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The Philosophy of Modern Song By Bob Dylan Cover Image
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Holding the Note: Profiles in Popular Music By David Remnick Cover Image
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Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus: Writings 1968-2010 By Greil Marcus Cover Image
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Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997-2017 By Antonia Tricarico (Photographer), Joan Jett (Contribution by), Amy Farina (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Antonia Tricarico (Photographer), Joan Jett (Contribution by), Amy Farina (Contribution by)
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The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening By Ari Shapiro Cover Image
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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) By Dan Ozzi Cover Image
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Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul By Marc Myers Cover Image
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On Bts: Pop Music, Fandom, Sincerity By Lenika Cruz Cover Image
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The Philosophy of Modern Song By Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan (Read by), Jeff Bridges (With), Steve Buscemi (With), John Goodman (With), Oscar Isaac (With), Helen Mirren (With), Rita Moreno (With), Sissy Spacek (With), Alfre Woodard (With), Jeffrey Wright (With), Renée Zellweger (With) Cover Image
By Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan (Read by), Jeff Bridges (With), Steve Buscemi (With), John Goodman (With), Oscar Isaac (With), Helen Mirren (With), Rita Moreno (With), Sissy Spacek (With), Alfre Woodard (With), Jeffrey Wright (With), Renée Zellweger (With)
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Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track By Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin Cover Image
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Johnny's Cash and Charley's Pride: Lasting Legends and Untold Adventures in Country Music By Peter Cooper, Peter Guralnick (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Peter Cooper, Peter Guralnick (Foreword by)
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Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives By Steve Baltin Cover Image
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Situated on the main street of the historic Delaware Riverfront town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Farley’s Bookshop and its knowledgeable, experienced staff have endeavored to satisfy the literary tastes of the area inhabitants for over fifty years. Whether you are Bucks County born-and-bred or just stopping by to enjoy the crisp river air and delightful scenery, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the largest and most diverse collection of books-in-print in Bucks County. Farley’s may have competition, but it has few peers. We encourage you to browse our website, but please remember that getting acquainted with our online persona is no substitute for exploring the narrow passageways and teeming shelves of our storefront and discovering that perfect book nestled amongst so many others.

New Hope for American Art

                                               New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools. 

In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:

  • Daniel Garber
  • Edward Redfield
  • George Sotter
  • Arthur Meltzer
  • Robert Spencer
  • William Langson Lathrop
  • Kenneth Nunamaker
  • John Folinsbee
  • Henry Snell
  • William F. Taylor
  • Fern Coppedge
  • M. Elizabeth Price
  • Clarence Johnson
  • S. George Phillips
  • Rae Sloan Bredin
  • Walter Baum
  • Walter Schofield
  • Morgan Colt
  • Charles Rosen
  • Joseph Meierhans
  • Charles F. Ramsey
  • Louis Stone
  • Charles Evans
  • Josef Zenk

New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.