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Thursday 17 November 2022
IN SEARCH OF A MASTERPIECE
IN SEARCH OF A MASTERPIECE
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Book Number: 92484 Product format: HardbackSub-titled 'An Art Lover's Guide to Great Britain and Ireland', this expensive-looking Thames & Hudson publication reproduces 273 colour illustrations in a personal selection by the author. Christopher Lloyd has come across and enjoyed artworks in public collections during his 20 years at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, and his principal areas of expertise are the Italian Renaissance, French Impressionism and British art. The aim of his book is to encourage people to visit galleries and museums and his search begins in London, but very much lies further afield including some surprises and many pictures of marvellous quality as he travels through England to Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Industrial Revolution brought great wealth to many British cities and the Museum Acts of 1845 and 1850 enabled boroughs to divert a portion of the rates towards local amenities including art, scientific, library and other cultural institutions. For example the interior of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow is redolent of the exhibition hall which helped to finance it. Genuine acts of philanthropy have led to many municipal museums and galleries being founded such as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the Harris Museum in Preston, the Usher Gallery in Lincoln, Cartwright Hall in Bradford, the Holburne Museum in Bath, the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead and the Burrell Collection in Glasgow among them. Other galleries have flourished under the auspices of universities and many today uphold their founding principles and have been lucky enough to secure extraordinary works of art. In the course of his journey, Christopher Lloyd introduces 266 paintings by a host of artists from different centuries and countries, from c.1300 to the present day and each entry includes an account of the artist. At the Tate Modern you will discover Pablo Picasso's Woman in a Chemise which belongs to the final phase of his Blue Period and coincided with his decision to move for good from Spain to Paris where he established a studio in Montmartre. The next entry is Bonnard's The Bath, a modern Ophelia, followed by Mondrian and Jackson Pollock. We glance sideways to the V&A with works by Raphael and Degas and Aspley House (famously No.1 London) with Velásquez's The Water-Seller of Seville, and Sir David Wilkie's Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch 1822. There are page after page of superbly curated and chosen entries, and one of our favourites must be the dappled light on the flock of geese reaching the watering hole under the eyes of the viewer in The Water Splash on page 196 and the three beautifully dressed Victorian ladies enjoying archery on page 215 in a painting to be found in Exeter. From Penzance to Derby, Cambridge and Hull to Manchester and Cardiff, this is a journey of exploration and a feast for the eyes. 496 large pages in a beautifully bound heavyweight tome.
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MORNING GLORY ON THE VINE
The Canadian songwriter Joni Mitchell produced her ground-breaking album Blue in 1971. It emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world and at the time the artist herself puzzled herself over what to give her friends that Christmas. The result was a handmade book with only 100 copies produced, filled with her own handwritten lyrics and reproductions of her many stunning drawings - portraits, abstracts, random concert goers, a road trip psychedelic dream sequence, a very detailed peacock feathered line art princess and Ottoman style palace line drawing, a pensive self-portrait, an aeroplane engine seen just in the fuselage in black and white under a bright zigzag yellow thunderstorm facing a page with the poem 'A Plane is a Bird' dated 28th May 1969. It is all written in her beautiful cursive handwriting, faithfully reproduced in facsimile in this 2019 first edition published by Canongate Books. The album is a better way of understanding what Joni Mitchell found beautiful and worth holding on to, and the lyrics are from her first five albums as well as some unreleased songs, reminding us of what a stunning lyricist and poet she is. In her own words 'This collection of poems and songs and drawings is for myself and for my friends and loves who are this book.' There is a poem about Woodstock, Temptation, and of course the famous Big Yellow Taxi and Let the Wind Carry Me among the 60 lyrics and poems reproduced very neatly with absolutely no crossings out in her own handwriting. Furthermore there are stunning portraits of friends like Jane Lurie in bold psychedelic colours, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, James Taylor, David Crosby, the cover of Court and Spark, Georgia O'Keefe and Neil Young among the 34 full page colour plates. A beautiful big 128 page first edition, 23 x 28.5cm.
