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Bruno Munari, Mario Bellini, Andrea Branzi
Descendants of Leonardo Da Vinci the Italian Design
This is a fine hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and Japanese. Lavishly illustrated in color and black & white. Texts by Mario Bellini, Bruno Munari and Andrea Branzi. Still one of the best surveys of the Memphis style. 12" high X 9" wide, 341 pages. A beautiful copy of an important book. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Hoyne, Andrew
Andrew Hoyne Design
This is an about very good softcover copy with some rear cover wear. The front cover is illustrated in sepia with a profile photo of a man's bald head, with a drawing mapping sections of his brain, "Concept", "Original", "Knowledge", "Innovation", etc. Subtitled 'The first five years'. Illustrated throughout in color with photographs of productsm graphic design, etc. on every page. 8" square, about 50 pages.
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de Grisogono
Instrumento No. Uno
This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Includes a signed letter from the company, on de Grisogono letterhead, to an American retailer who has requested information. Also includes a folded sheet 'de Grisogono Instrumento No. Uno Price List', which shows specifications and prices for watches N1 through 12, and S1 through 12. The book itself is promotional literature for de Grisogono. Brief text in English. 71 pages, with oversize color photographs of watches on half of them. On facing pages are the technical drawings and specifications. The covers are black with gilt titles on a heavy stock paper (French fold). 13" high X 10" wide, 72 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Arwas, Victor
Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is one of Arwas' best works on modern design. With almost 500 illustrations, more than half in color. Arranged alphabetically like an encyclopedia, from Appert Freres and Argy-Rousseau to Friedrich Zitzmann. Pages of maker marks and facsimile signatures. Bibliography. Glossary. 12" high X 10" wide, 384 pages. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Weber, Klaus and Bettina Schob
Punkt, Linie, Flache: Druckgraphik am Bauhaus : Bauhaus Museum fur Archiv Gestaltung (German Edition)
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light wear, short closed tear to the top edge of the back of the jacket.. Completely clean inside, very clean outside. Light toning to page-edges. Text in German. Essays by Klaus Weber and Bettina Schob. Illustrated throughout in color. Bauhaus chronology. Biographies of the designers. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 311 pages.
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Lupton, Ellen
Graphic Design in the Netherlands A Selection of Recent Work
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at The Herb Lubalin Study Center at Cooper Union in New York in January and February of 1992. Essays by Monica Strauss, William Deere, Robin Kinross, and Daan de Kuyper. Introduction by Ellen Lupton. Illustrated mostly in black & white. 11" high X 8" wide, 60 pages.
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Herbst, Rene
Modern French Shop Fronts and Interiors
This is a very good hardcover reference copy with some wear around the edges. Very clean inside and out, but a name in calligraphy on the front cover, and 2 plates provided in very close facsimile. Introductions by James Burford and Rene Herbst. 34 black & white photographic plates. 2 of these plates have been copied in a high quality copier and tipped on to heavy card stock, and then hinged into the binding. Some readers will probably not notice this. The two plates are photographs of the Galeries Lafayette. Other shops and showrooms included in this important survey are: Alfa Romeo Motors, Rody Cafe Bar, Arcade des Champs Elysees, Carron Soeurs, Aux Troix Sultanes, A.Dunhill, Roges Cavailles, Au Siamois, Soutif, Adrienne, Tandrade, Christofle among many others. 13" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Tokyo. National Museum of Modern Art
Collection Catalogue of Crafts. Collection Catalogue of Design 2 Volume Set
This is a fine softcover copy of this 2 volume set comprising the full collections of crafts and modern design at the Tokyo National Museum. Completely clean inside and out. Spines not creased, bindings firm and tight. This set updates the previously released catalogue of the collection published in 1988. The collection is particularly strong in Meiji Period (1868-1912) crafts and design objects. No text, just a brief introduction and brief entries for each object. Introduction and entries in English and Japanese. Artist/ designer index. About 1650 works in the Crafts Catalogue. 565 works in the Design Catalogue. All works illustrated in black & white with small photographs. 11" high X 8" wide, 335, 138 pages. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Wichmann, Hans
Donationen Und Neuerwerbungen 1988/89 Industrial Design, Unikate, Serienerzeugnisse
This is an about very good hardcover reference copy in a very good dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out, but for some tan discoloration at the bottom of the spine of the book, visible on the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers, not affecting any text or images. Text in German. Almost 300 objects illustrated here in color and black & white. 11" high X 8" wide, 314 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Davis, Terence
Decorative Art 50
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. It has been de-accessioned from an English private library, and bears their bookplate inside the front cover, withdrawal stamp on the bookplate, and two very small handstamps, one on the lower edge of the front endpaper the other on the lower edge of the inside back cover. Text and plates quite clean and free of marks or soil. The dust jacket looks very good, just a little wear to the spine tips, otherwise fine. This is the yearbook with the large black & white photograph of Jacobsen's "Egg Chair" on the front cover, with the words "decorative art 50". Light soil to back cover of jacket. Now in protective clear acetate cover. As usual illustrated in color and black & white, with sections on architecture (houses & apartments) furniture, textiles, tableware, light fittings, ceramics and metals and glass. Text in English, French, German and Italian. The introduction and paragraphs that start each chapter are in four languages. The captions for each object are in English only. This is one of the best and most sought after volumes in the series. Large 4to, 11" high X 9" wide, 172 pages. The marks are actually not very intrusive, so a very nice copy, in the scarce jacket. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Birrell & Garnett, Ltd.
