February 14, 2018

Our most recent acquisitions, February 2018

Many new books on the visual arts have arrived lately:

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
The Art of Beatrix Potter: Sketches, Paintings, and Illustrations  by Emily Zach
Bernini, catalog of an exhibit at the Galleria Borghese, Rome
Calder: The Conquest of Time; The Early Years  by Jed Perl
Futurism  by Sylvia Martin
Keith Haring – Posters  by Jurgen Doring
Navajo Textiles; The Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
What is Painting? [New Edition]  by Julian Bell

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
Architectural Heritage of Yemen; Buildings that Fill my Eye
David Adjaye: Living Spaces
Destination Architecture: The Essential Guide to 1000 Contemporary Buildigs
Lawrence Halprin  by Kenneth Helphand
The Los Angeles Central Library; Building an Architectural Icon, 1872-1933  by Kenneth Breisch
Robert Venturi’s Rome  by Frederick Fisher

Sustainable Architecture [Contemporary Architecture in Detail]

  Design / Graphics
5-Minute Fashion Illustration   by Emily Brickel Edelson
Pioneering Cartoonists of Color  by Tim Jackson

Fashion / Interior Decoration
From Classic to Contemporary: Decorating with Cullman & Kravis
House Beautiful Style Secrets: What Every Room Needs  by Sophie Donaldson
Interior Design Reference + Specification Book, updated ed.  by Chris Grimley
Tricia Guild Paint Box: 45 Palettes for Choosing Color, Texture, and Pattern
World Atlas of Street Fashion  by Caroline Cox


Photography                                                                                                  

Concorde  by Wolfgang Tillmans
Fifty Photographers You Should Know  by Peter Stepan
Final Cut Pro X; Beyond the Basics, 2nd ed.  by Tom Wolsky
Nan Goldin: The Beautiful Smile
1001 Photographs You Must See in Your Lifetime  by Paul Lowe
Stephen Shore  by Quentin Bajac

February 1, 2018

Our newest crafty books

We've received a nice hefty shipment of craft books.  Take a look at these, but remember that we do have many more, on any craft you could want!

 All Things Paper; 20 Unique Projects from Leading Paper Crafters  by Ann Martin
Beginner’s Guide to Botanical Flower Painting  by Michael Lakin
Create Your Own Improv Quilts  by Rayna Gillman
Crocheted Gifts for Baby  by Jennifer Stiller
Dresden Quilt Workshop  by Susan Marth
Flowers in Watercolor  by Ann Mortimer
Gradient Knits  by Tanis Gray
How to Embroider; Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner  by Susie Johns  

Knit Yourself Calm  by Lynne Rowe
Little Loom Weaving  by Andreia Gomes
The Mitten Handbook  by Mary Scott Huff
More Traditional Dutch Ganseys  by Stella Ruhe
The Practical Handbook of Card-Making  by Cheryl Owen
Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands  by Nilda Alvarez
Sensational Soutache Jewelry Making  by Csilla Papp 

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