Last minute book ideas ….

There have been so many great books published
in the second half of 2011. It’s hard to isolate favorites,
but we took a walk around the shop & selected a few
standouts & a couple old favorites. Needless to say,
we’d love to see these under the tree come Xmas morn.

From top to bottom ….

John Gossage & Alec Soth: The Auckland Project - Radius Books - $55
(my god, Gossage has such a singular way of looking at the world. equal parts poster
& book, the design & production quality of this title is amazingly sensual. as an example,
the books are encased in a thick plastic sleeve, the touch & smell of which lingers as you
look through them.)

Cutting Edges: Contemporary Collage - Gestalten - $60 
(most collage books are poorly edited, but this one really is amazing.)

In the Picture: Self-Portraits, 1958-2011 Lee Friedlander - Yale - $75
(the impulse to turn the camera on oneself is strong; Friedlander does it best.)

Rimaldas Viksraitis: Grimaces of the Weary Village - edited by Martin Parr - $50
(a boozy, gritty, licentious romp trough the villages of Lithuania.)

Own Label: Sainsbury’s Design Studio 1962-1977  - Jonny Trunk - FUEL - $32.50
(we love everything they publish.)

Let’s sit down before we go - Bertien van Manen - MACK - $45 
(everyone loves the new Christian Patterson book by MACK, but this
one is equally amazing & should not be ignored.)

Manhattan Out - Raymond Depardon - Steidl - $55 
(this is an old favorite; amazing street photography, perfect book design.)

Maske - Phyllis Galembo - Boot - $45 
(we collect masks, so this has been a favorite of ours for a while.)

Menu Design in America: 1850-1985  - Steven Heller - Taschen - $60 
(food, graphic design & roadside Americana all in one book; can’t ask for much more.)

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