Mann, Sally. Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 1983. Wraps. First Edition. First Printng. xii, 59 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with a small bump at the head of the front cover, minimal shelf wear overall. Clean and crisp within.
The first published book of Sally Mann's (b. 1951) work. Copies in Very Good to Fine condition are hard to find due to it being published in a flexible cover format with no dust jacket. Fine. More
Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition of the English Translation. Scuffing to dust jacket from shelf wear, the number "5" written in blue ink at base of front dust jacket flap, jacket now in mylar cover. Black cloth boards with silver embossed titling to spine, small bump at base of front board. Clean within.
An English translation of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's (1895-1946) treatise on the three mediums of the title originally published as a Bauhaus of 1925-27. In republishing the designers were attentive to the imporatance of design and typography to the original German production in getting Moholy-Nagy's ideas across and replicated as best they could in this production. An important book by an important member of the Bauhaus..... More
Conner, Lois. New York: Callaway, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 151 pp. Oblong Elephant Folio. Gray paper boards with a large photograph illustrating the cover. Very light scuffing from shelf wear, clean and crisp within. No dust jacket as issued.
A stunning production that provides the size needed to truly appreciate Lois Conner's large, panoramic black and white photographs of China, its landscape, architecture, and people. Fine. More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 271 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
The first heavily illustrated monograph of Julia Morgan's (1872-1957) work which goes well beyond her most famous work for William Randloph Hearst, San Simeon, and captures the full range of her abilities as an architect. Fine / Fine. More
Sheeler, Charles. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. ix, 162 pp. 4to. Sight age toning to dust jacket, price clipped, no in mylar cover. Fine / Very Good. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. Hardcover. 352 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Stunning catalog of the exhibition of the same name held at the Detroit Institue of Arts and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before traveling to London and Europe. Cranbrook both empolyed and trained a veritable "Who's Who" of designers, artists, and architects including Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Carl Milles, Florence Knoll, and Charles & Ray Eames. Cranbrook has often been referred to as an American version of the Bauhaus. Fine / Fine. More
Philadelpha: Temple University Press, 1979. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 249 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copty with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A wonderful survey, profusely illustreated from automats to trains, of industrial design during what has also been called "The Machine Age." Fine / Fine. More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing xxii, 391 pp. 8vo. Wear and tear to dust jacket with chips and losses at head and foot of spine and along edges, now in mylar cover. Red cloth boards with blue embossed titling to cover and spine, slight scuffing at foot of boards from shelf wear. Scribner "A" on copyright page indicating first edition/first printing. Clean and crisp within, no markings. "Gibson Girls" abound on the illustrated endpapers. Very Good / Good. More
New Haven, CT; Portland, ME: Yale University Press/Portland Art Museum, 2008. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. xiii, 122 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
An exceptional catalog from the exhibition of the same name at the Portland Museum of Art and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Fine. More
New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1940. First Edition. First Printing. 57 pp. Scuffing and light soiling do dust jacket from shelf wear; three tape repairs on verso of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Rust colored cloth boards with dark brown titling to front cover. Clean and crisp within with photo illustrated endpapers.
One of the few (and rare) historic site guides produced as part of the WPA American Guide Series through the Federal Writers' Program. Photographs represented in the images: Norman G. Wallace. Buehman Studio, and Joseph Miller. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xiv, 410pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Lavishly illustrated.
One of the first major exhibitions on the Arts & Crafts movement in America. Fine / Fine. More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. x, 298 pp. Folio. Smalll chip at midpoint on spine at front hinge of dust jacket, which is now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within. Heavy item, may require additional postage.
A stunning survey of National Park lodges, stone bridges, other park structures that add to the visual experience we all have in our western National Parks. Also contains in-depth history of the planning, construction, maintenance and restoration of some of the more significant structures. Fine / Fine. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. xviii, 24 color plates, 653 pp. Folio. White cloth covers with black titling to spine and cover board. Clean and very crisp within. Black paper slipcase in Very Good condition with distinct Bauhaus titling that is the color reverse of the book's cover boards.
Important work on the history and influence of the Bahaus on modern art, architecture, textiles, and design. Fine. More
Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. x, 316 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1949. Hardcover. First Edition. 128 pgs. 4to. Dust jacket has wear and losses at edges, at head and foot of spine, and closed tear at middle of spine, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine, minor fraying at head and foot of spine, clean within.
Important early monograph on the work of Marcel Breuer (1902-1981). Very Good / Good. More
New York, NY: The Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 376 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy withdust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Kenna, Michael. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2003. Hardcover. Limited Edition. First Printing. Folio. Unpag. Bright red silk covers with sharp white and black embossed titling to cover and spine. Interior clean and crisp. Text in Japanese and English. Housed in a beautiful tri-fold black silk folding case in Fine condition with Japanese characters blind embossed on cover.
Michael Kenna's photographs never disappoint and those included in this edition are stunning with plates produced 1:1 from the original sepia-toned silver gelatin prints. Taken between 1987 and 2002, the photographs document the countryside and shores of Japan in all seasons. Printed as a limited edition of 4,000 copies, copies were not originally signed. This copy is signed boldly by Kenna on the half-title page in the year..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 336 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
The catalog produced to supplement three exhibitions on Robert Moses that took place in New York in 2007: "Remaking the Metropolis" at the Museum of the City of New York; "The Road to Recreation" at the Queens Museum of Art; and "Slum Clearance and the Superblock Solution" at Columbia University. Fine / Fine. More
Longobardi, Nino. Sweden: Kalejdoskop Forlag, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. 121 pp. Folio. Some scuffing and soiling to the dust jacket from shelf wear, now in mylar cover. Fine / Very Good. More
Frank, Robert. Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. First Edition. 95 pp. 8vo. Light soiling to cover from shelf wear. Darkened patch on first free endpaper and pastedown where newspaper clipping is laid in. Clean within. Very Good. More
New Haven, CT/New York: Yale University Press/New-York Historical Society, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. xxi, 1,350 pp. 4to Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. First Edition. xiii, 146 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket has scuffing and light soiling from shelf wear, sunning to spine, now in mylar cover. Interior has very light foxing throughout.
Inscribed by the translator, George Johnston, to the poet, Theodore Emslin (1925-2011) on September 23, 1970. Very Good / Good. More
Johannsen, Oskar. Orono, ME: Pine Cone Publishing Company, 1913. Hardcover. First Edition. 126, [1] pp. 8vo. Burgundy cloth boards with brgiht gold embossed titling to cover as well as an illustration of a scarab on a vase that appears to be Egyptian in origin. Slight bumping to corners and foot of spine. Clean and crisp within. Near Fine overall.
A wonderful little book that teaches about insects in the eighteen short stories that each focuses on one specific insect. Very Good. More
Boyd, Connie Fox. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1960. Hard Cover. First Edition. 149 pp. 8vo. Titling on dust jacket has faded/bled at tsome point, price clipped, now in a mylar cover. Clean and tight within.
A delightful book about a unique woman and her contribution to life in the region where the atomic bomb was developed. Fine / Very Good. More
Brunhoff, Jean de. Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, 1931. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 48 pp. Folio. Bright red illustrated boards with blue cloth spine. Spine has small 1/2" tear at head of spine. Covers Have scuffing, chipping at edges from shelf wear. Remarkebly clean and tight within. Very Good. More
