art, academic and non-fiction books
publishers’ Eastern and Central European representation

Name your list

Log in / Sign in

ta strona jest nieczynna, ale zapraszamy serdecznie na stronę www.obibook.com /// this website is closed but we cordially invite you to visit www.obibook.com

Traveler Artists Landscapes of Latin America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection
ISBN: PB: 9780982354414, DAP, Fundacion Cisneros, November 2015
256 pp., 26.7x25.4 cm, 80 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! In the 19th century, European and North American travelers illustrated narratives of their explorations in the New World that were published in Europe. Europeans imagined the tropics as a site for cultural imperialism and f...
PB:
£35,00
QTY:
Sonnets
ISBN: PB: 9781624620812, DAP, Publication Studio Hudson, October 2015
394 pp., 16.5x12 cm, 5 black&white illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! Walter Benjamin's sonnets, written to mourn his friend Fritz Heinle, constitute an important though little-known part of the philosopher's literary achievement and a unique contribution to the history of the German sonnet....
PB:
£20,00
QTY:
Surrealism in Belgium The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
ISBN: HB: 9782930117430, DAP, Marot, October 2015
160 pp., 31.1x26 cm, illustrated throughout
Not for sale in Estonia! From the start, the Belgian Surrealists – among them Rene Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Paul Nouge, E.L.T. Mesens and Marcel Marien – distinguished themselves from their Parisian counterparts with their dry wit, brilliant concept...
HB:
£50,00
QTY:
Zurbaran A New Perspective
ISBN: HB: 9788415113676, DAP, Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, October 2015
231 pp., 27.3x22.8 cm, 127 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! This volume offers the most comprehensive overview in print – and the first substantial English-language monograph in decades – on the great 17th-century Spanish painter Zurbaran. It spans his entire career, from his earlie...
HB:
£65,00
QTY:
Nicolo Degiorgis: Hidden Islam Islamic Makeshift Places of Worship in North East Italy, 2009-2013
ISBN: HB: 9788890981708, DAP, Rorhof, October 2015
90 pp., 24.6x17.2 cm, 43 colour illus., 84 black&white illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! In Italy the right to worship without discrimination is enshrined in the constitution. There are 1.35 million Muslims in Italy and yet, officially, only eight mosques in the whole country. Consequently, the Muslim populatio...
HB:
£40,00
QTY:
"Berlin Chronicle" Notices
ISBN: PB: 9781935662853, DAP, Publication Studio Hudson, October 2015
293 pp., 16.5x12 cm, 14 black&white illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! A companion volume to Walter Benjamin's (1892-1940) memoir "Berlin Childhood circa 1900", "The 'Berlin Chronicle'" Notices is now in a new translation by Carl Skoggard. The German-Jewish philosopher, theorist and critic Wal...
PB:
£20,00
QTY:
Berlin Childhood circa 1900
ISBN: PB: 9781935662136, DAP, Publication Studio Hudson, October 2015
326 pp., 16.5x12 cm, 31 black&white illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! This fresh translation by Carl Skoggard of philosopher Walter Benjamin's (1892-1940) engaging memoir remains faithful to the author's voice. Readers are offered glimpses of an anonymous Berlin childhood which might have bee...
PB:
£20,00
QTY:
Panerai
ISBN: HB: 9788831720748, DAP, Marsilio Editori, September 2015
232 pp., 33.7x33.4 cm, 105 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! The recent history of Officine Panerai is exceptional: from small craft workshop to manufacturer of fine sports watches, it has become now a leading player on the world's markets, given the remarkable speed with which the b...
HB:
£71,00
QTY:
The Poetry of Light Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
ISBN: PB: 9788831720502, DAP, Marsilio Editori, September 2015
384 pp., 29.1x24.3 cm, 185 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! The extraordinary collection of Venetian drawings in the national Gallery of Art of Washington is presented for the first time in this book: a hundred and forty-four works by the greatest Venetian masters (from Mantegna to...
PB:
£53,00
QTY:
Lee Friedlander Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
ISBN: HB: 9780871300713, DAP, Eakins Press Foundation, September 2015
88 pp., 22.8x21.5 cm, 58 black&white illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! On May 17, 1957, through the generosity of Bayard Rustin, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. This extraordinary event, organized by...
HB:
£40,00
QTY: