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My 60 Memorable Games

The enduring chess classic from a giant of the game

Bobby Fischer

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388300

Paperback publication date: 8 December 2008

Category: Chess

Paperback price:

£ 18.99

Hardback ISBN: 9781849948494

Hardback publication date: 2 April 2026

Category: Chess

Hardback price:

£ 30.00

eBook ISBN: 9781849941044

eBook publication date: 18 December 2012

Category: Chess

eBook price: £ 12.99

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‘Still seen as the classic games collection’
– English Chess Federation

‘It is a work of genius’
– The Compulsive Reader

One of the most important chess books ever written, reissued in celebration of a chess genius, Bobby Fischer.

The American takes the reader through 60 of his games, describing his thoughts, the intricacies behind his and his opponent’s strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one. You’ll find beautifully simple positional play by out-of-this-world combinations that are just breathtaking.

Fischer played nearly all of these games as a grandmaster so they are at the very highest level, but his lucid commentary makes every move and idea both accessible and understandable, meaning that every player will learn huge amounts from this book. It is an essential for each chess enthusiast, competitor and professional alike.

The controversial alterations that were made to Bobby Fischer’s words in the last edition have been omitted in this book, so only the author’s own words are expressed, giving a true insight into one of the most gifted, troubled and controversial minds of the 20th century.

ABOUT THE Author

Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) was an American-born chess grandmaster who became famous as a teenager for his phenomenal chess-playing ability. In 1972, at the height of the Cold War, he won the world title from the Russian Boris Spassky in a gripping match in Reykjavik, Iceland that generated worldwide media interest. Fischer not only played brilliant chess but raised the game to new levels of professionalism and his influence is still felt strongly today.

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‘Still seen as the classic games collection’


English Chess Federation

'It is a work of genius... There are masterpieces here aplenty, undoubtedly, they will give pleasure to all who love chess.'


The Compulsive Reader

'What is very attractive about the book – apart from the fact that Fischer was such an extraordinary player and analyst – is the honesty of his comments.'

Dominic Lawson
Five Books

The Quilted Object

MAKING THINGS WITH QUILT ART TECHNIQUES

Ineke Berlyn

Batsford

Format:

Hardback ISBN: 9781906388232

Hardback publication date: 3 August 2009

Category: Crafts

Hardback price:

£ 19.99

Award-winning quilt artist Ineke Berlyn shows how to use the most innovative quilt art techniques to make a range of quilted items, from bags, books, personalized quilt journals, fabric postcards to vase covers, boxes, and even dolls.
All the latest materials and techniques are covered: painting with acrylic paints, transfer paints, using Lutradur as a base, using computer printing, stencils, Markal Painsticks, Bondaweb, recycling found objects, stitching by hand and machine, punching holes, and burning and distressing with the soldering iron and other heat tools.
The author is one of the most innovative textile artists in applying techniques to any kind of object. She brings her wealth of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to this book.
Any quilter or indeed textile artist will find this book full of inspirational ideas backed up with full technique information and step-by-step projects.

ABOUT THE Author

Ineke Berlyn is a well-known quiltmaker and teacher who has exhibited her quilts all over the world.

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Another terrific book from this stable. Quilted arts cover a wide range and this book is no exception. Learn how to create quilted journal or sketchbook covers. See how to transfer a landscape sketch or even a doodle into quilted fabric. Find out how to colour your own fabric. Discover how to use Lutradur to create boxes. Make quilted postcards or Christmas cards as well as fabulous wallhangings. Move on to three dimensional objects and bags. Lastly explore different materials for quilters including plastic. Full of inspiration, this book will have you buzzing with ideas. The usual fantastic production qualities of a Batsford book with fantastic layout, instructions and photography and wonderful projects. Do not judge this book by its cover - although it shows a beautiful quilted bag, it does not convey what lies within- the incredible innovative journey of a quilter who has experimented and refined her art. http://www.karenplatt.co.uk


Trends 09/10

Forecasting with Central Saint Martins

Kevin Tallon

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388225

Paperback publication date: 1 November 2008

Category: Art & Illustration

Paperback price:

£ 14.99

Trend-forecasting collection of work from the trend think-tank at the world-famous Central Saint Martins college in London (often referred to as ‘Saints’). ‘Trends 09’ represents in a clear and concise visual manner early trend directions. Amongst the maelstrom of creativity, Saints edits, sources and narrates key early trends, mixing and matching creative disciplines (from fashion, design, fine art and product design), acknowledging that everything influences everything. Based on a 24-month forecast with considerable amount of design data, Saints thin-slices the most influential, directional and creative work to represent it in its rawest and earliest form with enough flexibility to adapt over the two-year lead. ‘Trends 09’ is composed of a general introduction to the think-tank’s findings, highlighting key drivers and influences in the year’s graduates work. It then presents the 10 key trends – some socio-cultural, some design led and some style based. All the work collated and represented in ‘Trends 09’ is from graduates and students. Central Saint Martins is unique in its expression of emerging trends and its privileged position at the heart of what is a world famous art and design college. The Saints think-tank consults blue chip companies such as Nokia, the Gucci Group and Dyson, providing an authoritative and proven track record in trend forecasting.

