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By: N/A
Price: $34.20
Publisher: Japan, Osaka Castle Museum:
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 009383
Condition: Near Fine
No publication date (c. late 1990s). 227pp., substantial colour plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss card wrapper lightly bumped only. Text-block very good. Dual English and Japanese captions accompanying most illustrations, else all text in Japanese. Following a major renovation of the Osaka Castle in Japan, the castle museum produced this stunning colour catalogue of art and artifacts held by the castle. The Osaka Castle collection has a particular focus on the Momoyama Period in Japanese history (1573-1615). This catalogue features items including ... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $30.40
Publisher: London, Thames and Hudson: 1972
Seller ID: 009993
Condition: Very Good +
448pp., colour and b/white plates throughout. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain yellow boards negligibly edge-rubbed only. Leaves clean. Illustrated (a selection of objects sold at Sotheby's, Belgravia), loose-plastic protected dustjacket has two short, closed tears to lower edge, small areas of surface abrasion and a degree of sunning to spine (title legible). " . . . a guide to the most important and interesting works of art sold by Sotheby-Parke Bernet in London, New York and at their other salerooms throughout the world . . . A new featu... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $14.25
Publisher: London, Phaidon Press: 2007
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 010123
ISBN: 0714843849
Condition: Very Good +
547pp., colour-art illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper has a short, soft crease to front panel only. "This book presents an uninterrupted sequence of 500 self-portraits, in chronological order, from ancient Egypt to the present. The challenge of creating their own likeness has proved irresistible to artists, and included here are powerful and evocative works by many of the greatest painters and sculptors, including Durer, Rembrandt, Picasso and Andy Warhol. Presented without commentary, these w... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $20.90
Publisher: ACT and NSW, Australia, Murray-Darling Basin Commission and Primary English Teaching Association: 2003
Seller ID: 010290
ISBN: 1875622551
Condition: Very Good +
128pp., colour and b/white art illustrations throughout, one b/white map. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, tiny corner crease to small section at rear of book. Art-illustrated card wrapper has a corresponding tiny corner crease to rear panel. " . . . the eleventh collection of children's writing and art published as part of 'Special Forever : An environmental communication project, a partnership between the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and Primary English Teaching Association. The words and pictures in this collection describe what it is like to be growing up with, and within the u... View more info
By: (Various)
Price: $24.70
Publisher: Victoria, Australia, Melbourne Art Fair Foundation: 2004
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011619
Condition: Very Good +
Unpaginated. Colour and b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Plain green card covers have a soft corner crease to lower front panel. Catalogue of The Melbourne Art Fair 2004, held at the Royal Exhibition Building, 29 September to 3 October, 2004. Numerous contents. Book weight approx. 635g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Alexander, Marc
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Hampshire, U.K., Leader Books: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009984
ISBN: 0907159087
Condition: Very Good +
208pp., beautiful colour-art plates throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. White boards have the tiniest of bumps to lower edge. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Tropical Eden', by John Smith), loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly scuffed only. "Art celebrating the conquest of misfortune . . . handicapped artists in many countries enjoy the security afforded by the international partnership known as the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists . . . read about the lives of artists who have created their own worlds in form and colour for our enjoyment and inspiration. Each has hi... View more info
By: Amells
Price: $22.80
Publisher: London And Stockholm, Amells: 2000
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 010072
Condition: Very Good
Unpaginated (approx. 112pp.). Recto-page colour plates. A concise biog. of the artist/sculptor to adjacent verso page. Catalogue clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Flower Still Life With Grapes', Hanne Hellesen. 'Improviserat bad, interior' Anders Zorn) matt boards lightly bumped and scuffed, small area of in-production surface laminate bubbling to foot of backstrip. Included loose: Printed Price List (UK Pounds) for London exhibition, items 1-24, plus additions, including one handwritten entry and several 'sold' items (no price indicated). Two catalogues in one: Catalo... View more info
By: Bayle, Francoise
Price: $15.20
Publisher: France, Artlys: 2000
Edition: English
Seller ID: 013063
ISBN: 2854951727
Condition: Very Good
103pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly creased and scuffed. Textblock unmarked. In this visitor's guide to the Louvre Museum, the reader is presented with an array of the best art, antiquities, paintings, graphic arts, sculpture and objets d'art the museum has to offer . . . Contents include: Prelims., Eight Centuries of History, Plans, Oriental Antiquities, ditto Egyptian/Greek/Etruscan/Roman, French Paintings, ditto Northern/Italian/Spanish/British. Graphic Arts. Sculptures. Objets D'Art. Africa, Asia, Oceania... View more info
By: Bini, Alfredo with Resegotti, Elisa
Price: $13.30
Publisher: Italy, Ente Fiera Milano: 1986
Edition: English.
