly oblong/square format. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 185409226X. Page edge browning; marks to endpapers. Inscription in ink to prelims. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-creased; faded to spine.

THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT FROM DONATELLO TO BELLINI
Written by Keith Christiansen; Stefan Weppelmann; et al. Illustrated by Donatello; Giovanni Bellini; et al..
Stock no. 2138869
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press. Circa 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780300175912. Some light knocks along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

TEMPTATION IN EDEN: LUCAS CRANACH'S ADAM AND EVE
Written by Caroline Campbell; Stephanie Buck; et al. Illustrated by Lucas Cranach.
Stock no. 2138857
Published by Courtauld Institute Of Art Gallery. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards with red title to spine. Published to accompany the exhibition with the same name at the Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery Somerset House, London, 21st June 2007 - 23rd September 2007. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903470541. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing and small nicks to top and tail of spine.

BOBBY BEAR'S ANNUAL 1952
Written by Arthur Groom; et al.
Stock no. 2138836
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Red pictorial front board shows Bobby Bear on toy horse. First story is "Bobby The Golfer" by Groom. Colour illustrations throughout. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; spine has browned/faded. Other marks and some scuffs to covers. Inscription in ink to belongs to page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. Couple of puzzles done in pencil.

SUPER SPORTS: 25 YEARS OF CLASSIC MID-ENGINE LE MANS COUPES
Written by John Allen; Ian Bamsey; et al.
Stock no. 2138671
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Celebrating 25 years of spectacular, sometimes dangerously so, high speed racing by some of the most beautiful and potent cars ever to have graced the circuits of the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and some colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0854296891. Ink stamp to rear pastedown and slight impression to lower edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners.

THE 47TH (LONDON) DIVISION 1914-1919
Written by Alan H. Maude; et al.
Stock no. 2137384
Published by The Amalgamated Press Limited. Circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine; couple of gilt vignettes to covers. Fold-out maps to rear. Bumping and wear. Some marks and fading/browning to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some grubby marks. Binding is starting to become a little weak. Mis-folding and edge-creasing to some pages.

ME 262 VOLUME ONE
Written by J. Richard Smith; E.J. Creek; et al.
Stock no. 2137318
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first volume of an exhaustive study of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational military jet aircraft. Large format. Red boards, silver title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos and illustrations, colour fold-outs. ISBN: 0952686724. Small knocks along cover edges, with brown stain along bottom edge of front cover. The odd margin mark, else contents are still excellent! Wrapper is edge-creased with grubby mark to rear panel.

INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY: BATH AND THE RISE OF SCIENCE
Written by Peter Wallis; et al.
Stock no. 1823336
Published by The Bath Royal Literary And Scientific Institution; The William Herschel Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Peter Wallis with contributions by numerous authors. Georgian Bath. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780948975967. Reprint with minor corrections. Light rubbing to corners of covers. Contents clean.

THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 42
Written by Charles Gilson; H. Mortimer Batten; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 2136472
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Maroon pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Some marks and spotting to covers. Wear and chipping to corners. Page browning and foxing.