Art, Design & Architecture

Caroline Williams - Cincinnati Scenes - HB- Illustrated - 1968 Edition

This book of sketches made in and around Cincinnati in the late 1950's and early 1960's is a selection chosen from the many which have appeared over a period of years in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Most...

Hugo Vickers / Beaton in the Sixties : More unexpurgated diaries

  ' Vickers allows Beaton to come alive in his own era; and forces us to conclude that, for all his snobbery and insecurity, here was a man determined to savour his life, and satisfy his ever...

Nicholas Ryan / Stone Upon Stone : The Use of Stone in Irish Building

Stone has been used for building in Ireland for over 6,000 years. The earliest farmers arrived about 4000 BC and found stone was a valuable building material. Since then, stone has left imprints in...

Cristín Leach - Negative Space - PB - BRAND NEW

In a series of loosely linked essays, Cristín Leach writes about the gaps between reality and perception, about writing and anxiety, body and brain, breaking and making, succeeding and failing,...

Richard Webster / Feng Shui For Beginners (Large Paperback)

  Following the rise in popularity of this eastern philosphy, Richard Webster seeks to provide a grounding in its basic techniques. Changes are suggested at home and work in line with the Feng...

Harry Batsford & Charles Fry - The Cathedrals of England ( 3rd Edition 1936)

This classic guide ( 1st published in 1934)  gives a brief account and detailed pictorial guide to every Church of England cathedral in England that existed at the time . Simply and concisely written...

OPW - Áras an Uachtaráin : A History of the President's House - PB - 2013

Published in English and as Gaeilge ( back to back in the one book) -content is identical in both versions - this is a  full colour illustrated of Áras an Uachtaráin, the full history of the house ,...

Martin Mayer - madison avenue u.s.a - The Inside Story of American Advertising ( Penguin Special PB ) 1961

Martin Mayer was an author, journalist and critic who wrote more than 40 books and hundreds of articles for laymen that demystified lawyers, banking, and thorny school problems. He started out as an...

Herbert Read - A Concise History of Modern Painting ( Thames and Hudson History of Art Series) - Vintage 1970 PB

First published in 1959, this is a fully revised and expanded 1974 reprint. Thames and Hudson are probably one of the best publishers of art books, both then ( at time of publication) and now . High...

Spiros Zakas - Furniture in 24 Hours - PB 1977 ( 3rd Printing, Originally 1976)

A how-to for easy to make furniture. Detailed instructions, photos of finished product. 128 pages, indexed. A native of Atlanta, Spiros Zakas was a graduate of Grady High School and began his career...

Smith Wigglesworth / Smith Wigglesworth Only Believe (Large Paperback)

 Dare to experience the power of God today.God confirmed Smith Wigglesworth's ministry through powerful signs and wonders, including the creative formation of missing limbs and the disappearance of...

Iain Sinclair / Lights Out for the Territory

 'A book about London; in other words, a book about everything' Peter Ackroyd, The TimesWalking the streets of London, Iain Sinclair traces nine routes across the territory of the capital. Connecting...

McLeish, John - September Gale : A study of Arthur Lismer & the Group Of Seven - HB - 1955

HARDCOVER, 1955, published by Dent UK, this is a former University Library book, with some minor stamp marks, the blank front endpaper has been excised ( presumably because it had a library stamp...

Martha Stewart - Encyclopedia of Crafts - An A-Z Guide - HB - 2010

Full step-by-step instructions for every technique, catering for everyone from first-time dabblers to the more adventurous crafters.Over 200 projects are fully explained and beautifully shot - a key...

Robert Cochrane - A List of Ancient and National Monuments in the County of Cork - PB - BRAND NEW - 2021

Originally published in 1913, A List of Ancient and National Monuments in the County of Cork by Robert Cochrane includes beautifully illustrated descriptions of the six sites then under the control...

Ó Gaora, Ciarán - Teeny WORDS - HB - LIMITED EDITION ARTBOOK - ZERO-G 2018

'We published Teeny Words, which follows on from the Noughtie Words book we published in 2004 – a random collection of word (and images) that we hoped would be a time capsule for a period that...

