Surrounded by Art: The Homes of Contemporary Collectors

Published by the American Craft Museum, 1993 in New York, it was published alongside the namesake exhibition at the museum. Gorgeous book encompassing all facets of American arts a...

Published by Thames and Hudson 1st Ed. 2004 English textA book that offers a privileged glimpse into the homes of more than twenty passionate art collectors. From the Manhattan homes...

Published by Éditions Charles Moreau, 1998 Text by François Baudot, preface by Karl Lagerfeld. The distinctive designs of Gilbert Poillerat may be regarded as part of the Art D...

1st edition published by ADMAF - Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation. Hardcover with a beautiful crimson red slipcase. With English and Arabic text woven throughout. This comprehensive tome offers a reflection, through an artistic prism, charting the past, present, and future of UAE’s path. Also charting the gushing creative ingenuity that’s been unleashed in the past five decades. This new volume is the updated version of Art of the Emirates. Featuring various galleries, institutions, educators, contemporary artists, and art market connoisseurs, it unravels the Middle Eastern art world in front of our eyes. The new volume, with in-depth interviews, roundtable discussions and insightful essays, gives a tantalizing flavour of the UAE art...

Published by Harper Collins 1st edition 2002 Dressing the Man is the definitive guide to what men need to know in order to dress well and look stylish Alan Flusser's name is synonym...

First Edition, published by Westover, Richmond, Virginia, 1972. The wonderful staged surrealism of Arthur Tress’s black and white photographs, bordered in white on a black page, are set opposite the words of novelist John Minahan, guiding us through the images, dreams and encounters that inform each page. Shot amidst the urban decay...

The first book from designer Sara Story, who combines a global bohemian sensibility with a passion for art to curate clean but striking rooms that balance s...

An inspiring collection of idiosyncratic interiors assembled around eclectic collections of objects with life and history The once-rarefied world of antiques is bursting open thanks to a new generation of collectors. The New Antiquarians features twenty-two young connoisseurs whose spirited interiors exemplify unorthodox approaches to living with history. Hailing from across the United States and Britain, they brazenly blend the old with the new, embrace anachronism and pastiche, employ serious knowledge with humor and wit, and consider vintage and historical objects through the lens of contemporary values. The New Antiquarians is an exuberant entry point into the world of antiques, highlighting one-of-a-kind collections and single-minded collectors whose stories suggest compelling new ways of living with the past. Collectors whose homes are featured include Jared Austin; Emily Adams Bode Aujla and Aaron Singh Aujla; Pablo Bronstein; Collier Calandruccio; Adam Charlap Hyman; Emily Eerdmans; Jared Frank; Andrew LaMar Hopkins...

From Susan Sully comes this book of inspirations for those who are enamored with the ever-enchanting Southern way of living. The words "Southern hospitality" conjure up a wealth of welcoming images, from breezy porches with white colonnades and the seductive scent of magnolia blossoms cut from the yard to fill heirloom vases to tables laden with fine china on embroidered linens, illuminated by candles. Southern Hospitality at Home showcases the special qualities of graciousness and charm that define the American South's way of living. Learn from Southern style experts how to make your home an inviting place for sharing with family and friends--from designing welcoming entrance halls and inviting living rooms to comfortable kitchens, pretty guest rooms, and shady garden rooms...

The Kovel's Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery by Ralph and Terry Kovel. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket...

Antique map titled 'Des Isles Britanniques'. Original antique map of the British isles. This map is divided in to three major regions of the 18th century United Kingdom: England, Ire...

The first folio edition of Alexander Pope's monumental translation of the 'Iliad', an important and illustrated edition. The first folio edition of Alexander Pope's translation. Complete in six volumes. Alexander Pope's important translation of Homer's 'Iliad'. 'The Iliad' is an Ancient Greek epic poem, set during the Trojan War, and narrating the ten-year siege, battles, and significant events, written in brilliantly vivid detail. 'Iliad' is divided into twenty-four books, and is written in dactylic hexameter, believed to have been written in around the 8th century BC. The poem is typically attributed to Homer, and there are many legends surrounding his life. Historians have debated for centuries who Homer was, and whether he really wrote both 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey', two of the most famous epic poems from Ancient Greece. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, two plates, and one folding map. Volume II is illustrated with one folding map. Volume V is illustrated with one folding plate. Half-title present to Volume I. Eight pages of the list of subscribers to Volume I, subscribes including the future Queen of England, Caroline of Ansbach, and others, such as the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Cowper, Duke of Marlborough, Sir Isaac Newton, ten sets of the colleges at Oxford, and more. Volume I includes 'An Essay on the Life, Writings and Learning of Homer'. Volume II includes 'An Essay on Homer's Battels'. Volume V includes 'Observations on the Shield of Achilles...