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  • The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy)

    • ASIN: 1627790438
    • ISBN: 1627790438
    • Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co.

    From the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American RevolutionRick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative histories. Now he tu... [Read More]

  • Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)

    • UPC: 884689164723
    • ASIN: 0307593525
    • ISBN: 0307593525
    • Brand: Knopf
    • Manufacturer: Knopf

    The perfect gift for any follower of Julia Child—and any lover of French food. This boxed set brings together Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and its sequel, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume Two, published in 1970.Volume One is the classic cookbook, in its entirety—524 recipes. “Anyone can cook in the ... [Read More]

  • The Best British Short Stories 2011

    • ASIN: 1907773126
    • ISBN: 1907773126
    • Brand: Brand: Salt Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Salt Publishing

    Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers ... [Read More]

  • Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architectural Salvages (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300124201
    • ISBN: 0300124201
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    Since at least Tudor times there have been architectural salvages: panelling, chimney pieces, doorways, or any fixtures and fittings might be removed from an old interior to be replaced by more fashionable ones. Not surprisingly a trade developed and architects, builders, masons, and sculptors sought out these salvages. By 1820 there was a growing ... [Read More]

  • John Singer Sargent: Portraits of the 1890s

    • ASIN: 0300090676
    • ISBN: 0300090676
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    This gorgeous book is the second volume of the definitive catalogue raisonné of the work of the American painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). It comprises over one-hundred and fifty formal portraits and portrait sketches in oil and watercolor that he painted between 1889 and 1900. The catalogued works have been grouped into chronological sec... [Read More]

  • Lonely Planet Best of Great Britain (Travel Guide)

    • ASIN: 1786578131
    • ISBN: 1786578131
    • Brand: Lonely Planet
    • Manufacturer: Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Best of Great Britain is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ponder the mysteries of Stonehenge, explore the cities of London, Edinburgh and Oxford, and be charmed by the Lake District �... [Read More]

  • Howard Hodgkin, Paintings 1992-2007 (Yale Center for British Art S)

    • ASIN: 0300123205
    • ISBN: 0300123205
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    Howard Hodgkin (b. 1932) is among the most important artists working in Britain today. Nominally abstract, his paintings are, in his words, “representational pictures of emotional situations.” Sumptuously illustrated, this book presents a selection of Hodgkin’s paintings from the last fifteen years and provides a critical coda to the most rec... [Read More]

  • The Best New British & Irish Poets 2018

    • ASIN: 1912477041
    • ISBN: 1912477041
    • Manufacturer: Eyewear Publishing

    Poetry. Modelled on the famous United States competition, the third annual Best New British and Irish Poets competition was open to any poet of British or Irish citizenship and/or UK or Irish residency who has not yet published or will not publish a full-length collection of poetry. This anthology comprises work by some of the biggest rising stars ... [Read More]

  • The Art of Execution: How the world's best investors get it wrong and still make millions

    • ASIN: 085719495X
    • ISBN: 085719495X
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Harriman House

    Over seven years, 45 of the world's top investors were given between $25m and $150m to invest by fund manager Lee Freeman-Shor. His instructions were simple. There was only one rule. They could only invest in their ten best ideas to make money.It seemed like a foolproof plan to make a lot of money. What could possibly go wrong? These were some of t... [Read More]

  • Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11

    • ASIN: 1472111869
    • ISBN: 9781472111869
    • Manufacturer: Constable & Robinson

    This superb annual anthology of the year?s most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK is now well into its second decade. Jakubowski has succeeded, once again, in unearthing the best short crime stories of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish authors (along with a handful of US writers living in the UK, and some expatriate Brits). With ... [Read More]

  • Winston Churchill Quotes Wall Art Prints, Set of 4, Unframed, Vintage Highlighted Dictionary Page Wall Art Decor Poster Sign, 8x10 Inches

    • ASIN: B07QJTCMHF
    • Brand: Parody Art Prints
    • Size: 8 x 10 Inch

    Motivate or encourage someone with these 8x10 UNFRAMED reproduction graphically designed prints of a dictionary page. We scan real pages from vintage dictionaries (thus they have some slight flaws) and then highlight the words and overlay our artistic design graphically. We DO NOT print directly onto the original dictionary pages, but offer a high ... [Read More]

  • The London Square: Gardens in the Midst of Town (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300152019
    • ISBN: 0300152019
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    Modern-day London abounds with a multitude of gardens, enclosed by railings and surrounded by houses, which attest to the English love of nature. These green enclaves, known as squares, are among the most distinctive and admired features of the metropolis and are England's greatest contribution to the development of European town planning and urban... [Read More]

  • The English Castle: 1066-1650 (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300110588
    • ISBN: 0300110588
    • Brand: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. As homes or ruins, these historic buildings are today largely objects of curiosity. For centuries, however, they were at the heart of the kingdom's social and political life. The English Castle is a riveting architectural study that sets this legio... [Read More]

  • Nicholas Hawksmoor: Rebuilding Ancient Wonders (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300135408
    • ISBN: 0300135408
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    The diverse works of architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (?1661–1736) ranged from small architectural details to ambitious urban plans, from new parish churches to work on the monument of his age, St. Paul’s Cathedral. As a young man Hawksmoor assisted Christopher Wren and John Vanbrugh, emerging from these formidable apprenticeships to design some of... [Read More]

  • Medicine and Magnificence: British Hospital and Asylum Architecture, 1660-1815

    • ASIN: 0300085362
    • ISBN: 9780300085365
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries represent a golden age in the design and construction of hospitals and asylums for the insane. In Britain the great veterans’ hospitals at Chelsea and Greenwich were erected, the ancient London hospitals completely reconstructed, and more than fifty other hospitals and asylums purpose-built by Br... [Read More]

  • Churches in Early Medieval Ireland: Architecture, Ritual and Memory (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300154445
    • ISBN: 0300154445
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    This is the first book devoted to churches in Ireland dating from the arrival of Christianity in the fifth century to the early stages of the Romanesque around 1100, including those built to house treasures of the golden age of Irish art, such as the Book of Kells and the Ardagh chalice. Ó Carragáin's comprehensive survey of the surviving example... [Read More]

  • The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland: An Architectural and Social History (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300170513
    • ISBN: 0300170513
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    The religious buildings of the Jewish community in Britain have never been explored in print. Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished images and photographs taken specially by English Heritage, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age ... [Read More]

  • The Tudor House and Garden: Architecture and Landscape in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries (Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300106874
    • ISBN: 0300106874
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    This book focuses for the first time on sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century country houses in their settings. Investigating the complex relations between Tudor and early Stuart houses and the landscapes in which they were set, Paula Henderson offers new perspectives on some of England’s most magical buildings. She examines natural and man-ma... [Read More]

  • Town Houses of Medieval Britain (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300093853
    • ISBN: 0300093853
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    This uniquely wide-ranging book explores British medieval houses, from humble to grand, in greater detail than ever before. Anthony Quiney synthesizes the most current archaeological, architectural, and historical findings to present a survey of houses throughout Britain from the early fifth century to the ascent of James VI of Scotland to the Engl... [Read More]

  • Discourses on Art: New edition (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

    • ASIN: 0300073275
    • ISBN: 0300073275
    • Manufacturer: Paul Mellon Centre BA

    This standard edition of the Discourses on Art delivered by Sir Joshua Reynolds is now reissued in a new format and with improved illustrations. It has long been recognized as a fundamental text for the study of eighteenth-century English painting, and this edition is generally considered to be the definitive one.Robert R. Wark was Curator of Art C... [Read More]

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