Art

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good++/Very Good. Hardback. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall No date. Beautifully illustrated with 146 illustrations of which 65 are full-page colour plates, providing a collection of masterpieces that is unique. 164pp including Index. This book is a picture gallery, and at the same time, a remarkable and exciting story of how painting began and how it developed through the ages. It is also a guide to the enjoyment of pictures. Included are types of art which only recently have begun to get the attention they deserve - the painting of the Middle Ages, for instance, and Mannerism. The reader will also find a simple and intelligible explanation of modern art. Dust-jacket has minor rubbing to some corners and especially to bottom of spine. A Very Good++ copy in a Very Good dust-jacket. . more information

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Craighall: Delta Books. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1984. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0908387342 Edited by Barbara La Vine. Profusely illustrated with excellent photographs in colour and black-and-white, mostly by Dr Morris Levinsohn. Also includes some engravings and 4 maps. 144pp including Foreword by Kenneth W. Grundy, Notes and Select Bibliography. The baskets, pottery, bead-work and dress so richly illustrated and described are truly treasures, but treasures in transition. While these arts remain vital to the indigenous cultures of southern Africa, the growing commercial attraction that they have is affecting the means and materials of their manufacture. Can these traditional arts benefit from this renaissance of Western interest and withstand the pressures of acculturation: or are they dying and headed for extinction? In these pages, this question is for the first time explored in depth. Green boards, minor rubbing to top and bottom edges of boards. Small date stamp on front free end paper, but no other markings. Dust-jacket has slight fading to spine, but not lettering, and very minor bumping to some corners; jacket is in loose protective cover. A nice copy in Very Good+ condition in a Very Good+ dust-jacket. . more information

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London: Andre Deutsch. Near Fine/Very Good++. 1982. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0233973907 Foreword by Robert Dougall. Edited by Anthony Atha. Stunningly illustrated in colour and black-and-white. 192pp. 'A Scottish Naturalist' is taken from the 3 published books of Charles St John, one of the greatest natural history and sporting writers of the Victorian age, and traces the changes of nature throughout the year. St John left a number of unpublished sketchbooks, in colour, pencil, and pen and ink, filled with the birds and animals he so loved. His sketches have great life and charm and reproduced in this book they perfectly complement the birds and animals he describes. His writings give a marvellous picture of the natural history and life in Scotland in the middle of the 19th century. In addition, there is a balance in his beautifully proportioned prose, and a power of description rarely found in the English language. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering, very slight discolouration to part of the boards, but otherwise boards and contents in pristine condition. Dust-jacket has the slightest of fading, and 4 tiny scratches on edge of rear panel; jacket is in loose protective cover. A lovely Near Fine copy in a Very Good++ dust-jacket. . more information

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John Murray / Cupid Press. Very Good++/Very Good. 1975. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0719532752 176pp including Bibliography. Beautifully illustrated. It is to Laurence Whistler that we owe the development of glass engraving as an art-form. This book includes a large number of his newest glasses as well as covering the whole 40 years of his previous work. The examples of his two sons' work which are included show that he is establishing a family tradition. Laurence's introduction explains many of the secrets of his technique and the philosophy that underlies his artistic aims. As well as detailed notes on the engraved glass, there is a check list of work by Laurence and his sons, and a list of places where his work may be seen. Dust-jacket is price-clipped and has a rectangular piece cut out from inside front flap, not affecting text. Jacket has very slight rubbing to corners and has been repaired inside with clear tape by a previous owner; jacket is in loose protective cover. Overall a lovely copy in Very Good++ condition in a Very Good dust-jacket. . more information

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