Welcome Books Catalog Fall 2010

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Last year, I wrote to you all that we had a surprising and wonderful January. Our sales were up—across the board—and our returns were dramatically down. This was true for us throughout 2009, as well. We had an astonishing success with Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town in independents and special markets throughout the country, but particularly on the West Coast. The growing power of sustainability both ignited and embraced us.

This year we return with Rabbits & Wrinkles and cook our way through Italy with chef Jessica Theroux as she spends time in the kitchens of Italian grandmothers. From garden to table, you listen, you watch, you learn, coming away with close to 100 classic Italian recipes made the old way—the sustainable way. And, in the spirit of our growing love affair with “local,” we also fell for Marissa Guggiana, a young butcher and writer whose Primal Cuts takes us on a tour of America’s great butchers. They teach us what to think about when we buy meat, educate us on different cuts and preparation techniques, and inspire us to take to the kitchen and get cooking with over 100 recipes contributed by the butchers themselves. Once again, these books are deeply personal and political. Who would have thought that supporting “good” food would ever have been considered political! Today, the idea and ambition of it affects our health, our environment and our economy.

The power of spoken memory is something Americans became familiar with through Studs Terkel and the ongoing work of David Isay and StoryCorps. We experienced it directly with The Oxford Project and American Farmer. This fall, we do it again with The Last Good War by photographer Thomas Sanders and writer Veronica Kavass. Poignant, intimate, nostalgic and informative, this profound book introduces you to a piece of our history through the words and images of WWII’s surviving American veterans. What is unforgettable for them becomes unforgettable for us as we look at their faces and read their incredible stories. We are grateful for their loyalty and astonishing courage, tenacity and intelligence.

The extraordinary The Oxford Project, winner of everything, including an Alex Award, is coming back as a deluxe paperback and will be the foundation of community projects across the country. Sam Fink’s The Constitution of the United States is also returning, slightly smaller, slightly less expensive, but as powerful as it ever was and we will promote for Constitution Day. Chills and Thrills, an eerie, uncanny and mystical anthology will embrace and celebrate Halloween. And, our charming, winsome Goodnight Book returns with a new jacket and silver gilded pages—just in time for my new and first grandson, George. fa ll

This is our fourth fall with Random House. We have a great deal of gratitude, and offer a huge round of applause to all of you.

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Lena Tabori, Publisher

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ultimate anthology of the mystical , magical , eerie , & uncanny the

Edited by Natasha Tabori fried & lena Tabori

“I can’t remember a book quite like it in my long history of reading. It is absolutely wonderful. Enchanting, imaginative, different, and to quote Shakespeare incorrectly, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, and again wonderful, wonderful and once more wonderful!” —Ray Bradbury While there have been collections of ghost stories and fantasy tales before

Chills and Thrills, none have so completely combined all the frightening and magical elements that have enchanted and spooked children for generations. Filled with scary stories, poems, spells, superstitions, and even recipes, and beautifully designed with vintage art and illustrations, Chills and Thrills will provide nights of creeps and shivers that will last well beyond Halloween Eve. Included in this hauntingly fun book are: Ghost Stories: Including such classics as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “The

Monkey’s Paw,” and “The Judge’s House.”

Tales of Magic and Fantasy: From classics by H.G. Wells, Mark Twain, and

Mary Shelley.

Poems: Including Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven,” and the Witches’ Chant from

Natasha Tabori Fried is managing editor of Welcome Books. She has conceived, edited, and produced numerous titles, including The Christmas Almanac, The Little Big Book of Love, and The Little Big Book of Comfort Food.

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Lena Tabori is publisher of Welcome Books.

She has conceived and edited numerous titles, including Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (STC), The Big Book for Toddlers, and The Little Big Book for Moms.

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Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Spells: For kids and grown-ups alike to try at home, Abracadabra!

Curses: Gone unexplained for centuries, discover the truth behind curses such as the Burton Agnes Skull and the Tower of London.

Superstitions, Legends, and Lore: Helpful advice and history on such mystical items as mirrors and candles, as well as the meaning behind All Hallow’s Eve, the Banshee, and the legends of Merlin the Magician and Harry Houdini.

Magic Tricks: Complete with instructional illustrations, perform amazing feats like how to make someone float on air and how to read an invisible message.

Treats: Guaranteed to bring ghosts, witches, and wizards to the table, recipes include Graveyard Brownies, Eyeball Cookies, and a Witches’ Brew.

Chills and Thrills: The Ultimate Anthology of the Mystical, Magical, Eerie, and Uncanny Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried & Lena Tabori 224 pages, 6 ½ x 6 ½ 75 color, 100 line illustrations Paperback with flaps, $16.95 ($19.95 CAN) ISBN 978-1-59962-086-2 On Sale: July FANTASy / jUvENILE

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/chillsandthrills

Goodnight Book the

for moms and little ones

Edited by Alice Wong & Lena Tabori

The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones is filled with stories to read, songs to sing, poetry to inspire, activities to delight, recipes to soothe, and prayers to calm. Perfect snuggling material for moms and little ones, this magical book is sure to inspire a love of bedtime and sweet, sweet dreams.

