Widely regarded as "The Oldest Military Treatise in the World," this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; much more.
These engravings by a noted French artist perfectly embody the Baroque sensibility through architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, lush florals and foliates, borders, and other striking design elements. 46 illustrations.
Scores of dramatic engravings include powerful images from Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven, The Wandering Jew, others. Captions.
Bilingual anthology offers geographic and cultural diversity with stories from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Spain. Featured authors include Silvina Ocampo, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos, many others.
Maugham's semiautobiographical masterpiece traces the life of Philip Carey, a lonely, sensitive orphan burdened with a club foot, unattainable artistic aspirations, and a hopeless infatuation with a vulgar waitress.
Richly detailed illustrations incorporate historical and cultural motifs from around the world. Thirty-one designs include examples of Celtic, Islamic, Japanese, Egyptian art plus patterns inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, other trends.
The great surrealist's 1934 collage masterpiece features 182 bizarre, darkly humorous scenes of violent dreams and erotic fantasies. "One of the clandestine classics of our century."— The New York Times.
This treasury includes 44 of Schiele's finest drawings — portraits, character studies, nudes, more — all embodying the artist's distinctive and angular expressivity, revealing the inner psychological states and hidden personality traits of his subjects.