Catalogue of I Typefounders Specimens. II Books Printed in Founts of Historic Importance. III works on Typefounding, Printing & Bibliography
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is the limited edition reprint of 500 copies. Illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 9" wide, 107 pages.
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Arnold, Klaus-Peter
Kunsthandwerk und Industrieform des 19 und 20 Jahrhunderts
Text in German. This is an exhibition catalog. Prepared on the occasion of the centennial of the museum, several scholars, under the direction of Arnold write on furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork and textiles, in the art nouveau, Bauhaus, Neue Sachlichkeit and Social Realist, and Post-war (1950's to 70's) styles. Illustrated in black & white. Lengthy catalog entries. 7" high X 8" wide, 167 pages. This is a very good softcover copy in stiff card covers with a color pictorial dust jacket with a small piece missing from the front bottom edge. Very clean inside and out.
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Institut Mathildenhohe
Kunstlerkolonie Mathildenhohe Darmstadt
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German. 360 objects catalogued here. Hundreds of color photographs of Darmstadt art nouveau objects. Pages of marks and signatures. Bibliography. 12" high X 8" wide, 253 pages.
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Aloi, Roberto
Vetri d'Oggi. (Glass of Today) Esempi Di Decorazione Moderna Di Tutto Il Mondo.
This is a near fine softcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket has just minor wear to the edges, 1 tiny chip from the back panel top edge. The book itself inside is fine, no flaws. This is one of the most elusive of the volumes in the famous "Esempi" series. It was put together in the early 1950's and is a survey of the very best in modern glass design. It covers glass design from Europe, Scandinavia, and America. Text in English, French, German and Italian. 337 illustrations with numerous color plates. Large 4to, 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 173 pages. This is very good copy of a very scarce title. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Parmelin,Helene
Cinq Peintres et le Theatre Decors et Costumes de Leger Coutaud Gischia Labisse Pignon
Original serigraph cover art (both front and back) and many color illustrations by these French artists. Text in French. Mainly post-war work in the theater, both set design and costume sketches. A very good softcover copy in stiff red paper covers with titles in blue, red and yellow inks on the front and a dramatic mask in the same inks on the back. With light wear to the corners, and top & bottom of spine. Spine faded, as well as left edge of front cover. Inside very clean. Bibliography. Tall 4to, 11" high X 8" wide, 152 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Harris, George W.
George W. Harris
This is an about very good hardcover copy in the original yellow cloth boards with black cloth spine. The title in yellow on the spine has faded. Boards sunned at top edge. Very clean internally. Front black endpaper wrinkled. This is a limited edition of 425 numbered copies. Foreword by St. John Ervine. Essays on George W. Harris by Basil Dean and Lascelles Abercrombie. Essay by Harris 'The Function of the Scenic Designer'. Illustrated in color and black & white and photogravure with many of Harris' designs for the theater reproduced on 44 plates. 13" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Vox,Maximilien
Lettres Jean Loisy
This is a very good softcover copy in the original illustrated wrappers with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Preface by Maximilien Vox. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with examples of modern typography, photographs of shop fronts, etc. 12" high X 10" wide, 106 pages. Beautifully printed. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Production Manager Pub. Co
P.M. Magazine Volume II, Number 9 May 1936
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out, except for three previous private owner marks: a handstamp to the title-page, another to a page in the back and a small embossed stamp to the rear cover. This issue of P.M.'s lead article is on Ottmar Mergenthaler and the story of linotype. Also a review of the show that was up at the Museum of Modern Art, 'Modern Artists as Illustrators'. Illustrated in black & white throughout. 8" high X 5" wide, 54 pages.
