Hanna Höch: bilderbuch
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Hannah Höch´s "Bilderbuch" (Picture Book) from 1945 is finally being published. It presents the fantastic adventures of Rennquicke, Döfchen, Schnifti and Meyer 1, mythical creatures which seem like a dream in a zoological garden, surrounded by fairy tale flowers and plants.
Hanna Höch: bilderbuch
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Hannah Höch´s "Bilderbuch" (Picture Book) from 1945 is finally being published. It presents the fantastic adventures of Rennquicke, Döfchen, Schnifti and Meyer 1, mythical creatures which seem like a dream in a zoological garden, surrounded by fairy tale flowers and plants.
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This is Greece
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Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original, first published in 1966. The illustrations have been meticulously preserved and the facts updated for the twenty-first century. The illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s playful narrative, make perfect souvenirs that will delight both children and parents. "This is Greece" captures the flavor and(...)
This is Greece
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Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original, first published in 1966. The illustrations have been meticulously preserved and the facts updated for the twenty-first century. The illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s playful narrative, make perfect souvenirs that will delight both children and parents. "This is Greece" captures the flavor and tradition of the birthplace of Western civilization. There’s Athens, with its spectacular views of the Acropolis, the Parthenon, temples, theaters, and marketplaces; architecture-renowned Corinth; Mycenae, inhabited since 3000 B.C.; Olympia, home of the gods; Delphi, famous for its legendary oracle; and the beautiful isles. There’s also modern-day Greece, where life is lived on street corners, in squares, and at tables amid reminders of the past.
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Book of cities
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This facsimile edition of Ventura’s original book, first published in 1975, provides a colorful, educational, and unique tour of major world cities. Delight in each city as you look for the London policeman holding up traffic, children shoveling the heavy snow of the side streets in Moscow, clerks waiting on customers in a huge Parisian department store, or the steam(...)
Book of cities
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This facsimile edition of Ventura’s original book, first published in 1975, provides a colorful, educational, and unique tour of major world cities. Delight in each city as you look for the London policeman holding up traffic, children shoveling the heavy snow of the side streets in Moscow, clerks waiting on customers in a huge Parisian department store, or the steam rising from the Chinese food cooking on a tiny houseboat in Hong Kong. The finely drawn illustrations and humorous details are a celebration of the many ways people live, work, travel, and have fun in the major cities of the world.
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In this instructive and illustrated manual, Norbert E. Yankielun, a seasoned cold-regions explorer and researcher, takes readers step-by-step through the process of constructing and inhabiting a range of useful snow structures—from the most basic to the more complex.
How to build an igloo and other snow shelters
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In this instructive and illustrated manual, Norbert E. Yankielun, a seasoned cold-regions explorer and researcher, takes readers step-by-step through the process of constructing and inhabiting a range of useful snow structures—from the most basic to the more complex.
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Montréal d'est en ouest
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Ce livre fourmille d'informations de toutes sortes sur la vie de Montréal, sur son histoire, sa culture, sa géographie, ses habitants.
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March 1999, Laval
Montréal d'est en ouest
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Ce livre fourmille d'informations de toutes sortes sur la vie de Montréal, sur son histoire, sa culture, sa géographie, ses habitants.
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Vivre comme... les Égyptiens
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Ce livre offre aux enfants des informations précises sur l'histoire de l'Égypte ancienne et sur la mode de vie de ses habitants; plus de 200 photos, reproductions et schémas de couleur; des cartes et des tableaux chronologiques; et 15 ateliers de bricolage pour tenter de reconstituer le vie des Égyptiens.
Vivre comme... les Égyptiens
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Ce livre offre aux enfants des informations précises sur l'histoire de l'Égypte ancienne et sur la mode de vie de ses habitants; plus de 200 photos, reproductions et schémas de couleur; des cartes et des tableaux chronologiques; et 15 ateliers de bricolage pour tenter de reconstituer le vie des Égyptiens.
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October 1998, Paris
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In House, illustrator Albert Lorenz tells the story of human habitations through time and around the world. He conveys the enormous variety and drama of human experience, portraying an amazing range of traditional dwellings, from palace to igloo, and also such diverse settings as a monastery, a prison, a whaling ship and even a space station.
House : showing how people have lived throughout history with examples drawn from the lives of legendary men and women
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In House, illustrator Albert Lorenz tells the story of human habitations through time and around the world. He conveys the enormous variety and drama of human experience, portraying an amazing range of traditional dwellings, from palace to igloo, and also such diverse settings as a monastery, a prison, a whaling ship and even a space station.
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California pop-up book
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The California Pop-Up Book is a creative exploration of the California experience through 3D pop-ups, pull-outs, booklets and narratives. Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000, this book highlights the relitionship between the arts and the way the Golden State has been protrayed and conceived in popular imagination.
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January 1900, New York
California pop-up book
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The California Pop-Up Book is a creative exploration of the California experience through 3D pop-ups, pull-outs, booklets and narratives. Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000, this book highlights the relitionship between the arts and the way the Golden State has been protrayed and conceived in popular imagination.
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January 1900, New York
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De l'Alhambra au château de Versailles, découvrez les plus beaux monuments du monde, témoignage des anciennes civilisations et des architectures audacieuses. En 32 cartes reliées en éventail, découvrez pour chaque monument son histoire, d'hier à aujourd'hui ainsi que des anecdotes et des légendes étonnantes.
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January 1900, Paris
L'éventail : les monuments du monde
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De l'Alhambra au château de Versailles, découvrez les plus beaux monuments du monde, témoignage des anciennes civilisations et des architectures audacieuses. En 32 cartes reliées en éventail, découvrez pour chaque monument son histoire, d'hier à aujourd'hui ainsi que des anecdotes et des légendes étonnantes.
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Building Canada
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Beginning with an illustrated timeline from 1600 to the present, this book explores the diversity of Canadian architecture. Shemie covers a variety of structures - shelters, multiple dwellings, churches, office buildings, banks and government buildings - and also discusses the development of large cities and the growth of suburbs.
Building Canada
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Beginning with an illustrated timeline from 1600 to the present, this book explores the diversity of Canadian architecture. Shemie covers a variety of structures - shelters, multiple dwellings, churches, office buildings, banks and government buildings - and also discusses the development of large cities and the growth of suburbs.
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February 2001, Toronto
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