ABRAMS Special Markets Fall 2011 Catalog

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ArT

The story of Graphic Design

Graphic style

By Patrick Cramsie

From Victorian to New Century

The Story of Graphic Design is a comprehensive illustrated history of the development of graphic styles in the West, from the origins of the alphabet itself, through the invention of printing in the Renaissance, the major styles (with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries), and the impact of digital technology on design. 150 black-andwhite and 150 color illustrations, 352 pages, 7½×10".

By Steven Heller

IsbN: 978-0-8109-7292-6 ISBN 978-0810972926 Us $40.00 CAN $51.99 54000

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9791-2 ISBN 978-0810997912 Us $29.95 CAN $35.95 52995

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The Golden Age of spain

This third edition of graphic design styles through the ages is an essential resource for designers, art and design students, and art lovers. With more than 700 illustrations, it is the only wideranging history of graphic design to be completely visual, and many readers treasure it for its amazing trove of images. 700 illustrations, 280 pages, 8¾×11½", paperback.

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The Poster

Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

1,000 Posters from Toulouse-Lautrec to Sagmeister

By Joan Sureda The Vendome Press

By Cees V. de Jong, Alston W. Purvis, and Martijn F. LeCoultre

This comprehensive volume is the first book to explore Golden Age painting alongside sculpture and architecture, giving a complete portrait of this opulent era. 304 pages with 215 illustrations in color, 9½×12".

The Poster is a complete international history of poster design from the Art Nouveau to the present, covering all significant developments in design, every important type of poster, and every important artist and designer. 1,000 color illustrations, 568 pages, 7½×9", flexibind.

IsbN: 978-0-86565-198-2 ISBN 978-0865651982 Us $85.00 CAN $95.00 58500 9 780865 651982

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9588-8 ISBN 978-0810995888 Us $35.00 CAN $42.00 53500 9 780810 995888

Carl Warner’s Food landscapes

Human Anatomy

By Carl Warner

A Visual History from the Renaissance to the Digital Age

Here is a colorful and imaginative collection of 25 highly detailed landscapes constructed entirely from fruits and vegetables, cheeses, breads, fish, meat, and grains. The organizing theme is a trip around the world, and the various international tableaux are constructed of appropriate ingredients: The Tuscan hills are made of pastas, cheeses, and meats; a Chinese harbor is built of fish and rice; and a Middle Eastern scene is composed of grains and spices. 125 illustrations, 128 pages, 10×8". IsbN: 978-0-8109-8993-1 ISBN 978-0810989931 Us $22.50 CAN $26.95 52250 9 780810 989931

By Benjamin A. Rifkin and Michael J. Ackerman • Biographies by Judith Folkenberg Praised by Nature (“stunning”), the London Times (“remarkable”), and the Guardian (“mesmeric”), this lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable history of anatomical illustration. Human Anatomy includes portfolios of the work of 19 great anatomical artists, with concise biographies. 276 color illustrations, 344 pages, 6×9", flexibind. IsbN: 978-0-8109-9798-1 ISBN 978-0810997981 Us $16.95 CAN $19.95 51695 9 780810 997981

Yoshitomo Nara Nobody’s Fool

swoon

By Melissa Chiu and Miwako Tezuka

By Swoon

Nara’s work relates not only to Japanese kawaii (cute) popular culture, but also reflects the sensibilities of youth subcultures worldwide. This first major monograph assembles the paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings that have garnered him international acclaim. 300 color illustrations, 272 pages, 9½×12".

This first monograph on the street artist is filled with brilliant color photographs, bringing the reader to streets around the world to see her life-size prints and paper cutouts that transform as natural elements slowly erode and destroy them. 200 color illustrations, 192 pages, 10½x8".

IsbN: 978-0-8109-9414-0 ISBN 978-0810994140 Us $60.00 CAN $78.00 56000

IsbN: 978-0-8109-8485-1 ISBN 978-0810984851 Us $35.00 CAN $45.50 53500 9 780810 984851

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All books are hardcover unless otherwise noted


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