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Juxtapoz reports that UK-based illustrator James Jarvis “is set to release his first graphic novel in five years, De Profundis, with Brooklyn publisher, PictureBox. The graphic novel follows a beaked artist who travels through a wilderness to arrive at an abandoned city. Wandering the empty streets there, he encounters a mysterious, priestly being who commissions him to decorate a temple to a nameless god.”

The graphic novel, which features a hardcover and 80 pages of illustration, is due November 1.

More images can be seen here.

Rizzoli presents a new book, written by Diesel founder Renzo Rosso for Fall 2011 – BE STUPID for Successful Living. No matter what you might think of Diesel today, the brand has played a major role in bringing premium denim to where it is today and has overall had major impact on the denim market.

“Diesel’s Be Stupid advertising campaign created a stir worldwide. Now the philosophy behind the campaign is presented in full in Renzo Rosso’s manual of practical advice and business-tested wisdom for achieving success. Drawing on his experience as a creative entrepreneur, Rosso explains how the braveness to make stupid decisions and the ability to see things for how they could be helped him build a successful company. Be Stupid is a method for learning: a guide for how to listen to your heart and not your head, to be creative instead of critical, and to get back on your feet after a downfall. The book reflects the inspiring story and personality of the author: methodical but fun, creative but rational, passionate and pragmatic. “

Diesel is known for its different and at times risky advertising strategies, which usually turn out to be rather successful for the brand. Insight on these measures are given in the book by Renzo Rosso himself. The book releases on September 13th, 2011.

Star Wars: The Blueprints bring together over 250 blueprints for the trilogy. J.W. Rinzler presents Jabba the Hutt’s palace to the Millennium Falcon and also never before seen technical drawings in this package, which is limited to overall 5000 copies. Included in the package are the book, a custom-made cloth case, and a certificate of authenticity. (Via Gear Patrol)

You can pre-order your copy here today, with the first 125 signed by the three surviving Academy-Award® winners for Best Art Direction (Star Wars, 1978): art director Norman Reynolds; art director Les Dilley; and set dresser Roger Christian.

The books will be shipped September 15th, 2011.

Golf Wang, a book created entirely by music group Odd Future and friends, features 196 pages of original photography, design, and writing. “This is a glimpse into a creative world that crosses skating, hip-hop, mischief and brilliance.” Available November 15 through Picturebox, who are offering 8.5 × 11 photo print (Bleeding Fan) signed by Tyler for the first 500 pre-orders.

Have a first look inside after the click.

Grand Central Publishing announced today that it will publish LADY GAGA, a book of never-before-seen photographs of Lady Gaga taken by renowned photographer Terry Richardson. Lady Gaga will write the foreword to the book, which is scheduled to be published on November 22, 2011. Taschen Books will publish a very limited edition of the book to be released the following year.

“A visual dialogue between Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson, the book will showcase over 350 color and black and white photographs taken during the 10 month period in which Richardson followed Lady Gaga and had complete access to her everyday life, with nothing being off limits. Beginning with Lollapalooza in August 2010 to the February 2011 Grammy Awards which had 26.66 million viewers, (the highest viewership in over a decade) to the final shows of her Monster Ball tour which averaged an attendance of 90,000 people each day, Richardson brilliantly captures the intimate, random, behind-the-scenes moments of Lady Gaga in both her professional and personal life. During the almost year-long global odyssey, Richardson took over 100,000 images and followed the recording process of BORN THIS WAY. The resulting book, featuring some of the most revelatory and exciting of these photographs, captures Lady Gaga as never before seen.”

Once we have first visuals of the book, we will of course present them to you.

Carhartt present this A5 sketch book finished with a camouflage cover, for all you budding artists. It’s finished with the brand’s logo patch on the front and available now in limited numbers over at End Clothing.

Edited by the brand’s creative director Frida Giannini, ‘Gucci: The Making Of’ book will release October 2011, along with the opening of the Gucci museum in Florence.

“An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thought-provoking essays, commentaries, and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the world-renowned fashion house. Told through a loose grouping of words, concepts, shapes, and moods, the book tells its story through new conceptual forms and the free links between images, symbols, and objects. Conceived by fashion curator Maria Luisa Frisa and W magazine editor in chief Stefano Tonchi, this comprehensive volume showcases the genius of the fashion house through an exclusive lens with inside looks into the inspirations behind the design.

This gorgeous book designed by Arnell offers an in-depth look into Gucci’s origins, identity, influence, and innovation, including fabrication methods and appropriation of signature materials, past and present, and its influence among high society and Hollywood. Featuring contributions by Lynn Hirschberg, Judith Clark, Katie Grand, Peter Arnell, Maria Luisa Frisa, and a wide variety of additional important commentators, the book is a heartfelt and personalized tribute to the heritage and influence of this iconic, multifaceted brand.”

Look out for the release this fall from Rizzoli.

This September, Rizzoli will release “Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label” written by Bill Adler and Dan Charnas, with a preface by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons.

“This is the story of Def Jam in the words of its artists and top executives, taken from interviews and seamlessly told as a narrative of no-holds barred recollections and anecdotes, made even more compelling by the fact that Def Jam is one of the last great record labels to enjoy the widespread cultural influence that it does, in light of the increasing digitization of music. Def Jam celebrates a label that defined hip-hop and whose impact extends beyond its incredible roster of recording artists to all areas of culture–fashion, lifestyle, cinema, art–impacting the music business and pop culture forever.”

Artists LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Rihanna and Kanye West are all featured, amongst others, alongside memorabilia from the archives and photos by the likes of Albert Watson, Glen E. Friedman, Jonathan Mannion and Annie Leibovitz. Furthermore, the book was designed by Cey Adams, Def Jam’s founding creative director.

Selectism has another look at the forthcoming Hedi Slimane coffee table book set, Anthology of a Decade. As they mentioned earlier, “As Hedi Slimane: Anthology of a Decade reveals, Slimane’s photographs, which traverse the music scene, the New York art scene, street fashion and haute couture, are as fresh as his groundbreaking work in fashion. Drawing on photographs taken throughout the past decade, this volume records Slimane’s early years in the fashion industry, before, during and after his tenures at Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior.” The four volume anthology arrives July 31, 2011.

Available from Amazon.

Following “Hysteric Glamour” (1998), “Terryworld” (2004), “Kibosh” (2006) and “Rio Cidade Maravilhosa” (2007), famed American photographer Terry Richardson announces his latest book, “Hong Kong.” The volume comprises images of the city’s celebrities and socialites, as captured on a trip to the Asian metropolis in 2007.

The book is currently available for purchase at the Art Hong Kong Diesel booth.