Fall for Art: More than 100 Art Books
Rembrandt, Madonna, Buddhist Art, van Gogh, Nick Brandt & more!
By Mirela Roncevic -- Library Journal, 08/15/2009
Although the recession continues to permeate every pore of American business, it doesn't seem to have hit art book publishing—yet. Against all expectations, high-end scholarly publications, exhibition catalogs, and monographs on individual artists—a few with shockingly high price tags—are still being produced in staggering numbers, particularly by major North American museums and Western European publishers and art foundations. Of course, many of these books were already in production when the recession came along, but anyone charged with reviewing or purchasing art books must struggle to keep up with the sheer volume.
In fact, it seems that the art book industry has been going through a renaissance. It's not just the quantity of books being published but also the quality. Reproductions have improved in recent years, thanks to new printing technologies, making the art featured more vivid than ever. Contemporary art is finally getting the attention it deserves, and there has been a renewed interest in fashion, especially celebrity designers and early 20th-century haute couture, and in interior design. Most important, the definition of art continues to evolve as new forms of digital expression emerge and as popular culture—particularly film and music—persists in shaping our visual take on the world.
This is all good news. But with librarians facing decreased budgets and staff, the bubble could soon burst. If libraries cut back, who will buy the expensive art books that the general population can no longer afford?
As the recession continues, says LJ art book reviewer Cheryl Ann Lajos (Free Lib. of Philadelphia), “public librarians will wrestle with balancing the wants of patrons against the needs of the communities served...whereas academic librarians will focus upon...supporting their institutions....” LJ reviewer Russell Clement (Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evanston, IL) concurs, adding that “fewer research libraries currently have adequate funds for building comprehensive art collections, and the few.... with substantial dedicated endowments continue to carry the load via interlibrary loan.”
More ILL? Shared collection building? Librarians will be looking for creative solutions to meet art book needs. And they'll be more rigorous than ever in judging art books. The titles that follow aim to help librarians zero in on what's outstanding this fall, while celebrating the growing diversity of subjects. Starred (
) titles are essential.
Classic Fine Arts | Modern Fine Arts | Contemporary Fine Arts | Pop Culture Arts | Photography | Architecture | Decorative Arts | Interdisciplinary | Interior Design | Fashion | Accessories
Classic Fine Arts
Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticism, Neoclassicism, Art Nouveau, Impressionism
Béguin, Giles. Buddhist Art: An Historical and Cultural Journey. River Bks., dist. by Antique Collectors’ Club. Dec. 2009. 400p. ISBN 978-974-9863-87-9. $70.
Bevers, Holm & others. Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference. Getty Pub. Dec. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-0-89236-978-2. $75; pap. ISBN 978-0-89236-979-9. $49.95.
Crenshaw, Paul. Discovering the Great Masters: The Art Lover’s Guide to Understanding Symbols in Paintings. Universe, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 308p. ISBN 978-0-7893-1891-6. $45.
Diez, José Luis & Javier Barón Thaidigsmann. Sorolla. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-500-97693-7. $95.
Fiechter, Jean-Jacques. Egyptian Fakes: Masterpieces That Duped the Art World and the Experts Who Uncovered Them. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 252p. illus. ISBN 978-2-08-030111-6. $45.
Gayford, Martin & Anne Lyles. Constable Portraits: The Painter & His Circle. National Portrait Gallery, dist. by Antique Collectors’ Club. Sept. 2009. 160p. ISBN 978-1-85514-398-2. $35.
Helvey, Jennifer. Irises: Vincent van Gogh in the Garden. Getty Pub. Oct. 2009. 208p. ISBN 978-0-89236-226-4. $19.95.
The History of Paris in Painting. Abbeville. Sept. 2009. 496p. ed. by Georges Duby & Guy Lobrichon. ISBN 978-0-7892-1046-3. $235.
Parton, Anthony. Goncharova: The Art and Design of Natalia Goncharova. Antique Collectors’ Club. Dec. 2009. 384p. ISBN 978-1-85149-605-1. $89.50.
Pedrocco, Filippo & others. Frescoes of the Veneto. Vendome. Sept. 2009. 432p. ISBN 978-0-8656-5199-9. $150.
Radke, Gary M. Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture. Yale Univ. Oct. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-300-15473-3. $50.
Slive, Seymour. Rembrandt Drawings. Getty Pub. Oct. 2009. 260p. ISBN 978-0-89236-976-8. $49.95.
Stavitsky, Gail & Katherine Rothkopf. Cézanne and American Modernism. Yale Univ. Sept. 2009. 376p. ISBN 978-0-300-14715-5. $65.
