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Lost worlds; ruins of the Americas.

Drooker, Arthur.

978-1-85149-674-7

This is a lovely book (oversize: 10x12 inches) featuring gorgeous black & white photos on virtually every page. Drooker titled his introductory essay "Finding Myself in Lost Worlds," and it's clear he journeys and photographs with a passion for capturing an intimate visual experience. Here he presents photos of 34 sites in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America, along with narrative and descriptive text. Author Pico Iyer provides a foreword. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Monet at Giverny.

Holmes, Caroline.

978-1-870673-74-7

Impressionist painter Claude Monet spent 43 years at Giverny, creating gardens and painting them for his most well-known work. Visitors can now tour the site, which has been recreated to exactly replicate the foliage, flowers, and lighting conditions Monet painted. In this illustrated 8x9.5 inches book, Holmes, a garden historian, gives many horticultural details on the garden's plants, and presents many quotes from Monet and his contemporaries. In addition to color paintings, the book offers b&w historical photos of the artist in his studio and his gardens, plus contemporary color photos of locations in the recreated gardens, for a total of about 150 illustrations. The book is distributed in North America by ACC Publishing Group. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Ocean liner posters.

Cadringher, Gabriele. Text by Anne Massey.

978-1-85149-673-0

For graphic designers and maritime history buffs, here is a collection of posters assembled by aficionado Cadringer, a collector and restoration expert specializing in memorabilia and furniture from ocean liners. The posters are presented in an oversize format (9.75x12 inches) along with contextual text in chronological chapters beginning with the birth of maritime companies in the second half of the 19th century. Brief bios of the poster designers complete the volume. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Railway posters.

Favre, Thierry.

978-1-85149-672-3

Today's graphic artists and ad campaign professionals would do well to study this collection of posters created in the early decades of the 20th century as rail travel became popular for tourists, and railway companies were eager to promote attractiveness, mystique, and romantic exclusiveness. Rail and art aficionado Favre provides a history of railways — describing their construction in Europe and the US during the 19th century and their evolution over the decades. His narrative is interwoven with full-page display of the posters. Brief bios of 28 poster designers round out the presentation. The volume is oversize: 10x12.25 inches. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)