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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… 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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Paperback. Focuses on the genius of Elliott Smith's 1998 debut that remains his defining album, "XO". This book provides a take on this widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Smith's extraordinary work. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429001
ISBN
9780826429001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 170 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 303 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Publisher
Hemisphere Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956819628
ISBN
9780956819628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.76

paperback. Examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, This title investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: ACG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294837
ISBN
9780520294837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, this title investigates the ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. It brings to life the courts of two global powers that affected the cultures of medieval Europe, Byzantium, Islam and South Asia. Series Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; ACG; ACK; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257276
ISBN
9780520257276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.05
€ 64.94

paperback. Expert tuition from a high-profile author with an accessible style, plenty of tips and tricks from beginners and his own range of brushes and colours to simplify things. Num Pages: 128 pages, 566 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 222 x 11. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Search Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781844488254
ISBN
9781844488254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.32

Paperback. Walking in the Pyrenees one spring morning the author stumbled upon a magnificent ruined mansion standing on edge of a line of huge cliffs. This title chronicles the original discovery, the attempts to discover its history, and then the years trying to bring it back to life in the face of scepticism from family, friends and Spanish neighbours. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp B/w and 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AMK; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241961780
ISBN
9780241961780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; ACV; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781784993757
ISBN
9781784993757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. Her performing days numbered, Josephine Baker did something outrageous: she transformed her chateau into a theme park whose main attraction was her Rainbow Tribe--12 children from around the globe, adopted as the family of the future. Matthew Pratt Guterl concludes that Baker was a serious activist, determined to make a positive difference. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047556
ISBN
9780674047556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of 'visual culture' that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618453
ISBN
9780748618453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. How and why do listeners come over time to 'feel the nation' through particular musical works? Series: Music in Society and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3J; AVGC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271429
ISBN
9781783271429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Provides an overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. This title discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286364
ISBN
9780500286364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.16

Hardback. .
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481304290
ISBN
9781481304290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

paperback. Looks at the images which convey a glimpse of day-to-day life and evoke the claustrophobia, rage, envy and ideological pomp of the Communist era as well as its unexpected personal warmth, tenderness and exoticism. This book charts this history of European photography. Num Pages: 112 pages, 110 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornerhouse Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955047817
ISBN
9780955047817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

paperback. Explores the gap between an individual's perception of their identity and the perceptions of others. This monograph uses video, painting and photography, and places stereotypes alongside the subject of those stereotypes, to examine issues of identity, racism and belonging. It presents a multi-faceted view of the individuals concerned. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905313105
ISBN
9781905313105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.30

Paperback. "Traditional Building Materials". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 104 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMX; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 212 x 7. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Shire Publications England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808404
ISBN
9780747808404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Matthew Solomon's study of Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925) provides an in-depth discussion of the film's production and reception history, placing it in the context of the turn-of-the-century Alaska Klondike gold rush, and analyses the film's narrative and formal features, particularly its references to music-hall performance styles and tropes. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w film stills and screengrabs. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576401
ISBN
9781844576401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Reveals how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. This book focuses on the work of the professional illusionists who actually made magic with moving pictures between 1895 and 1929. It combines film and theatre history to uncover the evidence of the exchanges between magic and filmmaking in the United States and France. Num Pages: 200 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252076978
ISBN
9780252076978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. "Daydream Nation" is the kind of gorgeous monstrosity that can crush the will of the most resilient, well-intentioned listener if the necessary preparations haven't been made. This book explores the album from a range of angles, with input from the band members themselves. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826417404
ISBN
9780826417404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Welcome to the lost worlds of British cinema. This book features a secret history of British movies that includes the scandals, the suicides, the immolations and the contract killings - the product of thousands of conversations with veteran film-makers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212989
ISBN
9780571212989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Grey Gardens (1975) is one of most important documentary films of the past thirty years, gaining the status of a cult classic. Matthew Tinkcom argues that the film reshaped documentary cinema by moving the non-fiction camera to the heart of the household, a private space into which film-makers had seldom previously ventured. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844573950
ISBN
9781844573950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. The first publication on the Michael Wellby bequest to the Ashmolean, introducing over sixty of the most important items in the collection, and timed to coincide with the opening of the new Wellby Bequest Gallery in the Museum in September 2015. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 3J; ACN; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 265 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910807019
ISBN
9781910807019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Minor Compositions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570273186
ISBN
9781570273186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004393
ISBN
9781784189884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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