Springfield Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers 1930. Vintage coloring book featuring thirty different subjects from individual toys to full-page seaside landscapes issued in the shape of a traveling trunk covered with international hotel labels. The preface offers an introduction to mixing colors and technical tips for young painters. Subjects vary widely from realistic animals including a striking lobster to a dressed-up family of anthropomorphic mice from nursery scenes to depictions of outdoor sports and play. A charming survival. Single volume measuring 7 x 10 inches: 124. Original blue cloth spine stiff paper boards upper board color-printed to resemble a three-dimensional traveling trunk book trimmed in that shape. Text printed on one side only with thirty uncolored scenes facing their colored counterparts. Light shelfwear and soiling to binding with minor loss to spine; hinges starting; closed tear to one uncolored scene. McLoughlin Brothers unknown books
Stockholm: Snenska Slojdforeningens Tidscrift 1947. First edition. Paperback. Good . Second issue of this Swedish design magazine. Includes an interview with Aalto Alvaro and other articles. A good copy in tall photo-illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/> Snenska Slojdforeningens Tidscrift paperback books
New York: Rizzoli 1991. First American edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Tall thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 414 pp. A dense illustrated study of the Jourdain family of designers. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Very large and heavy book. Additional shipping charges may apply. Rizzoli unknown books
Basel Boston and Berlin: Birkhauser 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Wide hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Text by Franco Bertoni. 221 pp. A fine copy in lightly used dustwrapper. Featuring text and illustrations on such minimalist designers as Donald Judd Robert Wilson Dieter Rams Enzo Mari Jean Nouvel Piero Lissoni and several others. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Birkhauser hardcover books
New York: Prentice-Hall Inc 1935. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo. 572 pp. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Color wheel present and with two pages of color samples. A good copy in reddish brown buckram. Binding a bit shaken and preliminary leaves are tender. Presumed first printing with no additional mention of printings on copyright page. A classic text in the use of color in design elements. <br/><br/> Prentice-Hall, Inc hardcover books
New York: Hudson Hills Press 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/No. Fine first edition in thick bound wrappers. Superb monograph of this popular furniture designer. 152 pp. <br/><br/> Hudson Hills Press paperback books
Gloucester: Rockport Publishers 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /near fine. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 239 pp. Illustrated primarily in color. Foreword by Tony Kushner. Steven Heller interviews Milton Glaser. A marvelous collection of protest poster art from all over the globe. Small blemish to bottom of front board else a solid near fine copy in dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. Recommended. <br/><br/> Rockport Publishers hardcover books
New York: E. P. Dutton 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. 4to. 214 pp monograph on this well known designer. Sharp well bound copy in black cloth binding in near fine price intact dustwrapper. Highly recommended for fans of this art deco designer. <br/><br/> E. P. Dutton hardcover books
Detroit and New York: The Detroit Institute of Arts and The metropolitan Museum of Art 1983. First edition. Cloth. Very Good /very good . 4to. 352 pp. With 265 illustrations including 62 plates in full color. A monumental monograph concerning the Cranbrook school a still vital community in Bloomfield Hills Michigan. Essays by Mary Riordan Joan Marter and many others. A close to near fine copy in black cloth binding in lightly used photo-illustrated dustwrapper. Light spotting to edges. Please note that this is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage will apply for international buyers. The Detroit Institute of Arts and The metropolitan Museum of Art unknown books
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1992. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Lovely clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 287 pp. With 250 illustrations including 82 in full color plus bibliography and index. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. Marvelous. For fans of the history of American interpretation of European rococo design in the 18th century. A large and heavy book. Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art unknown books
Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardbound quarto. Issued without dustwrapper. 237 pp. Edited by Henry Urbach and Cristina Steingraber. With essays by Stephen Hartmann John Paul Ricco and others. Illustrated in color. A glorious monograph on this design firm. Fine. Hatje Cantz hardcover books
Garden City: Doubleday 1972. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/good. Small clothbound quarto. 216 pp. Illustrated in black and white. A book that advocates for using the principles of adhocism to help solve problems and design new ways for living and enjoying life. Remainder spray to lower edge else a clean very good clothbound copy in good price-intact dustwrapper with numerous chips and small tears at spine ends and along the edges of the wrapper. A distinctly uncommon dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover books
Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou 2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperbound 8vo. 93 pp. Text in French by Elisabeth Vedrenne Valerie Guillaume and others. Illustrated in color. A very good copy in bound glossy illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/> Editions du Centre Pompidou paperback books
Biel / Bienne: CentrePasquArt 2009. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oversize paperbound 8vo. 103 pp. Catalog from a 2009 exhibition. Text in German by Dolores Denaro. A near fine example in bound printed wrappers. <br/><br/> CentrePasquArt paperback books
