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William Bouguereau Damien Bartoli with Frederick C. Ross
Arthur Melville Kenneth McConkey & Charlotte Topsfield
This beautifully illustrated biography of the influential French academic painter William Bouguereau explores the relevance of his life and work during a period which embodied the Classical ‘Tradition’. Bouguereau, who can be seen as the epitome of the French Academy, taught a long succession of gifted students. This edition features a brand new chapter which explores one of Bouguereau’s most significant works, Nymph and Satyr, in great depth. ISBN 9781851497331. 300 x 237mm., 416pp., 410 colour, 130 b&w illus., £65.00
This is the first monograph on Arthur Melville, arguably the most innovative Scottish artist of his generation. This book offers a comprehensive survey of Arthur Melville’s varied career as artist-adventurer, painter of modern life, and re-interpreter of the landscape of Scotland. This book illustrates around sixty of his works, each with a catalogue entry, and includes an essay by Kenneth McConkey discussing Melville’s art and career. ISBN 9781906270872. 265 x 245mm., 136pp., 80 colour illus., £18.95
Lumière on The Mona Lisa Pascal Cotte
Scottish Colourists 1900 – 1930 Philip Long
The Mona Lisa is one of mankind’s great mysteries. After a decade of research, Pascal Cotte has pioneered a new scientific imaging technique that takes us into the heart of the paint-layers of the world’s most famous picture and reveals secrets that have remained hidden for 500 years. This book takes us on a remarkable journey that reveals over 150 brand new discoveries that Cotte made about the painting. ISBN 9782954825847. 305 x 235mm., 205pp., 200 colour, 190 b&w illus., £29.95 paperback
The Bernard and Mary Berenson Collection of European Paintings at I Tatti Carl Brandon Strehlke, Machtelt Brüggen Israëls Edited by Carl Brandon Strehlke and Machtelt Brüggen Israëls, The Bernard and Mary Berenson Collection of European Paintings at I Tatti is a beautiful catalogue of the 149 works assembled by the Berensons for their home in Florence. The catalogue presents a fascinating window on the Berensons’ intellectual interests through the objects they owned. Every entry is lavishly illustrated with full scholarly accountings of the objects. ISBN 9788897737636. 305 x 255mm., 804pp., 180 colour, 40 b&w illus., £90.00 2 ART
F.C.B. Cadell, J.D. Ferguson, G.L. Hunter, and S.J. Peploe are amongst the most admired of early twentieth century British artists. Their paintings, influenced by their encounter with French PostImpressionism, are considered some of the most progressive in British art of the early twentieth century. This book, richly illustrated with over 100 of the Colourists’ most stylish paintings, is the definitive work on the four artists who made up the Scottish Colourists. ISBN 9781903278048. 300 x 245mm., 152pp., 119 colour, 27 b&w illus., £14.95
Great British Drawings Colin Harrison, Caroline Palmer, Katherine Wodehouse, Harry Dickinson, With essays by Susan Owens and Timothy Wilcox The Ashmolean Museum’s collection of British drawings and watercolours is unquestionably one of the richest in the world. This fully illustrated catalogue includes over 130 works from the 17th century to the present day from the Ashmolean’s exquisite collection. Great British Drawings displays the full breadth of achievement and inventiveness of British artists in all drawing media. ISBN 9781854442963. 280 x 220mm., 336pp., 200 colour illus., £30.00 ART 3
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Out of Chaos Sarah MacDougall and Rachel Dickson
Alberto Giacometti Ernst Scheidegger
Out of Chaos marks the remarkable centenary of London’s Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, relating ‘Art, Identity and Migration’ through rarely-seen masterworks by some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. Highlights include Soutine, Chagall, Auerbach, and Kossoff. This unique collection, chiefly of artists born into the Jewish faith, represents a distinct visual survey of artistic life in Britain and the cultural heritage of British Jewry. ISBN 9780900157530. 280 x 245mm., 240pp., 106 colour, 19 b&w illus., £35.00
The artworks sumptuously showcased here allow the reader to follow Giacometti’s artistic development, from his beginnings in Switzerland to his mature period. Covering Giacometti’s complete artistic output, this book features absolute masterpieces like Boule suspendue and the monumental Grande femme accompanied by a selection of drawings, archive images, and personal photos. These will help to contextualise the artistic process of one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. ISBN 9788866482284. 270 x 260mm., 192pp., 1 colour, 190 b&w illus., £45.00
Painting Norway Frances Carey, Ian Dejardin, MaryAnne Stevens
Tamara de Lempicka Gioia Mori
