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Book publisher in New York, USA
Abbeville Publishing Group
is an independent book publishing company specializing in
fine art
and illustrated books. Based in
New York City
, Abbeville publishes approximately 40 titles each year and has a catalogue of over 700 titles on
art
,
architecture
,
design
,
travel
,
photography
,
parenting
, and
children's books
.
The company was founded in 1977 by Robert E. Abrams and his father Harry N. Abrams, who had previously founded the art book publishing company
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
in 1949.
Honors and awards bestowed upon Abbeville titles include the
George Wittenborn Award
for
Art across America
(1991).
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Abbeville Publishing Group's major imprint is
Abbeville Press
, which consists of art and illustrated books for an international readership.
Abbeville Gifts
is an imprint which produces desk diaries, stationery, and other printed merchandise.
In 2007 the company announced the launch of
Abbeville Family
, a new division publishing titles for parents, children, and families. Abbeville Family encompasses the
Abbeville Kids
imprint, which makes children's illustrated books. The
New Father
series by
Armin Brott
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is also part of Abbeville Family, as are the
New Father
audiobooks, published under the
Abbeville Audio
imprint.
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