The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated pictorial dust jacket From the 1920s as the potential for the book&s protective wrapping to be used for promotion & enticement became clear artists & illustrators on both sides of the Atlantic applied their talents to this particular art form Rising to the wide-ranging challenges posed by format & subject matter leading artists & illustrators including John Piper Edward Bawden & John Minton in the UK & Ben Shahn Edward Gorey & George Salter in the USA brought their unique personal vision to bear on the world of books Many of their designs reflect the changing visual styles & motifs of the period including Bloomsbury Art Deco Modernism postwar neo-romanticism & the Kitchen Sink School Martin Salisbury has selected over fifty of the artists & illustrators who were active in the period 1920-1970 in the UK & USA as well as others such as Tove Jansson & Celestino Piatti & discusses their life & work A selection of dust jackets
- both known & too long forgotten
- for each artist reveals how far the book as an artefact had travelled from the days of the plain wrapper in the nineteenth century

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The beauty & drama of the bird world brought to breathtaking life in a new edition From hummingbirds weighing less than a coin to monkey-eating eagles this is a unique celebration of birds photographed & studied in their natural environments around the world Explore the complete bird story from their origins to up-to-date information on flight anatomy feeding communication breeding habitat migrations & life cycles Spectacular features on the most impressive birds plus a huge catalogue that profiles nearly fifteen hundred different species makes this a must-have for every bird enthusiast Published with Birdlife International the world's leading avian authority ...

Terry Pratchett's hilarious take on the Faust legend stars many of the Discworld's most popular characters Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker The trouble is he's not very good at it All he wants is the usual three wishes to be immortal rule the world & have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him The usual stuff But what he gets is Rincewind the Disc's most incompetent wizard & Rincewind's Luggage (the world's most dangerous travel accessory) into the bargain The outcome is an outrageous adventure that will leave Eric wishing once more
- this time quite fervently
- that he'd never been born

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Used wherever the English Language is spoken or taught & now re-designed & beautifully illustrated to make it bright appealing attractive & motivating This illustrated edition retains the structure & approach of the original bestseller but has been produced to ensure that all the terms & information are up to date & reflect the international readership of the book It is invaluable in class & as a reference book both to native English speakers & to students of English as an additional language
- Covers vocabulary spelling syntax idiom & correct usage- Provides background information-

Includes:: a wide-range of exercises to test knowledge & skills The New Illustrated First Aid in English is accompanied by an answer book which gives answers to all the exercises & tests


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' Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give like certain rare dreams sensations we never had before & enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience' CS Lewis Enter the world of Gormenghast The vast crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl Titus Groan is Lord & heir Titus is expected to rule this Gothic labyrinth of turrets & dungeons cloisters & corridors as well as the eccentric & wayward subject Things are changing in the castle & Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue treachery manipulation & murder ...

This is football comic-ery but not as you know it Welcome to the inimitable work of illustrator David Squires Football & comics Once a hearty Saturday combination to match cartoons & cereal in recent years they've drifted apart Thankfully for us Squires is here to change all that In The Illustrated History of Football his first book Squires relives some of football's most glorious moments & meets its greatest figures In a sport full of handsome paycheques & corporate sponsors he also casts a critical eye over corrupt backroom workings & helps pierce football's overblown balloon Funny good-looking & preternaturally astute this book is everything Sepp Blatter wishes he could be ...

A fresh look at the beautiful game'
- NMEWelcome back to the inimitable work of illustrator David Squires Most football fans can
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Dolphin adores her mother Marigold She's got wonderful clothes bright hair & vivid tattoos all over her body
- a colourful lady
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Great art movements & the paintings that inspired them The Illustrated Story of Art is an innovative approach to understanding the history of art from cave painting to the modern day with pivotal works of art examined in the context of history culture & the lives of their creators This invaluable art reference book reveals the creative impulse behind every major art movement from the Renaissance to Surrealism & abstract to pop art with a visual timeline to show famous paintings & key events Turning-point paintings that triggered movements are identified & explained as well as the influences behind the famous artworks such as technical advances admired techniques of earlier artists & changes in society So you'll learn why Boudin's Beach Scene inspired the impressionist movement & why Monet's Grainstacks defined it Vivid images of artistic masterpieces from each style & a glossary of terms make this an indispensable work of reference Covering the evolution of each major art genre as well as featuring the famous paintings that ignited new artistic movements The Illustrated Story of Art presents the history of art in a visually stunning way that is perfect for art-lovers exhibition-goers & anyone who appreciates great art ...

A beautiful quirky illustrated edition of Phaidon's compelling bestseller celebrating the book's 25th anniversary This concise & fast-paced introduction to English history keeps the reader enthralled through the entire course of the country's political economic & cultural landscape covering the whole sweep of English history from the Stone Age to the present Its flowing narrative style character sketches & lively anecdotes bring the people & places of the past to life In this newly illustrated edition John Broadley's unique tableaux-like illustrations capture the landscape costumes & characters of the history that Hibbert's text so vividly evokes ...