Painting Norway is an elegant catalogue showcasing the beautiful prints and illustrations of Nikolai Astrup, which are displayed without the distraction of scholarly comment. Nikolai Astrup, a pioneering painter and printmaker, spent his life capturing the landscapes of his home in Western Norway. This catalogue is published to accompany the first UK exhibition of Astrup’s work, which will run at the Dulwich Picture Gallery from February to May 2016. ISBN 9781857599886. 280 x 240mm., 224pp., 195 colour illus., £25.00
The beautiful and scandalous Tamara de Lempicka was the extravagant muse of Art Deco, an icon of the roaring twenties, and a successful painter of intensely sensual portraits. This monograph includes a careful selection of unforgettable paintings and historic photographs. These offer us a fascinating thematic reconstruction of Tamara de Lempicka’s life, including the places she lived, her involvement in the sophisticated fashion world of the period, and her still-lifes and portraits. ISBN 9788866482574. 310 x 280mm., 320pp., 111 colour, 170 b&w illus., £31.00
Dadaglobe Reconstructed, Kunsthaus Zürich (ed.)
Henri Rousseau Gabriella Belli and Guy Cogeval
Dada is one of the most important movements in 20th-century Western art and culture. Dadaglobe Reconstructed is likely to be the most significant publication marking Dada’s centenary, featuring much previously unpublished material. Dadaglobe was due to be published in 1921 and would have constituted more than one hundred artworks. Dadaglobe Reconstructed restores this fascinating literary artefact with reproductions of the artworks received by the Romanian cofounder of the Dada movement Tristan Tzara. ISBN 9783858817754. 265 x 200mm., 304pp., 277 colour, 113 b&w illus., £40.00
Nourished by themes in the popular imagination, Henri Rousseau’s painting expresses a vision of reality, populated by iconic figures outlined with hieratic force against fantastic spaces – a vision long branded as naive, ingenuous and uncultivated. This book demonstrates how fully Rousseau’s masterpieces are part of this archaic trend, from his dreamlike exotic landscapes to his still-lifes. They are shown alongside works signed by the likes of Picasso, Gaugain, and Frida Kahlo. ISBN 9788866482567. 310 x 280mm., 282pp., 147 colour, 26 b&w illus., £31.00 ART 5
Agnes Martin and Me Donald Woodman
The Canticle of the Birds Farîd-ud-Dîn Attâr, edited by Diane de Selliers
In this illustrated memoir, photographer Donald Woodman engagingly recalls seven years as assistant, friend, and sometime adversary of the painter Agnes Martin. One of the outstanding artists of the 20th century, Martin created ethereal abstractions while living almost as a hermit in New Mexico. Woodman’s story is an enjoyably readable, pull-no-punches account of a period when Martin was close to few people - providing a picture of “missing” years in this important painter’s life. ISBN 9780996784306. 228 x 152mm., 156pp., 38 colour, 6 b&w illus., £14.95
A masterpiece of Persian literature written in the twelfth century, The Canticle of the Birds is the poetic expression of a universal initiatory quest for Love, Truth and Unity. The translation by Dick Davis and Afkham Darbandi fluidly renders the musicality of the poet’s language. This work features 207 Persian, Turkish, Afghan and Indo-Pakistani miniatures from the four teenth to the seventeenth centuries, from public and private collections from around the world. ISBN 9782364370319. 330 x 245mm., 462pp., 207 colour illus., £150.00
The Amazing World of M.C. Escher Micky Piller, Patrick Elliott, Frans Peterse
Witches & Wicked Bodies Deanna Petherbridge
M.C. Escher created some of the most celebrated and extraordinary images in twentieth-century art, yet he remains an elusive figure. His reputation skyrocketed in the 1960s, yet the art world looked upon him - and still looks upon him - with reserved judgement; in short, his work is ripe for rediscovery and reappraisal. This book illustrates c.100 prints and drawings, accompanied by short essays. ISBN 9781906270889. 220 x 240 mm., 144pp.,
This book provides a rich survey of images of European witchcraft from the sixteenth century to the present day. It focuses on the representation of female witches and the enduring stereotypes they embody, ranging from hideous old crones to beautiful young seductresses. Petherbridge introduces this fascinating subject and includes catalogue entries on each of the exhibited works. A wide range of artists is represented including Dürer, Goya, Fuseli, and Blake. ISBN 9781906270551. 220 x 245mm., 128pp., 90 colour illus., £14.95
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Eric Ravilious Brian Webb and Peyton Skipwith
The Art of Botanical Illustration Wilfrid Blunt and William T Stearn
This new title, with text by Peyton Skipwith and Brian Webb, contains more than 170 images, several not published before. The book focuses on Ravilious as a designer, in particular his work as an illustrator and wood engraver, and his work in ceramics and textiles. This book, the latest title in the award winning Design Series, forms an excellent and affordable introduction to the work of this brilliant artist. ISBN 9781851498024. 220 x 145mm., 96pp., 108 colour, 69 b&w illus., £14.95
