, 224 pages, illustrated in colour and black and white, complete

ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO (0000)

History

PHAIDON

Europe

Phaidon Press

Phaidon dictionary of twentieth century art

Reference

Dutton

Throughout the creation and shaping of the built environment has been at the forefront of human endeavour. The Story of Architecture is the account of how men and women of ingenuity and imagination have taken the most elementary of human needs and transformed them into some of the greatest manifestations of the human civilisation.

STORY OF ARCHITECTURE (0000)

Foreign Language Study & Reference

This updated edition, which includes a new chapter about art in the 1980s, explores artwork of the 20th century, from 1900 to the present day. The text examines the motives behind the main developments, and argues that they are serious and intelligent attempts to make art honest and significant. The author aims to help the reader form a relaxed and sympathetic relationship to art, while providing information and biographical details about some 200 artists.

STORY OF MODERN ART 2ND EDITION (0000)

VUILLARD (0000)

Biographies & Memoirs

Physical description; 160 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. Subjects; Art deco. Painting, Modern - 20th century.

ART DECO PAINTING

Arts & Photography

This illustrated history of chess examines the origins of the game, focusing on its development during the Renaissance, and the different cultures which have adopted it over the centuries. It also features photographs and descriptions of chess sets of exceptional beauty.

Chess; An Illustrated History

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

NY 1992 first edition. Rizzoli. Hardcover small folio. 240p. Over 120 color plates. Black cloth. Fine except for remainder dot and line on lower closed page edges. Near Fine dj (one inchlong closed tear along one fold line. ISBN 084781593-5

PAULA REGO

History & Criticism

Part of a series of practical art books created for children between the ages of seven and 12, this book deals with watercolour painting. It explains in simple terms the nature of watercolour and how to use and control the paints, brushes and paper to achieve different effects.

LEARN TO PAINT WITH WATERCOLOUR (0000)

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LEARN TO DRAW WITH WAX CRAYONS (0000)

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