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Pre Owned - One Careful Owner - purchased at time of original publication.
However minor damage to the Jacket and cover (see photos - bite marks) - But Text Block is very good, and pages unmarked. Bar this damage book is in very good condition for it's age.
Comes with three of the original 4 print collection (See photos)
A shimmering and eminently desirable catalogue of enchanting fairie outfits; Walker are delighted to be involved with the House of Ellwand during its debut in the fashion world. In this exciting collaboration, Walker are publishing the source for the very latest in fairie fashion. Haute couturier M. Ellwand has created a shimmering new collection, with elegant yet oh-so-wearable fairie attire for every eventuality. Delivered by crow courier, parcelled up in oak leaf paper, this exquisite book arrived one morning on the desk of Walker Books' commissioning editor. Not since the photographs of the Cottingley fairies has such a unique fairie artefact crossed over into our world and… Read More

One previous owner but like new
comes from smoke free home
Review
Anyone can learn these simple and fun methods for producing outstanding watercolor landscapes and flowers. One of the reasons that Royland's first book (Fill Your Watercolors with Light & Color - over 65,000 copies sold) has been so popular is that his techniques make watercolor Fun and Successful for a great number of otherwise frustrated artists. Roland has a gift for simplifying the process of painting into a few readily understood steps. In this book, he expands the teaching of his pouring technique and goes into a bit of the underlying structure of a painting. He presents his unique way of teaching composition that (we are told) delights his workshop classes. He then presents his three-step process of painting a landscape - masking to preserve the lights, pouring on the atmosphere and spattering the textures. Next, he shows two great techniques for painting flowers, a subject that does not appear in his first book. Also included is… Read More

Used - Very Good Like New
One careful owner
Review
This book is a must-have for everyone who enjoyed Foyle's Philavery. Like its predecessor, it brings together a plethora of words which appeal on account of their unusual sounds and meanings and which hint at the rich history of the English language. In this second collection, even more emphasis is given to the fascinating stories behind these weird and wonderful words.