Tarcherperigee, 2019. Hardcover. "A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal." - The New York Times Book Review "An addictive and engaging look at the 'competitive, catty and slightly angst-ridden' heart of the world of book collecting." - The Houston Chronicle The never-before-told.....
Picador USA, 2011. Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award) Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots--which are then sold, collected.....
Picador USA, 2016. Paperback. An extraordinary blend of narrative history and memoir, by the author of the award-winning and bestselling international sensation, The Hare with Amber Eyes In The White Road, artist Edmund de Waal gives us an intimate portrait of his lifelong obsession with porcelain, or "white gold." A......
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1994. Hardcover. Quart, 8-1/2 x 11-1/8", blue cloth,702pp, dictionary of painters, bibliography, index, 860 black & white illustrations, 165 colour plates. Combines "Collecting Miniatures" (1979) with the revised and updated biographical details of some 4,400 artists from the "Dictionary of British Miniature Painters" (first published.....
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2019. Paperback. Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his.....
Penguin Books, 2019. Paperback. As heard on NPR's This American Life"Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." --Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and.....
Ballantine Books, 2019. Hardcover. An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million--and might not be the real thing. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci's small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of.....
Taschen, 2019. Hardcover. Handwriting works magic: it transports us back to defining moments in history, creativity, and everyday life and connects us intimately with the people who marked the page. For nearly half a century, Brazilian author and publisher Pedro Corrêa do Lago has been assembling one of the most.....
H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss: Philadelphia, ca 1851. Hardcover Miniature Book. 2-5/8 x 3-1/8", original gilt decorated brown cloth, top-edge gilt, xi, 12-191pp (page #191 misprinted as page #19), frontis. portrait, illus. title page, engraved plates of 45 American military figures pictured. Miniature children's book from series "Miniature Juveniles".....
Grand Central Publishing, 2017. Paperback. The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative.....
Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1933. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 1/2 burgundy leather, raised bands, pcitorial paper over boards, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges, lix, 354pp, index of authors and titles, index of printers and publishers, list of printers, publishers and booksellers, biblio., erratum, 104 illus. #350 of a......
Oakland, CA: Roskie & Wallace Bookstore, 1963-1967. Hardcover. 4-3/8 x 7-1/4", black cloth, gilt titles Volumes 1 & 3, silver titles Volume 2, xviii, 131pp, xvii, 189pp, xviii, 153pp, with forewords and explanation of abbreviations & symbols, examples of coding methodology, questions and answers. Three volumes (complete) in a series.....
Yale University Press, 2017. Hardcover.
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A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin's seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration.....
