Art: History
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The Collectible Maxfield Parrish
Schiffer£54.99| /Maxfield Parrish was one of the rare artists whose work was immensely popular during his own lifetime. His brilliant use of color, attention to det...
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The Collector's Guide to Vintage Cigarette Packs
Schiffer£27.99| /At last, here is the compendium of cigarette packs that collectors have been waiting for! Joe Giesenhagen has compiled a fantastic collection of ci...
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The Contemporary Art of Nature
Schiffer£45.99| /In the history of art, animals were the very first subject, as evidenced by the nearly 20,000 year old cave paintings at Lascaux. The human impulse...
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The Contemporary Illustrated Pin-up
Schiffer£31.99| /From the girl next door to sexy switch-blade sisters, the pin-up girls depicted in this collection of works by 15 of today's best artists boldly di...
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The Cook Voyages Encounters
Te Papa Press£50.00| /A Comprehensive Guide to the Objects Associated with the Voyages of James Cook Held at New Zealands National Museum. Almost 250 years after James ...
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The Etchings of Louis Icart
Schiffer£54.99| /There are really two books in this volume; one an historical study of Parisian artist Louis Icart's famous etchings of the early twentieth century,...
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The Fire King⢠Years & Beyond
Schiffer£22.99| /From the Fire King*TM years of the 1950s to today, this informative book provides a look at the decorated glassware pitchers and drinking glasses p...
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The Florentine and Venetian Painters of the Renaissance
Nova Science Publishers, Inc£203.99| /The Florentine and Venetian Painters of the Renaissance is a compilation of 2 books written by Bernhard Berenson. The 2 great studies of the Veneti...
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The Glasgow Style
Schiffer£63.99| /The Glasgow style of decorative arts evolved in the 1890s at the Glasgow School of Art, from influences begun by the Art Nouveau and Arts and Craft...
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The Grande Dames of the Cariboo
Caitlin Press (CA)£15.99| /Author Julie Fowler began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (19192006). Through interviews, letters, ...
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The Hopi Approach to the Art of Kachina Doll Carving
Schiffer£9.99| /The beautiful diversity of Hopi Kachina dolls is pictorially presented to show past, present, and evolving styles. These carved representations of ...
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The Last Best West
The University of Alberta Press (CA)£30.99| /Settlement and urbanization of the Canadian Northwest coincided with the greatest popularity of the postcard. Settlement, along with the building o...
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The London Customs Accounts
Bohlau Verlag GmbH & Cie£65.99| /The London customs records of the Middle Ages represent a central source of economic history and finance for the English crown. These records trace...
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The Maori Meeting House
Te Papa Press£38.99| /Enter and explore the powerful, ancestral world of the whare whakairo, or Māori meeting house, with this engaging illustrated guide. Richly illustr...
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The Michelin® Man
Schiffer£27.99| /The Michelin® Man has been the subject of thousands of advertising and automobilia items around the world for over 100 years, many with exceptional...
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The Navajo Art of Sandpainting
Schiffer£9.99| /Sandpainting has it origin in the religious tradition and practice of the Navajo people. It forms a central part of their religious chants, being a...
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The New American Pin-up
Schiffer£22.99| /This new book continues the tradition of the American pin-up girl, while taking it to new territory. It celebrates not only the stunning beauty of ...
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The Original Pink Flamingos
Schiffer£13.99| /"In 1957, Don Featherstone sculptured the first three-dimensional pink plastic flamingo, thereby making affordable bad taste accessible to the Amer...
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The Ottoman Renaissance
Blue Dome Inc£19.99| /This book re-evaluates Ottoman art of the early modern period within the Renaissance paradigm. It argues that the Ottomans indeed had a Renaissance...
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The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors
Schiffer£45.00| /This monumental masterwork by the renowned nineteenth century scientist and authority on color, M.E. Chevreul, is unquestionably one of the greates...
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The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson
Dragon Hill Publishing (US)£13.99| /Although much has been written about Tom Thomson's mysterious death, little to nothing has been written about his life's accomplishment: how in les...
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The Romance Continues
Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA)£30.99| /Illustrated with lush reproductions of Grant and Nixie's art and photographs of their amazing garden, The Romance Continues is a love story, an art...
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The Skateboard Art of Jim Phillips
Schiffer£27.99| /This retrospective of Jims skateboard art bombards the reader with colorful decks, logos, ad art, ad layouts, photos, and stickers to illustrate th...
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The Snow in Us
Digital Publishing Centre£19.99| /In 1984, David Reiter began a journey of discovery well above the Arctic Circle. Rather than an expedition requiring physical strength and enduranc...
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