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  • The Journey from Chester to London. by PENNANT, Thomas
    PENNANT, Thomas
    The Journey from Chester to London.

    London: Printed For Wilkie and Robinson;...And J. Johnson and Co, 1811. Later edition. Half leather hardback binding. Gilt titles to spine. Complete with six plates - five portraits (including frontis) and one view. Boards are very worn, and the front board is almost detached. Previous owner's name to half title. Only very light foxing. A reasonable copy. [1], viii, 622 pp. 225 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2978
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  • The Londoner's England. by BOTT, Alan
    BOTT, Alan
    The Londoner's England. Contemporary water colours and drawings of London and the Home Counties reproduced by Colour and Duochrome lithography and by Half Tone

    London: Avalon Press, 1947. First edition hardback. Cream coloured boards with red embossed text to the front board and spine. Nice clean copy. No wrapper. Internally clean and tidy. viii, 192. pages. 280 by 225mm (11 by 8¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3086
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  • The Luton Auguries. by PRUS, Timothy
    PRUS, Timothy
    The Luton Auguries.

    Paris: RVB Books, 2017. First Edition. Soft cover, in silver photographic paper jacket. Features newspaper archive of 106 b/w photographs, and text in English, both by Timothy Prus. There is a loosely inserted French translation for each photo caption. This book was the result of the purchase of the newspaper archives of the city of Luton, England. A vast source of material, from which Timothy Prus selected a series of images to create a surrealist story line. Prus had been interested in amateur photography / found images long before this became accepted in most of contemporary art. The book is in a near fine condition, and appears almost unread. 112 pages. 185 x 130 mm (7¼ x 5 inches).

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    Paris: RVB Books, 2017. First Edition. Soft cover, in silver photographic paper jacket. Features newspaper archive of 106 b/w photographs, and text in English, both by Timothy Prus. There is a loosely inserted French translation for each photo caption. This book was the result of the purchase of the newspaper archives of the city of Luton, England. A vast source of material, from which Timothy Prus selected a series of images to create a surrealist story line. Prus had been interested in amateur photography / found images long before this became accepted in most of contemporary art. The book is in a near fine condition, and appears almost unread. 112 pages. 185 x 130 mm (7¼ x 5 inches).

    . Première édition. Couverture souple, dans une jaquette en papier photographique argenté. Comprend des archives de journaux, 106 photographies en noir et blanc, et un texte, tous deux de Timothy Prus. Il y a une traduction française insérée pour chaque légende de photo. Ce livre est le résultat de l'achat des archives des journaux de la ville de Luton, en Angleterre. Une vaste source de matériel, à partir de laquelle Timothy Prus a sélectionné une série d'images pour créer une histoire surréaliste. Prus s'est intéressé à la photographie amateur et aux images trouvées bien avant que cela ne soit accepté par la plupart des artistes contemporains. Le livre est dans un état proche de la perfection et semble ne pas avoir été lu. 112 pages. 185 x 130 mm

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    Book ID: 4353
    View basket More details Price: £25.00