Rita Konig / Domestic Bliss : How To Live (Hardback)

  Most of us lead desperately busy lives, with little time, we think, for spoiling ourselves or others. Yet wouldn't it be good to feel that we could make even the most everyday activities a...

Frances Lincoln / A Treasury of Proverbs (Hardback)

  The Old Testament holds a rich store of insights into every aspect of human experience. The epigrams and precepts in this collection have been chosen from the Old Testament books of "Proverbs",...

Giorgio Vasari / Leonardo da Vinci

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so...

Design Museum: Fifty Bags That Changed the World (Hardback)

  Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Bags That Changed the World imparts that knowledge...

T.W Earp - Augustus John - HB - Illustrated - 1930

Hardcover, published by Nelson & Sons UK, Undated but circa 1930.  Untrimmed pages, ( some at rear are still uncut) , includes 6 full colour reproductions. Green cloth with titles in dark green to...

Vera Ryan / Movers and Shapers : Irish Visual Art 1960-2000 (Large Paperback)

  This book, comprised of interviews with Irish individuals significant in the world of Irish art between 1960 and 2000, is an oral history of the visual arts in late twentieth-century Ireland...

Peter Robb / M: The Caravaggio Enigma

  M is the name of an enigma. In his short and violent life, Michaelangelo Merisi, from Caravaggio, changed art for ever. In the process, he laid bare his own sexual longing and the brutal...

Scott Adams / The Dilbert Future (Large Paperback)

  Moving beyond the corporate world of his cartoon character, Dilbert, Scott Adams turns his analytic focus on how human greed, stupidity and horniness will shape the future. With his usual...

Scott Adams / Dilbert: The Joy of Work (Large Paperback)

 'I cried because I did not have an office with a door, until I met a man who had no cubicle.' - Dilbert.Following on from his previous bestselling business books, The Dilbert Principle and The...

Michael White / Leonardo : The First Scientist

 This book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo's life and multi-faceted work as a scientist and engineer. It covers all aspects of the man's life but is also a...

Johann Christoph Arnold / Cries from the Heart (Large Paperback)

 People will see themselves in these stories about real men and women overcoming adversity with prayer.Cries from the Heart answers a specific spiritual hunger millions share - a longing for a...

Jonathan Benthall - Science and Technology in ART Today - PB - 1972 ( World of Art Library)

The relationship between technology , science  and creativity is of increasingly vital significance in an age wen art is teh traditional sense, and in traditional media. Jonatan Benthall studies...

John O'Regan ( Editor) - Michael Scott - Gandon Editions - Works 10 - Irish Visual Artist

WORKS was Gandon’s first series on Irish artists. In many cases they remain the only available books on these artists. Each book features a major illustrated interview with the artist. Michael Scott...

O'Regan, John ( Editor) - John T Davis - Gandon Editions - Works 11 - Irish Visual Artist

WORKS was Gandon’s first series on Irish artists. In many cases they remain the only available books on these artists. Each book features a major illustrated interview with the artist. John T Davis...

William Johnston / Being in Love

  This treatise on the art of prayer covers psychology, theology, past tradition and current religious consciousness. Whilst adhering to a core Christian perspective, it explains what Eastern...

Colm Cuffe / A Teacher's Life (Hardback)

  A Teacher's Life is a collection of over 140 cartoons based on the popular Facebook page that hilariously captures the ups and down of life as a teacher. Filled with funny observations of...

Damien Quinn ( Editor) - The Drawn Game - Volume 2 - An Illustrated look at the GAA - PB BRAND NEW - 2021

The Drawn Game is an illustrated look at Gaelic Games. 96 pages featuring artwork from 25 incredible artists and conversations with legends from the world of Hurling, Camogie and Gaelic Football...

O'Toole, Mike - The Shrinking Horizons of Childhood ( Photography) - HB - 2014

A hardcover small format photography collection by photographer Mike O'Toole, published by Aad Design, 2014.  Small format hardcover, with lettered cloth covers, wraparound glossy bellyband image of...

