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James O. Davies

James O. Davies is Head of Imaging at Historic England.

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England’s Post-War Listed Buildings

Elain Harwood

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Jul 30

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MAJORRR SUMMER SALE ALERT! 🚨

The @batsfordgallery sale for summer is now on with up to 70% off and many books just a few £ each (cheaper than your morning coffee!)

Includes books on art, design, travel, cooking and more. Grab ‘em while you can! Sale ends on 31 August.

#summersale #booksale #hackney #londonbookshops #London

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Jul 28

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Jul 27

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✨COVER REVEAL! ✨

We’re delighted to reveal this beautiful cover of ‘Unearthed: Rediscovered poetry from ancient times to the middle ages’ by archeologist Nicholas Bateman @nichbateman9296 📜✍️

Spanning 35 centuries from the very earliest times to the advent of the printing press, this beautiful anthology presents 70 poems, ranging from lengthy epics to mere fragments and snippets, that have survived against the odds and live to speak to us today.

Alongside the poems are fascinating stories of how they were rediscovered: written on scraps of papyrus found in rubbish heaps, on sherds of pottery, inscribed on 60-foot statues or 1-inch finger rings, poems on fragments of paper used to wrap mummies or repair Bibles.

✍️Beautifully illustrated and arranged chronologically, ‘Unearthed’ publishes on 1 October!

✍️Pre-order your copy now, via www.batsfordbooks.com or from all good booksellers.

#archeology #poetry #lostliterature #historicalpoems #poems

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Jul 24

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We are delighted to announce the upcoming publication of 'Typography of Protest: Revolution and rebellion in protest art’, a timely and compelling illustrated history how graphic design has been a means of igniting change.

From posters and banners to printed ephemera, the designers, groups and collectives featured in this book differ in age, race, gender and belief but all are resolute in confronting political and social injustice and inequality through their design and typography. From the bold feminist collages of Barbara Kruger to Emory Douglas’s defining posters for the Black Panther Party during the Civil Rights era and Keith Haring breaking the silence surrounding AIDS, to Guerrilla Girls exposing racial and sexual inequality in the art world, typography has long been a powerful tool for upsetting the status quo.

This thought-provoking book shines a light on the often revolutionary work of artists involved in a diverse range of social and political movements.

Theo Inglis is a graphic designer, writer and lecturer with a focus on typographically-driven design. His writing has been published across Communication Arts, Apollo, the Financial Times, Creative Review, Eye, The Monotype Recorder, Commercial Arts and Grafik. He is the author of 'Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design’, also published by Batsford.

‘Typography of Protest: Revolution and rebellion in protest art’ is out on 1 October and is available to pre-order now from www.batsfordbooks.com (link in bio) and from other booksellers.

There's also still time to claim 25% off on RRP over at @waterstones, if you enter the code SUMMER26 on the website or app when purchasing. Link in bio!

#protest #protestart #justice #typography #graphicdesign

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Jul 22

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🐾COVER REVEAL! 🐳

'A brilliantly immersive book that gives nature's sounds the stage they deserve.' – Tristan Gooley

Today we’re answering the call of the wild and revealing this beautiful cover of ‘Wilderness Songs’ by Justin Anderson @jandersonwildlife

From the ghostly whistles of the Northern Lights to arguments between meerkats, uncover rare and never-before-heard sounds of the wilderness, with QR codes throughout to truly bring each sound to life.

🐸Pre-order via @waterstones with the code SUMMER26 this week only for 25% off RRP. Offer available only on the waterstones website and app. Link in bio!
🐸Out in October 2026.

What is the strangest animal sound you’ve ever heard?

#WildernessSongs #wildlife #documentaryfilmmaker #bioacoustics #WPreorder @abramschronicletrade @abramschronicle

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Jul 15

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👔For suited and booted cord lovers, we're delighted to announce the publication of 'Corduroy: The Story of a Timeless Fabric' by award-winning fashion journalist and menswear expert Eric Musgrave @just_ask_eric_musgrave.

Whether it’s your dad’s best trousers or your grandmother’s vintage pinafore, everyone has a memory of a cherished piece of corduroy clothing. This illustrated history of the fabric features some of corduroy’s most famous fans, from Picasso and Rodin to Bob Dylan and David Bowie.

It delves into the origins and history of the cloth and how it got its name, its position in the high fashion world as well as the workwear sphere, and where it is destined to go.

'I’m a huge fan of the fabric corduroy but what I hadn’t realised was its fascinating story, important both for work and for leisure clothing. In this super new book from the fashion writer Eric Musgrave (often dressed in the perfect Corduroy ensemble) you can almost feel the pile of a quality corduroy beneath your fingers. No wonder it has been adopted with relish by Hollywood stars and history teachers alike.’ – Polly Powell, Publisher

‘Too often, corduroy is a fabric that is overlooked, misunderstood and dismissed by fashion fans. In fact, the distinctive ribbed cloth enjoys around 250 years of unique heritage and is a consistently popular, not to say essential, choice of the sartorial cognoscenti. My book explains why corduroy is an individual fabric for individuals.’ – Eric Musgrave, Author

Available for pre-order now online via www.batsfordbooks.com (Link in bio 🔗) or from all good bookshops.

Publishing in November 2026.

#Corduroy #FashionHistory #fashion #ClassicMenswear

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