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Gill, Eric
Good Work Official Bulletin of the Catholic Art Association
This is a very good softcover copy with some cover wear: a small abrasion. Very clean inside and out. This is the Summer 1966 issue, Volume 29, No.3 of Good Work the Official Bulletin of the Catholic Art Association. This issue has a frontispiece portrait of Eric Gill, and an essay on Gill by Sir Herbert Read. Also the editorial is on Gill. 11" high X 8" wide.
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Sinel, Joseph
A Book of American Trade Marks & Devices
This is a near fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This copy has been signed by Joseph Sinel and briefly inscribed to a colleague, under the limited edition information. This is copy 1360 out of 2000 available for sale. Beautifully printed by the Pynson Printers of New York. Illustrated in color and black & white. Pages uncut as issued. 12" high X 10" wide, 64 pages. Index. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Hessischen Landesmuseum
Fifty Fifty. Formen Und Farben Der 50er Jahre
This is an about very good softcover copy with just one flaw: a small faint tan stain to the bottom corners of many pages. Otherwise completely clean inside and out. Text in German. This catalog was prepared to accompany an exhibition at the Hessischen Landesmuseum in Darmstadt in the spring of 1988. The exhibition was a survey of 1950's ceramics, glass, jewelry, lighting fixtures and lamps, etc. 161 objects in the exhibition. All illustrated in black & white and or color. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 71 pages + ads.
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Yamazaki, Kakutaro
Modern Decorative Arts of Japan
This is a very good softcover copy in tan and gray glossy card covers with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Two page essay by Kakutaro Yamazaki, President of the Japan Modern Decorative Arts Association. This catalog is divided into a number of sections: ceramics, metalwork, lacquer ware, dyed fabric, and a miscellaneous section with wooden work, bamboo work, dolls, paper work, cloisonne, glassware, etc. 325 works are illustrated in black & white and ocasionally color photos. No date on the catalog, but ca. 1970. 12" high X 8" wide, 72 pages.
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McLean, Ruari
George Cruikshank, His Life & Work As A Book Illustrator
This is a very good hardcover copy in a good only dust jacket. The jacket is virtually all there, but soiled. Endpapers browned, otherwise clean inside. Essay by Ruari McLean. Illustrated throughout in black & white. List of books illustrated by Cruikshank. No date but ca. 1948. 9" high X 7" wide, 100 pages.
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Stavenow,Ake
Thirties: British Art and Design Before the War
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. A short ghost of an inscription (now erased) on the title-page, otherwise completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm and tight. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in the winter of 1979-80. Introduction by A.J.P.Taylor. Essays by Ian Jeffrey, William Feaver, Charlotte and Tim Benton, Carol Hogben, Susan Lambert, Simon Jervis, Valerie Mendes, Jennifer Hawkins, David Coachworth, Shirley Bury, Roger Pinkham and Brian Lacey. Biographies of the designers. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated in black & white with hundreds of photographs + 20 color plates. 10 1/2" high X 8" wide, 320 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Tardy
Les Pierres Precieuses, Les Pierres Dures, Les Perles
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out, spine of dust jacket sunned. Text in French. This is the 4th edition. Illustrated throughout in black & white with hundreds of photographs and drawings. 8" high X 5" wide, 675 pages.
