Prestel

An accompanying book written by Petra Gilroy-Hirtz and published by Prestel is out now

Julian Schnabel's Polaroids: 'Smoke and mirrors and happy accident' Kate Kellaway 2010

Many years ago back in Scotland I used very regularly buy pirate stuff at the Barras in Glasgow, back when the internet meant Prestel and a 12/75 modem, so hopping on my bike for a thrash up to Glasgow at the weekends for a visit to the friendly dealers was always a pleasant way to pass the time.

Net auctions primary source of purchased pirate media in Japan 2009

In a difficult year, we took pleasure where we could get it, whether it was Richard Diebenkorn's luminous book The Ocean Park Series Prestel, Howard Hodgkin's lively paintings at Gagosian, George Braque's essential dynamism at Acquavella Galleries, the sublime show of Indian paintings at the Met, or Werner Herzog's unforgettable Caves of Forgotten Dreams.

David Coggins: Occupational Hazards: The Cultural Dissonance of 2011 David Coggins 2012

In a difficult year, we took pleasure where we could get it, whether it was Richard Diebenkorn's luminous book The Ocean Park Series Prestel, Howard Hodgkin's lively paintings at Gagosian, George Braque's essential dynamism at Acquavella Galleries, the sublime show of Indian paintings at the Met, or Werner Herzog's unforgettable Caves of Forgotten Dreams.

David Coggins: Occupational Hazards: The Cultural Dissonance of 2011 David Coggins 2012

Being reminded of them is one of the great charms of 'Zeitgeist and Glamour: ­Photo­graphy of the 60s and 70s' Prestel, 367 pages, $65 by ­Nicola Erni.

Photo-Op: Young and Restless 2011

'A Racing and Breeding Tradition: The Horses of the Aga Khan' Prestel, 287 pages, $75 is a sumptuous portrait of the family passion.

Photo-Op: Princes of the Turf 2011

The exhibition, beautifully chosen and arranged by Marilyn Symmes, is accompanied by a lavish monograph DelMonico Books/Prestel and the Zimmerli Art Museum devoted to Ms. Snyder's print oeuvre.

The Lady of the Wild Things Lance Esplund 2011

I walked from there to Prestel, who also distributes the eccentric, profound and passionate Lothar Schirmer and realized that I couldn't seem to shake the Germans.

Amazing Illustrated Art Books And Their Brilliant Publishers (PHOTOS) 2011

'Drawing Fashion: A Century of Fashion Illustration' Prestel, 240 pages, $49.95 , the catalog for an exhibition on view at London's Design Museum, unites the work of these pioneers alongside dozens more from later decades.

Photo Op: Drawn to Dots 2011

Descriptive brochures of Waits lay next to FAB GEAR: The Beatles and Fashion by Paolo Hewitt Prestel, $45, also coming this fall.

Amazing Illustrated Art Books And Their Brilliant Publishers (PHOTOS) 2011