McSweeney’s is an award-winning American publishing house, known for its innovative design and use of illustration and its belief in the book as a desirable objects. Founded by Dave Eggers, the author of books including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the novelisation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, McSweeney’s publishes books, [...]

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Author: The Editors of McSweeney, English, New Arrival, Hardcover, Jacket, 285x245mm, 266pp, ISBN: 9781854379504,
Price: (ZA)R 500

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was the most prolific artist in the history of Western art, producing over two thousand oil paintings, as well as sculptures, ceramics, collages, prints, photographs, drawings and jewellery designs. Drawing extensively on recent research, this book provides an overview of the full range of Picasso’s art and career. In a unique [...]

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Author: Neil Cox, English, Monograph, Softcover, 245x190mm, full colour, 224pp, ISBN: 9781854378439,
Price: (ZA)R 360

Picasso: Peace and Freedom reveals a radically different figure from the one often presented in art historical accounts. In it we meet a politically and socially engaged artist, who joined the French Communist Party in October 1944 and remained a member until his death in 1973. Actively engaged in the Peace Movement, for which he [...]

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Author: Edited by Lynda Morris and Christopher Grunenberg, English, Monograph, Softcover, 285x235mm, full colour, 244pp, ISBN: 9781854378422,
Price: (ZA)R 500

Sculpture is an act of faith in life, in its continuity – Antony Gormley Few artists have enjoyed the popular acclaim and critical profile that Antony Gormley has gained in recent years. From the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square to the remote desert of central Australia, his work gener- ates lively debate, connecting readily [...]

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Author: Michael Caiger-Smith, English, Monograph, Softcover, 270x210mm, full colour, 96pp, ISBN: 9781854377975,
Price: (ZA)R 300

“Absolutely gorgeous… Each spread is crammed full of fun and humorous illustrations. You and your toddler can share in the excitement of finding one of the many characters in the book and follow that character throughout all the pages in the book, every page is crammed with stories” – Love Reading This large-format board book [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Art General, Hardcover, full colour, 260x340mm, 16pp, ISBN: 9781854378620

British Book Design and Production Awards 2009 Around the World with Mouk was Highly Commended. Meet Mouk, the adorable and intrepid little bear, who sets off on a journey around the world. Join him as he discovers different cultures and makes new friends around the globe. Bursting with colour and authentic detail, Around the World [...]

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Author: Marc Boutavant, English, Art General

Here is a superb activity book bursting with creative ideas. By the same team behind the hugely successful Big Book for Little Hands, The Big Book of Shapes is crammed full of things for young children to enjoy, letting every reader invent their own colourful world out of squares, circles and triangles. The large format [...]

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Author: Marie-Pascale Cocage, Bridget Strevens-Marzo, English, Hardcover, full colour, 275x320mm, 60pp, ISBN: 978 1854378514,
Price: (ZA)R 140.00

What child hasn’t wished that, for just one day, they could be a monkey, a bear or a crocodile? Each page of this enchanting book encourages young readers to let their imaginations run wild, while gently reminding them that in the end, the best person to be is themselves. This charming combination of endearing images [...]

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Author: Laura Leuck, Marc Boutavant, English, Art General, Hardcover, full colour, 216x241mm, 32pp, ISBN: 9781854379269,
Price: (ZA)R 180

Meet Monday. He’s a penguin who likes to stay warm. His best friends are Yesterday and Tomorrow. They like playing the piano together and they like spring, summer and autumn. But when winter comes, Monday’s house is blown away in a snowstorm. You can feel the snowflakes on the page, and, as the pages grow [...]

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Author: Anne Herbauts, English, Art General, Hardcover, full colour, 216x241mm, 32pp, ISBN: 9781854379146,
Price: (ZA)R 230

Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was arguably the most influential British sculptor of the twentieth century. Brought up in Castleford in Yorkshire, Moore ended his life fabulously wealthy, completing commissions for large-scale public sculptures in countries around the world. The scale of Moore’s success in later life has tended to obscure the radical nature of his [...]

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Author: Chris Stephens, English, Monograph, Softcover, full colour, 265x215mm, 240pp, ISBN: 9781854378361,
Price: (ZA)R N/A