Abbeville Press
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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 Read moreFormed 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 Add to cartBeth 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 Read more“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 Add to cartVictoria 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 Add to cartThe 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
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Tea Sommelier: A Step-By-Step Guide
$29.95 Read moreTea, in all its varieties, offers just as much subtlety and complexity as fine wine, and in many countries around the globe, the tea service is one of the highest expressions of culture. Tea Sommelier
- Author: Delmas, François-Xavier
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 0789213125
- Language: English
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A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell’s Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art
$75.00 Add to cartIn the 1730s, Elizabeth Blackwell (1699-c. 1758) found herself penniless, with her ne’er-do-well husband confined to a London debtor’s prison. A talented artist, she came up with a unique and ambitiou… [more below]
- Author: McDowell, Marta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214539
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Norman Rockwell Collector’s Edition
$50.00 Read moreIn 1936, the Heritage Press, a publisher of fine editions, commissioned Norman Rockwell to illustrate Mark Twain’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer; four years later, they asked him to illustrate The Adventur
- Series: Abbeville Illustrated Classics
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0789213672
- Language: English
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Norman Rockwell: 332 Magazine Covers
$12.95 Add to cartIt seems familiar because it was everyone’s dream of America; and it was unique because only Rockwell managed to bring it to life with such authority. This was, perhaps, an America that never existed… [more below]
- Series: Tiny Folio #11
- Author: Finch, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0789204096
- Language: English
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Women Who Read Are Dangerous
$22.95 Add to cartWhat is it about a woman reading that has captivated hundreds of artists over the centuries? Stefan Bollmann’s Women Who Read Are Dangerous explores this popular subject in more than seventy artworks-
- Author: Bollmann, Stefan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: March 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0789212560
- Language: English
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Chivalry and Courtesy: Medieval Manners for a Modern World
$24.95 Add to cartMedieval people are often portrayed as having poor hygiene and table manners–licking their knives or throwing chicken bones on the floor. In the Middle Ages, however, such behavior was not tolerated…. [more below]
- Author: Cybulskie, Danièle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214695
- Language: English
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Little Women: Collectible Clothbound Edition
$35.00 Add to cartLouisa May Alcott’s Little Women was a critically acclaimed bestseller upon its publication in 1868. It tells the story of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March–each a young woman with a distinctive a
- Series: Abbeville Illustrated Classics
- Author: Alcott, Louisa May
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0789214474
- Language: English
