Batsford Catalogue Jul-Dec 2012

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Britain Practical Art Textiles Design Highlights

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How To Grow Food: A Wartime Guide

Classic Hymns and Carols

Doreen Wallace

Samuel Carr Foreword by John Betjeman

9781849940498 | £7.99 | August | HB | 20 photographs and drawings | 128 pages | 188 x 117 mm

• An exquisite facsimile edition of a classic wartime book on growing fruit and vegetables • A joy to read and relevant for today's gardeners • An ideal nostalgic gift for kitchen gardeners and allotment holders In 1940, prolific novelist and farmer Doreen Wallace wrote a book for Batsford on vegetable growing, part of the publisher's iconic Home Front series. With its chatty writing style and beautiful Brian Cook cover, the book became a wartime classic.

The reissue retains all the appeal of the original and is still very relevant to today’s gardeners with everything from growing fruit, veg, keeping out weeds and pests and even something on keeping hens and pigs. A perfect book for any gardener.

Doreen Wallace (1897–1989) was a prolific novelist, social campaigner and farmer with expertise in growing vegetables.

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Ode to London 9781849940375 | £9.99 | HB

Ode to the Countryside

9781849940474 | £12.99 | August | HB | Over 50 colour illustrations | 192 pages | 192 x 136 mm

• A must-have source for any wedding, christening, funeral or Christmas gathering • Includes favourites, such as ‘Jerusalem’, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’, ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’ and ‘Abide with Me’ • Hymns based on poems by John Donne, John Milton, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Rudyard Kipling and many others This wonderful collection, revised and updated, includes 70 of the nation’s most popular hymns, providing lyrics for any celebration or to enjoy at home.

The book includes favourites such as ‘The Holly and the Ivy’, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’, ‘Jerusalem, Abide with Me’, and ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’. The original poems are also provided where they differ from the hymns as many are based on poems by literary giants such as John Donne, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti and Rudyard Kipling.

Foreword by John Betjeman.

Ode to the Sea 9781907892141 | £12.99 | HB

Beekeeping: A Seasonal Guide 9781906388973 | £16.99 | HB

9781905400959 | £12.99 | HB

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Anna Lewington, the well-known writer on all things botanical, and leading wildlife photographer Edward Parker provide an illuminating and visually striking history of each tree species, including where the longliving species can still be found, the tree’s botanical details, and its mythical associations.

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Britain’s Tree Story 9781907892202 | £20 | HB

Ancient Trees Trees that live for a thousand years Anna Lewington 9781849940580 | £20 | September | HB |

Book of the Countryside 9781905400690 | £30 | HB

150 colour images | 224 pages | 246 x 189 mm

• Celebration of the oldest living plants in the world; tree species that live for more than a thousand years • From the grand Oaks of Europe, the Redwoods of California to the majestic Ginkgos of the East • Authoritative text with the history and botanical details of each tree species – published in association with Kew Gardens • Stunning photography from prize-winning photographer

Book of the Farm 9781906388911 | £25 | HB

A fascinating celebration of the some of the oldest living organisms on the planet, from the grand oaks of Europe and mighty redwoods of California to Africa’s ‘upside-down’ baobab tree, the ginkgos of China and Korea and the olive tree, the worldwide symbol of peace.

Ancient Trees covers those species of tree that have lived for more than a thousand years: the redwood, bristlecone pine, montezuma cypress, the monkey puzzle, Amazonian ancients, yew, oak, sweet chestnut, lime, olive, Welwitschia, the baobab, kauri, totara, Antarctic beech, the fig, cedar, and ginkgo.

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‘Among all the varied productions with which Nature has adorned the surfaces of the earth, none awakens our sympathies, or interests our imagination so powerfully as those venerable trees, which seem to have stood the lapse of ages...’ John Muir, 1868

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Sharon Finmark trained at Central Saint Martins and teaches at the City Lit College in London. She writes for The Artist magazine and has had three books published by HarperCollins. Sharon has been artistin-residence at Radio 4's Today programme and has sketched backstage at The National Theatre.

