The great fact of Nantucket is that change has left it all but unchanged. 210 black-and-white photographs show the old island in early views and in views of the same scene taken today: a remarkable document of a community evolving while remaining the same. Thoughtful text and captions comment on historic preservation.
Art Forms in the Plant World: 120 Full-Page Photographs by Karl Blossfeldt Blossfeldt's exquisite sharp-focus photo studies of plant form — leaves, buds, stems, seed pods, tendrils and twigs — won acclaim with publication of the 1928 edition of this book.
Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady by Roy Meredith Over 300 Brady photos reproduced directly from original negatives. Photos, lively commentary on Jackson, Webster, Grant, Lee, Carnegie, Barnum, Lincoln, Battle Smoke, Death of Rebel Sniper, Atlanta Just After Capture, more.
Snowflakes in Photographs by W. A. Bentley Over 850 illustrations of snow crystals, photographed by Bentley during a 50-year period, for use by artists, designers, and craftspeople in a variety of creative projects.
Old New York in Early Photographs by Mary Black New York City as it was 1853-1901, through 196 wonderful photographs: great blizzard, Lincoln's funeral procession, great buildings, much more.
