ART
& ARCHITECTURE
ABBEVILLE
Fine Art of the West (June, $75) by B. Byron Price delves into the traditional arts and crafts of the unsettled American West.
Ray Ellis in Retrospect: A Painter's Journey (Mar., $55) by Valerie Ann Leeds focuses on the American artist known for his scenes of Martha's Vineyard and the Georgia and South Carolina low country.
ABRAMS
Andy Warhol: 365 Takes: The Andy Warhol Collection (Apr., $29.95) by the Andy Warhol Museum staff celebrates the 10th anniversary of Pittsburgh's Warhol Museum with 400 illustrations and quotes. 25,000 first printing.
ARSENALE EDITRICE (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Palaces of Sicily (June, $40) by Angheli Zalapi traces the evolution of home architecture in Sicily from feudal castles to city mansions and country villas.
MITCHELL BEAZLEY (dist. by Phaidon Press)
Design: Japan (Mar., $29.95) by Michiko Rico Nose, photos by Michael Freeman, reveals interior and design elements that influence young designers and architects and sheds light on contemporary Japanese design aesthetic.
The Book of Hip Hop Cover Art (Mar., $24.95) by Andrew Emery spotlights 30 years of cutting-edge design on hip-hop and rap albums and includes artist interviews.
BHB INTERNATIONAL
Summary Catalog of Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum (Mar., $55) by Jon Whiteley, Colin Harrison, Catherine Whistler gathers the collection of Western Art paintings found in Oxford's famous museum.
Stanze Veneziane (Apr., $120) by Ileana Chiappini De Sorio highlights the great mansions of Venice.
BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL
The Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less (Apr., $14.95) features the results of international competitions with designs suitable for every part of the country.
BULFINCH
The Arts & Crafts Companion (Apr., $45) by Pamela Todd. This overview includes background, history and a who's who of personalities, manufacturers and products of the movement. Advertising. Architects & Design Book Club alternate.
BUNKER HILL PUBLISHING
Treasures of the National Trust: The Official Guide to the Properties of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (May, $12.95) by Max Van Balgooy lists all the historic sites run by the trust.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
The End of Art (Mar., $28) by Donald Kuspit. Art critic Kuspit asserts that postmodern art is stagnant and empty in contrast to modern art, which expressed the universal human unconsciousness. Ad/promo.
THE CARRIERE COMPANY (dist. by PGW)
Homework: Handbuilt Shelter (Apr., $26.95) by Lloyd Kahn illustrates new ways to put a roof over our heads.
CHRONICLE
Postal Séance: A Scientific Investigation into the Possibility of a Post-Life Postal Existence (May, $19.95) by Henrik Drescher is the result of the author's experiment of sending letters to deceased luminaries and then tracking them to see if they were returned... or delivered.
Playboy Fifty Years: The Cartoons (June, $40), intro. by Hugh Hefner. More than 400 cartoons represent five-plus decades.
DK
DK Collector's Guides: Art Nouveau (May, $30) by Judith Miller is a visual reference that includes historical information, buyers' tips and a price guide to more than 1,100 items. Advertising. 3-city tour.
DUKE UNIV. PRESS
Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art (Mar.; $49.95, paper $24.95) by Grant Hill. The NBA and Duke basketball star presents his art collection; catalogue for a traveling exhibition.
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Classical Greek Architecture (May, $75) by Alexander Tzonis studies the significance of the buildings and sites of Greek classical antiquity as an innovative design paradigm.
Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (May, $65) by Emmanuel Breon. This two-volume book, illustrated with Ruhlman's designs, is for the devotee of 20th-century design.
5 CONTINENTS EDITIONS
Otto Dix: The War (Apr., $29.95) by Annette Becker and Philippe Dagen includes the 50 antiwar etchings created in 1924 by the German Expressionist.
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
Lucien Hervé: Building Images (June, $60) by Olivier Beer gathers more than 100 works by the architectural photographer.
GIBBS SMITH
Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism (May, $29.95) by Douglas Keister unlocks the language of funerary symbols and cemetery iconography.
HARPERDESIGN INTERNATIONAL
The Big Book of Illustration Ideas (Apr., $45) by Roger Walton is a source for finding an illustrator to create a piece of work.
Cottages: The New Style (May, $35) by James Grayson Trulove presents 17 romantic and dramatic cottages with emphasis on interior design. 25,000 first printing.
HEYDAY BOOKS
Dream Songs and Ceremony: Reflections on Traditional California Indian Dance (June, $25) by Frank LaPena. Paintings accompany reflections on dance by the renowned Wintu artist and dance leader.
