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Chicago Tribune
£38.00

Chicago Tribune Tower Competition (Two volumes)

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PUBLISHERAcademy Editions.
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Soft cover.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, especially on inside edges which are scuffed with small pieces missing. Printed pages and...

Margaret Thatcher
£85.00

The Downing Street Years (With signed photograph)

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The memoires of Britain's first female Prime Minister, describing in riveting detail the events and personalities of her years in power.

Lord Mahon
£85.00

History of The War of the Succession in Spain

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
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Leather bound. Banded spine and embossed design. Red title patches, gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled block edges. 
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Edouard Michel
£18.00

Flemish Painting in the XVIIth Century

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PUBLISHERThe Hyperion Press.
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Cloth boards in mottled pale blue and white, with blue lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with a...

Susan Peterson
£20.00

The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez

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A beautifully illustrated account of the life and work of the legendary Native American potter.

Roy Strong
£18.00

Holbein and Henry VIII

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A reappraisal of the renowned portrait artist, and his place in the royal milieu.

Adrian Bury
£18.00

Shadow of Eros: A Biographical and Critical Study of the Life and works of Sir Alfred Gilbert, R.A., M.V.O., D. C.L.

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Best known for his Eros Fountain in Piccadilly Circus, Alfred Gilbert was one of the foremost sculptors of his generation.

Lucy M. Mitchell
£30.00

A History of Ancient Sculpture

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A substantial and well illustrated history, covering the sculpture of ancient civilizations from Egypt and the Middle East to Greece and Rome.

Oscar Jennings
£150.00

Early Woodcut Initials

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Introduction followed by chapters on printing and then the various cities and European regions which gave rise to different designs. A valuable historical resource.

T.D. Kendrick
£22.00

Late Saxon and Viking Art

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A companion volume to, and continuation of, the authors previous work, Anglo-Saxon Art to A.D. 900. Extensively illustrated.

Montague Weekley
£25.00

Thomas Bewick

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A biography of the renowned Naturalist-Illustrator, published on the bicentenary of his birth.

Rev. M. Pilkington
£75.00

Dictionary of Painters: From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period

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A comprehensive dictionary of Painters, with a paragraph on each giving a brief biography and overview of their work. 

J. Albin
£90.00

History of the Isle of Wight

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A wide ranging history of the Isle of Wight, which claimed on publication to be in every way superior to any earlier work.

Sotheby's, Ian Fleming, Frank Davis et al.
£60.00

The Ivory Hammer: The Year at Sotheby's, 219th Season 1962 - 1963

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A beautifully illustrated year at Sotheby's, with articles on the principal sales that took place by various experts. Begins with an entertaining James Bond short story by Ian Fleming, "The Property of a Lady."

Edward Drury
£10.00

The Greater Grimsby Story, Book 3 - 1940 to 1990

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The third in the series, a well illustrated local history of the Humberside port and surrounding areas.

Malcolm Smith
£20.00

Blitz on Grimsby

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A work of local history describing in detail bombing raids on the Humberside port of Grimsby.

Geoffrey Moss
£32.00

Standing Up to Hitler

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After "Munich," the author travelled through Eastern Europe witnessing early struggles to resist the German invasion. 

Charles Darwin
£320.00

The Journal of a Voyage in H.M.S. Beagle

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A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

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