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The Company of Artists: The Origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in
On the wintry afternoon of Monday 28 November 1768, an architect and three artists were granted an audience with George III at St James's Palace; their mission, the foundation of...
Royal Academy Of Arts Year Book
$15.00 AUD
Author: London. Royal Academy Of Arts.Binding: HardbackPublished: Royal Academy of Arts, Aidan Ellis, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis annual publication, Royal Academy Of Arts Year Book, chronicles...
Summer Exhibition Illustrated 2017
he Royal Academy's popular Summer Exhibition has been an annual event since 1769. Today, around a thousand works are chosen each year from over 12,000 entries. The exhibition, which includes...
Post-Impressionism: Cross-Currents In European Painting
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the end of the nineteenth century, a generation of visionary artists shattered the conventions of Impressionism and...
Paula Modersohn-Becker: A Life in Art
An accessible introduction to the life and work of this trailblazing pioneer of early modernism, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Royal Academy, London. Paula Modersohn-Becker is...
The Art Museum in Modern Times
The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith's leadership, making him uniquely...
Ai Weiwei
Despite being one of the most significant cultural figures to have emerged from China in recent decades, Ai Weiwei Hon RA is so controversial within his native country that until...
English Art 1800-1870: The Oxford History Of English Art
$45.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good — some tears, jacket protected by mylar sleeve; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding condition: Tight and secure. The...
Gauguin And The School Of Pont-Aven: Prints And Paintings
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the rugged coastal village of Pont-Aven, Brittany, a radical artistic revolution quietly took root — and Gauguin...
Cezanne: The Early Years 1859-1872
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the world came to know Paul Cézanne as the father of modern art, there was a turbulent,...
The Art Museum in Modern Times
The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith's leadership, making him uniquely...
The National Gallery: London
$25.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodStanding as one of the world's great repositories of Western European painting, the National Gallery in London houses a collection that spans seven centuries...
Survey Of London, Volume Xxxv: The Theatre Royal Drury Lane And The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
$60.00 AUD
Author: F. H. W. Sheppard (General Editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume, Survey Of London Volume Xxxv: The Theatre...
Kensington Palace: Art, Architecture and Society
Go behind the scenes of generations of the British royal family, exploring both the glamour and domestic life inside the spectacular 300-year-old Kensington Palace Kensington Palace is renowned for its...
London (Able)
$25.00 AUD
John Russell's memoir of London goes back to before the great fire of 1666, when the modern city was formed. It looks inside St. Paul's Cathedral, under Wren's great dome,...
Humankind: Ruskin Spear: Class, culture and art in 20th-century Britain
Author: Tanya HarrodFormat: Hardback, 185mm x 245mm, 1340g, 320 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022Humankind: Ruskin Spear is the first book on the painter Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)...
Royal Festival Hall
$160.00 AUD
Author: Clough Williams-EllisBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Parrish, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRoyal Festival Hall: The Official Record presents a comprehensive chronicle of one of...
Tower of London: An Artist's Portrait
Sir Hugh Casson was President of the Royal Academy 1976-1984 and is author of "London" and illustrator of Sir John Betjeman's "Summoned by Bells".
English Art: 1714-1800
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The eighteenth century stands as one of...
Art in the City: London
"London" and "Paris" are the first two titles in a unique new series of city guides focusing on modern and contemporary art - a genuine gap in the art and...
Denys Lasdun: Architecture, City, Landscape
$250.00 AUD
Denys Lasdun (1914-2001) was one of Britain's most eminent architects, whose career spans the entire period of Modernism in British architecture. His notable buildings include the Royal College of Physicians...
The National Gallery London
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew institutions in the world command the reverence and artistic prestige of London's National...
The National Gallery London
$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael WilsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Letts Guides, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has some light wear along edgesThis comprehensive volume presents...
Out of the Box: A Celebration of Contemporary Box Art
Author: Tom BuchananFormat: Hardback, 168mm x 240mm, 1210g, 336 pagesPublished: Eight Books, United Kingdom, 2022"A fascinating journey into a labyrinthine world, this is an inclusive, in-depth compendium of artists imaginations...
London
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Art Treasures In The British Isles: Monuments, Masterpieces, Commissions And Collections
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work in art history and cultural heritage, Art Treasures in the British Isles: Monuments, Masterpieces, Commissions and Collections...
painters and public life
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of art history, Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Paris argues...
London's Royal Parks: Buildings and Monuments
London's Royal Parks are among its most beautiful and beloved spaces: just as much as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace or St Pancras Station, the mere mention of Hyde...
London at Night
London at Night is a fascinating tour of the city as seen through the lens of award-winning aerial photographer Jason Hawkes. The images, taken from a helicopter, offer a fresh...
Royal Crown Derby (SIGNED)
$120.00 AUD
Author: John Twitchett and Betty BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book explores the exquisite artistry and historical significance of Royal Crown...
Come Dance With Me
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most remarkable figures in the history of Western dance tells her own story in Come Dance With Me, a...
Rogues and Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945-2000
A Times Best Art Book of the Year, 2024 'A riot of a book' - Country Life 's Books of the Year, 2024 The modern art market was born on...
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
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Author: W. J. Macqueen PopeBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. ALLEN, 1945Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the rich and storied history of London's iconic Theatre Royal Drury...
Public Sculpture of the City of London
This is the seventh volume of The Public Sculpture of Britain, a series intended to cover eventually the whole of the country and produced by the Public Monuments and Sculpture...
London's Open-Air Statuary
$30.00 AUD
Author: Lord Edward GleichenBinding: HardbackPublished: London, New York : Longmans, Green, 1928Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: significant wear and damage to external dust cover; fraying of cloth cover edges;...
Rarrk-London
$30.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Josh Lilley Fine Art, London, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
A Guide to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
$12.00 AUD
Fully revised, this official guidebook to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, details the "home of time" that has been at the heart of nautical astronomy since the late 17th century--when Charles...
John Nash: The Prince Regent's Architect
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Author: Terence DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Country Life Limited, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sun-faded spine, top-edge discoloured from tanning, foxing to pages.Terence Davis's John Nash:...
Richard Hamilton
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the intersection of fine art and popular culture stands Richard Hamilton, the British artist widely regarded as the father of Pop Art, whose...
The Queen's Hidden Garden: Buckingham Palace's Treasury Of Wild Plants
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, small tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: gifter's inscription on half-title page. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible. A fascinating work of natural history,...
Royal Armouries
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into one of the world's oldest and most storied museums with this official guide to the Royal...
An Artist's Life: The Second Burst - The Finish
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedFew figures in twentieth-century British art lived as boldly, painted as brilliantly, or spoke as controversially as...