re founded 1949 founder harry n. abrams country of origin united states headquarters location new york ny distribution hachette book group usa key people michael jacobs president ceo publication types books imprints abrams image amulet stewart tabori & chang official website www.abramsbooks.com abrams formerly harry n. abrams inc. hna is an american publisher of high quality art and illustrated books and the enterprise is a subsidiary of the french publisher la martini re groupe . run by president and ceo michael jacobs abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 2 000 titles in print . abrams also distributes publications for the victoria and albert museum tate royal academy vendome press in north america 1 booth clibborn editions other criteria and 5 continents . 2 contents 1 imprints 2 history 3 imprints 3.1 abrams books 3.2 stewart tabori & chang stc 3.3 abrams books for young readers 3.4 amulet books 3.5 abrams image 4 references 5 external links imprints edit abrams publishes the following imprints abrams books stewart tabori & chang abrams books for young readers amulet abrams image history edit founded by harry n. abrams in 1949 abrams was the first company in the united states to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books . 3 4 times mirror acquired the company in 1966 and harry abrams retired in 1977 . for many years the company was under the direction of paul gottlieb publisher until january 2001 eighteen months before his death . 5 abrams had been acquired by la martini re groupe in 1997 . 4 imprints edit abrams books edit abrams books publishes illustrated books on the subjects of art architecture photography graphic design interior and garden design fashion music comic arts and graphic novels and sports . the abrams imprint is under the direction of vice president and editor in chief eric himmel and senior vice president and publisher steven tager . books published by this imprint includes himalayas the art of walt disney 6 7 norman rockwell s christmas gnomes 8 9 10 11 faeries 12 13 man s best friend 14 15 16 17 avedon performance 18 19 20 21 vanity fair the portraits 22 23 24 25 rolling stone 1 000 covers andy goldsworthy a collaboration with nature the diary of frida kahlo 26 earth from above 27 28 29 30 31 32 twilight tiffany style textile designs slim aarons once upon a time tim flach equus dogs gods graffiti world mom s cancer worldchanging a user s guide for the 21st century and r. crumb s heroes of blues ; jazz & country art deco architecture design decoration and detail from the twenties and thirties as well the bestselling 365 and discoveries series . in spring 2009 abrams launched a sub imprint devoted to comics and graphic novels abrams comicarts . in addition to its own titles abrams distributes books for the victoria and albert museum tate royal academy vendome press booth clibborn editions other criteria and 5 continents . abrams will be publishing these books in spring 2013 the steadfast tin soldier by cynthia rylant illus . by jen corace a new version of the hans christian andersen fairy tale ; the museum by susan verde illus . by peter h. reynolds a picture book that celebrates visiting the museum ; how to be a cat by nikki mcclure in which a kitten learns all things feline ; henry s hand by ross macdonald starring two best friends a monster and his right hand ; and barbed wire baseball by marissa moss illus . by yuko shimizu the true story of how kenichi zenimura introduced the game of baseball to japanese internment camps during wwii . 33 stewart tabori & chang stc edit stewart tabori & chang stc was founded in 1981 by andrew stewart lena tabori and nai chang three former harry n. abrams executives . stc was purchased by ditions de la martini re in 2000 and is now an imprint of abrams under the direction of senior vice president and publisher leslie stoker . 34 stc is a publisher of illustrated inspirational and practical titles . the house specializes in the categories of cooking crafts interior design sports green living sports pets and popular culture . some of stc s bestselling titles are alton brown s i m just here for the food last minute knitted gifts bunny williams s affair with a house and grandmother remembers which has sold 2 million copies . over a dozen of stc s cookbooks have won james beard 35 and international association of culinary professionals 36 awards over the years and three stc cookbooks have been named best book of the year by those organizations . abrams books for young readers edit abrams books for young readers was launched in 1999 under the direction of senior vice president and publisher howard w. reeves . the books range from story books to poetry to the fine arts and other nonfiction . some highlights of this award winning children s line for preschool to middlegrade readers include the bestselling enigma by graeme base ; heart to heart new poems inspired by 20th century american art 2002 winner of the coveted michael j. printz honor award ; 37 maritcha by tonya bolden 2006 winner of the coretta scott king honor award ; 38 the jellybeans and the big dance by bestselling author laura numeroff ; and laurent de brunhoff s babar s museum of art . amulet books edit amulet books is a list of novels and nonfiction for young adults and middle grade readers launched in 2004 under the direction of senior vice president and publisher howard reeves and associate publisher susan van metre . since its inception amulet has published many bestselling and award winning books including jeff kinney s diary of a wimpy kid series 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 lauren myracle s internet girls series 46 47 michael buckley s sisters grimm series 48 49 50 and aidan chambers s this is all the pillow book of cordelia kenn . 