The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones includes: Literary Excerpts: Ten excerpts relating to sleep, stars, and dreams from beloved

Alice Wong is project director at Welcome Books. She has conceived, produced, or edited numerous titles, including many from the Little Big Book series, including Moms, Boys, and Girls.

children’s classics. In Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte sings Wilbur to sleep; in Mary Poppins, Mary glues stars to the sky; and in James and the Giant Peach, James falls asleep in the web hammock under the soft light of a glowworm.

Tales & Legends: Fourteen stories from Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle to creation tales of the moon and stars from different cultures.

Songs: Ten songs and lullabies, including “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Goodnight” by Lennon and McCartney, and “Hush, Little Baby.”

Poetry: Fourteen poems, including “The Land of Nod” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “Is the Moon Tired?” by Christina Rossetti, and “Afraid of the Dark” by Shel Silverstein.

Activities: Twenty activities to make bedtime easier (sleep-inducing sachets, clothespin guardian angels, relaxation exercises) and enjoyable (glow-in-the-dark sleep shirt, galactic mobile, hibernating beanbag bear).

Recipes: Twelve recipes combining soothing ingredients for dinners and beforebedtime snacks as well as dreamy sweets like Full Moon Cookies, Overnight Surprise Cookies, and Soothing Smoothies.

Prayers: Ten bedtime prayers from various cultures and faiths.

Lena Tabori is publisher of Welcome Books.

She has edited numerous titles in her career, including The Little Big Book for Moms, and Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (STC).

Her two daughters are partners at Welcome Books.

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/goodnight

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The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones Edited by Alice Wong & Lena Tabori 224 pages, 6 ½ x 6 ½ 80 full color illustrations, 40 line illustrations Hardcover, $17.95 ($21.50 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-084-8 On Sale: July

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Sam Fink has brought his extraordinary illustrative talent to the document on which our liberties as citizens and our continued existence as a nation depend. The Constitution is presented in a manner that invites the reader to wonder at its inspiration, its clarity, and its permanence. The essential document of our nation is thus made accessible to all. It survives, fiercely debated though it may be, more than 200 years after its creation, and it is time for us to turn to it again, to remind ourselves of our foundations. Sam is a master calligrapher, and, in examining the words of the Constitution, we read it better, and see its depths more clearly. His illustrations bring to life our founding fathers, the issues underlying the amendments and the triumphs of this abiding document.

Originally published in pen and ink for Random House in 1987, Sam has gone back to the original art and painted it entirely. Welcome Books is honored to present a full-color trade edition of Sam’s startling work, exquisitely designed and produced, and a necessity in all homes as a reference and as an inspiration.

The Constitution of the United States of America Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink 136 pages, 8 ¼ x 12 Over 100 color illustrations Hardcover, $29.95 ($35.00 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-082-4 On Sale: August

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“The incredible Constitution of the United States, illustrated

by Sam Fink, should be in every home in America.” —Ray Bradbury

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Sam Fink is a multi-talented artist of inimitable range, who has entertained and educated both adults and children with vibrantly illustrated texts of American history for more than twenty years. His first project was The Constitution of the United States of America, done in pen and ink for Random House in 1987. This was followed by The Declaration of Independence: The Words That Made America (Scholastic).

Most recently, Sam has produced the illustrated The Book of Exodus, The Gettysburg Address, and illustrated the accordion format Give It All, Give It Now by Annie Dillard for Welcome Books.

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Cooking with Italian Grandmothers By jessica Theroux Introduction by Alice Waters

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american chef jessica Theroux spent a year traveling throughout Italy, cooking and talking with Italian grandmothers, learning their secrets and listening to their stories. The result is a charming and authentic collection of recipes, techniques, anecdotes, and photographs that celebrate the rustic and sustainable culinary traditions of Italy’s most experienced home cooks.

Rabbits & Wrinkles features the histories and menus of fifteen grandmothers, each of whom welcomed Ms. Theroux into their kitchens and pantries and shared both their favorite dishes and personal wisdoms. From the dramatic winter shores of Ustica to the blooming hills of Tuscany in spring, readers will journey through Italy’s most diverse regions and seasons, to discover the country’s most delectable dishes, from the traditional to the unexpected, and meet the storied women who make them.

Part travel diary, part photo essay, part cookbook, Rabbits & Wrinkles features over 100 time-honored recipes, from the perfect panna cotta to the classic meat lasagna.

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Rabbits & Wrinkles

By Jessica Theroux Introduction by Alice Waters 250 pages, 9 x 9 150 full color photographs Hardcover, $40.00 ($48.00 CAN) ISBN 978-1-59962-089-3 On Sale: September

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“Our mother made us, but our grandmother raised us. She taught us these things when we were very young: to go and put wood on the fire, to hand roll the pasta, to help with the bread or the slaughter.

It’s a lovely and natural thing to learn to cook first by the side of one’s grandmother.”

—Mamma Maria, Milan, Italy

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jessica Theroux is a chef and artist whose passion lies in building community and health by gathering people around the kitchen table.

