Utica, NY: Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 2010. Wraps. First Edition. 44 pp. Clean, crisp copy.
Catalog from an exhibition of the same name at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute that traces Philip Johnson's (1906-2005) design of that institution's building in the late 1950s as well as other art museums Johnson designed in the United States. Exceedingly rare for such a recent publication. Fine. More
Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. 288 pp. 4to. Dust jacket clean and crisp, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling, very minor dust staining to foredge of text block.
An important and somewhat scarce resource on the stunning gardens of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857). The Mughal Empire controlled much of South Asia, stretching from Afghanistan and Kashmir through Bangladsh and South India, the very finest garden being the Taj Mahal. Fine / Fine. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hardcover. First Edition. ix, 1067 pp. 4to. Standard green cloth boards with gold embossed titling and Smithsonian seal in gold on front boards as issued for most Smithsonian publications.Endpapers illustrated with two maps of Japan, one showing older regional divisions within the Tokugawa Era, second showing current botanical divisions and localities. Clean, tight copy. Fine. More
Batavia, IL: Ball Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. Second Edition. xviii, 422 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
Novato, CA: New World Library, 2020. Hardcover. First Edition. First New World Library Edition. First Printing. xviii, 509, xiii, 574 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copies. Brand new. Fine / Fine. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xii, 462 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / Fine. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1936. Hardcover. First Edition. xi, 110 pp. 8vo. Light orange boards with black embossed titling to cover and spine. Clean within.
Inscribed by Olga Samaroff Stokowski, first wife of legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski and former wife when this was written and inscribed. Very Good. More
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xxv, 316 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with small remainder mark at base of text block. Fine / Fine. More
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. First Oxford University Press Edition. First Printing. xiii, 267 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printings. xxiii, 882, xxxiv, 506, xxiv, 1167, xix, 712 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket of Volume I price clipped, all jackets are clean, crisp, and in mylar covers. Volume I has a gift inscription on second free endpaper, all very clean within.
The first four volumes of Robert Caro's magisterial, prize-winning projected five volume biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson. We are patiently awaiting the final volume -- you can read for the first time or read again, either way you will own all five volumes in first printings when the final volume releases. Fine / Fine. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2000/2018. Hardcover. First Edition. Firsst Printings. viii, 728, 724 pp. 8vo. Dust jackets tight and sharp, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
The first two volumes of Gary Giddins in-depth biography of Bing Crosby. Be ready to have the complete set when Volume 3 finally releases! Fine / Fine. More
Hamilton, IL: Dadant & Sons, 1992. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Third Printing, 1997. xxv, 1,324 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998/2005. Hardcover. First Edition. First American Editions. First Printings. xxv, 480, xxi, 512 pp. 8vo. Minor scuffing to both dust jackets, now in mylar covers. Volume I has a small red remainder mark at the head of the text block. Clean, crisp copies and very clean within.
Hilary Spurling's magisterial two volume biography of the life and work of Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Very Good / Very Good. More
Harris, Naomi. Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. 2010 Printing. 256 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with light bumping to head and boot of spine. Lavishly illustrated. Text in English, German, and French. No dust jacket, as issued. Fit with a custom mylar dust jacket to protect the printed cover. Heavy volume, may require additional postage for shipping. Fine. More
Shulman, Julius. Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2021. Hardcover. First Edition. 464 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued. Volume has been fitted with a custom mylar cover to protect the faux-wood binding exterior. Text in English, German, and French. Heavy volume, may require additional postage for shipping.
An absolutely stunning catalog raisonne of the work of pionering Modern architect Richard Neutra (1882-1978). Ranges from Neutra's early work in Austria that broad depth of his work in the United States for the bulk of his career. No Neutra catalog without the precise photographs of Julius Shulman who Neutra considered "my photographer." Fine. More
Newell, Peter. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1908. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing with "Published October, 1908" on copyright page. Unpag. 8vo. Blue cloth boards with stapled binding, cover illustration applied to cover boards. General wear and scuffing minimal given its age.
An ingenious and charming book that shows the implications of young Tom Potts firing a gun by mistake as the bullet passes through each page (literally a hole in each page) showing the humerous havoc that results from Tom's irresponsible behavior. Racial and sexual sterotypes abound, given the date of publication. Very Good. More
Los Angeles, CA: Warner Independent Pictures, 2005. Wraps. First Edition. Specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for the nomination for Best Screenplay. 98 page production draft shooting script for the film of the same name. Fine. More
New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1987. Hard Cover. First Edition. xiii, First Printing. Dust Jacket and cover boards have slight bumping to corners, otherwise clean and crisp. Very Good / Very Good. More
Edinburgh, Scotland: Adam and Charles Black, 1861. Hardcover. First Edition. First Black Edition. vii, 288 pp. 3 Plates. 16mo. Green cloth publisher's binding shows considerable wear and scuffing, gold embossed titling to spine, small round library label on cover board, Ex-library with library stamp on title page. Slight darkening to pages due to age and quality of paper. Three folding plates at rear in Very Good condition. Good. More
Lyon, France: Bernuset, 1787. Full Leather. First Edition. xxviii, 446, 391, [3] pp. 6 Plates. 8vo. Brown mottled calf contemporary bindings. Considerable wear and scuffing, chipping at edges. Five raised bands with title patches for tilte and volume number, gold embossed floral motifs fill remaining spaces between bands. Marbled endpapers with matching marbling on all three sides of text blocks. First free endpaper of Volume I loose, but still connected. Slight darkening to edges of pages due to age. Contains six folding plates at rear in Fine condition.
An important work in the history of both electricity and meteorology. Pierre Bertholon de Saint-Lazare (1741-1800) was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin and devoted considerable study to electrical phenomena. This publication focuses on the natural phenomena..... More
London: John Van Voorst, 1860. Quarter Leather. Second Edition. xvi, 299 pp. 11 Plates. 12mo. Late period appropriate binding, brown leather spine with five raised bands, gold embossed titling, marbled green paper boards. Clean and tight within. A striking little edition. Very Good. More
Philadelphia, PA: H. C. Peck& Theo. Bliss, 1859. Half Leather. First Edition. 8, xix, 720 pp. 12mo. Brown leather spine with gold embossed titling, light scuffing head and spine, brown cloth boards with minor bumping to corners. Foredges of of text block marbled. Light foxing to the prelims, clean within. 675 engraved illustrations illustrate the text, a very thorough text. Very Good. More
Dumas, Marlene. Amsterdam, Netherlands/New York: Atheneum-Polak & Van Gennep/David Zwirner Books, 2016. Hardcover. First Edition. 151 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. Text in English and German. Fine / Fine. More
Gottingen, Germany: Steidl, 2004. Hardcover. First Edition. First Published by Harper & Row in 1968. First Steidl Edition. Very minor scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Rust cloth boards that replicate cover typography design in embossed black type is tight and sharp.
An absolutely stunning production of Noguchi's 1968 autobiography with Steidl re-scanning images for production of this edition. The breadth of Noguchi's work, although centered around sculpture, embraced architecture, gardens, playgrounds, and set design including work with modern dance pioneer Martha Graham. An important work on many levels, heavily illustrated in color and black & white. Fine / Fine. More
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. 428 pp. Slight wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
Fabulous book of American Estate Gardens of the late 19th and early 20th century. Fine / Very Good. More
