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All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker by George Daniels
RRP: $68.25$52.90The remarkable story of George Daniels, the master craftsman who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. George Daniels (1926-2011) stands alone in modern times as the inventor of the... -
Life of Picasso: v. 4 by John Richardson
RRP: $68.25$49.32'A masterpiece' Sunday Times'Magisterial... thrilling' Guardian'Terrifically enjoyable' Daily TelegraphThe beautifully illustrated, long-awaited final volume of John Richardson's magisterial Life of Picasso, drawing on original research from interviews... -
Look Again: The Autobiography by David Bailey 9781509896820 [USED COPY]
RRP: $39.00$5.27Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon.'Rollicking . . . with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' - Daily Mail'Brilliant' - TelegraphDavid Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960... -
Look Again: The Autobiography by David Bailey
RRP: $39.00$31.28Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon.'Rollicking . . . with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' - Daily Mail'Brilliant' - TelegraphDavid Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960... -
Carrington: A Life by Professor Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina 9780393313284
RRP: $43.88$38.51Here is an absorbing biography of the English artist Dora Carrington, who called herself simply "Carrington". She was a woman who made a vivid impression on those she met-she was portrayed (or caricatured), for example, in novels by Wyndham Lewis, D. H... -
Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons, and Illustrations of Tenniel by Frankie Morris
RRP: $86.29$63.10Best known today as the illustrator of Lewis Carroll's Alice books, John Tenniel was one of the Victorian era's chief political cartoonists. This extensively illustrated book is the first to draw almost exclusively on primary sources in family... -
A Middle-earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor by John Howe
RRP: $39.00$28.14Let acclaimed Tolkien artist John Howe take you on an unforgettable journey across Middle-earth, from Bag End to Mordor, in this richly illustrated sketchbook fully of previously unseen artwork, anecdotes and meditations on Middle-earth. ... -
A-Z Great Modern Artists by Andy Tuohy
RRP: $37.03$25.64A most striking, design-led reference book, A to Z Great Modern Artists features artist and graphic designer Andy Tuohy's portraits of 52 key modern artists, rendered in each artist's own characteristic style - including Aleksandr Rodchenko in his... -
Diary of a Lone Twin: A Memoir by David Loftus
RRP: $33.13$24.73A heart-rending memoir of love, loss and the unique relationship twins share.More than thirty years ago, David Loftus's cherished identical twin, John, passed away. Ever since, a day hasn't passed without David feeling the loss. In 1987, after recovering... -
This Dark Country: Women Artists, Still Life and Intimacy in the Early Twentieth Century by Rebecca Birrell
RRP: $21.43$13.88Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the William M B Berger Prize for British Art History 2022 Guardian Art Book of the Year 2021 A dazzling, boldly original work that tells the powerful and passionate stories of a... -
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts by Ian Collins
RRP: $33.13$29.27Born into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton (1922-2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but he called himself a "kind of Arcadian". His early art was influenced by Blake, Palmer, Miro, and Picasso... -
Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John Szwed 9780374282240
RRP: $50.68$33.89He was an anthropologist, a filmmaker, a painter, a folklorist, a mystic, and a walking encyclopedia. He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult, swapped drugs with Timothy Leary, jammed with Thelonious Monk, lived with Allen... -
The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader: Writings, Interviews, and Critical Responses by Jordana Moore Saggese 9780520305168
RRP: $58.50$46.20The first comprehensive collection of the words and works of a movement-defining artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) burst onto the art scene in the summer of 1980 as one of approximately one hundred artists exhibiting at the 1980 Times Square... -
Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe by Mary D. Garrard
RRP: $35.00$34.65Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic relationship to political power. Her powerful paintings with their vigorous... -
The See-Through House: My Father in Full Colour by Shelley Klein
RRP: $19.48$13.86'A charming account of a daughter, a house and a fastidious dad' Sunday TimesShelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid. With colourful glass panels set against a forest of trees, it was like living... -
Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny by Ann Marks 9781982166731
RRP: $29.23$19.03The definitive biography that unlocks the remarkable story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her images, many never seen before, placed for the first time in the context of her life... -
Vanessa Bell by Sarah Milroy
RRP: $48.75$38.77A stunning display of the vibrant and wide-ranging talent of Vanessa Bell in the first catalogue devoted to the artist. Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) has been known as the still, quiet centre around which the Bloomsbury Group revolved,. She was renowned... -
Thomas Heaphy, 1775-1835, First President of the Society of British Artists by William T Whitley 9781633916234
RRP: $18.72$15.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633916234Author William T WhitleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 254mm *... -
The Power of Art by Simon Schama