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Wollin, Nils
Modern Swedish Arts and Crafts in Pictures
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original publisher's light yellow cloth decorated and printed in blue. Completely clean inside and out. This copy recently released from a design school library and bearing one bookplate (denoting it as a gift from a patron) inside the front cover. No other marks, stamps or pockets, etc. Still one of the best surveys of early 20th century Swedish modernist design, a classic in its field. Large folio, 207 black & white plates, including 11 color plates, many with several objects displayed. This survey covers furniture, glassware, ceramics, lighting designs, textiles, graphic design and more. 13" high X 10" wide, 30 text pages + plates. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Rahoult, Lena
Plastics
This is a very good copy with almost no wear. Bound in clear plastic covers, with a spiral wire binding. Very clean inside and out. Text in English and Swedish. Subtitled 'The Plastics Exhibition'. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Kulturhuset in Stockholm through the spring and summer of 1993. The curator of the exhibition was Lena Rahoult. Catalog edited by Carl Frederik Holtermann, Lena Rahoult, and Lars Svensson . Essays by a dozen scholars. Glossary of technical terms. Illustrated in color throughout. 11" high X 9" wide, 134 pages.
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Christie's
Important 20th Century Decorative Arts Including Works By the Tiffany Studios
This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's in New York on December 14, 1991. Sale code: "IRIBE-7388". Selected bibliography. Over 50 of the lots are lamps by Tiffany Studios. 262 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in color. 11" high X 8" wide, 161 pages.
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Sapey, Teresa
Sapore Sapey
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Signed and inscribed to an American friend by Teresa Sapey on the half-title page, opposite her frontispiece photographic portrait. Text in English and Italian. Illustrated throughout in color with many photographs and some drawings of Sapey's work, including gallery spaces, shops, bars, clubs, offices, etc. Also recipes throghout which open each section. Both smaller insert sections, intact. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 327 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Villien, Bruno
Visconti
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. Very clean inside and out, jacket rear panel is stuck at the edge to inside rear board. Text in French. Fine study of Luchino Visconti's major films and operas. Illustrated throughout in black & white with some color. 12" high X 10" wide, 251. Index. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Bossaglia, Rossana
James Riviere. Gioielli tra Arte e Design
This is a fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English, French and Italian. Texts by Rossana Bossaglia, Bruno Munari, Claudio Cerritelli, Alessandro Quattordio and Marina Robbiani. James Riviere is a jewelry designer who has won numerous prizes, such as the Premio 1st at the 1972 Triennale di Milano. In the 1980's he formed a partnership with Bruno Munari and Luigi Veronesi to make jewelry. Virtually a catalog raisonne of Riviere's work. Profusely illustrated in color and some black & white. Chronology. 13" high X 10" wide, 117 pages.
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American Institute of Graphic Arts
Fifty Books of the Year 1967
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. This catalog shows 50 books designed in 1967. Each book illustrated with 1 black & white photograph. Technical production details for all the books. Various indices: designers, publishers, illustrators, typesetters, printers, engravers, binders, paper manufacturers, etc. 10" high X 7" wide.
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Kremerskothen, Josef
Moderne Klassiker: Mobel die Geschichte Machen
This is a very good hardcover copy in white illustrated boards with only light wear. Very clean inside and out, no marks to text or illustrations. Text in German. Price list pamphlet laid in. Hundreds of small black & white illustrations of 20th century furniture and lighting. Designer index. Manufacturer index. An encyclopedic survey of the classics of modern design of the 20th century. The last section shows typical room settings decade by decade through the century. 12" high X 8" wide, 263 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Baroni, Daniele and Antonio D'Auria
Lexicon of Publishing Design / Lessico del Design Editoriale
This is a very good softcover copy in stiff white card covers. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, but slight bump to lower rear corner of text block, not affecting any text or images. Text in English and Italian. This book is a dictionary (A to Z) of terms specific to the world of publishing, graphic design and typography. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Bibliography. Index. 8" high X 6" wide, 380 pages.
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Granados, Marta
Marta Granados Un Mundo Grafico
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Spanish. Foreword by Belisario Betancur. Introduction by Jose Saenz Hurtado. Essays by Eduardo Serrano, Roberto Triana Arenas, Giorgio Antei, Josef Muller-Brockmann and Gustavo Gomez Casallas. Illustrated throughout in color with 180 examples of the artists' work. Chronology. Bibliography. 12" high X 10" wide, 198 pages. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Galerie 1900-2000
Retro Sport 1850-1940
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside. Some toning and moisture staining to the bottom edge of the front and back covers and spine. It is faint, but there. No apparent bleed through to the inside. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Galerie 1900-2000, in Paris during October 19 to November 1, 1984. The auction contained paintings, sculptures, drawings, games, and other decorative arts works, all related to sports. Most of the lots are from the late 19th century through the 1920's. 467 lots in the sale. All illustrated in black & white, some color. Essay by Felix Marcilhac. Prices realized list laid in. 12" high X 9" wide, 92 pages.
