Search Results: ART from Chilton Books

London: Thames & Hudson, 1977.. 1st ed. "Professor Gibson shows us Bruegel as an artist eminently of his time, satisfying an urban society's pleasure in moralizing tales and proverbs, rooted in the rich, bourgeois, brilliant Antwerp of the Flemish Renaissance." Pp.216, 153 illustrations including 20 in colour,gift inscription to fep. Red cloth, bump to top front corner, d/w has yellowing to internal flaps. G+/G+.

London: Laurence King Publishing, 2014.. 1st edition. "Presents a survey of key contemporary artists who have each embraced painting and are working within a realist tradition. The book celebrates the work of 51 artists who are each taking the discipline in a new direction : from those who work with appropriation and found images, to those trying to get as close as possible to contemporary reality and first-hand experience, to artists who are simply using painting as a door to parallel or imaginary worlds." +28cms x 22cms x 3cms. Pp.320, colour and black & white illustrations throughout. Illustrated laminated boards, slightly toned, minor wear to edges. A heavy book which may require extra to send overseas. VG.

Sofia: Technika, State Publishing House, 1989.. 1st English ed "The book discusses six Bulgarian monuments included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List ..." 24cms. x 17cms. Pp. 336, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small closed tear and small number to rear cover. VG/G+.

Ontario:Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1984.. 1st ed. "Bert and Barbara Stitt's donation of some three hundred Canadian works, mostly 19th century Canadian watercolours and drawings, to the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Hamilton..." 21.5cms x 28cms. Pp.100, cut-out window flap frontis., colour and b/w illustrations of Canadian works of art with descriptions for each. P/b. VG.

Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2006.. Originally published in Swedish in 1899. This is a0 revised version of the first English edition, published by G.P.Putnam's Sons of New York in 1974 with text translated from Lennart Rudstrom's 1968 adaptation of Larsson's original words. The paintings in this book depict Larsson's home in the village of Sundhorn in western Sweden, where he lived with his wife Karin and eight children. Landscape format. 21.8 cms x 30cms. Pp.29, beautiful colour illustrations with text to facing pages. VG/G+.

Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2007.. This English version by Polly Lawson, based on original text by Lennart Rudstrom. Carl Larsson is one of Sweden's best-loved artists. The watercolours of his home and family from the end of the nineteenth century are widely acclaimed as one of the richest records of life at that time. The paintings in this book all depict Larsson's family at their home in Sundborn. Landscape format. 21.8cms x 30cms. 32, beautiful colour illustrations with text to facing pages. Illustrated laminated boards, matching dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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 colour, inkstamp to fep. P/b, creasing to spine & back cover. G+.

London: MQ Publications, 1999.. Combines thirty masterpieces from the National Gallery, London, with literature from across the world in a unique portayal of childhood." 16.5cms x 15.5cms. Pp.144, beautiful colour illustrations throughout. Pbk. VG.

Princeton:Vertex,1971.. 1st ed. 29cms x 22cms. Pp.143,243 b/w plates, 13 colour plates including frontis. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, lower corners slightly bumped. G+.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1973 .. First edition. A very good book with the original dustwrapper. Folio. 37cm x 26.4cm x 2.3cm. pp.192. Illustrated dustwrapper, just light rubbing to edges. Clean red cloth with gilt titles to spine, light rubbing to edges. Clean text and illustrations throughout. No library marks or previous owner's details. A heavy book which may require extra to send overseas. VG/VG .

Naples,1910.. Handbook giving an historical sketch of the National Museum in Naples, together with descriptions of the collections, plans and many b/w line illustrations. Pp.16/199, plans, b/w illustrations, marbled endpapers, binders mark (John & Edward Bumpus) to verso fep, page edges slightly toned, occasional pencilling. Green cloth, original leather label to spine, slightly rubbed. G+.

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+.

London: Newnes,nd.. Biography of the 16th century painter, along with a list of Correggio's principle works and a series of b/w plates. Pp.32/48 single page plates, + frontis., endpapers toned. White cloth spine with gilt title, over lilac paper boards with 'The Art Galleries of Europe' to front, edges rubbed. G+.

Bedford: The Cosmic Crayon Company, 1966.. Reprint of revised and enlarged edition. "Even the professional artist may be surprised to discover that crayon work is no longer confined to the process of mere 'drawing'...The various techniques require no elaborate equipment. Many are suitable for collective classroom activity. They range from the broad freedom of 'Crayon Painting' to the controlled delicacy of 'Crayon Punch' designs." Pp.48, colour and black & white photos and illustrations throughout, middle four pages loose. Paperback, slightly rubbed with crease to lower front corner. G+.

London: Robert Douwma Prints and Maps, 1988.. Art catalogue of French caricatures. Pp.44, many b/w illustrations. Stiff card covers with colour illustration by Daumier. VG.

Toronto: M.F. Feheley Publishers, 1978.. Illustrates the art of 20 Inuit artists. "Most of the artists were interviewed while viewing the year's collection ofprints at the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative print shop. Their comments as recorded herein reveal a delight at seeing their work in its final form, and give some interesting personal insights into each artist's view of his or her life and work. The book also includes the complete annual spring lithography collection, as well as the World Wildlife Fund portfolio collection - the whole further enhanced by a section of black and white pictures by George Hudson, one of Canada's foremost photographers." 21.5cms x 24.5cms. Pp.80, black & white and colour illustrations throughout + many black and white photographs. Brown cloth, dustwrapper edges slightly rubbed. VG/VG.

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.+.

London: HMSO,1955.. 3rd imp. Small Picture Book series No.14. 28 b/w plates illustrating artefacts of early Christian and Byzantine art. Pbk, slightly rubbed. VG.

London: Epworth Press,1936.. 1st ed. "...the Author deals with the question of the suitability of the Death and Sufferings of Christ for artistic presentation and the Doctrinal and Historical Background against which pictures of the Easter story must be seen for their true appreciation." Pp.136, frontis. + 12 further photogravures. Red cloth, photo illustrated d/w slightly rubbed with chips. VG/G+.

London: V&A Publishing, 2011 .. This book celebrates the singular vision of Britain's capital city by Edward Bawden (1903-89), painter, illustrator and graphic artist...;" First edition with illustrated dustwrapper. pp.160 . "With over 200 illustrations, shows London as represented by Edward Bawden (1903-1989) in prints, posters, drawings, paintings, murals and advertising material produced during his long career. The wide range of illustrations includes early work executed whilst a student in the early 1920s; the Morley College murals carried out in partnership with Eric Ravilious; advertising work for London Transport, Fortnum & Mason, Twinings Teas, Shell, Westminster Bank; the mural for the Lion & Unicorn Pavilion at the1951 Festival of Britain; and a varied selection of his finest series of linocuts - including London Monuments and London Markets." VG/VG