A photographer and filmmaker, in 2003 Jessica was awarded the Arnold Fellowship by Brown University to travel Italy and document food traditions. In 2005 she was nominated by Alice Waters of Chez Panisse for a year-long culinary fellowship at the Montalvo Arts Center. She is now a freelance chef, teaching cooking at the Esalen Institute, Montalvo Arts Center, in the public school system, and privately from her home. Jessica continues to be in awe of food as a simple yet profound source of pleasure and connection.

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PRIMAL CUTS COOKING WITH AMERICA’S BEST BUTCHERS

By Marissa Guggiana Butchery was nearly a dead art until a recent renaissance turned progressive meat cutters into culinary cult idols.

Inspired by a locally driven, nose-to-tail approach to butchery, this new wave of meat mavens is redefining the way we buy and cook our beef, pork, fowl, and game. The momentum of this revived butcher-love has created a carnivorous frenzy, pulling a new generation of home cooks straight into the kitchen—Primal Cuts: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers is their modern meat bible.

Marissa Guggiana, food activist, writer, and fourth generation meat purveyor, traveled the country to discover fifty of our most gifted butchers and share their favorite dishes, personal stories, and cooking techniques. From the Michelin star chef to the small farmer who raises free-range animals—butchers are the guide for this unique visual cookbook, packed with tons of their most prized recipes and good old-fashioned know-how. Readers will learn how to cook conventional and unconventional meat cuts, how to talk to their local butchers, and even how to source and buy whole animals for their home freezers. Much more than just a cookbook, Primal Cuts is a revealing look into the lives, philosophy, and work of true food artisans, all bound by a common respect for the food they produce and an absolute love for what they do.

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• 100 Meat Recipes • 50 Profiles and Portraits of America’s Best Butchers • Practical Advice on Techniques and Tools • hundreds of diagrams, Illustrations, and Photos • home Butchering how-To • Tons of Trade Secrets

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Primal Cuts: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers

By Marissa Guggiana 288 pages, 8 x 10 150 full color photographs Hardcover, $37.50 ($44.00 CAN) ISBN 978-1-59962-088-6 On Sale: September COOkING – MEAT

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“I don’t need to be confused by what I eat.

I just need something that is made with really good ingredients, something simple.”

—Tia Harrison, Avedano’s, CA

“We are teaching ourselves to do things the way butchers did it eighty years ago. Our meat basically goes from the farm, to the slaughterhouse, to us.”

—Ryan Farr, 4505 Meats, CA

“Women have always been hot for the butcher. If you talk to any old school butcher, they all have stories about women giving them their number or whispering stuff in their ear.” —Tom Mylan, The Meat Hook, NY

“It used to be butchers were able to give cooking suggestions and were educated about the meat they were selling. We want to bring back that old school tradition.” —David Budworth, Marina Meats, CA

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Marissa Guggiana is the president of Sonoma Direct, a purveyor of sustainably raised meats, the co-founder of Secret Eating Society, and a leader in Slow Food, for which she was the charcuterie curator at the inaugural Slow Food Nation event in San Francisco. A contributor to Saveur.com, since 2008 Marissa has been the co-editor of Meatpaper, a quarterly magazine exploring the art, ideas, and culture of everything meat-related.

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Photographs by Peter Feldstein Text by Stephen G. Bloom

Winner of the American Library Association’s 2009 Alex Award

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The Alex Award-winning The Oxford Project is back in an abridged paperback edition.

Less expensive, more portable, and retaining all the drama of this extraordinary true tale of a seemingly ordinary Midwestern town through the pictures and words of its residents. Equal parts art, American history, cultural anthropology, and human narrative, The Oxford Project is at once personal and universal, surprising and predictable, simple and profound.

The Project began in 1984, when artist Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every single resident of his town, Oxford, Iowa (pop. 676). He converted an abandoned storefront on Main Street into a makeshift studio and posted fliers inviting people to stop by. At first they trickled in slowly but in the end nearly all of Oxford stood before his lens. Twenty years later, Feldstein decided to do it again. Only this time he invited writer Stephen G. Bloom to join him, and together they went in search of the same Oxford residents Feldstein had originally shot two decades earlier. What emerges is a living composite of a quintessential Midwestern community, told through the words and images of its residents—then and now. This intricate web of human connections among neighbors, friends, and family, is the mainstay of smalltown American life—unforgettably captured here in Feldstein’s candid black-and-white photography and Bloom’s rhythmic storytelling.

The Oxford Project Photographs by Peter Feldstein Text by Stephen G. Bloom 200 pages, 9 x 11 ¼ More than 200 black and white photographs Trade Paperback with flaps, $35.00 ($41.00 CAN) ISBN:978-1-59962-087-9 On Sale: September PhOTOGRAPhy

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Praise for the Oxford Project “This powerful confessional book draws its strength from the truth that so-called ordinary people are actually the heroes of our American drama.” —Ken Burns, Filmmaker “A can’t-put-it-down read. You’ll be awed by the poetry in the words, dreams and faces of Oxford, Iowa.”

—Dave Isay, Founder of StoryCorps “Turning the pages is like rifling through a time capsule, or perhaps a forgotten archive in a small-town library.

