Collection: Monographs – artists and designers

This significant collection of vintage monograph titles shines a light on the creative journeys and unique practices of some truly influential designers, architects and artists – representatives from some of the most important artistic movements and periods through history.

The Last Modern. A life of Herbert Read by James King | 1990 hardback edition

The Last Modern. A life of Herbert Read by James King | 1990 hardback edition

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Pevsner. The Early Life: Germany and Art by Stephen Games | Continuum, 2010

Pevsner. The Early Life: Germany and Art by Stephen Games | Continuum, 2010

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Towards another picture. An anthology of artists’ writings 1945 to 1977 edited by Andrew Brighton and Lynda Morris. Midland Group Nottingham, 1977.

Towards another picture. An anthology of artists’ writings 1945 to 1977 edited by Andrew Brighton and Lynda Morris. Midland Group Nottingham, 1977.

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The Correspondence of Edward Gordon Craig and Count Harry Kessler ed L.M. Newman. Institute of Germanic Studies. 1995. Maney & Son, 1995

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The Correspondence of Edward Gordon Craig and Count Harry Kessler ed L.M. Newman. Institute of Germanic Studies. 1995. Maney & Son, 1995

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Face to Face: Interviews with Artists Richard Cork | Tate 2015

Face to Face: Interviews with Artists Richard Cork | Tate 2015

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Edgar Degas. The Painter as Printmaker by Sue Welsh Reed & Barbara Stern Shapiro | The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1985

Edgar Degas. The Painter as Printmaker by Sue Welsh Reed & Barbara Stern Shapiro | The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1985

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Our Cousin Lautrec by Mary Tapié de Céleyran | Kentfield, 1967 | Limited edition numbered 122/150

Our Cousin Lautrec by Mary Tapié de Céleyran | Kentfield, 1967 | Limited edition numbered 122/150

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Yang Shaobin: X - Blind Spot. Long March Space | Charta 2009

Yang Shaobin: X - Blind Spot. Long March Space | Charta 2009

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Erika Verzutti | Cobogó, 2007

Erika Verzutti | Cobogó, 2007

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Claude Rutault | Hans-Ulrich Obrist | Damiani/Galerie Perrotin, 2013

Claude Rutault | Hans-Ulrich Obrist | Damiani/Galerie Perrotin, 2013

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Regina Silveira | Text by Luciana Brito, Adolfo Montejo Navas et al | Charta, 2011

Regina Silveira | Text by Luciana Brito, Adolfo Montejo Navas et al | Charta, 2011

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Robert Jones – Sun, Wind and Weather | Foreword by Frances Hewlett, 2002

Robert Jones – Sun, Wind and Weather | Foreword by Frances Hewlett, 2002

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Elger Esser Cap d’Antifer-Étretat | Text by Peter Foos | Schirmer/Mosel 2002

Elger Esser Cap d’Antifer-Étretat | Text by Peter Foos | Schirmer/Mosel 2002

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Lilly Reich. Designer and Architect by Matilda McQuaid. Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York between 7 February and 7 May 1996

Lilly Reich. Designer and Architect by Matilda McQuaid. Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York between 7 February and 7 May 1996

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Augustus John. The New Biography by Michael Holroyd | Chatto & Windus, 1996

Augustus John. The New Biography by Michael Holroyd | Chatto & Windus, 1996

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Gordon Russell by Ken and Kate Baynes | Design Council, 1981

Gordon Russell by Ken and Kate Baynes | Design Council, 1981

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Auguste Herbin ein Ausschnitt aus seinem Schaffen by Léon Degand | Basler Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1955

Auguste Herbin ein Ausschnitt aus seinem Schaffen by Léon Degand | Basler Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1955

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Siah Armajan: An Ingenious World | Edited by Ziba Ardalan | Parasol Unit, 2013

Siah Armajan: An Ingenious World | Edited by Ziba Ardalan | Parasol Unit, 2013

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Look Inside – Yang Maoyuan | Timezone 8, 2006 ed. 1000

Look Inside – Yang Maoyuan | Timezone 8, 2006 ed. 1000

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E Q Nicholson – Designer and Painter | The Cygnet Press, 1990 | Richard Morphet

E Q Nicholson – Designer and Painter | The Cygnet Press, 1990 | Richard Morphet

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Roger Fry. Art and Life by Frances Spalding | Black Dog Books, 1999

Roger Fry. Art and Life by Frances Spalding | Black Dog Books, 1999

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Adriano Ronchini. Gli artisti che ho amato | Edizioni Indisciplinarte, Terni, 2012

Adriano Ronchini. Gli artisti che ho amato | Edizioni Indisciplinarte, Terni, 2012

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Jack Pender - A Tribute by Frank Ruhrmund. Penlee House Gallery and Museum | Truran Books, 2008

Jack Pender - A Tribute by Frank Ruhrmund. Penlee House Gallery and Museum | Truran Books, 2008

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Jan Tschichold. Typographer and Type Designer 1902-1974 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1982

Jan Tschichold. Typographer and Type Designer 1902-1974 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1982

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