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Art and Design

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Art and Design
This section of the Hall of Books website is devoted to the visual and creative arts, including commercial applications like graphic design and architecture. Further categories will be created as a our inventory develops.

Art and Design
   -Architecture
   -Calligraphy, Graphics and Engraving
   -Cartoons
   -Fashion
   -General
   -How to Draw and Paint
   -Photography
   -Reference
   -Sculpture

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1 Post-Impressionism. Cross-Currents in European Painting
Royal Acadamy of Arts/Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1979 297777130 Paperback Very Good 
"First edition paperback catalogue, 1979, in overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - slight shelfwear to edges and page-ends slightly marked. Large format art book, 8.5 x 11 inches, 303 pages and heavy, plus RA Gallery Guide. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text and plates clean and clear throughout." 
Price: 19.95 GBP
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2 Renaissance Ornament: From The 15th To The 17th Century
Wordsworth Editions 1991 ISBN 1853269565 / 9781853269561 1st Hardback Very Good Very Good 
"First edition hardback in The Cambridge Library of Ornamental Art series, 1991, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj slightly worn to edges. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photographs available." 
Price: 14.95 GBP
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3 York: Historic Building in the Central Area
HMSO 1981 117009121 Paperback Very Good 
"First edition paperback, 1981, in overall very good condition with only slight signs of handling and storage. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text and illustrations clean and clear throughout." 
Price: 19.95 GBP
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4 "Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, edited by Joseph Pearson" "Memoirs of the Colombo Museum: Series A. No. 1 Bronzes From Ceylon, Chiefly In The Colombo Museum"
Ceylon The Colombo Museum 1978 Hardback Good No Jacket 
"Hardback facsimile reprint of the 1914 original with 28 b/w plates, published 1978, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - tan cloth boards are soiled and worn to edges and corners. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; light toning but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." 
Price: 44.95 GBP
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5 "Angelika Muthesius and Burkhard Riemschneider (editors),text by Gilles Neret" Twentieth-Century Erotic Art
Benedikt Taschen Verlag 1993 ISBN 3822896527 / 9783822896525 Paperback Very Good 
"English edition paperback, 1993, in overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - covers rubbed to edges. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This book weighs 1.2kg. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photograph available." 
Price: 17.95 GBP
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6 "Erwin Panofsky, translated by Joseph J. S. Peake" Idea: A Concept in Art Theory
Columbia University of South Carolina Press 1968 Hardback Near Fine Very Good 
"First English (USA) Edition hardback, 1968, with clipped jacket. In overall very good to near fine condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj has been protected in clear protective film and is tanned to spine and top edges with slight label mark to lower rear edge; original cloth boards very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends, text clean and clear throughout." 
Price: 49.95 GBP
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7 "F. Dvorak, translated by G. Theiner" Twentieth Century Painters: The Paris School
Spring Books Hardback Good No Jacket 
"Undated Spring Books hardback edition, with no jacket. In overall good condition with the usual minor signs of handling and storage - original yellow cloth boards are a little soiled and spine head just beginning to fray. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; slight tanning to prelims but text and excellent plates clean and clear throughout." 
Price: 14.95 GBP
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8 "Helga Olkowski, Bill Olkowski, Tom Javits and the Farallones Institute Staff" The Integral Urban House: Self-Reliant Living In The City
Sab Franscisco Sierra Club Books 1979 ISBN 0871562138 / 9780871562135 Paperback Good 
"First large-format paperback edition, 1979, in overall good used condition with minor signs of handling and storage - white covers slightly soiled, spine creased and edges rubbed. Internally clean. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - owner's name and address to half-title page; page-ends slightly tanned but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This book weighs 1.4kg. Not an old library book. Photograph available." 
Price: 17.95 GBP
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9 "Lennart Rudstrom, English version by Olive Jones" Our Family
Methuen 1980 ISBN 0416885608 / 9780416885606 Hardback Very Good Carl Larsson 
"First English edition hardback, 1980, with no jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and charming illustrations bright and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photograph available." 
Price: 12.95 GBP
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10 "Leo Van Puyvelde and Thierry Van Puyvelde, translated by Alan Kendall" Flemish Painting: The Age Of Rubens and Van Dyck
Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1971 ISBN 0297004115 / 9780297004110 Hardback Very Good Very Good 
"First translated edition hardback, 1971, with unclipped jacket. In overall near fine condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - original black cloth boards slighty rubbed to bottom edge. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; very light tanning to page-ends but text and plates clean and clear throughout. Packaged this book weighs over 1.7kg and additional postage may be necessary for overseas buyers. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photographs available." 
