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Through the Locking Glass

Various
�14.90

A beautiful and inspired book featuring lockdown creations from the artists of Cumbria.

Publisher :	Inspired by Lakeland
Published :	3rd August 2020
Pages :	168p
Format :	280 x 210mm

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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 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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Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850-1870

William Waters and Alastair Carew-Cox
�50.00

This book, by Carlisle author William Waters, sheds light on the often overlooked forerunners to the more well-known Pre-Raphaelite stained glass makers, like Morris, Burne-Jones and Rossetti. It examines the work of an earlier group of designers led by John Richard Clayton who produced glass truer to the original principles of the Brotherhood.

Publisher :	Seraphim Press
Published :	September 2012
Pages :	368p
Format :	Hardback; 280 x 210mm

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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 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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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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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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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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Kate Nicholson

Jovan Nicholson
�15.00

This book explores the career of the St Ives artist Kate Nicholson, daughter of Ben and Winifred Nicholson, from her early landscapes, the still lifes painted in Cumberland and St Ives, the abstracts - many of them inspired by her travels in Greece - to the late works made on the Isle of Eigg in the Hebrides. It examines her artistic relationship with her mother, with whom she painted side by side in Cumberland and Scotland, and on their many Greek travels. It also discusses her creative relationship with her father with whom she lived in St Ives in the mid-1950s for two years, as well as her friendship with many of the St Ives artists and her role in the Penwith Society.

Publisher :	Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Published :	May 2019
Pages :	112p
Format :	Paperback; 235 x 280mm

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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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Oil Painting in Public Ownership in Cumbria

�45.00

This catalogue brings together some 2000 oil paintings drawn from 27 collections across Cumbria, including those from Carlisle, Kendal, Wigton, Penrith, Whitehaven, Workington and Barrow-in-Furness.

Publisher :	The Public Catalogue Foundation
Published :	June 2013
Pages :	286p
Format :	Hardback; 295 x 240mm

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Public Sculpture of Lancashire and Cumbria

David Cross
�45.00

Public Sculpture of Lancashire and Cumbria provides much needed attention to the best public sculpture and monuments in these north-west counties. The author highlights works of art that are in need of restoration or protection by local authorities and other owners.The art works included are mostly in urban areas however some are tucked away on moors and hilltops, and can be reached by a modest walk, and are thus less familiar. Many entries are accompanied by original photographs, often showing details of the craftsmanship.

Publisher :	Liverpool University Press
Published :	2017
Pages :	254
Format :	Hardback 226 x 264 x 18 (mm)

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Radical Wordsworth

Jonathan Bate
�25.00

A dazzling new biography of Wordsworth's radical life as a thinker and poetical innovator, published to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. William Wordsworth wrote the first great poetic autobiography. We owe to him the idea that places of outstanding natural beauty should become what he called 'a sort of national property'.

He changed forever the way we think about childhood, about the sense of the self, about our connection to the natural environment, and about the purpose of poetry. He was born among the mountains of the English Lake District. He walked into the French Revolution, had a love affair and an illegitimate child, before witnessing horrific violence in Paris.

Publisher :	Collins
Published :	April 2020
Pages :	608
Format :	Hardback, 162 x 242 x 46 (mm)

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Sheila Fell - A Passion For Paint

Cate Haste
�40.00

Born into a mining family in rural Cumberland, British painter Sheila Fell (1931-79) studied at Carlisle College of Art, then at St Martin's School of Art in London.

Publisher :	Lund Humphries
Published :	September 2010
Pages :	136
Format :	230mm x 265mm hardback

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Six Percy Kelly Trails

Chris Wadsworth
�15.00

Explore the West Cumbrian coast through the paintings and drawings of artist Percy Kelly.

Publisher :	Chris Wadsworth
Published :	March 2014
Pages :	-
Format :	Pack of six paperbacks; 130 x 205mm

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The Antique County Maps of Cumberland

John Higham
�11.99

The lavishly illustrated story of the printed maps of Cumberland.

Publisher :	Bookcase
Published :	1997
Pages :	128
Format :	Large paperback.

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The Art of Beatrix Potter

Emily Zach
�30.00

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books.

Publisher :	Chronicle Books
Published :	November 2016
Pages :	256p
Format :	Hardback; 279 x 203mm

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The Artists of Cumbria

Marshall Hall
�25.00

A well illustrated dictionary of the many artists in the area.

Publisher :	Marshall Hall
Published :	1979
Pages :	102
Format :	Large hardback.

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