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Glen Matlock: Triggers - A Life in Music
Hardcover | 16.3 x 3 x 24.4 cm | 336 pp Nine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788709446 charts the life and career of Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock through the lens of his most formative songs - from the ones that influenced him...- £12.50
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Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics
John Carter Cash Hardcover | 25 x 3.2 x 32 cm | 384 pp White Rabbit | 2023 | 9781399618786 The life of the Man in Black is revealed through his lyrics and by rare photographs and ephemera, in this beautifully illustrated official hardback edition,...- £25.00
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Hanne Darboven: Boundless
Hardcover | 17.78 x 2.03 x 21.84 cm | 262 pp Hatje Cantz | 2015 | 9783775740197 Compiling columns of numbers on typewriter paper, Hanne Darboven (1941-2009) catalogued time. Probably the most important German Conceptual artist, Darboven added, cross-totaled, wrote down, recorded. In her...- £20.00
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Why Karen Carpenter Matters
Karen Tongson Softcover | 12.9 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm | 138 pp Faber & Faber | 2021 | 9780571369003 In the '60s and '70s, America's music scene was marked by raucous excess, reflected in the tragic overdoses of young superstars such as Jimi Hendrix...- £5.00
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This is Gauguin
George Roddam & Slawa Harasymowicz Hardcover | 15.88 x 2.06 x 24.13 cm | 80 pp Laurence King | 2014 | 9781780671895 Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists – all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of...- £5.00
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This is Cézanne
Jorella Andrews & Patrick Vale Hardcover | 17.8 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm | 80 pp Laurence King | 2015 | 9781780674780 Paul Cézanne challenged convention and pioneered new possibilities in painting. He was remarkable for his ability to perceive and paint aspects of everyday life...- £5.00
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The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, & the Power of Seeing
Damion Searls Hardcover | 15.3 x 3 x 23.4 cm | 416 pp Simon & Schuster | 2017 | 9781471130410 The Inkblots tells the captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test, which has shaped our view of human personality and...- £5.00
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An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida
Peter Salmon Hardcover | 14.58 x 2.44 x 21.64 cm | 320 pp Verso | 2020 | 9781788732802 Who was Jacques Derrida, and why does he have such a towering, and foreboding reputation across modern philosophy? For some he is the source of the crisis...- £8.50
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Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues Music
Darryl W. Bullock Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.56 x 23.5 cm | 368 pp Omnibus Press | 2023 | 9781913172527 This is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersection between music and LGBTQ history, from...- £10.00
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Hogarth: Life in Progress
Jacqueline Riding Softcover | 14 x 3.8 x 20.2 cm | 554 pp Profile Books | 2022 | 9781788163484 On a late spring night in 1732, a boisterous group of friends set out from their local pub. They are beginning a journey, a 'peregrination' that...- £5.00
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Richard Avedon: What Becomes a Legend Most - A Biography (Non-mint)
Philip Gefter Hardcover | 16 x 5 x 23 cm | 688 pp Harper Collins | 2024 | 9780062442710 This is the first definitive biography of Richard Avedon, a monumental photographer of the twentieth century, from award-winning photography critic Philip Gefter. In his acclaimed...- £12.00
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Artistic Circles: The inspiring connections between the world's greatest artists
Susie Hodge & Sarah Papworth Hardcover | 14.73 x 2.16 x 20.7 cm | 192 pp Frances Lincoln | 2021 | 9780711255869 Artistic Circles introduces some of the most inspirational stories of friendship, love, creativity and shared passions in the world of art. Whether through teaching, as...- £5.00
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The Story of Edvard Munch
Ketil Bjørnstad Softcover | 13.02 x 2.86 x 20 cm | 416 pp Arcadia Books | 2005 | 9781900850940 A fascinating literary construction of the life of one of the world's most popular 19th century painters based on Munch's own diaries, notes and letters. His...- £7.50
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Chuck Close: Life
Christopher Finch Hardcover | 18.5 x 3.5 x 23.5 cm | 352 pp Prestel | 2010 | 9783791336770 For decades Chick Close's (1940-2021) larger-than-life and unflinchingly honest paintings of friends and family, and self-portraits have won admiration from a wide audience. Having reinvented portraiture...- £12.00
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Young Michelangelo: The Path To The Sistine
John T. Spike Hardcover | 15.6 x 1.78 x 22.81 cm | 336 pp Gerald Duckworth & Co | 2011 | 9780715640661 This is a long-awaited and authoritative reinterpretation of the early life and career of arguably the greatest artist in history. Author John T....- £7.50
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Supreme Glamour
Hardcover | 20.32 x 2.79 x 31.24 cm | 240 pp Thames & Hudson | 2019 | 9780500022009 Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary...- £20.00
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Tony Sarg: Genius at Play - Adventures in Illustration, Puppetry, and Popular Culture
Hardcover | 23.57 x 2.16 x 28.58 cm | 232 pp Abbeville Press | 2023 | 9780789214553 This is the first-ever book on the extraordinary career of Tony Sarg, founder of modern American puppetry and creator of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons.Tony Sarg...- £25.00
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When Does the Mind-Bending Start?: The Life and Times of World of Twist
Gordon King Softcover | 12.8 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm | 288 pp Nine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788705400 This is a memoir of tragedy and triumph, comedy and drama, demise and recovery. While fame, glory and untold riches seemed like an inevitability for World...- £5.00
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The World of Bob Dylan
Sean Latham Hardcover | 15.88 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm | 370 pp Cambridge University Press | 2021 | 9781108499514 Bob Dylan has helped transform music, literature, pop culture, and even politics. The World of Bob Dylan chronicles a lifetime of creative invention that has...- £15.00
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Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors
Robby Krieger Softcover | 13 x 4.2 x 19.6 cm | 432 pp White Rabbit | 2022 | 9781474624190 Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task....- £6.50
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The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up, 1977–86
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