Vincent van Gogh—The Letters. 6 vols. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2009. 2500p. ed. by Leo Jansen & others. ISBN 978-0-500-23865-3. $600.
Modern Fine Arts
Expressionism, Surrealism, Magic Realism, Cubism, Dadaism, Pop Art, New Realism
Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism. Prestel. Sept. 2009. 280p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4365-5. $49.95.
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective. Yale Univ. Oct. 2009. 400p. ed. by Michael R. Taylor. ISBN 978-0-300-15441-2. $65.
Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity. Museum of Modern Art, dist. by Yale Univ. Nov. 2009. 328p. ISBN 978-0-87070-758-2. $90.
Bois, Yves-Alain. Picasso Harlequin: 1917–1937. Skira, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 296p. ISBN 978-88-6130-990-6. $75.
Brusen, Claus. Imaginaire II: Magic Realism. Fantasmus-Art, dist. by SCB. Nov. 2009. 180p. ISBN 978-87-992147-4-7. $39.95.
Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction. Yale Univ. Sept. 2009. 256p. ed. by Barbara Haskell. ISBN 978-0-300-14817-6. $65.
Green, Christopher. Life and Death in Picasso: Still Life/Figure, c.1907–1933. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-0-500-09348-1. $50.
Kandinsky. Guggenheim Museum, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 320p. ed. by Tracey Bashkoff. ISBN 978-0-89207-390-0. $55.
Ketner, Joseph D. Andy Warhol: The Last Decade. Prestel. Sept. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4344-0. $60.
Levine, Barbara with Stephen Jaycox. Finding Frida Kahlo. Princeton Architectural Pr. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-1-56898-830-6. $50.
Müller, Ulrike. Bauhaus Women. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 160p. ISBN 978-2-08-030120-8. $39.95.
Wagner, Ann Prentice. 1934: A New Deal for Artists. Giles, dist. by Antique Collectors’ Club. Sept. 2009. 156p. ISBN 978-1-904832-67-6. $49.95.
Webb, Peter. Sphinx: The Life and Art of Leonor Fini. Vendome. Sept. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-0-8656-5255-2. $95.
Contemporary Fine Arts
Artists Working Today, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Digital Art, New Media Art
Berry, Ian & Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson. Fred Tomaselli. DelMonico Bks: Prestel. Sept. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4392-1. $60.
Biesenbach, Klaus. Henry Darger. Prestel. Oct. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4210-8. $85.
Büscher, Wolfgang. Neo Rauch Schilfland: Works on Paper. Prestel. Sept. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4369-3. $40.
Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art. Prestel. Sept. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4304-4. $45.
Chris Ofili. Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-0-8478-3215-6. $85.
Contemporary African Art Since 1980. Damiani, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 320p. ed. by Okwui Enwezor & Chika Okeke-Agulu. ISBN 978-88-6208-092-7. $60.
Feaver, William. Frank Auerbach. Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 360p. ISBN 978-0-8478-3058-9. $150.
Fig, Joe.Inside the Painter’s Studio. Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. Oct. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-1-56898-852-8. $35.
Gabriel Orozco. Museum of Modern Art, dist. by DAP. Dec. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-87070-762-9. $55.
Godfrey, Tony.Painting Today. Phaidon. Sept. 2009. 448p. ISBN 978-0-7148-4631-6. $75.
Harmon, Katharine. The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography. Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-1-56898-762-0. $45.
Kuitca, Guillermo. Everything. Scala, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 216p. ISBN 978-1-85759-596-3. $49.95.
Luc Tuymans. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 175p. ISBN 978-1-933045-98-6. $60.
Michaël Borremans: Paintings. Hatje Cantz, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 184p. ISBN 978-3-7757-2423-4. $55.
Morgan, Jessica & Leslie Jones. John Baldessari: Pure Beauty. Prestel. Oct. 2009. 324p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4345-7. $75.
Nickas, Bob. Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting. Phaidon. Sept. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-7148-4933-1. $75.
Reviving the Renaissance: Icons, Codes, & Significant Anachronisms. Periscope. Sept. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-1-934772-30-0. $39.95.
Robert Mangold: Beyond the Line; Paintings and Projects 2000–2008. Abrams. Nov. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5487-8. $150.
Ryden, Mark. Fushigi Circus. 3d ed. Porterhouse Fine Art Editions/Last Gasp, dist. by SCB. Oct. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-0-86719-720-4. $35.
Taylor, John Russell. Exactitude: Hyperrealist Art Today. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-500-23863-9. $65.
