A Way of Living
Phaidon, 2019. Hardcover. Large 4to. Cloth. Full color plates. Minor shelf wear. Sticker removal spot inside front cover. Overopened at pp.16/17. This is a fine art monograph of the works of furniture designer Herman Miller. More
Phaidon, 2019. Hardcover. Large 4to. Cloth. Full color plates. Minor shelf wear. Sticker removal spot inside front cover. Overopened at pp.16/17. This is a fine art monograph of the works of furniture designer Herman Miller. More
New York: David Zwirner Books, 2017. First Edition. 4to. Boards. 91 pp. This is a finely printed monograph of the later works of Italian still life painter Morandi. More
New York: Shorewood, 1962. Hardcover. Very large 4tos. Cloth. Slipcases with pastedowns for all volumes. Profusely illustrated. Some shelf wear to front edges of slipcases. This is a complete set of attractive art history volumes. More
Rome: Gangemie Editore, 2005. Paperback. 4to. 11.5"x8.25". In Italian and Chinese. Pictorial wraps with French flaps. Color plates. 306 pp. Edges lightly scuffed. This is an exhibition catalogue for the 2005 retrospective of films produced in China. Full color movie posters reproduced on every page. More
[Nice]: Villa Arson, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. In French. 8vo. Wraps. 269 pp. Edges lightly scuffed. This is a scarce conference publication from a 2007 French seminar of artists around the theme of "transmission." With many illustrations and essays. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1957. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Black and white plates. 39 pp. Edge wear. Speckled discoloration on wraps. This is a vintage monograph of prints by Munch, the Norwegian painter best known for The Scream. More
Zwolle, Netherlands: Museum de Stadshof, 1997. Paperback. In Dutch. Wraps with French flaps. Unpaginated. Sticker on spine and rear cover. This is an uncommon exhibition catalog from the Museum de Stadshof. This copy was previously part of the archives of Chicago's Intuit Gallery, the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art..... More
Singapore: National Gallery Singapore, 2015. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Green cloth. Color plates. 307 pp. plus errata. This is an exhibition catalog from the inaugural show at the National Gallery Singapore. More
[New York]: New York Times, [1922]. Boards. Folio. 16"x10.75". Staple-bound block laid in paper boards. Unpaginated. Boards are brittle and have some loss and small tears around edges. Interior has some small tears, creases, and fingerprints throughout, but good and sound. This is a souvenir treasury of the New York..... More
Skien, Norway: Erik St. Nilssen, 1959. Wraps. In Norwegian and English. 4to. Pictorial wraps. Black and white photographic plates throughout. 72 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block and have creasing and scuffing. Sticker residue on front cover. Gift inscription inside front cover. 2 copies in OCLC. This is a rare..... More
Tokyo: 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. In Japanese. Quarter cloth over cream boards. Dust jacket. Photographs and illustrations throughout. 206 pp. Minor wear to jacket. 1/2" closed hole through front hinge. Otherwise excellent. This is an uncommon history of phallic art in Japan. Title on cover is in English, but text..... More
Boston: Bulfinch / Little, Brown, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Full color and black and white plates. 359 pp. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on half title. This is an exhibition catalog of the works of American portrait photographer Parks. This large item may require additional shipping costs..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1931. Cloth. Large folio. Publisher's cloth. Hand-pressed paper. Very many lithographs throughout, many in color, including several pastedowns. 415 pp. B oards need to be re-glued to block. Cloth at header and footer of spine torn. Ex-library with mark on spine, bookplate inside front cover, and card..... More
9"x7". Fine condition with press clipping pasted to rear titled "TEENAGE GIRLS FIGHT IT OUT." This is an original press photo from United Press International. Caption card reads: "MARGATE, ENG.: Two teenage girls fight here, May 17, while another girl stands by during an eruption of violence between two rival..... More
Spain: Fulgencio Pimintel, 2014. Hardcover. 4to. Boards. Black and white 3D comics with 2 pairs of 3D glasses inside rear cover. Unpaginated. New condition. 3D glasses are in original plastic wrap and have not been opened. This is a textless 3D graphic novel about undersea exploration with incredible illustrations by..... More
New York: Tudor Publishing, 1956. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. Full color plates. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback book with full color reproductions of Picasso's paintings. More
Gallimard, 1992. Cloth. In French. This is a scarce art book reprinted from 1825. In original slipcover in fine condition. More
Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1833. 2nd Edition Revised. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Large folding frontispiece, additional folding map, full-page and text illustrations. 400 pp. Leather worn. Front hinge split but firmly attached. Contemporary signatures in front and end matter. Foxing throughout, mostly marginal. Frontispiece intact but tender at..... More
ETR-IHA, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. This is a scarce first edition of Rafal's documentary photography monograph about America in the time the second Iraq War with original red cloth and clasp. Appears new and unread. More
New York: Dial, 1960. Leather bound. 4to. Original slipcase. Soft calf with gilt lettering on spine and cover, blind-tooled design on cover. Gilt top edge. Illustrated plates throughout. 254 pp. Slipcase has some minor sunning and a few chips to edges. Book is fine. Signed on colophon by McCracken. Rice..... More
[Amsterdam]: SEB Foundation, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. In Dutch and English. 8vo. Wraps. Many photographic plates, several of which fold out. 45 pp. Edges lightly scuffed. This is an exhibition catalog from the 2004 multi-artist show and lecture series in Amsterdam focusing on immigration and identity. More
Mexico City: Fotocolor, 1958. In Spanish and English. Folder containing 46 pp. booklet and 13 unbound color plates, as issued. Bookplate on front free endpaper of booklet, and residue from a bookplate that was removed from inside of folder. Very minor shelf wear. An excellent copy. This is a vintage..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated. 120 pp. Minor wear to edges, with a bump along top rear cover and along left edge of rear cover. Interior is excellent. This is a scarce collection of surrealist art in popular culture, featuring multiple essays..... More
Koln: Snoeck, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Full color. This is an exhibition catalog of early modern art. More
New York: Bodyscope Publications, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. Very large folio. 20"x16". Wraps. 2 double-sided, full color anatomical panels with rotating volvelle wheels inside. Rotating the wheels shows different body systems and text through the multiple windows in the panels. Split at spine, so book is in 4 separate pieces..... More