Oxford’s residents rise up from the book’s pages and hidden nooks, some with vigor. An old-fashioned ‘Facebook.’”

—Eliza Honey, The New Yorker “…Pulls you deep into small-town America, with its almost excessive heartbreaks and intermittent joys. This book stays true to its life-worn subjects and to the complexities of what would seem to be the most simple of places.”

—The Atlantic “A mosaic of a small town, of hopes and dreams, of triumphs and tragedies, of life and death…The story in Oxford really isn’t about Oxford, Iowa. It’s about any small town in the United States—anywhere in the world.”

—Wayne Drash, CNN.com “A personal and touching portrait not only of a specific Midwestern town, but also of the general American spirit: tired, perhaps, but still smiling.” —Claire O’Neill, National Public Radio “Here are the people of Oxford, paired with themselves in an eerie and beautiful reckoning with the past.”

—Hank Stuever, The Washington Post “Cleverly designed and artfully illustrated…masterfully and collaboratively conceived…it is of significance to humanities scholars and social scientists as well as to the general reader….strongly recommended.”

—Library Journal “At once strikingly intimate and expansive...it has the sweeping scope and power of Our Town or Spoon River Anthology.” —The Austin Chronicle “A glimpse into a real America – riveting and revealatory.” —Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer “It is about history, personal and collective, and that ubiquitous force: change. This book, like the facets of human features, is so intriguing, it is nearly impossible to put down.” —Lyle Rosdahl, San Antonio Current “What we have in this spellbinding and ambitious and eccentric volume is ‘Our Town’ and ‘Spoon River Anthology’ updated and revivified. We also have journalism, in words and in images, at its heart-stopping best and its most poignant.” —Madeleine Blais, Neiman Reports read more at www.welcomebooks.com/oxfordproject/press.html

Stephen G. Bloom is the author of Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America (2000). He is also the author of a collection of nonfiction stories, Inside the Writer’s Mind (2002), and Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls (St. Martin’s Press). Since 1993, Bloom has taught at the University of Iowa, where he specializes in narrative writing.

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Peter Feldstein is an artist working at the intersection of photography, drawing, printmaking, and digital imaging. Feldstein’s work has been shown in galleries across the country, at the Des Moines Art Center, and has been included in group exhibitions at the Center for Creative Photography, Walker Art Center, and the Rhode Island School of Design. He has received an NEA Individual Artist’s Grant and two Polaroid Collection Grants. For more than three decades, Feldstein taught photography and digital imaging at the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History.

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/oxfordproject

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The LasT Good War

The Faces and Voices of World War II Photographs by Thomas Sanders Text by veronica kavass World War II remains one of the most galvanizing and defining events in the history of America. Seemingly overnight,

the entire nation unified behind a singular cause. By 1945, the size of the U.S. armed forces had grown from two to twelve million men and women of every color, religion, and creed. An entire generation’s identity was forged, in part, by what many still refer to as the “last good war.”

Sixty years later, a young photographer named Thomas Sanders began traveling the country photographing and interviewing hundreds of World War II veterans. The more he shot, the more he listened, and the more captivated he became by their memories of the war. Rarely did these men and women describe themselves as heroes, but that quality was unmistakable to Sanders in their vivid accounts and storied faces. “They are a living record of an incredibly historic time,” Sanders says. “We have so much to learn from their experiences.”

The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II is a chronicle of courage and hardship, sacrifice and determination.

The harsh reality of combat is tempered by tender, poignant moments. The overwhelming anguish of lost brothers-in-arms sits alongside stories of enduring friendships. The war brought Americans in touch with people from all over the world—some they fought and some they fought next to—from the beaches of Normandy to the Philippine islands, the North African deserts and the mountains of Japan. They came, these volunteers and draftees, from everywhere and for every reason: from the young woman pulled from her college and covertly trained to break German submarine codes, to the soldier who stormed Hitler’s castle home, these pilots, soldiers, marines, and sailors each provide a unique window into American history.

There are two million veterans still alive today, but with each passing day there are fewer and fewer. The images and memories of these men and women, collected in these pages, preserve a profound piece of America’s history. Their past offers us a lasting and powerful perspective on today’s world, and defines the true price of freedom.

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“There was no question in my mind that I was going to be in the service, and that wherever I was and wherever I landed, I was going to do what I had to do.”

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The Last Good War: The Faces and voices of World War II Photographs by Thomas Sanders Text by Veronica Kavass 224 pages, 8 ¼ x 11 ½ 200 full color and black and white photos Hardcover, $45.00 ($54.00 CAN) ISBN: 978-1-59962-085-5 On Sale: October US hISTORy / PhOTOGRAPhy

“The world must know what happened, and never forget.”

—General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945

Veronica Kavass was raised in Nashville, holds a Masters in Curation and Criticism from Chelsea College of Art in London, and has trained as an oral historian through her work with StoryCorps.