Pop Culture Arts
Film & Music in Arts, Street & Graffiti Art, Tattoo Art, Videogame Art, Graphic Art and Design, Poster Art
A.I. Artificial Intelligence: From Stanley Kubrick to Steven Spielberg; The Vision Behind the Film. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2009. 160p. ISBN 978-0-500-51489-4. $60.
Art for Obama: Designing the Campaign for Change. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 176p. ed. by Shepard Fairey. ISBN 978-0-8109-8498-1. $25.95.
Dermody, Brenda & Teresa Breathnach. New Retro: Classic Graphics, Today’s Designs. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-500-51470-2. $45.
Felisbret, Eric.Graffiti New York. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 340p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5146-4. $35.
Frangioni, David. Clint Eastwood ICON: The Essential Film Art Collection. Insight Editions. Sept. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-1-933784-96-0. $39.95.
Giant, Mike. Mike Giant: Coup d’Etat. Drago, dist. by SCB. Sept. 2009. 40p. ISBN 978-88-88493-50-3. pap. $33.
Graffiti. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 250p. ed. by Fondation Cartier. ISBN 978-0-500-97695-1. $50.
Hample, Stuart. Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen as Comic Strip. Abrams. Nov. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5742-8. $35.
Hardy, Ed. Beyond Skin. teNeues. Sept. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-3-8327-9352-4. $98.
McCarthy, Helen. The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8249-9. $40 with DVD.
Mariduena, Alan. Part One: The Death Squad. From Here to Fame, dist by SCB. Oct. 2009. 350p. ISBN 978-3-937946-59-7. $19.95.
Oseary, Guy. Madonna: Sticky & Sweet. powerHouse. Dec. 2009. 308p. ISBN 978-1-57687-532-2. $45.
Regular: Graphic Design Today. Gestalten, dist. by Prestel. Oct. 2009. 288p. ed. by R. Klanten & others. ISBN 978-3-89955-253-9. $75.
Resnick, Ira M. Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood. Abbeville. Oct. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-7892-1019-7. $65.
Smash 137: Smash Proof. From Here to Fame, dist by SCB. Oct. 2009. 300p. ISBN 978-3-937946-57-3. $19.95.
Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock and Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash. Chronicle Bks. Nov. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-0-8118-7101-3. $50.
Photography
Art Photography, Nature & Travel Photography, Documentary Photography, Photojournalism
Abbas/Magnum. In Whose Name? The Islamic World After 9/11. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Sept. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-0-500-54375-7. $60.
The Art of André S. Solidor a.k.a. Elliott Erwitt. teNeues. Sept. 2009. 96p. ISBN 978-3-8327-9362-3. $59.95.
Arthus-Bertrand, Yann. 6 Billion Others: Portraits of Humanity from Around the World. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8383-0. pap. $19.95.
Bassman, Lillian. Women. Abrams. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8260-4. $50.
Brandt, Nick. A Shadow Falls. Abrams. Sept. 2009. 132p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5415-1. $50.
Bruce Davidson: Journey of Consciousness. 3 vols. Steidl, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 800p. ISBN 978-3-86521-908-4. $158.
Comte, Michel. Thirty Years and Five Minutes. teNeues. Sept. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-3-9327-9302-9. $150.
The Contact Sheet. AMMO Bks. Sept. 2009. 224p. ed. by Steve Crist. ISBN 978-0-9786076-9-2. $39.95.
Dorothea Lange: The Crucial Years. La Fábrica, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-84-92498-75-8. $55.
Feinstein, Harold. One Hundred Butterflies. Little, Brown. Nov. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-0-316-03363-3. $50.
Gussenhoven, John. Crisscrossing America: Discovering America from the Road. Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-0-8478-3323-8. $50.
Heckert, Virginia A. & Anne Lacoste. Irving Penn: Small Trades. Getty Pub. Oct. 2009. 272p. ISBN 978-0-89236-996-6. $49.95.
Hempleman-Adams. The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography. Bloomsbury USA. Nov. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-1-60819-007-2. $47.50.
Matar, Rania. Ordinary Lives. Quantuck Lane: Norton. Sept. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-1-59372-037-7. $39.95.
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera. Little, Brown. Oct. 2009. 224p. ed. by Ron Schick. ISBN 978-0-316-00693-4. $35.
Photo:Box. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 512p. ed. by Roberto Koch. ISBN 978-0-8109-8435-6. $29.95.