ABOUT THE Author

With over 20 years’ experience in the fashion industry both in the design and the creative field, Kevin Tallon has worked with leading fashion companies all over the world, solving creative problems and delivering design solutions. He has also lectured at Central Saint Martins, London, helping students to maximize their creativity with digital tools for fashion designers. He is the author of Creative Fashion Design with Illustrator, Digital Fashion Illustration with Photoshop and Illustrator and Digital Fashion Print with Photoshop and Illustrator, all published by Batsford. He lives in Beijing.

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Colour and Light in Oils

Nicholas Verrall

Robin Capon

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388171

Paperback publication date: 15 June 2008

Category: Practical Art

Paperback price:

£ 14.99

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Often seen as dark and gloomy, oils can, in fact, be used to create colourful and light paintings that are wonderfully expressive. One significant characteristic of oil paint is its richness and depth of colour, something that is of particular interest to Nicholas Verrall. Immediately striking in all his pictures is the skilful way he handles colour to interpret the special qualities of light and mood found in a certain moment in time. In this book he discusses his working methods and the importance of colour, at the same time placing these issues within the general context of painting in oils, with all that this has to offer.

‘Colour and Light in Oils’ includes information, demonstrations and many inspirational finished paintings to help painters understand the value of colour in interpreting ideas with feeling and impact. It provides guidance on a wide range of skills, techniques and advice on subject matter and associated topics. Illustrated throughout, the book covers: the medium of oils; understanding oils; materials and equipment; painting techniques; and the studio

ABOUT THE Author

Nicholas Verrall is one of the UK’s most respected contemporary figurative painters. His work is widely exhibited and it is also reproduced as fine art prints and cards sold internationally. He lives in Woking, Surrey. 

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ABOUT THE Author

Robin Capon was an experienced author and art journalist. He wrote several books, including with co-authors, David Curtis: Light and Mood in Watercolour 9780713489552 and Abstract and Colour Techniques (with Claire Harrigan) 9780713490558. He was a regular contributor to The Artist and Leisure Painter.

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Embroidered Books

Design, Construction and Embellishment

Isobel Hall

Batsford

Format:

Hardback ISBN: 9781906388133

Hardback publication date: 7 September 2009

Category: Textile Art

Hardback price:

£ 18.99

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Embroidered books are enjoying a huge surge in popularity, and these precious items can be works of art in themselves.
This beautiful guide by the acclaimed author of Bags with Paper and Stitch contains all the techniques for making a wide range of book styles, including books with sewn spines, wrap-up books, zig-zag books and wallet-style books, with both soft and hard backings and intricately constructed bindings.
The books are then embellished with exquisite embroidery in many different styles – from a Wild West-influenced wallet book to a sewn book scattered with delicate flower petals. A wide range of materials is used, including all the latest specialist fabrics such as Lutradur and Extravorganza, plus hand-made paper and unusual found objects including seashells and driftwood.

ABOUT THE Author

Isobel Hall is a teacher and textile designer who specialises in creating handmade paper and using it to make embroidered bags. She teaches papermaking, book-making and bag-making and also takes on commissions.

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I cannot praise this book highly enough. It is tremendous. All the things a craft book should be - full of information, ideas and inspiration - the work is exquisite. On the practical side, the book contains all you need to know about book construction. There are numerous suggestions for embellishing book covers including digital imagery and printing. All are accompanied by detailed instructions. If you just try some of the projects from this book it would be worth the while, but I think you will want to have a go at most of them, which makes this book worth its weight in gold. Altered books have become very popular in recent years and this is the best of the books I have seen on the subject. This 128 page book is immaculately produced with high end printing, superb photography and clear instructions. http://www.karenplatt.co.uk


2000 Colour Combinations

For Graphic, Web, Textile and Craft Designers

Garth Lewis

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388126

Paperback publication date: 18 May 2009

Category: Design

Paperback price:

£ 19.99

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A rich resource for all designers and artists looking for inspiration and guidance on colour combinations. A huge range of combinations is provided, with full readings for both CMYK (for designers working in print) and RGB (for Web-based and other multi-media designers). As an accomplished colour theorist, the author looks at colour combinations through various elements of colour theory, from hues, values and chroma to working with concepts such as simultaneous contrast and perceptual transparency. The author has also generated an inspirational series of colour palettes taken from photographs of the world around us, depicting landscapes, urban subjects and everyday objects. The book also contains a selection of work from cutting-edge designers and artists who explain the use of colour in their work and offer exciting new palettes. The colour combinations are rendered as two- and three-colour graphics, stripe studies and more unstructured and complex compositions, all of which showcase the huge variety of effects that can be achieved with colour. This fascinating book reveals the true magic of colour and is an essential reference book for any designer and artist.

