Author: John Tennant
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Keywords: golden, images, extraordinary, motor, racing
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-03-28
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1844032035
ISBN-13: 9781844032037

This book features extraordinary images of motor racing which give a unique insight into this most dangerous and exhilarating of sports. "Motor Racing The Golden Age" is a unique collection of over 275 images from the last century of racing. Following the design, format and idea of the successful "Football: The Golden Age", this book celebrates all aspects of the motor racing world - the drivers, the fans, the race tracks, the cars, the crashes and pit-stops. It goes further to look at the history behind motor racing - the hill climbs, rallies through cities and even the land speed records. "M

Author: Valerie Michael
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Keywords: techniques, projects, sourcebook, illustrated, handbook, practical, leatherworking
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-03-28
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1844034747
ISBN-13: 9781844034741

Valerie Michael—a founding member of the Association of Design Leatherworkers—has created the definitive guide to this popular and age-old craft. Oriented to the beginner, it thoroughly presents all the materials, tools, and key techniques in easy-to-follow photographs: finishing edges, paring and hand-stitching, making pockets, attaching studs and straps, and decorating surfaces. The well-chosen projects take into account developing skills, and range from belt and wallets to quilted items and bags. An invaluable reference work. “...Instructions are concise enough to offer craft enthusi

Author: Eric Ackroyd
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Keywords: dream, psychology, introduction, symbols, dictionary
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2005-05-28
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1844033538
ISBN-13: 9781844033539

Gain vivid insights into the working of dreams--and use them to promote greater self-awareness and healing--with this encyclopedic and intriguing guide to the significance of more than 700 symbols. The journey to understanding begins with an extensive introduction that covers not only the classic theories of Freud and Jung, but also more recent ideas on dream analysis. It provides a wealth of background information for the huge dictionary section, which ranges from Abandonment to Zodiacal Sign, and includes such common images as Dragons, Murder, Roller Coasters, and Tattoos, all listed in an e

Author: Juliet Barclay
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Keywords: city, portrait, havana
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-08-28
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1844031276
ISBN-13: 9781844031276

From its historic forts to its lushly tropical courtyards, from the city squares to the statues and fountains, take a captivating tour through the city of Havana. Magnificent color photographs capture the well-known spots and uncover the quiet corners; vintage black-and-white images showcase the important explorers who changed the course of Cuba’s development, as well as landmarks of the past. A fascinating history traces life in Havana from the early 16th century to its heyday in the 19th . Information for the traveler guides the would-be tourist to this newly "in" holiday destinati

Author: David Saunder
Publisher: The Illustrated Press, Inc.
Keywords: saunders, norman
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2009-01-20
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0982004109
ISBN-13: 9780982004104

This spectacular new 368-page hardcover monograph is the catalog raisonne of the extensive career of the legendary artist Norman Saunders. From his work as one of the top pulp illustrators, to his paintings for men’s adventure magazines, paperbacks, comics, Mars Attacks, Wacky Packages, and more, this book provides a thorough overview of his life’s work. Illustrated in full-color with hundreds of images culled from Saunder’s extensive archives.

Author: Editors of Sports Illustrated
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
Keywords: paint, illustrated, sports
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-11-27
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1933821205
ISBN-13: 9781933821207

In its annual Swimsuit Issue 10 years ago, "Sports Illustrated" first presented spectacular photographs of gorgeous models in swimsuits that consisted of nothing more than paint artistically and painstakingly applied to their bodies. These eye-popping optical illusions, created by make-up artist Joanne Gare and captured by the magazine’s world-class photographers, have become a favourite feature of this wildly popular magazine. Now the editors bring together not just a complete collection of astonishing painted-swimsuit photographs, but also a series of vastly entertaining essays, storie

Authors:Daniel Zimmer, David J. Hornung,
Publisher: The Illustrated Press, Inc.
Keywords: pictures, life, brown, reynold
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-01-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0982004125
ISBN-13: 9780982004128

William Reynold Brown (1917 1991) was a prolific American artist whose career embraced virtually every facet of the illustration field. During his life he produced work for the newspaper comics (Tailspin Tommy), invented the concept of the cutaway drawing for North American Aviation, painted covers for some of the first paperback books ever published, illustrated scores of magazines and magazine covers, and most notably produced over 300 movie posters for the motion picture industry. After his retirement from commercial illustration, Reynold found success as a fine artist, producing hundreds o