HOLMES & MEIER
Surfaces: Color, Substances, and Ritual Markings on African Sculpture (Apr., $80), edited by Donna Page and Leonard Kahan, studies the substances that are added to sculptures both in their creation and their use.
HOTEI PUBLISHING (dist. by Stylus)
The Sketchbook: 80 Unique Designs by the World's Finest Tattoo Artists (Mar., $69.50) by Nancy Heimburger and Marco Bratt. Tattoo artists contribute their designs, unrestrained by commercial demands.
HUDSON HILLS PRESS
Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art (June, $60) by Mary Dusenberry introduces a little-known collection of Asian textiles found in this museum at the University of Kansas.
Objects of the Spirit: Ritual and the Art of Tobi Kahn (June, $50) by Emily Bilski et al., meditations by Nessa Rapoport, details the art of ritual in Jewish ceremony and how they relate to the rise of spirituality in the U.S.
IMAGES (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Another 100 of the World's Best Houses (Mar., $60) showcases noted architects by highlighting their creations found throughout the world.
Twentieth Century Architecture: A Visual History (Mar., $50) by Dennis Sharp is a pictorial reference to the great architectural achievements of the last 100 years.
KEHRER VERLAG HEIDELBERG
Visions: Palestine (June, $40) by Andrea Künzig. The author's photographs capture the hopes and feelings of the Palestinian people between peace efforts and armed conflict.
x minimal (June, $40) by Friederike Nymphius views Minimal Art at its peak in the 1960s and its revival today.
KTAV
The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture 1830—1930 (Mar., $49.50) by Fredric Bedoire focuses on architecture and society, covering both culture and history.
FRANCES LINCOLN (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
JFK and Art (Mar., $30) by Kenneth E. Silver examines how American and European artists including Andy Warhol, Picasso and Norman Rockwell have interpreted the Kennedy legend.
Monet's Landscapes (Mar., $35) by Vivian Russell. Author/photographer Russell photographs Monet's favorite painting venues and describes the fine artist's journey to the creation of these landscapes.
MERCURY BOOKS
The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland (Mar., $25) by J. Stirling Coyne looks at the natural beauty of the landscapes and sights of 17th-century Ireland.
MFA PUBLICATIONS (dist. by DAP)
Art of the Japanese Postcard: Masterpieces from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection (Mar., $45) by J. Thomas Rimer et al. highlights the design, development and cultural function of some 300 postcards.
Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete and the Olympics (July, $50) by Christine Kondoleon and John Hermann looks at the original traditions of Greek athletics via ancient objects and modern photographs.
MIT PRESS
Theoretical Anxiety and Design Strategies in the Work of Eight Contemporary Architects (May, $39.95) by Rafael Moneo. An architect considers his contemporaries, including James Stirling, Robert Venturi and Frank Gehry, in an illustrated series of profiles.
MONACELLI PRESS
The Archigram Files (May, $75), edited by Dennis Crompton and Pascal Schöning, views modernism's last avant-garde group, Archigram, and its universal impact.
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
The Design Encyclopedia (May, $65) by Mel Byars is a comprehensive reference.
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
Native American Picture Books of Change (Apr., $45) by Rebecca C. Benes covers four decades of Native American children's picture books as created by writers, ethnologists and linguists and illustrated by now prominent Native Americans including Allan Houser and Tonita Lujan.
NORTH LIGHT BOOKS
Charles Reid's Watercolor Secrets: An Intimate Look at the Discoveries of a Lifetime of Painting (Apr., $28.99) by Charles Reid. The art teacher and mentor reveals his techniques from his personal sketchbooks.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Eakins Revealed (Aug., $40) by Henry Adams explores the dark side of Eakins, whose uncompromising realism moved American art into the modern age.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Nudity: A Cultural Anatomy (July, $27.95) by Ruth Barcan looks at the conflicts and complexities of our natural state.
PAPER TIGER (dist. by Sterling)
Deceiving Eye: The Art of Richard Hescox (May, $29.95) showcases 100 of the artist's favorite pieces, including book covers and work for the motion picture and computer game industries.
PERIPLUS EDITIONS
Feng Shui Style (May, $30) by Stephen Skinner, photos by Graham Price, discusses common themes of feng shui including water, alignment, mountains and wind.
PHAIDON PRESS
Warhol Catalogue Raisonné Vol. II (Apr., $250) by Georg Frei and Neil Printz. This two-volume set presents all of Warhol's works created between 1964 and 1969.
