Art and Design

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of myth and mastery, Classical Greece produced some of the most breathtaking works of art the world has ever known...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA lovingly rendered portrait of one of Melbourne's most distinguished inner suburbs, Camberwell Sketchbook captures the architectural character and historical soul of Camberwell through...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA landmark publication from one of Australia's most venerated cultural institutions, this catalogue presents a comprehensive survey of the National Gallery of Victoria's permanent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsIn the centuries following the death of Alexander the Great, the Greek world underwent a breathtaking artistic transformation — and Hellenistic Art:...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Tear on back of jacket repaired with non-acidic tape.Few epochs in human history have produced a flowering of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the smoky back rooms of New Orleans to the glittering concert halls of New York, The World of Jazz is a sweeping, authoritative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodThe vast, unforgiving ocean has always been both a barrier and a bridge for those who dared to seek a new life on distant shores,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: German text.A singular visual voice emerges from the pages of this striking photographic monograph by Hungarian artist Lajos Keresztes — a collection that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor the discerning collector who has ever held a piece of Wedgwood and sensed the history embedded in its cool, sculpted surface, 18th-Century Wedgwood:...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the earliest cave paintings to the grand movements of the Renaissance and beyond, A Popular History of The Arts presents a sweeping panorama...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor every filmmaker who has ever held a cine camera and wondered how to transform raw footage into something truly cinematic, Cine Craft by...

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The Hulton Deutsch Collection (which became the Hulton Getty Picture Collection in 1996) is one of the world's most important repositories of photographs. A continual acquisition of various collections and...

Edited by Miche Frizot (researcher at the Centre National de la Rechereche Scientifique in Paris) and published on the initiative of the Arts Council of the Centre National du Livre,...

This landmark book on New Zealand artists and their work was first published in 1971, extended to 1990 by art historian Michael Dunn and now again to 2010 by art...

What is more ordinary than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become objects of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. The industry...

The book titled British Prints: Dictionary and Price Guide by the author Ian Mackenzie. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A masterly overview of a rich and varied ancient art, illustrated in vibrant colour. Mosaic has been called 'painting for eternity,' and it is in fact one of the few...

Cartier: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic brands. From the brand's inception in Paris in 1847, Cartier...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodGeoffrey Grigson — poet, critic, and one of the twentieth century's most formidably opinionated literary figures — presents in Recollections: Mainly of Artists and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMastering the invisible art of light is the difference between a forgettable image and a truly cinematic one — and Gerald Millerson's authoritative manual remains...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of art, commerce, and democracy, Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America assembles a formidable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor every filmmaker who has ever watched a technically brilliant scene fall flat due to poor audio, Sound Sense for Movie Makers arrives as an...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodHoused within the grandeur of Buda Castle, the Hungarian National Gallery stands as one of Central Europe's most celebrated repositories of fine art, and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA life spent in pursuit of beauty across continents, centuries, and art forms finds its most eloquent expression in For Want of the Golden City,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingWhat does it truly mean to dedicate a life to dance? Striking a Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing presents an intimate and...

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