Seller ID: 004287
Condition: Very Good
64pp., intext, b/white halftone plates throughout, most of exhibits depicting early cinematography and television. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper lightly edgeworn and abraded. English edition catalogue for an exhibition held in Milan, Italy, October 20 to November 1, 1986. "Historical course of cinema and television technologies in view of a common future." Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Blair, Preston
Price: $24.70
Publisher: Tustin, CA, United States, Walter Foster Publishing: 1994
Edition: 2nd Impression
Seller ID: 006151
ISBN: 1560100842
Condition: Very Good +
224pp., instructional colour and b/white cartoon illustrations throughout, most are sequential animation. Book clean. Oblong format. Spine firm and square. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn and bumped. "In this comprehensive, definitive book, acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair shares his vast practical knowledge to explain and demonstrate the magic of cartoon animation, as well as many of his extraordinary techniques . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Character Development, ditto Movement, Animation, Dialogue, Technical. Book weight approx. 930g. * Bu... View more info
By: Bogle, Andrew
Price: $38.00
Publisher: Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland City Art Gallery:
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 007134
ISBN: 0864631502
Condition: Good
No publication date (c. 1990). 167pp., illustrated throughout; monochrome, duotone and full colour. Plates on recto page, with relevant text on adjacent verso. Book clean. Spine firm, bumped on head. Leaves clean, but textblock slightly wavy (from pressure). Illustrated (Frank Stella) card wrapper like-waved, plus mildly edgeworn, with several closed tears. An undated exhibition catalogue "celebrating an exhibition that in turn celebrates a collection" organised by the Auckland (New Zealand) City Art Gallery. Some of the world's greatest artists are represented, including: William Blak... View more info
By: Bonyhady, Tim
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Chippendale, N.S.W., Australia, Ellsyd Press: 1987
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012253
ISBN: 0949290254
Condition: Very Good
111pp., colour art illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain blue boards have a couple of small surface blemishes to front panel, else undamaged. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked. Art-illustrated (front panel: Eugene von Guerard, 'Ferntree Gully in the Dandenong Ranges', 1857 detail; rear panel: Eugene von Guerard, 'North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko, 1863 detail), loose-plastic protected dustjacket softly edge-creased at head, minor mark to reverse. From the jacket flap: " . . . commissioned by the Australian National Gallery and based principal... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: London and Paris, Thames & Hudson: 1996
Edition: 2nd U.K. Impression.
