Books from Bulfinch Press
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Decade of the Trains: The 1940s
By Rogers E. M. Whitaker, DON BALLDecade of the Trains: The 1940s
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Acts of Light
By Emily Dickinson, Jane Langton, Nancy Ekholm BurkertA tribute to the American poet includes eighty poems and numerous drawings which reveal the motifs, images, and atmosphere of Emily Dickinson's world
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Eisenstaedt: Remembrances
By Alfred Eisenstaedt, Doris C. O'NeilA collection of work by the legendary American photographer presents photographs dating from his life in Germany in the 1930s, through his long career with "Life" magazine
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A Day in the Life of the American Woman: How We See Ourselves
By Sharon J. Wohlmuth, Carol Saline, Dawn SheggebyFifty photographers chronicle moments in the lives of a wide diversity of American women--their daily lives, challenges, and roles in society--in a compilation accompanied by essay-length personal profiles, narrative captions, and ...
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The French Country Garden: Where the Past Flourishes in the Present
By Louisa JonesA beautifully illustrated tour of country gardens throughout France features more than two hundred full-color photographs that capture a wide array of French gardening styles, from the exotic and innovative to the classical and formal. 20 ...
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The Portfolios of Ansel Adams
A collection of 85 examples of this master photographer's work in black and white.
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Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging
By Maya Angelou, Chester Higgins, Betsy KissamThe companion volume to a traveling photographic exhibition presents eighty stunning portrait photographs of African-American men and women who exemplify the art of aging with energy, grace, wit, and style. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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Love, Love, Love
By Andy WarholBedazzled lovers, playful cupids, luscious red lips, a shower of hearts and more--this enchanting book presents 42 of Andy Warhol's wittiest, most charming illustrations of passion and romance.
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Women of South Africa: Their Fight for Freedom
By Peter Magubane, Carol LazarA collection of gripping photographs traces the recent history of South African women and their struggles against apartheid, from the 1940s bus boycotts to Nelson Mandela's release in 1990.
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Paris by Night
By BrassaïA new edition of the classic originally published in 1932 brings together sixty images of the City of Light's back alleys, metro stations, bistros, and people.
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The French Touch: Decoration and Design in the Most Beautiful Homes of France
By Daphné de Saint SauveurDetails the role of local tradition in the creation of the interiors and gardens of French homes, offering more than 250 color photographs of some of France's most sumptuous homes
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The Model Wife
By Adolf Baron De Meyer, Arthur OllmanIn The Model Wife, Arthur Ollman explores the imagery and photographic history of nine twentieth-century photographers who portrayed their wives over a period of years.
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The Idea of Louis Sullivan
By John SzarkowskiIn the early 1950s, John Szarkowski photographed the major buildings of turn-of the century Chicago architect Louis Sullivan.
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Come Live with Me and be My Love
By Pamela NorrisEnglish love poems by Marlowe, Spenser, Sidney, Jonson, Shakespeare, Lovelace, and Donne are accompanied by Italian Renaissance paintings
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Flowers, Flowers, Flowers
By Andy WarholThis delightful book of blooms is filled with Warhol's droll quips and playful aphorisms.80 pp.
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Cat Alphabet
By Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.)Common feline characteristics are presented in alphabetical order through a variety of artwork containing cats from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Life Photographers: What They Saw
By John LoengardA collection of interviews and 270 photographs traces the work, experiences, and careers of the original staff photographers of LIFE magazine, documenting how they pioneered the picture story and the photographic essay. 15,000 first ...
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Women in Love: Portraits of Lesbian Mothers & Their Families
By Barbara Seyda, Diana HerreraLooks at the daily realities of parenting and living as a lesbian in the United States
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The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History
By Spiro KostofAll cities consist of certain basic elements--streets, parks, public places, and boundaries--and it is to these day-to-day pieces of urban experience that this book turns, providing a fascinating understanding of walls, fortifications, ...
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Chim: The Photographs of David Seymour
By David Seymour, Inge BondiIn this first comprehensive retrospective of Chim's work, featuring over 150 images, many never before published, a haunting social portrait and critique of the turbulent events of the twentieth century emerges, from France's Front ...