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THE NAZI TITANIC: THE INCREDIBLE UNTOLD STORY OF A DOOMED SHIP IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert P. Watson.
Stock no. 1829441
Published by Da Capo Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The little-known story of the most intriguing ship ever to set sail. Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks, and troop transport... Black spine with grey title, red boards. B/w photos. xi and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 9780306824890. Small imperfection to red paper covering front board which was created during the binding process. Else a lovely copy. Red pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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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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WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY: THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Eric H. Walther.
Stock no. 1829439
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this biography of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, the author examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xi and 477 pages including index. ISBN: 9780807830277. Top & tail of spine very slightly shelf-worn. Minor stain to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE RUINED ABBEYS OF BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Frederick Ross. Illustrated by A.F. Lydon.
Stock no. 1829434
Published by William Mackenzie. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Very large format. 14.5 x 11". Dark green cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Bevelled edges. Elaborate red and gold vignette to front covers. All edges gilt. 12 superb colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. Tintern Abbey is the colour frontis and first subject of volume I. Undated. Spines worn to top & tail with board beneath cloth exposed. Corners are rubbed. A few marks to boards. Joints starting to crack. Vertical crease to front endpaper of volume I. Plate opposite page 48 (The Cistercian Abbey of Melrose) and page 124 (The Premonstratensian Abbey of Dryburgh) are missing. Some hinges are pulled but binding tight. Plates are lovely and bright with some minor marks to margins. Scattered foxing throughout both volumes.

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FEDERICO BAROCCI: RENAISSANCE MASTER OF COLOUR AND LINE
Written by Judith W. Mann; Babette Bohn; Carol Plazzotta. Illustrated by Federico Barocci.
Stock no. 1829433
Published by The Saint Louis Art Museum. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2012 to January 2013 and February 2013 to May 2013. Large heavy format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xv and 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300174779. A lovely copy with a few pale foxspots to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and justa little scuffed.

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ECOARCHITECTURE: THE WORK OF KEN YEANG
Written by Sara Hart; David Littlefield. Illustrated by Ken Yeang.
Stock no. 1829432
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ken Yeang is internationally recognised as the leading proponent of ecological design in architecture. This volume features 23 of Yeang's most significant projects, beginning with his earliest work on environmental design, executed as a student in the early 1970s, and ending with his most recent projects in London and Kuala Lumpur. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781119994251. Possibly SIGNED by Ken Yeang (signature is illegible) by means of a dedication to title page. Contents clean.

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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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LETTERS FROM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD TO HIS FRIENDS IN THE EAST
Written by Oliver Goldsmith; Richard Garnett. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan.
Stock no. 1829428
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Circa 1904. Very good condition.

A series of letters from Lien Chi Altangi, a Chinese philosopher in London. Introduction by Richard Garnett. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. xxiv and 308 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine lightly faded, gilt titles still bright. Corners lightly rubbed. Prelims browned. Half-title page has a diagonal crease. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Page 105 has large grubby mark to lower half (not affecting text). Some pages remain uncut. A few marks to contents but generally a nice copy.

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DERBYSHIRE
Written by H.H. Arnold-Bemrose.
Stock no. 1829426
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 1914. Very good condition.

Pocket Edition. Small format. Blue cloth, black titles. Colour maps to endpapers. B/w photos. x and 174 pages. Spine browned and rubbed at top & tail. Boards clean. Text block browned. Small foxspots to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE ART OF JACK RUSSELL: NEW HORIZONS
Written by Jack Russell; Jim Ruston. Illustrated by Jack Russell.
Stock no. 1829425
Published by Jr Marketing. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Gloucestershire inspired oil paintings by Jack Russell of Chipping Sodbury. Large oblong format. Matt white boards with illustration to both boards. 125 pages. ISBN: 0954043014. SIGNED by the author/artist to title page (no dedication). White boards a little grubby. Image to front board is fade to one side. Rear board is scuffed. Contents clean.

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EDWARD SEAGO: THE VINTAGE YEARS
Written by Ron Ranson. Illustrated by Edward Seago.
Stock no. 1829424
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seago's finest and most characteristic landscape paintings. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0715399276. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Large grubby mark to lower margin of page 69 slightly affecting the text but not the picture. Otherwise one or two minor marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE LOWRY LEXICON: AN A-Z OF L.S. LOWRY
Written by Shelley Rohde. Illustrated by L.S. Lowry.
Stock no. 1829422
Published by The Lowry Centre. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this entertaining and skilfully presented gift-book, Lowry biographer Shelley Rohde uses her great skills as a writer to present a sequence of often amusing and always revealing anecdotes from the life of the artist. Square format. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 190297011X. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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