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Vendor: George Santayana
The Sense of Beauty; Being the Outlines of AestheticTheory
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Vendor: Benedetto Croce
The Essence of Aesthetic
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Vendor: Teresa J. Brown
Be Inspired: : Adult Coloring Book for Stress Relief Volume 1
Be Inspired is an adult coloring book that will inspire your creativity. This book contains 30 unique illustrations inspired by nature. The book is designed to help you find relief from stress and to allow you to lose yourself in the unique world of...- $11.95
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Vendor: Keiko I. McDonald
Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context
Reading a Japanese Film, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides viewers new to Japanese cinema with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made....- $90.00
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Vendor: Anita Yasuda
Japanese Children's Fabrics: 1950s-1970s
This book will take you on an unforgettable comic adventure through the colorful and cute imaginations of mid-century Japanese textile designers. Travel on the hem of fun and vibrant children's manga or illustration, translated into fabric designs. Over 300 images portray children, animals, and...- $34.95
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Vendor: Leo Katz
26 Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of Lithographs, Etchings, and Engravings by Leo Katz
This chronological description of prints highlights the innovative career of Leo Katz the artist, author, educator, and philosopher. 26 Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of Lithographs, Etchings, and Engravings by Leo Katz documents the broad range of Katz's skills, from landscape to portraits to murals...- $24.99
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Vendor: David Morgan
The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling
David Morgan builds on his previous groundbreaking work to offer this new, systematically integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture. Providing key tools for scholars across disciplines studying the materiality of religions, Morgan gives an accessibly written theoretical overview including case...- $34.95
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Vendor: Robert Ornig
Zagreb Sketched
A stunning look at Zagreb presented as unique sketches of the city, this is sure to be a great little book for your collection.Author: Robert OrnigISBN-10: 0359985122ISBN-13: 9780359985128Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2019Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d- $9.00
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Vendor: Clive Scott
Street Photography: From Brassai to Cartier-Bresson
Street photography is perhaps the best-loved and most widely known of all photographic genres, with names like Cartier-Bresson, Brassai and Doisneau familiar even to those with a fleeting knowledge of the mediumAuthor: Clive ScottISBN-10: 1845112687ISBN-13: 9781845112684Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2007Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 9.21h x...- $190.00
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Vendor: Linda Berg
The Kissing Pot: Invest in Your Love
" We all choose to invest in various things in our lives. This unique book explains a simple plan to invest in love by taking time in our busy lives to let love grow. If you wish to purchase your own Kissing Pot jar,...- $16.99
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Vendor: Marilyn Taft Thomas
Leadership in the Arts: An Inside View
A must read for anyone considering a career in arts management A how-to manual on creative and effective leadership in the arts Moral support for people already engaged in this activity An inside view of the artistic environment A wealth of advice and hard-earned...- $22.99
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Vendor: Patrick Grant
Reading Modernity, Modernism and Religion Today: Spinoza and Van Gogh
Secularism has produced from within itself a crisis of fragmentation and incoherence that is widespread today. Detailed readings of Spinoza and van Gogh describe the emergence of this crisis, which reconfigured understandings of traditional religious values can be efficacious without compromising the gains made...- $66.99
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Vendor: Benjamin Franklin Wilson
The Parthenon at Athens, Greece and at Nashville, Tennessee
Explore the architectural marvel of "The Parthenon at Athens, Greece and at Nashville, Tennessee" by Benjamin Franklin Wilson, III. This meticulously researched work delves into the history and significance of the Parthenon, both the iconic original in Athens and its remarkable replica in Nashville....- $13.95
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Vendor: John Quincy Former Ow Adams
Poems of Religion and Society
Experience the poetic insights of one of America's most dynamic and influential political leaders. In "Poems of Religion and Society," John Quincy Adams offers a glimpse into the spiritual and intellectual life of a man who helped shape the course of American history.This work...- $30.95
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Vendor: Francis Marion Crawford
Constantinople
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Vendor: The Burlington Fine Arts Club
The Burlington Fine Arts Club: 17, Savile Row, W., Rules, Regulations, and Bye-laws With List of Me
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Vendor: Hubert Von Herkomer
My School and My Gospel
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Vendor: Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
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Vendor: Florence Ordway Bean
Bookbinding for Beginners
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Vendor: Dieter Roelstraete
Kleine Welt
Published on the occasion of the Kleine Welt exhibition at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, this book offers a close-up look at the art and semantics of the book cover, focusing on the images of Caspar David Friedrich and Paul Klee and...- $20.00
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Vendor: E. B. Hunter
Acting the Part: Audience Participation in Performance
Acting the Part offers a paradigm for understanding how audiences participate in immersive theater, from physical spaces like the Globe in London to digital spaces like social virtual reality. Reading across twenty-first century productions of ancient Greek tragedies and William Shakespeare's plays, E. B....- $100.00
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Vendor: Tara Annette Rocker
Kayden Kicks High!
