Architecture & Design

The World the Trains Made

A Century of Great Railroad Architecture in the United States and Canada

James D. Dilts

Dilts has written the first comprehensive study of the broad range of structures built in North America for the railroads during their heyday, providing an illustrated look at buildings from resort hotels to roundhouses and shops.

Distributed for ForeEdge

2018 304 p. 81/2 x 11 216 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-61168-802-3 $50.00

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Plans of Chicago

Robert Samuel Roche and Aric Lasher

Plans of Chicago uses the 1909 Burnham Plan as a precedent for reconnecting Chicago’s center to outlying suburbs. With 130 exquisite illustrations, this book offers practical, viable proposals for city living.

Distributed for the Architects Research Foundation

2010 160 p. 121/2 x 91/2 45 color plates, 100 halftones 217 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-615-28220-6 $45.00

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Carson Pirie Scott

Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store

Joseph M. Siry

“Siry’s book is not about a store per se. Rather, it is a vehicle for examining how one man’s ideas at once expressed and informed defining aspects of material life in his immediate milieu and beyond.” —Journal of American History

1988 304 p. 6 x 9 132 halftones 218 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-76137-4 $63.00

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Once Upon a Playground

A Celebration of Classic American Playgrounds, 1920–1975

Brenda Biondo

Before today’s safety-minded structures, America’s playgrounds were full of tottering seesaws, dizzying merry-go-rounds, and towering metal slides. Biondo’s book is a visual tribute to these iconic structures.

Myth and Fact

Jack Quinan

“Thoughtful and readable. . . . Quinan’s greatest contribution is in his ability to view the powerful yet serene form of the Larkin Building with its central light court not only as a remarkable modernist object, but also as a reflection of the goals and corporate culture of the huge soap company that built it.” —New York Times Book Review

1987, 2006 204 p. 81/2 x 91/4 103 halftones, 15 line drawings 220 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-69908-0 $34.00

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Beth Sholom Synagogue

Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Religious Architecture

Joseph M. Siry

“Set in the context of Wright’s designs for religious architecture, Siry’s brilliant, clear, and thoroughly documented monograph is the definitive work on the magisterial Beth Sholom Synagogue. This beautifully written book is indispensable for our grasp of the architect’s late work.” —Anthony Alofsin, University of Texas

2011 736 p. 81/2 x 11 10 color plates, 295 halftones 221 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-76140-4 $81.00

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The Architecture of Maritz & Young

Exceptional Historic Homes of St. Louis

Kevin Amsler and L. John Schott, AIA

Featuring more than 200 photographs, architectural drawings, and original floor plans of homes built in a variety of styles, this is the definitive history of the domestic architecture that still defines St. Louis.

“Lavishly illustrated. . . . Photographs, floor plans, and architectural drawings provide an intimate look inside the St. Louis homes that ‘are fancied above most others.’”—Missouri Historical Review

Distributed for Missouri Historical Society Press

2013 208 p. 7 x 10 196 halftones, 43 line drawings 222 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-883982-76-8 $29.95

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The Power of Love

Jewels, Romance and Eternity

Beatriz Chadour-Sampson

“From ancient betrothal bands to Victoria Beckham’s 14 engagement rings, Beatriz Chadour-Sampson explores how people have historically used jewels to show their affection.”—Jewelry Connoisseur

The Meaning of Style

Elizabeth Semmelhack

“A smörgåsbord of historical and contemporary examples, anecdotes, and stories revealing how each style has evolved. . . . An extremely good introduction to the vast and complex subject of why we wear the shoes that we wear.” —Journal of Dress History

Distributed for Reaktion Books

2017 368 p. 61/2 x 91/4 159 color plates, 13 halftones 224 Paper ISBN: 978-1-78914-080-4 $20.00

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Coloring Books for

Everyone Flowers of Love

A Kew Colouring Book

Illustrated by Sue Mason

Flowers of Love takes you through a lush garden of flowers such as sweethearts, forget-me-nots, and bleeding hearts. Mason has subtly woven in the theme of love throughout the book including a trail of hidden hearts. It features delightful, interconnected black and white drawings that will inspire artists of all stripes to let their imaginations run wild.

Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2016 44 p. 10 x 10 36 halftones 225 Paper ISBN: 978-1-84246-613-1 $15.00 Your Price: $5.00

Spice Trail

A Kew Colouring Frieze

Illustrated by Sue Mason

This coloring book is a globetrotting journey through nine of the most important spices. Mason has created beautiful scenes that combine the plants with animals from their native countries, including sesame plants with elephants, cinnamon with tigers, and cardamom with peacocks.

Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2015 16 p. 63/4 x 9 9 halftones 226 Paper ISBN: 978-1-84246-601-8 $13.00 Your Price: $5.00

Nature’s Portraits

A Coloring Book of Scales, Tails, Furs, and Wings

Peggy Macnamara

Nature’s Portraits offers 60 of Macnamara’s detailed animal drawings that can be brought brilliantly to life with nothing more than a few colored pencils or crayons. Many of the drawings depict animals as they might appear in their natural habitats, or animals found in museums, including Sue, the Field Museum’s resident Tyrannosaurus rex.