The Essence of Santa Fe: From a Way of Life to a Style
Special Price: Was $50.00, now $19.99!

The concept of Santa Fe “style” was original invented in 1912 by city leaders anxious to attract tourists and the money they would bring; lost beneath this sell of glitz and glamour is another Santa Fe. It is the authentic Santa Fe that grew out of a unique history, starting with the lessons gleaned from neighboring Pueblo Indians, and out of this has grown a charming city with an old-world feeling. The true Santa Fe is a way of life; it’s not a style. Through a rich blend of historic and contemporary photographs, the book unveils the undeniable magic of this old city that still can be found if one knows where to look. The Essence of Santa Fe serves as a guide to that magic and to the true essence of Santa Fe.

The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Volume Set)
Special Price: $895.00

The Oxford English Dictionary has long been considered the ultimate reference work in English lexicography. Compiled by the legendary editor James Murray and a staff of brilliant philologists and lexicographers (not to mention one homicidal maniac), the OED was originally conceived in 1857 as a four-volume set, but by the time the last volume was published in 1928, it had swelled to 10 volumes containing over 400,000 entries. In the years since, the staff of the OED has continued to keep pace with our ever-evolving language, and today the dictionary weighs in at a whopping 20 volumes. The great joy of this dictionary lies in its extensive cross-references and word etymologies, which can run a full page or more. These features not only make the OED the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of the English language, but a delight to browse.

Lindenia: Iconography of Orchids, 5 Volume Set
Special Price: Was $2000.00, now $500.00

Over 2,300 pages and 813 color plates; facsimile of the original periodicals, 1885-1906; conducted by J. Linden, Lucien Linden, Em. Rodigas, and R. A. Rolfe.  The drawings are of exceptional quality and delicacy, depicting species gathered in tropical forests and raised in the greenhouses of great collectors. Each plate is accompanied by Latin assignment of the species together with bibliographical references. There follows a description of the plant, where it was discovered, acclimatized, distributed throughout the world, and advice on how to grow these gorgeous, very unique and special plants.

Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe $50.00

From the 1850s to the present, photography has been an effective medium for exploring, documenting, and, at times promoting the great frontiers of civilization. Through the Lens provides a historical and contextual role in documenting and shaping Santa Fe’s image. Both documentary and fine art photographers have worked here since the medium’s invention, recording the U.S. territory after the Mexican and Spanish eras and serving to burnish its image as an art colony and destination for the country’s first cultural tourists. Drawn to the region’s unique architecture, its indigenous peoples, the peculiarities of a small-town international capital, and the magical quality of light and landscape, photographers have remained central among artists who arrived, passed through, and sometimes never left.