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Swing Street: The Rise and Fall of New York’s 52nd Street Jazz Scene: An Illustrated Tribute, 1930–1950
Leo T. Sullivan
Available June 2020Swing Street was the name given to 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City, where there were more jazz…
Size: 8″ x 8″ | 149 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359736 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
She’s a Wildcat!: The Art of Candy
Candy Weil & Jamie Kendall
Available April 2020Born of color and light in Long Beach, a protégé of legendary lowbrow icon The PIZZ, Candy has…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 223 color and b/w images | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359101 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
The Motherhood of Art
Marissa Huber & Heather Kirtland
Available April 2020Balance motherhood and creative pursuits! Women and new mothers are constantly encountering the message that they…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 10″ | 320 color photos | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359187 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Deeds not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Sandra Sider & Pamela Weeks
Available March 2020An unusually creative honoring of the 19th Amendment’s centennial—it was ratified August 18, 1920….
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 71 color images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359170 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Civil War Quilts: Revised, Updated, and Expanded
2Pamela Weeks & Don Beld
Available February 2020A must-read for Civil War enthusiasts and quilters seeking accurate information on reproducing Civil War quilts….
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 172 color & 59 b/w photo | 200 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358883 | Binding: hard cover$39.99
The Woman in My Uniform: Women of the Third Reich in Their Husbands\’ Uniforms
Matt DiPalma
Available NowAt once an examination of gender ideology in the Third Reich, a history of women in uniform as photographic theme,…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 478 color and b/w images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358630 | Binding: hard cover$26.99
American Carnival
David Skernick
Available NowCome celebrate the community, connection, and quirkiness of the American carnival. Stunning photographs by David…
Size: 9″ x 6″ | 93 color & b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357299 | Binding: hard cover$16.99
Arsho Baghsarian: A Life in Shoes
Helene Verin
Available NowOne of the most important shoe designers of the mid- to late-twentieth century, Arsho Baghsarian spent more than…
Size: 7″ x 7″ | 107 color images | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357329 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
Self-Love through the Sacred Feminine: A Guide through the Paintings & Channelings of Jo Jayson
Jo Jayson
Available NowJo Jayson’s extraordinary paintings and channelings of Sacred Feminine archetypes, prophetesses, and women of…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | nearly 80 color illustrations | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357183 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
Born to Run: NYC Subway Graffiti on the IND and BMT Lines
Tod Lange, Foreword by Lee Quinones
Available NowDespite playing canvas to a long list of talented writers, the IND (Independent) and BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 203 color images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356421 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
The Secret History of KGB Spy Cameras: 1945–1995
H. Keith Melton & Lt. Col. Vladimir Alekseenko_x000D_ with Michael M. Hasco and Detlev Vreisleben
Available NowThis lavishly photographed and authoritative book presents the secret history of Soviet subminiature spy cameras…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 350 color and b/w photos | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356162 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
Uniforms of the Union Volunteers of 1861: The Mid-Atlantic States
Ron Field
Available NowThis book examines what the citizen soldiery of the Mid-Atlantic states wore when they marched off to save the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 175 color and b/w images | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356223 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
The Atlanta Rhythm Section: The Authorized History
Willie G. Moseley, Foreword by Gloria Buie_x000D_
Available NowThis book is the authorized chronicle of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the legendary Southern rock band that created…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 125 b/w photos | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355646 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World: An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965
Leo T. Sullivan
Available NowBirdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949–65, was the scene for the greatest jazz…
Size: 8″ x 8″ | 151 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355868 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
I Shock Myself: Beatrice Wood, Career Woman of Art
Beatrice Wood
Available NowIn her own charming, spirited, and readable style, Beatrice Wood tells us the story of her unorthodox life and her…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 132 b/w images | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355950 | Binding: soft cover$19.99
Smiling Banjo: A Half Century of Love & Music at the Philadelphia Folk Festival
Eric L. Ring, John Lupton, photo collection and editing by Jayne Toohey
Available NowAttended by tens of thousands of people each August, it’s the longest continually running folk festival in…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 809 color & b/w images | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353727 | Binding: hard cover$50.00
The Meaning of Life According to Bikers: The Biker Book for Charity
Edited and Introduced by Louise Lewis, Foreword by John Paul DeJoria
Available NowMotorcycle riders from all walks of life—from Main Street to Wall Street, Hollywood to Washington,…
Size: 7″ x 7″ | 90+ color images | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355967 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
Hunting the Wind: Pan American World Airways’ Epic Flying Boat Era, 1929–1946
Teresa Webber & Jamie Dodson
Available NowTake your seats, and by all means, fasten your seat belts! Come on a journey back in time to aviation’s most…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 130 b/w photographs | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355417 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
The Bass Space: Profiles of Classic Electric Basses
Willie G. Moseley, Foreword by Tim Bogert
Available NowThe long-awaited, definitive book for lovers of the low-end. Willie G. Moseley, Senior Writer for Vintage Guitar…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 250 color and b/w photos | 240 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355226 | Binding: hard cover$39.99
Forgotten Soldiers of World War I: America’s Immigrant Doughboys
Alexander F. Barnes & Peter L. Belmonte
Available NowThis book covers the entire spectrum of military service during World War I. It gives examples, including many…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 135 color and b/w images | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355479 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
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