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Edward Brooke-Hitching
A stunning new volume from Edward Brooke-Hitching, revealing some of the strangest books ever written and produced.
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A miscellany of things too strange to be true, yet somehow are.
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'Edward Brooke-Hitching's delightful book is a collection of curiosities. From a 19th-century lonely hearts ad to a nuptial blessing of the bride's buttocks, an entertaining history of love over the…
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A visual history of how mankind has studied the sky throughout history, featuring some of the most stunning images ever created.
A lavishly illustrated guide to how humanity has imagined heavens, hells and the afterlife
A breakout bestseller in the UK, The Phantom Atlas is a beautifully produced volume, packed with maps, illustrations, and stories of places, people, and creatures that never existed - a…
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A spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, stunningly illustrated throughout with some of the most beautiful maps ever created
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Originally published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2021. A CBS Company. –Copyright page.
The stories behind some of the most unusual and remarkable artworks from around the world, beautifully illustrated throughout
Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., a CBS company. –Colophon.
Originally published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2020 –Colophon.
"Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings…
Originally published in 2015 in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.