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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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Hardback. Barry Forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the British horror film and its fascination for macabre cinema. A definitive study of the genre, British Gothic Cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137300300
ISBN
9781137300300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.29
€ 117.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637228
ISBN
9780691637228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.98
€ 189.15

Paperback. A reference guide to British film directors covering both contemporary and historically important figures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622313
ISBN
9780748622313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Hardback. A reference guide to British film directors covering both contemporary and historically important figures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622306
ISBN
9780748622306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive historical survey of British art direction. This book takes a chronological journey through British film design, starting with the efforts of the film 'primitives' of the silent era and ending with the modern day purveyors of part built/part computer generated 'blended design'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851085
ISBN
9781848851085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Offers an history of 1970s British Cinema. This title draws a map of British film culture in the 1970s and provides a history of the period. It examines the cross-cultural relationship between British cinema and other media, including popular music and television. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681693
ISBN
9780748681693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

Hardcover. Features masterworks from the 18th to 20th centuries, including drawings by Thomas Gainsborough, William Blake, Samuel Palmer, J. M. W. Turner, and Edward Burne-Jones. Num Pages: 152 pages, 72 Colour. BIC Classification: AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1170. 152 pages, 72 Colour. Features masterworks from the 18th to 20th centuries, including drawings by Thomas Gainsborough, William Blake, Samuel Palmer, J. M. W. Turner, and Edward Burne-Jones. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFF; AGC. Dimension: 288 x 249 x 20. Weight: 1178.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804229
ISBN
9781907804229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Fisher, Fiona; Wood, Ghislaine. Num Pages: 240 pages, 49 bw and 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 244 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472505378
ISBN
9781472505378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

Hardback. Created as a companion volume to a major history of colour in British Cinema (also by Sarah Street), British Colour Cinema is a book based on a series of unique interviews conducted by Sarah Street and Elizabeth I Watkins with practitioners who worked in the UK with Technicolor and/or Eastmancolor during the 1930s-1950s. Editor(s): Street, Sarah; Brown, Simon; Watkins, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574148
ISBN
9781844574148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 95.71

Hardback. Puts an end to the rumours around the 'death of British cinema' with an engaging analysis of the best of British films. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570652
ISBN
9781844570652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 106.00

Paperback. This work examines major box office hits like "The Full Monty" as well as critically acclaimed films like "Under the Skin". It explores the role of distribution and exhibition, the Americanisation of British film culture, Hollywood and Europe, changing representations of sexuality and ethnicity. Editor(s): Murphy, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851707624
ISBN
9780851707624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. Uncovers British cinema's contribution to Cold War propaganda and to the development of a popular consensus on Cold War issues. This book focuses on an age in which the 'first Cold War' dictated international politics. It explores the relationship between film-makers, censors and Whitehall. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JPS; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112110
ISBN
9781845112110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. British Cinema brings together leading international scholars to investigate the rich diversity of Britain's film production, and explore the different cultural traditions which have shaped Britain's national identity onscreen. Editor(s): Ashby, Justine; Higson, Andrew. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415220620
ISBN
9780415220620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.78

Paperback. Respected park historian Paul Rabbitts looks at the fascinating history of bandstands in Britain. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMGC; AMX; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665504
ISBN
9781445665504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.85

Paperback. Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in the poorhouse. Series: British Artists Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACBN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849762731
ISBN
9781849762731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardcover. In the 18th century, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art, and collected some spectacular items. This study tells the story of the acquisition of these treasures and of the cultural relations between Russia and Britain at that time. Editor(s): Allen, Brian; Dukelskaya, Larissa. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b/w + 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; GBCR; HBTG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300069464
ISBN
9780300069464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.67

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 400 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACXD3; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310591
ISBN
9780764310591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 46.67

Hardback. Provides a work of reference covering British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. This book lists nearly 9,000 painters, with almost 90,000 paintings, in more than 1,700 separate collections. It covers those pictures that are lost, mostly as a consequence of the WWII. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 850 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 248 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117301
ISBN
9780300117301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.35

Hardback. Accompanying an exhibition of English silver in the Moscow Kremlin Museums, where sixteenth- and seventeenth-century silver is housed. The silver items - a large water pot with snake-shaped flagon shaped like a leopard, and more - exemplify the developing ties between England and Russia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations + 200 colour im. BIC Classification: AFKG; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300116786
ISBN
9780300116786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.72

Paperback. The perfect Christmas gift for anyone who wants to relive some of British comedy's most beloved TV moments. Num Pages: 416 pages, 42 integrated black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KCG0001224
ISBN
9781782390961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the first Sherlock Holmes film to the African Queen, the only full account of this important film studio Num Pages: 288 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648224
ISBN
9781445648224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

Paperback. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 96 pages, 252 color photos. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
WILDGuides United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903657430
ISBN
9781903657430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; ASZH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284609
ISBN
9780230284609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. Lively, up-to-date accounts of every significant building are included, with detailed walks exploring the outer areas, and a scholarly narrative introduction to put the architecture in context. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations, (120col). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 120 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300104424
ISBN
9780300104424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

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