ACC New Titles 2014

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Bowie DuffyFive SessionsISBN: 9781851497652200 x 195mm.204pp. 50 col., 50 b.&w.Hardback£25.00

Duffy’s most famous photograph dates from the 1970sand is the iconic and revolutionary cover of DavidBowie's album Aladdin Sane, a shot that became thedefining look of Bowie’s long career, and has beenreferred to as the Mona Lisa of pop. The photographerand the rock star collaborated on four other projects:Ziggy Stardust, The Man Who Fell to Earth, ScaryMonsters (and Super Creeps) and Lodger. They workedtogether during the pivotal years of Bowie’s career.

Written by David Bowie’s biographer Kevin Cann, thisbook includes anecdotes and stories from thoseattending the shoots. Included are many unseen imagesand behind the scenes photographs.

DuffyISBN: 9781851496570

£45.00

“A wonderful selection ofhis shots, recovered fromvaults and studios acrossthe globe” – Metro

“This sumptuouscollection of mostly black& white images offers awonderful selection ofDuffy’s ouerve” – Black &White Photography

“This collection of hismemorable black andwhite photographs chartsthe capital at its coolest” –The London Magazine

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Terry O’Neill’s Rock ‘N’ Roll AlbumISBN: 9781851497720325 x 275mm.300pp. 400 illus.Hardback£45.00

Terry O’Neill photographed the giants of the musicworld - both on and off stage. For more than fifty yearshe captured those on the frontline of fame in publicand in private. He pioneered backstage reportage withthe likes of David Bowie, Elton John, Led Zepplin, AmyWinehouse, Dean Martin, The Who, The RollingStones, Janis Joplin, ACDC, Eric Clapton, Sammy DavisJnr., The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and ChuckBerry; he was the first to photograph the Beatles, andhe was Frank Sinatra’s personal photographer for morethan thirty years, and given unprecedented access to theenigmatic star. Without a doubt, Terry O’Neill’s workcomprises a vital chronicle of rock ‘n’ roll history.

Terry O’NeillISBN: 9781851496921

£55.00

Terry O'Neill's book is notto be missed” – Vogue

"This sumptuouscollection of portraits,taken over six decades,represents the best of hismemorable career andshould grace every coffeetable in the land" – The Daily Mail

“The most compellingcatalogue of the age ofcelebrity” – The Big Issue.


Hollywood UnseenISBN: 9781851496808

£40.00

Hollywood DogsISBN: 9781851496785

£25.00

I Used to be in PicturesAn Untold Story of Hollywood

ISBN: 9781851497539£35.00

Hollywood CatsISBN: 9781851497577275 x 225mm.168pp. 150 b.&w.Hardback£25.00

Hollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection ofphotographs, taken during the golden age ofHollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating anddocumenting this special relationship.

Both Carole Lombard and Greer Garson manage to lookeven more sultry draped alongside their feline friends;photographs of madcap duo Laurel and Hardy playingwith a kitten are both comical and endearing. Perhapsthe most famous – and arguably the most important ofall Hollywood cats – is the MGM lion, Leo, whoappeared (and still appears) on every MGM movie.


DreamscapesISBN: 9781851497690290 x 362mm.128pp.Hardback£35.00

Everyone has a moment, a day, a stretch of time, whenthey long to escape, to leave the pressures of life and visita place of peace and tranquility. Perhaps one wishes to goto a place where waves crash against the shore and thesands of time never keep an eye on the clock.

This was the motivation for Bob Tabor's search to capturethat special place he could call his own. In his latestbook, Dreamscapes, he celebrates the discovery of thatspecial location. His wish is for the viewer to be drawn inby the beauty and power of these exceptional vistas.

The images in this book are sure to transport you to aplace of peace and tranquility to call your own.

Horse WhisperingsPortraits by Bob TaborISBN: 9781851496358

£39.95

Polo: Equine WarriorsISBN: 9781851497249

£35.00

Richmond ParkISBN: 9781851496792

£25.00


Fashion by ChanceA Visual Autobiography

1960-1974ISBN: 9781851497676

£30.00

As Seen in BLITZFashioning ‘80s Style

ISBN: 9781851497232£35.00

A Front Row SeatISBN: 9781851496617

£29.95

Sex, Sense and NonsenseISBN: 9781851497737300 x 237mm,192 pagesPrinted laminated board£29.99

Felicity Green brought a new, original voice and look tothe fashion pages of the 60s’ Daily Mirror. For the firsttime in newspaper history she created fashion pagesdesigned to appeal to both sexes as the circulationsoared to more than 5 million copies a day.

Great Pictures, Great Photographers, Top Designers,Top Models - Felicity made these Swinging 60’s fashionstories FUN, bringing the glamour and style of glossymagazines to the Mirror. These award-winning pagesbroke the fashion mould and captured the stellar timewhen London fashion conquered the world.

