A history of atlases, illustrated with over 300 color reproductions from the Cadbury Collection at the Birmingham England Central Library. Not all of the illustrations are of maps. Divided into 5 chapters, each with a general introduction followed by a discussion of individual atlas-makers. Illustrations have captions, sometimes extensive. With index and a list of atlases. Marbled endpapers. 160 pages. 1992, 4to., paper-covered boards, dust jacket..

The ATLAS Of ATLASES. The Map Makers' Vision of the World. Atlases from The Cadbury Collection, Birmingham Central Library.

Reference

Phillip Allen

Atlases & Maps

Harry Abrams

When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast! Rhyming text and detailed illustrations provide clues to help readers find out who committed the crime. Full color.

the eleventh hour, a curious mystery

Children's Books

Base,Graeme

Literature & Fiction

A definitive overview of the life and work of the great French Impressionist Edgar Degas features more than three hundred illustrations, many in color, along with two gatefolds, that capture the remarkable artistry of a great painter.

Degas

Arts & Photography

Gordon, Robert and Forge, Andrew

History & Criticism

Creatures that Glow illuminates the mysterious world of bioluminescence - the ability of living things to make their own light. Clear text and captions explain how and why some fish and other animals produce these dazzling effects and uncover the strange lives they lead. Each creature is illustrated in superb, close-up detail against a black background for spectacular effect.After you have closed this enthralling book, you can hang up the removable glow-in-the-dark poster of bioluminescent marine creatures - a radiant display of nature's most striking phenomena.

Creatures That Glow

Peter Dr. Ganeri, Anita and Herring

Marc Chagall

Meyer, Franz

History of Art

H.W. Janson

Book by Ben Shahn, Bernada Bryson Shahn

Ben Shahn,

Shahn, Bernarda Bryson

Traces the life and career of the controversial Irish painter, shows a variety of his portraits and figure studies, and assesses his place in modern art

Francis Bacon

BACON, FRANCIS

Ades, Dawn

Forge, Andrew

Forge, Dawn

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Dutch Treat, the Artist's Life, Written and Painted By Himself

Poortvilet, Rien

Painting

American Illustration 6: The Sixth Annual of American Editorial, Book, Advertising, Poster, Promotion Art, Unpublished Work and Film Animation

Business & Money

edtior Booth-Clibborn, Edward

Marketing & Sales

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