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Thomas Sanders began photographing WWII veterans while studying at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. After receiving his BFA in photography, he continued his studies in the Los Angeles studios of noted photographers while working on his veterans series, which has been featured in the 2007 PDN Photo Annual and a wide variety of publications. Sanders has successfully worked with a number of corporate, advertising and editorial clients, including Saatchi and Saatchi, BBDO, Tide, and numerous others. He resides in Redondo Beach, CA.

Take a look inside at: www.welcomebooks.com/lastgoodwar

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Independent Publisher Award Winner

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african american I Live in Music (see Art: Art & Poetry Series, page 16)

art The Celtic Quest: An Anthology from Merlin to Van Morrison Edited by Jane Lahr • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 240 pages, 8-1/2" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-045-9

China : 3,000 Years of Art and Literature Edited by Jason Steuber • Hardcover, $60.00 ($69.00) • 8 gatefolds, 100 color illustrations • 240 pages, 10-1/4" x 13-7/8", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-030-5 www.welcomebooks.com/china

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Alex Award Winner

Western Heritage Award Winner

Moonbeam Award Winner

fashion My Mother’s Clothes: An Album of Memories

By Jeannette Montgomery Barron Introduction by Patrick Kinmonth Preface by James D. Barron • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 100 color photographs • 112 pages, 6-1/2" x 8" • ISBN 978-1-59962-077-0 www.welcomebooks.com/mymothersclothes

Red Carpet: 21 Years of Fame and Fashion, Updated Edition Photographs by Frank Trapper • Hardcover, $34.95 ($39.95) • 1,000 color photographs • 532 pages, 7-1/2" x 9-1/4" • Foil stamping, gold satin cloth case, shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-059-6 www.welcomebooks.com/redcarpet

Shoe Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy The Christmas Almanac Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $27.50 ($32.00) • 150 color & 150 line illustrations • 240 pages, 7-1/4" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-069-5 www.welcomebooks.com/christmasalmanac

First Christmas

food & Entertaining The Little Big Book of Comfort Food

By Katrina Fried, Natasha Tabori Fried, Lena Tabori, and Diana Van Buren • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 200 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • Ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-014-5

Recipe Keeper (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 16) A Little Box of Christmas

Primera Navidad (see Spanish/Language, page 20)

Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town (see Photography, page 19) The Vineyard Cookbook

by Barbara Scott-Goodman Photographs by Colin Cooke • Hardcover, $24.95 ($28.95) • 50 color photographs • 160 pages, 8-1/2" x 8" • ISBN 978-1-59962-064-0 www.welcomebooks.com/vineyardcookbook

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• Hardcover, $16.95 ($23.95) • Slip-cased, shrink-wrapped set of 3 books • Each book: 48 pages, 22 color illustrations • 144 pages, 5" x 5" • ISBN 978-1-932183-86-3

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By Alastair Macdonald Illustrations by Adel Nassief • Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50) • 21 color illustrations • 56 pages, 7-1/8" x 10-3/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-055-8 www.welcomebooks.com/firstchristmas

By Michel Tcherevkoff Introduction by Diane Von Furstenberg Preface by Ferrucio Ferragamo • Hardcover w/ pink plastic slipcase, $34.95 ($44.00) • Over 75 color illustrations • 96 pages, 10" x 10", Shrink-wrapped • French • ISBN 978-1-59962-036-7 www.welcomebooks.com/alookinside/shoefleur

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Poem by Leonard Cohen Paintings by Henri Matisse • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 30 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-93-1

Poem by e. e. cummings Paintings by Marc Chagall • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 21 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-00-5

I Live in Music

Over the Rainbow

Poem by Ntozake Shange Paintings by Romare Bearden • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 10 color & 7 line illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-09-8

history

Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Paintings by Maxfield Parrish • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 20 color illustrations • 32 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-38-8

The Little Big Book of Life

The Celtic Quest (see Art, page 15) The Constitution of the United States of America, Limited Edition (see Limited Editions, back inside cover) The Gettysburg Address Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink Introduction by Gabor Boritt • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • 80 color illustrations • 88 pages, 11" x 14" • ISBN 978-1-59962-038-1 www.welcomebooks.com/gettysburgaddress

Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", foil stamping, ribbon marker • ISBN 978-0-941807-82-1

journals • organizers • Keepsakes The Big Book of Me Edited by Alice Wong • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 40 color & 40 line illustrations • 80 pages, 9-1/4" x 12" • ISBN 978-1-59962-070-1 www.welcomebooks.com/bigbookofme

The Little Big Book of California (see Travel, page 20) The Little Big Book of New York (see Travel, page 20)

humor

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The Little Big Book of Laughter

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Edited by Katrina Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 180 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-01-6

Inspirational Give It All, Give It Now Text by Annie Dillard Inscribed and illustrated by Sam Fink Introduction by Susan Cheever • Hardcover, $19.95 ($22.95) • 20 color illustrations • 50 pages, 6-1/2" x 9" • Shrink-wrapped & slip-cased • ISBN 978-1-59962-060-2 www.welcomebooks.com/giveitall

A Bride’s Book

By Marsha Heckman • Hardcover, $22.50 ($27.95) • 160 pages, 7-3/8" x 9" • 12 color tabs; blank, calendar, and graph pages • Concealed Wire-O binding, rear pocket, elastic band • ISBN 978-1-59962-042-8

