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1958Best.-Nr. 194528Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun 1958. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 270 pages. Divided into three sections: The Surroundings of the House The Function of the House and The Structure and Furnishings of the House. Text in English and Japanese with commentary by Kumihiko Yamakosi and Masaru Katsumi. Includes some color and numerous black and white images by Shingo Yamaji. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Uncommon. The Asahi Shimbun unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 194948Princeton NJ: The Art Musuem Princeton University 1972. First edition. Large softcover. 190 pages. An invaluable reference which looks at the Arts and Crafts movement throughtout the United States. Profusely illustrated. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some light wear to the rear panel and some slight sunning to the spine. Internally a clean copy. The Art Musuem, Princeton University unknown books
2001Best.-Nr. 194732London: Hyphen Press 2001. Second edition. Softcover. 168 pages. Expanded edition with 24 pages of additional material from the 1996 edition. A book on Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens. Text in Dutch and English with contributions by Robin Kinross Karel Martens Koosje Bierman Hugues C. Boekraad and Jaap van Triest. Includes numerous illustrations and a bibliography. A fine copy in wrappers. Hyphen Press unknown books
Best.-Nr. 36848Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1990. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 21 of 100 xxi/c copies in the deluxe edition signed and numbered by illustrator and book designer Alan James Robinson. There were also 26 copies bound in quarter leather. This magnificent book was undertaken by the press as a celebration of its tenth anniversary. It is one of the great achievements of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press one of the most respected American private presses. Founded in 1979 the press went through several incarnations during its existence. The constant throughout was the artistry of Alan James Robinson who became famed for his superlative wood engravings and etchings of animals birds the sea and more. The original text for this edition was written by Arthur F. Kinney who was then the Thomas W. Copland Professor of Literary History at the University of Massachusetts and an extensive publisher and lecturer on Shakespeare. From the prospectus: this book "focuses on popular bird and animal lore and the way Shakespeare turns it into lines of haunting and indelible beauty by describing the familiar and unfamiliar ideas about many creatures and by showing how Shakespeare used these ideas to shape character and plot in his plays.Shakespeare's imaginative use of observed detail and magical fantasies is matched by the intricate and mysterious wood engravings of Robinson." Beautifully bound by noted binders Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full rust morocco with the title stamped in gilt on the front panel within a blind rule at the outer edge of the covers raised bands and leather hinges. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts found in Shakespeare's plays and poems plus two portraits of the Bard: one etching and one wood engraving. The book is accompanied by an additional suite of 56 signed and numbered prints from the illustrations. There is also an original watercolor of a Barnacle goose that is not known or called for in the prospectus. They are housed in a linen covered portfolio. The prospectus is also included. There are beautiful hand marbled endpapers by Faith Robinson. The book was printed on special Cheloniidae Rag paper carrying the press watermark that is the exact size of the First Folio of 1623. The type is Centaur and Arrighi set by M&H Type in San Francisco with additional hand composition by Arthur Larson. The book was letter press printed by master printer Harold Patrick McGrath. Housed in a custom clamshell box in near fine condition covered with beige linen with a brown leather spine label. The book is In fine condition. Book is 10.5 x 16 inches. Box is 11 x 17 inches. iv 87 single fold pages. PRI/102423. Cheloniidae Press hardcover books
1976Best.-Nr. 189041Zurich Switzerland: Graphis Press 1976. First edition. Softcover. Text in English German and French. Some of the articles include: The One Show '67 - 55th Annual Art Exhibtion of Art Directors Club NY Image of Montreal's 1976 Olympic Games Contemporary Soviet Theatre Posters. Includes illustrations of art work by: Jerome Snyder Phil Marco Arnold Saks John Wood Elmer Pizzi George Tscheny Seymour Chwast Georges Huel. A very good copy in wrappers with art by Phil Marco and some wear to the base of the spine and some other light wear as well. Graphis Press unknown books
