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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.95.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. very good clean tight hardback with only very light overall wear. tightly bound. pages clean and unmarked. dust jacket is very good with only very light edge rubbing and no chips or tears. nice copy!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Mariscal, Javier (illustrator). Good Condition hard cover.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 195 pages, illustrations; 18 cm. Translated from the French by I. Mark Paris. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear. *** "Following the life and artistic career of one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionist painters, an illustrated biography of Gauguin includes information culled from his letters and writings, and reproductions of many of his paintings." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Becoming an artist; First brush with Brittany and the tropics; The Indian and the sensitive man; Ia Oran Tahiti; The tropics in Montparnasse; A last spark of enthusiasm; Documents. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 159 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. First published, Gallimard, 1993. Translated from the French. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. *** "Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a pioneer of modern architecture. He focused his seemingly unlimited creative energy on diverse media and fields of endeavor: architecture, city planning, drawing, painting, sculpture, and tapestry design. Visit his revolutionary buildings and read about the controversies stirred up by this maverick's provocative works and pronouncements." - Publisher. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 112 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 16 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket with light edgewear. *** "Focusing on Henri Matisse, this is one of an illustrated series which provides accounts of the lives of individual artists, professional and personal anecdotes, and concise definitions of cultural and social movements that shaped their work." - Publisher. Size: 16mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 112 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 16 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. *** "A guide to understanding Salvador Dali , examining the truths and myths about his life, explaining the Surrealist movement with which his work is associated, and discussing his unique style of painting. Includes over sixty illustrations." - Publisher. Size: 16mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 112 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 16 cm. Tight, clean copy. Erratum slip laid in. Fine DJ. *** "The Belgian Surrealist Rene Magritte is a master of optical illusion. His influence on pop culture is felt everywhere -- from advertising and corporate logos, to consumer products and design. Magritte's paintings are witty and easy to enter, but their eerie calm can be unnerving and leave us with a feeling of Let's get out of here! We end up wondering if what we're looking at is what we're supposed to be seeing. Here's the story behind Magritte's: Shrouded lovers kissing. Trains roaring out of fireplaces. Bowler-hatted men floating through the air. Giant apples that fill entire rooms. Pipes that aren't pipes . or are they?" - Publisher. Size: 16mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 191 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. Translated from the French by I. Mark Paris. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 191 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. Translated from the French by Carey Lovelace. Tight, clean copy. *** CONTENTS: A Spanish childhood; Mad years in Montmartre; The Cubist revolution; Fame arrives; Genius in solation; Follies and torments; Luminous days; Documents; Chronology; Further reading; List of illustrations. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 112 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 16 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 112 pages, colour illustrations; 16 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. Size: 16mo.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 175 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. Translated from the French. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. *** "Traces the life and career of one of the world's greatest painters and analyzes Rembrandt's paintings, discussing his powerful and perceptive portraits. Rembrandt, one of the greatest painters of all time, was sensationally successful as a young man but lonely, bankrupt, and virtually ignored by the end of his life, when he painted some of his most powerful works. This book traces his life and career and analyzes his paintings, including his unique handling of light, which would change the course of art forever." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Apprenticeship and ambition; Rejoicing and mourning; Loneliness and bankruptcy; Retirement and death; Documents; Further reading; List of illustrations; Index. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 191 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 18 cm. Translated from the French by Ruth Sarman. Tight, clean copy. *** "Cambodia is home to an ancient city. For over five centuries Angkor, ancient seat of the Buddhist god-kings, was the capital of the Khmer empire. Abandoned in the 15th century, this city was swallowed up by the jungle and almost forgotten until, four centuries later, it was uncovered by European explorers. This book traces the origins of these mysterious ruins and tells the story of their rediscovery through documentary photographs, maps and illustrations." - Publisher. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 207 pages, 9 pages of folded plates, illustrations (some colour), maps, plans; 18 cm. First published under title: A la recherche de l'Egypte. Translated from the French. Tight, clean copy. *** CONTENTS: The disappearance of pharaonic Egypt; Travelers in ancient times; Crusaders, monks, and sightseers on the banks of the Nile; Treasure hunters and thieves; The era of the scholars; Archaeologists to the rescue, Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 95 pages, illustrations (some colour); 17 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. Size: 16mo.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 127 pages, illustrations (some colour); 19 cm. Tight, clean copy. Size: 12mo.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 176 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear. *** "This beautifully illustrated survey examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. Together with the imperial city of Kyoto and the port cities of Osaka and Nagasaki, the splendid capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) nurtured a magnificent tradition of painting, calligraphy, printmaking, ceramics, architecture, textile work, and lacquer. As each city created its own distinctive social, political, and economic environment, its art acquired a unique flavor and aesthetic. Author Christine Guth focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists--Korin, Utamaro, and Hiroshige, among others--as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a fascinating look at the cities in which they worked." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 175 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. *** "One golden summer afternoon, on the banks of the River Thames, the young Oxford professor Charles Dodgson shared a picnic with three little girls, who asked for a story. One of them was Alice, and the adventure he created for her under the pen name Lewis Carroll has captured the hearts of readers throughout the world. Who was this mathematician-turned-writer, and why has his tale enchanted us for generations? Enter the mind of Lewis Carroll, whose command of logic and whimsy gave us the timeless magic of Alice in Wonderland." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS:From island-farm to dreaming spires; Oxford: the life of the mind; Alice in Wonderland; A private man and his public life; From Wonderland to the world; Documents; Chronology. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 112 pages, colour illustrations; 16 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket lightly soiled on underside. Size: 16mo.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 215 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 18 cm. Translated from the French by Caroline Palmer. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. *** CONTENTS: The hunt for treasures; Life in Pompeii; Earning a living; The role of women; A life of leisure; Of gods and men; Love and death in Pompeii; Documents. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 191 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. One leaf dogeared. Age toning. Another copy available. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 96 pages, illustrations (some colour); 16 cm. Art of the State Series. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. *** CONTENTS: America's Arcadia; Stately symbols; Vermont milestones; Picturing the land; Making history; Commerce and culture; Articles of faith; Public works; Private lives; Pastimes; Lively and literary arts; Grandma Moses; Recent visions; Only in Vermont; Vermont by the seasons; Where to go. Size: 16mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 175 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 18 cm. First published, 1992. Translated from the French. Tight, clean copy. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 175 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. Translated from the French by Caroline Palmer. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. *** "Culled from a variety of sources, the rare photographs, documents, paintings, and drawings in this history of America's famous pyramid builders answers some of the most puzzling questions about the Mayan civilization." - Publisher. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 175 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. First published under title: Cinematographe, invention du siecle. Translated from the French by Susan Emanuel. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 207 pages, illustrations (some colour), 2 maps, portraits; 18 cm. First published under title: A la recherche de la Rome antique. Translated from the French. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. First U.S. Edition. *** CONTENTS: 1. Rome, the eternal city; 2. The age of the humanists; 3. From private collections to art history; 4. Rome under Napoleon; 5. The age of reason; 6. From one myth to another. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 207 pages, illustrations (some colour); 18 cm. First published, 1987. Translated from the French. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Size: 12mo.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 175 pages, colour illustrations; 18 cm. First published, 1990, under title: Grece antique. Translated from the French. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 112 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 15 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. Size: 12mo.