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Dover Publications
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Signs, seals, and symbols — from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies to the intriguing signs of the zodiac — are recorded here by two of the world's foremost experts in the field of graphic art. More than 400 black-and-white illustrations depict the planets, the Milky Way, comets, meteors, and other galactic marvels. |
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Alice falls down a rabbit hole, changes size unexpectedly, and attends a tea party given by a March Hare. Along the way, she meets such unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, the autocratic Red Queen, and other fanciful folk. 42 original illustrations by John Tenniel. |
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The finest collection of art by one of the greatest English book illustrators. A stunning full-colour treasury of the finest illustrations by the famed English artist. Rackham's subjects ranged from fairy tales and children's stories to Wagner's operas. This superbly printed work includes more than 80 full-page plates that span his entire artistic output. The illustrations in this handsome volume have been beautifully reproduced directly from rare original editions. |
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Compiled by a master craftsman and teacher at the world-famous Ecole Boulle in Paris, this first-rate, all-encompassing collection includes boldly styled geometrics within frames and borders, dynamic designs combining circles, squares, and abstract figures, as well as starkly simplified versions of blossoms, masks, creatures of the animal kingdom, and other wood carvings. 158 black-and-white illustrations. |
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Focusing mainly on England, these illuminated engravings range from the 9th to the 15th century. Bursting with colour and detail, the 48 plates include Norman knights and archers, Richard the First, numerous earls, war horses, and weaponry. This is a Dover original selection from A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, Vols. 1-3, Henry G. Bohn, London, 1842. |
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From the pages of rare books come these 281 black-and-white illustrations of armor, weapons, and the men who lived and died with them. A sweeping range of extraordinary, authentic images includes swords, helmets, coats of mail, daggers, shields, battle-axes, warships, intricate battle scenes, and more, all loaded with historic interest. |
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his title features intimate photographs of the luminous movie star from the summer of 1953 — unseen until now. In the summer of 1953, John Vachon, then a photographer for Look magazine, drew the assignment to cover three American films being shot on location in the Canadian Rockies. In one of those shoots, Vachon captured a Marilyn Monroe rarely seen in the thousands of carefully styled photographs issued by her studio and handlers. Here is the reigning movie star of the 1950s with her guard down, giving Vachon unusual access and repeated opportunity to capture her sexual charisma as the ultimate 'girl next door'. Unexplainably, only two of these magnificent pictures made their way into the magazine. The rest were filed away for nearly sixty years — until now. Facsimiles of Vachon's handwritten daily letters to his wife and insightful original essays on both Marilyn and the photographer make this book a treasure for Marilyn collectors as well as lovers of fine photography. This is a Calla Editions Original. |
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Twelve powerful works of fiction, including Pushkin's The Queen of Spades, Gogol's The Overcoat, Turgenev's The District Doctor, Dostoyevsky's White Nights, Tolstoy's How Much Land Does a Man Need?, plus The Clothes Mender by Leskov, The Lady with the Toy Dog by Chekhov, Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Gorky, Lazarus by Andreyev, and more. |
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Six selections from the famed Russian showcase his natural aptitude for detail, dialogue, humor, and compassion. Includes The Darling, a poignant piece supporting the claim that life has no meaning without love; as well as The Kiss, Anna on the Neck, The Man in a Case, The Malefactor, and the title story. |
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Most significant of the Russian novelist's early stories (1846) offers a straight-faced treatment of a hallucinatory theme. Golyadkin senior is a powerless target of persecution by Golyadkin junior, his double in almost every respect. Familiar Dostoyevskan themes of helplessness, victimization, scandal — beautifully handled in this small masterpiece. |
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The Kreutzer Sonata portrays an intense conflict between sexual desire and moral constraint. How Much Land Does a Man Need? Is a simple, moving tale of peasant life with a moral lesson; the hero of The Death of Ivan Ilych, after a lifetime of struggle, finds faith and love only as he faces death. Explanatory footnotes. |
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Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features Nevski Prospect and The Portrait. |
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This novel brought its 24-year-old author critical and public acclaim nearly overnight. Written in the form of letters, it recounts a blossoming romance amid St. Petersburg's slums between a middle-aged writer and a much younger seamstress. Compact and easy to read, it represents an excellent introduction to Dostoyevsky's work. |
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This treasury of elegantly detailed designs and popular motifs draws on centuries-old Japanese art and the serenity of nature for its stunning black-and-white images. Lush cherry blossoms, enchanting geishas, lute players, tea ceremonies, plus decorative fish and animals will inspire new patterns for everything from fabrics to needlework. A bonus CD-ROM includes digital files of all of the images in the book. This is a reprint of Artistic Japan, Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, Ltd., 1888-1889. |
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From the author of Crime and Punishment comes this remarkable collection of short fiction.Ten compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky's characteristic themes of spiritual torment and psychological conflict, evoke life in Czarist Russia. Featured stories include Dream of a Ridiculous Man, The Honest Thief, A Gentil Creature, and the title work. |
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This volume showcases more than 100 illustrations published with the works of the English language's greatest dramatist. Arranged by play, the full-color images exhibit the rich diversity of artistic styles and treatments applied to each work. Featured artists include Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Charles Robinson, John Austen, Frank Pape, Charles Folkard, Louis Rhead, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and John William Waterhouse. |
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Selected from a rare Victorian sourcebook, here are 286 lavish illustrations for graphic artists and crafters: wallpaper patterns, columns and pilasters, curtain arms and window blinds, doorknockers, bell pulls, and much more. A virtual paradise of patterns and motifs, each crisp illustration is royalty-free and ready-to-use. |
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher. |
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Compact anthology features many of the best works by 59 poets writing in English — from the complex rhyme schemes of Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare's lovely sonnets to William Blake's visionary works and John Keats' profound insights into the nature of beauty, art, and mortality. Includes an introduction and brief commentaries on the poets represented. |
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Van Gogh's famous sunflowers, Monet's beloved waterlilies, and scenes by Renoir and Manet of sun-dappled leisure — all appear in this collection of the best and most popular Impressionist paintings. Additional contributors include Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Pissarro, Cassatt, Seurat, and many others. Great for art, craft, and educational projects. |
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