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Recently Published



One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Coastal Towns of America
Written by Stephen Brewer, Photographed by Lorenzo De Simone
Hardcover, 280 pages
May 2009


The first volume in the bestselling One Hundred & One series devoted to the United States, this book is a unique photographic tour of the most charming towns along the American littoral, from ancient New England fishing towns and the wide strands of Florida’s beach towns to the rugged West Coast... Read More


Adirondack
Written by Nathan Farb
Hardcover, 208 pages
June 2009




Capri by the Sea
Written by Patrick Howlett-Martin
Hardcover, 176 pages
May 2009


A story of Capri told by someone who knows and loves it deeply, Patrick Howlett-Martin has been visiting the island since 1994 and describes it through a mixture of documents, photographs, reproductions of works of art, and curiosities. The text is filled with erudite quotations and lines of poetry, ranging from... Read More


Downtown Chic
Written by Robert Novogratz and Cortney Novogratz, Contribution by Elizabeth Novogratz
Hardcover, 176 pages
May 2009


New York City–based couple Robert and Cortney Novogratz have been renovating and designing unique and hip homes for families for over ten years. Describing their signature style as a sophisticated but bohemian mix of high and low, new and old, they offer their realistic advice on how to create original, warm... Read More


Eric Fischl
Written by Eric Fischl and A.M. Homes
Hardcover, 224 pages
May 2009


This beautifully designed volume of 200 of Eric Fischl’s beach-inspired works is a celebration of life at the beach by one of the most significant American painters of nudes and figurative works today. This collection of the artist’s beach paintings—the first book to bring together this exceptional body of work—unites paintings... Read More


Fenway Park
Written by Major League Baseball
Hardcover
May 2009




Ferus
Contribution by Gagosian Gallery, Kirk Varnedoe and Roberta Bernstein
Hardcover, 146 pages
May 2009


Under the seminal direction of Irving Blum, Ferus Gallery quickly became one of the leading galleries on the West Coast, showing important and groundbreaking works—including Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, Roy Lichtenstein’s Drowning Girl, and Ed Ruscha’s Los Angeles County Museum on Fire—and helping to launch the American Pop movement. The... Read More


Francis Bacon
Edited by Matthew Gale and Chris Stephens
Hardcover, 288 pages
May 2009


Francis Bacon’s style was so personal and distinctive that his influence lay more in the intensity of his commitment to art itself than in any direct stylistic legacy. The British artist developed a way of portraying the human body that was unique in the history of painting—usually in isolation, at moments... Read More


Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
Written by Richard Cleary, Contribution by Neil Levine, Mina Marefat, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and Joseph Siry
Hardcover, 360 pages
May 2009


Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward features a lifetime of achievement by this titan of American architecture through newly commissioned contemporary photography, archival photography, and wonderfully detailed drawings of more than 200 projects, including such masterworks as the S. C. Johnson & Sons Administration Building in Wisconsin, the Guggenheim Museum in... Read More


Grand Complications
Compiled by Tourbillon International
Hardcover, 704 pages
May 2009


Grand Complications provides a detailed overview of complicated watchmaking. This reference work for connoisseurs deals with each of the major horological complications by theme, from their history through to their most recent developments


A History of Photography
Written by Dominique de Font-Reaulx, Michel Frizot and Anne de Mondenard, Edited by Francoise Heilbrun, Foreword by Guy Cogeval
Hardcover, 320 pages
June 2009


This comprehensive book traces the origins and progression of photography from its humble beginnings in daguerreotypes to the gradual mastering of photographic portraits, techniques, and negatives. The wider use of photography in journalism, for documenting architecture and art movements, and its capacity to produce piercing perspectives on the social and political... Read More


Jewelry International Volume II
Compiled by Tourbillon International
Hardcover, 400 pages
May 2009


The second volume of Jewelry International picks up where the first one left off, initiating the reader into the luxurious, ancient world of gold and precious jewels. The history of gold is explored in depth, from its importance in antiquity and cultures all over the world ever since, to its use... Read More


A Journey into the World of the Ottomans
Written by Olga Nefedova
Hardcover, 240 pages
May 2009


Orientalism can be defined as a historical and cultural event, which has been uniting various aspects of cultural life for a number of centuries—literature, fine art, architecture, music and philosophy. A "vision" of the East—positive or negative—based on imagination or historic facts, it has generated an exotic image in our consciousness... Read More


Made in Cassina
Edited by Giampiero Bosoni
Hardcover, 360 pages
June 2009


In celebration of Cassina’s 80th anniversary, this book seeks to avoid the rigid rules of simple historical reconstruction. This publication was conceived to form part of a complete and valuable historical document of great interest to students and experts of international design. The core and most substantial part of the book... Read More


Orlando Diaz-Azcuy
Written by Diane Dorrans Saeks
Hardcover, 224 pages
May 2009


San Francisco-based Orlando Diaz-Azcuy’s mastery of the home interior has made him one of America’s most renowned designers. One of the West Coast’s most well-respected and prolific designers, his elegantly composed rooms speak volumes for his spare, intelligent, and disciplined touch. His interiors—located in Miami and New York as well as... Read More


Oscar Niemeyer Buildings
Text by Alan Hess, Photographed by Alan Weintraub
Hardcover, 368 pages
May 2009


At age 100, Oscar Niemeyer is universally acknowledged as a master of form, color, and light—the last living Modern master. Niemeyer is known primarily for his large-scale institutional and civic designs throughout Brazil and Europe—daringly conceptual works that challenged twentieth-century orthodoxy about Modernism, materials, and structure. This comprehensive book, a companion... Read More


Paper Astronaut
Written by Juliette Cezzar, Foreword by Buzz Aldrin
Trade Paperback, 208 pages
June 2009


From the creator of Paper Pilot and Paper Captain, Paper Astronaut is a beautifully illustrated voyage into deep space, combining stunning archival photographs and colorful technical drawings with expertly designed die-cut models that readers can actually cut out and assemble. Published for the fortieth anniversary of the moon landing in 1969—and... Read More


The Pop-Up Book of Ships
Written by David Hawcock and Eric Kentley
Hardcover, 6 pages
May 2009


Pop-Up Book of Ships is a dramatic pop-up journey into the world’s maritime past, presenting various maritime cultural innovations. From the early explorers such as the Santa Maria to the famous Mayflower; from marauding pirate ships to frigates like the Bonhomme Richard and the U.S.S. Constitution; from a quaint Mississippi riverboat... Read More


This is the Way to the Moon
Written by Miroslav Sasek
Hardcover, 64 pages
June 2009


Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today"... Read More


Watches International
Contribution by Tourbillon International
Trade Paperback, 704 pages
May 2009


Now in its tenth edition, Watches International has been setting the standard for up-to-date reference guides devoted to luxury timepieces. At more than 700 pages, this volume showcases the latest watches from around the world from every major watchmaker.

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