Illustrated with Chris Coe and Paul Riddle's lavish photography, this book traverses the nation, visiting 30 of the finest royal palaces in England, Scotland and Wales. It delves into the history of each one and reveals its position in the life of the British monarchy.
"When they ask me, as of late they frequently do, how I have for so many years continued an equal interest in medicine and the poem, I reply that they...
An intimate photographic tour of Edward Gorey's strange and wonderful house. Fresh biographical insights and warm reminiscences by a longtime Gorey confidant, Kevin McDermott. Includes heretofore unpublished works by Gorey....
Photographer Larry Wright has captured the most interesting and beautiful lighthouses protecting some of North America's most treacherous waters. Stories of wrecks and rescues, lights and lightkeepers abound. Featured...
Think of the quirky buildings you pass every day but whose quiet beauty you take for granted—the moviehouses, juke joints, soda fountains, barbershops, roadside diners, and storefront churches. You don’t...
In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland
Haciendas features traditional and modern hacienda architecture in Mexico and southwestern United States. Sumptuous photography portrays the increasing fascination with hacienda architecture today, as evidenced by the movement to renovate...
Since the mid-1930s, Helen Levitt has photographed life on the streets of New York, capturing the pulse of the city at moments when sidewalk life becomes an urban portrait. "Crosstown"...
This book provides the first important survey of the field. Heavily illustrated and filled with insightful and intimate detail, the book reaches back briefly to the nineteenth and the first...
Throughout his 30-year career, the renowned Dublin-born artist Sean Scully has continually sought to reinvigorate abstract painting, and has succeeded in this attempt by finding ways "through" (rather than around)...
American Writers at Home affords an unprecedented opportunity to visit the private homes where our greatest writers crafted their masterpieces. In the process, it opens a window onto the writer's...