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Chardin by Gabriel Naughton
RRP: $16.54Booksplease Price: $15.30Jean Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) was arguably the most talented French painter of the eighteenth century, best known for his original still lifes. Composed of simple, everyday objects, these works... -
It's Christmas Everywhere, Celebrations from Around the World by Hannah Barnaby
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $24.94A global celebration of Christmas, this unique tree-shaped carousel-format novelty board book can be opened and folded back to create a free-standing Christmas tree using its integrated magnetic... -
David Smith: Phaidon Focus by Joan Pachner
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $24.61The perfect introduction to the life and work of David SmithAbout the AuthorJoan Pachner, a David Smith scholar since the 1980s, has published and lectured widely on the artist's work. She pioneered... -
Reinventing Food; Ferran Adria: The Man Who Changed The Way We Eat by Colman Andrews
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $33.42Reinventing Food charts Ferran Adria's transition from comparative obscurity to becoming the focus of massive media attention - he has been admired, talked about, criticized more than any other chef... -
Leonardo by Patricia A. Emison
RRP: $16.54Booksplease Price: $12.28The latest addition to the best-selling Colour Library series of introductory books on the great masters and movements in art features all Leonardo's painted works and a detailed illustrated... -
Cindy Sherman: Phaidon Focus by Paul Moorhouse
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $24.61The perfect introduction to the life and work of Cindy Sherman.About the AuthorPaul Moorhouse is Curator of Twentieth Century Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London. From 1985 to 2005, he... -
Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things by Deyan Sudjic
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $33.42The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso.Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things chronicles the life and times of... -
Marlene Dumas by Dominic van den Boogerd 9780714845845
RRP: $118.88Booksplease Price: $81.73Marlene Dumas (b.1953) is a South African-born, Amsterdam-based painter, and an internationally admired artists. Dumas recalls in her work the painterly gestures of Expressionism, whilst combining... -
Fish Face: Portraits by David Doubilet by David Doubilet 9780714843018 [USED COPY]
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $6.24The magical world of the oceans is one of the last great largely unexplored places on earth. Teeming with diverse forms of life - some of its wonders more familiar to us than others and all peculiar... -
The Post-Impressionists by Belinda Thomson 9780714826622 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.92Booksplease Price: $6.71The term 'Post-Impressionist' was coined in 1910, to describe the work of the French painters of the 1880s and 90s - principally Cezanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh - but has never been a satisfactory... -
Flower Colour Theory by Taylor Putnam
RRP: $59.38Booksplease Price: $40.72The ultimate flower-arrangement reference book from New York's 'go-to' floral designers Putnam & Putnam - how to combine the extraordinary colours in nature to create stunning results Cult floral... -
Marlon Brando: Anatomy of an actor by Florence Colombani
RRP: $71.28Booksplease Price: $50.55Marlon Brando (1924-2004) is an icon in the history of American cinema. When he passed away in 2004, The New York Times remember 'the rebellious prodigy who electrified a generation and forever... -
Gombrich on the Renaissance Volume I: Norm and Form by Leonie Gombrich
RRP: $42.72Booksplease Price: $30.49Norm and Form is the first volume of E.H. Gombrich's highly influential collected contributions to the study of Renaissance art and thought. Its 11 essays deal with some of the most fundamental... -
Problem Solved by Michael Johnson
RRP: $83.30Booksplease Price: $57.93A primer in design and communication that offers solutions to the recurring problems faced by by students and professionals. It explores the ways creatives interpret their clients' brief, propose new... -
India Modern: Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design by Herbert J M Ypma 9780714836461
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $36.51India Modern is a visually stunning compilation of modern Indian design and architecture. This beautiful book examines contemporary sub-continental design and craft, to identify it within the context... -
The Photography Book by Ian Jeffrey 9780714839370 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.92Booksplease Price: $2.98When The Photography Book was first published in 1997 it was universally acclaimed as the most fundamental reference book ever on its subject. This new mini edition has all the visual energy and... -
Durer by Jeffrey Chipps Smith 9780714845609
RRP: $42.72Booksplease Price: $30.49Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was the greatest artist of the Northern European Renaissance. Durer's virtuoso woodcuts and engravings ensured his fame throughout the Continent during his own lifetime... -
Lighting and Sound by Neil Fraser 9780714825144 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.68Booksplease Price: $6.05This book is a comprehensive introduction to the art of theatre lighting and sound. It can be used by the novice who aims to become expert, or by the experienced technician to improve working... -
Gainsborough by Nicola Kalinsky 9780714831787 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.54Booksplease Price: $6.02Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of the most brilliant portrait painters of the eighteenth century, surpassing his great rival Reynolds with his ability to capture a likeness and in his superb... -
Courbet by Xavier Bernard
RRP: $42.72Booksplease Price: $30.49Amid the background of social turbulence in the mid-nineteenth century, Gustave Courbet's unconventional paintings of real people in everyday scenes came to embody values with radical political... -