This major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic work on the subject of botanical illustration. The book was revised and enlarged by ACC in the year 2000, and published to overwhelming acclaim; this is a reprint of that edition. It provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated, and very readable survey of the portrayal of plants through more than three thousand years. ISBN 9781851497607. 300 x 237mm., 368pp., 134 colour, 157 b&w illus., £35.00
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Peter Zumthor Edited by Thomas Durisch. Essays by Peter Zumthor Peter Zumthor, Pritzker laureate 2009, unarguably ranks among the most important contemporary architects. This new five-volume set is the first comprehensive monograph on Zumthor’s work in more than fifteen years. Around 40 of his buildings and unrealised projects are presented in detail with descriptive texts by Zumthor himself, with photographs, sketches, drawings and plans. Photographs are contributed by Hélène Binet, Hans Danuser and others. ISBN 9783858817235. 300 x 240mm., 800pp., 350 colour, 350 b&w illus., £180.00
Ai Weiwei Architecture Caroline Klein
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European House Philip Jodidio This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a journey through a number of outstanding contemporary houses designed and built across the extraordinary European landscape. This collection acts as a strong reference for architects and interior designers wanting to take a look the diversity of regional domestic architecture. Includes detailed architectural illustrations and photography, coupled with a comprehensive text analysis by a leading industry figure to educate and inspire readers. ISBN 9781864706369. 254 x 254mm., 256pp., 400 colour, 80 b&w illus., £35.00
100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), Edited by Antony Wood
This comprehensive monograph showcases the buildings of one of China’s most innovative and exciting architects. Ai Weiwei’s architecture unites and reflects the unique and original creative traditions and ideas from the Far East; his designs are inspiring, creating a particular sense of place and time, yet challenging and ultimately thoughtprovoking. Text in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Chinese. ISBN 9783942597012. 230 x 180mm., 176pp., 156 colour, 9 b&w illus., £22.50
Features the official current list of the "100 Tallest Buildings in the World" Readers will gain a better and more varied understanding of the skyscraper typology, why it's important, and where it is innovative. This book will showcase many of the new tall builds across Asia and the Middle East, in particular. ISBN 9781864706512. 298 x 222mm., 296pp., 400 colour, 130 b&w illus., £48.00
Le Corbusier: The Measures of Man Olivier Cinqualbre, Frédéric Migayrou (eds)
Fifty Under Fifty Beverly Russell, Eva Maddox & Farooq Ameen
Le Corbusier – visionary architect and theorist of modernity, and also an accomplished painter – made a profound impression on the 20th century in dramatically changing architectural design. This book, coinciding with a major retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, shows the output of this major figure in modernity through the idea of human proportions, the human body being essential as a universal principle defining all aspects of architecture and spatial composition. ISBN 9783858817686. 300 x 240mm., 256pp., 352 colour, 95 b&w illus., £35.00
The architects, designers, artists and others represented in Fifty Under Fifty are innovators of our time. After a worldwide search of 50 top architecture and design firms, lead author Beverly Russell along with Eva Maddox and Farooq Ameen help bring together a unique body of work; all partners in these firms will be 50 years old or under at the time of publication, and represent a forwardthinking generation of creative people. ISBN 9781864706000. 278 x 226mm., 352pp., 550 colour, 70 b&w illus., £35.00
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The Art of CFA Voysey David Cole
Iconic Jonathan Zufi
CFA Voysey is regarded as one of the pioneers of the Modern movement of architecture, and one of the most influential of all the 19th and early 20th century British designers. He designed over 60 houses throughout England, from small cottages to suburban houses and substantial country house commissions. Voysey was the ‘complete designer’; he designed all manner of objects, from wallpaper to cutlery, textiles to furniture, war memorials to stained glass windows. ISBN 9781864706048. 285 x 380mm., 206pp., 195 colour illus., £50.00
With a breathtaking collection of unique photography, ICONIC: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation showcases the history of nearly every product Apple has created since 1976. Follow Apple’s journey through a collection of their most important desktops, portables, prototypes, iDevices, and packaging. Created as a tribute to the army of engineers, designers, and visionaries that navigated Apple through this incredible journey, this is the ultimate coffee table book for every Apple fan. ISBN 9780988581715. 254 x 318mm., 340pp., 700 colour illus., £40.00
