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Sir Richard Wallace: Connoisseur, Collector & Philanthropist by Suzanne Higgott 9781843682264
RRP: $87.75$60.16A richly illustrated book about the celebrated connoisseur, collector and philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), published by the Wallace Collection to mark the bicentenary of his birth. Includes 490 illustrations and new information on... -
Thomas Telford by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: $29.23$22.52Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London where he was involved in building additions to... -
Titian's Touch: Art, Magic and Philosophy by Maria Loh 9781789140828
RRP: $35.00$25.97At the end of his long, prolific life, Titian was rumored to paint directly on the canvas with his bare hands. He would slide his fingers across bright ridges of oil paint, loosening the colors, blending, blurring, and then bringing them together again... -
Short Life in a Strange World: Birth to Death in 42 Panels by Toby Ferris
RRP: $39.00$26.79Sure to be hailed alongside H is for Hawk and The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist's work, and a moving and intimate... -
Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation by James Stourton 9780007493418 [USED COPY]
RRP: $58.50$5.17SHORTLISTED FOR THE BERGER PRIZE FOR BRITISH ART HISTORY 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR ... -
Thoroughly Modern: The pioneering life of Barbara Ker-Seymer, photographer, and her brilliant Bohemian friends Sarah Knights 9780349011493
RRP: $25.33$16.77The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds as thoroughly maniacal as it was modern' Daily Telegraph'I just... -
The Life and Works of Glasgow Architects James Miller and John James Burnet by John Stewart, FRIBA, FRSA 9781849954914
RRP: $35.08$29.78This is the first full biography of two of Scotland's most eminent Architects, James Miller and John James Burnet. While born just three years apart into very different circumstances - Burnet was the son of a wealthy Glasgow architect and Miller a... -
Mr Barry's War: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the Great Fire of 1834 by Caroline Shenton 9780198707202
RRP: $29.23$21.35When the brilliant classical architect Charles Barry won the competition to build a new, Gothic, Houses of Parliament in London he thought it was the chance of a lifetime. It swiftly turned into the most nightmarish building programme of the century... -
Life, Letters, and Poetry by Michelangelo 9780199537365
RRP: $21.43$15.15The poems have been rendered into vigorous contemporary English. A selection of Michelangelo's letters, many of the to important contemporaries such as Vasari and Duke Cosimo, is accompanied by the `Life' of the great artist written by his pupil Ascanio... -
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard by Christopher Wallace
RRP: $48.75$32.04An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist, wildlife photographer, and bon vivant enthralled and... -
Carolee Schneemann: From Then and Beyond by Carolee Schneemann
RRP: $74.10$57.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783903572966Author Carolee SchneemannFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Verlag fur Moderne KunstPublisher Verlag fur Moderne Kunst -
I Shock Myself: Beatrice Wood, Career Woman of Art by Beatrice Wood 9780764355950
RRP: $37.03$23.93In her own charming, spirited, and readable style, Beatrice Wood tells us the story of her unorthodox life and her influence on 20th-century art. Rebellious, radical, and romantic, Wood (1893-1998) defied propriety to become a true national, and... -
The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer by Joe McNally
RRP: $81.90$52.12When Joe McNally moved to New York City in 1976, his first job was at the Daily News as a copyboy, the wretched dog of the newsroom. He was earning the lowest pay grade possible and living in a cheap hotel in Manhattan. Life was not glamorous. But with... -
Blood And Champagne: The Life And Times Of Robert Capa by Alex Kershaw 9780306813566
$27.85Robert Capa, one of the finest photojournalists and combat photographers of the twentieth century, covered every major conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the early conflict in Vietnam. Always close to the action, he created some of the most enduring... -
Mrs Delany: A Life by Clarissa Campbell Orr
RRP: $68.25$58.44The first comprehensive biography of Mary Granville Delany - the artist and court insider whose flower collages, in particular, continue to inspire widespread admiration Mrs Delany is best remembered for her captivating paper collages of flowers, but... -
Gego: Measuring Infinity by Gertrud Goldschmidt
RRP: $109.20$74.63Gego infused her art with architecture and engineering to create unique works of delicate suspense Accompanying the first major museum retrospective exhibition of Gego's work in the US in more than 15 years, this expansive, definitive catalog charts... -
Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory by Griselda Pollock 9780300100723
RRP: $97.50$84.34A long-awaited, new interpretation of Charlotte Salomon's singular and complex modern artwork, Life? or Theatre? Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) is renowned for a single, monumental, modernist artwork, Life? or Theatre? (Leben? oder Theater?), comprising... -
The Invisible Painting: My Memoir of Leonora Carrington by Gabriel Weisz Carrington
RRP: $35.08$25.66Since her death in 2011, the legendary Surrealist Leonora Carrington has been reconstructed and reinvented many times over. In this book, Gabriel Weisz Carrington draws on remembered conversations and events to demythologise his mother, revealing the... -
Addison Mizner: The Architect Whose Genius Defined Palm Beach by Stephen Perkins
RRP: $74.10$58.44In words and photographs, the story of visionary architect Addison Mizner * Introduced the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles to southern Florida * Designed and developed the resort town of Boca Raton * Designed the exquisite... -