Author: Tara Annette RockerISBN-10: 1966954638ISBN-13: 9781966954637Publisher: Snook & Gator PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2025Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d- $4.99
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Vendor: Kinfolk
Kinfolk 57
Since 2011 Kinfolk has established itself as a leader in art and culture, design and aesthetics, architecture, and homes and interiors. Our quarterly lifestyle magazine is sold in over 100 countries, published in three languages and makes the perfect coffee table magazine or gift...- $22.00
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Vendor: Carol Motsinger
A Beginner's Pastel Journey: Your first steps into the world of soft pastel art
Author: Carol MotsingerISBN-13: 9798349493492Publisher: Greyart DesignsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2025Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d- $7.99
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Vendor: John Conway
All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
Author: John Conway, C. M. Kosemen, Darren NaishISBN-10: 1291177124ISBN-13: 9781291177121Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2012Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.26d- $47.19
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Vendor: Anais Orantez Middleton
The Maverick: Volume Four
Welcome to Volume 4 of The Maverick Undergraduate Literary and Arts Journal, a captivating showcase of creativity, intellect, and imagination. As the beating heart of our academic community, this journal is a vibrant testament to the profound synergy between literature and art. Within these...- $20.00
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Vendor: Lee Roy Kunz
The Boar
After being wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife, disgraced cop Al Palmer is released ten years later into a world that has left him behind, and a daughter who is estranged, burdened by the years she believed he was guilty. As Al...- $54.99
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Vendor: Idbcom LLC
The bulls of Francisco de Goya: 75 masterpieces
Goya was always, in addition to being a painter, a Spaniard, and fundamentally an Aragonese. He never despised his birthplace or his origin but rather showed, through his art, his knowledge of Spanish customs and traditions. His passion was Spain: his land, sun, and...- $14.99
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Vendor: Tenth House
Happy Rabbits - A Sweet Rabbit Themed Coloring Book: Coloring Book for Kids and Adults a gift for all ages
This is the perfect coloring book for bunny rabbit animal lovers to express their creativity, relax and have fun!This coloring book is great for anyone of all ages and makes the perfect gift for anyone in your life! (especially during these difficult times)Help animal...- $5.50
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Vendor: Layla Abu Othman
Mandala Coloring Book for Adults: Big Mandalas to Color for Creative And Relaxation
50 big mandala designs with thick lines and large spaces to easily color for relaxing fun. Each mandala is printed on one side of each large 8.5" x 11" page. A great gift idea for kids and adults who prefer large print. Containing a...- $9.99
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Vendor: J. Santos
Fun Mandalas & Patterns: A Coloring Book to Free your Mind
This coloring book contains authentic illustrations of various mandala inspired designs. These coloring pages are perfect for children and adults alike who enjoy creative activities and hobbies. Art therapy is good for stress relief and maintaining positive mental health. Grab a book, turn some...- $6.95
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Vendor: Julia Rose
The Big Book of Blessings
THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE BIG BOOK COLLECTION IS OFFICIALLY HERE! Born on a balcony in southern Spain, The Big Book of Blessings is an intimate collection of pieces written by Julia Rose. Inside you will find over 170 pages of her most personal...- $29.99
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Vendor: Heinrich F. Plett
Enargeia in Classical Antiquity and the Early Modern Age: The Aesthetics of Evidence
The present study provides an extensive treatment of the topic of enargeia on the basis of the classical and humanist sources of its theoretical foundation. These serve as the basis for detailed analyses of verbal and pictorial works of the Classical Antiquity and the...- $167.00
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Vendor: C. H. B. Quennell
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich a Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a...- $19.99
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Vendor: S. Russell Forbes
Rambles in Rome: an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna
Rambles in Rome - an arch ological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas...- $41.50
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Vendor: Paul Crowther
Phenomenologies of Art and Vision: A Post-Analytic Turn
Contemporary discussions of the image like to emphasize art's societal functions. Few studies come close to answering why pictures and sculptures fascinate and intrigue regardless of any practical functions they might serve. In this original, thought-provoking study, Paul Crowther reveals the intrinsic significance of...- $51.95
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Vendor: Marcia Abreu
The Cultural Revolution of the Nineteenth Century: Theatre, the Book-Trade and Reading in the Transatlantic World
The beginnings of what we now call 'globalization' dates from the early sixteenth century, when Europeans, in particular the Iberian monarchies, began to connect 'the four parts of the world'. From the end of the eighteenth and throughout the nineteenth centuries, technical advancements, such...- $44.95
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Vendor: S. Colleary
Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy: The Comic 'i'
One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of...- $54.99
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Vendor: Anne Cremieux
Understanding Blackness Through Performance: Contemporary Arts and the Representation of Identity
How does the performance of blackness reframe issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality? Here, the contributors look into representational practices in film, literature, fashion, and theatre and explore how they have fleshed out political struggles, while recognizing that they have sometimes maintained the...- $64.99
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Vendor: J. Lansdale
Decentring Dancing Texts: The Challenge of Interpreting Dances