Singer, Jonathan. Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World’s Most Extraordinary Flowers and Plants. Abbeville. Sept. 2009. 364p. ISBN 978-0-7892-1033-3. $225.
Steinmetz, George. Empty Quarter: A Photographic Journey to the Heart of the Arabian Desert. Abrams. Sept. 2009. 208p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8381-6. $40.
Thomas Ruff. Skira, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 336p. ISBN 978-88-6130-297-6. $60.
Watts, Ben. Lickshot: A Photo Scrapbook. Princeton Architectural Pr. Oct. 2009. 208p. ISBN 978-1-56898-838-5. $50.
William Klein: Rome. Aperture, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-1-59711-119-5. $85.
Willis, Deborah. Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present. Norton. Oct. 2009. 288p. ISBN 978-0-393-06696-8. $49.95.
Zwelethu Mthethwa. Aperture, dist. by DAP. Nov. 2009. 180p. ISBN 978-1-59711-113-3. $65.
Architecture
Business and Residential Design, Landscape Architecture, Classical & Modern Architecture
Architecture of Change: Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. Gestalten, dist. by Prestel. Oct. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-3-89955-263-8. $65.
Bradbury, Dominic (text) & Richard Powers (photogs.). The Iconic House: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-500-34255-8. $65.
Broadhurst, Ron.Next Houses: Architecture for the Twenty-First Century. Abrams. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5401-4. $50.
Build-On: Converted Architecture and Transformed Buildings. Gestalten, dist. by Prestel. Sept. 2009. 240p. ed. by R. Klanten & L. Feireiss. ISBN 978-3-89955-259-1. $75.
Cooper, Dan. New Classic American Houses: The Architecture of Albert, Righter & Tittmann. Vendome Pr. Oct. 2009. 216p.
ISBN 978-0-86565-253-8. $50.
Jones, Will. Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2009. 400p. ISBN 978-0-500-34254-1. $65.
Laurens, Alain & La Cabane Perchée. Exceptional Treehouses. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8048-8. $40.
Stäuble, Claudia & Jonathan Lee Fox. A Year in Architecture. Prestel. Oct. 2009. 736p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4228-3. $29.95.
Stephenson, David. Heavenly Vaults: From Romanesque to Gothic in European Architecture. Princeton Architectural Pr. Nov. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-1-56898-840-5. $65.
Decorative Arts
Ceramics, Wood, Glass, Metal, Textiles, Quilts, Furniture
Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago. Yale Univ. Nov. 2009. 208p. ed. by Judith A. Barter. ISBN 978-0-300-14113-9 $45.
Classic American Quilts from the American Museum in Britain. Scala, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 128p. ISBN 978-1-85759-
598-7. pap. $35.
Cooper, Emmanuel. Contemporary Ceramics. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-0-500-51487-0. $45.
Duncan, Alastair. Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 544p. ISBN 978-0-8109-8046-4. $125.
Klein, Jacky. Grayson Perry. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-500-09350-4. $65.
Ribeiro, Maria D’Orey Capucho Queiroz. Iznik Ceramics and Tiles: The Calouste Gulbenkian Collection. Scala, dist. by DAP. Oct. 2009. 136p. ISBN 978-1-85759-586-4. $60.
Sentance, Bryan. Craft Traditions of the World: Locally Made, Globally Inspiring. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-500-51466-5. $45.
Wilkinson, Hutton. More Is More: Tony Duquette. Abrams. Oct. 2009. 368p. ISBN 978-0-8109-5702-2. $75.
Interdisciplinary
Surveys Spanning Different Genres, Periods, Movements, and Topics
African Art: A Century at the Brooklyn Museum. DelMonico Bks: Prestel. Sept. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4321-1. $75.
Grabar, Oleg. Masterpieces of Islamic Art: The Decorated Page from the 8th to the 17th Century. Prestel. Sept. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-3-7913-4379-2. $75.
Kennedy, Roger G. (text) & David Larkin (illus.). When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy. Rizzoli. Nov. 2009. 369p. ISBN 978-0-8478-3089-3. $75.
Products That Empower People. Metropolis Bks., dist by DAP. Oct. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-1-933045-95-5. pap. $34.95.
Sixty: Innovators Who Are Shaping Our Creative Future. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2009. 408p. ISBN 978-0-500-51492-4. $75.
Interior Design
Home Design and Decoration, Contemporary Interior Designers
All-American: The Exuberant Style of William Diamond and Anthony Baratta. Pointed Leaf, dist by Antique Collectors’ Club. Oct. 2009. 204p. illus. ISBN 978-0-9823585-0-4. $95.