500 Acrylic Mixes Sharon Finmark 9781849940467 | £9.99 | September | HB 200 colour illustrations | 128 pages | 148 x 194 mm

• All you need to know about mixing acrylics • Explores all the different colour-mixing techniques, including palette mixing, overlaying and impasto textures • Provides a visual source of over 500 acrylic mixes • Fully annotated paintings throughout demonstrate the colours, mixes and techniques used

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600 Watercolour Mixes 9781906388829 | £9.99 | HB

Colour is fundamental to painting and the ability to mix and reproduce specific hues is an art in itself. Colour theory can be dull and complicated, but in this book, experienced artist and teacher Sharon Finmark demonstrates colour mixing in a practical and easy-to-follow way.

With over 500 colour mixes plus many finished paintings with annotations on the colour mixes and hues incorporated, readers can learn by application how to get the best out of their paints.

Painting Atmospheric Acrylics 9781849940122 | £14.99 | PB

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Acclaimed artists Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan (authors of the bestselling Contemporary Botanical Illustration and Botanical Illustration Course) run the popular botanical painting course at the Eden Project and are uniquely placed for this exciting take on the genre.

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Contemporary Botanical Illustration 9780713490787 | £19.99 | HB

Botanical Sketchbook Exotic Botanical Illustration With the Eden Project

9781906388591 | £19.99 | HB

Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan 9781849940313 | £19.99 | July | HB Over 170 colour illustrations | 144 pages | 276 x 213 mm

• An exciting approach to botanical illustration featuring exotic and extraordinary plant specimens • Striking plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables provide new challenges in colour, texture and form • Stunning finished paintings accompany simple instructions and step-bystep projects for a beautiful book that both guides and inspires

Botanical Illustration Course 9780713490749 | £14.99 | PB

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Strange and unusual specimens have never been more accessible – as more and more exotic fruit and vegetables appear regularly in our shopping baskets. This practical and beautiful guide to capturing strange and striking plants on paper has something for beginners and more experienced botanical illustrators alike, whether you wish to paint more familiar bananas, pineapples and other exotic fruits, or more complex orchids and even carnivorous plants.

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Val Holmes is a well-known teacher and embroiderer who runs very popular residential embroidery courses from her home in France.

Her previous books include Creative Recycling in Embroidery and The Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery.

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Creative Recycling in Embroidery Collage, Stitch, Print Collagraphy for Textile Artists

9781906388751 | £14.99 | PB

Val Holmes 9781849940146 | £19.99 | August | HB Colour illustrations throughout | 96 pages | 192 x 136 mm

• Introducing the hottest technique for textile artists today: collagraphy, or printing from collage • Packed with hints, tips and exercises exploring how to harness this exciting technique in your own work • Illustrated with stunning examples of collagraphy by some of the world's finest textile artists Learn the secrets of one of textile art's most popular techniques: collagraphy.

This comprehensive guide from one of Europe's best-known textile artists and teachers contains everything you need to know about the exciting effects you can achieve using the almost endless permutations of collage, stitch and print, and how you can incorporate them into your own stitched-textile work.

Includes invaluable information on making a collagraphy plate using embroidery, choosing suitable surfaces for print, combining paper and fabric, embroidering onto prints, and how to work in series.

Spunbonded Textile & Stitch 9781849940016 | £19.99 |HB

Illustrated throughout with the best examples of contemporary collagraphy in textile art, this book is a fascinating introduction to a technique that could become your latest textile-art passion.

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Award-winning quilt artist Sandra Meech is a teacher and lecturer who works with textile groups in the UK and abroad. She is a member of Quilt Art and exhibits widely around the world. She is the author of Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch and Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture and Stitch.

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Drawn to Stitch 9781906388805 | £19.99 | HB

Connecting Design To Stitch

Connecting Art to Stitch 9781906388102 | £18.99 | HB

Sandra Meech 9781849940245 | £19.99 | August | HB 150 colour illustrations | 128 pages | 276 x 216 mm

• A practical and inspirational guide to understanding and using good design practice in stitched-textile work • Follow-up to the popular Connecting Art to Stitch • Packed with the author's workshops and practical exercises

Contemporary Quilts 9780713489873 | £14.99 | PB

Illustrated with a wealth of inspirational images from the world's best quilt and textile artists, this beautiful book is a must-buy for everyone who wants to create better textile art.

