Here are some big books a big special someone that the Community Bookstore is recommending. You can order online or just walk into the store and BUY.
Tales of Chekhov by Anton Chekhov (Ecco, $150.00): 13 Beautiful Books in a Big ol’ Box! The most comprehensive collection of his stories, including both the hits and
the brilliant-but- lesser-known, showcasing Chekhov’s humor and
insight. Featuring critical essays and reminiscences by the likes of
Nadine Gordimer, Susan Sontag, and Russell Banks.
Hidden Letters annotated
by Deborah Slier and Ian Shine (Star Bright Books, $35.00): A
profoundly moving collection of letters and photographs from a young
Dutch man’s life during World War II, found in 1997 after remaining
hidden for decades. This book details the war-time story of a family in a manner we have not seen since Anne Frank’s diary.
An Irish Florilegium by Wendy Walsh (Thames & Hudson, $125.00): A gigantic lapful of a book, requiring two strong arms to lift. 48 hand-tipped color plates reproduce delicate original watercolor illustrations of both wild and garden flora. Includes an introduction on the history of plant collecting and horticulture in Ireland and individual notes to each plate.
Lapham’s Quarterly, Vols 1-4 ($100.00): A
box set of the first four issues (Winter through Fall, 2008) of Lewis
Lapham’s newest and most ambitious enterprise, including the almost
immedjetly hard-to-find “States of War” issue (el numero uno).
Verses and Versions: Three Centuries of Russian Poetry Selected and Translated by Vladimir Nabokov (Harcourt, $40.00): One of the great writers, critics, and minds of the 20th
century – Nabokov knew his Russian literature. For fans of poetry or of
Russia , this collection includes work most of us have never read.
Jewish Museums of the World: Masterpieces of Judaica by
Grace Cohen Grossman (Universe, $50.00): 10 lbs of beautiful book form
a comprehensive and staggering catalogue of myriad artifacts from
Jewish cross-cultural history, as well as the history of preserving
them, featuring beautiful full-color illustrations from museums spread
all over the world.
Lalanne(s) by Daniel Abadie (Flammarion, $125.00): An enormous and beautiful retrospective of the French sculptors who have been working and exhibiting together since 1964. It’s
all here, from the rhinoceros-desk and the onion-watch, to brass and
wool sheep benches, from bathtub-enclosing hippopotami, to the delicate
and weird finger sculptures . . .
The Complete Ripley Novels Boxed Set
by Patricia Highsmith (Norton, $100.00): Finally collected together in
a bea-yoo-tee- ful boxed set, these novels follow the chameleon Tom
Ripley through his thoroughly murderous and bizarrely seductive
escapades, which both implicate and goad us into sympathizing with this
most “debonair confidence man.”
The Printed Picture by
Richard Benson (MoMA, $60.00): Follow the physical, scientific, and
cultural evolution of the printed image, from the Renaissance up to
tomorrow, with this delectable art school textbook qua coffee table
book.