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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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URBAN WALLS: A GENERATION OF COLLAGE IN EUROPE & AMERICA
Written by Brandon Taylor. Illustrated by Burhan Dogancay; et al..
Stock no. 1828547
Published by Hudson Hills Press. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An extensive look at the history of Collage and its dialogue with the art of decollage, this book examines the movement through the work of some of its pivotal participants, artists such as Robert Rauchenberg, Mimmo Rotella, Wolf Vostell, Jacques Villegle and within this context is able to frame the work of New York-based, Turkish-born artist, Burhan Dogancay. Large format. Red title to spine, blind title to front board. Colour illustrations. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 9781555952884. A lovely copy.

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MARY CASSATT: AN AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST
Written by Gerhard Gruitrooy. Illustrated by Mary Cassatt.
Stock no. 1828534
Published by Todtri. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

American Impressionist Mary Cassatt fulfilled a childhood determination to become a great artist, and her colourful paintings and prints rank with the works of Degas, Monet, and Renoir. This volume explores Cassatt's life and art, with an exquisite portfolio of 70 full-colour illustrations. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 78 numbered pages. ISBN: 1880908670. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and rubbed at top of spine, a few minor marks.

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PITMEN PAINTERS: THE ASHINGTON GROUP 1934-1984
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 1828498
Published by The Mid Northumberland Arts Group. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Ashington Group began in the early 1930s as an evening class of Northumberland pitmen keen to learn about art. Within weeks they were producing their own work and within a few years their paintings amounted to a complete record of life in a mining community. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, some colour illustrations. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0904790819. A very nice copy.

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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig. Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise 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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500 PORTRAITS: BP PORTRAIT AWARD
Written by Sandy Nairne.
Stock no. 1828306
Published by National Portrait Gallery. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A selection of over 500 contemporary works from the world's leading showcase for artists working in painted portraiture. Introduction by Sandy Nairne. Matt black paper boards, white titles. Full of colour portraits dating 1990-2010. ISBN: 9781855144484. Reprint. White dustwrapper is lightly browned. A lovely copy.

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PANORAMA VAN DEN ENDE DUINZIJDE: EEN SCHILDERSLOOPBAAN
Written by Leo Van Den Ende. Illustrated by Leo Van Den Ende.
Stock no. 1327968
Published by Leo Van Den Ende. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

English title: Along the Dunes: An Artist's Career. Large, oblong format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 194 pages. Colour paintings throughout. Text in Dutch and English. ISBN: 9090178724. SIGNED by the artist with water colour paint to half title-page (dated 2005). Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine and spine edge of front panel.

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THE UNKNOWN HIERONYMUS BOSCH
Written by Kurt Falk. Illustrated by Hieronymus Bosch.
Stock no. 1327965
Published by Goldenstone Press; Heaven And Earth Publishing; North Atlantic Books. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781556437595. A. Stockton written in spidery writing to title-page (the book is dedicated to Anne Stockton, we are not sure if this writing is Falk's or Stockton's). Corners bumped. Slight fading to spine.

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  • ART

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RAY HEDGER IN HIS OWN IMAGE
No author listed. Illustrated by Ray Hedger.
Stock no. 1327964
Published by Waterton Publishing. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Square format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0954236602. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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  • ART

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THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES
Written by Robert Penn.
Stock no. 1327926
Published by Particular Books. Circa 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of how the author cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. Navy boards, white title to spine. ISBN: 9781846148422. 2nd printing. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby.

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SURREALISM IN BRITAIN
Written by Michel Remy.
Stock no. 1828217
Published by Ashgate. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive study of the British Surrealist movement and its achievements. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0754600416. A very nice copy.

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