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THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

TIMMY THE TUG
Written by Ted Hughes; Jim Downer. Illustrated by Jim Downer.
Stock no. 1322748
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Blue boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Super colour illustrations. Story in verse. ISBN: 9780500514962. Some rubbing to spine and corners. A couple of light score marks to rear cover. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover.

WORLD ARCHITECTURE THE MASTERWORKS
Written by Will Pryce.
Stock no. 2136844
Published by Thames and Hudson. Circa 2008. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Stunning colour photography throughout. ISBN: 9780500342480. Still in original shrink wrap - UNREAD! Wrapper is faded to spine and two edges.

THE PAPER DOLL'S HOUSE OF MISS SARAH ELIZABETH BIRDSALL OTIS, AGED TWELVE
Written by Eric Boman.
Stock no. 1822329
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

In 1884 the remarkable Miss Birdie Otis, aged twelve, made an extraordinary paper doll's house in the form of a book. This book replicates that and is presented with press-out dolls and costumes as per the original collection and showcases an astonishingly daring, innate artistry, and is guaranteed to appeal to adults and children alike. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 6 press-out cards presented in back pocket. ISBN: 9780500650417. Rear board slightly grubby, small tear to lower edge of rear board. Contents fine.

MAN WITH A BLUE SCARF: ON SITTING FOR A PORTRAIT BY LUCIAN FREUD
Written by Martin Gayford. Illustrated by Lucian Freud.
Stock no. 1819311
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of a portrait, seen from the sitter's point of view. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. Blue ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500238752. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

IN SEARCH OF A MASTERPIECE AN ART LOVER'S GUIDE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Christopher Lloyd.
Stock no. 2131431
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon boards with gilt title to spine. With 273 colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500238844.

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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2128535
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. Contents are excellent. Light fading to spine.

TIMMY THE TUG
Written by Ted Hughes; Jim Downer. Illustrated by Jim Downer.
Stock no. 1507246
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Blue boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Super colour illustrations. Story in verse. ISBN: 9780500514962. Tiny amount of wear to ends of spine. Rear cover ever so slightly grubby. Contents fine.

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2122410
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1ST 1977. Very good condition.

Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. A few grubby marks to covers. Couple of corners are a bit creased.

100 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTS: DRAWINGS & SKETCHES
Written by Bill Lacy.
Stock no. 1810576
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How does an architect envisage a building? And how is that idea first explored? Architecture is one of the few remaining professions whose practitioners draw on paper, and in which drawing is essential to the very creation of an idea or project. 100 significant figures from across the globe selected for this survey of drawings by architects. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine and publisher's vignette to front. B/w and colour illustrations. 272 pages. ISBN: 0500341192. Dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners, has a 0.5" closed tear to top edge of rear flap and old publisher's price label to rear panel.

ROBERT MOSKOWITZ
Written by Ned Rifkin. Illustrated by Robert Moskowitz.
Stock no. 1810518
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the most important painters on the American scene. His collages, paintings and drawings form a significant link between the Abstract Expressionism of the New York School and the 'New Image Abstraction' painters of the mid-1970s. Based on a major retrospective exhibitions, this book surveys the whole range of Moskowitz's career to date. Large format. Black cloth, red title to spine, blind windmill vignette to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500091994. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and scuffed to rear panel.

THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Olive Cook.
Stock no. 1604809
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st Thus 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wrap edition. 269 plates, 22 in colour. An art and a way of life. ISBN: 050027309X.