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SITA RAM'S PAINTED VIEWS OF INDIA
J. P. LOSTY Book Number: 92359 Product format: Hardback
Sub-titled 'Lord Hastings's Journey From Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814-15', we are immersed in an Indian visual feast in very glamorous landscape Thames & Hudson publication with over 200 colour illustrations. The reason for the journey was to inspect the British possessions in India and to meet Indian rulers and notables in Lord Hastings's capacity as Commander-in-Chief and to keep a closer eye on the current war with Nepal. J. P Losty brings alive the 17 month long expedition in a flotilla of 220 boats from Barrackpore past Patna, Benares, Allahabad and Cawnpore, and then overland to Lucknow, Delhi and the Punjab, through Sita Ram's previously unpublished paintings of colonial India, now mostly in the British Library. Lord Hastings's journal of his travels from Calcutta records the events and views of this journey and was accompanied by 200 large watercolour illustrations. The book includes an edited version of the journal charting his passage and the paintings reveal architectural detail and a striking sense of place. Here are three noble gothic arches which in fact do not exist at the courtyard and prayer hall of the Jami Masjid at Delhi, an encampment of tents with a Union flag flying, probably the Begum's own. Presumably after this encounter Lady Hastings left for Delhi taking Sita Ram with her. Typical diary entries begin 'We breakfasted with the Nawab Vizeer.' 'At night we proceeded to Constantia, which is to be our residence. It is three miles from the palace.' 'I went in the morning as soon as it was light to shoot in the Park of Dilkoosha, according to a solicitation made to me by the Nawab Vizeer. He pays great attention to anything which he regards as having been the wish of his father.' There is a map, a history of the artist Sita Ram and some of his natural history studies reproduced in colour plates such as of a young ostrich lacking tail feathers, and a tamarind tree, but best of all are the architectural details of the sculptures on tombs, doors of temples and façades with beautiful filigree stonework. Richly detailed for all with an interest in the British Raj, history, architecture and natural history and the military situation of the period. A magnificent heavyweight publication, 256 large pages.
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Thursday 10 November 2022
BEST WISHES, WARMEST REGARDS
Applause, tears, hugs, the entire journey and the story of Schitt's Creek in one huge 368 page volume. Colour photos throughout.
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MADRID AND THE PRADO
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This superbly illustrated Ullmann publication, with text in both German and English in parallel, looks at the origins of the city, the Castilian small town Madrid 1085-1561, the residence of the Habsburgs 1561-1700, the spectacular Prado Art Museum, the Bourbons 1700-1808, the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the royal castles around Madrid.
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LUXURY RAILWAY TRAVEL
LUXURY RAILWAY TRAVEL https://youtu.be/rJmuBIONvm4 via @YouTube Order Here:-https://www.bibliophilebooks.com/epages/Bibliophile.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Bibliophile/Products/92166
Luxury railway travel exerts a glamour associated with the Orient Express, the Golden Arrow, the Blue Train, and the Flying Scotsman. Archive posters.
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COASTAL BRITAIN ENGLAND & WALES
COASTAL BRITAIN ENGLAND & WALES by STUART FISHER Book Number: 92299 https://www.bibliophilebooks.com/epages/Bibliophile.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Bibliophile/Products/92299
Celebrating the history, heritage and wildlife of Britain's shores from the clear blue waters of serene Cornish bays to the tempestuous seas around rugged Pembrokeshire headlands, the book journeys around the varied shorelines to complete the most comprehensive survey ever taken. Britain's coastline spans almost 8,000 miles from remote countryside to modern cities, through industrial hubs to fishing villages that have remained largely untouched for centuries. This big visual guide takes us to many places of interest exploring history and heritage, striking architecture, wonderful flora and fauna and delves into art, literature and culture. Starting in the north at the Cheviots and Lindisfarne, Norfolk, the Thames, the Strait of Dover around Sussex and the Isle of Wight, Cornwall to Carmarthen Bay, the Holy Island (Ynys Gybi), Merseyside and Morecambe Bay and back up the west coast to the Lake District and the Solway Firth, here are windmills and train lines and lighthouses and Roman remains at Burgh Castle, lifting bridges, beautiful harbours and estuaries and famous beers and books for each region. There are some coloured maps and fact boxes pointing out distance, OS reference, tidal constants, and glorious colour photographs on every huge page. With double column layout, clear bold headers, evocative photography as well as vignettes of book covers, stamps and local artefacts, the visual guide certainly conveys the character of each area and the facets that make each stretch of Britain's shoreline so special. 336 very large pages, sturdy softback.
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Friday 7 October 2022
AIRLINE MAPS
Cartography, civil aviation, graphic design, marketing and world events collide in this visual feast. Here are sumptuous Art Deco posters, intricate artistry, bold modernism. Published price: $30
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FREEMASONRY
With its ancient rituals, closely guarded secrets, arcane symbols, intriguing regalia and enthralling legends and beliefs, Freemasonry has fascinated people for centuries. Not surprisingly, all this secrecy and cryptic symbolism and ritual has led to myth and misunderstanding and this, coupled with it being only open to men and the widely held belief that it has encouraged favouritism and even corruption, has led to a degree of public mistrust of the Brotherhood. This sumptuously illustrated book paints a comprehensive picture of the organisation from earliest beginnings to today. It draws upon the world's greatest collections of Masonic materials - texts, artworks, objects, regalia, buildings, photos, portraits - a great many of which have never before been published.
