Various Authors

Sotheby's & Abbeville Capsule Libraries present a curated selection of Abbeville Press books from the personal archive of publisher Bob Abrams, in conjunction with Art without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection.

The Thinking in Three Dimensions Collection is a set of 6 books on sculpture and design, including the following titles:

• Botero Sculpture.
• Edward J. Sullivan (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 1986.
• First edition, out of print.
• 168 pages.

• Alexander Liberman.
• Barbara Rose (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 1981.
• First edition, out of print.
• Printed and bound in Japan.
• 392 pages.

• A Landscape for Modern Sculpture: Storm King Art Center.
• John Beardsley (American).
• David Finn (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 1985.
• First edition, second printing, out of print.
• 112 pages.

• Earthworks And Beyond: Contemporary Art In the Landscape.
• John Beardsley (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 2006.
• Fourth edition.
• 240 pages.

• Arnaldo Pomodoro.
• Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian).
• Sam Hunter (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 1982.
• First edition, out of print.
• 228 pages.

• Minimalism : Art of Contingency.
• Kenneth Baker (American).
• New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
• First edition, out of print.
• 144 pages.

As anyone who has visited his sculpture-studded property in North Salem knows, Bob Abrams thought about art in three dimensions. The six Abbeville Press titles in this capsule library reflect his lifelong passion for sculpture. They include three artist monographs, on Fernando Botero, Arnaldo Pomodoro, and Alexander Liberman; all are beautiful books, but the Liberman volume is one of the most gorgeous Abbeville ever published, reflecting the exacting eye of its subject, who in addition to being an artist was the legendary editorial director of Conde Nast. Also featured are three surveys: A Landscape for Modern Sculpture, with images of Storm King by the renowned photographer of sculpture David Finn (who also cofounded PR giant Ruder Finn); Earthworks and Beyond, John Beardsley’s seminal study of land art; and Minimalism by Kenneth Baker, longtime art critic of the San Francisco Chronicle (and an aikido master).