The Big Names from the 60’s are all here. Revel inclose-up and very personal recollections from the BigNames of the 60’s Fashion Scene.


Dress of the YearISBN: 9781851497256300 x 230mm.224pp. 100 col., 50 b.&w.Hardback£35.00

The Dress of the Year is a deluxe study of exquisitefashion from 1963 to the present. Each year, a fashion-world luminary is invited to capture the definitivemoment by choosing the outfit that truly represents thatyear's mood in fashion. The resulting ‘Dress of the Year’collection is a treasure trove of international design,held at the fashion museum, Bath.

Among the extraordinary roll-call of design names areMary Quant, Jean Muir, Ossie Clark, Biba, Calvin Klein,Karl Lagerfeld, Margaret Howell, Katharine Hamnett,Giorgio Armani, John Galliano, Paul Smith, Jean-PaulGaultier, Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford,Marni, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss for TopShop, Vivienne Westwood and Sarah Burton. Thechoices are made and explained by a Who’s Who ofgreat style writers.

Artists' Textiles 1940-1976ISBN: 9781851496297

£29.95

Jacqueline GroagTextile & Pattern Design: WienerWerkstätte to American Modern

ISBN: 9781851495900£25.00

Lucienne DayIn the Spirit of the AgeISBN: 9781851497270

£29.95

Zandra RhodesTextile Revolution: Medals,Wiggles and Pop 1961-1971

ISBN: 9781851496488£25.00


Celebrating JewelleryExceptional Jewels of the

Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

ISBN: 9781851496167£75.00

21st-Century Jewellery DesignersAn Inspired Style

ISBN: 9781851497294£50.00

Understanding JewelleryISBN: 9781851494309

£49.50

This sumptuous book tells the story of influential womenin the jewellery industry throughout the twentieth century,continuing to the present day. Along with beautiful imagesof the fantastic work they have produced, it follows therole of women in the jeweller’s workshop.

Jewellery designers include: Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel,Suzanne Belperron, Line Vautrin, Wendy Ramshaw.Jewellery firms include: Boivin, Cartier, Van Cleef &Arpels, Bulgari, Jensen, Tiffany & Co.

Michele della Valle is unquestionably one of the leadingjewellers at work in the world today. He is famed for hisappreciation of rare and unusual gemstones and it is hisquest for and discovery of those gems that forms theheart of every piece he makes.

This book is an autobiography told through pictures ofdella Valle’s influences and above all his spectacularjewellery creations.

Michele della ValleISBN: 9781851497713340 x 260mm352pp. 400 illus.Hardback£125.00

Women JewelleryDesignersISBN: 9781851497416325 x 275mm324pp. 500 illus.Hardback£55.00


Suzanne BelperronISBN: 9781851496259

£75.00

BoucheronThe Secret Archives

ISBN: 9781851496679£49.95

Fashion JewelleryMade in Italy

ISBN: 9781851496815£45.00

Van Cleef & ArpelsTreasures and LegendsISBN: 9781851497706295 x 245mm.352pp. Hardback£55.00

From Empress Farah and the secrets of the treasure ofIran to Queen Marie-Amelie’s Missing emeralds, viaFantomas and the blood-red rubies of the kings ofBurma, entering the world of Van Cleef & Arpels is likeembarking upon a fascinating treasure hunt into theheart of the Thousand and one Nights.

Vincent Meylan explores a century in the history of oneof the most prestigious Parisian jewellery dynasties. Heopens doors and unlocks caskets to reveal themysterious, and sometimes fantastic, stories of its clientsand the fabulous and exceptional stones that theyentrusted to the “golden hands” of Van Cleef & Arpels.


TiarasA History of SplendourISBN: 9781851493753

£45.00

Famous DiamondsISBN: 9781851494798

£50.00

Marine ChronometerIts History &Development

ISBN: 9781851493654£65.00

The World’s Most Expensive WatchesISBN: 9781851497546325 x 275mm.360pp. 500 col.Hardback, slipcase£55.00

The World’s Most Expensive Watches presents some ofthe most extravagant, intricate, collectable, decadent,or just plain interesting modern-day timepieces that sitat the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a thresholdprice of about $200,000, it is a trip through the lastdecade or so of watches whose values soar incredibly toprices in excess of $5 million. This book gives detaileddescriptions of individual watches and articles thatusefully deconstruct the price tag. Prepare to beimpressed by a larger-than-life look at some relativelysmall items that command not only huge prices butkudos and respect, in all areas of a global societyfascinated with using accessorising to create identity.


Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900and the Families that Owned ThemISBN: 9781851497553300 x 237mm.1,800pp. 5,000 col.3 volumes, hardback, slipcase£250.00

This three-volume book provides a definitive listing ofknown British-manufactured sealed bottles anddetached seals and contributes a brief social andgenealogical history on many of the examples wherethe original owner has been identified. It examines theevolution of the sealed bottle from the 1640s to the late1800s and provides as accurate a description as possibleagainst each entry, supported by numerousphotographs, including the number of examplesknown, their condition, and the collections where thebottles and detached seals are held. It embraces historythrough the seal, the seal being the most important keyfor unlocking the identity of the original owner. If theeyes are the windows to the soul (Richard III (Act V,scene III) William Shakespeare), then the seal providesthe window that can unlock its history.

Gallé LampsISBN: 9781851496716

£50.00

Swedish Glass DesignSix of the Best

ISBN: 9781851497386£50.00

Gallé FurnitureISBN: 9781851496624

£65.00


Gillows of Lancaster and London1730-1840

ISBN: 9781851495566£125.00

Arts and Crafts FurnitureISBN: 9781851497317

£45.00

European Furniture of the 19th Century

ISBN: 9781851496266£75.00

Russian Decorative ArtsISBN: 9781851497225300 x 237mm304pp. 300 col.Hardback£55.00

Russian Decorative Arts offers an introductory guide toporcelain, glass, silver, Tula work and other base metals,orders and decorations, jewellery, objects of virtue,Fabergé, lapidary, woodwork and walrus ivory. Eachtopic is detailed in an illustrated chapter introducingthe techniques, its specific Russian characteristics andan overview of the principle makers.

Contents: Introduction; Precious Metal; Enamel;Jewellery; Fabergé; Hardstone; Awards and Decorations;Porcelain; Glass; Metalwork; Bone; Lacquer;Woodwork; Conclusion; Glossary; The RomanovDynasty - Reign Dates; Bibliography; Index.


Peggy AngusISBN: 9781851497683240 x 195mm176pp.Laminated board with dustjacket over£25.00

Peggy Angus is being published to accompany a majorexhibition at the Towner (Museum of ContemporaryArt for the South East), Eastbourne in 2014.Combining biography with critical analysis of herachievements, this richly illustrated book aims both tocelebrate Peggy’s career and to introduce a startlingbody of work to a new generation.

Born to Scottish expatriates in Chile in 1904, Peggymoved as a child to London, where she attended NorthLondon Collegiate School and then, in the early 1920s,the Royal College of Art. Here she became part of acircle that included Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden,Enid Marx and Helen Binyon, figures who featureprominently in the book.

John PiperDesign

ISBN: 9781851497287£12.50

Enid MarxDesign

ISBN: 9781851497522£14.95

Abram GamesDesign

ISBN: 9781851496778£12.50


Monet at GivernyISBN: 9781870673747

£19.95

The Art of Botanical Illustration

ISBN: 9781851497607£35.00

Impressionists in their Gardens

ISBN: 9781851496532£29.95

America’s CupISBN: 9781851497621283 x 365mm, Landscape104pp.Hardback£35.00

The Story of the America's Cup 1851-2013 tells thechronological history of 150 years of the yacht race.Superb full-page colour illustrations by Tim Thompson,a world-renowned marine artist, bring the yachts to life,and detailed descriptions by Ranulf Rayner give anamazing insider's view of the construction of individualboats, the routes sailed, and the highs and lows of whatis undoubtedly extremely tough and competitivesailing. The book also includes a design of a futureAmerica's Cup Winged Monohull - a one-design 70-90ft yacht with plenty to optimise when racing.


William BouguereauISBN: 9781851497362300 x 237mm904pp. 972 col. 278 b&w2 vols, hardback, slipcase£195.00

William BouguereauHis Life and WorksISBN: 9781851497331300 x 237mm416pp. 400 col. 130 b&w£65.00

William Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a highlyimportant and influential French academic painter, whotaught a long succession of gifted students, primarily atthe private Académie Julien in Paris.

Originally published as part of the two-volume set, nowavailable for the first time as a single volume, thisedition includes a new chapter entitled 'WilliamBouguereau's Nymph and Satyr'. It is a detaileddiscussion of the painting, one of his most significantworks, and is written by Kara Lysandra Ross.

Ocean Liner PostersISBN: 9781851496730

£25.00

Car PostersISBN: 9781851497591

£25.00

Railway PostersISBN: 9781851496723

£25.00


The American Spirit in the English GardenISBN: 9781870673846

£35.00

The RoseISBN: 9781870673785

£39.50

Women Designers and Their Gardens

ISBN: 9781870673815£35.00

The Riads of MarrakechISBN: 9781851496969

£35.00

Le CinqRecipes by

Chef Éric BriffardISBN: 9781851497638

£35.00

Contemporary Designers' Own GardensISBN: 9781870673792

£35.00


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