A collection of volumes primarily focusing on twentieth-century history, art, and reference. Notable titles in the group include People of Kau by Leni Riefenstahl (Collins, 1976), Jean Cocteau by Arthur King Peters (Thames and Hudson, 1986), and Hitler’s Wartime Picture Magazine: Signal (Bison Books). The lot includes a two-volume set of Funk and Wagnalls New Practical Standard Dictionary (Volume One A-L and Volume Two M-Z) in burgundy leather bindings with embossed titles. Other history and reference titles include World War II by David Shermer, Pompeii by Peter Connolly (Macdonald), and Adolf Hitler: Faces of a Dictator (Michael Joseph). Artistic and biographical works are represented by Felicien Rops by Arwas (Academy/St. Martins), Leonardo da Vinci by C.H. Monk (Hamlyn), Une Semaine de Bonte by Ernst (Dover), and Augustus John (Phaidon). The collection also contains topographical and architectural works such as Touring Guide to Britain (St Michael/AA), Your House – the outside view by John Prizeman, and Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard. The volumes consist of a mix of hardcover and softcover editions in octavo and quarto sizes.
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