The Pursuit of Art - Travels, Encounters and Revelations by Martin Gayford
Category: Sale Book | Series: Travels, Encounters & Revelations
In the course of a career thinking and writing about art, critic Martin Gayford has traveled all over the world both to see works of art and to meet artists. Gayford's journeys, often to fairly inaccessible places, involve frustrations and complications, but also serendipitous encounters and outcomes, w ...Show more
Giles - The Collection: 2013 by Hamlyn
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Enjoy the 20th century's greatest cartoonist's work once more with this superb collection of some of Giles' wittiest cartoons. His cartoons parodied every aspect of British life and have delighted Daily Express readers for over four decades. This brand new compilation includes 150 cartoons that focus on ...Show more
Ten x Ten : 100 Favourite Artworks at Te Papa by Athol McCredie
Category: Sale Book | Series: Ten X Ten Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Published to coincide with the imminent opening of the beautiful new art galleries at Te Papa, this book takes an intimate yet expert look at the national art collection. Ten art curators each pick ten art works and tell us why they love/admire/revere/are moved by them. It's an entirely fresh way to app ...Show more
The Valley of Adventure (#3 Adventure series) by Enid Blyton
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The Valley of Adventure is the third thrilling instalment in the Adventure series by Enid Blyton, one of the best-loved children's writers of all time. Nothing could be more exciting than a daring night flight on Bill's plane But Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot soon find themselves fly ...Show more
My Passion For Water
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50 celebrities share their memories of their favourite seas, oceans and rivers in aid of Just a Drop, a registered charity that raises money to build wells and carry out sanitation and health education programmes in some of the poorest parts of the developing world.
A Pocketful of Contemporary Artists: Photographic Portraits by Sebastiano Piras
Category: Sale Book | Series: Pocketful Ser.
The main subject of Sebastian Piras' portraiture is living artists who have been exhibited, collected, and celebrated on the world stage. Drawing on a life of artistic endeavours that has taken him from his native Sardinia to London, Paris, Berlin, and now New York, Sebastian is now recognised as one of ...Show more
The Book of Kells: Official Guide by Bernard Meehan
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The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Dublin, provides fascinating insights into the Book of Kells, revealing the astounding detail and richness of one ...Show more
Botanical Art with Scientific Illustration by Sarah Jane Humphrey
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Botanical and scientific illustration share many common themes--the meticulous observation, the crucial composition, the precision of rendering, and the accuracy of color are all intrinsic to this niche genre of art. In this beautiful book, Sarah Jane Humphrey explains the techniques of the botanical ar ...Show more
Van Gogh - A Life in Places by Juliet Heslewood
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Vincent Van Gogh lived a restless, itinerant life. He moved regularly, from his parents' vicarage to the homes of peasants, from seaside Ramsgate and landmark locations in London to the heights of Montmartre, from the now-famous Yellow House in Arles to a hospital and then an asylum. In his final years, ...Show more