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Art & Architecture
Introducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Richard Bruce Nugent (1906-1987) was a writer, painter, illustrator, and popular bohemian personality who lived at the centre of the Harlem Renaissance. This title provides biographical information about Nugent's life and situating his art in relation to the visual and literary currents that influenced him. Illustrator(s): Nugent, Richard Bruce. Editor(s): Wirth, Thomas H. Num Pages: 312 pages, 78 illustrations, including 16-pages in color. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AGB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329138
- ISBN
- 9780822329138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups. This volume explores the aims and achievements of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842206
- ISBN
- 9780192842206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Professor Richard Boon provides an in-depth study of one of the great post-war British playwrights. His study includes a rigorous analysis of Hare's work, as well as interviews with Hare and those who helped to put his work on stage, including Bill Nighy, Vicki Mortimer, Sir Richard Eyre, Lia Williams and Jonathan Kent. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0012816
- ISBN
- 9780571230129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Professor Richard Boon provides an in-depth study of one of the great post-war British playwrights. His study includes a rigorous analysis of Hare's work, as well as interviews with Hare and those who helped to put his work on stage, including Bill Nighy, Vicki Mortimer, Sir Richard Eyre, Lia Williams and Jonathan Kent. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0012768
- ISBN
- 9780571230129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780823268252
- ISBN
- 9780823268252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Covers almost one hundred years in the worldwide development of the non-fiction film, from the first factual films of 1895 to the cinema of the 1980s. All the important non-fiction film movements are discussed, as are outstanding non-fiction filmmakers. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 495 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised and Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207067
- ISBN
- 9780253207067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. An illustrated and comprehensive account of the history of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It should be of interest to students and general readers who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting. Series: The Culture & Civilization of China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 b/w + 300 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1896.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094473
- ISBN
- 9780300094473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 45.26
€ 53.36
€ 45.26
Hardback. Presents a visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This volume combines detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the worlds rarest medical books, that forms a profoundly human reminder of mankinds struggle with disease. It features historic maps, pioneering charts and contemporary case notes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 354 illustrations, 345 in colour. BIC Classification: AKLB; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500517345
- ISBN
- 9780500517345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.60
€ 33.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle. Num Pages: 240 pages, 144, 42 colour, 102 black and white. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZ; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 292 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157818
- ISBN
- 9780851157818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.86
€ 33.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Hardback. Completing the detailed two-part history of the RKO film studio, which began with RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, this second volume charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the postwar period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. It chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289666
- ISBN
- 9780520289666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.95€ 54.49
€ 69.95
€ 54.49
Hardback. This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163729
- ISBN
- 9781405163729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. One of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from "King Kong" and "Citizen Kane" to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. This title offers a history of a roller coaster of RKO's unstable finances, management battles, and artistic gambles. Num Pages: 340 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. A Titan is Born. 340 pages, illustrations. One of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from "King Kong" and "Citizen Kane" to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. This title offers a history of a roller coaster of RKO's unstable finances, management battles, and artistic gambles. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight: 474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271791
- ISBN
- 9780520271791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289673
- ISBN
- 9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.23
€ 40.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Tells the story of Simon, a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: APFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316502
- ISBN
- 9780571316502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Featuring over ten insightful and interviews, the author, an actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist - reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316533
- ISBN
- 9780571316533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.45
€ 9.45
Hardcover. Richard Avedon redefined portrait and fashion photography in the 20th century. In the 1940s Avedon burst onto the fashion scene, infusing his photographs with touches of realism and the fantastic. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, colour 10 / b&w 115 / tt125 photos. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 345 x 291 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2484. 1945-2004. 256 pages, colour illustrations, colour 10 / b&w 115 / tt125 photos. Richard Avedon redefined portrait and fashion photography in the 20th century. In the 1940s Avedon burst onto the fashion scene, infusing his photographs with touches of realism and the fantastic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Dimension: 345 x 291 x 30. Weight: 2512.
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810959620
- ISBN
- 9780810959620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 68.94
€ 88.93
€ 68.94
Paperback. Great fun, this illustrated, fact-filled trivia guidebook to the first decade of rock & roll, breezily written (but painstakingly accurate), will take the baby boomer down a musical memory lane strewn with genuine "golden-oldies." Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069192
- ISBN
- 9780252069192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Argues that Hitchcock orchestrates the narrative and stylistic idioms of popular cinema to at once celebrate and subvert the ideal of romance. The author describes how Hitchcock's characteristic tone is achieved through a titillating combination of suspense and black humor that subverts the moral framework of the romantic thriller. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135757
- ISBN
- 9780231135757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851707358
- ISBN
- 9780851707358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.71€ 95.86
€ 106.71
€ 95.86
Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247437
- ISBN
- 9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; JFC; JPFN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214781
- ISBN
- 9780520214781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662855
- ISBN
- 9780226662855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. A biography of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney told through previously unseen diary excerpts and exclusive interviews with those who knew him best. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 16-pg 4C photo inserts. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 51. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501100963
- ISBN
- 9781501100963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.71
€ 40.99
€ 27.71