Abbeville Press
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An Almanac of New York City for the Year 2024
$12.95 Read moreThis attractive little volume offers a day-by-day guide to the coming year in New York City: cultural events, holidays, historical anniversaries, weather predictions, the night sky, and much more. Eac
- Author: Johnson, Susan Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0789254670
- Language: English
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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition): Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts
$85.00 Read moreAs the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constant–and delightful–presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in… [more below]
- Author: Heck, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 620
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 0789213087
- Language: English
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Healing Plants: From Elizabeth Blackwell’s a Curious Herbal
$12.95 Add to cartThis miniature book contains a veritable garden of healing plants, specially chosen from Elizabeth Blackwell’s Curious Herbal (1737-39). A talented artist, Blackwell published her herbal as a means of
- Series: Tiny Folio
- Author: McDowell, Marta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0789214814
- Language: English
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A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (Deluxe Illustrated Leatherbound Edition)
$25.00 Add to cartFeatures original color illustrations, gilt edges, and a vegan leather binding with deluxe stamping
The Victorians knew that the end of the year is a precipice, a time of change and transition. They
- Author: Dickens, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 078921489X
- Language: English
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Legends of the NFL
$15.95 Add to cartLegends of the NFL profiles twenty-eight top retired players, from the gridiron greats of past generations, like Joe Montana and Jim Brown, to recent superstars like Randy Moss and Tom Brady. Filled w… [more below]
- Series: Abbeville Sports
- Author: Blue, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0789214830
- Language: English
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Chasing the Mountain Light: A Life Photographing Wild Places
$85.00 Read moreChildhood adventures in Australia inspired David Neilson to pursue as a career his twin loves of the mountain realm and photography. He has made multiple expeditions to South West Tasmania, Patagonia,
- Author: Neilson, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0789214512
- Language: English
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Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.
$45.00 Read moreIt is the catalogue of the first-ever traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1.1 million people–mostly Jews, but also non-Jewish Poles, Roma, and others–lost their lives…. [more below]
- Author: Van Pelt, Robert Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 789213311
- Language: English
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Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan
$45.00 Read moreFor the past fifteen years, Michael L. Horowitz has been photographing the interiors of Manhattan’s historic churches and synagogues. Though their exteriors are often unassuming and overlooked by pass
- Author: Horowitz, Michael L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0789214458
- Language: English
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From Angels to Werewolves: Animal-Human Hybrids in Myth and Art
$35.00 Add to cartThe alluring mermaids sighted by lonely mariners. The winged angels, by turns avenging and comforting, that abound in Christian art. The fearsome Minotaur of Greek mythology. Animal-headed deities, fr
- Author: Palmedo, Philip F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214466
- Language: English
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Zen in Japanese Culture: A Visual Journey Through Art, Design, and Life
$35.00 Add to cartFormed by a convergence of the Buddha’s teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As a philosophy, Zen promotes a recognition of emptine… [more below]
- Author: Blair, Gavin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0789213451
- Language: English
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Tony Sarg: Genius at Play: Adventures in Illustration, Puppetry, and Popular Culture
$49.95 Add to cartTony Sarg (1880-1942), an American artist born in Guatemala to a diplomatic family, first achieved professional success as an illustrator in London and New York. But in the 1920s, he gained even great… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Lenore D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214555
- Language: English
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Oysters: A Celebration in the Raw
$24.95 Add to cartOysters: A Celebration in the Raw is true to its title from start to finish. Chapter One is a primer on all things oyster. Chapter Two introduces readers to legendary oystermen and women from around
- Author: Sewall, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 789212498
- Language: English
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Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time
$49.95 Read moreBeth Moon’s fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees has taken her across the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Some of her subjects grow in isolation, on remote mountai
- Author: Moon, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 0789211955
- Language: English
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Treasure Island and Kidnapped: N. C. Wyeth Collector’s Edition (2-Vol. Clothbound Set)
$50.00 Add to cartN. C. Wyeth’s illustrations to Treasure Island and Kidnapped–first published in 1911 and 1913, respectively, by Charles Scribner’s Sons–made his artistic reputation. With a bold mastery of light and… [more below]
- Series: Abbeville Illustrated Classics
- Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0789214083
- Language: English
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The Complete Book of Bonsai: A Practical Guide to Its Art and Cultivation
$45.00 Add to cartCLASSIC STYLES EXPLAINED
The origins and development of bonsai are traced, and the underlying principles of this fascinating art clearly explained. The classic styles are listed and illustrated, toget- Author: Tomlinson, Harry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 1990
- ISBN10: 1558591184
- Language: English
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Ansel Adams: The National Parks Service Photographs
$12.95 Read moreThe invitation to photograph the nation’s parklands was the perfect assignment for Adams, as it allowed him to express his deepest convictions as artist, conservationist, and citizen. These stunning p… [more below]
- Series: Tiny Folio #23
- Author: Adams, Ansel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 01 2004
- ISBN10: 789207753
- Language: English
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Audubon’s Birds of America: The Baby Elephant Folio
$195.00 Add to cart“A luxe reissue of John James Audubon’s magnum opus proves the man’s artistry itself unimpeachable. . . . Preserves the poetic backdrops and fierce detail of the original.” —New York Times
The Baby El
- Author: Peterson, Roger Tory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 696
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214679
- Language: English
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Mushroom Foraging and Feasting: Recollections and Recipes from a Lifetime on the Hunt
$25.00 Read moreVictoria Romanoff picked her first mushroom–a brown-capped butterpilz or sticky bun–at the age of four, at her family’s summer dacha on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Little did she realize that her
- Author: Romanoff, Victoria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0789214296
- Language: English
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Academia: Collegiate Gothic Architecture in the United States
$49.95 Read moreThe Collegiate Gothic style, which flourished between the Gilded Age and the Jazz Age, was intended to lend an air of dignified history to America’s relatively youthful seats of higher learning. In fa
- Author: Morgan, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214687
- Language: English
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How to Live Like a Monk: Medieval Wisdom for Modern Life
$24.95 Add to cartWe know that they prayed, sang, and wore long robes, but what was it really like to be a monk? Though monastic living may seem unimaginable to us moderns, it has relevance for today. This book illumin
- Author: Cybulskie, Danièle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 078921413X
- Language: English
