a selection of essential reference works from our shop in Folkestone
or by post - details at foot of page,
GPO Posters in the DESIGN series
by Paul Rennie (please tell us if you would like it signed by author)
£12.50
OUT OF PRINT
Modern British Posters - graphic design & communication
by PAUL RENNIE
hardcover, fully illustrated in colour
c. 192pp
available and signed! from us at £
240pp fully illustrated
(includes contributory chapter by Paul Rennie)
pb.
£20
Paul Rennie for RoSPA
explores important historical archive of accident prevention posters,
hb.fully illustrated. c.150pp
£15
The Projection of Britain -
a history of GPO film unit
including a chapter by Paul Rennie,
pb. 340pp, many illustrations
£25
TOM ECKERSLEY
A MID-CENTURY MODERN MASTER
BY PAUL RENNIE,
hb. 256pp. fully illus.
signed by the author if you wish.
£25
Flag Waves-house flags from National Maritime Museum by Sue Pritchard,
hb. c.151pp. fully illus.
£20
Ghost Signs - a London Story
by Sam Roberts
& Roy Reed,
pb. c.320pp. fully illus.
£25
pb. c.9 full colour complexly folded pages with text.
£7
Fougasse by James Taylor,
hb. lovely and informative book
£11
Edward Bawden's Kew Gardens
text by Peyton Skipwith
128pp. hb.
fully illustrated in colour,
£55
From Atoms to Patterns
crystal structure designs from the 1951 Festival of Britain
by Lesley Jackson
paperback 124pp fully illustrated in colour and b&w
£20
Designing Women
woment working in advertising and publicity from the 1920s to the 1960s
by Ruth Artmonsky
136pp fully illustrated in colour and b&w, paper wrappers
£25
Edward Bawden's England,
text by Gill Saunders,
fully illus. hb. 144pp.
£15
John Nash - The landscape of Love and Solace,
text Andy Friend,
hb. fully illustrated, c.352pp.
to accompany forthcoming exhibition at Towner Art Gallery (2021)
£30
Edward Bawden Scrapbooks,
hb, fully illustrated, 208pp.
£35
Edward Bawden and His Circle
by Malcolm Yorke
hardback 264pp. 190 colour plates and 52 b&w
£35
Camouflage and Art
design for deception in World War 2
by Henrietta Goodden
Hardback 192pp fully illustrated in b&w and colour
£30
Railway Posters 1923-1947
by Beveley Cole & Richard Durak
160pp
paperback fully illustrated in colour
£17.95
Alan Powers
The Art of an Art Historian
fully illustrated large format monograph, limited hb. edition of 196
copies, 162pp.
£80
Edward Bawden by Caroline Bacon and James McGregor
hardback 176pp fully illustrated in colour and b&w.
limited to 2000
£120 ( out of print - couple of copies available)
NEW
Jeremy Deller
Art is Magic
signed copy
£45
Edward Ardizzone artist & illustrator,
text by Alan Powers,
hb.
208pp fully illustrated,
£40
NEW
Painted People - Humanity in 21 tattoos by Matt Lodder,
c.352 pp. hb. illus.
2022
£20
Story of Guinness Lithographs
text by Emma Mason,
pb. fully illustrated,
£15
Art for the Ear
40 years of illustration for BBC radio
pb. fully illus.
£30
Shell Art & Advertising
by Scott Anthony, Oliver Green, Margaret Timmers,
c.208pp. fully illus.
£39
John Hassall - the life and art of the poster king, text by Lucinda Gosling,
fully illus. hb. c.256pp.
£30
OUT OF PRINT
Paul Nash in Swanage
a few copies available, pb.
