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Coastline (First Edition)
by Gentleman, David
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780297793144
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.26
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. Large format, 9" x 11 1/2". Bound in dark grey cloth with silver lettering on spine. Bottom fore tip just frayed (may be a production fault). Dust jacket is price-clipped. Gentleman describes the shore of Britain, including Scotland and Wales, through watercolours and commentary. 192 pages with index. .… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$25.26
The Canadian Heritage Label Collection (First Edition)
by Herriot, Ted. Introduction By A. J. Casson
- Condition
- Used - Good Plus.
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$21.05
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Mississauga, ON: Purpleville, 1982. Large format hard cover, 10 1/2" x 11", illusttated upper board. Tips gently bumped, small streaks of colour loss on rear cover, and owner initials verso of front free endpaper. Internally clean, endpapers sound, and tightly bound. Introduction by Casson states that he and other later to be famous artists worked for various… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$21.05
The Art of Treasure Island (First Edition)
by Neuhaus Eugen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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Berkeley: University of California, 1939. Bound in sky blue cloth with gilt lettering on upper board and spine. Tips pushed in, a few tiny faint spots on boards, many tiny spots of foxing on top edge of pages, Internally clean and sound. Dust jacket has a 1/2" triangular chip bottom of spine panel, minor wear along the… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
A History of Caricature (First Edition)
by Lynch, Bohun
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1926
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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London: Faber and Gwyer, 1926. Decorative boards (bright and fairly clean) with cloth back strip the top of which is a printed paper label. Tips worn through, a couple of dents to edges of boards, a couple of short splits along cloth at the spine folds, Some foxing on fore edge of pages. Foxing of prelims and end… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
The Art of Natural History
by Dance, S. Peter
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780517696293
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- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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New York: Cape Press, 1990. Large format, 9 1/2" x 13". Lavishly ilustrated (250 B&W pictures, 65 full color plates), and exquisitely printed, surveys the development of animal illustration from its origins through the periods of its finests acheivement. 224 pages with index. A beautiful production. Heavy and will require additional postage.. Second Edition. Hard Cover… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
Qu'appelle: Tales of Two Valleys (First Edition)
by Ring, Dan, Trevor Herriot, & Robert Stacey
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781896359328
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$16.84
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Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery, 2002. Large format, 7 3/4" x 10 1/2". Tips slightly bumped; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Historical photographs, paintings and maps of the Qu'appelle Valley in Saskatchewan. 157 pages with catalogue of the exhibition. . First Edition. Large Paperback. Near Fine.. Exhibition Catalogue. Item Price
NZ$16.84
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
by Davidson, Fiona
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780853728740
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- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$8.42
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Norwichj: Pitkin / Jarrold, 2005. The Pitkin Guide to Mackintosh, glossy colour photographs of his architecture, furniture design, etc. 29 pages, with a chronology of his life (1868-1928) on the rear cover.. Reprint. Pamphlet. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
NZ$8.42
Listening to Pictures: A Series of Thirteen Talks Broadcast on CBC Radio (First Edition)
by Boggs, Jean Sutherland
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$16.84
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Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 1966. Front cover has a 1" corner crease and a longer soft crease, and there is faint writing on the spine giving the title. 52 pages with colour reproduction of paintings tipped in: Cezanne; Van Gogh; Gauguin; Picasso; Matisse; Braque; Klee; Kandininsky; Miro; Mondrian; De Kooning; and others.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$16.84
Glen Loates: A Brush with Life (First Edition)
by Warner, Glen
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780133570618
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- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall Canada, 1984. Large, 10" x 13 1/2". A tribute to Loates work produced between 1977 and 1983, though many earlier works are depicted.. 157 illustrations including 86 plates in full colour. 79 pages of text plus the plates & commentary. A beautiful book. May require additional postage depending on destination.. First… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
Animals of Canada: Original Paintings By Martin Glen Loates
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- Used - Very Good Plus.