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Falke,Otto von
Sammlung Marc Rosenberg
This is a very good hardcover copy in light olive green cloth covers with title in gilt on the spine. Very clean inside, but a little soil to the paper covers (bound in), also some pencilled in prices next to lot numbers. Text block upper right corner bumped. This is the sale catalog for the Marc Rosenberg collection of jewelry. Introductory text and entries by Otto von Falke. 350 lots in the sale. 27 black & white plates. 11" high X 8" wide, 68 pages + plates.
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Fuchs, Emil
Die Frau in Der Karikatur
This is an about very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Spine faded or sunned, gilt title still there. Gray suede covers generally clean. The front panel has a design by Reznicek which is clean and unblemished. Text in German. Profusely illustrated with 446 text illustrations and 60 tipped in plates including many double-page or folded and some color. 11" high X 8" wide, 487 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Pesce, Gaetano
Temporanea Le Realta Possibili Del Caffe Florian
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear, though bottom right corner slightly bumped. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Appears unread. Text in Englsh and Italian. Subtitled "Gaetano Pesce Un Vaso (Goto?) per Venezia". Illustrated in color and black & white. Texts by Roberto Nardi, Stefano Stipitivich, Gaetano Pesce, Francois Barre, and Gianfranco Mossetto. This work sponsored by Caffe Florian in Venice, concerns Gaetano Pesce's designs for Venetian glass cups for the Caffe Florian. 9 1/2" high X 8 1/2" wide, 69 pages.
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Audsley,George
Guide to the Art of Illuminating on Vellum and Paper
This is a good softcover copy with some wear in the stiff gray-green printed card covers. Light soil inside and out. Chromolithograph frontispiece + 15 black & white plates and other figures in the text. This is "Guide 38" in the series. 8" high X 5 1/2" wide, 87 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Fales, Winnifred
A Simple Course in Home Decorating
This is a very good hardcover copy in the very scarce pictorial dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. The book is very clean inside and out. No marks to text or plates. The jacket is about 95% there, but chipped around the top edges, mostly the rear panel. Top of spine chipped too. Illustrated in black & white with numerous photographs of period style furnishing. Winnifred Fales became famous in the period between the wars, for her staunch opposition to any kind of modern design. From her position as an editor with the journal Good Housekeeping, she tirelessly campaigned against first art nouveau and then the rush of even more modern design like art deco. In her weekly columns she dispensed advice to readers about how to maintain standards of good taste and decor in the home. 10 1/2" high X 8" wide, 295 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Confederation Generale du Travaille; Seguy, George
Affiches et luttes syndicales de la CGT (French Edition)
This is ia very good softcover copy with only light wear. Completely clean inside and out (save for a short name to the title-page). Spine not creased, binding firm. A little wear to the right corners and a tiny tear to the back cover top edge. Text in French. This is a survey of political posters and broadsides associated with the Chambre Syndicale in Paris (Confederation Generale du Travaille) from the late 19th century to the 1970's. Illustrated in black & white and color. Also a number of vintage photographs in black & white of workers, street demonstrations, etc. 13 1/2" high X 10 1/2" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Palazzetti
Classics of Modern & Contemporary Furniture 1999
This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Very clean inside and out, just a small mark to the front cover and a few stress creases around the punch holes. It has three holes punched along the left edge for insertion into a ring binder. A business card of a Palazzetti executive stapled to the front cover. Inside 49 pages of black & white photographs and design specifications of classic modern furniture and their prices. 11" high X 8.5" wide, 49 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Gibson, Strickland
Early Oxford Bindings
This is a very good softcover copy in the original publisher's printed brown wrappers with just light wear. Right edge a little chipped. Very clean inside, pages uncut. This is Number X in the Illustrated Monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society. 40 plates printed in sepia or black & white. Spine creased, small paper label at bottom of spine. 11" high X 8 1/2" wide, 69 text pages + plates. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Wheeler, Candace
The Development of Embroidery in America
