Art and Design

Terracotta Warriors provides an intriguing, original and up-to-date account of one of the wonders of the ancient world. Illustrated with a wealth of original photographs, this is the first book...

A re-creation of the glorious and seductive visual world of eighteenth-century Europe through the life of one of its most notorious figures. In 18th-century Europe, the shape-shifting libertine Giacomo Casanova...

On a dark night in Provence in December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than...

The book titled Carrington: A Life of Dora Carrington, 1893-1932 by the author Gretchen Gerzina. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for...

Using artworks by Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others, The Art of Parisian Chic explores how women and artists in Impressionist Paris (1855-1885) crafted their public...

This new edited volume of critical essays examines designs for modern living in Asia between 1945 and 1990. Focusing particularly on the post-World War II and postcolonial years, this book...

Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker . 'Undoubtedly Hoare's masterpiece' Olivia Laing 'Queer in all senses of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: pp105-108 looseA life spent among books, paintings, and music is a life richly examined, and The...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedA love letter rendered in ink and prose, Ipswich Sketchbook presents one of Queensland's oldest and most architecturally rich cities through the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor anyone who has ever waged war on an unruly lawn, mourned the loss of prize begonias to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor decades, John Cargher was the irreverent, passionate, and brilliantly entertaining voice of classical music and opera on Australian radio, and There's Music in...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sun-drenched landscapes of colonial Australia to the grand galleries of Europe, Comedy of Life chronicles the remarkable journey of Sir...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor lovers of wit, wordplay, and Victorian theatrical genius, The Savoy Stories presents a charming retelling of the beloved Gilbert and Sullivan operas, transformed...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the intersection of artistry and industry, the decades between 1860 and 1914 gave rise to one of the most spectacular chapters in decorative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedA treasure trove for naturalists and art lovers alike, Sketches of Bird Life presents the extraordinary observational genius of C.F. Tunnicliffe R.A., one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn an era when women were expected to remain firmly within domestic confines, Marianne North defied every convention — picking up her paintbrushes and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep inside the world of contemporary art at its most electric — where museum-quality works change hands under...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThere is a rhythm to the countryside that most modern lives have forgotten — A Countryman's Year by Alan C. Jenkins restores it, guiding...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor the craftsman who demands both artistry and precision, The Mitchell Beazley Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Working in Wood stands as the definitive reference for...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark showcase of the world's most breathtaking written art, International Calligraphy Today presents 195 outstanding examples of calligraphic artistry...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the vast red plains of the outback to the misty blue ridges of the Great Dividing Range, A Treasury of Australian Landscape Painting...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA breathtaking celebration of Australia's extraordinary avian life, Masterpieces of Australian Bird Photography presents a curated collection of stunning images that capture the raw...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodAt the end of the nineteenth century, a revolution in Australian art transformed the colonial landscape into something radical, luminous, and distinctly national — The...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNestled in the heart of Canberra, the National Gallery of Australia stands as the nation's premier art institution,...

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Illustrated with 142 full colour reproductio ns, this volume looks at Vincent Van Gogh and his compelling art. '

The lives, loves and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris. Feted for their idiosyncratic...

The book titled Andy Warhol: The Factory Years, 1964-67 by the author Nat Finkelstein. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodStep back in time to the sunlit shores of Port Phillip Bay, where Williamstown — one of Victoria's oldest and most storied maritime townships —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodA razor-sharp satirical romp through the corridors of broadcast power, White on the Media is a wickedly observed collection of cartoons and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before the Renaissance genius became a cultural icon, the medieval craftsman toiled in near-total anonymity — and yet it is from this shadowed...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the age of cameras and computers, one man saw the world with impossible clarity — painting...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA masterwork of operatic scholarship, Famous Puccini Operas by Spike Hughes is the definitive...