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Edward Bawden's London by Peyton Skipwith 9781851778461
RRP: $29.23$23.30Published for the first time in paperback, this best selling book shows London as represented by Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989) in prints, posters, drawings, paintings, murals and advertising material produced during his long career. The wide range of... -
The Routledge Companion to William Morris by Florence S. Boos 9780367560881
RRP: $85.78$74.96William Morris (1834–96) was an English poet, decorative artist, translator, romance writer, book designer, preservationist, socialist theorist, and political activist, whose admirers have been drawn to the sheer intensity of his artistic endeavors and... -
Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker by Aoife Brady
RRP: $68.25$57.66The first monograph to examine Lavinia Fontana's work in over two decades, and the first to focus on her striking portraits Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker explores this female Renaissance artist's fascinating biography and the cultural... -
One Afternoon by Sian James 9781910263372
RRP: $31.20$29.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910263372Author Sian JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books Ltd -
Botanical Painting with Gouache by Simon Williams
RRP: $38.98$27.92A practical guide to using gouache in botanical painting, by a leading botanical painter. Gouache is an opaque water-based medium, often called body colour, that produces crisp and vibrant paintings, and is becoming increasingly popular in botanical... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre by John Russell Brown
RRP: $55.56$40.83Authoritative and wide-ranging, this absorbing account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievemenst over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to... -
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction by Julian Stallabrass
RRP: $17.53$12.58Contemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing globalization there is growing interest in questions over the nature of contemporary art today, and the identity of who is controlling its future. In... -
Beautiful Portrait Painting in Oils: Keys to Mastering Diverse Skin Tones and More by Chris Saper
RRP: $46.78$31.53How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the... -
Art Forms from the Abyss by Peter J. le B. Williams
RRP: $43.88$31.90From jewellery designers to scientists, graphic artists to naturalists, the range of people inspired by Ernst Haeckel's illustrations continues to grow. Following up on Prestel's Art Forms in Nature and Art Forms from the Ocean, this new collection... -
Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939 by Virginia Nicholson
RRP: $31.18$22.64Virginia Nicholson's Among the Bohemians is a portrait of England's artistic community in the first half of the twentieth century, engaged in a grand experiment.Subversive, eccentric and flamboyant - the Bohemians ate garlic and didn't always wash; they... -
Curatorial Activism: Towards an Ethics of Curating by Maura Reilly
RRP: $48.75$32.72Only 16% of the most recent Venice Biennale artists were female. A mere 14% of MoMA's 2016 display is by non-white artists. Only one third of artists represented by US galleries are female, but over two-thirds of the enrolment in art and art-history... -
Star Wars Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Christian Blauvelt 9780241305751
RRP: $25.33$17.41Don't know your Wookiees from your Wampas? If the Star Wars saga has you stumped, we've got your back. Star Wars Made Easy gives you everything you need to get you around the galaxy. Star Wars is a global phenomenon and the Force has truly reawakened. So... -
Sean Scully: La Deep by Sean Scully 9780947830908
RRP: $64.35$42.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947830908Author Sean ScullyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Lisson GalleryPublisher Lisson GalleryWeight(grams) 550g -
Bring Me the Arse of Saddam: A True Story of an SAS Man at War with the British Establishment by Nigel Ely 9780995660502
RRP: $19.48$17.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995660502Author Nigel ElyFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint TrebletapPublisher TrebletapWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm -
For Creative Geographies: Geography, Visual Arts and the Making of Worlds by Harriet Hawkins
RRP: $85.78$74.96This book provides the first sustained critical exploration, and celebration, of the relationship between Geography and the contemporary Visual Arts. With the growth of research in the Geohumanities and the Spatial Humanities, there is an imperative to... -
Color Cute Coloring Book: Perfectly Portable Pages by Jess Volinski
RRP: $7.78$5.81Take this perfectly portable little adult coloring book along wherever you go, and you ll always be ready to color whenever inspiration strikes! Inside you ll find dozens of adorable owls, mandalas, flowers, rainbows, hearts, and so much more. Each... -
Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism by Todd Bradway
RRP: $87.75$66.71Whether as a reaction to our technological present or as a manifestation of fears concerning our environmental future, depictions of the natural world in painting have never seemed more pertinent or urgent. Some of the most ambitious, crucial and... -
Michelangelo: A Life on Paper by Leonard Barkan 9780691147666
RRP: $81.90$67.55Michelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Piet, and the dome of St. Peter's. Yet throughout his seventy-five year career, he was engaged in another artistic act that until now has been largely... -
Dynamic Anatomy by Burne Hogarth
RRP: $50.68$35.06Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than forty years, Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is recognised worldwide as the classic, indispensable text on artistic anatomy. Now revised, expanded and completely redesigned with more than 75 never... -
Velázquez by Norbert Wolf
RRP: $29.25$22.15Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (June 1599 - August 6, 1660) is not only a leading light of the Spanish Golden Age, but among the most celebrated masters in all Western art history. Monet and Renoir, Corot... -
