Recent Arrivals from Washburn Books

St Petersburg: The State Russian Museum / Palace Editions, 2001 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Study of the Russian art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often known as the 'age of Diaghilev' after the Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev. English translation by Kenneth MacInnes. 318pp illustrated throughout in colour.… Read more about this item

New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc, 1987 Book. Near Fine. Green Linen Boards. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Impressive anthology of writings about the artist Paul Gauguin by his friends and colleagues and many distinguished writers, illustrated profusely throughout with hundreds of illustrations including 125 colour plates. Gilt lettering to top board and spine, blue… Read more about this item

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987 Book. Near Fine. Red Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comprehensive view of the huge collection of Asian art held in the museum. 158pp illustrated throughout with colour photographs and fold out map to rear. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise near fine… Read more about this item

ORO Editions, 2017 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tour of 12 French cathedrals including Notre-Dame and Chartres, covering the significant elements of their architecture. Also includes a chapter on how to read a stained glass window. 184pp with glossary and bibliography, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Minor surface scuffing to rear… Read more about this item

Munchen: Hirmer, 2012 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book to accompany an exhibition held in Berlin from April to August 2012. 143pp illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white. Text in German. Minor rippling to pages, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea / Leighton House Museum, 2014 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book published to accompany an exhibition held at the Jacquemart-Andre Museum, Paris, from September 2013 to January 2014, the Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, from February to June 2014 and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid,… Read more about this item

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1984 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book published to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts from March to May 1984. Includes articles by Robert Irwin, Caroline Bugler, Malcolm Warner and MaryAnne Stevens. 256pp with chronology, illustrated with 71 colour reproductions and… Read more about this item

London: Trefoil Publications Ltd for Sir John Soane's Museum, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 9" Tall x 9.75" Wide. Booklet providing an account of the Soane Museum's collection of 12 paintings by William Hogarth. 48pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Minimal shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London & New York: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1993 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Study of painting in the Italian Renaissance era. 126pp illustrated with 48 colour plates, each with an extensive caption. Minor surface scuffing, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

Munich: Prestel, 2004 Book. New. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book published to accompany an exhibition of masterpieces of Islamic art from the collections of the Hermitage. New copy in original publisher's shrinkwrap..

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2009 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection of anti-war cartoons from around the world. 190pp illustrated throughout in black and white. A section of pages from 177-190 have been bound in twice due to a publishing error, otherwise a near fine copy with no inscriptions..… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2002 Book. Fine. Brown Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Detailed study of the medieval business world, including stories of individual merchants, drawing on largely unpublished material. 432pp with index and 265 illustrations, 29 in colour. Gilt lettering to spine, coloured endpapers. Fine unmarked copy. Unclipped DJ has minimal edgewear,… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No. 54 in The Masters Series, a gallery of work by great artists. This volume features Rogier van der Weyden. Five pages of text and list of plates followed by 16 full page colour plates plus colour… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No. 53 in The Masters Series, a gallery of work by great artists. This volume features Adam Helsheimer. Five pages of text and list of plates followed by 16 full page colour plates plus colour reproduction to… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No. 51 in The Masters Series, a gallery of work by great artists. This volume features Diego Velasquez. Five pages of text and list of plates followed by 16 full page colour plates plus colour reproduction to… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fourth 10 volumes in a gallery of work by great artists, collected in a brown faux leather slipcase with gilt lettering to spine and brown ribbon. 31 Reynolds, 32 Gainsborough, 33 Mantagna, 34 Correggio, 35 Manet, 36 Guardi,… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No. 55 in The Masters Series, a gallery of work by great artists. This volume features Claude Lorrain. Five pages of text and list of plates followed by 16 full page colour plates plus colour reproduction to… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No. 52 in The Masters Series, a gallery of work by great artists. This volume features Carlo Crivelli. Five pages of text and list of plates followed by 16 full page colour plates plus colour reproduction to… Read more about this item

Bristol: Knowledge Publications / Purnell & Sons Limited, 1966 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fifth 10 volumes in a gallery of work by great artists, collected in a brown faux leather slipcase with gilt lettering to spine and brown ribbon. 41 Michelangelo, 42 Matisse, 43 Ramsay, 44 Sassetta, 45 Tintoretto, 46 Raeburn,… Read more about this item

London: Spring Books, 1989 Book. Very Good. Yellow Cloth Boards. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Reference work describing the furniture and decorative objects in a Victorian home as they would have originally appeared, arranged on a room by room basis. 232pp with index and 388 black and white illustrations. Green lettering to top board and spine.… Read more about this item