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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dustjacket. Shelf wear to edges of jacket. Small tear and scratch on dj.

Hard Back. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Assumed First Edtion. 143 Pages Indexed. Contents in Five Chapters: Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism and Post War Developments. The last years of the 19th Century heralded the onset of the modern age. The Industrial Revolution rumbled on; electricity and photography were nascent sciences; innovative technologies were bursting upon an advancing Western world and the first fine art to be called 'modern' (by later art historians) was being created by Manet, Cezanne, Monet and their contemporaries. In the decorative arts, too, signs of a new age were beginning to reveal themselves, in techniques, materials, themes, influences and purpose. From now on a series of exciting new movements was to arise from the interaction between the past ansi this new industrial era, sometimes reacting against and sometimes revelling in the machine age. This book takes a broad look at the four major movements - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism - and the subsequent developments in the decorative arts from 1890 to the present day. It is of necessity simplified, because although each of the movements is distinct and distinguishable from the others in itself, the divisions between them are far from being as clear-cut as the chapter headings imply. The phases of transition from one style to another were often subtle and fluid, and indeed the classification of a particular designer or piece of design under one heading or another may be arguable - one author's Modernism can easily become another's Art Deco. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Wear to cover. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small mark to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 143pp. Very well illustrated review of some of the most striking and pioneering movements in decorative arts in the 20th century including Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 11.25 x 8.75 inches.…

Paperback quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour & single-colour cartoons, coloured edges, minor edgewear. Unnum pp. Hints on drawing cartoons and comic strips. The step-by-step instructions by four professional cartoonists reveal the tricks of the trade to get you started. How to create a host of entertaining cartoon characters, building up your drawings in easy stages.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1104 pages. 9.68x6.87x6.97 inches. In Stock.