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	Stanley Webb Davies 1894-1978 Hugh Wright £10.00 Stanley Webb Davies of Windermere is now recognised as one of the foremost designers and makers of furniture in the Arts and Crafts Movement. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2006 Format : 210mm x 150mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Sutton and his Circle: The Cockermouth School of Painting 1750-1880 M.E. Burkett £14.50 Published by : Skiddaw Press Published date : 2001 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Antique County Maps of Cumberland John Higham £11.99 The lavishly illustrated story of the printed maps of Cumberland. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 1997 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Armitt Story Eileen Jay £11.50 The story of a small private subscription library, founded in 1909. Published by : Loughrigg Press Published date : 1998 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Artists of Cumbria Marshall Hall £25.00 A well illustrated dictionary of the many artists in the area. Published by : Marshall Hall Published date : 1979 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Cross Slab Grave Covers of Cumbria Peter Ryder £4.00 This book is the result of a study of cross slabs throughout Cumbria, undertaken in the 1990s, in which 160 medieval church and monastic sites were visited and 447 slabs recorded. As the name implies, cross slabs are blocks of stone, usually the size and shape of a coffin lid, bearing as their principle motif a full-length cross. Published by : Cumbria County Council Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The English Lakes: Wordsworth's Country A. Heaton Cooper £4.99 A beautiful giftbook with watercolour illustrations by the author, and poetry from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey, amongst others. Published by : J. Salmon Published date : 1997 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Green Man of Carlisle Cathedral Thirlie Grundy £1.95 A short booklet which attempts to throw some light on this dark area of medieval history, as it occurs in Carlisle Cathedral. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Lake Artists Society: 1904-2004 - A Centenary Celebration Jane Renouf £35.00 Winner of the Lakeland Book of the Year 2005. The Lake Artists Society has survived through a century of many cultural and artistic changes, wars and economic crises, and has gone from strength to strength, continuing to present an annual exhibition which is recognised as of great importance. Published by : Lake Artists Society Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand: The Keswick School of Industrial Arts Ian Bruce £25.00 This School occupies an important place in the Arts and Crafts movement. It revivified old craft traditions in the Lake District.This is the first detailed study of the School. It will be of interest to local and art historians and collectors. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2001 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Loving Eye and Skilful Hand: The Keswick School of Industrial Arts Ian Bruce £15.00 This School occupies an important place in the Arts and Crafts movement. It revivified old craft traditions in the Lake District.This is the first detailed study of the School. It will be of interest to local and art historians and collectors. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Medieval Misericords in Carlisle Cathedral Thirlie Grundy £1.95 There have been many surveys and visitations about the carving and understanding of the misericords, and many photographs, but Thirlie Grundys is the first study by an artist who has used both her pencil to illustrate the subtleties of every detail, and also her hands and fingers to discover parts invisible to the eye - let alone the camera. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : Updated 2006 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Oxenholme Hounds - , When, Where and How They Hunted - Season 1934-5 - The Illustrated Diary of Hermione Drew Hermione Drew £16.99 The Oxenholme Hounds is a fascinating narrative of The Oxenholme Stag Hounds. Published by : Amberley Published date : December 2009 Format : 178mm x 252mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Painted Letters of Percy Kelly Chris Wadsworth £20.00 REDUCED FROM £30.00............... This story of a friendship between the artist Percy Kelly and Joan David, a retired scientist and art collector, is told through a unique series of illustrated letters which were sent over a period of ten years. The letters are full of vivid memories Published by : Castlegate House Gallery Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Passion for Painting Pattern Raymond Honeynman £10.00 Raymond Honeyman’s rich tapestry of life has turned the Carlisle designer into one of the country’s leading designers of pattern. Published by : Unipress Cumbria Published date : December 2007 Format : 218mm x 222mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Postcards of Edward H. Thompson £10.00 This CD contains illustrations of some 150 postcards based on the superb watercolour paintings of Edward H. Thompson, together with background information etc. Published by : John Higham Published date : 2003 Format : CD Rom Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Wartime Diary of Frank Fowler Frank Fowler £5.95 Frank H Fowler was an artist, writer, and keen angler, who kept a wonderful sketchbook diary recording the final years of the Second World War. Published by : Awards for All Published date : 2007 Format : 146mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Websters of Kendal: A North-Western Architectural Dynasty Angus Taylor; Janet Martin (ed) £45.00 Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Unto This Last John Ruskin £6.99 A facsimile edition to mark the centenary of the death of John Ruskin. A collection of four essays on the first principles of political economy. Published by : Hendon Publishing Published date : 2000 Format : Small paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Whitewash and Brown Paint - Lovely ; The Sketchbooks of Percy Kelly Chris Wadsworth £10.00 REDUCED FROM £12.99.............. Percy Kelly was born in Workington, an industrial town on the west coast of Cumbria. He left school at 14 and joined the postal service and served in the Signals regiment in the 1940 war. Published by : Castlegate House Published date : March 2007 Format : hardback; 150 x 210 mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Winifred Nicholson Christopher Andreae £35.00 Luminosity, open space and quick movements characterise Winifred Nicholson's paintings. Published by : Lund Humphries Published date : May 2009 Format : 235mm x 276mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Winifred Nicholson 1893 - 1981: A Cumbrian Perspective £12.00 An affectionate look at the beautiful paintings by Winifred Nicholson which were collected by Chris Wadsworth to exhibit in Castlegate House, with fascinating background information on her work, including some words from Winifred herself. Published by : Castlegate House Gallery Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: