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Best Art Books

Most-published art books covering painting, sculpture, photography, and design.

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BibleBible1,200Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Glossaries, vocabularies, Early works to 1800, Bible6,084ukr, jpn, aym
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, Groth1,843Children's fiction, Toy and movable books, Christmas, fiction, Children's plays, English3,198arm, jpn, por
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe, J. J. Grandville1,686Crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Survival, Fiction2,419arm, por, bre
HamletWilliam Shakespeare1,603performing arts, Stage history, Reyes, reinas, soberanos, Venganza2,388arm, guj, sin
Frankenstein or The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley1,818Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character), Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)2,188spa, rus, ger
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1,508Drama, Regicides, Kings and rulers, Texts1,847arm, jpn, alb
Don Quijote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra1,600Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de), Quotations, Knights and knighthood, Social life and customs1,591jpn, ori, alb
The Art of War孙武, Sun Tzu 1,900Open Library Staff Picks, Early works to 1800, Military art and science, great_books_of_the_western_world1,434jpn, por, cmn
The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli1,515Political science, early works to 1800, Machiavel, Nicolas, 1469-1527. Prince, Classic Literature, Fiction1,407jpn, por, spa
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery1,908Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Country life, Friendship1,299pol, spa, jpn
WaldenHenry David Thoreau1,854Biography, Homes and haunts, American Authors, Social life and customs1,138eng, fre, chi
Narrative of the life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass1,845Douglass, frederick, 1818-1895, Biography, African American abolitionists, Abolitionists1,032eng, spa, und
DublinersJames Joyce1,914Daily Express, West Briton, Three Graces, The Lass of Aughrim996heb, spa, rus
Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare1,597Classical Literature, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Conflicto entre generaciones, Conflict of generations979arm, guj, sin
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare1,611English literature: Shakespeare criticism, English literature: Shakespeare texts, Plays / Drama, Literary Criticism804jpn, por, dan
DecameroneGiovanni Boccaccio1,516Fiction, historical, general, Europe, fiction, Fiction, Plague700arm, jpn, frm
Tao te Ching老子1,842Chinese Philosophy, Chinese language materials, Peace, Tao648heb, spa, may
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1,8551783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863639spa, kor, chi
The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu1,859Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions630heb, spa, rus
The Turn of the ScrewHenry James1,898Governesses, fiction, Children, fiction, Fiction, ghost, Fiction, fantasy563eng, chi, fre
The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan Poe1,841Murder, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, C. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)532epo, heb, spa
AeneisPublius Vergilius Maro1,710Poetry, Aeneas (Legendary character), Latin Epic poetry, Translations into English456arm, por, dan
The ChimesCharles Dickens, Richard Doyle1,800Classic Literature, Fiction, Social life and customs, English Christmas stories441spa, cze, ger
The Norsemen in the West, or, America before ColumbusRobert Michael Ballantyne1,872Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, historical, general, United states, fiction, Indians of north america, fiction425spa, eng
Much Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare1,600mistaken identities, performing arts, comedy, Drama400heb, spa, cpf
