▁Jacob s , ▁Abr ams ▁publish es ▁and ▁dist ributes ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0 ▁titles ▁ann ually ▁and ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁titles ▁in ▁print . ▁ ▁Abr ams ▁also ▁dist ributes ▁publications ▁for ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum , ▁T ate , ▁V end ome ▁Press ▁( in ▁North ▁America ), ▁Bo oth ▁C li bb orn ▁Ed itions , ▁Self M ade H ero , ▁Mo MA ▁Children ' s ▁Books , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁Cont in ents . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ounded ▁by ▁Harry ▁N . ▁Abr ams ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Abr ams ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁art ▁books . ▁Times ▁Mir ror ▁acquired ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁Harry ▁Abr ams ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Paul ▁Gott lie b ▁( publish er ) ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Abr ams ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁La ▁Mart ini ère ▁Gr oupe ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Abr ams ▁acquired ▁The ▁Over look ▁Press . ▁ ▁Im print s ▁ ▁Abr ams ▁Books ▁ ▁Abr ams ▁publish es ▁illustrated ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁art , ▁phot ography , ▁performing ▁arts , ▁fashion , ▁interior ▁design , ▁and