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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Crest (toothpaste) Stapled in wraps, 11" x 8 1/2". Soft corner crease bottom of front cover and no-harm sticker scar on front cover; internally clean and unmarked. Not dated. An early book of Loates animal paintings: the cover paintig of a red fox is dated 1969 and there are two others inside dated 1967. The artist… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
Contemporary 19th and Early 20th Century Fine Art
by Desjarlais, Mary & Barbara Logan (catalogue preparation)
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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Southfield, Michigan: Park West Galleries, 1987. Substantial catalogue for 2-day auction held at Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Colour and B&W reproduction of works being auctioned, including those of Cezanne, Goya, Manet, Peter Max, Renoir, Chagall, Dali, Miro, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. Bid estimate sheet for first day laid-in. . First Edition. Stapled in Wraps. Near Fine Plus.. Auction… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$33.68
N. Currier and Currier & Ives Prints (First Edition)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.26
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New York: F. A. And M. B. Conningham, 1930. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on upper board and on spine (though this lettering has dulled dark blue). Faded on spine, and irregularly so along the top edge of the upper board, two names on front free endpaper, and a couple of check marks in the text. … Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$25.26
The Blue Dragon (First Edition)
by Lepage, Robert & Marie Michaud
- Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781770890374
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- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$42.10
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Toronto: House of Anansi, 2011. Oversized format: 9" x 12". A graphic novel adapted from the play Le Dragon bleu, nicely illustrated. . First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. Fine.. Illus. by Fred Jourdain. Item Price
NZ$42.10
Grahm Sutherland: Complete Graphic Work (First Edition)
by Tassi, Roberto
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9788434305502
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$168.38
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Barcelona: Ediciones Polografa, 1988. Large format: 11" x 12". Introduction by Tassi translated from the Italian by Kenneth Lyons. 228 pages with 218 illustrations, 122 in colour. Heavy and may require additional postage depending on destination.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Item Price
NZ$168.38
The Art of Tom Thomson
by Murray, Joan (curator)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$16.84
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Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1971. Large format: 8 1/2" x 11". Minor signs of use. A few small pencil check marks on the pages listing the plates. 96 pages with B&W and colour plates of Thomson's works.. First Edition. Large Paperback. Near Fine.. Exhibition Catalogue. Item Price
NZ$16.84
Tiepolo and His Circle: Drawings in American Collections
by Aikema, Bernard
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780875981154
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.26
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Cambridge / New York: Harvard University Art Museums / Pierpont Morgan Library, 1996. Large format: 8 1/4" x 10 1/2". Trace wear to cover edges. Internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Translated by Andrew McCormick. 341 pages with B&W illustrations and a few in colour. Heavy item and may require additional postage depending on destination.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$25.26
Pre-raphaelite Paintings from the Manchester City Art Gallery
by Treuherz, Julian
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- Used - Near Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$16.84
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London: Lund Humphries, 1980. Large format: 9" x 9 1/4". A few spots of faint foxing on two pages. 151 pages with many B&W illustrations and 8 pages in colour. . First Edition. Large Paperback. Near Fine.. Item Price
NZ$16.84
The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany
by Stover, Donald L.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780884010388
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.26
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San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1981. Large format, 8 1/2" x 11". Pubished on the occasion of an exhibition held at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. 124 pages with B&W illustrations of Tiffany' works. Laid into this copy is a brief six page catalogue providing a summary of the exhibition.. First Edition. Large… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$25.26
Journey to Perfection: The Agricultural Art of Ross Butler
by Crawford-Siano, Irene
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781550822120
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.26
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Kingston, ON: Quarry, 1997. Oblong, 10" x 8 1/4", cover with flaps. Paintings and scuptures of cattle and horses, and one chicken by this Ontario artist. 160 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
NZ$25.26
Tom Phillips [exhibition]
by Phillips, Tom (artist)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$33.68
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London: Aia (Gallery), 1966. Single sheet of stiff paper, 20" x 9", printed both sides and folded three times vertically to make eight pages. Text and B&W illustrations, with list of works on show. . First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine Plus.. Exhibition Catalogue. Item Price
NZ$33.68
