Books published by Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.

The essential guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches, with complete information on over 1,400 models from some 130 international brands.

The New York Times best seller, trusted by millions of dads-to-be--completely revised and updated

A crimson fish wrestles a man. A horned demon stares menacingly. These vivid scenes are tattoos, created in pain, incised in the flesh of the Yakuza, Japan's feared secret society of gangsters

This biography of Tamara de Lempicka is written by her daughter and illustrated with personal photographs and the artists own paintings.

Our most passionate music, rooted in ancient Africa but brought to blossom in America at the doorstep of the twentieth century.

The best-selling guide to today's most exciting players, completely revised and updated.

The first-ever history of fantasy illustration. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum in 2021.

The life of America's most beloved artist, in his own words - back in print with restored text and drawings, new illustrations, and more.

The essential guide for fathers of one- and two-year-olds, completely revised and updated, teaches new dads how to make a positive impact in the milestone years of their child's development. Illustrations.

Now in an affordable edition, a splendid pageant of the animal kingdom as the Middle Ages saw it, by Christian Heck

A visual history of Rock and Roll, which centres on the posters that were created to advertise musicians and concerts. The book also contains photographs of the poster artists, and the venues that displayed their work.

Acclaimed as the definitive volume on artist Franz Kline, this book provides firsthand accounts of his Bohemian life and powerful work.

A new edition of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, with illustrations by Clara M. Burd--an irresistible author-artist pairing sure to delight all lovers of the classic novel

A delightful gift book celebrating the important role of man's best friend in the life and work of America's greatest illustrator

A beguiling invitation to the world of mushroom hunting - combining practical advice and recipes with tales and photographs from a lifetime on the hunt.

A ravishing photographic portrait of a hidden gem of the Aegean

Lifelike and delectable watercolours of fruit - in a book about as tall as a pear.

Build-A-Bug allows you to mix and match heads, thoraxes, and abdomens to make 1,000 remarkable insects!

This petite volume presents 250 eye-catching examples from the 17th century to the present, including many of today's top designers such as Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Roger Vivier, and Nicholas Kirkwood.