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A Collection of Books on Art History, Photography, Architecture, and Aviation. Various, 1940-2009. (DJ) - This assortment of books comprises various hardcover and softcover volumes focused on art history, photography, architecture, and aviation. The collection includes notable titles such as Photographs for the Tsar: The Pioneering Color Photography of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II, edited by Robert H. Allshouse (Dial Press, 1980); Flying the Colors: The Unseen Treasures of Nineteenth-Century American Marine Art by Alan Granby and Janice Hyland (Hudson River Press, 2009); and Vermeer: The Complete Paintings by Norbert Schneider (Taschen, 2000). Architectural and miniature-focused works include The White House in Miniature by Gail Buckland (W.W. Norton and Company, 1994), The Pistner House: A Master in Miniature by Patricia Pistner (Naples Museum of Art, 2001), and a softcover reprint of Wrought Iron in Architecture: An Illustrated Survey by Gerald K. Geerlings (Dover Publications, 1983). Regional history is represented by Baltimore Then and Now by Alexander D. Mitchell IV (Westcliffe Publishers, 2001) and Jersey: Through the Lens Again (Phillimore, 1999). A vintage edition of Fighting Planes of the World by Major Bernard A. Law, illustrated by Barry Bart (Random House, 1940, New and Revised Edition), is also included. Most volumes are quarto or folio in format and feature extensive color plates and black-and-white illustrations. Pickup is Friday, July 31, from Noon to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB99