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The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still,...
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Jean Royere, Decorateur a Paris
by Jean and Mari-Claude Beaud, Jean-Luc Olivie, Constance Rubi, Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier Royere
African Art Books & Ephemera
The Collector's Eye: The Ernest Erickson Collections at The Brooklyn Museum
by Ferber, Linda S.; Diana Fane; Richard A. Fazzini; Robert S. Bianchi; James F. Romano; Amy G. Poster; Sheila R. Canby
The Brooklyn Museum, 1987. 272 pages; 203 b&w, 5 color illustrations. A broad collection, including ancient Andean and North American Indian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Iranian, Indian and Southeast Asian, Islamic Art.. Fifth Printing. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.
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SGD 48.25
Nouvelle-Irlande: Arts du Pacifique Sud
by Gunn, Michael & Philippe Peltier (sous la direction de)
Paris: Musée du quai Branly, 2007. 304 pages; more than 20 essays with illustrations; 131 color plates. French text.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.
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SGD 137.87
Impressionism to symbolism: the Belgian avant-garde, 1880 - 1900
by Stevens, Mary Anne & Robert Hoozee
Royal Academy of Arts. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0900946466 . Very clean, tightly bound larger format book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears virtually as new. 296 pages, colour & b/w illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. Heavy book, 2kg unpacked, so additional postage may be requested .
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SGD 39.67
The John Johnson collection: catalogue of an exhibion
by Anon
Oxford: Bodleian Library. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. 0900177101 . Clean and tightly bound paperback original, no inscriptions, spine sunned but uncreased, appears little used. 88 pages, illustrations in the text, notes, index .
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SGD 12.07
ILLUMInations: 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale Di Venezia
by Phongsathorn, Thomas & Curiger, Bice (eds)
Italy: La Biennale di Venezia. Very Good. 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Clean, tightly bound paperback original, spine uncreased, no inscriptions. 236 pages, photos and illustrations in the text, indexes .
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SGD 25.87
Paper as Art and Craft: The Complete Book of the History and Processes of the Paper Arts
by Newman, Thelma R., Jay Hartley & Lee Scott
New York: Crown, 1974 2nd ptg. 308pp. illus. red cloth sm 4to: Very Good+ in a near Very Good dj in Brodart poly cover [dj = spine sunned; else nrVG] Includes 755 photographs, 73 diagrams and 20 color plates.
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SGD 34.47
New Zealand painting since 1960: a study in themes and developments
by Cape, Peter
New Zealand: Collins. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002169363 . Very clean, large format, tightly bound book which has shelf wear at the bottom edge, no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine and creased at the edges with a repaired chip at top of front foldover. 224 pages, 236 photos on in the text, appendices, bibliography, index of artists and painting .
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SGD 25.87
William Dobell
by Gleeson, James
Thames & Hudson Ltd. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1969. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0500180970 . Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which has a little loss of laminate at the top & bottom edges. 216 pages, 133 illustrations, including 26 in colour, bibliography, index .
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SGD 17.25
Sisley
by Shone, Richard
Phaidon Press Ltd. Fair in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0714826871 . Good reading copy, large format hardback, ex library with the usual stamps & has had the front endpaper excised, but otherwise clean and complete, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 240 pages, 166 illustrations in the text, notes, appendices, chronology, index .
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SGD 25.87
Gabriel Orozco
by Morgan, Jessica
Tate Publishing. Very Good. 2011. First Edition. Softcover. 1854379127 . Clean and tightly bound larger format paperback original, no inscriptions, spine uncreased, appears little used. 128 pages, colour illustrations in the text, chronology, index. Modern Artists series .
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SGD 12.07
Nineteenth century Italian painting
by Borgese, Leonardo
Italy: Arti Grafiche Ricordi. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean larger format book with no inscriptions, tightly bound in padded pictorial cloth over boards, in a clear plastic dustjacket which has a couple of closed tears at the top edge, neatly repaired with archival tape. Unpaginated (48 pages), 12 tipped in colour plates. Text in English, translated from the Italian by Brennan Wales .
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SGD 19.84
Egon Schiele: the portfolio collection
by Schmidt, Ludwig
Zachary Kwintner. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1991. First English Edition. Hardcover. 1872532411 . Very clean, tightly bound large format book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which has some loss (max 1½" x 1½") at the head of the spine. 132 pages, colour and a few b/w plates .