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Celebrated quilt artist Sandra Meech's last book, Connecting Art to Stitch, explored the ways in which fine-art concepts can be taken into stitch to make outstanding pieces of quilt art. In this exciting new title, the author turns her attention to the rules of design, and how they can be harnessed – and broken – to inform your quilt-art work. You will learn how to recognise good design, and the immutable rules all designers need to know. The author's signature practical workshops and exercises help you translate these rules into your own textile work, stimulating your creativity and encouraging you to explore new textures, materials, techniques and compositions. Detailed analyses of textile artists' work provide a breakdown of how design rules can be applied.

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C June Barnes is an award-winning quilt artist. She has exhibited for several years and also teaches across the UK. She is the author of Stitching To Dye in Quilt Art.

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Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art 9780713490701| £18.99 | HB

Exploring Dimension in Quilt Art

Colour in Art Quilts 9781849940009 | £19.99 | HB

C June Barnes 9781849940252 | £19.99 | September | HB 120 colour illustrations | 128 pages | 276 x 216 mm

• Renowned quilt artist C June Barnes explores the art of raising the surface in quilt art • Learn how to create intricate raised structural effects on wall-hung quilts, and how to construct gorgeous three-dimensional vessels and fabric sculptures • Illustrated throughout with inspirational images of three-dimensional quilt work Quilt art doesn't have to be flat. These days, the most innovative quilt artists are creating intricate raised structures, using various folding, gathering, pleating, stuffing, padding, shrinking and layering techniques. This fascinating book is a guide to creating these stunning effects, from the simplest textured quilt to elaborate twisted and embellished threedimensional structures, including vessels and hanging installations. Popular quilt artist C June Barnes, author of Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art, reveals the secrets of how these sometimes impossible-looking structures are put together, giving invaluable technical construction tips and a wealth of inspirational examples, including work from some of the world's leading quilt artists.

Instinctive Quilt Art 9781849940092 | £19.99 | HB

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Big Book of Fashion Illustration 9780713490459 | £20 | PB

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Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration 9781849940030 | £20 | PB

Modern Vintage Illustration Martin Dawber Foreword by Stephen Bayley 9781849940320 | £18.99 | August | HB Over 420 illustrations | 224 pages | 250 x 250 mm

• Beautiful witty illustrations that plunder the past for their retro edge • Modern illustrations inspired by everything from Art Deco and Soviet Poster Art to Blue Note record sleeves, comic books and punk • Artists from around the world provide hundreds of illustrations to inspire, entertain and delight

9781906388812| £17.99 | HB

Vintage Lingerie 9781849940054 | £20 | PB

Hundreds of artists from all over the world have contributed to a beautiful, witty and inspiring collection of vintage illustration that will inspire designers, illustrators and artists working today.

Martin Dawber is an internationally acclaimed author on contemporary fashion, style and image. A graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Art, he was the Principal Lecturer in Fashion at John Moores University for over 30 years and continues to be globally in demand as a recognised authority on fashion and illustration. He is the best-selling author of New Fashion Illustration, New Illustration with Type, Big Book of Fashion Illustration and Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration.

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A stunning survey of modern illustration that uses older styles of artistic expression to evoke a sense of another time and place. These vintage-style illustrations play with the past, subvert it on occasion, but always feel fresh.

Organised into chapters by historical or cultural period, the book features hundreds of the best examples of modern retro illustration. From the ornamentation of Victorian fonts, the stylised angles of Art Deco, the lines of soviet poster art, the influence of Saul Bass and Blue Note record sleeves, to the new slant on photorealism, and the renaissance of punk and comic art.

