Books and guides 

The Royal Pavilion Guide

Available in English, French and German
Softback, 21cm x 28cm, 80 pages.
Price £5.99
Lavishly illustrated with over 140 colour pictures, the guide contains a complete tour of the Royal Pavilion, room by room, and features on the Prince Regent, life at the palace, the estate and conservation of this incredible building.

A Young Person’s Guide to the Royal Pavilion

by Deborah Rooney
Softback, illustrations
Price £2.99
Our children’s guide brings the palace to life for 7–11 year olds.

Chinese Whispers
Chinoiserie in Britain 1650-1930

edited by David Beevers
Softback, 270cm x 220cm, 144 pages, 181 full illustrations.
Price £9.99
Includes essays on ceramics, silver, decorative interior style and gardens, plus a full colour catalogue of over 250 pieces of chinoiserie exhibited at Brighton Museum’s award winning exhibition in 2008.

Prince’s Passion
The Life of the Royal Pavilion

by Jessica Rutherford
Hardback, 280cm x 220 cm, 192 pages, 128 illustrations
Price £12.99
Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated, this lively account tells the social history of this spectacular palace, and includes a wealth of hitherto unpublished material. The author paints a vivid picture of every aspect of palace life in its Regency heyday, and follows up the fortunes of this extraordinary building to the present day.

Set for a King
200 years of Gardening at the Royal Pavilion

by Mike Jones
Hardback, 300cm x 250cm, 192 pages, 180 illustrations plus over 100 original watercolours by the author
Price £14.99
The evolution of the Regency gardening style explained, together with a comprehensive history of the Royal Pavilion gardens and their restoration, including a fully illustrated botanica of the gardens month by month.

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