Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders

$50.00 NZD

Category: Pictorial

Colourful World by Amandine Guisez Gallienne

$49.99 NZD

Category: Pictorial

How do colours become imbued with meaning? Why do some colours attract us while others repel? How have such phrases as ?green with envy? or ?the blues? come about? Hundreds of photographs are organized here into colour-coded chapters, accompanied by a text that explores colour?s symbolism and the emotio ns it generates. This international quest takes us to exotic and far-flung places ? from a workshop on the outskirts of Kyoto to a bustling market in a small town in Peru and on to a cochineal farm in the middle of the Mexican desert. Colourful World will be a source of inspiration and delight for designers and artists everywhere. First published 2005. ...Show more

Himalaya : Personal stories of grandeur, challenge and hope by Broughton Coburn

$79.99 NZD

Category: Pictorial

"Himalaya" is both a tribute to a region and its people and a call for humanitarian compassion. Compelling photographs and vivid text illuminate the vast diversity, unique history, and uncertain future of the Himalaya, along with personal tales of life among the region.

Great Rivers of the World by Paolo Pnovaresio

$125.00 NZD

Category: Pictorial

The courses of the great rivers recount the history of the Earth and mankind. This book is dedicated to 25 of the world's longest, most important rivers, from the Ganges, Mekong, Tigris, and Euphrates to the Nile and Amazon, from the Mississippi to Danube. This lavish volume aims to portray them as neve r before. It alternates aerial and panoramic photographs with detailed close-ups and hidden views that instil in the reader the sights and impressions that can be enjoyed when travelling along these great rivers from their sources to their estuaries. Historic photographs and archival documents make it possible to relive the decisive moments in the evolution of individual watercourses; enthralling narratives describe the characteristics and location of each river. "Great Rivers of the World" is a nature book, brimming with facts and information; it is also a history book that discusses humankind and its age-old relationship with rivers - it is even an art book, given its magical and emotive evocations of memorable riverscape. It features 25 of the worlds longest rivers; and has over 600 colour images. ...Show more

Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Markings by Chris Rainier

$99.99 NZD

Category: Pictorial

During seven years of travel to seven continents and thirty countries, Chris Rainier photographed the traditions od tattooing, scarifications, piercing and other forms of body-altering art, origins of which date to the dawn of mankind. Here in Ancient Marks: the Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Markin g, Rainier presents more than one hundred elegant black and white images, revealing the haunting beauty of these often mystical forms. These striking images document humanity's enduring efforts to tell stories,forge identities and create links to the divine through body art. From the African savannah to the barrios of Los Angeles, from New Zealand to Eygpt, and Brazel to Burkina Faso, Rainier follows these marks on the human body to the powerful meanings that resonate within. Ancient Marks also includes a DVD featuring an expanded photo gallery with music by Anoushka Shankar. ...Show more

Chandeliers by Elizabeth Hilliard

$129.95 NZD

Category: Pictorial

This guide takes the enthusiast through the history of the chandelier, from its first candle-lit forms to the magnificent central light fittings manufactured today - from innovative designs in Italy to classical crystal masterpieces in America.

Colours of the Earth

$0.00 NZD

Category: Pictorial

Orbit by various

$59.95 NZD

Category: Pictorial

Peer into the heart of a hurricane...watch volcanoes erupt beneath you...and soar over mighty Mount Everest as you view earth from 184 miles up! Orbit includes "the best of the best" astronaut photographs, digitally processed for clarity and fidelity to what astronauts can actually see. Gain a new un derstanding of our planet and how it has changed ...Show more

Wild Africa by Patrick Morris

$64.95 NZD

Category: Pictorial

This work shows how the once stable continent of Africa has been fragmented and how this process has catalyzed the evolution of some remarkable animals and plants. The book covers the jungle, the mountains, the savannah, the rivers and lakes, the coasts, and the deserts. Hardback

The Golden Age of Advertising by an

$39.95 NZD

Category: Pictorial

McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and security that was reflected in advertising. Carelessly flooding society with dangerous misinformation, companies in the 50s promoted everything from vacations in Las Vegas, where guests could watch atomic bombs detonate, to cigarettes as healthy mood-enhancers, promoted by a baby who claims his mother feels better after she smokes a Marlboro. In this 25th anniversary special edition, you'll find ads for cars, travel, technology, liquor, cigarettes, movies, appliances, furniture, war bonds, toothpaste, you name it ...Show more

Blooming Books by Raymond Briggs

$49.99 NZD

Category: Pictorial

Beginning with his first published illustration in 1958 and continuing through to the work he continues to produce today, Blooming Books is a stunning and diverse exploration of the work of this unique and brilliant artist. Commentaries by the journalist Nicolette Jones accompany extracts and, in some c ases, complete picture books, reviewing the background to Briggs's work and its underlying themes. Following a foreword from Raymond Briggs and Nicolette Jones's introduction, the book is divided into four main sections: The Early Years (including, among many others, The Elephantand The Bad Baby); The Nursery Classics (e.g. Father Christmas, , The Bear); A Gallery of Characters (e.g. Fungus, The Man, Ug) The Social Issues (When the Wind Blows, The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman, Ethel and Ernest). All of Briggs's work is here, from his captivating work for children through to the sharp and satirical works found in The Social Issues. Familiar favourites are also accompanied by some previously unseen material, including preparatory drawings for published titles and work from several planned sequels to Fungus and the Bogeyman. ...Show more

Westmorland Heritage by Alfred Wainwright

$108.00 NZD

Category: Pictorial

This magnificent book presents a detailed portrait of the buildings, the landmarks and the scenery of the old county of Westmorland. First published in 1975 to mark the incorporation of the county into Cumbria, it has been in demand ever since as both a record of a lost county, as an informed and engagi ng record of one of the loveliest and least spoiled parts of Britain, where nature, culture and history have combined to leave a memorable and exhilarating legacy. Every single parish is included, with its notable buildings or landscapes mapped and illustrated, and its historical or other features of interest discussed and described. Though written "by an amateur, for amateurs' the author's deep knowledge of and close familiarity with the countryside pervade and illuminate the text and the over 2000 line drawings. ...Show more