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Mushrooms includes 16 outstanding botanical illustrations from León Dufour’s Atlas of Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms (1891). These lifelike colour engravings include the chanterelle and black trumpet mushroom, fit for a delicious meal, and others best left on the forest floor, like the deadly fly agaric. Presented in a handsome box, these notecards are the perfect stationery for the forager or mycophile in your life.

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This notecard set, Fruit: Selections from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, reproduces 16 individual watercolours — including an apple, an avocado, an orange, and a strawberry. These vibrant and lifelike watercolours were commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture as a national register of fruits, featuring varieties from the United States and around the world. This scrumptious notecard set comes housed in a presentation-quality box.

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From the 1950s through today, here is the - complete - visual history of the rock concert poster: the funkiest bills advertising Elvis, B.B. King, and Howlin'' Wolf; the multicoloured psychedelic hallucinations promoting the Grateful Dead, Dylan, and the Doors; the deliciously tasteless art for the Sex Pistols, Crime, and the Clash. From the Red Dog Saloon in San Francisco, where the psychedelic scene started, to CBGB, New York''s punk Mecca, and beyond. 1,500 images searched out world-wide from clubs, attics, and bedroomsas well as more formal collectionsare reproduced in their original blazing colours. Replete with firsthand historyincluding exclusive interviews with scores of insiders, poster artists, musicians, and promotersthis is the ultimate high for the rock music fan, required reading for the poster collector, a treasure trove for the graphic artist, and a riotous feast for anyone who digs pop culture.

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The Detailed Notes are luxury notecards that feature a striking close-up of a great artwork on the front, and the entire artwork on the back. Each set is housed in a presentation-quality box. This set, The Trees of North America, reproduces details of four exquisite hand-coloured plates from François-André Michaux's classic North American Sylva, by such masters of botanical art as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa.

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Between 1886 and 1942, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pomology Division — pomology being the study of fruit growing — commissioned an illustrated register of fruits. These watercolour illustrations were invaluable to growers, who used them as records of prized varieties that were in danger of being stolen or counterfeited by competitors. The illustrations realistically portrayed fruit in all conditions, showing not only immaculate pomegranates fit to eat off of the page but bruised bananas as well. These watercolours, most of which were painted by women, chronicle an agricultural landscape at the turn of the twentieth century and provide a visual time capsule of many fruit varieties now lost. This book highlights 250 vibrant, mouthwatering watercolours from the Pomological Watercolor Collection, showing fruit from all 50 states and around the world, from apples and oranges to gooseberries and plums. As small as an apple or avocado you would hold in your hand, this miniature book will entice both gourmets and art lovers.

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This tiny yet majestic volume introduces us to some 250 queens who ruled in their own right - who were crowned as the sovereigns of their countries or, in some cases, decided to crown themselves. It begins with queens of the ancient world and ends with those ruling today, encompassing along the way both household names, like Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great, and those who deserve to be better known, like Margaret I of Denmark and Ranavalona I of Madagascar. Each queen is represented by her portrait - painted, carved, engraved, or photographed - and an interesting fact about her reign. This Tiny Folio will be the perfect gift for the powerful women in your life.

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A perfect gift for art lovers to store notes, addresses, and telephone numbers This elegant, attractive address book is the perfect addition to any desk or telephone table. Features eighty address-and-telephone pages with tab indexes and space for noting birthdays, forty full-colour images, and soil-resistant cover.

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