We are an independent bookstore located at the National Portrait Gallery.  We have over 19,000 titles online and in-store. We have over 19,000 titles online and in-store. We have a large focus on art, design and photography, while also offering an extensive range of  biography, history, literature and children's picture books.  We also stock unique gifts from local designer-maker's jewellery and craft  through to quirky and contemporary gifts.

The abridged paperback edition of "The Sourcebook of Contemporary Fashion Design" showcases the most innovative work from established and emerging fashion designers around the world. Included in these pages are master couturiers and up-and-coming designers alike, showcasing their work in hundreds of full-color photographs and graphic illustrations.

Dogs in Australian Art looks at Australian art through the lens of dog painting, showcasing over 150 masterworks that illustrate the deep bond between Australians and their best friends. Steven Miller's whimsical text argues that all the major shifts which occurred in Australian art, and which have traditionally been attributed to the environment or historical factors, really occurred because of dogs.

In 1968 in Papua New Guinea there is excitement and violence on the streets. The country is on the brink of independence, but many Papuans are disillusioned with the pace of change, and the tension in Port Moresby is palpable. Amidst the turmoil, Leonard, an anthropologist, arrives with his alluring Dutch wife, Rika. Leonard wants to film villagers from a remote settlement in the mountains, and take Rika with him - the first white woman to go up there. But his new colleagues have other ideas.

One afternoon in 1975, a young photographer named Hugh Holland drove up Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles and encountered skateboarders carving up the drainage ditches along the side of the canyon. Immediately transfixed by their grace and athleticism, he knew he had found an amazing subject. Although not a skateboarder himself, for the next three years Holland never tired of documenting skateboarders surfing the streets of Los Angeles, parts of the San Fernando Valley, Venice Beach, and as far away as San Francisco and Baja California, Mexico.

This is the first volume in a new six-part history of England from acclaimed author Peter Ackroyd. Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII.

Turn your tax returns into artworks. Create unique paper jewellery. Transform old books into sculptures. Make your own journals and stationery. Follow the simple instructions in this beautiful book to make these projects and many more. Or, take your own inspiration from author, Skye Rogers' reflections on her love of paper and her insights into the journey that has taken this love and turned it into a viable business. Whether you are a committed crafter or first-timer, you'll find all the ideas and inspiration you need in this exquisite book.

A powerful guide to activism on virtually any scale. Environmental activist Aidan Ricketts provides a step-to-step guide for citizens eager to start or get involved in grass-roots activist movements. Laying a thorough theoretical groundwork and providing all essential practical tools, methods and strategies needed for a successful campaign, this book enables its readers to effectively promote their cause.

"In 1938 the Sonderprojekte is establish under the watchful eye of Adolf Hitler, aka The Collector - and Germany begins to 'acquire' the great artworks of Europe. Twenty-six-year-old Ernst Vogler is sent to Rome to collect a famous marble statue, The Discus Thrower, and return with it to Berlin in three days. Those few days will change his life forever. 'A wild ride that sets quirky and lively humanity against the grinding, impersonal forces of war, history and power.' Library Journal"