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture (May, $160) organizes the best architecture of the past five years by location.
POMEGRANATE
Faith Ringgold, The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art: Vol. III (Mar., $35) by Lisa E. Farrington provides an in-depth look at a progressive artist, activist, author and academician.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
Privet Lives: An Imaginary Tale of Southampton's Iconic Shrub (Apr., $75) by Perry Guillot. Watercolors and text tell the tale of the humble privet shrub. Ad/promo.
PRESTEL
Move House (Mar., $39.95) by Sean Topham traces architectural design that was created to follow mankind, including backpacks, luxury yachts, tents and trailer homes.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
The Sea Ranch (Mar., $65) by Donlyn Lyndon and Jim Alinder reveals award-winning architecture tucked away in the meadows and forests just north of San Francisco.
It's Beautiful... Then Gone (Aug., $40) by Martin Venezky presents the author's idiosyncratic commercial design work.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place (June, $34) by Barbara Buhler Lynes et al. examines the artist's work and discusses the relationship of her paintings to the places that inspired her.
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL
Sister Gertrude Morgan: The Tools of Her Ministry (Mar., $35) by William Fagaly is the first monograph on Morgan (1900—1980) and accompanies an exhibition organized by New York City's American Folk Art Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Saint-Exupéry: Art, Writings, and Musing (Apr., $50) by Nathalie des Vallieres features the artful writings of the Little Prince author, dating from his early youth to his death in 1944.
Red Grooms: A Retrospective (Jan., $65) by Arthur Danto and Marco Livingstone includes never-before-published or never-before-displayed-to-the-public work of the installation artist.
SKIRA
Francis Bacon and the Tradition of Art (Apr., $60), edited by Barbara Steffen, examines Bacon's work based on the relationship and influence of the Old Masters to artists of the 20th century.
Giuseppe Terragni: Atlas (May, $70) by Daniel Libeskind, photos by Paolo Rosselli, presents the architecture of the pioneer of Italy's modern movement through archival and contemporary photographs.
SMITHSONIAN BOOKS
Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci (Apr., $24.95) by Bulent Atalay examines the unity between art and science, drawing on the work of da Vinci.
TEN SPEED PRESS
Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture (June, $50) by Sarah Handler studies Ming furniture from private and museum collections around the world.
THAMES & HUDSON
Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya (Apr., $50) by Mary Miller and Simon Martin gathers the latest research into the Maya civilization; accompanies a touring exhibition.
Martha Schwartz: The Complete Landscape Designs (May, $60), edited by Tim Richardson, surveys the accomplishments of the unconventional and influential landscape architect.
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
Collecting Japanese Antiques (July, $45) by Alistair Seton analyzes what makes Japanese aesthetics and art unique and offers advice on evaluation, purchase, restoration and price trends.
UNIVERSE
Brooklyn: A Journey Through the City of Dreams (May, $22.50) by Judith Stonehill and Francis Morrone calls on vintage photos, archival illustrations and historical background.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
¡Loteria! (May, $14.95) by Ilan Stavans and Teresa Villegas looks at the Mexican game of chance with an essay, riddles and reproductions of culturally evocative Loteria cards.
UNIV. OF HAWAI'I PRESS
The Architecture of Life and Death in Borneo (Mar., $49) by Robert L. Winzeler. Renewed interest in indigenous architecture focuses on rapidly vanishing forms through surviving examples.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Between the Museum and the City: Garofalo Architects (Mar., $30) by Douglas Garofalo describes the temporary structure created in 2003 to animate the plaza of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
UNIV. OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Karl Bodmer's North American Prints (May, $150), edited by Brandon K. Ruud, gathers watercolor paintings and sketches from Swiss artists Bodmer's 1832—1834 North American expedition with German scientist Prince Maximilian.
UNIV. OF VIRGINIA PRESS
The Last Undiscovered Place (Apr., $27.95) by David K. Leff offers an affectionate portrait of Leff's adopted hometown of Collinsville, Conn.
WATSON-GUPTILL
Mel Ramos' Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings (May, $45) by Donald Kuspit presents more than 500 paintings.
WOLFHOUND (dist. by Interlink)
Ireland's Bridges (Mar., $29.95) by Ronald Cox and Michael Gould explores the history, design and construction of Ireland's estimated 30,000 bridges.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Byzantium: Faith and Power (Apr., $75) by Helen C. Evans et al. features art items from the golden age of the Byzantine empire, dating from the 13th through the mid—16th century; a catalogue for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition.
