The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 21:04 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the 2005 first-edition paperback of *The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web* by Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag (ISBN 9780321303479), a row from the wanted queue. Identity was checked against Peachpit's own store page (ISBN-10/13, 1st edition, published 2005-02-17, Voices That Matter series, out of print), the Open Library edition and work records (New Riders / Peachpit Press, 296 pages, English) and an AbeBooks listing that prints the ISBN (paperback, 296 pages, used from USD 6.08). This is the only Markets row (US, used). Wikipedia supports the CSS Zen Garden context and the New Riders -> Peachpit -> Pearson Education chain. New stubs: brand/new-riders, company/peachpit, company/pearson-education, family/the-zen-of-css-design. Unresolved: no cover photo was read; the imprint on the cover is New Riders per Open Library and the 2009 page, while the publisher's page and AbeBooks say Peachpit Press. The printer is unknown, and so is the registrant of the ISBN prefix, so no gs1_prefix_owner edge was added. No licensed cover image was found (Open Library cover 193530 has no stated licence). The 2009 Barcodepedia archive is cited for identity only.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 09780321303479
name: The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web
family: family/the-zen-of-css-design
default_observation: first-edition
summary: 2005 paperback by Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag on CSS-based web design, built on designs from the CSS Zen Garden; published by Peachpit under its New Riders imprint, now out of print.
brand: brand/new-riders
category: category/10000926
country_of_sale: US
pack_format: paperback
status: discontinued
last_seen_note: The publisher's store page says the book is no longer in print; used copies were still listed on AbeBooks on 2026-09-13.
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------ | ---------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| published_by | company/peachpit | | 2005 | | | verified | ^peachpit | The publisher's own store page names Peachpit Press; Open Library also lists Peachpit Press. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| US | sourced | ^abe | AbeBooks listing prints ISBN 13 9780321303479; out of print, so the lowest figure is for used copies (new from USD 37.72). | 2026-09-13 | used | | USD 6.08 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| The Zen of CSS Design | name | en | | |
| Zen of CSS Design, The | search | | | |
| 0-321-30347-4 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Book <!--book-->
authors: Dave Shea, Molly E. Holzschlag
imprint: brand/new-riders
publisher: company/peachpit
series: Voices That Matter
edition: 1st
binding: paperback
pages: 296
language: en
published: 2005-02-17
isbn10: 0321303474
<!--/book-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------- | ------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| first-edition | First edition, paperback (2005) | edition | | en | 2005-02-17 | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^peachpit | Publisher page: 1st edition, copyright 2005, published Feb 17, 2005; binding and 296 pages per ^abe and ^ol. | | | | paperback | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ------------- | ------------------- | ------ | --------- | ---- |
| first-edition | Dave Shea | author | ^peachpit | |
| first-edition | Molly E. Holzschlag | author | ^peachpit | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ------------- | ------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| first-edition | identity | unknown | No cover photo was read: the imprint is New Riders per Open Library and the 2009 Barcodepedia page, while the publisher's store and AbeBooks name Peachpit Press. | ^ol |
| | relationships | unknown | The printer is not named in any source read, and no source names the registrant of the ISBN publisher prefix 0-321, so no gs1_prefix_owner edge is given. | |
| | images | not_researched | Open Library holds cover 193530, but no licence for reuse was found, so no picture is attached. | ^ol |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Discover pass from the wanted queue. Identity checked against the publisher's store page, Open Library and an AbeBooks listing that prints the ISBN.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | --------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| peachpit | https://www.peachpit.com/store/zen-of-css-design-visual-enlightenment-for-the-web-9780321303479 | Peachpit store: Zen of CSS Design, The: Visual Enlightenment for the Web | 2026-09-13 | Pearson | manufacturer | | 9780321303479 | | | | |
| abe | https://www.abebooks.com/9780321303479/Zen-CSS-Design-Visual-Enlightenment-0321303474/plp | AbeBooks: The Zen of CSS Design (ISBN 9780321303479) | 2026-09-13 | AbeBooks | retailer | | | Edition details | | | |
| ol | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3439386M.json | Open Library edition record: The zen of CSS design | 2026-09-13 | Open Library | catalogue | | OL3439386M | | CC0 | | |
| olwork | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5860914W.json | Open Library work record: The zen of CSS design | 2026-09-13 | Open Library | catalogue | | OL5860914W | | CC0 | | |
| wpzen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Zen_Garden | Wikipedia: CSS Zen Garden | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | History | | | |
| wppeachpit | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachpit | Wikipedia: Peachpit | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | | | |
| wppearson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_Education | Wikipedia: Pearson Education | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | | | |
| bp2009 | https://web.archive.org/web/20090521110724/http://en.barcodepedia.com/9780321303479/the-zen-of-css-design | Barcodepedia (archived 2009-05-21): The Zen of CSS Design | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2009-05-21 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
*The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web* is a book on standards-based web design by Dave Shea, creator of the CSS Zen Garden, and web designer Molly E. Holzschlag.[^peachpit] It uses 36 designs from the Zen Garden site to show how CSS handles layout, imagery, typography, effects and themes.[^wpzen] Peachpit Press published the first edition on 17 February 2005 as part of its Voices That Matter series.[^peachpit] Open Library lists it under the New Riders imprint as a 296-page English paperback.[^ol] The publisher's store now marks the book as out of print.[^peachpit]
The old Barcodepedia page for this barcode, archived in 2009, also listed it as a New Riders paperback of 296 pages.[^bp2009]
<!--/about-->