Publishers: Harry N Abrams Inc.

About this publisher’s catalog

This catalog centers largely on visual and popular culture, with a strong emphasis on calendars featuring iconic art, entertainment, and gaming themes. The reading experience often blends nostalgia with contemporary media interests, offering both collectible and practical formats. Browsers will find a mix of art appreciation alongside playful, fandom-driven content.

What you’ll often find

  • Calendars showcasing fine art, classic and modern pop culture imagery, and entertainment franchises
  • Focus on visual storytelling through comics, graphic novels, and illustrated guides
  • Subjects related to video games and their cultural impact, including retro and current gaming icons
  • Humor and lighthearted entertainment woven into comics and calendar formats
  • Connections to television and movie properties, often through licensed merchandise and themed collections
  • Explorations of art history and criticism presented accessibly via calendar and illustrated formats
  • Occasional inclusion of practical or collectible items blending office or daily use with artistic design

How to browse this shelf

  • Start by selecting calendars themed around your favorite media or art styles to narrow focus
  • Look for collections tied to specific entertainment franchises or gaming systems for targeted browsing
  • Explore sections highlighting comics and graphic novels if interested in visual narrative formats
  • Filter by the presence of humor or light entertainment to find more playful content
  • Use format distinctions—such as wall calendars versus day-to-day planners—to match practical needs
  • Consider browsing by art historical or cultural commentary topics for a more educational angle
  • Try grouping items by media type (video games, television, fine art) to explore thematic clusters

Good fit if you like

  • Engaging with visually rich formats that combine art and popular culture
  • Collecting or using calendars that double as art objects or fandom memorabilia
  • Enjoying a blend of nostalgia and contemporary media references
  • Appreciating a casual, often humorous tone within illustrated and graphic content
  • Exploring the cultural significance of video games and entertainment franchises
  • Seeking accessible introductions to art history through curated imagery
  • Preferring practical items with a creative or artistic design element

Generated from the books currently available in this catalog.

  • Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America’s Top Photojournalists — Dirck Halstead

    Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America’s Top Photojournalists — Dirck Halstead

  • Modern American Houses: 50 Years of Design in Architectural Record — Clifford A. Pearson

    Modern American Houses: 50 Years of Design in Architectural Record — Clifford A. Pearson

  • Art and Civilization — Edward Lucie-Smith

    Art and Civilization — Edward Lucie-Smith

  • Scenes and Sequences: Recent Monotypes by Eric Fischl — Eric Fischl

    Scenes and Sequences: Recent Monotypes by Eric Fischl — Eric Fischl

  • Support and Seduction: A History of Corsets and Bras — Beatrice Fontanel

    Support and Seduction: A History of Corsets and Bras — Beatrice Fontanel

  • Hello Kitty, Hello World! (Scholastic Edition)

    Hello Kitty, Hello World! (Scholastic Edition)

  • American Realism — Edward Lucie-Smith

    American Realism — Edward Lucie-Smith

  • The New Beadwork — Kathlyn Moss

    The New Beadwork — Kathlyn Moss

  • The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present (Perspectives) — John Pultz

    The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present (Perspectives) — John Pultz

  • Morocco — Paul Bowles

    Morocco — Paul Bowles

  • Advertising in America: The First Two Hundred Years — Charles A. Goodrum

    Advertising in America: The First Two Hundred Years — Charles A. Goodrum

  • Festival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children — Bruno Peter Navasky

    Festival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children — Bruno Peter Navasky

  • Modern Art and Popular Culture: Readings in High and Low : With Essays by John E. Bowlt, Lynne Cooke, Lorenz Eitner, Irving Lavin, Peter Plagens, Ro — Kirk Varnedoe

    Modern Art and Popular Culture: Readings in High and Low : With Essays by John E. Bowlt, Lynne Cooke, Lorenz Eitner, Irving Lavin, Peter Plagens, Ro — Kirk Varnedoe

  • The Camera I: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection — Robert A. Sobieszek

    The Camera I: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection — Robert A. Sobieszek

  • Elvis Presley 1956 — Marvin Israel

    Elvis Presley 1956 — Marvin Israel

  • Klee (Masters of Art) — Will Grohmann

    Klee (Masters of Art) — Will Grohmann

  • The Empire State Collection: Art for the Public — Various / Unstated

    The Empire State Collection: Art for the Public — Various / Unstated

  • Daily Life in Art — Beatrice Fontanel

    Daily Life in Art — Beatrice Fontanel

  • Van Gogh 12-Month 2024 Engagement Calendar — The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

    Van Gogh 12-Month 2024 Engagement Calendar — The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

  • Swarovski: The Magic of Crystal — Vivienne Becker

    Swarovski: The Magic of Crystal — Vivienne Becker