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Threads, a series of talks devoted to the art of the book, includes poets, scholars, artists and publishers. It explores and enriches relationships between various strands of book culture that are often approached in isolation--poetry and writing, visual...

Learn how to create rooms filled with warmth, meaning, and your own unique story of home Kim Leggett's first book, City Farmhouse Style, was a big hit. Now Kim is back with the welcoming interiors her fans crave and a no-rules approach that is all...

A revelatory glimpse into the passions and obsessions of 60 visionary artists through the medium of their personal sketchbooks, treatises, storybooks, grimoires, and journals. This unprecedented gathering of handmade books from the most notable Art Brut...

Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, and C. is a vintage volume with an established cult like status within the bibliophile, typographic, and design worlds. Originally published as a catalogue for William H. Page s Connecticut wood type foundry ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955374180Author Malcolm HaslamFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard DennisWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 173mm...

An inspiring, accessible collection of the colorful interiors at the heart of the House Beautiful brandHouse Beautiful: Live Colorfully showcases a wide range of colorful homes, with an emphasis on spaces that have a distinctive "color point of view."...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528712705Author William MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 7mm

Seasoned designer Debbie Berne presents an accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors, and other book people. Design is central to the appeal, messaging, and usefulness of books, but to most readers, it’s mysterious or even invisible...

Winner of the 2019 H.R.F. Keating Award for best biography or critical book related to crime fiction! A lavish full-colour celebration of the 2000 books by more than 250 authors published by the iconic Crime Club between 1930 and 1994. ...

A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformation Hand-painted illumination enlivened the burgeoning culture of the book in the Italian Renaissance,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887928454Author sendpointsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint SendPoints Publishing Co., LtdPublisher SendPoints Publishing Co., Ltd

The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With ...

Winners of the annual international Graphis Design AwardsImmerse yourself in the epitome of design excellence with Design 2024, an annual GRAPHIS celebration of award-winning talents and global creativity as juried by acclaimed international designers...

Many contemporary societal issues have grown to be too complex to solve with traditional approaches. It is no wonder that design practices increasingly appeal to public organisations as a new and promising approach. But, before we can make the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486278520Author Manly BanisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Today letterpress is in revival and widely used in books, posters, bespoke stationery like invitations, name cards, letterheads and so on. Letterpress designers like Alan Kitching or Jesus Morentin crave out their names in the computer-generated design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865653832Author Jorge ArangoFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 1900g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399944724Author Jack BartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint NielsenPublisher NielsenWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781008934764Author Amrita ShrilalFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784861525179Author Yusuke OonoFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Seigensha Art PublishingPublisher Seigensha Art Publishing

A witty, personal and entertaining reflection on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance. Paper serves nearly every function of our lives. It is the technology with which we have made sense of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887476771Author sendpointsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint SendPoints Publishing Co., LtdPublisher SendPoints Publishing Co., Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957666542Author Peyton SkipwithFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone PressDimensions(mm) 280mm * 250mm * 15mm

This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that...

In the short forty-two years of her life, Jane Austen wrote six novels that would endure long after her death in 1817. The texts are true classics, unchanged and yet still immensely popular some 200 years later, but the covers have changed with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887608752Author Paul JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint SendpointsPublisher SendpointsWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786188607767Author Jessica BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Vine Leaves PressPublisher Vine Leaves PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783721210606Author Amanda-Li KollbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Niggli VerlagPublisher Niggli Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390711055Author Disha ExpertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint Disha PublicationPublisher Disha Publication

This rich treasure trove of twentieth century Batsford book covers showcases the very best of this venerable publisher's design heritage.Founded by Bradley Thomas Batsford in 1843, Batsford has forged a strong reputation for niche publishing, in subjects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887849339Author Sendpoints Publishing Co., Ltd.Format HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SendPoints Publishing Co., LtdPublisher SendPoints Publishing Co.,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959056977Author Annette GilbertFormat HardbackPage Count 600Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector Books

Immerse in a powerful visual journey through the eyes of over 500 award-winning graphic designers from around the globe. In one of the most coveted industry award competitions, Graphis Design 2025 celebrates design excellence through the captivating and...

A lavishly produced monograph about a late 15th Century illuminated manuscript. The text is a translation into French, by Vasco da Lucena, of one of the primary sources for the life of Alexander. The illustrations portray the events of the story in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985489908Author Michele DefilippoFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint 1106 DesignPublisher 1106 DesignWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811857345Author Ikuyoshi ShibukawaFormat PaperbackImprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle Books

Manga from the Floating World is the first full-length study in English of the kibyoshi, a genre of woodblock-printed comic book widely read in late-eighteenth-century Japan. By combining analysis of the socioeconomic and historical milieus in which the...

Brief sketch of the career of a "standard-bearer" of "the publishing industry" (NYT), and one of the most prominent of the New York book designers and calligaphers, with a listing of the key books he designed.Book InformationISBN 9781605831190Author Jean...

In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857234953Author Aldo ColonettiFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1480g