कामसूत्रVatsyāyana1,883Sex customs, Love, Sexual intercourse, Sex381spa, ger, hun
Os LusíadasLuís de Camões, Souza Botelho1,572Poetry, History, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel367eng, ita, ger
À reboursJoris-Karl Huysmans1,884Aesthetics, Fiction, Fiction, general, Translations from French336spa, und, ger
Sons and LoversD. H. Lawrence1,913Fiction, England in fiction, Working class families, Young men in fiction332eng, ger, mul
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce1,840Humor, English language, Semantics, Vocabulary312eng, ita, ger
Tender is the NightF. Scott Fitzgerald1,933Fiction, Psychiatrists, Wealth, Moral and ethical aspects of Wealth312spa, rus, cze
The Machine StopsE. M. Forster1,909English literature, Children's fiction, Science fiction, Technology311eng
A Room of One's OwnVirginia Woolf1,929Authorship, Economic conditions, Feminism, Feminist theory303pol, heb, spa
Houghton Mifflin Science CaliforniaHoughton Mifflin Company Staff2,006Science, Study and teaching (Elementary), Reading (Elementary), Language experience approach301eng
The Age of FableThomas Bulfinch1,800Adaptations, Anecdotes, Arthurian romances, Celtic Folklore299eng, rus, fre
Het AchterhuisAnne Frank1,944autobiographies, ethnic relations, Dutch literature, Jews-Netherlands293arm, jpn, por
Gullivar of MarsEdwin Lester Linden Arnold1,964Fiction, Military art and science, history, Fiction, science fiction, general, Classic Literature290eng
The RavenEdgar Allan Poe1,845busts, narrative poetry, supernatural, talking birds287heb, spa, rus
Summa TheologicaThomas Aquinas, Kennedy, Daniel Joseph, 1862-19301,467Anthropology, Attributes, Catholic Church, Catholic Theology277arm, pol, mul
The Elements of StyleWilliam Strunk, Jr., E. B. White1,920reference, Report writing, Rhetoric, Open Syllabus Project273eng
Emily's questLucy Maud Montgomery1,756Love stories, Juvenile fiction, Orphans, Aunts273spa, eng, chi
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury1,953Mechanical Hound, girl next door, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Terrorismo estatal260jpn, por, bre
TrilbyGeorge du Maurier1,894Fiction, Artists' models, Women singers in fiction, Artists' models in fiction259eng, fre, ger
BushidōInazo Nitobe, Stefano Daniel1,899Bushido, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Vida social y costumbres258spa, rus, jpn
Plays (36)William Shakespeare1,623sources, English Manuscripts, English literature: Shakespeare texts, Classics256und, ger, dan
The golden roadLucy Maud Montgomery, Ian Montgomery1,910Fiction, general, Authorship, Fiction, Publishers and publishing256eng, fre
ἈνάβασιςXenophon1,623History, Cyrus, the younger, approximately 423 b.c.-approximately 401 b.c., Iran, history, to 640, Greece, history, to 146 b.c.252spa, ita, grc
PoeticsAristotle1,536Early works to 1800, Aesthetics, Poetry, Poetics252heb, spa, und
PicassoPablo Picasso, Jean-Louis Andral1,92620th century, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stedelijk Museum, Animals240spa, rus, mul
The Murder of Roger AckroydAgatha Christie1,926detective fiction, mystery, murder, investigation220epo, pol, spa
Du contrat socialJean-Jacques Rousseau1,762Peace, The State, Science politique, Economics216spa, fre, chi
Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]William Shakespeare1,730Early Modern and Elizabethan English Drama, English literature, English drama, English poetry213eng, fre, kor
The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-babyCharles Kingsley1,863Chimney sweeps, Fiction, Fairy tales, Open Library Staff Picks213eng
The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown2,003Suspense & Thriller, Spiritual Fiction, hieros gamos, Priory of Sion197jpn, por, kor
Vom KriegeCarl von Clausewitz1,835Military art and science, War, Strategy, Military194spa, und, ger
NominationUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources.1,979Officials and employees, United States, Selection and appointment, Salaries193eng
GeorgicaPublius Vergilius Maro1,523Translations into English, Society in literature, Paraphrases, Poetry188arm, rus, mul
The Marble FaunNathaniel Hawthorne1,840Fiction, Murder, Women art students, Americans178pol, eng, fre
EvangelineHenry Wadsworth Longfellow1,847Acadians, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Hexameter177spa, ger, fre
SaloméOscar Wilde1,893Drama, English Bible plays, Fiction, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)174arm, pol, spa
Angels & DemonsDan Brown2,000heparin, ambigrams, antimatter, Freemasons168jpn, por, dan
The "genius"Theodore Dreiser1,915American fiction, Translations into Russian, Romance Norte Americano, American fiction (fictional works by one author)164ger, heb, rus
The Renaissance, Studies in Art and PoetryWalter Pater1,873Renaissance Arts, Ut pictura poesis (Aesthetics), Renaissance, Nonfiction156spa, rus, ger
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūseiKokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)1,991Art, Sculpture, Seals (Numismatics), Painting156chi, jpn
Paul KleePaul Klee1,930Catalogues raisonnés, Psychology, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus München, Theater in art150spa, mul, ger
Henry MooreDavid Sylvester, Henry Moore1,934Sculpture, British, Catalogues raisonnés, Mothers in art, Coal miners in art146spa, ger, cat
Twice-Told TalesNathaniel Hawthorne1,837Supernatural, Fiction, Paranormal fiction, short story145eng, und
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ. K. Rowling2,007the Elder Wand, children's books, dementors, good and evil144jpn, por, dan
Implementation of the Helsinki accordsUnited States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe1,982Admission of nonimmigrants, African cooperation, Aliens, American Economic assistance144eng
PoemsWilliam Blake1,783Exhibitions, English Engraving, Children's poetry, English, History and criticism141spa, jpn, cat
Крейцерова сонатаЛев Толстой1,880Translations into English, Man-woman relationships, Jealousy, Fiction141eng, fre, chi
Hide and seek, or, The mystery of Mary GriceWilkie Collins, Amara Saldaña1,854Fiction, Father figures, Painters, Deaf women141eng
Dell'Arte della GuerraNiccolò Machiavelli1,540Military art and science, Early works to 1800, War, Military art and science, early works to 1800140heb, spa, por
Le rire; essai sur la signification du comiqueHenri Bergson, Cloudesley Brereton1,901Comedy, Laughter, Classic Literature, Fiction139spa, ita, ger
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored ManJames Weldon Johnson1,900African americans, fiction, Fiction, general, African American men, Fiction134eng
Paekche ŭi sŏnggwak kwa kŏnchʻukSahoe Kwahagwŏn (Korea : North). Kogohak Yŏn'guso2,008Fortification, Historic sites, Civilization, Antiquities128kor
Sozialgeschichte der Kunst und LiteraturArnold Hauser, S. Godman1,951Art and society, History, Literature, Art128ger, eng, und
Max ErnstMax Ernst, Werner Spies1,956Friends and associates, Kreissparkasse Köln (Germany), Dadaism, Art collections114spa, und, jpn
Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh, Colta Ives1,914Catalogues raisonnés, Correspondence, Catalogs, Exhibitions114spa, mul, ger
On the sublimeLonginus1,612Ancient Rhetoric, Art, Early works to 1800, Greek language113rus, mul, lat
Georg BaselitzGeorg Baselitz, Rainer M. Mason1,970Expositions, Catalogs, Exhibitions, German Figure sculpture113spa, mul, ger
Istorie FiorentineNiccolò Machiavelli, Félix Fernández Murga1,577Early works to 1800, History, Italy, history, Political ethics112eng, ita, rus
A silent witnessR. Austin Freeman1,929Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Thorndyke, doctor (fictitious character), fiction, Italian fiction, Fiction, general111eng, ita
FablesAesop, Joseph Jacobs1,489Fables, Greek Fables, Translations from Greek, English Fables109eng, ger, fre
The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak1,998nyt:young-adult-paperback-monthly=2022-09-04, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Books and reading108eng, pol, rum
Herfsttij der MiddeleeuwenJohan Huizinga1,919Art, Medieval, Civilization, Civilization, Medieval, Fifteenth century105eng, heb, spa