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FABER BOOK OF CHRISTMAS
With a truly luxurious Liberty cloth binding and tipped in title, here is a festive collection of stories, carols, prose and poetry. Published price: £20
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Thursday 6 October 2022
ART FROM MILINGIMBI
Aboriginal art from the 1950s, the collection showcases much of an impressive holding of around 230 works. Published price: £25
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STUDENTS OF HOSPITALFIELD
Sub-titled 'Education and Inspiration in 20th Century Scottish Art'. First dedicated study of the fascinating transformation of a private home into an art college.Published price: £25
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LINCOLN
Honest Abe changed American history. With facsimile artefacts. Published price: £18.99
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ULTIMATE GUIDE OT VINYL
All you need to know about collecting essential music from cylinders, 78s and Edison records on through 45s, LPs Published price: £25
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Tuesday 27 September 2022
Wednesday 7 September 2022
MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MOVIES
The Shining, Blue Velvet, Burn After Reading all capture moments of shifting perceptions. 320pp, softback, colour and black and white photos on every double spread.
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PANORAMA OF THE THAMES
256pp, colour panorama, gazetteer.
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FREDERIC CHURCH A Painter's Pilgrimage
Colour illustrations throughout, a Yale University Press publication, 28 x 26.6cm, softback.
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Thursday 25 August 2022
Monday 25 July 2022
JAPANESE SWORD
With its thick gatefold pages, black background, gleaming sabres with exquisite grapevine design and applied gold lacquer, this is a magnificent book to behold. It showcases masterpieces by Japanese artisans with a glossary of specialised terms and an informative commentary as we discover ten ancient Japanese swords in museum collections reproduced in all their splendid detail on double pages with gatefolds plus 45 additional Japanese swords and 35 accessories and handles. There have been many smiths living around the imperial palace producing swords in Kyoto since the oldest times and the most prestigious of these was the Awataguchi School which began with six brothers. The tachi on page 16-17 was a treasure of the Tottori Clan, Ikeda family, originally the blade was approximately three shaku long, but it was later shortened to make it more wieldable. Explanations of the inscriptions and motifs such as a skull in the field equals resolute acceptance of death or the gissha ox carriage loaded with straw rice bags, the rabbit and bamboo grass design, the moon, stream and clover, characterful monkeys carrying objects or a tiny baby in gold against the black fur of the mother. And from nature lotus leaves and vegetables. There is beautiful inlaid mother-of-pearl kiri mon, a black leather-ito and a black lacquered tachi koshirae, scabbards and most of all gleaming sharp blades. With text in English and Japanese, a beautifully designed large flexicover with French translation booklet included and inserted in a paper slipcase.
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SOVIET STORM WORLD WAR II ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT
big, graphic introduction, 120 large pages, four DVDs.
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MACKINTOSH STYLE
The eye boggles at the bluey purple, black and white stripes edged in ultra-marine braid over the bedhead and continuing over the ceiling as a canopy at the Derngate guest bedroom, the famous Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow with stencilled mural decorations, the beautiful hall clock at The Hill House made of dark stained pine with a painted metal face and brass hands and weights, and the sturdy angled lattice back chairs echoing the square cut-outs on the hall table. Observe his brilliantly innovative light fittings, the elegant façade and entrance to the Glasgow School of Art with its wrought iron brackets with abstracted shapes portraying seeds, stamens and flower buds as imagery for ripening and fruition for an art education centre, and there are comparisons with what was going on in Europe at the time with designers like Otto Wagner. A stunning use of colour on full page illustrations plus many archive images throughout this magnificent gallery for all who appreciate the Secession era and grand design. 160 large pages, colour.
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BOB DYLAN FREEWHEELIN
This huge hardback showcases many rare photographs and more familiar ones in large close up detail, a photobiography of his life from his early roots with a text taken from the earlier book Constant Sorrow, packed with facts and names from the music industry. The four DVDs feature a wealth of informative insights from dedicated musicologists, journalists and critics who toured with Bob Dylan and his band to give unique insight. There is also a few minutes of Dylan himself taken from the Cynthia Gooding Radio Show in 1962, and the DVDs run to approximately two hours. Big hardback picture book, 96pp, colour and black and white illus.
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Friday 22 July 2022
MANUS x MACHINA
MANUS x MACHINA Published price: £38
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Thursday 16 June 2022
BIG PACIFIC: Passionate Voracious Mysterious Violent by REBECCA TANSLEY
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CLASSICAL ART
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Tuesday 17 May 2022
PLANTHUNTER Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Plants
PLANTHUNTER: Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Plants - Bibliophile Books
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Monday 16 May 2022
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