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A Cumbrian Connection: Jack Seabury Works 1956 to 1985
£8.00
Publisher :
Cumbria Publishing, Carlisle
Published :
2003
Pages :
48
Format :
Large paperback.
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A History of Linen in the North West
Elizabeth Roberts (ed)
£6.95
This book brings together five essays on various aspects of the industry from medieval times to the twentieth century, from local to international trade, from rise and expansion to decline and fall.
Publisher :
University of Lancaster
Published :
1999
Pages :
118
Format :
Large paperback.
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A Lakeland Paintbook
Wendy M Stuart
£20.00
This delightful book contains almost 100 original paintings of the Lake District.
Publisher :
Hayloft
Published :
October 2011
Pages :
90
Format :
234mm x 174mm hardback
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A Striking Likeness: The Life of George Romney
David A. Cross
£35.00
Richly illustrated, this is the first biography of Romney to explore the full diversity of his innovation.
Publisher :
Ashgate
Published :
2000
Pages :
288
Format :
Hardback.
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A Tour in the Lakes 1797
William Gell; William Rollinson (ed)
£9.95
A reproduction of William Gells private journal which provides us with a fascinating glimpse of late eighteenth-century life in Lakeland.
Publisher :
Smith Settle
Published :
2000
Pages :
87
Format :
Paperback.
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Alistair Morton and the Edinburgh Weavers - Visionary Textiles and Modern Art
Lesley Jackson
£45.00
The Carlisle based company,Edinburgh Weavers, was one of the most important textile companies of the twentieth century.
Publisher :
V & A publishing
Published :
February 2012
Pages :
352
Format :
225mm x 280mm hardback
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Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman
Judy Taylor
£16.99
A new edition, containing new material and previously unpublished photographs.
Publisher :
Frederick Warne
Published :
1996
Pages :
224
Format :
Large paperback.
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Black's Sketchbooks - The English Lakes 1922
Gordon Home
£6.99
Found in the publisher's archives, the Black's Sketchbooks are a series of books produced in the early 20th century by a group of well-known artists.
Publisher :
A&C Black
Published :
July 2009 first published 1922
Pages :
32
Format :
220mm x 156mm hardback
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Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology
Mike McCarthy & David Weston (eds)
£32.00
Publisher :
The British Archaeological Association/Maney Pub.
Published :
2004
Pages :
292
Format :
Large paperback.
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Carlisle and its Villages
Vincent White
£6.00
Vincent White began drawing the buildings of Carlisle as he saw familiar sights being demolished before his eyes. Over the years he has created a unique record of Carlisle and the surrounding villages.
Publisher :
Bookcase
Published :
2003
Pages :
60
Format :
Large paperback.
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Conrad Atkinson Landscapes
Conrad Atkinson
£26.99
Conrad Atkinson was born in Cleator Moor and studied art at what was then Carlisle College of Art. His work has been displayed in galleries all over the world. This book shows a collection of his work from the last 25 years.
Publisher :
John Isaacs Books
Published :
2006
Pages :
104
Format :
Large Paperback
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Cumbria Colouring Book
Illustrations by Sally Townsend
£9.99
One of England's most outstanding areas of natural beauty, Cumbria has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the county's unique appeal.
Publisher :
The History Press
Published :
April 2017
Pages :
96p
Format :
Paperback; H:167; W:246; 96p.;
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Cumbrian Alchemy
Robert Williams and Bryan McGovern Wilson
£19.99
Cumbrin Alchemy is an enquiry into place,, the mythic spaces and the monuments of the region,
Publisher :
Unniversity of Cumbria /Cumbria Publishing
Published :
01/12/2013
Pages :
95
Format :
Paperback; H:245; W:210; D:12
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Damozels & Deities Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1870-1898
William Waters and Alastair Carew-Cox
£60.00
Continuing on from the acclaimed Angels & Icons, this volume, Damozels & Deities, traces the development of stained glass, viewed as an art form, from 1870 to the death of Burne-Jones in 1898.