Home Keeper: The Ultimate Organizer • Hardcover, $27.50 ($32.00) • 3-ring binder, 8 color tabs with storage pockets • 16 plastic storage sleeves • 160 pages, 10-1/2" x 11-1/2", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-065-7 www.welcomebooks.com/homekeeper

Recipe Keeper • Hardcover, $27.50 ($32.00) • 3-ring binder, 8 color recipe tabs with storage pockets • 24 plastic sleeves to store clipped recipes • 80 blank 8-1/2" x 11" fill-in recipe sheets • 10-1/2" x 11-1/2", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-932183-79-5

The Ultimate Organizer for Moms: Pregnancy Through Year Five Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • Concealed wire-o binding; blank calendar, and graph pages; 7 full color divider tabs; front and rear pockets; elastic band close • 160 pages, 7-3/4" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-076-3 www.welcomebooks.com/organizerformoms

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover)

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition (see Travel, page 20)

Flying Flowers

By Rick Sammon • Hardcover, $40.00 ($60.00) • 50 color photographs • 96 pages, 14" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-932183-27-6

juvenile The Big Book for Toddlers

The Little Big Book of Birds

Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 224 pages, 9" x 9" • ISBN 978-1-59962-071-8 www.welcomebooks.com/bigbookfortoddlers

• Hardcover, $24.95 ($32.00) • 150 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-023-7

The Big Book of Dinosaurs (see Nature, page 17)

The Little Big Book of Roses Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-22-1

Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still

By Christopher Cerf and Paige Peterson Illustrated by Paige Peterson • Hardcover, $18.95 ($24.95) • 80 color illustrations • 64 pages, 9-1/2" x 11-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-017-6 www.blackiethehorse.com

First Christmas (see Christmas, page 15) The Little Big Book for Boys Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-70-8

A Little Box of Books

A Little Box of Christmas (see Christmas, page 15) Primera Navidad (see Spanish/ Language, page 20)

Nature

Wild Birds of the American Wetlands (see Photography, page 19)

parenting The Big Book for Toddlers (see Juvenile, page 17) The Big Book of Me (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 16) The Little Big Book for Dads, Revised Edited by H. Clark Wakabayashi and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 100 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-067-1 www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookfordads

The Little Big Book for Grandfathers Edited by Alice Wong and H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($35.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • ribbon marker • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-71-9

The Little Big Book for Grandmothers

Edited by David Norman • Hardcover, $29.95 • 575 color illustrations and 40 pages of 3-D images • 448 pages, 8-5/8" x 11-1/4" • US only • ISBN 978-0-941807-48-7

Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($32.00) • 110 color and 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-068-8 Winner: Book of the Year, Foreword Magazine www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookforgrandmothers

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The Big Book of Dinosaurs

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Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $16.95 ($23.95) • Slip-cased set of 3 books • Each book: 48 pages, over 55 color illustrations • 144 pages, 5" x 5" • ISBN 978-0-941807-64-7

Ngorongoro (see Photography, page 19)

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The Little Big Book for Moms, Tenth Anniversary Edition

photography

Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 250 color & line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-075-6

American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country Photographs by Paul Mobley Text by Katrina Fried • Hardcover, $50.00 ($57.50) • 150 color and b/w illustrations • 276 pages, 10-1/4" x 13", Shink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-047-3 • Winner 2009 Western Heritage Award, Rose Award www.welcomebooks.com/americanfarmer

The Little Big Book of Pregnancy Edited by Katrina Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-0-941807-72-2

Animal House (see Pets • Animals, page 18) The Big Book of Babies

The Ultimate Organizer for Moms

Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-041-1 www.welcomebooks.com/alookinside/bigbookofbabies

(see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 17)

pets • animals Animal House

By Catherine Ledner • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 70 photographs • 8 gatefolds, 8 die-cuts • 96 pages, 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" • US/CAN/UK only • ISBN 978-1-59962-083-1 www.welcomebooks.com/animalhouse

The Big Book of Cats Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-932183-20-7

The Big Book of Dogs

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Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-932183-21-4

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The Big Book of Cats (see Pets • Animals, page 18) The Big Book of Dogs (see Pets • Animals, page 18) Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover)

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition (see Travel, page 20)

Elvis 1956 Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer Introduction by Chris Murray Essays by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and Amy Henderson • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.00) • 56 tritone photographs • 128 pages, 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-073-2 www.welcomebooks.com/elvis1956

The Big Book of Horses Edited by J.C. Suarès • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 230 duotone photographs • 384 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • US/CAN/Open Mkt only • ISBN 978-1-59962-013-8

The Little Big Book of Cats Edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($34.95) • 100 color & 150 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-80-1

Flying Flowers (see Nature, page 17) The Fourth Wall

By Amy Arbus Introduction by John Patrick Shanley • Hardcover, $50.00 ($57.50) • Over 80 black-and-white photographs printed in tritone • 160 pages, 11" x 11", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-044-2 www.welcomebooks.com/fourthwall

Hidden Napa Valley (see Travel, page 20) Hidden Sonoma (see Travel, page 20)