Letters of Note: Art by Shaun Usher
RRP: $13.63$9.44In Letters of Note: Art, Shaun Usher celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstasy of producing work that excites, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. Includes... -
Fantastic Ornament, Series Two: 118 Designs and Motifs by A. Hauser 9780486491219
RRP: $12.66$8.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486491219Author A. HauserFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm)... -
Algorithms for Emergency Medicine by Mark Harrison 9780198829133
RRP: $75.06$73.03Delivering Emergency Medicine involves constant challenges to the emergency clinician, seen in the frequency of severely unwell patients, the wide breadth of conditions encountered, and the urgency required in diagnosis and treatment. Concise, and,... -
Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy by Valerie Hedquist
RRP: $77.98$68.37The reception of Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy from its origins to its appearances in contemporary visual culture reveals how its popularity was achieved and maintained by diverse audiences and in varied venues. Performative manifestations resulted in... -
Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900 by Andreas Marks
$93.19Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s... -
Peter Doig by Peter Doig
RRP: $107.25$102.88In every generation of artists, there are a few who propose a new set of ques- tions and alter the way we understand art. Peter Doig is such an artist. This handsome monograph considers the painter's entire career, beginning with the early work ... -
Marina And The Curse Of The Royal Yugoslavian Academy Of Art by Miriam Elia 9781739144227
RRP: $19.48$13.26With full colour illustrations and simple text: this book tells the well loved ancient folklore story of Marina, a simple traditional forest dwelling Yugoslavian mother of many children, who led a double life as a misunderstood radical performance artist... -
The Outstanding Actor: Seven Keys to Success by Mr Ken Rea
RRP: $44.83$39.49Drawing on Ken Rea's 35 years' teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, The Outstanding Actor identifies seven key qualities that the most successful actors manifest, along with practical exercises that help... -
They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple
RRP: $25.35$25.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906462567Author Dorothy WhippleFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books Ltd -
The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil: Over 40 Step-by-Step Demonstrations for Both Traditional and Watercolor Pencils by Gary Greene
RRP: $50.68$33.89This book provides all the information artists need to experience success with both traditional and watercolour pencils. Readers will enjoy basic techniques, easy solutions to common problems, tips to finding the right tools, guidance for taking... -
Rosie Sanders' Flowers: A celebration of botanical art by Rosie Sanders
RRP: $58.50$38.63Flowers by Rosie Sanders is a large-format book that showcases over 80 of her finest flower paintings in exquisite detail. Often compared to the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, Rosie Sanders's botanical paintings lie at the extreme end of botanical art - they... -
Francis Bacon: The Major Works by Francis Bacon
RRP: $25.33$18.97This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing - the major prose in full, together with sixteen other... -
Francis Bacon (British Artists) by Andrew Brighton
RRP: $29.23$19.36When Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucufixion was exhibited in 1945 Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) instantly became the most controversial painter in the country. By the end of his life his status as one of the giants of modern art was... -
Art and Architecture of Sicily by Julian Treuherz
RRP: $77.90$61.05Art and Architecture of Sicily is the first book to cover the rich artistic heritage of Sicily from prehistory up to the late 20th century. Sicily's strategic position in the centre of the Mediterranean led to settlement or conquest by a succession of... -
The Elizabethan Image: An Introduction to English Portraiture, 1558-1603 by Roy Strong
RRP: $55.58$46.16The new paperback edition of Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture Written for the general reader, Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture synthesizes scholarship and research on this subject into a concise... -
The Art of Chinese Living: An Inheritance of Tradition (in 4 volumes) by Xiang Yao 9780008400002
RRP: $156.00$106.68Chronicling the traditions of Chinese life and culture, The Art of Chinese Living is a visual cornucopia and an epic cultural immersion into everything from cuisine and history to art and rituals, calligraphy and music to artefacts and interiors, and... -
Objects in Exile: Modern Art and Design across Borders, 1930–1960 by Robin Schuldenfrei 9780691232669
RRP: $107.25$83.67An essential examination of how emigration and resettlement defined modernismIn the fraught years leading up to World War II, many modern artists and architects emigrated from continental Europe to the United States and Britain. The experience of exile... -
Adulterer's Tongue: An Anthology of Welsh Poetry in Translation by Bobi Jones
RRP: $29.15$20.94The Adulterer's Tongue casts a brilliant light on the world of Welsh-language poetry. Poetry has been written in Welsh for over fifteen hundred years: an ancient literature, it is also a vibrant part of the culture of modern Europe, often overlooked by... -
A New History of Italian Renaissance Art by Stephen J. Campbell 9780500239759
RRP: $97.50$92.92Campbell and Cole, respected teachers and active researchers, draw on traditional and current scholarship to present complex interpretations in this new edition of their engaging account of Italian Renaissance art. The book's unique decade-by-decade... -
The Wit and Wisdom of James Bond by Simon Ward 9781789098198
RRP: $29.23$13.36"Bond. James Bond." The iconic line from James Bond's first big-screen scene has been endlessly quoted and imitated since, and the memorable dialogue and witty one-liners stand alongside the glamorous locations, breath-taking stunts and creative gadgets...