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Introduction by Andrew HoptonTitle page has 'Happy Birthday' in red biro by the publisher. Page 112 has a small tea stain drop - otherwise 'as new'!'A Fiery flying roll' was banned by the government when first published in 1649 and the author arrested.

facsimile edition of the 1969 original brought out to reprise these classics of improvised music. Hand-written and published by Cornelius Cardew in 1969. This facsimile used in various London, and European venues c 2018 has a dark blue thin card cover like the original, but is missing the white sticker onto front cover of the original.151 rites with additional notes to guide performers.The original was given out to every member of the Scatch Orchestra from 1969.as new condition

Exceptional quality colour plates. "Ten portrait photographs ... draw on the unique realities encountered by different people during psychotic episodes." the artist intro.With long captions and two essays. Signed by the artist "to Stefan 27/3/12

William Alexander, engraved by John Landseer and J. Shirt on copper plate. 'Natives of Cochin-China, Playing at Shuttlecock with their Feet'. from Lord Macartney's Embassy to China. Published by G. Nicol London, 1796.
William Alexander's scene is situated in Cochinchina (Vietnam), where badminton is known as dá cau and is a national sport.
The 'embassy' was headed by Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), who was dispatched to Beijing in 1792. He was accompanied by George Staunton a medical doctor as his secretary. This engraving accompanied his famous account of the expedition.
This opened the way for future British missions, which would eventually lead to the first Opium War and the cession of Hong Kong to Britain in 1842. It also resulted in this invaluable account, prepared at government expense, largely from Lord Macartney's notes, by Staunton, of Chinese manners, customs and artifacts at the height of the Qing dynasty. The engravings are of special interest because of their depiction of subjects… Read More

Lavish full colour collaborative artists project with the people of Southwark, and other artists. Unpaginated. 4 sheets of tracing paper. Bound in illustrated stiff card covers, unpaginated, approx. 100pp on glossy art paper with opaque paper centre-folds, illustrated in colour throughout. Work collected by Lopez De La Torre during her Acme Southwark Studio Residency 2008 - 2009. An artist's book made to coincide with the exhibition at Camberwell Space (7 Sep 2009 -12 Sep 2009)Ana Laura López de la Torre is an artist, writer, and educator. Her practice is community-based and involved with ideas of the "common good", often using the overlooked and the underrated as a starting point, her work creates visible and unexpected connections between things, people and places.

David Gascoyne's introduction is as intelligent and passionate as his translation of the book itself. (Orig. 1919)

Long introduction by Andrew Hopton to these 6 tracts. Includes the original version of the famous 'Diggers Song'.Very attractive pamphlet by Aporia Press.

A historical survey of the image of the architect in Western society.Small tear in dust jacket otherwise v good.Sorry the wrong cover image is showing!

Highly illustrated polemic.As new. Unread copy.

Eighteen artists consider the archive in their work. 144 gloss pages"How and why do artists customize, sort, organize, and scrutinize archival information? Potential considers the role of the archive in current artistic practice through the work of 11 international artists who engage with archival and documentation processes"

Sixteen full colour plates by Anne Anderson are the notable feature of this medley from the English literary canon for children (of all ages!) See illustrations to come. This is a nicely bound popular edition.

Highly illustrated zine style polemic "amidst the rubble of a cyber-punk nation". A radical media critique that hasn't dated!'No Copyright'. 1994 first printing.Copy as new.

Includes work by Hannah Collins, Jo Spence, Rosy Martin, Chris Killip, Stuart Brisley, Willy Doherty, Boyd Webb, Craigie Horsfield.Beautiful plates of the photography. Many full page.(on back cover corner dented)

with an introductory essay by Guy Brett
From the early career of Rasheed Araeen who subsequently became world renowned.
Profusely illustrated in black and white
The original KALA PRESS first edition

This ground-breaking work offered a spirited and severe critique of the turn to an anti-aesthetic in theoretical writing and asserted that it has become an intellectual necessity to rethink the aesthetic and remake aesthetic discourse.