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The Ganzfeld #3 – $295
It’s not clear whether the third issue of The Ganzfeld should be regarded as a periodical or a book–but either way, it’s gloriously illustrated and esoterically insightful. Its graphically extravagant...
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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black - $395
Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black...
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The Burning of the Books – $1,425.-
This powerful sequence of 14 poems is the result of a unique collaboration between writer George Szirtes and artist Ronald King. Its genesis was King’s long fascination with Elias Canetti’s ‘Auto da...
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The Foundation Trilogy – $1,995
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES In 1941, Isaac Asimov, a young scientist and writer, was inspired by Edward Gibbon’s History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – and by...
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Cabinet of Natural Curiosities / Das Naturalienkabinett / Le cabinet des...
A most unusual collection of natural specimens Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Curiosities is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural...
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Fortunately, the Milk – $295
“I bought the milk,” said my father. “I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: T h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road.”...
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings – $295
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer . . . Come in . . . for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins....
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures – $295
Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic...
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Monster on the Hill – $325
Top Shelf is proud to announce the arrival of Rob Harrell, creator of the syndicated comic strip Big Top, and his first graphic novel series, Monster on the Hill. In a fantastical 1860s England, every...
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Tales From Outer Suburbia – $275
Shaun Tan follows THE ARRIVAL with a collection of off-the-wall tales combined with his genius illustrations in a unique hybrid format that will build on our current success. An exchange student...
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Locomotive – $275
All aboard! From the creator of the “stunning” (Booklist) Moonshot, a rich and detailed sensory exploration of America’s early railroads. It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are...
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The Monocle Guide to Better Living – $1,095
Full of writing, reports, and recommendations, The Monocle Guide to Better Living is original, informative, entertaining, and comprehensive. This is not a book about glitz but rather an upbeat survey...
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Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino’s Masterpiece – $495
When Pulp Fiction was released in theaters in 1994, it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. The New York Times called it a “triumphant, cleverly disorienting journey,” and thirty-one-year-old...
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Stress & Density – $7,250
First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards with a four-color tipped-in plate on the front cover and a black and white plate tipped in the back cover and title stamped in red...
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A Map of the World: The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers – $895
Maps help us understand the world. This book features the most original and sought-after map illustrators whose work is in line with the zeitgeist. Drawing a map means understanding our world a bit...
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Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II – $285
Nature Illuminated. The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two arts–calligraphy and miniature...
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Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American...
Natural Histories allows readers a privileged glimpse of seldom-seen, fully illustrated scientific tomes from the American Museum of Natural History’s Rare Book Collection. Forty essays from the...
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Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-Ourselves Guide – $275
The tools you need to create self-sufficient, ecologically sustainable cities. With more than half the world’s population now residing—and struggling to survive—in cities, we can no longer afford to...
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Grant Morrisons 18 Days – $395
From superstar creator Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman & Robin, The Invisibles), comes 18 Days, the story of three generations of super-warriors, meeting for the final battle of their...
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Hello, New York: An Illustrated Love Letter to the Five Boroughs – $325
Anyone who hearts New York will love this illustrated homage to the city. Artist, author, and New Yorker Julia Rothman brings humor and tenderness to an eclectic assortment of historical tidbits (how...
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Sam Kieth: Samplings and Dabblings – $325
Samplings and Dabblings serves as an 80-page retrospective of Sam Kieth’s work, coinciding with a major exhibition at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, and featuring scores of gorgeous art, all...
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Gerrit Rietveld – $895
From his first great design masterpiece, the Red-Blue Chair, to his final design for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld created a significant body of work and left a remarkable legacy....
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Moki – How to Disappear – $495
How to Disappear — it’s a constant concern in artist Moki’s work. Moki’s photorealistic paintings find inspiration in comic book themes and natural and human mysteries. Her images are unsettling and...
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The Zen of Steve Jobs – $235
An illustrated depiction of Steve Jobs’ friendship with Zen Buddhist Kobun Chino Otogawa and the impact it had on Jobs’ career Apple cofounder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) had such an enormous impact on so...
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The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration – $395
The Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of epidemics such as cholera and diphtheria, driven by industrialization,...
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The Road Cyclist’s Companion – $395
The Road Cyclist’s Companion As the inexorable rise of the bicycle continues, many casual cyclists are moving into a more serious brand of cycling, riding in road races, groups or in cycle clubs–and...
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Gods in Print: Masterpieces of India’s Mythological Art – $745
Gods in Print is the first comprehensive collection of early hand-colored lithographs, multiple-block chromolithographs, and offset print images of India’s world of gods and goddesses. India’s love of...
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Cy Twombly: A Monograph – $1,395
The pictorial creations by American artist Cy Twombly have represented, for more than 50 years, a sort of enigma that reinforces the mythic status of the artist. This book, takes into consideration...
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Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World’s Most Unusual Libraries...
How do you use your local library? Does it arrive at your door on the back of an elephant? Can it float down the river to you? Or does it occupy a phone booth by the side of the road? Public libraries...
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Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to...
Madness in Civilization The loss of reason, a sense of alienation from the commonsense world we all like to imagine we inhabit, the shattering emotional turmoil that seizes hold and won’t let go—these...
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