African Modernism Edited by Manuel Herz
Cosmonauts Edited by Doug Millard
In the 1950s and 1960s, most African countries gained independence from their respective colonial power. Architecture became one of the principal means by which the newly formed countries expressed their national identity. This groundbreaking new book investigates for the first time the relationship between architecture and nation building in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, and Zambia. It features well over one hundred buildings with descriptive texts, images, and site plans. ISBN 9783906027746. 320 x 235mm., 640pp., 909 colour, 300 b&w illus., £55.00
For decades, the story of the world’s first spacefaring nation has been underplayed in the West. Now, for the first time, the remarkable account of Russia’s space programme will be brought to light. These are the stories of the people who dreamt of early space exploration, those who made it happen, and those who continue its legacy today. ISBN 9781857599022. 254 x 229mm., 256pp., 300 colour illus., £45.00
Cathedrals of the Church of England Janet Gough
500 Hidden Secrets of London Tom Greig
Together, the 42 English cathedrals of the Church of England constitute one of the world’s great achievements in architecture. They are an artistic embodiment of the spiritual sublime as well as a unique record of the history of England. This work by Janet Gough, Director of the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England, provides pen portraits of all 42 cathedrals, each illustrated with eye-catching photographs. ISBN 9781857599404. 190 x 165mm., 96pp., 90 colour illus., £14.95
An insider's guide to London and its hidden secrets and addresses. An inspirational and practical guide to London's finest and most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighbourhoods, gardens and cafes ISBN 9789460581731. 180 x 120mm., 256pp., 80 colour illus., £13.95
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International Yearbook Communication Design 2015/2016 Peter Zec
Artists’ Textiles 1940-1976 Geoff Rayner, Richard Chamberlain and Annamarie Stapleton
The standard work on contemporary design shows the best creative campaigns from advertising, marketing and more. Volume 1 features the wide range of creative achievements in brand design, packaging design, advertising, and illustrations. Volume 2 presents trends from film and animation, game design, and the online world. Additionally, the winners of the titles of honour ‘Red Dot: Brand of the Year’ and ‘Red Dot: Agency of the Year’ are presented in text and pictures. ISBN 9783899391787. 300 x 240mm., 1,100pp., 2,100 colour illus., £45.00
The development of textiles as an art form between 1940 and 1976, and the extent of collaboration between artists and textile manufacturers at this time, is unrivalled in modern art history. Artists’ Textiles 19401976 is a comprehensive survey of this art form in Britain and America. There are approximately 200 colour images, many of which have never been seen before, alongside specially commissioned photography. Major artists featured include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, and Andy Warhol. ISBN 9781851496297. 270 x 215mm., 304pp., 200 colour, 20 b&w illus., £29.95
Red Dot Design Yearbook 2015/2016 Peter Zec
Lucienne Day Andrew Casey
Red Dot Design Yearbook presents the world’s most outstanding achievements in product design from the year 2015 to 2016, displayed in the volumes Living, Doing, and Working. Living presents products from the fields of home and interior design. Doing features products from lifestyle-oriented areas such as garden, sports, fashion, and vehicles. Working presents products from work-oriented areas such as offices, communication, and computer technology. ISBN 9783899391732. 300 x 300 mm., 2,000pp., 2,000 colour illus., £34.00
Lucienne Day was part of a new generation of designers who came to the forefront of the British textile industry in the post-war period. Setting a new standard in originality, she believed that good design should be mass produced for the many and not just the few. This beautifully illustrated book is the first in depth study to look at all aspects of the work of Lucienne Day. ISBN 9781851497270. 270 x 215mm., 248pp.,
Charlotte Perriand Jacques Barsac
Jacqueline Groag Geoff Rayner, Annamarie Stapleton and Richard Chamberlain
Complete Works.Volume 1:1903-1940. ISBN 9783858817464. 305 x 230mm., 512pp., 649 colour, 375 b&w illus., £100.00 Complete Works.Volume 2: 1940-1955. ISBN 9783858817471. 305 mm x 230mm., 512pp., 700 colour, 300 b&w illus., £100.00 Charlotte Perriand is undoubtedly one of the most significant figures in 20th-century interior design. Perriand’s work has been widely acknowledged, but thus far there has never been a comprehensive monograph covering all aspects of her work.
