East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 81-112. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who..... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 131-158. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who..... More
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East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 109-130. Advertisements bound in front and end matter. Several pages unopened. Minor shelf wear. Folded crease diagonal on p. 117. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from..... More
Le Club Francais du Livre, 1969. First Thus. Full leather. In French. This is an annotated 1835-page collection of Hugo's architectural drawings and sketches. Bound in red leather with black and gilt lettering and decorations and with a black satin ribbon. Part of Le Club Francais du Livre's Oeuvres Completes..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Brown cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. 272 pp. Ex library. Jacket has very light edge wear. Library stamps on top, right, and bottom block edges. Stamps and library markings on front free endpaper and title page. Stamp on..... More
New York: Bruce Publishing, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. Publisher's decorated cloth. Photographic frontispiece, nearly every page illustrated. 80 pp. Spine rebacked with tape. Rubbing to edges and corners. Ex-library with sticker on spine and cover, card pockets pasted inside both covers, and a few stamps and marks in front matter..... More
London: Black Dog Books / YYZBOOKS, 2017. First Edition. Wraps. Large 8vo. Wraps with stiff, shortened jacket as issued. 92 pp. 3 copies in OCLC. This is a rare out-of-print exhibition catalog of collaborative art between multiple artists and Toronto elementary school students. More
London: V&A Publishing, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Quarter cloth over pictorial boards. Full color plates. 208 pp. A fine copy. This is an exhibition catalog of the Victoria and Albert Museum's 2018 installation of Frida Kahlo's fashion work. More
Koln: Taschen, 1997. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Paper slipcase. Color plates. 239 pp. Slipcase is somewhat flimsy and has some nicks and bumps around edges. Sunning on book cover where slipcase leaves cloth exposed. This is a monograph and critical examination..... More
Boston: Bulfinch / Little, Brown, 1999. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 4to. Pictorial wraps. Many illustrations and photographs. 320 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is the companion volume to Kostof's The City Shaped, a further exploration of urban landscape and process throughout history. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Navy cloth with silver lettering on spine and embossed lettering on cover. Pictorial dust jacket. Photographic plates. Unpaginated. Jacket is scuffed and worn around edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a finely printed collection of portraits of writers and..... More
JRP Editions, 2004. Paperback. This is a scarce collection of art criticism and journalism by Lawson. Has some underlining and marginalia. More
Librarie Camille Sourget. Hardcover. In French. This is a gorgeous catalogue of rare books available from famed Parisian dealer Librarie Camille Sourget. With many sumptuous full-page color photos and illustrations. No publication date, but likely mid-2000s. More
Southold, NY: Lindon Publications, 1980. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Illustrated wraps. 50 black and white lithographs. Unpaginated. Minor edge wear and scuffing. 2 spots of discoloration on rear cover. Interior excellent. This is a long out-of-print collection of architectural sketches self-published by Long Island artist Lubov. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Blue cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 853 pp. Jacket edges rather worn, with some scuffing and closed tears. Some discoloration to top edge. Tight and clean. This is a collection of the works of influential architectural philosopher Lynch. This very large item may incur additional..... More
Chicago: Magazine Circulation Co., 1918. Hardcover. Folio. Quarter cloth over boards with pastedown. Photographic plates. 128 pp. Edges are scuffed. Some damp stains around corners which do not affect interior. Some letters scratched into front cover. Tight and clean, excellent interior. This is a photojournalist retrospective of World War I from an..... More
This is a lot of four Parisian souvenirs which belonged to (and bear the authentic bookplate of) influential American landscape designer Warren H. Manning (1860-1938). Mr. Manning is best remembered as the pioneering voice behind the "wild garden" movement, which emphasized cultivating pre-existing plants and natural landscaping, rather than the..... More
Brooklyn: Zone Books, 2008. First Edition, 2nd printing. Cloth. Oblong 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full-page photo plates with captions in French and English. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear to jacket corners. This is a second printing of the book version of Marker's influential, avant garde 1962 science fiction film, which itself consisted largely..... More
IDW, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. Inscribed by both artists to Guillermo Rigattieri, an Argentinian contemporary artist, frequent collaborator and friend of Ghanbari's. The inscription reads, "Guillermo! Thank you for your friendship, your kindness, and your art. All my best," followed by the signature. Copies of this graphic novel..... More
International Culture Centre, 1994. Paperback. In English and Polish. This is a scarce discourse on Polish architectural history with many photos and illustrations. More
New York: Praeger, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic plates and illustrations throughout. 238 pp. Jacket price-clipped. Ursus Books sticker inside rear cover. Otherwise fine. This is a comprehensive biography and retrospective of the works of Constructivist/Bauhaus artist Moholo-Nagy. More
New York: Sperone Westwater, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8.5"x6". Paperback with French flaps. 30 color plates of Moore's paintings. With two essays, "Painting from Life" by Moore and "Frank Moore: Nature Revisited" by Brooks Adams. Unpaginated. General shelf wear. Top right corner is bent. Interior is bright and clean. This is..... 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