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	Knight, Christopher; Malin Wilson (ed.) - LAST CHANCE FOR EDEN : Selected Art Criticism by Christopher Knight 1979-1994(Art Issues Press, LA , 1995) pp.xix, 420 Pages Illustrated. One of the most significant art critics of the late 20th century, Knight has developed an entirely new approach to American art and culture ... he discusses direction, sets and plot, letting the public in on information usually possessed only by art world insiders. Mint (hardcover) cloth brds in d/w with small tear to rear Price: $17.60
	Yorke, Malcolm - MATTHEW SMITH: His Life and Reputation(Faber & Faber, London , 1997) pp.xi, 264 Pages Biography of artist; friend of Augustus John and Jacob Epstein. 70 illustrations, incl 50 colour. Smith has been subject of RA and Barbican retrospectives. His exuberant nudes mirrored Smith`s active love life well into advanced age. Very fine cloth brds in unmarked d/w Price: $26.40
	Joy Ogden & Mary Wilcox - MORE SOFT TOYS(The Dryad Press Leicester , 4th ed. 1958) pp.36 Pages Delightful period piece with such patterns as Airedale, Pekinese, Penguin, Teddy Bear Panda and Kitten. 14x21.5 cm. P/b in fine cond with unused paper patters enclosed. Price: $19.80
	Palmer, Arnold - MORE THAN SHADOWS(The Studio , 1948 Reprint) pp.148 Pages A biography of Sir William Russell Flint.Fine copy with gold decorative emblem to centre of front board. Illustrated with 136 photos of the artists works. Owners name of fep. 16x25cm. Dark blue cloth brds. no d/w. very fine. Price: $26.40
	Sadecky, Peter - OCTOBRIANA AND THE RUSSIAN UNDERGROUND(Harper & Row , 1971 1st US ed) pp.128 Pages `Octobriana` cartoon depicts a Russian Barbarella, which became the focal point of the student protest movement in 1960`s USSR. Well illustrated in b/w/ 21.5x27.5cms VG/Fine. Pictorial paper covers. Price: $15.40
	CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. - PAINTING AS A PASTIME(Odhams Press / Ernest Benn , 1949, 2nd impression) pp. v, 32 + plates Pages Colour plates. Attractive and collectable little item. Very Good cloth brds, Hawnes School label and library corner on fpd Price: $22.00
	Drury, John - PAINTING THE WORD Christian Pictures and their Meanings(Yale University Press , 1999) pp.xv, 201 Pages John Drury is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. He points out the religious meanings in paintings from works by Piero della Francesca to those by Velazquez. `An unusual and elegant book` - Frank Kermode. Fine cloth brds in attractive pictorial d/w Price: $24.20
	Cooke, Lynne and Karen Kelly (eds) - RICHARD SERRA: TORQUED ELLIPSES(Dia Center for the Arts, New York , 1997) pp.80 Pages Exhibition of sculptures - the installation at Dia. Appears to be similar to the huge steel cylinders displayed at the Arsenale in the 2001 Venice Bienale. View image Very Fine pict stiff paper covers Price: $20.90
	Brown, Curtis F - STAR-SPANGLED KITSCH(Universe, New York , 1975) pp.202 Pages `An Astounding and Tastelessly Illustrated Exploration of the Bawdy, Gaudy, Shoddy Mass-Art Culture in This Grand Land of Ours` Colur and b/w illusts throughout, large format 22x28cms (Leaves Barry Humphries` Australian version for dead!) Not prev sighted in Aust. View image of JFK salt-and-pepper shaker with the salt coming from holes in Pres Kennedy`s head... (Hardcover) Fine cloth brds in VG protected (as issued) unclipped d/w with some edgewear Price: $30.80
	Burnham, Van - SUPERCADE : A visual history of the videogame age, 1971 -1984(MIT Press, Massachusetts , 2001, 1st ed) pp.448(?) Pages Exuberantly illustrated in brilliant colour. Large format 260x260mm Fine cloth brds / Fine pict d/w Price: $33.00
	Rosemont, Franklin (ed) - SURREALISM & ITS POPULAR ACCOMPLICES(City Lights Books, San Francisco , 1980) pp.120 Pages Sought after collection of historical texts and articles on Surrealism. Long out of print cult collection. View attached image (The Shadow, Memphis Minnie, Bugs Bunny images) References to Isadora Duncan, Shaker Paintings... Large format 27.5 x 21.2 cms VG++ paper covers, uncreased on spine, light crease to corner, bookshop label to back Price: $30.80
	Greer, Germaine - THE BOY(Thames & Hudson , 2003, 1st edition) pp.256 Pages SIGNED COPY. `I`d like to reclaim for women the right to appreciate the short-lived beauty of boys.` (Germaine Greer) Hardcover in dustwrapper. Very Fine/Fine Price: $110.00
	Crampton, Charles - THE JUNIOR BASKET MAKER(Dryad Press Leicester , 9th Imp. 1956) pp.35 Pages A book designed for beginners to basket making. 14x21.5cm. Photographic illustrations. Softcover v/g with owners name on front cover. Price: $13.20
	- THEY MADE IT THEIR HOME(, 2/21/2005 ) Pages The story of early settlement in Kenya illustrated by the Kenya Embroidery Panels. 50 coloured plates. The Kenya Embroideries were initiated by the East Africa Women`s League in 1957 and show as many facets as possible of life during the years of European settlement in Kenya, with glimpses of the human hopes and struggles which were an inevitable part of building a civilisation in a new and savage country. Each district has its own story. 21.5 x 28 cm. 0 Price: $13.20
	- Intro. by Elspeth HuxleyOn Special(, 2/21/2005 ) Pages East Africa Standard Ltd. Nairobi 0 Price: $Y
	Ortega y Gasset, Jose - VELAZQUEZ, GOYA AND THE DEHUMANIZATION OF ART(Studio Vista, London , 1972) pp.142 Pages All the significant writings on art of the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset. Illustrated. Introduction by Philip Troutman, curator of the Courtauld Institute Galleries, London.(Ortega y Gasset,1883 - 1955.) VG green cloth brds in Very Poor tattered d/w Price: $30.80
	Darracott, Joseph - WORLD OF CHARLES RICKETTS, THE(Eyre Methuen , 1980) pp.200 Pages Ricketss was an influential illustrator, painter, jewelry and theatre designer, art critic and collector in London 1890`s - 1930`s. Fine hardcover cloth brds in sl edgeworn d/w Price: $19.80

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