ABOUT THE Author

Garth Lewis is a leading colour theorist and also teaches at Central Saint Martins College in London.

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Embroidered Jewellery

Shirley Anne Sherris

Batsford

Format:

Hardback ISBN: 9781906388119

Hardback publication date: 3 August 2009

Category: Crafts

Hardback price:

£ 18.99

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In this inspirational book, embroiderer and textile artist Shirley Anne Sherris reveals the secrets of her exquisite jewellery pieces, all created using hand and machine embroidery.
Over 30 innovative techniques are explored, from invaluable technical information on how to calculate sizes to surface embellishment with beads and sequins. A wealth of different materials is used, including sheer fabrics, cut lace, felt, leather and found objects such as metal rings and garden mesh.
The author designs in a range of styles, from dainty and delicate confections to dramatic statement pieces. Ten projects are scattered throughout the book, including a pretty bracelet made from covered metal rings and an elegant floral necklace made from layered sheer fabrics.
Throughout the book, the author encourages the reader to develop their own creativity through experimentation and playing with materials and techniques. Illustrated with stunning examples of the author’s work, this is a book for all embroiderers and textile artists who love jewellery. (word count: 25,000)

ABOUT THE Author

Shirley Anne Sherris is an embroiderer and textile artist who is well-known for her jewellery pieces. She lives in Middlesbrough.

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This is a subject I thought I would not be interested in. It will open your eyes to the possibilities of just what can be achieved. Embroidered jewellery explores a variety of materials in innovative and interesting ways. This book is a little treasure trove of ideas and inspirations. Just looking at the materials section of base fabrics and embellishments will fill you with awe. All types of jewellery form cuffs to collars and earrings are included in this book. Find out how to create unique jewellery using all those modern fabrics such as Angelina fibre and Lazertran. Find innovative uses for things you never thought of making jewellery out of such as kebab skewers. I think some of the projects work better than others - but once you have learned the techniques in this book, it's up to you to create. This book is of the same very high standards that we always see from Batsford/Anova books - great attention to detail, excellent photography and good, clear instructions.

http://www.karenplatt.co.uk

New Encyclopedia of Fashion Details

Patrick John Ireland

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388065

Paperback publication date: 1 August 2008

Category: Fashion

Paperback price:

£ 20.00

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A new edition of a classic title from the Batsford fashion list. With close to 1000 different fashion details, this is the ultimate resource for fashion designers. This new updated and expanded edition covers fashion details from belts and bows to hemlines, necklines through to sleeves, tucks and waistbands. The details span all decades of the 20th and 21st centuries with extra feature illustrations of whole outfits from key periods to give context to certain details, from 1920s flapper outfits to bell-bottoms of the 1960s.
The full range of details are: Belts; Bias cut; Bows; Collars; Cuffs; Drapes; Drawstrings; Embroidery and Applique; Fasteners and Fastenings; Frills and Flounces; Gathers; Hemlines; Insertions; Jabot; Knit; Necklines; Pleats; Pockets; Rouleau; Seams; Shirring; Sleeves; Smocking; Trousers; Tucks; Vents and Slits; Waistbands; Yokes.
These details can be used for designs of clothes for women, men and children.

ABOUT THE Author

Patrick John Ireland is a member of Britain’s Chartered Society of Designers and bestselling author of several books on fashion. He has been a fashion designer and illustrator and a lecturer, organizing fashion workshops for students and lecturers of fashion. His bestselling books include New Fashion Figure Templates and the Encyclopedia of Fashion Details. He lives in Buckinghamshire.

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Design and Colour in Watercolour

For painting, illustration and fabric design

Robin Capon

Batsford

Format:

Hardback ISBN: 9781906388041

Hardback publication date: 2 April 2009

Category: Art & Illustration

Hardback price:

£ 18.99

Leading watercolour artist Michelle Scragg uses the popular medium of watercolour to produce paintings that have a strong sense of colour, in both her figurative and abstract work. But her work is also well designed and she shows how watercolour can translate very effectively into design for fabrics, furnishings, illustrations and other applications. The book comprises the following chapters: 1. Exploring Watercolour’s Strengths: with skills, techniques and practical considerations 2. Bold Colour: from selecting colours to colour and composition 3. Expression and Design: Drawing and sketchbook work plus Effective Design, Fabric Design and Watercolour illustration. 4. Interpretation: from feeling and response to observation and imagination 5. Studio practice: how to adjust your work depending on the aims of the painting and the various practical issues, particularly when designing for fabric or furnishings.