This is a very good hardcover copy of the first edition, with just light wear. Red cloth covers fine, spine title in gilt dulled, spine faded and a few small stains (minor). Very clean inside, but a little spotting here and there, as is typical with this soft acidic paper. Plates fairly clean, but also lightly spotted. Illustrated in black & white. 4to, 9.5" high X 6.5" wide, 151 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Toschi, Paolo
Arte Popolare Italiana
This is a very good hardcover copy in gray cloth covers printed in red and gold with tassel device on the front cover and title in faded gilt to the spine. Edges of the covers a bit toned. Small date on lower edge of front endpaper. Very clean inside. Text in Italian. The 2 page ENGLISH summary laid-in. This is a thorough survey of Italian craft and folk arts including sections on farm and agricultural implements, furniture, textiles and costumes, jewelry and personal ornament, ceramics and glassware, metalwork, cooking ware, wrought iron work, signage, theatrical and festival masks, religious arts, also a section on popular prints. Extensive bibliography. 553 illustrations including many color plates. Plus many more illustrations in the section on popular prints. List of craft makers and producers. 12" high X 10" wide, 451 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Apollinaire, Guillaume
The Cubist Painters, Aesthetic Meditations 1913
This is a very good softcover copy in colorful pictorial wrappers designed by Paul Rand with just light wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside, some toning to the front cover, top right corner a bit abraded, back cover also some toning, two very small tan stains, and a number of tiny marks along the edge near the spine. This is the stated first edition. 10" high X 7.5" wide, 35 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Darmstadt
Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst 1901- 1976. 6 Volume Set
This is a near fine softcover 6 volume set complete with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside. (Last volume has one neat signature of art historian previous owner on the front endpaper). Spines not creased, bindings firm. Volume I: Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst. 78pp. Text in German. Essays by H. W. Sabels, D. Sternberger, J. Hermand, W. Hofmann, G. Mann, G. Reising, M. Müller, C. Pohl, G. Busch. Volume II: Kunst und Dekoration 1851-1914. 208pp. Texts by R. Schoch, H.M. Schmidt, G. Reising, S. Beeh-Lustenberger, W. Beeh, C.B. Heller, H. Georgen. Volume III: Akademie-Sezession-Avantgarde um 1900. 192pp. Texts by H.-G. Sperlich and H. Kleinstück. Volume IV: Die Künstler der Mathildenhöhe. 232pp. Volume V: Die Stadt der Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt 1900-1914. Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe 1899-1914. Die Buchkunst der Darmstädter Künstlerkolonie. 226pp.Texts by E.G. Franz, E. Wiest, A. Wolde, E. Huber, H.-G. Sperlich, H. Paris, B. Rechberg, H.J. Wystrach and K. Wölfing, C. Heelhaar, E. Zimmermann. Volume VI Ein Dokument Deutscher Kunst Darmstadt 87pp. Texts by Dolf Sternberger, Brigitte Rechberg, among many others. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with hundreds of photographs. 8.5" square. A beautiful set. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Seijiro, Saito
Masterpieces of Japanese Puppetry. Sculptured Heads of the Bunraku Theater
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with only light traces of wear. The jacket is virtually complete, a small chip out of the top of the spine. Otherwise very good. Completely clean inside and out. This is a limited edition of 375 numbered copies. This collection of 32 sculptured heads from Bunraku theater represents the best work of its kind. All 32 puppet heads reproduced in full-page color plates and full catalog entries. Additionally there are twelve black & white photographs of more heads. And 26 figures in the text. Foreword by Roy Andrew Miller who also translated this edition. 14.5" high X 10" wide, 91 pages. A beautiful production. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Roder, Sabine et al.
Deutsches Museum für Kunst in Handel und Gewerbe 1909 - 1919
This is a very good softcover copy in yellow pictorial stiff plastic covers with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Text in German. Massive catalog prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld in the winter of 1997-98. It was also shown at the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum in Hagen. The catalog is divided into two main sections: one prepared by each museum. The one by the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum curated by Sabine Roder and Gerhard Storck. The section by the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum curated by Michael Fehr. Essays and contributions by dozens of specialists. Sections on architecture, furniture, decorative arts, wall papers, textile designs, books and graphic design, etc. Hundreds of illustrations in color and black & white. 12" high X 9.5" wide, 430 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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