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SGD 17.25
Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptures and Drawings
by Benezra, Neal (on Stephan Balkenhol)
Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum/Smithsonian Institution, 1995. 84pp + illustrations. paperback 4to: Fine [some scuffing of back cover; else F] An exceedingly handsome production.
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SGD 20.68
Echoing Images: Couples in African Sculpture
by LaGamma, Alisa
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. 52 pages; thorough text; 32 color plates; Exhibition Checklist; Works Cited.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.
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SGD 20.68
The Collection of Monsieur and Madame Gerald Bauer: British Watercolours from the Golden Age.
by Christie's / Andrew Wilton
London: Christie's London, 22 January 2003. Paperback. As New. Collectible
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SGD 29.53
Keys to successful landscape painting
by Caddell, Foster
U.S.A: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. Reprint; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0823025799 . Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine, chipped and rubbed at spinends and foldovers. 160 pages, illustrations in the text, index .
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SGD 17.25
19th century continental pictures, watercolours and drawings, London, 20 March 1992
by Anon
Christie's Publications. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback original, no inscriptions, spine uncreased, price list stapled in, appears little used. Unpaginated, illustrations in the text, index. Artists include Delacroix & Giannetti .
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SGD 12.07
Pop as art: A survey of the new super realism
by Amaya, Mario
Studio Vista. Good with no dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with black titles on a red background, cloth has minor rubbing at spine ends, name on front endpaper. 148 pages, illustrations in the text, bibliography, index .
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SGD 37.95
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
by BEVAN TONY:
LONDON, MICHAEL HUE-WILLIAMS, 2000. FIRST EDITION, LARGE QUARTO, FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. 129 PAGES, WITH AN ESSAY BY RICHARD CORK.
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SGD 60.37
The Complete Photographer, Issue 1 to Issue 6
by Morgan, Willard D., Editor
New York: National Educational Alliance, Inc., 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. Six copies of Volume I bound into a handsome brown wrapper with embossed titles and a camera illustration on front cover. A complete guide to amateur and professional photography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Each magazine has original red illustrated cover with white titles. Light wear to binder, edge wear along spine, boards curved, top of spine bumped in, minor spotting, a little bumping...
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SGD 82.72
Impressionism in Britain
by McConkey, Kenneth
Yale University Press/Barbican Art Gallery. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0300063350 . Clean and tightly bound larger format paperback, spine uncreased, no inscriptions, appears little used,. 224 pages, illustrations in the text, notes, bibliography, index .
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SGD 27.60
D. I. Mitrokhine: gravures et dessins 1883 - 1973
by Alexandrova, N. I. & Anikst, M. A
Russia: Sovetskij Chudoznik. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean larger format hardback tightly bound in lettered grey boards, grey linen spine with card label, booksellers stamps to rear pastedown, no other marks or inscriptions. Unpaginated (64 pages), 32 colour plates, text in Russian & French, index. Heavy book, nearly 2kg packed .
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SGD 60.37
Picasso: His Life and Work (Second Edition)
by Penrose, Roland (on Pablo Picasso)
New York: Schocken, 1966 reprint of 2nd ed. 410pp. illus. paperback 8vo: near Very Good [covers are slightly age darkened; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy]
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SGD 9.64
The Polymer Clay Techiques Book
by Heaser, Sue
Cincinnati, Ohio: North Light Books, 1999. Not stated. Paperback. Very Good/No jacket. 128 pages with index, illustrated with color photographs. A guide to the wealth of creative possibilities that polymer clay has to offer. White wraps with colorful titles on front cover and white titles on spine. Light edge wear, minor scratches, interior pages bright, binding tight. Trade paperback. Measures 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches.
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SGD 13.79
Comic and Curious Cats
by Carter, Angela
New York: Harmony Books, 1979. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Leman, Martin. Unpaginated, illustrated with beautiful color prints. A special ABC book about cats. Illustrated boards with black titles on front cover and spine, illustrated end papers. Very light shelf wear, minor spotting, interior pages bright. Illustrated dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine is a ittle spotted, minor fading, small nicks in edges, small stain on back jacket, not price clipped.
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SGD 16.54
