The Art Of Louis Shabner

Louis Shabner began his career producing shop window advertising for brands such as Every Ready, Ovaltine and Chivers jams, amongst others, but is best known for his paintings of sultry sirens. During the 1960s and 1970s his prints, which were available through shops such as Boots chemists and by post through Freemans catalogues, adorned lounge walls up and down the UK. Many of his women made it onto hugely popular calendars during the same period. Under the pseudonym Sheldon, Shabner also produced numerous book cover paintings for Pan and other publishers. At the time, mass-produced art of this kind was viewed as having only 'throw away' value, but now Shabner's work - often mentioned in the same breath as that of contemporaries Vladimir Tretchikoff and J H Lynch - is highly sought-after by collectors, with copies of his original prints and calendars being snapped up for high prices. In The Art of Louis Shabner, researcher Stuart Webb presents the most comprehensive account ever published of Shabner's life and work, lavishly illustrated with beautiful colour images of a wealth of his paintings. A 'must buy' for aficionados of vintage art and book cover illustration. COMMENTS ON THE HARDBACK EDITION 'A fascinating look at the work of someone who may not be a household name but whose paintings had appeared in advertisements, on walls as calendar and as prints.' Tim Kitchen 'Such a beautiful book, by the dynamic Stuart Webb.' re sould vintage / classic / modern store, Australia 'It's absolutely fabulous, I love it.' Kirsty Hunter, Australia 'A beautiful work of art.' Nicola Beedon, Canada 'A gorgeous, beautiful book.' Candance Nelms, USA 'A feast for the eyes.' Helen Maguire, UK 'Beautifully presented, Stuart Webb's The Art of Louis Shabner is a fantastic history of a British artist only recently gaining recognition.' Circa 62 vintage shop, UK 'Stunning Book.' Sinead LaVey, UK 'It's a fabulous book, really thorough.' Gail Eagle, UK 'Fantastic book.' Sophie Barnes, UK 'Great book! I love it a lot.' Jens Bruenger, Germany 'It's gorgeous.' Jessica Willason, Australia

Reginald Heade is renowned amongst vintage paperback fans and collectors as the pre- eminent British pulp fiction cover artist of the 1940s and 1950s. His beautifully-realised, erotically-charged depictions of a parade of sexy, scantily-clad young virgins and vixens - the so-called 'Heade women', for some of whom he is rumoured to have used local ladies-of-the-night as models - are near-legendary amongst lovers of classic pin-up art; and the original books on which they appeared are now highly-sought-after rarities - in some cases, only a handful of copies are known still to survive. In the lavishly-illustrated The Art of Reginald Heade, packed with hundreds of superb colour and black-and-white images, noted researcher Stephen James Walker presents the most comprehensive overview ever published of Heade's life and work. This encompasses not only all of his iconic paintings for the famous Hank Janson range, but also dozens of other outstanding pulp fiction covers, plus his less-well-known but equally exceptional work for adult hardback fiction dustjackets, children's books and periodicals, and even the pieces he produced at the end of his life under the alternative name Cy Webb. The Art of Reginald Heade is a glorious celebration of the artist's work, and an absolutely essential addition to the bookshelves of anyone with a taste for classic pin-up and book cover artwork. This deluxe special edition of the book is extensively revised and greatly expanded. With almost double the page-count of the standard edition, it features over 400 additional, ultra-rare Heade artwork images, and presents many others in larger size than before.

Just Above the Mantelpiece is the first serious look at mass-produced, affordable art from the late 1950s that today is highly collectable.

Peter Driben was one of the most prolific, and certainly one of the best, cover artists to work on the risque 'girlie pulp' magazines that flourished in the USA between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s.This meticulously-researched, lavishly-illustrated book is a glorious celebration of his work, and an absolutely essential addition to the bookshelves of anyone with a taste for classic pin-up and magazine cover artwork.

Paintings of outdoor scenes accompanied by prayers and quotations about prayer from various authors.

Written for researchers and graduate students in the field of vocabulary studies, Researching and Analyzing Vocabulary covers a wide range of vocabulary research topics that include experimental, qualitative, and corpus-based work. The study of vocabulary has direct implications for teaching and learning while enhancing student knowledge of research practices.

This title documents the life of Peter Gilman (1928-1984). He was a professional marine and landscape artist. His work has found a treasured place in many private collections, including that of the royal family. This book contains over 120 of his paintings.