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DRAWN TO ENCHANT
Written by Timothy G. Young; Patrick Kiley. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1330448
Published by Beinecke Rare Book And Manuscript Library; Yale University Press. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Original Children's Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection. Large format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, colour pictorial boards. 223 pages. Packed full of colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300126730.

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THE EDWARDIAN GARDEN
Written by David Ottewill.
Stock no. 1830417
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive study of the Edwardian garden, a beautifully illustrated tour of some of the finest gardens of this period and a survey of the peoople, attitudes, and theories that influenced their design. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. x and 230 pages including index. ISBN: 0300043384. Top of spine bashed with a 0.5" tear to rear edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots present. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine edge, has a corresponding tear to top rear edge of spine and is crinkled to rear panel.

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THE ANALYSIS OF BEAUTY
Written by William Hogarth; Ronald Paulson.
Stock no. 1329736
Published by Paul Mellon Centre For British Art; Yale University Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited with an introduction by Paulson. Based on the first (and only) edition published during Hogarth's lifetime, incorporating his errata in the text, and correcting obvious errors. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 162 numbered pages. B/w plates. ISBN: 0300073356. Spine bumped. Evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper and some very light foxing to endpapers else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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BATTLE TACTICS OF THE WESTERN FRONT
Written by Paddy Griffith.
Stock no. 1329404
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The British Army's Art of Attack 1916-18. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 286 pages. ISBN: 0300059108. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge rubbed.

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HENRY MOORE: SCULPTING THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Dorothy M. Kosinski; et al. Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829647
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This catalogue accompanies a major exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, collaborating with the Henry Moore Foundation. The exhibition ran from 2001-2002. Edited by Dorothy M. Kosinski. Large format, heavy. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 323 pages including index. ISBN: 0300089929. Spine is slightly cocked else this is a lovely copy.

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HITLER AT HOME
Written by Despina Stratigakos.
Stock no. 1829440
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Adolf Hitler's makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations he undertook during the mid-1930s. This provocative book exposes the dictator's preoccupation with his private persona, which was shaped by the aesthetic and idealogical management of his domestic architecture. A rare glimpse into the decisions involved in the making of Hitler's homes and into the sheer power of the propaganda that influenced how the world saw him. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. x and 373 pages. ISBN: 9780300183818. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.

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DUTCH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY GENRE PAINTING: ITS STYLISTIC AND THEMATIC EVOLUTION
Written by Wayne Franits.
Stock no. 1829430
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This comprehensive book explores the evolution of genre painting throughout the Dutch Golden Age, beginning in the early 1600s and continuing through the opening years of the next century. Large heavy format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. vii and 328 pages including index. ISBN: 0300102372. Slight bumping to top & tail of spine and corners. Text block a little grubby. Title page is grubby with imprinting from ink on facing frontis at edges. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dust wrapper is lightly worn at edges, a little scuffed and some foxing to verso.

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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.

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SURREY (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bridget Cherry.
Stock no. 1328590
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second edition revised by Bridget Cherry, originally published in 1971. Black vinyl boards, gilt title. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096755. Tiny dent to top of spine of both book and wrapper.

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SUSSEX (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Ian Nairn.
Stock no. 1328588
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. First published by Penguin in 1965. ISBN: 0300096771. Spine of book and wrapper bumped else a fine copy.

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HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; David Lloyd.
Stock no. 1328586
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. First published by Penguin 1967. ISBN: 0300096062.

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NORFOLK 2: NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1328585
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096577.

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