John Carey / What Good are the Arts? (Hardback)

  Do the arts make us better people? Are they a sign of civilization? Why should 'high' be thought higher than 'low'? Are judgements about art anything more than personal opinions? What are works...

Carnegie Institute & Museum of Art - The Seashore : Paintings of the 19th and 20th Centuries - PB - 1965

Issued in association with a exhibition in 1965 of paintings of the seashore from the period - with examples from te United States, Europe ( especially France ) and elsewhere.  In black and white...

Alexa Chung / It (Large Paperback)

 Alexa Chung's IT: the Top Ten Bestseller from the international fashion muse and Vogue contributing editorNow a Penguin paperback, this one-off collection of Alexa Chung's writing, doodles and...

Mark Patrick Hederman / The Haunted Inkwell (Large Paperback)

  The future is in our hands. It is a precious gift that we can squander, abuse, exploit or distort at will. There are many imperatives and considerations that should determine the steps forward...

Geoffrey Willis - Jade ( Illustrated ) Mayflower Handbooks - Art & Antiques - 1970

Jade ( or its two common variants of jadeite and nephrite) has long been a hugely valued precious stone in many cultures ancient and modern - perhaps most prominently in China , where it was used to...

Mentor Publications - Home - Dathú - Colouring Book for Adults - PB - BRAND NEW

Welcome to Dathú ( COLOURING)  from Mentor Books - a uniquely Irish series of colouring books for adults. They have gathered a range of beautiful illustrations that will release your creativity and...

Neil Gaiman / Art Matters (Hardback)

 A creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman, combining his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. Art Matters will inspire its readers to seize the day...

Charles Nicholl / Leonardo Da Vinci

  Leonardo da Vinci is the most mysterious of all the great artists, continuing to inspire and intrigue centuries after his death. Who lies behind the legend of the 'Renaissance genius'? What is...

Mike Harding / A Little Book of Angels (Hardback)

 Mike Harding's first four Little Books for Aurum, published nine years ago - Gargoyles (9781854105615), Green Men (9781854105639), Misericords (9781854105622) and Stained Glass (9781854105646) -...

Larry Rivers / What Did I Do? (Large Paperback)

 What Did I Do? is the testimony of one of America's finest artists and includes memorable perceptions [and gossip] of friends, lovers, rivals, and the jazz and art worlds: Frank O'Hara, Terry...

Mark Patrick Hederman / Underground Cathedrals (Large Paperback)

  Coupled with very incisive and honest comments on the current state of the church in Ireland, and with a reflective meditation on the Murphy Report on the Dublin Archdiocese, Abbot Hederman...

Timothy Hilton - The Pre-Raphaelites ( Thames and Hudson History of Art) - HB - Illustrated - 19th Century Art

Surveys the origins, development, techniques, approaches, principles, motifs, and major paintings of the nineteenth-century British school, relating the painters and their works to their society...

John McEvoy & John Duffy - The Churches of Kildare and Leighlin 2000 AD - HB - Illustrated Architecture

Hardcover, with artwork by John Duffy , with a full listing of all the church architecture in the diocese - the 56 parishes in total, as well as other buildings of religious orders and educational...

Damien Quinn - The Drawn Game - Volume 1 - An Illustrated look at the GAA - PB BRAND NEW - 2020

Kenneth Clark - Civilization : A Personal View - PB - BBC -1973 ( Originally 1969)

The book to accompany the groundbreaking BBC series of the same name, broadcast in 1969 . The series consisted of thirteen programmes, written and presented by Clark, covering western European...

Brendan O'Carroll / Mrs Brown's Family Handbook

 Uncover hilarious and unique insights into the Brown family, in Brendan O'Carroll's first official book on his NTA winning comic creation Mrs Brown's Boys.Millions od us have wondered: how does...

Larry W. Phillips / Zen And The Art Of Poker

  Inside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen...

David Thomson / Nairn in Darkness and Light

 Set in the 1920s, this marvellously sensitive autobiography recreates the varied community of Nairn, with its fishermen and townsfolk, its crofters and its prosperous upper-middle-classes. Nairn has...