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MAN, DRAGON AND DEATH: THE GLORY OF SAINT GEORGE
Written by Laurent Busine; Manfred Sellink.
Stock no. 1829229
Published by Mercatorfonds.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2015 - January 2016. This book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. White paper boards, black title to spine, red title to front. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 287 pages. ISBN: 9780300215755. A few grubby marks to white boards, else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- CATALOGUE (ART)
- HISTORY
- LEGENDS
- DRAGONS
STUART LUKE GATHERER: A RAKE'S PROGRESS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Stuart Luke Gatherer; William Hogarth.
Stock no. 1829227
Published by Albemarle Gallery.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Oblong format. Beige cardwraps, black titles. Colour illustrations. Exhibition catalogue. Some fading to covers. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- CATALOGUE (ART)
- SATIRE
MAKING COLOUR PRINTS: AN APPROACH TO LINO CUTTING
Written by John Newick.
Stock no. 1829225
Published by The Dryad Press.
3rd
1964.
Very good condition.
Third revised edition. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations, colour examples. 47 pages. Board edges rubbed, corners lightly worn. Contents clean.
ADVERTISING ART OF STEIFF
Written by Dottie Ayers; Donna Harrison.
Stock no. 1329011
Published by Hobby House Press.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A compilation of antique Steiff advertisements. Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations/photos. The text of the German advertisements has also been translated into English. ISBN: 087588363X. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and verso of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- ANTIQUES
- COLLECTING
- TEDDY BEAR
- ADVERTISING
- ART
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
RAPHAEL
Written by Pierluigi De Vecchi.
Illustrated by Raphael.
Stock no. 1829203
Published by Abbeville Press.
1st thus
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
All of Raphael's most important paintings are reproduced in this book, as well as a significant number of his drawings and engravings. A fresh, crictical look at the life and work of an artist who was "touched by grace," according to Vasari. Large, heavy format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 380 pages including index. ISBN: 0789207702. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- RENAISSANCE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE RENAISSANCE
Written by Stefano Zuffi.
Stock no. 1829202
Published by Collins.
Circa
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large heavy format. Blue cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007164572. Unable to date as book is still in original shrinkwrap. Shrinkwrap is worn and split open at corners, also split lower edge, is a little grubby and scuffed.
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- ART
- RENAISSANCE
- ART HISTORY
NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL: THE LOG OF A SEAGOING ARTIST
Written by Griffith Baily Coale.
Illustrated by Griffith Baily Coale.
Stock no. 1829192
Published by Farrar & Rinehart.
1st
1942.
Very good condition.
The author was commissioned as the official painter for the US Navy. Blue cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. 17 b/w drawings. xii and 48 pages. Boards a little grubby, lightly rubbed at edges, corners of boards bumped, white marks to top of rear board. Endpapers and text block browned, endpapers also grubby. Hinges pulled and a few minor margin marks present.
FRIDA KAHLO: THE PAINTINGS
Written by Hayden Herrera.
Illustrated by Frida Kahlo.
Stock no. 1829172
Published by Bloomsbury.
1st
1992.
Very good condition.
A lavishly illustrated and sumptuously produced visual array of the acclaimed artist's powerful and haunting paintings. Square format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0747514771. Front cover is faded to lower half. Tiny nick to base of spine. Covers are scuffed. Corners lightly worn. Contents clean.
RENAISSANCE RIVALS: MICHELANGELO, LEONARDO, RAPHAEL, TITIAN
Written by Rona Goffen.
Stock no. 1829166
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This enthralling book views the lives and greatest works of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian through the prism of their ardent rivalry. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 521 pages including index. ISBN: 0300094345. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- RENAISSANCE
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.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- CATALOGUE (ART)
HENRY MOORE: MY IDEAS, INSPIRATION AND LIFE AS AN ARTIST
Written by Henry Moore; John Hedgecoe.
Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829060
Published by Collins & Brown.
1st thus
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A revealing insight into the life, work and inspiration of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, told in Moore's own words. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. ISBN: 185585757X. A few minor marks to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and rubbed to corners.
ART SINCE 1900
Written by Hal Foster; Rosalind Krauss; Yve-Alain Bois; Benjamin H.D. Buchloch.
Stock no. 1829058
Published by Thames and Hudson.
Circa
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A landmark study in the hsitory of modern art. Large, heavy format. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0500238189. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split to top allowing some dust to settle on dustwrapper flap. Lower corners lightly bumped. A nice, unused copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MODERN ART
- ART HISTORY