APERTURE
Loretta Lux (May, $35), photos by Loretta Lux, essay by Francine Prose, features the German photographer's unusual portraits of children.
Agustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits 1904—1920 (June, $40), photos by Augustus F. Sherman, historical essay by Peter Mesenhöller. Sherman, a clerk with the Immigration Bureau of Ellis Island, took pictures of more than 200 families while they were being held by Customs for special investigations.
BULFINCH
In Character: Actors Acting (Apr., $50), photos by Howard Schatz, collects portraits of well-known actors assuming a variety of roles. Advertising.
JONATHAN CAPE (dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Things: A Spectrum of Photography, 1850—2001 (Apr., $50) by Mark Hawthorne-Booth is a survey of the art of photography that includes the work of 90 photographers such as William Henry Fox Talbot, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn and Diane Arbus.
CORNELL MARITIME PRESS
Bodine's Chesapeake Bay Country (Aug., $29.95) by A. Aubrey Bodine, edited by Jennifer Bodine, features 286 photographs that chronicled Maryland life in the Baltimore Sun from 1924 to 1970.
D.A.P.
Looking at Los Angeles (June, $85), edited by Maria Hamburg Kennedy and Ben Stiller with Jane Brown and Craig Krull, essays by David L. Ulin and the Los Angeles Conservancy, journeys into the center of the city's heart and soul.
DOWNEAST BOOKS
Windjammers, Lighthouses, and Other Treasures of the Maine Coast (June, $30) by Frank Chillemi. Photographs reveal the character and beauty of Maine's schooner fleet and lighthouses.
DOUBLEDAY
Cuttin' Up: Wit and Wisdom from Black Barber Shops (May, $24.95) by Craig Marberry collects narratives and photographs documenting the camaraderie between barbers and their customers.
INDIANA UNIV. PRESS
Amish Life: Living Plainly and Serving God (June, $29.95) by Darryl D. Jones captures today's Amish world.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Camelot at Dawn: Jacqueline and John Kennedy in Georgetown, May 1954 (May, $26), photos by Orlando Suero, text by Anne Garside, displays photographs taken during the first year of the Kennedys' marriage, evoking the romance and promise of the time.
HUGH LAUTER LEVIN
Skylines: American Cities Yesterday and Today (Apr., $75) by M. Hill Goodspeed showcases the skylines of 48 American cities through the panoramic photos of Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas, with text by historian Goodspeed.
FRANCES LINCOLN (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Gnomes (Apr., $14.95) by Vivian Russell features these mascots of the English garden and highlights the way people have used them to create worlds of charm and originality.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (dist. by D.A.P.)
Lee Friedlander (June, $75), essay by Peter Galassi. More than 800 photographs grouped by series focus on America's social landscape; MoMA exhibition 6/05— 8/05.
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
Ernest Knee in New Mexico: Photographs, 1930s—1940s (Mar., $39.95), photos by Ernest Knee (1907-1982), compiled and edited by Dana Knee, is a visual record of New Mexico in the 1930s and '40s.
O'BRIEN PRESS (dist. by the Univ. of Wisconsin Press)
All Changed: Fifty Years of Photographing Ireland (Mar., $39.95) by Colman Doyle and John Quinn captures the faces, landscapes and life that recently disappeared from Ireland alongside the new faces and styles of its modern society.
PHAIDON PRESS
Family (Apr., $39.95), edited by Sophie Spencer-Wood. More than 50 photographers share pictures of their families.
Exposure: The Iconic Photographs of Mary Ellen Mark (May, $79.95) is a retrospective of the documentary photographer's career.
POWERHOUSE
A Time Before Crack (May, $35), photos by Jamel Shabazz, text by Claude Grunitzky et al., looks at New York City's street scene prior to the crack epidemic that destroyed so many lives. Ad/promo.
PRESTEL
Unleashed: The Dog Runs of New York City (May, $24.95) by Frances Sheridan captures the active canine world in dog runs around New York City.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Landscape Stories (May, $75), photos by Jem Southam, displays landscape photographs taken of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset in southwest England.
RIO NUEVO PUBLISHERS
Horses (May, $15.95) by Jay Dusard, essays by Thomas McGuane, illuminates the special bond between humans and horses.
SCHIRMER/MOSEL
Anton Corbijn: U2 & I: The Photographs 1982—2004 (Mar., $99.95) by Anton Corbijn covers photographs taken of the band U2 over 22 years.
I Will Never Forget You... Frida Kahlo to Nickolas Muray (Mar., $49.95) by Salomon Grimberg features portraits of Kahlo by Muray, who was her friend, lover and confidant.
STACEY INTERNATIONAL (dist. by Interlink)
Faces of India (June, $30) by Peter Spira displays a penetrating view of the faces and diversity of this vast subcontinent.
TIME INC. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Life Photography Exposed: The Story Behind the Image (May, $19.95) by Life magazine editors. Photographs and anecdotes takes readers on a worldwide journey. Advertising.
People
: Great Love Stories (July, $19.95) by People magazine editors recounts love stories that have captivated the world over the last century.
UMBRAGE EDITIONS
Born into Brothels (Mar., $35) photos by Zana Briski and the Children of Calcutta, documents the lives of the children who live in Calcutta's red-light district. Ad/promo.
UNIVERSE
Locker Room Men: The French National Rugby Team in the Nude (May, $50) by François Rousseau the French athletes give their all.
UNIV. OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Along the Edge of Daylight: Photographic Travels from Nebraska and the Great Plains (May, $45) by Georg Joutras displays the grandeur of prairie and sky.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music (May, $38), photos and text by Stephanie P. Ledgin, foreword by Charles Osgood, looks at the stars and innovators of blues, bluegrass, country, folk, Celtic and Cajun music.
WELCOME BOOKS
An Evening with Marilyn (Apr., $16.95) by Douglas Kirkland captures the star's beauty in a series of photos taken at age 35, a year before her death.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Irving Penn: The Platinum Prints (June, $50) by Sarah Greenough displays the platinum/palladium prints of the photographer's most iconic images.