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It's the last few days of a small but choice exhibition of works by Keith Vaughan at Osborne Samuel Gallery in London - take a look at our books and catalogues on this important post-war British painter

'So many books, so little time' - Frank Zappa

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'I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library' - Jorge Luis Borges

With an exhibition of Euan Uglow now open at MK Gallery, why not have a look at our selection of books on this fascinating artist?

'Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.' - Groucho Marx

Lucian Freud is starring at the NPG at the moment, so now is a good time to look at the books and catalogues we have for sale!

Want help building your own library of Modern British Art? Email us and we can help

The opening of Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury lifts the lid on a key element in Spencer's life. Open until March 2026, it is definitely an exhibition to visit. Click to see our books on this great British artist

Want to focus on particular artists, topics or periods? Click here to see the current selections bringing together the key volumes and catalogues to help you find the information you need.

'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot

rare, useful and beautiful books on C20th and Modern British Art

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Euan Uglow
The recent publication of Andrew Lambirth's The Uglow Papers and exhibitions at...

Euan Uglow
Barbara Hepworth
2025 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Barbara Hepworth, one...

Barbara Hepworth
Keith Vaughan
A major figure of the post-war period in Britain, there are many...

Keith Vaughan
Rarities, hard to find and signed books and catalogues
Some books and catalogues can be frustratingly hard to find, especially when...

Rarities, hard to find and signed books and catalogues
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon manages to be still something of an enigma in post-war...

Francis Bacon
Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud was a fascinating if unconventional figure whose art from the...

Lucian Freud
Art, architecture and design in Europe
Although monograph is focussed on British art, we never forget that so...

Art, architecture and design in Europe
Henry Moore
Alongside Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore is one of the titans of sculpture...

Henry Moore
Women Artists
In recent years, the important role that women artists have played in...

Women Artists
Frank Auerbach
No one is indifferent to Auerbach's art. His use of paint, colour...

Frank Auerbach
Peter Gregory, Lund Humphries and the Modern British art book
I recently bought myself a copy of Valerie Holman's excellent biography of...

Peter Gregory, Lund Humphries and the Modern British art book
£20 and under!
Whilst art books are often expensive when new and sometimes even more...

£20 and under!

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John Piper!

John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach

John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach

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John Piper

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John Piper

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John Piper: Georgian Arcadia

John Piper: Georgian Arcadia

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Axis 8: A Quarterly Review of Contemporary Abstract Painting & Sculpture

Axis 8: A Quarterly Review of Contemporary Abstract Painting & Sculpture

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John Piper: The Forties

John Piper: The Forties

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Quality and Experiment: The Prints of John Piper

Quality and Experiment: The Prints of John Piper

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To John Piper on His Eightieth Birthday

To John Piper on His Eightieth Birthday

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John Piper: The Complete Graphic Works

John Piper: The Complete Graphic Works

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John Piper: Studies from Sketch Books 1940-60

John Piper: Studies from Sketch Books 1940-60

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John Piper, Myfanwy Piper: Lives in Art

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John Piper, Myfanwy Piper: Lives in Art

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British Romantic Artists

British Romantic Artists

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Piper's Places: John Piper in England and Wales

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Piper's Places: John Piper in England and Wales

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Circle: Constructive Art in Britain 1934-40

Circle: Constructive Art in Britain 1934-40

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Collaboration in Practice: British Lithography 1800-2022

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Collaboration in Practice: British Lithography 1800-2022

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