Publisher :
Seraphim Press
Published :
July 2017
Pages :
404p
Format :
Hardback; 280 x 210mm
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Dear Mary, Love Percy - A Creative Thread
edited by David A. Cross
£30.00
This is an extraordinary record of the 25-year friendship and exchange of letters between two of Cumbria’s leading cultural figures, Mary Burkett, author, biographer, and Arts patron and Percy Kelly, West Cumbrian artist, now acclaimed worldwide.
Publisher :
Skiddaw Press
Published :
November 2011
Pages :
260
Format :
210mm x 304mm hardback
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Fleur de Sel
Steve Messam & Hannah Stewart
£5.99
Fleur de Sel is a 48 page publication which accompanies the art installation by Steve Messam & Hannah Stewart, Fleur de Sel was exhibited as part of the 53rd Biennale di Venezia & also shown in the Lake District in September 2009.
Publisher :
Foldpress
Published :
July 2009
Pages :
48
Format :
105mm x 148mm paperback
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Going in Search of The Green Man In Cumbria
Thirlie Grundy
£2.99
A search for the almost forgotten pagan god, carved by many medieval sculptors into the wood and stone of Christian buildings in all areas of Cumbria.
Publisher :
Thumbprint
Published :
2000
Pages :
48
Format :
Paperback spiral bound.
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Have a Humbug! Percy Kelly's Drawing Book
Chris Wadsworth
£15.00
Have a Humbug! tells the story of Kelly’s childhood in Workington; his first home in Corporation Road, his first school, his first paint box, his first job aged 14 and the wonderful letters he sent to his step daughters.
Publisher :
Pink Egg Publications
Published :
October 2018
Pages :
48p
Format :
Paperback;
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John Ruskin and the Lakeland Arts Revival, 1880-1920
Sara E. Haslam
£19.95
Between about 1880 and the end of the First World War there was a widespread revival in traditional handcrafts in the Lake District. Inspired initially by the teachings of John Ruskin, pioneers of the revival established workshops in Keswick, Kendal and elsewhere in which textiles, woodwork and metalwork were made by hand by local craftsmen and women. Their output formed the basis of a series of successful art exhibitions, notably those at Kendal in 1891 and 1899.
Publisher :
Merton Priory Press Ltd.
Published :
2004
Pages :
250
Format :
Paperback
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John Ruskin: The Early Years
Tim Hilton
£10.95
The first volume of the authoritative biography of Ruskin, published in paperback for the first time.
Publisher :
Yale University Press
Published :
2000
Pages :
301
Format :
Large paperback.
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Josefina de Vasconcellos: Her Life and Art
Margaret Lewis
£10.99
Josefina de Vasconcellos has been active as a sculptor since the early 1920s. This biography, which contains 32 pages of photographs from a unique collection, charts the extraordinary life of a woman who faced many challenges and disappointments,
Publisher :
Flambard
Published :
2002
Pages :
223
Format :
Large paperback.
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Lake District Sketchbook: A Pictorial Celebration
Jim Watson
£10.95
A celebration of one of England's most alluring and picturesque regions, the Lake District Sketchbook is packed with over 200 beautiful line and watercolour illustrations of some of the author's favourite places in the magnificent English lakeland.
Publisher :
Survival Books
Published :
February 2016
Pages :
96p
Format :
Hardback; 155 x 2154mm
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Life Class- Memoir of an Accidental Gallerist
Chris Wadsworth
£8.99
When Chris and Michael Wadsworth move to the Lake District looking for a rural cottage with a view, Chris saw a large Georgian town house and impulsively decided to buy it and make it into an art gallery.
Publisher :
Prospero
Published :
January 2016
Pages :
277p
Format :
Paperback
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Little Bit O' Nonsense About Sheep
Henry Brewis
£4.99
Compiled from previously published books and in a handy, pocket-sized format, this is a fresh look at Henry Brewis’s fondest enemy: the mule yow.
Publisher :
Old Pond
Published :
Pages :
96
Format :
105mm x 155mm paperback
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Of Truth of Water - from 'Modern Painters'
John Ruskin
£19.95
Of Truth And Water is reproduced from Vol. 1 of John Ruskin's major work 'Modern Painters', which was first published in 1843.
Publisher :
Unipress Cumbria
Published :
July 2010
Pages :
68
Format :
220mm x 216mm hardback
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