Eleven authors analyse recent dance practices in the theatre, in club culture and on film, addressing dance in interdisciplinary relationship with music, painting and play texts. This text attempts to fill a gap with an up-to-date account of exciting and challenging new work, illuminated...- $54.99
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Vendor: P. Lichtenfels
Performance, Politics and Activism
Considering both making political performance and making performance politically, this collection explores engagements of political resistance, public practice and performance media, on various scales of production within structures of neoliberal and liberal government and power.Author: P. LichtenfelsISBN-10: 1349326356ISBN-13: 9781349326358Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2013Pages: 274Format:...- $54.99
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Vendor: M. Tian
Mei Lanfang and the Twentieth-Century International Stage: Chinese Theatre Placed and Displaced
The first book-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized in female roles on the twentieth-century international stage. Tian investigates Mei Lanfang's presence and influence and the transnational and intercultural appropriations of...- $54.99
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Vendor: Charles Paul Landon
Annales Du Musée Et De L'ecole Moderne Des Beaux-arts. Seconde Collection. Partie Ancienne. Galerie De M. Massias
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Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-Garden Displayed (1809), Volume 17
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Vendor: James Ward
Historic Ornament: Pottery
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Vendor: Oliver Optic
Outward Bound, Or, Young America Afloat: A Story of Travel and Adventure
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Vendor: New York Public Library
Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Volume 24
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Essays On Art and Archaeology
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Volume 45
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Volume 2
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Art Books
Art books are collections of written content and visual imagery that focus on various aspects of art, including history, techniques, movements, artists, and specific mediums. Art books serve as valuable resources for art enthusiasts, students, professionals, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the diverse world of art.
One of the fundamental purposes of art books is to provide an in-depth exploration of different art movements throughout history. These books cover significant periods such as the Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and contemporary art, shedding light on the context, characteristics, and prominent artists within each movement. By studying these books, readers gain an understanding of the evolution of art and how societal, political, and cultural influences shape artistic expression. Art books also offer valuable insights into the lives and works of celebrated artists. Biographies and monographs provide detailed examinations of individual artists, offering glimpses into their personal lives, inspirations, techniques, and artistic philosophies. Through these publications, readers can delve into the fascinating stories behind the masterpieces and better understand the motivations and creative processes of these iconic figures.
Moreover, art books often showcase various artistic techniques, mediums, and materials. From painting and sculpture to printmaking and photography, these books offer valuable instructional content, step-by-step demonstrations, and practical tips to artists looking to enhance their skills. They can be instrumental for both beginners and experienced artists, providing inspiration and guidance on aspects like composition, color theory, perspective, and more. Beyond historical and instructional content, art books offer a curated selection of images, showcasing artworks from renowned museums, private collections, and exhibitions. These visual collections allow readers to appreciate the diversity and brilliance of artistic creations firsthand, with high-quality reproductions that capture the nuances, textures, and details of the original works.
Art books serve as valuable resources for individuals interested in exploring different facets of art. Offering historical context, biographical insights, instructional content, and visual collections, these books provide readers with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the artistic world. Whether as educational tools, sources of inspiration, or cherished collectors' items, art books contribute significantly to the enrichment of art lovers and the wider cultural community.
Popular Art Books
Art books are a beloved category among book enthusiasts, offering an exploration of various art forms, artists, movements, and techniques. With their striking visuals and insightful texts, art books have a universal appeal that transcends cultural boundaries. Within this vast collection, there are several popular books that have captured the hearts and minds of readers around the world. Let's delve into some of these captivating titles.
1. "The Story of Art" by E.H. Gombrich: Widely considered a masterpiece in art education, this book presents a comprehensive overview of art history. Gombrich's engaging writing style and accessible language make it an ideal choice for beginners and experienced art lovers alike.
2. "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger: This seminal work explores the ways in which we perceive and interpret art. Berger's thought-provoking essays, combined with captivating imagery, challenge traditional notions of art and offer a fresh perspective on the subject.
These are just a few examples of the popular books within the art book collection. Whether you are an art enthusiast, a student, or simply someone who appreciates beauty, there is an art book out there that will captivate and inspire you with its stunning visuals and profound insights.
What sets White Rain Book House apart from other bookstores is its commitment to acquiring rare and limited-edition art books. Acquiring these treasures is an incredibly meticulous process, involving extensive research, collaborations with reputable publishers and dealers, and attending art fairs and exhibitions to ensure a distinctive collection that cannot be found elsewhere. Art collectors and aficionados flock to White Rain Book House, knowing they can find unique editions that enhance their collections and deepen their knowledge of the art world.

