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Leonardo and His World.

SACHS, MARIANNE. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Ward Lock Ltd, 1979. 1st ed. A Kingfisher Book. "It presents a clear picture of the man and his work, set against the artistic and social background of 15th century Europe." 28cms.x 22cms. Pp. 29, colour illustrations throughout, + 3 maps, illustrated endpapers. Blue c...

Making Pottery.

CHRISTY, JUDITH AND ROY. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1971. "A simple guide for beginners - so simple that, given the minimum equipment, those who cannot attend classes can start to make pottery at home". Pp 138. Many b/w illustrations. Inscrip to title page. Page edges toned. P/b. Illustrated cover....

Christian Art of the 4th to 12th Centuries. (Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst).

ABBATE, FRANCESCO. (GENERAL EDITOR). · 1972 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st English ed. Survey of Christian art. Pp. 158, 95 colour illustrations. Cream cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has slight creasing to spine. VG/G+.

The Nativity. Themes in Art.

WOOD, JEREMY. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Scala Books, 1992. 1857590058. 1st ed. "This book on the newly born Jesus in art quotes the biblical texts and explains the religious symbolism associated with the subject in Renaissance and Baroque painting." 23cms. x 17.5cms. Pp. 64, colour frontispiece + further col...

Painters First. Art celebrating the conquest of misfortune.

ALEXANDER, MARC. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hampshire: Leader Books, 1995. 1st ed. "In these pages you will read about the lives of artists representative of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists who have created their own worlds in form and colour for our enjoyment and inspiration." 30.2cms. x 21.6cms. Pp....

The Book of Kells. A selection of pages reproduced with a description and notes.

SIMMS, G.O. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Dublin: The Dolmen Press & the Library of Trinity College,1963. 2nd imp. Pp.16 text/ 20b/w & colour plates, inscrip. to fep. Card covers with mock wood effect, cream to spine,gilt title to spine. VG.

The Poster: A Worldwide Survey and History.

WEILL, ALAIN. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

London:Sotheby's Publications,1985. 1st English language ed. "..traces the evolution of poster art from its early beginnings in the Middle Ages to the advanced lithographic techniques of today. Six hundred reproductions of posters, of which 300 are in colour, illustrate the wo...

The Penguin of the Renaissance.

PLUMB, J.H. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1964. Rep. "In this book the whole sweep of Renaissance achievement is vividly portrayed and analysed by Dr J H Plumb..... and by over sixty illustrations of contemporary masterpieces". Pp. 333, b/w illustrations throughout book. P/b, slightly creased...

Chagall.

CASSOU, JEAN. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Thames and Hudson, 1965. 1st ed. 'A pictorial arrangement of images that obsess me'- thus Chagall once described his paintings. In demonstrating the truth of this, Jean Cassou also shows why these paintings are so many other things as well." Pp.286, 186 plates 46 in co...

Art and Society. Worship.

BAYNES, KEN AND KATE. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Welsh Arts Council/Lund Humphries,1971. 1st ed. 25.5cms x 22cms. Soft back. Worship is the 3rd book in the Art and Society series. A brief study of the relationship of art and religion within human society, through an introductory essay and three pictorial sections(Pas...

Modern American Painting.

DORE, ASHTON. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Collins, 1970. 1st.ed. "Describes New York since 1945 as being the most exciting centre of modern art..Embraces the the expressionist movement, which grew up during the war years." Pp. 32. Many col. and some b/w. illustrations. Convent ink stamp to fep. P/b. Illustrate...

Studies in the Appreciation of Art.

ROLLS, F., & HEPPENSTALL, P.G. · 1935 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Exeter: A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd, 1935. 1st ed. "The object of these studies is to make children realise that all Art is merely the expression of ideas through varied media, whether it be colour, music or words". Pp. 114/1(ad), 20 colour illustns. Beige cloth, d/w titled 'Gateway ...

Enjoying Paintings.

WARD, A.C. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1954. "The story of painting in Europe from Prehistoric times to modern painters like Picasso and Paul Nash." Pp,189, page edges toned, 17 b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. G.

The Christmas Story in Stained Glass.

HALLIDAY, SONIA, & LUSHINGTON, LAURA. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Oxford: Lion Publishing plc, 1993. Rep. The Christmas story is retold here both in the words of the Bible and in scenes created in stained glass. Unpaginated. Colour illustns. throughout. Black cloth, gilt title to front, d/w illustd. with 1/2cm. tear to lower rear edge. F/G+.

The French Empire Style. Translated by Raymond Rudorff from the Italian original.

GONZALEZ-PALACIOS, ALVAR. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Hamlyn, 1970. 1st Hamlyn ed. Study of art in the French Empire style. Pp. 157, 70 colour illustns. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed bottom edge, illustd. d/w. G+/VG.

The National Gallery London.

HENDY, PHILIP. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Thames & Hudson, 1964. "The whole history of European painting from the Italian Primitives to the Impressionists. The 341 illustrations include 101 full-page colour plates reproducing paintings by the masters of all periods." Pp, 318, many col. and b/w illustrations. P...

Ingres. The life and work of the artist illustrated with 80 colour plates.

GAUDIBERT, PIERRE. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London : Thames & Hudson, 1971. Rep. "This book is about Ingres the French painter, and is full of colour illustrations." Pp. 84. P/b, spine slightly creased. G. +.

Durer. The life and work of the artist illustrated with 80 colour plates.

HEINZL, BRIGITTE. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London : Thames & Hudson, 1968. 1st ed. "This book is about one of the great German artist Durer, and is full of colour illustrations." Pp. 81. P/b, minor creasing to spine. G.+.

Henry Moore

Grigson, Geoffrey: · 1943 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: Penguin, 1943 1st. ed. PBK card covers landscape. 16pp. text + 32 colour plates. Slight foxing to upper covers, o/w good copy.

Treasures of the Vatican

Ferrari, Oreste: · 1971 · Grahame Thornton, Bookseller

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

London: Thames and Hudson, 1971 1st. ed. PBK. Index 288pp. + colour and b/w plates throughout. Good copy.