Fashion Illustration 1930–70

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Cycling Touring Guide: Northern England

Cycling Touring Guide: Southern England

Cycling Touring Guide: Central England

9781849940382 | £9.999 | PB

9781849940399 | £9.99 | PB

9781849940405 | £9.99 | PB

Batsford’s Walking Guides: The Cotswolds

Batsford’s Walking Guides: Thames Valley

Batsford’s Walking Guides: South Downs

9781906388850 | £8.99 | HB

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Liverpool Then and Now

Cambridge Then and Now

London Then and Now

Edinburgh Then and Now

9781849940412 | £14.99 | HB

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9781906388386 | £12.99 | HB

9781906388379 | £12.99 | HB

Oxford Then and Now

Manchester Then and Now

London Then and Now

Manchester United Then and Now

9781906388843 | £6.99 | PB

9781849940337 | £14.99 | HB

9781906388355 | £12.99 | HB

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Britain by Bike 9781906388713 | £16.99 | HB

Dickens’s England 9781849940351 | £9.99 | HB

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Forgotten London 9781906388980 | £14.99 | HB

London Buildings: An Architectural Tour

London Movie Guide 9781849940139 | £14.99 | PB

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Love London 9781849940115 | £9.99 | HB

9781849940238 | £9.99 | HB

Natural History Painting 9781906388492 | £19.99 | HB

Experimental Flowers in Watercolour

Travels with Watercolour

Raw Colour with Pastels

9781906388331 | £12.99 | PB

9781906388539 | £14.99 | PB

9781906388775 | £18.99 | HB

Painting Light in Oils

Capturing the Moment in Oils

Collage, Colour and Texture in Painting

9781906388744 | £18.99 | HB

9781906388720 | £18.99 | HB

9781849940306 | £14.99 | PB

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Painting Accessible Abstracts

Breaking the Rules of Watercolour

The Essence of Watercolour

Light and Movement in Watercolour

9781906388560 | £18.99 | HB

9781906388836 | £18.99 | HB

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Adventurous Watercolours

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Brian Cook’s Landscapes of Britain

Don’t You Know There’s A War On?

The Tudor Tailor

The Victorian Tailor

9780713489859 | £19.99 | PB

9781906388898 | £19.99 | PB

1950s Fashion Print

1960s Fashion Print

9781906388881 | £20 | HB

9781849940344 | £20 | HB

2000 Pattern Combinations

9781906388997 | £9.99 | HB

9781906388782 | £20 | HB

Corsets 9781906388010 | £20 | PB

Classic Fashion Patterns 9781906388515 | £20 | PB

1980s Fashion Print

New Fashion Prints

Digital Fashion Print

9781906388416 | £16.99 | PB

9781906388072 | £17.99 | PB

9781849940047 | £18.99 | PB

9781849940078 | £20 | PB

2000 Colour Combinations

5000 Flower and Plant Motifs

9781906388126 | £19.99 | PB

9781906388928 | £19.99 | PB

Big Book of Contemporary Illustration

New Illustration with Type 9781906388614 | £17.99 | PB

9781906388317 | £20 | PB

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Layered Textiles 9781849940085 | £19.99 | HB

9781906388119 | £18.99 | HB

How to Be Creative in Textile Art

Three-Dimensional Textiles

9781849940061 | £19.99 | HB

9781906388645 | £19.99 | HB

Hot Textiles

Transparency in Textiles

The Found Object in Textile Art

Three-Dimensional Embroidery

9781906388461 | £19.99 | HB

9781906388546 | £14.99 | PB

Experimental Textiles

Felting Fashion

The Quilted Object

9781906388140 | £18.99 | HB

9781906388232 | £19.99 | HB

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9781906388485 | £18.99 | HB

9781906388478 | £19.99 | HB

9781906388676 | £14.99 | PB

Batsford’s Modern Chess Openings 9781906388294 | £17.99 | PB

Learn Chess Quick 9781906388669 | £9.99 | PB

Play Chess in 10 Minutes

Play Bridge in 10 Minutes

9781849940153 | £6.99 | HB

9781849940160 | £6.99 | HB

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Studying Chess Made Easy

BATSFORD HIGHLIGHTS

Embroidered Jewellery