Eataly, Contemporary Italian Cooking by Oscar Farinetti
RRP: $95.08Booksplease Price: $67.09'Not merely another handsome book about Italian cookery ... Eataly is a bible, a guide for modern life.' - Times Literary Supplement The best modern Italian recipes from the largest and most... -
Jasper Johns: Phaidon Focus by Dr Isabelle Loring Wallace
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $24.61The perfect introduction to the life and art of Jasper Johns.About the AuthorIsabelle Loring Wallace is Associate Professor of Contemporary Art at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of... -
Rembrandt by Michael Kitson
RRP: $16.54Booksplease Price: $12.28Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) transcends any period or social milieu: he is one of the world's great masters and though his works reflect the confidence of newly independent Holland, his vision... -
Imagination by Stephen Bayley
RRP: $54.62Booksplease Price: $38.98The communications and design agency Imagination was founded by Gary Withers in 1978. It now has almost 500 staff, based in London, Hong Kong and New York, who practise a wide range of disciplines,... -
Bollywood Dreams: An Exploration of the Motion Picture Industry and its Culture in India by Nasreen Munni Kabir
RRP: $42.72Booksplease Price: $32.80Deriving its name from its American equivalent, Bollywood is the highly successful Indian movie industry predominantly based in Bombay and Madras. Every day more than 14 million people go to the... -
Revolution, The History of Turntable Design by Gideon Schwartz
RRP: $178.38Booksplease Price: $118.31As featured in Wallpaper*, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle, and New York Magazine's, The Strategist The design, history, and cultural impact of turntables and vinyl technology: the twin powerhouses... -
Joseph Beuys: Phaidon Focus by Allan Antliff
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $32.65The perfect introduction to the life and art of Joseph Beuys.About the AuthorAllan Antliff holds the Canada Research Chair in Modern Art at the University of Victoria. He specializes in the history... -
Directing a Play by David Mayer
RRP: $23.68Booksplease Price: $16.64Throughout any theatrical production, the director is pivotal to the success of the operation. He or she is entrusted with the responsibility of making decisions that affect the artistic and often... -
Snail, Where Are You? by Tomi Ungerer
RRP: $21.30Booksplease Price: $15.18A newly revitalized edition of Tomi Ungerer's children's classic. Snail, where are you? At a party? At sea? In the mountains? Young sleuths will have hours of fun finding Tomi Ungerer's snail in his... -
Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art by Phaidon Editors 9781838665463
RRP: $118.88Booksplease Price: $81.73A ground-breaking global survey of today’s most innovative artists working with text The inclusion of text in works of art was a revolutionary creative advancement of the twentieth century, with... -
10,000 Years of Art by Larry Ball 9780714849690
Booksplease Price: $15.5910,000 Years of Art is a compact guide to world art, offering a fresh perspective on the whole of art history from 8,000 BC to the present day. Organized in chronological order, the 500 works of art... -
Renoir by William Gaunt 9780714827568 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.58Booksplease Price: $5.85Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Pissarro and Sisley. He worked side-by-side with Monet on the banks of the Seine, sharing his concern... -
The Fashion Book by Jurgen Braun 9780714841182 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.92Booksplease Price: $7.00Hailed by Vogue as the fashion bible and by Elle as the ultimate fashion reference book, The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created it. Now available in a... -
Nancy Spero by Jon Bird
RRP: $66.52Booksplease Price: $49.34American artist Nancy Spero (b.1929) concentrates on the depiction of women: mythological women, movie women, tortured women. Inspired by classical and modern sources, she collages and imprints her... -
Tributes: Interpreters of our cultural tradition by Leonie Gombrich
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $33.42In this seventh volume of his collected essays, Professor Gombrich pays tribute to a variety of illustrious figures, to whom we owe the ideas and values that are woven into the fabric of our... -
The Bread Book: 60 artisanal recipes for the home baker, from the author of The Larousse Book of Bread by Eric Kayser
RRP: $71.28Booksplease Price: $50.55A bread-making masterclass for home bakers, featuring simple, satisfying breads, loaves, and rolls made from a range of flours, including gluten-free varieties In The Bread Book, Eric Kayser -... -
Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs by Omar Kholeif
RRP: $71.28Booksplease Price: $50.88A leading figure in the world of networked culture explores the artists and events that defined the mass medium of our time Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web was born, the art world has... -
Tattoo You: A New Generation of Artists by Phaidon Editors 9781838667566
RRP: $95.08Booksplease Price: $73.21A cutting-edge illustrated survey of 75 contemporary tattoo artists from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of their art form With nearly 700 images, Tattoo You: A New Generation of... -
The Game of Shadows by Herve Tullet 9780714865324
RRP: $23.68Booksplease Price: $16.64Come and join the fun with master illustrator and author, Herve Tullet! Experience the magic of Herve Tullet in The Game of Shadows, a title from his much-loved Let's Play Games series of interactive... -
Futuretainment: Yesterday the World Changed, Now it's Your Turn by Mike Walsh 9780714848754 [USED COPY]
RRP: $47.48Booksplease Price: $6.12Futuretainment offers a fresh approach to the role of the entertainment industry within the contemporary world of digital media. It looks at how the proliferation of concepts such as MySpace,...