261. Baker, Christopher (Editor).

Painting the World. Compiled by Christopher Baker to accompany the BBC TV series Painting the World.

London, BBC Educational Developments, 1994. 21 cm x 24 cm. 64 pages. With many colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

262. Ayrton, Michael.

Paintings by Michael Ayrton.

London, Grey Walls Press, 1948. Large Octavo. 17 pages of text with 40 leaves of plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

263. Wilt, Koos de.

Passie voor kunst. 31 interviews met prominente kunstliefhebbers.

Wormer, Inmerc, 2003. 23 cm x 17 cm. 191 pagina’s / pages. Met enkele illustraties in kleur en zwart-wit / With several black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Softcover. Afkomstig uit de bibliotheek van de modeontwerper Frans Molenaar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage. Persoonlijke geschreven inscriptie op halftitel blad / From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private inscription on half title page.

264. de Salvo, Donna.

Past Imperfect. [The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York] A Museum Looks at Itself. With Essays by Maurice Berger, Alan Wallach and a contribution by Judith Barry.

Southhampton, The Parrish Art Museum, 1993. 24 x 31 cm. 80 pages. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

265. Francblin, Catherine/Henric, Jacques/Millet, Catherine/Pleynet, Marcelin/Sarduy, Severo/Scarpetta, Guy/Sollers, Philippe.

Peinture américaine.

Première Édition. Paris, Éditions Galilée, 1980. 21 x 13 cm. 200 pages. Broché / Softcover. Très Bon état général. Couverture illustrée. Texte très propre. Art press.

266. Balth, Carel.

Perception of the line.

Number 479 of 400 copies. Vreeland, Carel Blaith, 1975. 25 cm x 22,5 cm. 82 pages. Original Softcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

267. Le Brocquy, Louis.

Personal copies of an early set of 18 photographs [contacts] of works by Louis le Brocquy, mostly titled and annotated / explained by Louis le Brocquy himself verso. Some of the photographs refer to very early works of le Brocquy. Some have no entries by le Brocquy verso, some have quite extensive information like “Sold to:…..” / Also included is an original, very early exhibition catalogue (Louis le Brocquy’s personal copy of the catalogue) for an exhibition in Mayfair/″Gimpel Fils” – November 1959. The catalogue has several annotations and underlinings in le Brocquy’s hand and included are most of the original photographs of works le Brocquy selected for the printing of the catalogue.

Loandon / Mayfair, Gimpel Fils, 1959. Octavo. 12 pages plus four photographs directly related to the exhibition catalogue / 18 photographs of earlier works. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning, really original set of interesting ephemera from the artist’s personal collection, given to his friend John Montague. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

268. Smit, Peter.

Peter Smit.

Fijnaart, Museum van Lien, 2008. 22 cm x 22 cm. 35 pagina’s / pages. Met talrijke illustraties in kleur / With many colour illustrations throughout book. Original Hardcover met stofomslag. Met een mylar beschermlaag / Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. In zeer goede staat met slechts weinig sporen van slijtage / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

269. Alderson, Simon / Ball, Ralph / Barber, Edward.

Phaidon Design Classics – Volume One / Volume Two / Volume Three.

Original Edition. Three Volumes (Complete set). New York, Phaidon Press Limited, 2006. Quarto. 3300 pages with thousands of illustrations. Original Hardcover in special collectors protective Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. The protective Mylar was especially cut so the volumes can be handled without damage to the aesthetic bindings.

270. [Evergood, Philip] Valente, Alfredo.

Philip Evergood. A Painter of Ideas.

First Edition. New York, The Gallery of Modern Art, 1969. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 27 numbered pages followed by 118 plates. Original paperback (softcover). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Small lesion to frontcover.