Seller ID: 009188
ISBN: 0500016224
Condition: Very Good +
112pp., plus (viii), monochrome, pictorially illustrated endpapers. Colour plate illustrations throughout (mostly interior decor and setting), plus monochrome, line-drawn section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt title and publisher's device over undamaged brown boards. Textblock unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Photography throughout by Paris-based clicker Eric Morin. An 'essential' book for anyone interested in French life and culture which is so intrinsically connected to the French cafe . . . Contents include: Prel... View more info
By: Brody, Annemarie
Price: $28.50
Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, National Gallery of Victoria: 1984
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012509
ISBN: 0724101047
Condition: Very Good
80pp., colour and b/white halftone plates throughout, plus several line-drawings (rock art depictions) and area map. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art ('Kandakid-Plains Kangaroo', by Bob Balirrbalirr Dirdi) card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. A former owner's name on title page, else textblock unmarked. This art catalogue was produced in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria Exhibition of Western Arnhem Land Aboriginal Paintings, presented 7 December 1984 until 24 June, 1985. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Notes on Exhibition, Map, Introduction, Rock Art, Paintin... View more info
By: Bromfield, David
Price: $34.20
Publisher: Roseville East, New South Wales, Australia, Craftsman House: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013112
ISBN: 9766410186
Condition: Very Good +
59pp., colour and b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Grey boards have a small, blind indentation on rear board, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. No dustjacket (as issued). A stand-alone volume 2 in the series of Art & Australia Monographs features the sculptural work of Japanese-born (1948) long-time Australian resident Akio Makigawa. Renowned for his public sculpture, his works are represented in state collections throughout the country . . . Contents include: Prelims., Essay, Plates, Chronology. Public Collections. Book weight approx. 380g. View more info
By: Browse, Lillian (Edited by)
Price: $17.10
Publisher: London, Faber & Faber for the Shenval Press: 1946
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011806
Condition: Very Good
12pp., plus (50) + 3, b/white halftone plate frontispiece, plus a 50 plate captioned, unpaginated like section (all works by the internationally acclaimed sculptress). Book clean and square. Khaki-coloured original cloth boards minimally bumped and soiled. No dustjacket. An original seller's sticker on front pastedown, trivial flecks on endpapers, else textblock clean. With an Introduction by William Gibson, this stand-alone volume in the 'Ariel Books On The Arts' series is a relatively early retrospective of the modernist sculptural work of internationally prominent sculptress (Dame) Barbara ... View more info
By: Camille, Michael
Price: $21.85
Publisher: London, Laurence King Publishing: 1998
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 005410
ISBN: 185669142X
Condition: Very Good +
176pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus intext colour plates, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Boards lightly bumped on lower rear foredge corner. Art-illustrated ('Uncourtly Lovers', Germany, c. 1484) dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. "This book shows how images in paintings and on beautiful objects taught men and women the 'art' of love . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Love's Lost Relics, Love's Looks, ditto Gifts, Places, Signs, Goal, Decline and Love's Renaissance. Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 1.2KG. * Buyer... View more info
By: Capon, Robin
Price: $13.30
Publisher: London, Book Club Associates, by Arrangement with B.T. Batsford: 1984
Seller ID: 010898
Condition: Very Good +
120pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very lightly bumped. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. "Through information and ideas on Materials, Techniques, Approaches and Subject Matter, the author aims to promote an enthusiasm and confidence in the art of drawing . . . " 104 illustrations. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 525g. View more info
By: Chadwick, Helen (with an Essay by Marina Warner)
Price: $26.60
Publisher: London, Secker & Warburg: 1989
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009139
ISBN: 0436095645
Condition: Very Good
109pp., illustrated throughout: colour-plate frontispiece, monochrome, duotone and full colour halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Blind-stamp title over mildly bumped plain boards. A few trivial flecks on front endpaper, else text-block clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn, else minor striation of matt laminate, plus a degree of colour fade to spine. An illustrative display of the conceptual art of ill-fated British multi-medium artist Helen Chadwick (b. 18 May, 1953, d. 15 March, 1996). With an essay by novelist Mari... View more info
By: Chapman, Noel and Cheek, Judith
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Heatherton, VIC, Australia, Hinkler Books: 2012
Edition: First Australian Edition
Seller ID: 010607
Condition: Near Fine
160pp., colour and b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper 'as new'. "Inspirational yet practical, this stylish introduction reveals what it takes to become a first-rate fashion illustrator. Including sections on templates and poses, fabrics, accessories and clothing design, it offers instruction in the full range of skills required to reach a professional standard." Book weight approx. 675g. View more info