£50 each
Midwinter Pottery
a revolution in British tableware,
by Steven Jenkins,
120pp fully illustrated in b&w and colour
, softcover
£20
Poole in the 1950s,
fully illustrated brochure,
£6
POSTER TO POSTER
hardback compiled by Richard Furness, fully illustrated in colour (extensive and comprehensive catalogue).
check for availability as some now out of print / or soon reprinting
vol.1 Scotland
£35
vol.3. The Midlands and Wales
reprinting
vol.6 The British North West
reprinting
vol.4. The Eastern Counties
£35
vol.5 London and The South East
o/p
vol.7 The Glorious South-West
£39
vol.8
WORLDWIDE
254pp. fully illustrated in colour,
jampacked with information,
£40
vol.9.
America
in production...
The Art of John Piper,
by David F Jenkins and Hugh Fowler-Wright,
covering entire career, foreward by grandson Luke,
lavish and fully illustrated 472pp. hb.
£40
E. McKnight Kauffer - A designer and his public
by Mark Haworth-Booth
128pp.
paperback fully illustrated in colour and b&w
£24.99
Zero: Hans Schleger: A Life of Design
by Pat Schleger
foreward by Paul Rand
272pp
hardback fully illustrated in colour and black and white
£35
Abram Games Graphic Designer
maximum meaning minimum means
by Naomi Games, Catherine Moriarty and June Rose
foreward by Sir Christopher Frayling (RCA)
208 pp
hardback illustrated in colour and black and white
£65
Poster Journeys - Abram Games & London Transport
compiled by Naomi Games
80pp
hardback fully illustrated
£14.95
Ashley Havinden
advertising and the artist
National Galleries of Scotland 2003
texts by Michael Havinden, Richard Hollis, Ann Simpson
and Alice Strang
pp93
softcover illustrated in colour and black and white
£20
James Boswell Unofficial War Artist
London Scotland Iraq 1939 - 1945
by Ruth Boswell
pp136
softcover with dustjacket
£25
Drawn Direct to the Plate
Noel Carrington and the Puffin Picture Books by Joe Pearson
pb. fully illustrated c.216pp
£65 (one copy remaining)
Checklist of Puffin Picture Books
80pp. fully illustrated pb.
£11
Contemporary Lithographs-
Art for Everyone,
118pp. fully illustrated pb.
£25
Abram Games and Penguin Books,
80pp. illustrated pb.
£9.50
2015 modern reprints of Ambrose Heath classics, Bawden illustrations,
£12.99 each
East End Vernacular-
artists who painted London's East End streets in the 20thC
hb. fully illustrated, signed by author,
£25
Conscience and Conflict
British Artists & the Spanish Civil War
,
fully illustrated pb. 160pp.
£24.95
charming little book of registered Clown makeup designs, recorded on painted eggs, hb.
£15
Architect of Floors - Marion Dorn
by Christine Boydell,
pb. fully illus. c.144pp.
£40
(out of print - we have some in stock)
Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design
by Theo Inglis,
hb. fully illus. 256pp.
£20
pb. edition of original Imperial War Museum catalogue,
informative and essential reference work,
£20
The England of Eric Ravilious
by Freda Constable with Sue Simon
104pp.
paperback fully illustrated in colour and b&w
£20
Ravilious & Wedgwood
the complete designs of Eric Ravilious
53pp
hardback with 24pp of illustrations in b&w and colour
£20
Eric Ravilious
personal memoir of an artist by his very good friend Helen Binyon
144pp
paperback fully illustrated in b&w and colour.
£29.25
Eric Ravilious in Print
exhibition catalogue
by Gaye Smith with contributions by Stephanie Boydell
39pp + 8 colour plates
soft cover illustrated in b&w and colour
£13
Bawden, Ravilious and the Artists of Great Bardfield, text Malcolm Yorke,
fully illustrated.
£25
Ravilious in Pictures series... all hardcover with matching dustjacket, 48pp full page colour illust. £25 each
vol 1. Sussex and the Downs
vol 2. The War Paintings
vol 3. A Country Life
vol 4. A Travelling Artist
Wood Engravings of Eric Ravilious,
text by James Russell,
£20
Eric Ravilious Artist & Designer
216pp. fully illustrated hardback
THE DEFINITIVE!
£40
The Home of the Surrealists
Lee Miller, Roland Penrose and their circle at Farley Farm House,
pb. 144pp many colour and b&w illus.
