Search Results: Art & Artists from Books & Bygones

London: Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner & Co., 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 310 pages plus 58 pages of publisher advertisements. Contains eight addresses from 1879 through until 1893. Green cloth with gilt title and vignette, spine is darkened. All edges uncut..

London: Harper Collins, 1994. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 127 pages. Dustjacket is scuffed to top and bottom edges, without loss. A good practical guide to airbrush art..

London: National Portrait Gallery, 2002. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. "Americans" is an introduction to the history of the United States of America through the art of portraiture. Bringing together over 120 famous American figures, this book draws on the vibrant collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington to represent a selection of heroes, writers, statesmen, inventors, educators, musicians, artists and scientists. Together, these portraits comprise a unique overview of the contribution that individuals have made to American politics, society and culture. Accompanied by informative biographies, the subjects are engaging and wide-ranging - Sequoyah, Henry Clay, Mary Cassatt, George Washington, George Gershwin, Edith Wharton, Martha Graham, Cary Grant, Michael Jackson and Martin Luther-King. The portraits, which date from the 1720s to the 1990s, have been selected to represent American men and women of achievement yet they also form a narrative about the genre of… Read More

London: British Museum Publications, 1980. Book. As New. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jessica Rawson traces the development of early Chinese art in its historical context..

London: Regency House Publishing, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The beautiful illustrations make this an anthology of religious art..

London: Odhams, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 107pages, green cloth with gilt, good copy. dustwrapper in poor condition. fully illustrated. A practical introduction to seventy of the principal techniques of animal art..

London: Medici Society Book. Good. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 5 x 7.5"; 148 pages; blue cloth with gilt title to spine; spine a little faded; 3 colour and 16 monochrome plates (one detached); private library stamp to front end papers; good tight copy. Not dated..

London: James S. Virtue Book. Good. Half-Leather. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 10 x 13.25"; 324pp; green cloth with leather corners and ridged spine, gilt to spine; all page edges gilt; a nice clean copy with minor foxing; illustrated throughout;.

London: Tiger, 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 11 x 15"; 64pp; illustrated laminated card covers; 64 illustrations, 32 in full colour;.

London: Cassell, 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Colour illustrations..

London: Studio Editions, 1987. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 11 x 8.75"; 104pp + 200pp depicting 100 full colour plates; provides a marvellous insight into the world of religious art and embellishment..

London: Art Review, 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 x 8.25"; 199pp; paperback; very good copy; illustrated;.

London: University of London Press, 1928. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 170 pages. Grey cloth with gilt titles. Light foxing to page edges, not affecting contents..

London: Parragon, 1994. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8 x 8.25"; 79pp; illustrated laminated boards; dustwrapper; nice clean copy with minor crease to front boards; colour illustrations;.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A guide to the art and architecture of ancient central America, from Mexico to Honduras. Discoveries from San Lorenzo, El Manati, Monte Alban, Tikal and Copan are included and the chapter on the enigmatic Olmecs - the putative "mother culture" of Mesoamerica - has been expanded. Fully illustrated..

Tunbridge Wells: Search Press, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. This book takes a new and exciting look at a beautiful but long-neglected craft..

New York: Shooting Star Press, 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8 x 8.25"; 79pp; illustrated laminated boards; dustwrapper; nice clean copy; colour illustrations;.

London: Elek, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Self-portrait drawings from youth to old age..

Oxford: Phaidon, 1986. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9 x 9"; 288pp; red cloth with white; dustwrapper; nice clean copy; An international comparative directory including oil, acrylic and watercolour paints, inks, pastels and pencils, brushes, papers and canvases, easels, palettes, pads, tapes, and drawing and calligraphy equipment.;.

London: Bracken Books, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8"; 80pp; illustrated laminated boards; dustwrapper, very small chip to top front edge; very good copy;.