The Art of Skiing

Jenny De Gex

Palazzo Editions

Immigrant Scandinavian gold miners chasing the Gold Rush in the middle of the nineteenth century introduced skiing to the United States. By the turn of the twentieth century, skiing had emerged from its utilitarian origins to become a fashionable sport in both Europe and North America, and a wave of new, stylish resorts emerged. By the 1930s, skiing was by far the most popular winter pastime for the rich and famous - combining adventure, fashion and exclusivity. The graphic art of the posters advertising this burgeoning sport have become collectors' items.  The Art of Skiing is a beautiful collection of the finest examples of poster art. Organised by country and resort, it uses posters from the Beekley Collection - the largest private collection of ski art in the world - to reflect the changing trends in skiing fashion and technique, and investigates the most popular resorts, their establishment and development.

The Art of Skiing: Vintage Posters from the Golden Age of Winter Sport

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Palazzo

An anthology of 19th- and early 20th-century prose extracts, poems, paintings and early photographs which celebrates the pleasures of travelling in Europe. Other titles in the series include "The Pleasures of Country Sports", "Safari Adventure" and "Dining With Friends".

The Pleasures of Discovering Europe: A Pavilion Companion (The Pleasures Of... Series)

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Chrysalis Books

A Medieval Herbal Garden

Pavilion Books

<p>Shakespeare was in love--with flowers! And, so too will you fall in love with this feast for the eye and treat for the brain. From anemones to yews, flowers, ferns, herbs, and their symbolism feature prominently in Shakespeare's works, and this tribute to the glory of nature and the power of literature does justice to both. Gorgeous, full-page, close-up color photographs of "honeysuckles, ripened by the sun," "the milk-white rose, whose sweet smell the air shall be perfum'd," the "primrose...merry spring-time's harbinger," "daffodils, that come before the swallow dares," "daisies pied and violets blue," and dozens of other blooms are paired with appropriate selections from the Bard's greatest plays and sonnets. With a lively introduction that discusses the use flowers had in both Shakespeare's writings and Elizabethan gardens, this is the perfect volume for those who want to say it with flowers--and words as well.<br></p>

Shakespeare's Flowers

Bible Flowers

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Shakespeare's Animals

Literature & Fiction

Mythology & Folk Tales

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

Photographic Memories: Around London

Terry Sackett

The Frith Book Company Ltd

Die Kunst des Skifahrens

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