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125 colour, 50 b&w illus., £29.95
This beautifully designed work showcases the work of Jacqueline Groag, one of the most influential textile designer in Britain in the post Second World War era. Although originally Czech, she studied textile design in Austria in the 1920s. Her remarkable achievement received public recognition in 1984 when she was made a Royal Designer for Industry the ultimate accolade for any designer in Britain. ISBN 9781851495900. 270 x 215mm., 224pp., 125 colour, 55 b&w illus., £29.95
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Indian Cotton Textiles John Guy India has been at the heart of the global trade in textiles since ancient times, and cotton has been at the heart of the Subcontinent’s economy for millennia. This book illustrates the Indian cotton cloths in the Thakar Collection - perhaps the best in private hands. Dating from the 15th century onwards, the collection illustrates the trade in textiles across the Indian Ocean and within the Indian domestic market. ISBN 9781851498093. 300 x 260mm., 172pp., 200 colour illus., £40.00
Early Carpets and Tapestries on the Eastern Silk Road Gloria Gonick A mystifying group of carpets and tapestries created along the Silk Route over five hundred years ago is the topic of this richly illustrated book. The carpets and tapestries have been preserved in closed treasure houses since the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. This book is about their shrouded origin, the pariahs who wove them, the meaning of their motifs, and the reasons for the secrecy continuing to surround their exhibition. ISBN 9781851498109. 300 x 230mm., 192pp., 200 colour illus., £40.00
The Carpets of Afghanistan R.D. Parsons The Carpets of Afghanistan is without a doubt one of the most detailed analysis of Afghanistan rug production ever published. Author Richard Parsons, for many years a buyer in Afghanistan for the wellknown firm O.C.M (London) Ltd, treats the reader not only to a veritable feast of carpets, all with their attendant tribal motifs vividly explained, but also to a fascinating journey through the history of a colourful country. ISBN 9781851497904. 300 x 237mm., 224pp., 154 colour, 90 b&w illus., £45.00
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Dries Van Noten Pamela Golbin, Hamish Bowles; Art director Joseph Logan Dries Van Noten is an icon of Antwerp Fashion. Described by the NY TIMES as ‘one of fashion’s most cerebral designers’, he won the International Award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2008. This volume shows the range and diversity of his collections to date, revealing his sources of inspiration, using a range of creative mediums to illustrate this and really get inside the mind of the fashion designer, from concept to construction. ISBN 9789401414746. 300 x 250mm., 320pp., 800 colour illus., £55.00
Cholombianos Amanda Watkins Cholombianos displays Amanda Watkins’ collection of over 150 photos on the urban subculture born out of the rich ‘sonidero’ tradition in Monterrey: RegioColombians or Cholombians. With brief descriptions that take us to a hot night in downtown Monterrey with cumbia music softly playing on a faraway radio station, these “photo albums” demand to be seen and recognised, as Cholombians themselves, too. ISBN 9786077663645. 270 x 210mm., 312pp., 270 colour, 30 b&w illus., £22.95
Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake Tim Banks, Kaat Debo,Valerie Steele et al. Walter van Beirendonck has been at the forefront of fashion for over thirty years. One of the ‘Antwerp Six’ and the director of fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, he is known for the uninhibited nature of his work and the wonderful daring that he shows as a designer. This is the third and final edition of Dream the World Awake by Walter Van Beirendonck. The book gives captivating form to the complexity of Van Beirendonck’s work, and reveals his wide range of inspirations. ISBN 9789401422857. 300 x 230mm., 272pp., 195 colour illus., £85.00 FASHION 15
As Seen in BLITZ Iain R. Webb
Terry O’Neill Terry O'Neill, Introduction by Dylan Jones
As Seen in BLITZ is an inspiring, unique account of 1980s fashion and culture, as seen on the deeply influential, subversive pages of BLITZ, the pioneering ‘80s style magazine. Lavishly presented here are over 100 BLITZ fashion stories, with unseen archive content, original images and tear-sheets. A separate section features original BLITZ interviews with the key designers, and a vast amount of completely new material. ISBN 9781851497232. 300 x 230mm., 272pp., 150 colour, 100 b&w illus., £35.00
