(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. This book offers a cross-section of the history of nude photography, ranging from the earliest nude daguerrotypes and ethnographic nude photographs to experimental nude photography.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

In 1940s and '50s America girlie magazines couldn't show much, so publisher Robert Harrison lured his readers in with vibrant covers by top pin-up artists Earl Moran, Billy DeVorss, and Peter Driben. This edition celebrates this eye-catching candy with every cover of Beauty Parade, Wink, Titter, Eyeful, Flirt, and Whisper, from 1942 to 1955.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Trawl through centuries of tattooing in this eye-popping history of the art of body decoration. From modest, discreet symbols to astonishing full-body adornments, the wonders of 1000 Tattoos will entertain, amaze, and inspire. Whether you're considering getting ink done yourself or are simply curious about what lengths others have gone: this is the guide you've been looking for.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Due to the significant growth of the global holistic health movement during the past years, the wellness factor plays an increasingly crucial role in the hospitality industry. This book illustrates the range of design possibilities with 101 projects.

(Hardback)

As the location for reception and waiting, the hotel lobby is the most important and prestigious area of a hotel. This is where the first contact is made with the guests, anything that happens here has a strong influence on whether their stay will be enjoyed.

(Paperback)

Interior designers are faced with the challenge of creating rooms that allow an authentic stillness in the most inherently transient of interior spaces. This title showcases a wide variety of takes on the recurring theme of the hotel room. It features 101 different design concepts by two specialists in the field of hospitality design.

(Hardback)

A concise compendium of the lives and work of the 101 most significant surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris, who knew several of the key participants personally.

(Paperback, Second Edition, New Edition with new cover & price)

Provides artists with step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw a wide variety of the most common textures and surfaces.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

It was the decade of Coco Chanel, Josphine Baker, Art Deco, Surrealism, caf culture and cabarets. American luminaries mingled with European artists like Dal and Picasso in Montparnasse's bohemian arts scene, while Brassa captured the vibrant dance halls of Montmartre. Explore anew the annes folles of 1920s Paris through this vibrant portrait.

(Paperback)

A large-scale publication dedicated to the 1950s as captured in the pages of American Vogue. This book is illustrated by fashion's greatest photographs of that period--the era when the magazine became the cultural force it is today.

(Paperback)

Reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the garments in the V&A's superlative 19th-century fashion collection. This title gives the reader a unique opportunity to examine historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display.

(Paperback)

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

The quest to affirm Americans' need for alcohol and tobacco is a tale of 100 years of advertising intended to seduce consumers to partake in these delicious vices. This catalogue of ads showcases the extensive and abundant campaigns and trends of drinking and smoking in the United States that, for better or worse, explore a vibrant chapter of advertising history.

(Hardback)

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2022

A major publication showcasing the history of Indian art across the subcontinent and South Asia from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.

(Paperback)

A unique insight into high-end 20th-century fashion explored through sumptuous detail photography of some of the most luxurious garments in the V&As collections, alongside precise line drawings and an authoritative text.

(Hardback)

features gardens and terraces designed to become part of the interior spaces of the homes they adjoin.

(Paperback)

Published in English for the first time, 28 Paradises is the marriage of prose and painting by Nobel Prizewinning author Patrick Modiano and his partner, the illustrator Dominique Zehrfuss.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

30 fabulous watercolour projects for beginners gain confidence in colour mixing using just 3 colours at a time!

(Paperback)

(Paperback)