51 52 abrams image edit abrams image was launched in spring 2006 to publish stylish illustrated and nonillustrated books with a little more edge in the categories of music humor reference photography design and popular culture . highlights of the list include the national bestsellers plato and a platypus walk into a bar and tim gunn a guide to quality taste & style . other notable titles include aristotle and an aardvark go to washington pot culture the facebook book make the bible work for you three wishes an intimate look at jazz greats and no wave post punk . underground . new york . 1976 1980 office mayhem a handbook to practical anarchy . references edit 1 abrams website . abramsbooks.com . retrieved 2012 12 23 . harry n. abrams interview 1972 march 14 archives of american art smithsonian institution a b times mirror to sell harry n. abrams unit the new york times march 11 1997 paul gottlieb longtime publisher of art books dies at 67 new york times june 6 2002 . the art of walt disney the new york times book review 2 december 1973 the art so to speak of walt disney the new york times 28 october 1973 snotgurgles were enemies the new york times 25 december 1977 a cornucopia of children s books time 21 november 1977 to gnome is to love em harvard crimson 15 february 1978 book character come alive the new york times 28 december 1979 strange hauntings the new york times book review 3 december 1978 the enchanted circle time 9 october 1978 william wegman the artist and his dog the new york times magazine 29 november 1987 the dogged artistry of william wegman a droll dog and a loopy approach are still the secrets to his deadpan style los angeles times 13 november 1988 fay and ray via wegman los angeles times 27 december 1987 bowwowing the art world time 23 march 1992 the view from planet avedon boston globe 21 december 2008 show people the new yorker 1 september 2008 gifts worth buying a coffee table for the new york times 27 november 2008 richard avedon s picture perfect performance new york daily news 29 october 2008 vanity fair portraits at lacma los angeles times 26 october 2008 vanity fair the new york times book review 5 december 2008 a peek into the world of graydon carter cbs sunday morning 21 september 2008 reference and coffee table books for everyone on your list seattle times 7 december 2008 a genius for suffering the new york times book review 19 november 1995 the servants of both science and beauty the new york times 5 november 1999 bound to please popups and lush photos turn up the visual volume for coffee table books this year new york daily news 21 november 1999 archived august 30 2010 at the wayback machine . the face of the earth millennium park s first big show uses stunning photography to send a global message chicago tribune 26 may 2002 the world as a cavalcade of patterns not always pretty the new york times 16 june 2002 eye in the sky a french photographer sets out to capture the world s fragility as well as its breathtaking beauty smithsonian 1 september 2002 a chance to view the earth in high style dead link new york daily news 29 october 1999 compiled by shannon maughan 2012 07 16 . spring 2013 sneak previews . publishersweekly.com . retrieved 2012 12 23 . 2 illustrated book publishers are combining the new york times 3 august 2000 james beard foundation awards 2008 winners . 2009 iacp cookbook awards 2009 winners . michael l. printz winners and honor books archived march 28 2009 at the wayback machine . coretta scott king book award complete list of recipients chronological kids choice award 2009 winners list between the lines kid rocks the rise of diary of a wimpy kid entertainment weekly 2 may 2008 kids lit gets graphic two surprise best sellers may herald a young adult revolution new york magazine 13 april 2008 crossover dreams turning free web work into real book sales the new york times 13 december 2007 wimpy kid keeps kids of all ages in stitches npr all things considered 2 february 2008 wimpy kid bullies its way to big success usa today 27 january 2008 resorting to humor and petty larceny the boston globe 20 may 2007 cool books for cool kids young adult fiction for summer reflects teens world style san francisco chronicle 27 june 2004 children s bestseller list the new york times 20 july 2005 the sisters grimm the fairy tale detectives the washington post 27 november 2005 new regency to date the sisters grimm canmag 19 june 2007 living a fairy tale dead link stories come to life during school parade augusta chronicle 2 march 2007 there s nowt so queer as suffolk the observer 28 september 2005 aidan chambers this is all the pillow book of cordelia kenn the horn book magazine 1 september 2006 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title abrams books & oldid 718088343 categories publishing companies of the united statesbook publishing companies based in new yorkpublishing companies established in 1949companies based in new york cityvisual arts publishing companiesabrams books bookshidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links 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