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THE DOULTON BURSLEM WARES
Written by Desmond Eyles.
Stock no. 1329731
Published by Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Nile Street factory established in the late 19th century, written specifically for the collector. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages (including index). B/w photos throughout and some colour photos as well. ISBN: 0091382602. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly scuffed to rear panel. Small barcode label to rear panel.

KAROLY KESERU LONDON WORKS 2000-2009
Written by Chris Townsend; Joanna Greenhill. Illustrated by Karoly Keseru.
Stock no. 1329728
Published by GlobalArtAffairs Publishing. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Grey cardwraps. 83 pages. Colour photos of art pieces. Catalogue edited by Patrick Heide Contemporary Art. ISBN: 9780974514888. Corners slightly bumped. A couple of small score marks to rear cover.

DOURO PATRIMONIO DA HUMANIDADE (THE DOURO WORLD HERITAGE)
Written by Maria Do Carmo Paco D'Arcos. Illustrated by Johnh O'Connor.
Stock no. 1329696
Published by Editorial Noticias. 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of watercolours and drawings made in the Douro. Accompanied by excerpts from the works of Portuguese authors associated with the region. Includes fold-out illustrations. Black boards with embossed title to front cover. 147 pages (including index). ISBN: 972461364X. 2nd edition April 2002. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and is lightly scuffed.

A BRUSH WITH BROWN THE LANDSCAPES OF 'CAPABILITY' BROWN
Written by Tim Scott Bolton. Illustrated by Tim Scott Bolton.
Stock no. 1329688
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author/illustrator visits 50 of Brown's landscape gardens. Oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations. 135 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780992915131. SIGNED by the author/artist to half title-page. Minimal white specks to covers and minimal fading at lower edges. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top edges.

OXFORD IN WATERCOLOURS
Written by Hugh Pragnell. Illustrated by Hugh Pragnell.
Stock no. 1329684
Published by Spire Books Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A personal impression of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, where there is the almost perfect marriage of landscape with buildings. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations to each page with a paragraph of text to describe the scene. ISBN: 9781904965305. Slight bumping to spine. Light rubbing to covers. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at edges.

ISLE OF WIGHT
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329677
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with brown silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout. Slight creasing to covers. Foxing and fingering to page margins but illustrations themselves still bright.

SCARBOROUGH FROM ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329676
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout, printed on one side only. Covers are foxed, edge rubbed and lightly browned at top edge of front cover. There is slight damage to the pages from light damp stains, only a couple of the illustrations are affected.

OTTO DIX 1891-1969
Written by Keith Hartley. Illustrated by Otto Dix.
Stock no. 1329552
Published by Tate Gallery. 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. 230 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854370936. Minimal bumping to corners.

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THE COLLAGES OF KURT SCHWITTERS: TRADITION AND INNOVATION
Written by Dorothea Dietrich. Illustrated by Kurt Schwitters.
Stock no. 1329551
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st PB 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Yellow cardwraps. 240 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0521498910. Mninimal rubbing/creasing to corners.

JACOPO TINTORETTO 1519-1594
Written by Roland Krischel. Illustrated by Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto.
Stock no. 1829734
Published by Konemann. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Masters of Italian Art. Tintoretto brilliantly synthesized the various artistic influences that came together in the melting pot of Venice in the early modern period - Byzantine spirituality, Venetian sensuality, Northern Alpine realism, and Tuscano-Roman idealism. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 140 pages. ISBN: 3829028768. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge, else a lovely copy!

THE JACKDAW OF LINZ: THE STORY OF HITLER'S ART THEFTS
Written by David Roxan; Ken Wanstall.
Stock no. 1329367
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published by Cassell in 1964. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 195 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0856172669. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned.

THOMAS SMITH OF DERBY, 1721-1767: PIONEER OF THE PICTURESQUE
Written by Trevor Brighton. Illustrated by Thomas Smith.
Stock no. 1829659
Published by Bakewell And District Historical Society. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Thomas Smith was a topographical and picturesque landscape painter. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 207 pages including index. A few minor marks to covers, lower rear corner of cover is creased. Top margin corner of first few pages is lightly creased. Contents clean.