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The new media scene in London 2008. The most active writers in one volume.

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

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

The book has a simple message "it is possible to live in a home which is inexpensive, kind to the planet, and which liberates its owner from utility bills" cover blurb.Never more relevant that Now!with 37 drawings

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.