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CADILLAC ARTS CENTRE | 1533 CADILLAC DETROIT MI 48214 | ENTRANCE OFF OF ST. PAUL

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“in this thicket, each smallest branch, plant, fern, root --- must now be isolated, observed, picked over, measured, raised as though a word, an accuracy were a pincer!” -Charles Olson
Art Deco Designs in Color, edited by Charles Rahn Fry (Dover, 1975). Art Deco Designs in Color, edited by Charles Rahn Fry (Dover, 1975).
Art Deco Designs in Color, edited by Charles Rahn Fry (Dover, 1975).
$18.00

Quarto, 46 pp., illustrataeed throughout in full color.

We absolutely love Dover books from this period. 46 pages of stunning color “designed for years of use!” Art by E. A. Seguy, Serge Gladky, and Georges Valmeir.

We hear that one of our favorite publishers @lostartpress is going to be doing a new marquetry book in the future with @albert.a.kleine. We're psyched to see it, but in the meantime . . . Modern Maquetry Handbook, edited by Harry J. Hobbs and Allan
Traditional Balinese Culture, selected and edited by Jane Belo (Columbia University Press, 1970). A massive volume of 18 essays published as the Western world was just being made aware of the beauty and complexity of the arts in Bali. Includes three
More photo essay than architectural monograph, a dense immersion into the work of Moderisme Catala architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner. Part of the Fotoscop series, it's easy to get lost in the blended world of Gothic and Art Nouveau both haunting an
A steamed classic. The book that changed America's taste in dumplings. Florence Lin expanded the palette from boring Chop Suey to a world of Chinese cooking, and this one's got all the baking secrets you need to know--noodles, wontons, dumplings, fla
A great introduction to the breadth of Yoko Ono's works--from the early Fluxus action pieces, through the sculptures, political actions, corporeal pieces, films, music--it's pretty much all in this one (and wonderfully narrated throughout by Barbara
Sweet Herbs and Sundry Flowers: Medieval Gardens and the Gardens of The Cloisters by Tanya Bayard (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985). The Cloisters reproduced the garden as depicted in their most famous work, The Unicorn Tapestry, as well as other m
Architecture in Northern Ghana: A Study of Forms and Functions, by Labelle Prussia (University of California Press, 1969). Super cool, hard to find volume on indigenous forms and settlement patterns in 6 villages of Northern Ghana. Form follows fun
Oskar Schlemmer, Man: Teaching Notes from the Bauhaus (MIT Press, 1971). A Bauhaus Book. A reconstruction of the notes from the one year that Schlemmer taught figure drawing at the Bauhaus. A super cool volumes that bridges the new ideas of Bauhaus
It’s a beautiful (if not a bit steamy) day in the D. Doors are open, Caribbean music on the turntable, and hot books for sale. We’re here until 6. Regular hours Wed-Sun noon to 6! #fieldrecordings #streetart #haitianstreetart
Signs are up, so it’s time to officially open! Join us TOMORROW for the Grand Opening of our store and the @cadillacartscentre from noon-6pm. It’s also the opening of @amenddetroit next door. And as always, @detroittakemehome will have
Need a last minute gift for your witchy mom? We’ve got you covered. Still softly open, but we’re here until 5 today.
Art Deco Designs in Color, edited by Charles Rahn Fry (Dover, 1975). We absolutely love Dover books from this period. 46 pages of stunning color “designed for years of use!” Art by E. A. Seguy, Serge Gladky, and Georges Valmeir. Only
We’re still in the soft phase of opening, but we love Independent Bookstore Day, so the chalkboard sign will be out on St. Paul and Cadillac this Saturday, April 25 from noon-5pm and we’ll be open for business. Been a long week of resto
HUGE thank you to everyone who braved the mercurial Michigan weather and came out to the shop yesterday! Instead of taking pictures, we loved meeting so many friends, new and old, and bonding over our communal love of books. We’re overjoyed th
Today! Come early for an artist reception at 11:00am with @laurenkalman around the corner at @imweiss_gallery Elegant ceramics from @jschatzstudio in the beautiful @detroittakemehome and stunning rugs and furniture upstairs @bowerbird.home.detroit
The Red Osier Dogwoods in front of the store are budding with April showers. Our plant section is also coming along. Drop in on Saturday’s sneak peek and tighten up your gardening game for this summer. #gardeningbooks #composting
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