Bengtsson, Staffan. Designers of IKEA. RAM Pub. Dec. 2009. 200p. ISBN 978-91-85689-06-4. $75.
Branca, Alessandra. New Classic Interiors. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Nov. 2009. 272p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-58479-787-6. $60.
Calloway, Stephen. Gosling: Classic Design for Contemporary Interiors. Prestel. Oct. 2009. 224p. photogs. ISBN 978-3-7913-4364-8. $65.
Furnish: Contemporary Furniture Design; Edition 2010. Gestalten, dist. by Prestel. Oct. 2009. 272p. ed. by R. Klanten & others. photogs. ISBN 978-3-89955-256-0. $65.
Geddes-Brown, Leslie. Books Do Furnish a Room. Merrell. Oct. 2009. 160p. illus. ISBN 978-1-85894-491-3. $39.95.
Hicks, Ashley. David Hicks: A Life in Design. Rizzoli. Nov. 2009. 304p. illus. ISBN 978-0-8478-3330-6. $65.
Listri, Massimo. Casa Mediterranea: Unique Houses, Spectacular Villas, and Glorious Gardens Around the Sea. Thames & Hudson. Oct. 2009. 360p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-51494-8. $45.
Minshaw, John & Celia Fox. John Minshaw Designs. Frances Lincoln, dist. by PGW. Oct. 2009. 208p. illus. ISBN 978-0-7112-2977-8. $75.
Murphy, Robert. The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé. Vendome, dist. by Abrams. Sept. 2009. 280p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-86565-251-4. $95.
Passebon, Pierre. Jacques Grange Interiors. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 268p. illus. ISBN 978-2-08-030112-3. $75.
Showers, Jan. Glamorous Rooms. Abrams. Sept. 2009. 208p. illus. ISBN 978-0-8109-4974-4. $50.
Woods, Terry John. Terry John Woods’ New Farmhouse Style. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Oct. 2009. 224p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-58479-792-0. $45.
Wearstler, Kelly. Hue. AMMO Bks. Nov. 2009. 282p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-934429-35-8. $44.95.
Clothing, Fashion Designers, Fashion Trends, Beauty, Fashion Journalism
Extreme Beauty in Vogue. Skira, dist. by Rizzoli. 200p. ed. by Phyllis Posnick. photogs. ISBN 978-88-572-0032-3. $55.
Jaeger, Anne-Celine. Fashion Makers, Fashion Shapers: The Essential Guide to Fashion by Those in the Know. Thames & Hudson. Oct. 2009. 272p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-28824-5. pap. $29.95.
Kate Moss. Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 300p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-8478-3298-9. $65.
Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, and Architecture. Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. 400p. illus. ISBN 978-0-8478-3338-2. $85.
Lowit, Roxanne. Backstage Dior. teNeues. Oct. 2009. 248p. photogs. ISBN 978-3-8327-9346-3. $125.
Morché, Pascal. A Year in Fashion: A Look a Day. Prestel. Oct. 2009. 740p. photogs. ISBN 978-3-7913-4373-0. $29.95.
O’Byrne, Robert. Style City: How London Became a Fashion Capital. Frances Lincoln, dist. by PGW. Sept. 2009. 256p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-7112-2895-5. $60.
Peacock, John. Children’s Costume: The Complete Historical Sourcebook. Thames & Hudson. Sept. 2009. 160p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-51488-7. $40.
Rubin, James. H. Manet: Initial M, Hand, and Eye. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. Oct. 2009. 432p. illus. ISBN 978-2-08-030106-2. $125.
Wood, Martin. Laura Ashley. Frances Lincoln, dist. by PGW. Sept. 2009. 192p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-7112-2897-9. $60.
Jewelry, Watches, Fashion Accessories
Clerizo, Michael. Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking. Thames & Hudson. Oct. 2009. 292p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-51485-6. $85.
Coleno, Nadine. Amazing Cartier: Jewelry Design Since 1937. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. Sept. 2009. illus. ISBN 978-2-08-030098-0. $75.
Dubin, Lois Sherr. The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present. rev. ed. Abrams. Nov. 2009. 396p. illus. ISBN 978-0-8109-5174-7. $75.
Gabardi, Melissa. Jean Després: Jeweler, Maker, and Designer of the Machine Age. Thames & Hudson. Sept. 2009. 224p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-51478-8. $65.
Possémé, Evelyne & others. Art Deco Jewelry: Modernist Masterworks and Their Makers. Thames & Hudson. Sept. 2009. 256p. illus. ISBN 978-0-500-51477-1. $60.