RRP: $58.50$43.97* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe,... -
Toast & Marmalade: Stories From the Kitchen Dresser, A Memoir by Emma Bridgewater
RRP: $21.43$14.43This is the black and white paperback edition of Toast & Marmalade and Other Stories, published in hardback in 2014 by Saltyard Books. If you would like the original colour illustrated version of Toast & Marmalade it is available in hardback. 'Emma... -
Willy Ronis by Willy Ronis: The Master Photographer's Unpublished Albums by Willy Ronis
RRP: $126.75$86.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080203724Author Willy RonisFormat HardbackPage Count 600Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 3780g -
Louise Nevelson: Art is Life by Laurie Wilson 9780500094013 [USED COPY]
RRP: $48.65$10.00Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. Her... -
Louise Nevelson: Art is Life by Laurie Wilson
RRP: $48.65$33.83Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. Her... -
How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris by Suzanne Fagence Cooper
RRP: $29.23$16.65William Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement - was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still with us today: but his wife Jane is too often relegated to a footnote,... -
Bold Dry Garden by Johanna Silver 9781604696707
RRP: $48.75$33.89"For those of you-and your numbers are growing-gardening in drought-stricken parts of the country, The Bold Dry Garden will quench your thirst for inspiration." -New York Times Book Review Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of... -
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts by Ian Collins 9780300255294
RRP: $58.50$41.54Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artist Born into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton (1922-2009) has been described as a Neo-Romantic, but... -
Raphael, Painter in Rome: A Novel by Stephanie Storey
RRP: $25.33$15.95Another Fabulous Art History Thriller by the Bestselling Author of Oil and Marble, Featuring the Master of Renaissance Perfection: Raphael! Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. Here, in Raphael,... -
Self-Portrait by Man Ray
RRP: $29.23$21.35In this remarkable autobiography, Man Ray - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the... -
Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration by Leonard S. Marcus 9781406357943
RRP: $58.50$40.95A fascinating, beautiful and definitive account of the life of esteemed artist Helen Oxenbury.Filled with insights that span Helen Oxenbury's life, from her early childhood through a unique career in children's books that began in 1964 and is still going... -
Judith Kerr's Creatures: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Judith Kerr by Judith Kerr
RRP: $58.50$39.33A lavishly illustrated retrospective in celebration of 100 years since Judith Kerr's birth, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and many other iconic books. Judith Kerr was one of the best-loved authors and... -
Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth-Jones 9781781310403 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$1.38For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist, his artwork is now sold at auction for... -
Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth-Jones 9781781310403
RRP: $19.48$13.96For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist, his artwork is now sold at auction for... -
Kaws by Monica Ramirez-Montagut
RRP: $78.00$68.09A vibrant look at the celebrated artist and designer KAWS.Multidisciplinary artist KAWS was first known for his work as a graffiti artist and his subersive approach to poular imagery on bus shelter and phone booth advertisements. This is the first... -
The Bloomsbury Group by Frances Spalding
$31.51'A delightful introduction to an enduring subject' - Angela Wintle, Sussex Life The most constructive and creative influence on English taste between the two wars, 'The Bloomsbury Group' was a union of friends who transformed British culture with their... -
Laura Knight: A life by Barbara C. Morden
RRP: $29.23$21.35Laura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most distinguished women artist of the early 20th century with an international reputation. This highly readable and objective biography covers her early years in Nottingham, her relationship with her husband... -
Matisse: The Life by Hilary Spurling
RRP: $29.23$21.35'Inspired, innovative, remarkable' Independent 'Spurling has done better than anyone else at uncovering intimate information about Matisse' GuardianThe abridged, one-volume edition of Hilary Spurling's critically acclaimed biography of Henri Matisse, one... -
Gee Vaucher: Introspective by Stevphen Shukaitis
RRP: $39.00$26.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273155Author Stevphen ShukaitisFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia -
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Illustrated by Gertrude Stein 9781594204609
RRP: $58.50$35.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594204609Author Gertrude SteinFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 970gDimensions(mm) 243mm *... -
Later ... With Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem by Mark Cooper 9780008424404
RRP: $21.43$14.14'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later...' Nick Cave 'Later... is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers' Dave Grohl Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Bjoerk... -
Elvis Presley: The Biography; The Fame, Gospel and Lonely Life of the King of Rock and Roll by United Library 9789493311367
RRP: $21.43$14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493311367Author United LibraryFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint United LibraryPublisher United LibraryWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...