India: In Word and Image

Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town

Photographs by Eric Meola Introduction by Bharati Mukherjee • Hardcover, $60.00 ($69.00) • Over 200 color illustrations • 272 pages, 10" x 13", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN/UK & Commonwealth only • ISBN 978-1-59962-049-7 www.welcomebooks.com/india

By Douglas Gayeton Preface by Carlo Petrini Introduction by Alice Waters • Hardcover, $50.00 ($62.00) • 75 sepia-toned 4-color images • 8 gatefolds, acetate jacket, 4 acetate tip-ins printed with text from underlying images • 176 pages, 13" x 11" (landscape) • ISBN 978-1-59962-072-5 www.welcomebooks.com/slow

My Mother’s Clothes (see Fashion, page 15) New York Deco (see Travel, page 20)

Tuscan Country: A Photographer’s Journey (see Travel, page 20)

New York Deco, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, back inside cover) Vintage San Francisco (see Travel, page 20) Ngorongoro

Wild Birds of the American Wetlands

Photographs by Reinhard Künkel Foreword by Benjamin William Mkapa, President of Tanzania • Hardcover, $75.00 ($100.00) • Over 300 color photographs • 336 pages, 10-1/4" x 13-7/8", Shrink-wrapped • US/CAN only • ISBN 978-1-59962-018-3 Leo Press

On the Street: 1980 – 1990 Photographs by Amy Arbus Essay by A. M. Homes • Hardcover, $39.95 ($52.95) • 70 tritone images • 104 pages, 10-1/2" x 14", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-015-2

The Oxford Project Photographs by Peter Feldstein Text by Stephen G. Bloom • Hardcover, $50.00 ($57.50) • 300 b/w photographs, Lenticular cover • 264 pages, 10" x 12-1/2", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-048-0 • Winner 2009 Alex Award www.welcomebooks.com/theoxfordproject

Photographs by Barbara Bordnick • Hardcover, $40.00 ($60.00) • 80 color photographs • 128 pages, 14" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-932183-04-7

Photographs by Barbara Bordnick • Hardcover, $40.00 ($60.00) • 80 color photographs • 128 pages, 14" x 9-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-932183-82-5

religion The Book of Exodus

By Sam Fink • Hardcover, $40.00 ($50.00) • 45 illustrations • 88 pages, 17" x 13" • ISBN 978-1-59962-035-0 www.welcomebooks.com/exodus

The Book of Exodus, Limited Edition (see Limited Editions, back inside cover) First Christmas (see Christmas, page 15) Primera Navidad (see Spanish/Language, page 20)

romance • Weddings A Bride’s Book (see Journals • Organizers • Keepsakes, page 16) The Little Big Book of Love Edited by Lena Tabori and Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • More than 150 color illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-052-7 www.welcomebooks.com/littlebigbookoflove

Off to Sea: A Romance

By Richard Stine • Hardcover, $15.95 ($24.95) • 55 color illustrations • 64 pages, 10-1/4" x 7-1/4" • ISBN 978-0-941807-01-2 (see page 14 for more Valentine’s Day titles)

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Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume III

Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra (see Travel, page 20)

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Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II

By Rosalie Winard Foreword by Temple Grandin Introduction by Terry Tempest Williams • Hardcover, $39.95 ($45.00) • 80 b/w photographs printed in tritone • Includes 4 gatefolds • 128 pages, 14" x 9-1/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-034-3 www.welcomebooks.com/wildbirds

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spanish/language Primera Navidad

By Alastair Macdonald Illustrations by Adel Nassief Translation by Yanitzia Canetti • Hardcover, $22.50 ($25.50) • 21 color illustrations • 56 pages, 7-1/8" x 10-3/4", Shrink-wrapped • ISBN 978-1-59962-058-9 www.welcomebooks.com/firstchristmas

sports The Little Big Book of Baseball Edited by H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 200 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-91-7

Travel

By Jon Ortner • Hardcover, $18.95 ($22.50) • More than 200 full-color photographs • Includes 10 gatefolds • 280 pages, 7" x 5-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-079-4 www.welcomebooks.com/canyonwildernessmini

Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, inside back cover)

The Celtic Quest (see Art, page 15)

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Hidden Napa Valley, Revised and Expanded

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Edited by Christopher Measom and H. Clark Wakabayashi • Hardcover, $24.95 ($29.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-59962-021-3

The Little Big Book of New York Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried and Lena Tabori • Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-02-3

New York Deco Photographs by Richard Berenholtz Introduction by Carol Willis • Hardcover, $19.95 ($24.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-078-7 www.welcomebooks.com/nydeco

New York Deco, Deluxe Edition (see Deluxe Editions, inside back cover) Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest, Mini Edition

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The Little Big Book of Ireland

Photographs by Wes Walker Edited by Peter Beren Introduction by Linda Reiff • Hardcover, $19.95 ($23.95) • 100 color photographs • 172 pages, 7-1/4" x 7-1/4" • ISBN 978-1-59962-080-0 www.welcomebooks.com/hiddennapavalley

Hidden Sonoma Photographs by Wes Walker • Hardcover, $17.95 ($26.50) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-92-4

India: In Word and Image (see Photography, page 19) The Little Big Book of California Edited by Natasha Tabori Fried • Hardcover, $24.95 ($35.95) • 150 color & 100 line illustrations • 352 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ribbon marker • ISBN 978-1-932183-70-2

Paris: Wish You Were Here!

