A crucial way our Fine Art and Reference collections grow is by generous donations of books by our community.

The below books are publications that our community has asked we keep in our library or that we know would be a great fit.

Here’s how it works: use the link provided to buy the book. Ship it to Nicole Rosengurt c/o Center for Book Arts, 28 W 27th St Fl 3, New York, NY 10001—or, if you’re in New York, ship it to yourself and drop it off so we can thank you in person! If you ship it to us, email your receipt to collections@centerforbookarts.org. Either way we will send you a donation receipt for your tax records.

We will remove books from the list as they are donated. Please also tell us if you consent to us crediting you as the donor in the catalog record.

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TITLEAUTHOR/EDITOR/PUBLISHERISBNLINKA WORD FROM THE LIBRARIAN
Book Measuring DeviceBuy from Ex-LibrisA tool for accurately measuring books, integral to making preservation enclosures
Thought experiments in Graphic Design EducationYván Martínez Arguiarro; Joshua Trees9780957350915; 0957350910Buy onlineThis would be a great contemporary addition to our typography section.
Image Text MusicCatherine TaylorBuy from Mack BooksMany visiting researchers are interested in photobooks and, specifically, the interplay of
text and image. This contemporary book from a publisher we love covers that subject specifically.
In Numbers : Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955Philip Aarons, Andrew Roth9780971548077Buy from Printed Matter An excellent historical look at artists’ serials, which happens to
be a special interest of mine, and is also relevant to the zinesters and writers in our community.
Queer Zines, Vol. 2Philip Aarons, AA BronsonBuy from MAC LyonA bibliography of zines by queer zinemakers. The LGBTQIA+
community has always been present in CBA’s studios and collections and we want to keep being a historical resource in that way.
Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972Lucy R. Lippard9780520210134Buy from UC PressWe love materials, but we also love concept…Here is the field upon
which the conflict may play out.
Digital Color and TypeRob Carter9782880466886Buy online
THE THING, THE BOOKJonn Herschend and Will RoganBuy from ChronicleA totally thrilling, collaborative exploration of the overlap between
object and book.
Cover to Cover: The Artists’ Book in PerspectiveRob Perrée9789056622824; 905662282XBuy online
Freedom of the Presses: Artists’ Books in the Twenty-First CenturyMarshall WeberBuy from BooklynThis is an exciting discussion of artists’ books as a platform to
engage communities and organize around social justice causes.
Artists’ Magazines:
An Alternative Space for Art		Gwen Allen9780262528412Buy from MIT PressAnother important book as we grow our holdings related to artists’ serial publication.
Aspects of Contemporary Book DesignEd. Richard Hendel9781609381752Buy from University of Iowa Press
10×10 Japanese PhotobooksPublisher: 10×10 Photobooks978-0-692-20866-3Buy onlineA gorgeous and crucial look at Japanese photobooks to serve our
large community of photographers and photobook-interested patrons.
10×10 American PhotobooksPublisher: 10×10 Photobooks and bookdummypress978-0-9896888-0-2Buy online It was published in a small edition of 500 copies…sigh…
Concrete Poetry:
A 21st-Century Anthology		Edited by Nancy PerloffBuy from UChicago
Fluxus Means Change: Jean Brown’s Avant-Garde ArchiveMarcia Reed9781606066621Buy from The GettyWe anticipate increased interest in Fluxus and book arts as a result of the Beau Geste Press exhibition, Summer 2023.
Ed Ruscha and Some Los Angeles ApartmentsVirginia Heckert978-1-60606-138-1Buy from the Getty
Esthétique du livre d’artiste 1960-1980: Une introduction à l’art contemporainAnne Moeglin-Delcroix9782360540136Buy from Copyright BE
Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop:
A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Mokuhanga		April Vollmer978-0770434816Buy from McClain’s Printmaking SuppliesUseful how-to guide for CBA students and artists, both beginning printmakers and serious moku hanga artists.
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