£19.95
Paul Nash Landscape & the Life of Objects by Andrew Causey,
hardcover fully illustrated mostly in colour, 168pp,
£30
OUT OF PRINT
Brothers in Arms JOHN & PAUL NASH and the aftermath of the Great War by Paul Gough,
pb.
£55
Paul Nash in Pictures
Landscape and Dream,
hb full page colour plates,
£25
Leonora Carrington The Debutante and other stories
£9.95
E. McKnight Kauffer,
the artist in advertising
by Condell & Orr,
hb. with foldover (poster) dj. 275pp,
£50
Paul Nash -
another life, another world
text David Boyd Haycock
fully colour illustrated pb.
£30
Cutting Edge -
modernist British printmaking,
in association with Dulwich Picture Gallery,
fully colour illustrated pb.
£16.50
London Life by Colin o'Brien,
large format hb. fully illus. b&w evocative photos of everyday life and locations in London.
signed by the author/photographer,
£50 (o/p and available from us)
Wearing Propaganda -
textiles on the home front in Japan, Britain and the United States
1931 - 1945
edited by Jacqueline Atkins with essay by Paul Rennie
in association with Bard Graduate Centre New York
376pp
lavishly illustrated hardback, 2005
£50
Henry Moore
by Sean Connolly
32pp
large text for children, interesting facts and fabulous images
hardback illustrated in colour and b&w
£12
George Shaw - a corner of a foreign field,
356pp. fully illustrated to accompany Paul Mellon/ Holbourne exhibition, 2019
£50
20 flowers and some bigger pictures,
hb. full colour,
published to coincide with exhibtion
2022
£40
James Ravilious - a life
by Robin Ravilious
hb. c.248pp. illus
£16.99
Ravilious & Co.
text Andy Friend,
hb. c.336pp. illus.
£24.95
Insiders Outsiders
refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British visual culture,
ed. Monica Bohm-Duchen
hb. 256pp full illus.
£40
Barnett Freedman
Designs for Modern Britain
fully illus. hb. to accompany exhibition sadly postponed during Corona Virus,
£30
David King - designer, activist, visual historian by Rick Poyner,
fully illustratred hb.
well designed book!
£30
Lee Miller
A Life with Food Friends & Recipes
by Ami Bouhassane,(granddaughter)
c.352pp. fully illus. hb.
informative and multi-layered,
£30
Andrew Martin
Seats of London,
pb. fully illustrated and informative
exploration of moquette,
£12.99
SuperHeros
byBurgaud and Gassof
French anti-super hero comic book, 24 double-page characters...including super melon man and super cactus woman!
now out of print, we have 2 copies
£25
Heals Posters HEALS Advertising modernism,
fully illus. pb. with wrappers,
by Ruth Artmonsky/ Stella Harpley
£12
Thomas Hennell
The Land and the Mind by Jessica Kilburn,
fully illus. hb. c.352pp.
detailed re-appraisal,
£60
Button Power - 125 years of saying it with buttons by Hake and Carter,
hb. fully illustrated,
£20
Abbatt Toys,
text by Alan Powers,
new publication,
fully illus.
£25
Kenneth Steel
catalogue raisonne of prints and railway posters,
c.112pp. fully illus.hb.
limited ed. 800.
£30
NEW
Laura Freeman
Jim Ede and the Kettle's Yard Artists,
c.377pp.Hb illus.
£30
NEW
Pandemic Spring
(around Deal, Kent)
text and colour photography by Gregory Dunn
photo book limited to 400,
signed, forward by Cathal Coughlin,
c.159pp.
£35
AND SOME CARDS...
SEJLA KAMERIC
set of 12 postcards produced for 2008 first Folkestone Triennale
£10 per set, or £1 per card. click here for more details
100 years of the Royal College of Art
by Claire Catterall and Christopher Frayling
paperback fully illustrated
80pp
£9.95
SELECTION OF BLANK GREETINGS CARD + ENVELOPE £1.50 EACH