Edited by Christopher Measom Designed by Timothy Shaner • Hardcover, $24.95 ($27.95) • Over 100 full-color illustrations • 272 pages, 6-1/2" x 7" • ISBN 978-1-59962-043-5 www.welcomebooks.com/alookinside/paris

Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town (see Photography, page 19) Tuscan Country: A Photographer’s Journey

By Wes Walker Introduction by Piero Antinori • Hardcover, $29.95 ($37.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-59962-022-0

Vintage San Francisco Photographs by Moulin Studios Edited by Peter Beren • Hardcover, $16.95 ($26.50) • Over 100 historic b/w photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-0-941807-31-9

The Vineyard Cookbook (see Food & Entertaining, page 15) Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra Photographs by Gary Crabbe Edited by Peter Beren • Hardcover, $16.95 ($24.95) • 100 color photographs • 160 pages, 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" • ISBN 978-1-932183-24-5

dELuxE Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest

PHOTOGRAPHY/LANDSCAPES– PHOTOGRAPHY/NATURE & WILDLIFE

By Jon Ortner Introduction by Greer Chesher • $195.00 ($224.00 CAN) • 248 pages, 16" x 12" • More than 200 color photographs; includes 10 gatefolds; each copy includes a signed & numbered print; shrink-wrapped with individual shipping carton.

• Limited to 6,000 copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-056-5 www.welcomebooks.com/ canyonwilderness

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PHOTOGRAPHY– ARCHITECTURAL

Photographs by Richard Berenholtz Introduction by Carol Willis • $125.00 ($144.00 CAN) • 184 pages, 10" x 10" • 120 color photographs; includes six gatefolds; 3-piece hardcover case, slip-cased (10-3/8" x 10-1/2") with foil stamping & debossed handtipped 4-color image; each copy includes a signed & numbered print; shrink-wrapped • Limited to 5,000 copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-053-4 www.welcomebooks.com/nydecodeluxe

New York City landmarks were born during two most stylish and dazzling decades: the 1920s and 1930s. The Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the Waldorf-Astoria—as well as dozens of lesser-known but equally stunning office buildings and apartment houses grace this edition.

Richard Berenholtz’s photographs of the finest examples of New York City’s art deco architecture are accompanied by literary text from the era.

This awe-inspiring visual odyssey through one of the world’s greatest treasures is an extraordinary publishing achievement. Beautifully photographed by renowned photographer Jon Ortner, this deluxe, numbered edition showcases over 200 images, including 100 panoramas and 10 gatefolds that open to four feet.

Shot in over 60 locations across a 130,000-square-mile area, the images cover national parks, national monuments, state parks, wilderness areas, and tribal lands, including the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Petrified Forest.

LIM ITE d The Constitution

HISTORY

Inscribed & illustrated by Sam Fink • $500.00 ($675.00 CAN) • 65 loose folios, each 15" x 22" in a 16-1/4" x 23-1/4" x 1-1/4" clamshell box; includes a signed and numbered print • Limited to 1,500 signed & numbered copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-016-9 www.welcomebooks.com/ constitution/limitededition

Inscribed & illustrated by Sam Fink • $500.00 ($645.00 CAN) • 45 loose folios, each 22" x 16-3/4", in a 23-1/4" x 18" x 1-1/4" clamshell box; includes a separate folio with the English translation and a print signed and numbered

by Sam Fink • Limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies • ISBN 978-1-59962-040-4 ART/RELIGION–JUDAISM www.welcomebooks.com/exodus The Book of Exodus was originally conceived by artist Sam Fink as a gift to his family, now living in Israel. Fink created forty original watercolor skyscapes, one for each chapter in the book of Exodus. This extraordinary text details the Jews’ enslavement in Egypt, their harrowing journey with Moses out of bondage, and the new laws established for them by their God. In these folio prints Sam Fink reaches his family across an ocean—and readers around the world—with breathtaking images that speak to this powerful story. Each watercolor is meticulously hand-lettered with the Old Testament text, in Hebrew and in the Jewish Publication Society’s 1917 English translation. Housed in a blue cloth-covered clamshell box.

The Book of Exodus

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It’s a beautiful thing, our country’s Constitution, and this extraordinary limited edition gives it its due. Nonagenarian Sam Fink’s unadorned, classically simple calligraphy and exquisite illustrations—originally done in pen-and-ink in 1987 and newly painted in color for these imposing folios (15" x 22")—are approachable and profoundly affecting, underscoring what an elegantly simple document our forefathers had the wisdom and forethought to craft.

Housed in an exquisite deep clamshell box (16-1/4" x 23-1/4") and lined in blue Saifu cloth, it also contains a limited-edition print of the entire Constitution, newly calligraphed onto one sheet, signed and numbered by Sam Fink. It is a worthy addition to any home.

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