Phaidon Press Ltd

This spectacular book brings together the most beautiful, memorable and evocative pictures of Steve McCurry's extraordinary career. 'ICONIC' is an apt term for this collection of stunning images ... a flowing absorbing experience.' Amateur Photographer 'luxurious, engaging and downright gorgeous ...provide windows into worlds that most of us could...

David Bailey was part of a new generation who revolutionized fashion photography in the 1960s and made stars of models such as Jean Shrimpton. He was also among the first photographers to become a celebrity in his own right, socializing with and photographing many of the cultural icons of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Catherine Deneuve, The Beatles,...

Fish: Recipes from the Sea is an inspiring collection of more than 200 Italian recipes for cooking with fish, which shows us how to get the very best from local, sustainable fish. "Coming from the celebrated Silver Spoon series - recognised as the most successful cook books in Italy since the launch of the original tome in 1950 - you know from the...

Guy Bourdin (1928-1991) created some of the most challenging and seductive fashion photography of the last century. He worked for French Vogue for over 30 years, from 1955-1987, and his images filled the pages of international fashion magazines during the 1970s and 1980s in groundbreaking campaigns for Charles Jourdan, Bloomingdales and Dior. His...

American artist Elizabeth Peyton has been credited with infusing the ancient art of portraiture with a new life. Her idealized, highly stylized oil paintings, drawings and watercolours are driven by the emotional, adoring eye of an unrequited lover. Willowy, melancholy young men and women -- contemporary pop stars, royalty, artists and friends --...

Celebrate the differences and similarities between girl and boy bugs 'three cheers for Phaidon ...perhaps even more charming than its predecessors. ... inventive ... a totally believable world of little characters...The Bug Next Door explores friendship, gender and attraction in a beautifully understated, very human way.' Books for Keeps....