Price: 29.95 GBP
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11 "Otto Nagel, foreword by Walli Nagel" Berliner Bilder
Berlin Henschelverlag 1974 Hardback Very Good Very Good 
"German language hardback reprint, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - illustrated dj is protected in plastic wrapper printed with titles, slight rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and lovely plates bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." 
Price: 19.95 GBP
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12 "Peter Baum, Claude Bouret, Daniele Devynck, Marco Fagioli, Denis Milhau, Raffaele Monti" Toulouse Lautrec: Un Artista Moderno
Artificio 1995 ISBN 8886488068 / 9788886488068 Paperback Very Good 
"Italian language paperback, 1995, in overall near fine condition with only slight signs of handling and storage. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and copious illustrations and plates crisp and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book. This item weighs 1.75kg" 
Price: 99.95 GBP
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13 "W. Uhde, Ludwig Goldscheider " Vincent Van Gogh
Phaidon Press Edition 1941 Hardback Good Fair 
"New edition hardback including 27 new plates, 1941, with unclipped jacket. In overall good condition - dj is generally worn and chipped with creasing to spine; original beige cloth boards, with brown titles to spine and front, are slightly tanned to edges and spine tail bumped. Binding tight - the page containing plate no. 93 has a slight printing defect to page-edge where a small section has not been trimmed and stands proud, becoming worn - plate completely unaffected. No annotations - tiny gift inscription to bottom-edge of rear ffep dated 1942; text and plates (120 plates in total, including 16 tipped-in colour plates) are clean and clear throughout. 11 x 14 inches, unpaginated, 1.7kg." 
Price: 34.95 GBP
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14 A. E. Popham (compiler) The Drawings Of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Reprint Society 1952 Hardback Very Good No Jacket 
"First RS edition hardback, 1952, with no jacket. In overall very good condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - original russett cloth boards, with gilt motif to front and gilt titles to spine, are slightly rubbed to edges but are protected in worn clear acetate wrapper. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends and prelims but text and copious plates bright and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book." 
Price: 19.95 GBP
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15 A. Needham How To Study An Old Church
B. T. Batsford 1948 Hardback Good Good 
"Third edition hardback, revised and enlarged 1948, with unclipped jacket. In overall good condition with minor signs of handling and storage - dj slightly worn to edges with a couple of short closed tears to upper front edge. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions - brief gift inscription to front dj flap; some tanning and spotting to prelims with a little spotting to page-ends, text and copious illustrations by the author clean and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book." 
Price: 9.95 GBP
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16 Academie Goncourt "The Colour of Paris: Historic, Personal & Local."
Chatto & Windus 1925 1st Hardback Good No Jacket Yoshio Markino 
"First edition hardback, 1925, with no jacket. In overall good condition - original illustrated cloth boards are rubbed to edges, spine faded and with some minor staining. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - owner's name to ffep; tanning and foxing to page-ends but text and beatifull full colour and sepia plates by Yoshio Markino are clean and clear throughout. Private copy, not an old library book. Photographs available." 
Price: 29.95 GBP
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17 Alex Graham Daughter in the House. People at home
Geoffrey Bles 1969 Hardback Very Good Very Good 
First edition hardback, 1969, with price-clipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj a little rubbed and tanned to edges with small red ink spot to rear cover which has bled-through slightly to board beneath. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, illustrations clean and crisp throughout. 
Price: 12.95 GBP
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18 Alfred Werner Amedeo Modigliani
Thames and Hudson 1990 ISBN 0500080410 / 9780500080412 Hardback Very Good Very Good 
"First UK edition hardback, 1990, with unclipped jacket. In overall near fine condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - slight toning to edges. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and stunning colour plates crisp and clear throughout. This book weighs 1.2kg. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photographs available" 
Price: 24.95 GBP
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19 Anna Maria Massinelli The Gilbert Collection: Hardstones
Philip Wilson 2000 ISBN 0856675105 / 9780856675102 1st Hardback New New 
"First edition hardback, 2000. This book is new and unsold, very slight sign of storage - top edge of dj a touch rubbed - otherwise unmarked and unopened. Photograph available." 
Price: 55.00 GBP
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20 Armand Hammer "Honore Daumier 1808-1879: The Armand Hammer Daumier Collection, incorporating a collection from George Longstreet"
Los Angeles The Armand Hammer Foundation 1981 Paperback Good 
"First edition paperback, 1981, with 4pp insert in pocket to reverse of front cover for the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1981. In overall good to very good condition with minor signs of handling and storage - covers rubbed with slight wear to edges. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and copious plates clean and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book." 
Price: 19.95 GBP
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