Terry O’Neill is one of the world’s most celebrated photographers. For more than 50 years, he has photographed rock stars and presidents, royals and movie stars, at work, at play, in private. Now, for the first time, an exhaustive cataloguing of his archive has revisited more than 2 million negatives and has unearthed unseen images that escaped the eye over a career spanning 53 years. ISBN 9781851496921. 325 x 275mm., 352pp., 105 colour, 212 b&w illus., £55.00
Dress of the Year Richard Lester Foreword by Colin McDowell
Terry O’Neill’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Album Terry O'Neill
The Dress of the Year is a deluxe study of five decades of exquisite fashion from 1963 to the present, drawn from the renowned Dress of the Year collection. Each year, a fashion-world luminary is invited to choose the outfit that truly represents that year’s mood in fashion. Through new photography, unseen archive material, and contemporary media images, this book reveals the Dress of The Year collection in all its glory for the first time. ISBN 9781851497256. 300 x 230mm., 196pp., 100 colour, 50 b&w illus., £35.00
Terry O’Neill’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Album contains some of the most famous music photographs of all time. At the same time the book includes many intimate personal photos taken ‘behind the scenes’. Terry O’Neill captured those on the frontline of fame, including David Bowie, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles - to name only a few. Without a doubt, O’Neill’s work comprises a vital chronicle of rock ‘n’ roll history. ISBN 9781851497720. 325 x 275mm., 300pp., 100 colour, 150 b&w illus., £45.00
Rayne Michael Pick, foreword by Bruce Oldfield
Breaking Stones Terry O'Neill and Gered Mankowitz, Edited by Robin Morgan
Rayne is the name synonymous with the best in British 20th-century shoe design. Rayne evolved into the pre-eminent British ladies luxury shoe brand throughout the Twentieth Century, with clients including aristocracy and the British Royal family. Relaunched as a British-owned company in 2013, the remarkable design achievements of the company in the 20th-century are illustrated in this sumptuous book. ISBN 9781851497935. 265 x 237mm., 192pp., 144 colour, 66 b&w illus., £35.00
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This evocative new book captures the youth, the times and the spirit of The Stones’ formative years. Photographs by Terry O’Neill and Gered Mankowitz document the band’s beginnings, and are embellished with various memoires and interviews, celebrating the early days of rock and giving an insight into what it must have felt like to go from a small club in Soho to touring the world a few years later with a number one record. ISBN 9781851498161. 300 x 237mm., 240pp., 22 colour, 186 b&w illus., £29.95
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Raymond Cauchetier’s New Wave Raymond Cauchetier, Foreword by Philippe Garner, Edited by James Hyman In the late 1950s and early 1960s, French New Wave cinema exploded onto international screens with films like Les quatre cents coups, A bout de souffle and Jules et Jim. This book is the first ever monograph in English devoted to the film photography of Raymond Cauchetier, featuring arguably the greatest images of the French New Wave cinema. In the photographs of Cauchetier we bear witness to the great artistic genius that was central to the process of making these films. ISBN 9781851497911. 300 x 240mm., 240pp., 5 colour, 305 b&w illus., £40.00
Groupies and Other Electric Ladies Baron Wolman, with a foreword by Holly George Warren The acclaimed book Groupies & Other Electric Ladies by iconic photographer Baron Wolman, with photographs taken for the February 1969 ‘Special Super-Duper Neat Issue’ of Rolling Stone. The original chronicle of the women who became deeply influential style icons, integral to the worlds of musicians like Frank Zappa, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, The Who and Gram Parsons . Voted one of the Best photo books of the year by the New York Post. ISBN 9781851498413. 255 x 201mm., 192pp., 200 b&w illus., £20.00
