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Paula Modersohn-Becker by 9780500025628
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £12.43An accessible introduction to the life and work of this trailblazing pioneer of early modernism, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy, London. Paula Modersohn-Becker... -
The Work of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: Economy as Ethic by Robert McCarter
RRP: £60.00Booksplease Price: £42.60MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, the influential and award-winning firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have an international reputation. Producing a wide range of projects both in Canada and... -
Time Will Tell by Donald Greig 9780857286246
RRP: £16.95Booksplease Price: £16.88Andrew Eiger, an ambitious American musicologist, is stuck in a small college in the Midwest when fate delivers him an original fifteenth-century manuscript. It's his calling card to the finest... -
Ballenesque: Roger Ballen: A Retrospective by Roger Ballen
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £33.15A substantial retrospective on one of the world's most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers. Separated into four parts, Ballenesque takes readers on a visual, chronological... -
Key Moments in Art Lee Cheshire 9780500293621
RRP: £10.95Booksplease Price: £8.00Key Moments in Art describes fifty pivotal moments - some famous, others unfamiliar - from the Renaissance to the present day. Vivid, colourful vignettes capture the excitement of their times: when... -
England's Forgotten Past: The Unsung Heroes and Heroines, Valiant Kings, Great Battles and Other Generally Overlooked Episodes in Our Nation's Glorious History by Richard Tames
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.40Richard Tames, the well-known popularizer of English history, offers an entertaining exploration of the bits of English history that have been sidelined, lost or somehow overlooked. Written in an... -
The World Atlas of Tattoo by Anna Felicity Friedman
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.20Lively and informative, The World Atlas of Tattoo is a superbly illustrated and compelling reference book that, through examining the meeting point between tattoo artists and their personal... -
A Chronology of Photography: A Cultural Timeline from Camera Obscura to Instagram by Paul Lowe
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £13.78A Chronology of Photography presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between technological innovations, social... -
Body Art by Thomas Nicholas 9780500204207
Booksplease Price: £15.34Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated... -
Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion by Richard Wagner
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.90This is the first literal, word-for-word translation of Wagner's epic masterwork with the full German text. Stewart Spencer's version is at once reliable and readable, adhering closely to the... -
The Boy Who Bit Picasso by Antony Penrose 9780500238738
RRP: £9.95Booksplease Price: £9.26This delighful children's book is a wonderful introduction to Picasso. It tells the true story of Antony Penrose - son of the photographer Lee Miller and the painter and writer Roland Penrose - and... -
Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present by Dan Mazur
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £15.23The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists, styles and movements being discussed. The... -
Led by Donkeys Led by Donkeys 9780500298121
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.43Five years of lies and hypocrisy. Four activists holding power to account. One book showing how they did it - and why they're not done yet. 'Not funny' Liz Truss 'Led by Donkeys are diametrically... -
Etruscan Art by Nigel Spivey 9780500203040
RRP: £24.95Booksplease Price: £16.56The Etruscans are one of the enigmas of history. A cultured, artistic, socially adept and seemingly tolerant and pleasure-loving people, they dominated Central Italy for 800 years until their... -
Daido Moriyama: Record by Mark Holborn 9780500544662
RRP: £60.00Booksplease Price: £42.20Inspired by the work of an earlier generation of Japanese photographers, especially by Shomei Tomatsu, and by William Klein's seminal photographic book on New York, Daido Moriyama moved from Osaka to... -
If I had a sleepy sloth by Gabby Dawnay
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.64As read on Cbeebies bedtime storiesIn this charming trip of the imagination, a little girl delights in experiencing life at a slower pace as she shares her day with a sleepy sloth who moves so... -
Mythomania: Tales of Our Times, From Apple to Isis by Peter Conrad
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Peter Conrad's exhilarating book exposes the absurdity and occasional insanity of our godforsaken, demon-haunted contemporary culture. Conrad casts his brilliant beam upon subjects from the Queen to... -
Danny Dodo's Detective Diary: Learn all about extinct and endangered animals by Rob Hodgson
Booksplease Price: £15.09Danny Dodo is a detective on a mission. Over the years, hundreds of amazing animals have disappeared. Where did they go? Why did they vanish? It's Danny's job to find out - and he wants readers to... -
Women Photographers (Slipcased set) by Clara Bouveresse
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £24.75Women have been pioneering photographers since the earliest days of the art form. This expertly curated set of three volumes in the renowned Photofile series brings together 190 women photographers... -
1001 Fish by Joanna Rzezak
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £12.64A colourful, fact-filled introduction to the world of fish. There are 1,001 fish inside this book, and they can't wait to show you the ocean. Follow them and meet a host of fascinating creatures... -
