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Albrecht Durer. 1471-1528.

THE WORLD'S MASTERS. · 1928 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: The Studio. 1928. "Durer is one of the very few great artists of whom it may be said that their craftsmanship was nearly too much for their genius". Pp. unpaginated. Many b/w illustrations. P/b. 15 cms x 11 cms. Small tear to bottom of spine. Creasing to covers. G+.

Peter. (The Saints in Legend and Art series Vol.2).

KUPPERS,LEONHARD AND EMMINGHAUS,JOHANNES H. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Recklinghausen:Aurel Bongers,1964. 1st ed. 17.5cms x 12cms. Pp.69,15 colour plates. Cream cloth, colour plate pasted to front. VG.

Paul. (The Saints in Legend and Art series Vol 3).

KUPPERS, LEONHARD AND SCHULTZE,JURGEN. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Recklinghausen:Aurel Bongers,1964. 1st ed. 17.5cms x 12cms. Pp.60,15 colour plates, mispaginated with pp.43/44 absent with pp.55/56 printed twice and ink notations to indicate this. Cream cloth, colour plate pasted to front. G.

Luke. (The Saints in Legend and Art series Vol.8).

KUPPERS, LEONHARD AND EMMINGHAUS, JOHANNES H. · 1966 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Recklinghausen:Aurel Bongers,1966. 1st ed. 17.5cms x 12cms. Pp.78,15 colour plates. Cream cloth, colour plate pasted to front. VG.

The Overlord Embroidery. The Story of the Normandy Landings. D-Day 6th June 1944.

WHITBREAD. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Whitbread. 1978. "The Overlord Embroidery was commissioned in 1968 by Lord Dulverton as a tribute to, and a permanent memorial and record of the effort made by the Allies to liberate Europe during the 1939-45 war". Pp 24. Many colour illustrations. 1 sketch map. P/b. 2...

Painting in Oils.

BOWERS, MICHAEL. (ED). · 1986 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.18 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Pan Books, 1986. Rep. " Illustrated throughout in full colour with carefully chosen line drawings and diagrams, Painting in Oils is a complete course for the beginner who wants to develop oil painting as a satisfying and creative hobby." Pp.128. P/b, some creasing to c...

The Complete Oil Painter.

JOHNSTON, F.C. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

London: Macmillan, 1985. Rep. "The Complete Oil Painter is for the many amateur artists who have made some progress in oil painting and feel they would now like to aim higher." Pp. 151, b/w & colour illustrations throughout book. P/b, 24.5cms x 18.5cms. G+.

Pack up and Paint with Watercolour.

ROBB, TOM. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Surrey: CLB Pub, 1995. Rep. "This handbook is packed with essentail information and down-to-earth advice for the leisure painter. With its handy format it is an ideal guide and companion on every expedition." Pp. 64, colour illustrations throughout book. P/b, stiff card covers...

Art Teaching of the Primitive Church. With an Index of Subjects, Historical and Emblematic.

TYRWHITT, REV. R. ST. JOHN. · 1874 · Chilton Books

£22.00 (€26.35 | $29.06 | ¥4,641)

London: SPCK, nd (c.1874). Ex libris. " This volume contains some notes of the traditionary subjects of Early Christian art as far as the first Italian Renaissance." Pp.12/382/2(ads), 13 black & white illustrations including frontispiece, library stamp(Blue Coat School, Cheste...

Leonardo and His World.

SACHS, MARIANNE. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.98 | $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 (€4.19 | $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 (€11.98 | $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 (€64.69 | $71.33 | ¥11,393)

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 (€3.59 | $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...