Sesame and liliesJohn Ruskin1,800Books and reading, Conduct of life, Women, Social problems105eng, fre
Goethe's WerkeJohann Wolfgang von Goethe1,800Translations into English, Knowledge, Science, German Authors105ger, eng
HippolytusEuripides, Euripides1,756Greek drama, Greek drama (Tragedy), Greek Mythology, Translations into English105mul, ger, lat
A Dog of FlandersOuida1,800Fiction, general, Belgium, fiction, Dogs, Fiction105yid, eng, dut
Ender's GameOrson Scott Card1,985New York Times bestseller, nyt:mass_market_paperback=2011-07-30, military education, end of the world104eng, pol, vie
A dictionary of the English languageSamuel Johnson1,747English language, Dictionaries, Early works to 1800, Lexicography104eng
The historiesPolybius, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh1,542Ancient History, History, Imperialism, Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C103spa, mul, ger
Expedition Kon-TikiThor Heyerdahl1,949Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen (1947), Ethnology, Etnología, Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen (1947) cn103spa, rus, und
Description of GreecePausanias, Jean Pouilloux1,613Antiquities, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Greek Art103cze, mul, lat
Naturalis historiaPliny the Elder1,469Ancient Geography, Art, Art, Greco-Roman, Astronomy100grc, eng, fre
The Stones of VeniceJohn Ruskin1,851Venice, Byzantine Architecture, Art, Description99eng, ita
Works [37 plays, 5 poems, sonnets]William Shakespeare1,794Tragedies, Comedies, mistaken identities, performing arts98fre, ger, eng
Venus and AdonisWilliam Shakespeare1,593Poetry, Adonis (Greek deity), Venus (Roman deity), Translations into English98eng, ger, cze
La nauséeJean-Paul Sartre1,938Existentialism, Fiction, Litterature francaise, Ecrivains98spa, rus, fre
Gorin no shoMiyamoto Musashi, William Scott Wilson1,963Biography, Bushido, Ciencia militar, Early works to 180097eng, ger, jpn
Marc ChagallMarc Chagall, Evgenija Petrova1,948collectionID:EarlyArt, Catalogues raisonnés, Ballet, Stage-setting and scenery97spa, mul, ger
Legenda aureaJacobus de Voragine, William Caxton1,476Christian saints, Early works to 1800, Biography, Legends96pol, enm, spa
SophoclesSophocles1,832Drama, Oedipus (Greek mythology), Translations into English, Greek drama (Tragedy)96grc, eng, ger
Vita di Benvenuto CelliniBenvenuto Cellini1,728Art, Autobiography, Biography, Early works to 180095spa, rus, cze
RembrandtRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Holm Bevers1,900Etching, Dutch Painting, Dutch Art, Vejle kunstmuseum93rus, ger, dan
New Creations Coloring Book SeriesTeresa Davis, Brad Davis2,002Art, Photography92eng
Van GoghFederico Zeri1,937Impressionnisme (Art), Impressionism (Art), Criticism and interpretation, Critique et interpretation91spa, mul, ger
PlaysAugust Strindberg1,906English Translations, Translations into English, Drama, Swedish drama91eng, ger, swe
The wreckerRobert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne1,892Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, sea stories91eng, rus
Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architettoriGiorgio Vasari, Peter Murray1,759History, Artists, Biography, Italian Artists91fre, spa, ita
Henri MatisseHenri Matisse, Olivier Berggruen1,920collectionID:EarlyArt, Books and reading, Catalogs, Chapelle du Rosaire (Vence, France)90spa, cze, mul
The Blind AssassinMargaret Atwood2,000Death, Muerte, Hermanas, Novela psicológica89ger, per, pol
LeonardoLeonardo da Vinci, Kunster1,946Exhibitions, Knowledge, Early works to 1800, Windsor Castle89eng, fre, ger
The works of Washington IrvingWashington Irving1,800American Authors, Collected works, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration89eng, fre
Doodle ArtDoodle Art1,991Children's fiction, Art, fiction, Dinosaurs, juvenile literature, Dinosaurs88eng
Edvard MunchEdvard Munch, Christoph Asendorf1,927Art, Art collections, Biography, Catalogs88pol, mul, ger
