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Van Gogh: Masters of Art by Anna Paola Rapelli 9783791346595
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73Tracing the arc of van Gogh's career, this volume presents his portraits and self-portraits, landscapes, and haunting interiors. Readers will learn details of van Gogh's complicated personal life... -
Egon Schiele: Landscapes by Rudolf Leopold 9783791383460
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.08Best known for his depictions of the human form, Schiele was also interested in portraying the beauty and structure of the world he inhabited. In fact, Schiele's paintings of the countryside and his... -
Bookstores: A Celebration of Independent Booksellers by Horst A. Friedrichs
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £32.00Bookstores are treasure troves of knowledge and ideas, invaluable for the imagination, and often reflect their owners' personalities in ways internet behemoths could never recreate. In this book,... -
House of Happy Spirits: A Children's Book Inspired by Friedensreich Hundertwasser by ,Geraldine Elschner
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.10In this fairy tale-like story a beloved tree is saved and children learn how architecture can co-exist with nature.The Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser believed that humanity and nature... -
Indian Tiles: Architectural Ceramics from Sultanate and Mughal India and Pakistan Arthur Millner 9783791387666
RRP: £69.99Booksplease Price: £65.17Historic India, which now encompasses the modern nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is celebrated for the richness of its architectural and decorative arts, but less well known for glazed... -
Autumn in Japan: Woodblock Prints by Hokusai, Hiroshige and Other Artists Anne Sefrioui 9783791393858
RRP: £22.50Booksplease Price: £16.96This luxurious boxed set with exquisite accordion-fold pages and a booklet offers a captivating journey into the heart of autumn through the eyes of Japan's master printmakers. For centuries, autumn... -
Hiroshige by Matthi Forrer 9783791382654
RRP: £99.00Booksplease Price: £73.76Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world."... -
75 Architects for a Sustainable World by Agata Toromanoff 9783791393070
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £29.56Filled with striking photography as well as design inspiration and hope for a better tomorrow, this beautifully designed volume profiles the work of a global selection of visionary architects who are... -
Great Pubs of England: Fifty of Britains Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North by Stuart Husband
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £31.16"There is nothing that has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern," wrote Samuel Johnson. Three centuries on, the English pub remains the ultimate... -
13 Art Materials Children Should Know by Narcisa Marchioro
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.72The earliest artists wielded bones, pieces of ivory, and wooden sticks to create works that tell us much about how ancient civilizations lived and thought. Today artists are using found objects to... -
Unnatural History Museum by Viktor Wynd 9783791385198
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.85For over a decade, from a tiny storefront in east London, the artist Viktor Wynd has been reinventing the cabinet of curiosities for the twenty-first century. The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities,... -
Van Gogh: The Pop-Up Book David Carter 9783791391564
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £16.92See the vibrant artistry of Vincent van Gogh burst into life through dazzling three-dimensional interpretations of 5 of his most celebrated works. This imaginative book transforms renowned... -
Klimt: The Essential Paintings by Valérie Mettais 9783791377223
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £22.66An opulent fusion of sensuality, symbolism, and artistic ingenuity, this magnificent boxed-set features stunning color reproductions of Klimt's essential works in an accordion-fold format accompanied... -
Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Buildings by Emiliano Bugatti 9783791377148
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £38.85Featuring exquisite photographs of every structure the architect designed from scratch or incorporated into a historical building, this elegant volume is as sumptuous and inviting as a Scarpa... -
Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style Alison Brown 9783791359182
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £23.46In the final decades of the nineteenth century, the Glasgow Style introduced Art Nouveau in Britain and helped transform an industrial city into Scotland's premier cultural capital. The predominant... -
Marina Abramovic: Nomadic Journey and Spirit of Places by Marina Abramovic 9783791379951
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £29.86Never before published, this self-curated, intensely personal collection of travel notes and sketches by the world's most revered performance artist offers readers a kind of iconography of Abramovic... -
Dieric Bouts: Creator of Images by Peter Carpreau 9783791377247
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £39.17This radical new examination of one of the most important Flemish Masters presents Bouts as a maker of images-and considers his oeuvre alongside the work of current-day filmmakers, game creators, and... -
Yinka Shonibare MBE: Revised and Expanded by Rachel Kent 9783791348728
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.72Born in London and raised in Nigeria, Shonibare employs a diverse range of media - from sculpture, painting and installation to photography and film - to probe matters of race, class, cultural... -
Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture Paul Tulett 9783791393100
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £29.86Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete. Emerging... -
Portrait of the Art Dealer as a Young Man: New York in the Sixties Michael Findlay 9783791377261
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £19.52This memoir from the influential art dealer and author offers an up close and personal perspective on New York's vibrant art scene of the sixties and seventies.One of today's most respected art... -