Maybe The People Would Be The Times by Lucy Sante
RRP: $42.88$28.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891241574Author Lucy SanteFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Verse Chorus Press,U.S.Publisher Puncture Publications -
War Paint: Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein: Their Lives, their Times, their Rivalry by Lindy Woodhead
RRP: $25.33$17.55War Paint is the story of two extraordinary women, Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein, and the legacy they left: a story of feminine vanity and marketing genius. Behind the gloss and glamour lay obsession with business and rivalry with... -
Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude
RRP: $39.00$26.03***One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022******One of The New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2022***'Exuberantly entertaining' NYT Book Review'Mark Braude's writing and subject make this book irresistible, as was Kiki herself.' Jim Jarmusch'A... -
Paris Letters by Janice MacLeod
RRP: $29.23$27.50A New York Times bestsellerFor readers of Eat Pray Love, Under the Tuscan Sun, and The 4-Hour Workweek, comes a funny, romantic, and inspiring travel memoir about a woman who quits her job, moves to Paris, and finds love-and herself.With romantic Paris... -
Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram Van Velde by Charles Juliet
RRP: $21.43$14.39Itself a mixture of idolatry, deft characterization, and critical insight, "Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram Van Velde" is both an entertaining and insightful contribution to our understanding of the lives and thoughts of two masters.About the... -
A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907 1917: The Painter of Modern Life by John Richardson
RRP: $78.00$57.31John Richardson draws on the same combination of lively writing, critical astuteness, exhaustive research, and personal experience which made a bestseller out of the first volume and vividly recreates the artist's life and work during the crucial decade... -
The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 by Molly Peacock
RRP: $29.23$22.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608196975Author Molly PeacockFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 625g -
Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei 9781984862990
RRP: $39.00$26.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984862990Author Ai WeiweiFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Antoni Gaudí by Michael Eaude 9781789148374
RRP: $25.33$17.73The celebrated art nouveau architect Antoni Gaudi was a contradictory figure: a deeply religious, politically right-wing man who nevertheless created revolutionary, lyrical buildings. This book explores Gaudi's life, work and influences, from Catalan... -
The Women Who Changed Architecture: Women Who Changed Architecture by Jan Cigliano Hartman
RRP: $68.25$47.91A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion Mahony Griffin passed the architectural licensure exam in 1898 and created exquisite... -
De Kooning: American Master by Mark Stevens
RRP: $58.50$41.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Ambassador Book Award 2005 and L.A. Times book Prize (Biography) 2004 and National Book Critics Circle Awards 2005 and Pulitzer Prize 2005.Book InformationISBN... -
Sir John Soane, Architect by Dorothy Stroud 9781900357029
RRP: $37.03$25.80Sir John Soane (1753-1837) has come to be regarded as one of the great architects of late 18th and early 19th century Europe, and contemporary architects and designers are becoming increasingly influenced by the subtleties of the unique 'Soane style'... -
Ever Yours: The Essential Letters by Vincent van Gogh
RRP: $78.00$68.62"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." -W. H. Auden In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and... -
Bernini: His Life and His Rome by Franco Mormando 9780226538525
RRP: $51.68$49.80Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo,... -
Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando by Stefan Kanfer
RRP: $25.33$16.69Marlon Brando will never cease to fascinate us: for his triumphs as an actor (On the Waterfront, The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris), as well as his disasters; for the power of the screen portrayals he gave, and for his turbulent, tumultuous personal... -
Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography By Dave Gibbons by Dave Gibbons
RRP: $93.58$63.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506729053Author Dave GibbonsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S. -
Thomas Bewick: Great Northern Artist by Thomas Bewick 9781723702488
RRP: $11.68$10.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781723702488Author Thomas BewickFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm)... -
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography by Meryle Secrest
$39.86This biography focuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures and colourful friends and family. The author had unprecedented access to an archive of over 100,000 of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books, and she also interviewed... -
Pans Daughter: The Magical World of Rosaleen Norton by Nevill Drury 9781906958411
RRP: $44.83$29.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958411Author Nevill DruryFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 630g -
Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz by Cynthia Carr
RRP: $29.23$22.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608194193Author Cynthia CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 818g -
Turn Up The Strobe: The KLF, The JAMS, The Timelords - A History by Ian Shirley
RRP: $29.23$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909454637Author Ian ShirleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Cherry Red RecordsPublisher Cherry Red Records