Yes, I expect you don't want to think along these lines, but Santa really is bearing down on us and before we know it, it's mince pie and a glass of sherry on the mantlepiece time.

And of course we all know that a really good book is a great present, so what better than being able to find a really special volume for someone (and who knows, perhaps for yourself too!)

Here is a selection of volumes - monographs, biographies, the occasional lavish exhibition catalogue - which I think anyone would be happy to find in their stocking on Christmas morning!