Clive Arrowsmith Clive Arrowsmith, Foreword by Martyn Walsh, Introduction by Michael Roberts This is the first book to celebrate the career of Clive Arrowsmith, the celebrated London-based international photographer. Arrowsmith gained commissions from leading fashion magazines, including British and French Vogue, and Vanity Fair, and is equally well known for his celebrity images: Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Prince Charles, and Michael Caine to name a few. Arrowsmith is also an accomplished landscape photographer and is the only photographer to have shot the Pirelli Calendar two years in succession. ISBN 9781851498086. 315 x 265mm., 324pp., 250 colour, 50 b&w illus., £50.00 18 PHOTOGRAPHY
Duffy Bowie Kevin Cann, Chris Duffy Brian Duffy defined the image of the 1960s, and was as famous as the stars he photographed. Duffy’s most famous photograph dates from the 1970s and is the iconic and revolutionary cover of David Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane, a shot that became the defining look of Bowie’s long career. This brilliant book, which includes many unseen images and behind the scenes photographs, illustrates Brian Duffy’s five photographic shoots with David Bowie. ISBN 9781851497652. 230 mm x 190mm., 212pp., 80 colour, 90 b&w illus., £25.00
Duffy Chris Duffy This sumptuous collection of images charts the incredible career of Brian Duffy, one of the greatest photographers of his generation. Together with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, Duffy is recognised as one of the innovators of “documentary” fashion photography, a style which revolutionised fashion imagery and furthermore the fashion industry. Together they formed a new cult of the fashion photographer, putting themselves centre stage with the models and celebrities they captured on film. ISBN 9781851496570. 300 x 240mm., 208pp., 48 colour, 160 b&w illus., £45.00
Abandoned Places Henk Van Rensbergen In Abandoned Places: The Photographer’s Selection photographer Henk Van Rensbergen collects fascinating photographs of abandoned buildings from all over the world. Van Rensbergen’s photos of mysterious abandoned castles, factories and hospitals in Abandoned Place 1 were internationally acclaimed. In the two other books in the series he discovered a whole range of abandoned places across the world. This photographer’s choice shows the evolution of Van Rensbergen’s art. ISBN 9789401418072. 256 x 310mm., 224pp., 150 colour, 60 b&w illus., £45.00
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The World’s Most Expensive Watches Ariel Adams
21st-Century Jewellery Designers Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld
The wristwatch has become a statement of identity; politician or celebrity, scientist or sportsman, what you choose to wear on your wrist speaks volumes about who you are. The World’s Most Expensive Watches presents a stunning collection of some of the most highly prized watches in the world. Starting at a threshold price of about $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade of watches whose values soar to prices of $5 million dollars or more. ISBN 9781851497546. 325 x 275mm., 324pp., 468 colour illus., £55.00
21st-Century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style is a stunning survey of the stories and designs of the leading contemporary jewellery designers working across the globe today. From the great JAR, to James de Givenchy and Nicholas Varney in the West, and Michelle Ong, Wallace Chan and Bhagat in the East, this book is an exploration into the designers’ worlds, helping the reader to discover the jewels that great jewellery artists are creating now. ISBN 9781851497294. 325 x 275mm., 360pp., 500 colour illus., £50.00
The Marine Chronometer Rupert T. Gould, Foreword by Jonathan Betts
Van Cleef & Arpels Vincent Meylan
This long-awaited new edition of Gould’s seminal text on the marine chronometer not only faithfully reproduces the original, but also includes the author’s own extensive notes. These amendments, additions and sketches are carefully placed to clearly distinguish them from the original text. The volume also includes an insightful Foreword by Jonathan Betts, as well as a new gallery of 65 images, comprising portraits, up-to-date photographs and black and white images from Gould’s collection. ISBN 9781851493654. 260 x 195mm., 496pp., 15 colour, 160 b&w illus., £65.00
From Empress Farah and the secrets of the treasure of Iran, to Queen Marie Amélie’s missing emeralds, entering the world of Van Cleef & Arpels is like embarking upon a fascinating treasure hunt. In this book, Vincent Meylan explores a century in the history of one of the most prestigious Parisian jewellery dynasties. He opens doors and unlocks caskets to reveal the mysterious stories of its clients and their exceptional stones. ISBN 9781851497706. 295 x 245mm., 344pp., 247 colour, 150 b&w illus., £55.00
