Libros

The book provides an evocative celebration of almost a century of fashion history, showcasing the work of photographers including Tim Walker, Mario Testino, Nick Knight, David Bailey, Herb Ritts, Norman Parkinson, Corinne Day, Cecil Beaton and Horst.Something about a gown's intrinsic construction, (...)

y Sevilla" es un completo recorrido por Sevilla gracias a sus fascinantes fotografías y a sus cuidados textos. Conocerás sus barrios y sus fiestas. Entrarás en sus edificios religiosos y civiles y viajarás por su provincia. Además, textos claros y biografías de los personajes andaluces más (...)

1791 es el año de la muerte de Mozart. Es también el año del Concierto para clarinete, de La flauta mágica y del Réquiem: una sucesión de obras maestras que, como ha escrito George Steiner, señalan uno de los más increíbles momentos de creatividad de la experiencia humana. Mozart se apaga (...)

Numerous wheeled armoured fighting vehicles have seen service in the US armed forces on and off for over 80 years. There have been various changes of policy and twice, after the Second World War and Vietnam, they went out of favour but their use is now well established. This well researched and (...)

"Andalucía 360º", obra de Miguel Zapke, es el libro que más satisfacciones nos da a Maratania. Fue el primer libro publicado en España que tenía como protagonista a las fotos de 360º y su actualidad se mantiene intacta. Son ya cinco ediciones y nuestra ilusión por él sigue siendo la misma: sabemos (...)

The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are three separate European countries that have their own railway systems, with much integration between each other. They are united by all running regular passenger train services, mostly hourly or more frequent, within each country and beyond. Nederlandse (...)

Un extraordinario paseo fotográfico por Córdoba y su Provincia. Con más de 200 fotografías, recorreremos Córdoba desde sus monumentos más antiguos, pasando por la Mezquita y sus iglesias, hasta sus palacios, sus patios y sus plazas. Pasearemos por su provincia y concluiremos con Otra Mirada que nos (...)

HMS Trincomalee belonged to a class of 38-gun Fifth Rates which can claim to have been the Royal navy's standard frigate type for the whole of the Napoleonic Wars. Built in India of teak, she is now beautifully restored at Hartlepool, and can justly claim to be the last of Nelson's frigates. As is (...)

An exploration of the rivalry between Kuniyoshi and Kunisada, two of the most popular Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artists of the nineteenth century, based on masterworks from the peerless Japanese art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Rival ukiyo-e masters Kuniyoshi and Kunisada (...)

This illustrated series presents the uniforms and equipment of the United States Army from the nineteenth century to the present day. Each volume combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military (...)

The sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) and the painter Joan Miro (1893-1983) met in Paris in 1928 and became lifelong friends. This deluxe book places the mobile sculptures of Calder alongside the poetical paintings of Miro and provides fresh insights into the visual dialogue between these two (...)

This volume in the popular G.I. series illustrates a much-neglected aspect of American military history - the U.S. Army artillerymen, named redlegs after the red stripes on their trousers. The photographs, most of them rarely seen in other sources, range from the Civil War and the campaigns against (...)

This fascinating addition to the GI series demonstrates the full range of uniforms, equipment, and armament used by the troops who fought for Abraham Lincoln's Union army during the American Civil War. Far from being uniformly clad in blue, the Union soldier appeared in a great variety of clothing, (...)

In this new pictorial history from Philip Kaplan, the perspectives of both RAF and Luftwaffe airmen are considered within the wider context of one of the most iconic and pivotal conflicts of modern history. The Blitz, primarily the bombing of London and the major cities of Britain by the German Air (...)

This new addition to the Images of War series is sure to prove welcome, illustrating as it does the preparatory stages of the iconic Battle of Britain. Whilst the country geared up for action, the air forces rallied, readying the high-performance Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire fighters (...)

On 30 January 1968 the North Vietnamese communists launched a coordinated surprise attack - the Tet Offensive - across South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and American armies. Superior firepower eventually crushed the offensive, but it proved to be a major psychological victory for the (...)

Jades dlicats, gemmes spectaculaires, somptueuses parures constelles de diamants, de rubis, d'meraudes et de perles, dagues incrustes de joyaux, vaisselle et objets usuels cisels d'or, orns de pierres prcieuses et d'maux colors, ce sont autant de pices d'exception que prsente ce catalogue. A (...)

Películas como Perdición, El beso mortal o El sueño eterno nos introducen en un mundo de oscura e inquietante elegancia con este manual esencial sobre cine negro. Detectives privados y crímenes perfectos, policías corruptos y romances abocados al fracaso. Los editores Paul Duncan y Jürgen Müller (...)