Abrams October 2003 (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Tight, clean. Near fine. DJ shows light scratches. Signed on FFE. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - very good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Compiled from NASA probes and digitally processed, these spectacular photos show how modern science has revealed the astonishing beauty and mystery of the solar system. Since the 1960s the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been sending satellites to explore the planets, moons, and sun. Benson, a 'deskbound cosmic pilgrim' ('Atlantic Monthly, ') has pulled together the most spectacular of them into one volume. Open copy with light to mild wear, clean pages with tight binding, dust jacket wrapped in Brodart protector.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Like New.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. These extraordinary photographs by two brothers, Anup and Manoj Shah, take the reader on a spectacular journey into the heart of the African savannah, concentrating on the Serengeti-Maasai Mara and Ngorongoro Crater regions in Kenya and Tanzania. The Shah brothers' breathtaking images chronicle life and death in one of the most fascinating and complex ecosystems in the world, a place left largely untouched by man. Here lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, cheetahs, hippos, hyenas, baboons, wildebeests, and thousands of other species give birth, play, hunt, feed, groom, sleep, mate, migrate, and die in the dramatic scenes played out on these pages. Anup Shah's text complements the images, starting with the most basic elements necessary for life on the savannah and gradually building up to the intricate, dynamic interactions between the plants and animals in the food chain and their environment. Every aspect of daily life is touched on: evolution and natural selection, sex and mating rituals, birth and motherhood, staying alive and getting along, predators and prey, herds and social groups. In the final chapters the reader discovers that in death all living things return to the soil, where it all began, thus completing the circle of life. Open copy with light to mild wear, clean pages with tight binding, dust jacket wrapped in Brodart protector.…

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Brian Froud (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Light shelf wear and discoloration.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. Profiles more than 20 of the most historic libraries from 12 countries, all of them architectural landmarks. Text provides comprehensive history of libraries. Now, for the first time, an internationally renowned photographer takes the reader on a journey to more than 20 of the most historic of these magical places, all architectural treasures. Included are national, scholarly, and religious libraries from 12 countries. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. BEAUTIFUL COPY!!.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Captures the vibrant subcontinent in colorful photographs, depicting rarely viewed ceremonies and rituals and aspects of daily life not often observed by tourist or portrayed in books about India. For many months over several years, the American novelist Bloch and Dutch anthropologist/photographer Bijleveld traveled through India, collecting experiences and impressions. Here is their travel diary. Slight scratching/scuffing on dust jacket. Jacket is wrinkled at edges. Book has minor shelf wear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Square folio in the Easton Press binding, gilt extra, glossy photographic pastedown on the cover. Two very small pin pricks to the gilt page edges. A Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. This sumptuous, oversized art treasury--with nearly 300 full-page reproductions of major works from museums all over the world--presents the history of Western portraiture, from its earliest beginnings in ancient art to its flowering in the Renaissance and Baroque eras to its transformation in modern times. The masters of the portrait--including Van Eyck, Leonardo, Raphael, Hals, Holbein, and Rembrandt--are all well represented, as are more recent practitioners of the genre such as Picasso, Chuck Close, and Gerhard Richter. Numerous stunning, close-up details provide an intimate view of the subjects depicted and invaluable information about the artists' techniques. Art historian Andreas Beyer's well-researched and far-ranging text offers a fascinating overview of portraiture; it is augmented by extended captions that shed light on each of the individual works, a complete bibliography, and biographies of the artists. Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy, Francois Boucher's Madame de Pompadour, John Singer Sargent's Madame X, Pablo Picasso's Gertrude Stein, and scores of other masterworks by famous and less-well-known artists make this deluxe volume a joy to behold--a splendid celebration of a key aspect of our artistic heritage. Book has minor shelf wear.…