Ranma 1/2高橋留美子1,992manga, Teenage boys, Young adult fiction, Magic86chi, eng, spa
La tentation de saint AntoineGustave Flaubert, Gisèle Séginger1,884Christian saints, Fiction, Pottery, Bible86eng, fre, ger
Joan MiróJoan Miró, Stephan Von Wiese1,937Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca, Interviews, Painters, Literary art85eng, ita, spa
LaocoönGotthold Ephraim Lessing, Ellen Frothingham1,788Aesthetics, Early works to 1800, Laocoön (Legendary character), Death in art85pol, ger, fre
Venetian lifeWilliam Dean Howells1,866Social life and customs, Description and travel, Travel, Howells, william dean, 1837-192084eng, ita
La cathédraleJoris-Karl Huysmans1,895Art, Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Naturalism84fre, eng
Andy WarholAndy Warhol1,967Travel, Art collections, Abstract Art, Films84spa, mul, ger
The Birds of AmericaJohn James Audubon1,827American Watercolor painting, Birds in art, Classification, Miniature books83eng
A dictonary of archaic and provincial words, obsolete phrases, proverbs, and ancient customs, from the fourteenth centuryJames Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps1,846Obsolete words, Provincialisms, English language, Dictionaries83eng
Nine StoriesJ. D. Salinger1,948Fiction, Water Microbiology, Social life and customs, Manners and customs82eng, fre, ger
Emil NoldeEmil Nolde, Jolanthe Nolde1,958Watercolor painting, German, Religion in art, Art collections, Exhibition81spa, ita, ger
Discourses on LivyNiccolò Machiavelli, Harvey C. Mansfield1,531Historiography, Early works to 1800, Political science, Political science, early works to 180081eng, ger, lat
Max BeckmannMax Beckmann, Carla Schulz-Hoffmann1,931Catalogues raisonnés, In art, Kunsthalle Bremen, Correspondence, reminiscences80ita, ger, fre
InfernoDan Brown1,962Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Code and cipher stories, Fiction, Cryptographers80pol, spa, rus
The Art of Public SpeakingStephen E. Lucas1,983Public speaking, open_syllabus_project, Handbooks, manuals, Communication80eng, chi
Jim DineJim Dine1,963Artistic Photography, Assemblage (Art), Crows in art, Exhibitions79spa, mul, ger
Alberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti, Agnes De La Beaumell1,955Art, Art collections, Copying, Criticism and interpretation79heb, und, ger
Misal diario y vesperalCatholic Church1,806Catholic Church, Controversial literature, English, English Hymns78eng, ita, spa
The Golden BowlHenry James1,904Fiction, Americans, Art, Fathers and daughters78eng
Arnulf RainerArnulf Rainer, Gabriele Wimmer1,968In art, Women in art, Abstract expressionism, Art76mul, ger, por
The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureJohn Ruskin1,800Architecture, Athena (Greek deity), Conduct of life, Crystallography76fre, eng
Those barren leaves, a novelAldous Huxley1,925Artists and patrons, Authors and readers, Fiction, Italy75ita, fre, eng
The earthly paradiseWilliam Morris1,868Greek Mythology, Medieval Literature, Paraphrases, tales, Poetry74jpn, eng
Edgar DegasCamille Mauclair, Jean Adhemar1,914Ballet in art, Catalogs, Exhibitions, French Painting74eng, ita, slo
Literary tasteArnold Bennett1,900Books and reading, Book collecting, English literature, Best books74eng
DráculaBram Stoker2,017Sobrenatural, Vampires, fiction, Vampiros, Gothic Art73ita, eng
Art Through the AgesHelen Gardner1,926History, Art, Gardens in art, Histoire73eng
Le CorbusierLe Corbusier1,938Correspondence, Sketch-books, Villa Savoye, Catalogs72glg, spa, mul
Differentiating Instruction With MenusLaurie E. Westphal2,007Biology, study and teaching, Individualized instruction, Inclusive education, Ability grouping in education71eng
Illusions perduesHonoré de Balzac1,837Social life and customs, Translations into Chinese, Fiction, Translations from French71vie, eng, fre
Island of the Blue DolphinsScott O’Dell1,960Fiction, Indians of North America, Islands, Juvenile fiction71eng, chi, ara
The Letters of Horace WalpoleHorace Walpole1,842Art, Collectors and collecting, Correspondence, English Authors71eng
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