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Oct 24, 2011 the publisher of the groundbreaking the art book, 30,000 years of art, and the perennial best seller the story of art, phaidon now publishes books on art, architecture, photography, design, performing arts, decorative arts, fashion, film, travel, and contemporary culture, as well as cookbooks and childrens books. A guide to 30 great artists and their most famous works, designed for both parent and child to enjoy together. A perfect introduction to art for children everywhere, the art book for children brings the clarity and innovation of phaidon s bestselling the art book to our youngest readers ever. Phaidon press has been one of the pioneers of the art book format since publishing a number of gorgeous books on artists in the mid 1930s. The publisher of famous titles such as the art book and the story of art, phaidon now publishes books across the topics of art, architecture, photography, design, performing arts, fashion, film and.
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