by Walter Kraut | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured book, Quinto Newsletter
The writer Nabokov is almost synonymous with his masterpiece Lolita, but he’s written many other fantastic books. Before he started writing in English (around 1940) Nabokov had published nine novels in his native Russian. After the enormous commercial success...
by Walter Kraut | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured artist, Quinto Newsletter
It takes more than a few musicians to create a brand like Pink Floyd. The art work for the band is almost as famous as their music. Featured in the photograph are a few Pink Floyd related books, including: A rare monograph of stage architect Mark Fisher who created...
by Walter Kraut | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured book, Quinto Newsletter
Anders Holmquist’s brilliant photo essay, The Free People, documents the hippie lifestyle in the months leading up to (and including) the Woodstock Music Festival. “It’s a book about their music, their work, their mobility, what they read and what...
by Walter Kraut | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured book, Quinto Newsletter
The infamous Manhattan nightclub The World operated largely outside the law from the early 1980s until 1991 when its owner was found dead on the premises. This amazing and scarce book (published in 1988) consists of photographs by Stephan Lupino of the regulars and...
by Walter Kraut | Jun 29, 2021 | Quinto Newsletter
We’ve added several rare and collectable books to our website in the last few weeks, including some wonderful photography, poetry, music and art. Below, as usual, are five of our highlights… Continue reading.
by Walter Kraut | May 6, 2021 | Quinto Newsletter
We’ve been busy sourcing a large number of new books since our last newsletter more than a month ago. Our latest acquisitions feature lots of wonderful art and photography books, as well as some hard-to-find literature. As usual, this newsletter highlights five books...