The English Watch Terence Camerer Cuss
Understanding Jewellery David Bennett, Daniela Mascetti
This is the first book to cover all aspects of English watches from every period. Watches represent a fascinating combination of applied art and science and an outstanding contribution to their development was made in England. By dividing the watches into six periods, the author has been able to provide a comprehensive survey, describing the pioneering inventions as they were made and illustrating the distinctive character of the English watch as it evolved. ISBN 9781851495887. 300 x 237mm., 504pp., 830 colour illus., £95.00
Understanding Jewellery is a comprehensive guide to 19th and 20th Century jewellery. From the methods used to identify and date pieces, to the factors that affect their value, this volume contains an abundance of expertise relating to precious stones and metals. Including introductions to precious and semiprecious stones, and details of the stylistic developments of jewellery, this volume is a standard work of reference and an invaluable tool for collectors and dealers alike. ISBN 9781851494309. 286 x 237mm., 494pp., 977 colour, 44 b&w illus., £49.50
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Designer British Silver John Andrew and Derek Styles
Women Garden Designers Kristina Taylor
Designer British Silver explores the designersilversmiths who have shaped British silver from the 1950s through to the present day. Covering a complete generation of craftsmen and women, and featuring one-to-one interviews with key figures, the book reveals the people and forces behind the postwar Renaissance that made Britain a centre of excellence for designer makers in silver. ISBN 9781851497805. 300 x 237mm., 560pp., 508 colour, 30 b&w illus., £75.00
Women Garden Designers presents twenty-seven of the most important and influential women garden designers and their gardens from around the world, showing both their finest commissions as well as the gardens they designed for themselves, in their own space. The carefully researched text examines their influences and their legacy to garden design. ISBN 9781870673815. 300 x 237mm., 288pp., 236 colour, 46 b&w illus., £35.00
A Dealer’s Hand Hajni Elias and Giuseppe Eskenazi
Water Lilies Caroline Holmes
As the West awakes to the economic power of that once-supine dragon, China, A Dealer’s Hand is a timely reminder that its material culture has never failed to entrance those looking in from outside. This remarkable book is an illustrated overview of the marvellous works of art that have passed through the Eskenazi Gallery’s doors and the market for Chinese art in the West. ISBN 9781857598018. 303 x 240mm., 352pp., 600 colour illus., £60.00
This volume meticulously records our enduring love affair with the most beautiful and exotic of plants, the water lily. It is a detailed account of their introduction into European culture, largely through the devotion of one man, Joseph Bory Latour-Marliac, whose lifelong work in the field of propagation, cultivation and commercialisation of water lilies inspired a generation of horticulturists, artists and poets to create the words and images that are embedded in our culture today. ISBN 9781870673839. 300 x 237mm., 208pp., 228 colour, 16 b&w illus., £30.00
Royal Taste Fan Jeremy Zhang (ed.)
Greenterior Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali
This beautifully illustrated catalogue offers fresh perspectives on the material culture of China before Europe entered its great age of discovery. It offers a rare opportunity to examine more than a hundred objects from five museums in Hubei, China, including metal and porcelain work, jewellery, paintings and sculpture. Highlights include exciting archaeological finds from recently excavated royal tombs and Daoist statues from Mt Wudang that illustrate the luxurious princely courts of early and mid-Ming China. ISBN 9781857599725. 292 x 241mm., 192pp., 140 colour illus., £45.00
Showcases interior features on twenty creatives from Antwerp to New York, who all have one thing common - a passion for plants in combinations with interior design. The book also contains a handy index listing all the plants featured in the photographs, including their specific characteristics. ISBN 9789460581533. 280 x 230mm., 240pp., 250 colour illus., £38.00
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