Cambridge and London: MIT Press 1996. Second printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Thick paperbound quarto. 486 pp. Stated second printing of this impressive monograph on the Eames. A lovely near fine copy in thick bound photo-illustrated wrappers. Illustrated in color and black and white. Recommended. <br/><br/> MIT Press paperback books
New York: Praeger 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Thick trade paperbound edition. 238 pp. Illustrated mostly in black and white. A monograph on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Very good condition with some light handling wear. Faint printed code stamp to front endpaper. Praeger paperback books
Munchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2009. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Large 8vo. 502 pp. Text in German. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. Two preliminary pages are slightly dog-eared else a fine copy in black cloth binding in nearly fine glossy dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt unknown books
New York: Harry N. Abrams 1981. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Correct first printing of this massive monograph on the design and graphics of Knoll International Inc. Large oblong 4to. 307 pp. This copy in very good condition in printed red cloth binding. Binding is shaken as often seen due to the heavy paper design of this book. Pages tend to begin to separate from the binding from the weight and large dimension of the pages. Bright unclipped dustwrapper has light fade to red spine color but less than typically seen. Although reprinted several times over the years the correct first printing has become uncommon. <br/><br/> Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1977. First American edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Scarce first American edition following the Swiss. Four softbound books in illustrated hard slipcase. Includes Volume 1 Object Drawing Object and Museum Drawing and Nature Drawing; Volume 2 Memory Drawing Technical Drawing and Perspective and Lettering; Volume 3 Material Studies Textile Design and Color 2; and Volume 4 Color 1 Graphic Exercises and Dimensional Design. Contributors to these classics in the field of design include M. Zwimpfer J. Hutter A. Gurtler P. Stettler J. Tramer and others. All volumes in near fine condition. Slipcase in fine condition. Profusely illustrated. Van Nostrand Reinhold paperback books
Nantes: Musee Des Arts Decoratifs Nantes 1973. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Square paperbound quarto. Unpaginated catalog of a 1973 exhibition. Slight rubbing and wear to covers. A satisfying copy in bound illustrated wrappers. Text in French. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. <br/><br/> Musee Des Arts Decoratifs Nantes paperback books
New York: Whitney Library of Design 1965. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Nearly square papewrbound volume. 204 pp. Stated second printing. Includes 26 essays on problems in design architecture etc by Nelson. A handsome very good copy of this classic in the field. Whitney Library of Design paperback books
Rotterdam: 010 Publishers 2002. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Stunningly book on Dutch design elements in the 1990's with text in English by Renny Ramakers. Quarto. 234 pp. Brilliant color illustrations. Die-cut cover. A fine copy in bound glossy wrappers. <br/><br/> 010 Publishers paperback books
New York: Champion Papers 1975. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperbound quarto. 28 numbered pages plus additional unnumbered sheets at rear of book with color illustrations. A special issue of this magazine devoted to graphic designer Paul Rand. A near fine copy in bound printed wrappers. Champion Papers paperback books
New York: Universe Publishing 2001. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oversized 4to. A very good copy in thick bound wrappers. A superb monograph on this designer. A large heavy book. <br/><br/> Universe Publishing paperback books
Palm: Richard Schultz Design 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. 127 pp. A fine copy of this corporate catalog of the furniture designs of Richard Schultz. This copy briefly INSCRIBED by Mr. Schultz. Quarter cloth over boards. Issued without dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Richard Schultz Design hardcover books
United Kingdom: Urbis 2004. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Packet of eight illustrated postcards held together with printed obi. Cards measure 8 1/4 x 4" tall. Fine condition. Obi is slightly worn. Issued on the occasion of an exhibition of the designer's work at URBIS Gallery. Uncommon Saville ephemera. <br/><br/> Urbis unknown books
Japan: 21_21 Design Sight and The Miyake Issey Foundation 2010. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/near fine. Thick paperbound quarto in illustrated thick paper dustwrapper. 223 pp. Text in both Japanese and English. Profusely illustrated in color. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition in Japan focused on these two designers. A handsome near fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. Great book for fans of these designers. 21_21 Design Sight and The Miyake Issey Foundation paperback books
Zurich: Museum fur Gestaltung 1983. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oblong bound wrappers. 238 pp. Text in german. Substantial catalog from a 1983 Swiss exhibition of domestic household design elements. A close to fine copy in bound red wrappers printed in red and white. <br/><br/> Museum fur Gestaltung paperback books
New York: Rizzoli 1990. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Spectacular monograph on the graphics interiors and products designed by Vignelli Studios. Oblong 4to. 292 pp. Essays by Germano Celant and others. Gorgeous copy in black cloth binding in near fine bright red dustwrapper with some light fade at spine color. A strikingly beautiful book. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Rizzoli hardcover books
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