Our Living Earth: A Next Generation Guide to People and Preservation by Yann Arthus-Bertrand 9780500543696
RRP: £5.99Booksplease Price: £5.43The long-term consequences and the personal stories of people around the world 'going green' make up the focus of this beautiful new book for children. The scientific and technical advances of the... -
Graphic Design before Graphic Designers: The Printer as Designer and Craftsman 1700 - 1914 by David Jury
RRP: £36.00Booksplease Price: £26.68A rich, visual retelling of history, international in scope, this book charts the evolution of 'print' into 'graphic design' between 1700 and 1914. It is organized into six chapters, each beginning... -
Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-on Guide Christina Riggs 9780500052129
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.50In the ancient world the magicians of Egypt were considered the best. But was magic harmless fun, heartfelt hope, or something darker? Whether you needed a love charm, a chat with your dead wife, or... -
Aubrey Beardsley: Decadence & Desire by Jan Marsh
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.38Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was only 25 when he died from tuberculosis, but in his short life he established a reputation as one of the most accomplished - and controversial - illustrators of his... -
Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb by Zahi Hawass
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £22.90The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated volume takes the reader through Tutankhamun's tomb... -
Furniture in Architecture: The Work of Luke Hughes - Arts & Crafts in the Digital Age by Aidan Walker
RRP: £48.00Booksplease Price: £34.24Luke Hughes & Company's enduring and meticulously engineered furniture, an eloquent response both to the architecture it inhabits and to the true Arts and Crafts spirit, has been placed at the... -
Matisse Lawrence Gowing 9780500205099
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.63A richly illustrated survey of Matisse's impact on modern art that also examines his career, techniques, aesthetics and stages of artistic development. The work of Henri Matisse has been both a... -
The Russian Experiment in Art 1863-1922 by Camilla Gray
RRP: £12.95Booksplease Price: £10.06When the original edition of this book was published, John Russell hailed it as a 'massive contribution to our knowledge of one of the most fascinating and mysterious episodes in the history of... -
Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Reimagines a Continent by Ekow Eshun
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £21.85A mesmerizing, continent-spanning survey of the most dynamic scenes in contemporary African photography, and an introduction to the creative figures who are making it happen. Africa State of Mind... -
Does Monogamy Work? by Luke Brunning
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26Even with the current rise in awareness of sexual and intimate diversity, monogamous relationships remain the cultural norm. Most people aspire to it and the state encourages it, providing legal and... -
The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.98Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths,... -
Morris and the Magic of Stories by Lorenzo Sangió 9780500653258
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.46A beautifully illustrated ode to reading, and in particular to reading aloud. Morris is a cat with a clever plan. Instead of chasing mice, he's going to make them come to him. And how will he do... -
Why Fashion Matters by Frances Corner
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02Fashion is the most immediate and intimate form of self-expression. Faster than anything else, what we wear tells the story of who we are - or who we want to be. Yet even as fashion touches the lives... -
We Are Explorers: Extraordinary women who discovered the world by Kari Herbert
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.80We Are Explorers tells the stories of fourteen women whose adventurous spirit and curiosity saw them discover the world. Their exhilarating life stories are told by the equally adventurous author and... -
Model City Pyongyang by Cristiano Bianchi
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £14.73Many 'model' cities, both imagined and physical, have existed throughout history; from the ideal cities of the Renaissance, Urbino, Pienza and Ferrara, to modernist utopias, such as Brasilia or... -
The Ottomans Diana Darke 9780500298183
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26'Exquisitely written and lavishly illustrated, this delightful book brings five centuries of Ottoman culture to life. Diana Darke constantly amazes the reader with fascinating facts and points of... -
How to be an Art Rebel by Ben Street
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26This irreverent introduction to art gives children the confidence to respond to art on their own terms, and - most importantly - to have fun with it. Under the playful guidance of Leo, the museum... -
If I had a dinosaur by Gabby Dawnay 9780500651506
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78As read by Eddie Redmayne for CBeebies Christmas Day Bedtime StoryWINNER of the 'Best Preschool Book' - Made For Mums Awards 2018A little girl dreams of having her very own pet. But what kind of... -
Art Since 1960 by Michael Archer
RRP: £12.95Booksplease Price: £9.54This accessible overview is invaluable for the way in which it makes coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in... -
William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books by 9780500282458
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £30.00In his 'illuminated' books, William Blake combined his handwritten text with his exuberant imagery on pages the like of which had not been seen since the great decorated books of the Middle Ages. To...