Company

Founded in 1977, Abbeville is a publisher of art and illustrated books, as well as stationery and printed gift items. Its headquarters are in New York.

The Abbeville Publishing Group publishes approximately 40 titles annually, with an active backlist of over 700 titles. The Abbeville Press imprint publishes art and illustrated books for an international readership. The Artabras imprint makes select titles available at bargain prices. Up until the year 2000, Abbeville Gifts produced desk diaries, stationery, and other printed merchandise. Abbeville Family is a company division encompassing books for children, guides for parents, and a variety of family-oriented books. Included in this division is Abbeville Kids, an imprint for high-quality illustrated books that appeal to the youth market.

Our Mission
The company believes that publishing illustrated books is a distinct specialty, requiring exacting standards of editorial, design, and production savoir-faire. Abbeville is dedicated to extending this standard of excellence throughout its diverse list, its relationships with booksellers, and its partnerships in distributing.

Awards and Honors
Abbeville publications have received numerous awards for intellectual and artistic achievement, such as The Vatican Frescoes of Michelangelo (Carey-Thomas Award, 1982), Nothing But the Blues (ASCAP, 1994), Empire (Prix Fondation Napoleon, 1996), The Power of Photography (selected by Choice magazine as one of its outstanding books of 1993), Rum by Dave Broom (Glenfiddich Food & Drink Awards 2004 Drink Book), and Curried Favors (Winner of the Julia Child First Book Award, 1997).

Other award winning Abbeville titles are:

Prix Vasari:
Botticelli (1990)
Piero della Francesca (1990)
The Art of Florence (1988)

George Wittenborn Award:
Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting (1991)
The Mad Potter of Biloxi: the Art & Life of George E. Ohr (1990)
Alexander Liberman (1982)

Priz de Mai des Libraries Best Book – Library Journal:
Piero della Francesca

New York Book Show Award:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Henry Clay Frick
Orientalism in Art
The Pocket Louvre
Bellini
Joel Perlman
Remedios Varo
American Bar

Book-of-the-Month selection:
Great American Houses and their Architectural Styles
Michelangelo
Sargent Abroad
Whisk(e)y

Selection of the Architects and Designers Book Service:
Restaurant Design

Selection of the Antiques and Collectibles Book Club:
Howard Finster: Stranger from Another World

Selection of the Jewish Book Club:
Small Worlds