Victor Ehikhamenor: Chronicles of the Enchanted World Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie 9783791377131
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £36.75This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, and its themes of identity, globalization, migration, cultural heritage, and... -
Aron Demetz: Only the Winters Count Aron Demetz 9783791377988
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £44.53The acclaimed Italian sculptor's newest series of redwood figures is the focus of this penetrating exhibition catalog. Celebrated for his profound exploration of the human condition through wood,... -
Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer of the Americas and Beyond Rocío Martínez 9783791375892
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.08This dynamic and entertaining introduction to the renowned naturalist and explorer is overflowing with fascinating facts and vibrant illustrations that are sure to appeal to young readers interested... -
Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstractions in the 20th Century Ortrud Westheider 9783791377919
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £31.96Spanning six decades, three continents, and multiple mediums, this exhibition catalog explores one of the most significant and influential artistic movements of the twentieth century. At the... -
Unicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot 9783791376127
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £33.31Take a journey through art history with legend's most popular creature. The unicorn has stimulated the imagination like no other animal. It has been documented in many cultures for centuries. ... -
German Standards: Best of German Industry by Florian Langenscheidt 9783791380230
RRP: £39.00Booksplease Price: £34.29Wide ranging and full of insightful facts, this volume features dozens of profiles of German companies that are leading the way in technology, innovation and sustainability. Germany has long been... -
Sebastião Salgado: Glaciers Léila Wanick Salgado 9783791394039
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £29.86This majestic collection of black-and-white photographs captures the world's great glaciers as both ancient monuments and fragile frontiers in the age of climate change. In this arresting visual... -
Rivers of the World by Volker Mehnert
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.29Where along the Rhine does the Nibelung Treasure lie? What river helps mark the prime meridian? Why do people make pilgrimages to the Indian city of Benares? Why is the Mekong called the "Nine... -
Year in the Garden: 365 Inspirational Gardens and Gardening Tips Gisela Keil 9783791384245
RRP: £22.50Booksplease Price: £16.96Anyone who loves their garden knows that there's something happening in nature every day of the year. Whether it's the first crocus of spring, summer's explosion of colors, fall's abundant harvest,... -
Brief History of Life on Earth by ,Clemence Dupont
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £13.04It's difficult to grasp the enormous changes life on Earth has undergone since it first came into existence, but this marvelously illustrated book makes learning about our planet's fascinating... -
The Secrets of German Family Businesses: From Unsung Heroes to World Market Leaders by Uwe Rittmann 9783791391908
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £42.30Discover what German family businesses sets apart from other firms all over the world and how tradition and innovation coexist in these most enduring companies. This comprehensive volume reveals the... -
Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children's Book Inspired by Henri Matisse by Veronique Massenot 9783791372655
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £10.05Henri Matisse s massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful children s book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet. Henri... -
Botticelli by Frank Zollner
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £28.52Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are among the world's most recognisable works of art. This catalogue raisonne of... -
50 Paintings You Should Know by Kristina Lowis
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.15Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate... -
Turner: Masters of Art Alexander Adams 9783791393421
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.42Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging texts reflecting the latest scholarship, this portable and attractively priced volume is the perfect introduction to one of the most important... -
From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers: Architecture for Children by Christine Paxmann 9783791371139 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £8.45Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chronologically arranged, this large-format book gives... -
London: Cityscape Timeline by Yoni Alter 9783791385150
Booksplease Price: £6.02Experience and learn about London's dynamic skyline with this bold, beautiful accordion book. From St. Pauls's to the Shard, London's skyline is one of its most memorable features. Now you can see it... -
Berg-Style: Garden Design inspired by Puckler Peter Berg 9783791380261
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £43.23One of Germany's most lauded landscape designers shares his own journey of discovery to show how anyone can create a timeless and sustainable garden for themselves. In this visually exciting and... -
Frei Otto: Building with Nature Joaquín Medina Warmburg 9783791377506
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £36.75Drawing on the latest research and exclusive access to archival materials, this visually stunning monograph traces Otto's groundbreaking career as one of the twentieth century's most important and... -
Ten Principles for Good Design: Dieter Rams by Cees W De Jong
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £31.15For decades, anyone who cared about product design looked to the Braun label when choosing their appliances, radios, and other consumer items. Dieter Rams, the guiding force behind the Braun look,...