Lost London 1870-1945 is a collection of more than 240 black-&-white images of the capital, arranged by region & compiled from the archive, now held by English Heritage, of the former London County Council. Most of these images have never been seen until the publication in 2009 of Lost London 1870-1945 hardback & extended version of this book. The photographs were taken to provide a visual-historical record of whole districts in London as they were vanishing & are displayed here in full plate images, with text provided by English Heritage’s Planning & Development Director for London & South-East Engl&, Philip Davies. The photographs offer an insight into a London in transition
- from the late Victorian age through to the wartime devastation; & into the different social strata, from Marshalsea Prison lodgings to the Prime Minister’s bedroom, from squalid slums to aristocratic mansions.
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In 1788, nearly fifteen-hundred people on eleven sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Australia after a gruelling eight month journey from Engl&. This collection of vessels later became known as the First Fleet, & those who sailed in them were the community who established the first European colony in Australia. The Art of the First Fleet depicts the natural history of this extraordinary l&, the people & culture of the local indigenous population & the events that marked these initial formative years. The collection, now housed in the Natural History Museum, provides an invaluable record of the wildlife & environment, people & events, as seen through the eyes of the colonists who laid the foundations for the European settlement of Australia. The artists` drawings of the people & culture of the Eora people, the local indigenous population of the area, provide the only lasting visual record of their lives. While images of plants & animals were not always technically accurate, they made a significant contribution to the development of science, allowing experts in Britain to be able to identify & name a large number of new species. They remain an invaluable record of the artists` attempts to make sense & order of this new l&. ...

Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world`s earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating & up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative & wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent cave art of famous sites such as Lascaux, Altamira, & Chauvet, but also other less well-known sites around the world, art discovered in the open air, & the thousands of incredible pieces of portable art in bone, antler, ivory, & stone produced in the same period. In doing so, the book summarizes all the major worldwide research into Ice Age art both past & present, exploring the controversial history of the art`s discovery & acceptance, including the methods used for recording & dating, the faking of decorated objects & caves, & the wide range of theories that have been applied to this artistic corpus. Lavishly illustrated & highly accessible, Images of the Ice Age provides a visual feast & an absorbing synthesis of this crucial aspect of human history, offering a unique opportunity to appreciate universally important works of art, many of which can never be accessible to the public, & which represent the very earliest evidence of artistic expression. ...

In the dark days of the Second World War, keeping up public morale was one of the most important jobs of the British Government. These inspirational posters capture some of the slogans & messages that encouraged the British public to support the armed forces by watching what they said, helping out in the factories & saving via government accounts. Each poster is a poignant reminder of a bygone age, but imparts messages still relevant in today`s climate. ...

Images of the Universe is a special collection of essays written to celebrate astronomy & the centenary of the British Astronomical Association. Colin Ronan opens the book with a fascinating account of the developments over the last hundred years. For the first time in history astronomers can detect radiation emanating from the Universe across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Space probes have visited the planets & various missions have beamed back to Earth historically & scientifically important images, many of which appear in this book. Astronomy is a science where the amateur & the professional interact constructively. This book is a testament to this relationship. The work of amateurs is presented alongside that of the professional & in each chapter the future discoveries are anticipated. Each planet is explored & beautifully illustrated. The stars, birth place of the elements are examined. Paul Murdin, gives an account of the brightest supernova to be seen from earth since 1604. Iain Nicolson, explores G2 the single dwarf called the Sun. Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest look at the Milky Way, the hazy band of light that is the edge on view of our galaxy. Malcolm Longair looks beyond our own galaxy into the deep sky. Paul Davies gives an account of the first one second of the existence of our expanding Universe. How did it all happen? Martin Rees, the cosmologist, speculates on the origin of the Universe. ...

Record all of your fun thoughts in these cool Imaginary Animal Blank Notebooks. Featuring a variety of quirky imaginary animals & creatures from artist Carla Sonheim, author of How to Draw & Paint Imaginary Animals, these journals are ideal for recording memories, favorite"es, lists, phone numbers, or creating your own imaginary animals! ...

Inspired by the surreal accounts of the explorer & `man of a million lies` Marco Polo, Imaginary Cities charts the metropolis & the imagination, & the symbiosis therein. A work of creative nonfiction, the book roams through space, time & possibility, mapping cities of sound, melancholia & the afterlife, where time runs backwards or which float among the clouds. In doing so, Imaginary Cities seeks to move beyond the cliches of psychogeography & hauntology, to not simply revisit the urban past, or our relationship with it, but to invade & reinvent it. Following in the lineage of Borges, Calvino, Chris Marker & Kenneth White, the book examines the city from global macrocosm to the microcosm of its inhabitants` perspectives. It proceeds through opium dreams, sea voyages, the hallucinations of prisoners, nocturnal decadence, impossible Soviet skyscrapers, marauding golems, subterranean civilisations, apocalyptic prophecies & the work of architectural visionaries such as Antonio Sant` Elia, Archigram & Buckminster Fuller. It rethinks the ideas of utopias & dystopias, urban exploration, alienation & resistance. It claims that the Situationists lacked ambition when they suggested, ” Beneath the paving stones, the beach.” Instead, beneath the paving stones, we may just be able to discern the entire universe. Imaginary Cities demonstrates that each city dreamt up by artists, writers, architects & lunatics has a real-life equivalent & that the great Marco Polo was no liar. Imaginary Cities need not simply exist in fiction or the mind. We already inhabit them. ...

An extraordinary collaboration between Irish Children`s Laureate, Eoin Colfer, & picture book superstar, Oliver Jeffers! Sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one. An imaginary friend like Fred... Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him & found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer`s text & Oliver Jeffer`s artwork make for a dazzlingly original colour gift book. ...

WINNER OF CHILDREN`S BOOK OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS An extraordinary collaboration between Irish Children`s Laureate, Eoin Colfer, & picture book superstar, Oliver Jeffers! Sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one. An imaginary friend like Fred... Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him & found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer`s text & Oliver Jeffer`s artwork make for a dazzlingly original colour gift book. ...

An exquisite, small format gift edition of this extraordinary collaboration between Irish Children`s Laureate, Eoin Colfer, & picture book superstar Oliver Jeffers! Sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one. An imaginary friend like Fred... Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him & found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer`s text & Oliver Jeffer`s artwork make for a dazzlingly original colour gift book. ...