Search Tips
Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
+ (addition symbol)
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
- (minus symbol)
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
AND
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
OR
If you use 'OR' between 2 words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOT
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
" " (double quotation marks)
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
* (asterisk)
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
Sub-Categories of Art & Architecture
Art & Architecture - At Abbey's Bookshop, beauty is on our shelves.
80,257 results
- Sort Results By
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly
Fashion & textiles: design; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment
Hardback
The authorized life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time. [more]
$49.99 $20.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Heysen to Heysen: Selected Letters of Hans Heysen and Nora Heysen
Catherine Speck
History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Biography; Diaries, letters & journals
Paperback
The prominent Australian artist Nora Heysen has been said to have worked in the shadow of her father Hans Heysen, one of Australia's... [more]
$49.95 $15.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Australia's Wild Places
Roger McDonald
Photographs: collections; The natural world, country life & pets; Travel & holiday
Hardback
Australia's Wild Places celebrates the Australian landscape photographers whose works capture and encapsulate the essence... [more]
$39.95 $20.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Aphorisms
Margaret Preston
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: from c 1900 -
Paperback
Margaret Preston's 92 Aphorisms have only appeared in a rare limited edition Recent Paintings 1929. This compilation offers... [more]
$12.95
In stock
Ready to ship
Michelangelo: His Epic Life
Martin Gayford
Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
At 31 Michelangelo was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world; long before he died at almost 90 he was widely... [more]
$35.00
In stock
Ready to ship
The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings of Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes (University of the South Pacific)
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Memoirs; Literary studies: general; Popular culture
Paperback
A selection of the best writing by the most important-- and thunderously outspoken-- art and culture critic of our time, including... [more]
$32.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
Bill Hayes
Photographs: collections; Biography; Memoirs; Dating, relationships, living together & marriage; Travel writing
Hardback
<b>A moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected of life in New York City,... [more]
$29.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear
Lucy Adlington
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; History of fashion; Fashion & society
Paperback
Reveals the stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history... [more]
$24.99 $10.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Sydney's Martin Place: A Cultural and Design History
Judith O'Callaghan, Paul Hogben, Robert Freestone
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; History; Social & cultural history
Hardback
The history of one of Australia's most iconic urban precincts, from bustling colonial thoroughfare to imposing address for... [more]
$59.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Wild Beauty: A Photographic Field Guide to Australia's Biggest, Oldest and...
Vanessa Hunter, Graham Lloyd
Photographs: collections; The natural world, country life & pets; Travel & holiday
Hardback
Over the course of four years, journalist Graham Lloyd and photographer Vanessa Hunter sought out Australia's wildest, most... [more]
$49.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander Mcqueen and John Galliano...
Dana Thomas
Individual designers; Fashion & textiles: design; Biography
Paperback
Spanning the 80s, 90s and noughties, this book features the story of Galliano and Alexander McQueen who created a great change... [more]
$26.99 $10.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Metal Etched Memories
Linda Adair
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design
Paperback
This collection of paintings and artwork feature a romantic retro robot as he lives through a history that might have been.... [more]
$35.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
Dianne Hales
Renaissance art; Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
Paperback
Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the woman who became the most famous artistic subjects of all... [more]
$22.99 $13.00
In stock
Ready to ship
Possible Worlds: A Poster Colouring Book
Dylan Martorell
Art & Architecture; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Gift books
Paperback
In this intricate book of art prints to colour in, musician and artist Dylan Martorell explores dreamscapes and fantastical... [more]
$24.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Visionaries in Suburbia: Griffin Houses in the Sydney Landscape
Anne Watson
Art & Architecture
Hardback
Explores the Griffins' 22 surviving Sydney houses as well as their designs for many unbuilt projects. [more]
$59.95
In stock
Ready to ship
Polishing Your Penmanship
Barbara Nichol
Art & Architecture; Educational: writing skills: handwriting
Paperback
The aim of this book is to improve your penmanship within two hours. After reading these 40 pages, you will gain an understanding... [more]
$24.95
In stock
Ready to ship
Library of Dreams: Treasures...
The National Library of Australia
Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Social & cultural history
Hardback
Library of Dreams interprets and celebrates a diverse selection of treasures... [more]
$22.99 $14.99
In stock
Ready to ship
The Ancient Romans: Their Lives and Their World
Paul Roberts
History of art: ancient & classical art; History; Classical history & classical civilisation
Hardback
This introduction to the people of ancient Rome is packed with information about their daily lives and generously illustrated... [more]
$34.95 $20.00
In stock
Ready to ship
The Power of Art with Art CourseMate Access Code
Richard L Lewis, Dr, Susan Ingalls Lewis
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference
Mixed media product
Compelling, comprehensive, and accessible, Lewis and Lewis's THE POWER OF ART, 3e features an exciting new layout and gorgeous... [more]
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
Joanna Moorhead
Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
A personal biography of Leonora Carrington, the debutante who ran away to Mexico and became one of the world's most significant... [more]
$35.00
In stock
Ready to ship
If You're Bored with Watercolour Read This Book
Veronica Ballart Lilja
Art & Architecture; Watercolours; Painting & art manuals
Paperback
Fashion illustrator Veronica Ballart Lilja proves there's more to watercolour with a fresh and creative approach to this classic... [more]
$19.99
In stock
Ready to ship
The Great War: As Recorded Through the Fine and Popular Arts
Sacha Llewellyn, Paul Liss
Art & Architecture; History
Paperback
This catalogue presents a view of the First World War through a multifarious record of two and three dimensional works of... [more]
$65.00
In stock
Ready to ship
The Allure of Chanel
Paul Morand
Individual designers; History of fashion; Biography: arts & entertainment; Fiction & Literature
Paperback
NEW DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION, AUTHORISED BY CHANEL Chanel is France's greatest figure... the most impetuous, the most brilliantly... [more]
$19.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Patti Smith: American Artist
Frank Stefanko, Patti Smith
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs; Music
Paperback
A stunning collection of photographs from Frank Stefanko featuring the Godmother of Punk herself, iconic musician and author... [more]
$29.99
In stock
Ready to ship
Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece the...
Lesley M. M. Blume
Individual artists, art monographs; Biography: arts & entertainment; Biography: literary; Literary studies: general
Paperback
A dazzling depiction of the genesis of <i>The Sun Also Rises</i> and how Ernest Hemingway created his own legend [more]
$27.95
In stock
Ready to ship