ABOUT THE Author

Robin Capon was an experienced author and art journalist. He wrote several books, including with co-authors, David Curtis: Light and Mood in Watercolour 9780713489552 and Abstract and Colour Techniques (with Claire Harrigan) 9780713490558. He was a regular contributor to The Artist and Leisure Painter.

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New Ideas in Goldwork

Tracy A Franklin

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388034

Paperback publication date: 16 April 2008

Category: Sewing & Dressmaking

Paperback price:

£ 14.99

Taking the best of the traditional and the new, New Ideas in Goldwork is a beautiful exploration of the potential of this needlework technique, combining it with metal-thread work in experimental ways. Expert and ex-Royal School of Needlework teacher Tracy Franklin takes the technique to new heights to inspire all embroiderers. Reference ideas from notebooks, cuttings and new and old embroideries are included.
Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and clear line diagrams, New Ideas in Goldwork covers:
The basics of the traditional style, from design to simple padding with gold and metal threads; Two basic techniques of laid work and cut purl work, as these are fundamental in working a design correctly; Illustration and instruction on different stitch types; How to apply gold and metal threads in the most intricate and inspiring ways.
Colour, detail and good design are the key points, always showing how exciting and sophisticated gold and metal work can be. Finally, the readers are encouraged to use their own creativity.

  • Use different techniques in a non-traditional way while still appreciating the basic skills
  • New in paperback
  • Modern materials and devices to help you experiment further
  • Illustrated with beautiful photography, diagrams and step-by-step text

From Image to Stitch

Maggie Grey

Batsford

Format:

Hardback ISBN: 9781906388027

Hardback publication date: 15 July 2008

Category: Textile Art

Hardback price:

£ 18.99

This book is about taking an image- a drawing, painting, digital photograph, computer design or photocopy- and, using simple methods, turning it into a piece of textile art.
The author takes you through a variety of techniques for creating the image, such as scanning mixed-media artwork and digital photographs, or using imaging software to create exciting patterns and effects. No technical knowledge is required to use this book, as it offers easy-to-follow instructions, and the materials, technology and equipment are all readily available.
But at the centre of the book lies the use of stitch. Having produced the image and transferred it to fabric, the next step is to enhance it with hand or machine embroidery. Innovative methods, both in the image transfer and the stitch, are simplified and broken down into the easy stages.
Throughout the book, inspirational ideas are offered to get your creativity going. From books to bangles, panels, bags and vessels, the book offers all textile artists ideas to expand their creative work.

Corsets

Historic Patterns and Techniques

Jill Salen

Batsford

Format:

Paperback ISBN: 9781906388010

Paperback publication date: 1 September 2008

Category: Sewing & Dressmaking

Paperback price:

£ 20.00

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Progressing through almost two centuries of corset-making, this fascinating collection showcases an astonishing range of period pieces, from the 1750 whale-boned corsets, through the invention of the sewing machine and mass-produced corsets of the 1850s to the makeshift corsets of World War I.

Reflecting the changing fashions and attitudes of women throughout the centuries, the collection includes corsets for pregnancy, riding corsets for sportswomen and hard-wearing corsets for housemaids. There are even corsets for small children and their dolls.

The book is packed with practical information on how to recreate these stunning period pieces for yourself. Each corset features an annotated pattern, a detailed drawing and close-up photography so historical detail can be captured accurately by the maker. A brief overview places the corset within its historical context and explains any features or alterations necessary for making up the patterns. For those new to dressmaking there are two step-by-step projects – one for a hand-stitched, pre-1850 corset and one for a post-1850 corset made using the sewing machine. There is also invaluable advice on a range of corset-making techniques, from cutting and fitting the patterns to adding historical detail. Information on lacing the corsets, inserting eyelets, gussets and split busks and on stitching and flossing is all included.

ABOUT THE Author

Jill Salen is a freelance costume maker, and is widely employed in the theatrical costume industry. She has made costumes for many clients, including The Globe theatre. She is a lecturer in costume on the BA (Hons) theatre design course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Jill is the author of Corsets, also published by Batsford. Jill lives in Cardiff.

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"Although aimed firmly at costume makers, there is still much to interest the historian, textile connoisseur, or indeed, closet corset-wearer." Embroidery magazine, Jan/Feb 2009


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