1952Best.-Nr. 190482New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952. First edition. Oblong hardcover. An important book on advertising and design that includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine but with some minor wear to the corners and edges and from the library of New Topographics photographer Joe Deal with his rubber stamp to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. A nice copy with an interesting provenance of this classic which still feels very relevant today. Pellegrini & Cudahy unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 184584Zurich Switzerland: Graphis Press 1976. First edition. Softcover. Text in English German and French. Some of the articles include: Graphic Design and Editorial Art in Brazil Mobil- an oil company as a patron of the arts 1st Brazillian Film Poster Contest. Includes work by: Hermenegildo Sabat Robert Paez Luis Seonane Michael Foreman Waldemar Swierzt Ziraldo Pinto Seymour Chwast Andy Warhol Paul Rand Saul Bass Mliton Glaser. A near fine copy in wrappers with cover art by Zelio Alves Pinto. Graphis Press unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 184579Zurich Switzerland: Graphis Press 1976. First edition. Softcover. Text in English German and French. Some of the articles include: Design and Art Direction '76 London Ernst Keller-The Pioneer of Swiss Graphic Design Art Directors Club Milano Gunther Kieser-Music Lover's Posters Michael Mathais Prechtl Window display in Switzerland. Includes illustrations of works by: Michael Mathias Prechtl Ernst Keller Gunther Kieser Elliot Erwitt Jean Michel Folon Walter Knapp. A near fine copy in wrappers that feature art by Gunther Kieser. Graphis Press unknown books
1983Best.-Nr. 184699New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with The American Federation of Arts 1983. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 128 pages. Attractive look at the pottery of the Southwest. Features an introduction by Tony Berlant and essays by J.J. Brody Catherine J. Scott and Steven A. Leblanc. Profusely illustrated with beautiful examples of the various bowls and crafts. Includes 42 color and 127 black and white illustrations and some maps as well. A tight near fine copy with a former owner signature and former owner blindstamp to the front free endpaper in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. Hudson Hills Press in association with The American Federation of Arts unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 184959Zurich Switzerland: Graphis Press 1975. First edition. Softcover. Text in English German and French. Some of the articles include: Photographs 75 Historic House Signs in Old Maastricht Recent Polish Press Cartoons. Includes illustrations of art work by: Shigeo Fukuda Richard Hess Brad Holland Larry Silver Irving Penn George Krause. A very good plus copy in wrappers with wear to all edges and cover art by Richard Hess. Graphis Press unknown books
Best.-Nr. 36224Freeville NY: Carol Schwartzott 2007. Hard Cover. Fine in very good box. Hard Cover. 5 of 25 copies signed and numbered by the book artist. This is a particularly beautiful version of the famous Rubaiyat. In her artist's statement Schwartzott writes that as a collector of Rubaiyats she began to toy with creating her own version in 2006. "The book is divided into seven segments each separated by a divider of hand-marbled Japanese paper. The first contains the title page and introduction and the last an artist's statement bibliography and colophon. The remaining five are dedicated to the seventy-five quatrains of FitzGerald's first edition. Each contains a vellum window reminiscent of a Persian archway that opens to reveal my version of a miniature painting." Bound in light blue Japanese cloth with an intricate wood cut out to front board. The pristine interior was laser printed with archival ink onto Mohawk Via vellum and Moab Entrada paper. The prints were then finished with color pencil paint gold and silver leaf. Housed in clamshell box covered in the same cloth as the book. There is a light crease to the upper left corner of the box otherwise in fine condition. Unpaginated. ARTB/122122. Carol Schwartzott unknown books
Best.-Nr. 009472Teramachi Nijo Kyoto Japan: Yamada Unsodo Book. Very Good. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 37 pages held together with 2 brads top end. 35 pages with tissue guards over multiple lovely woodblock prints either 96 or 102 depending on how one repeated image is counted. With an additional full page black and silver woodblock print on rice paper 9" x 12 1/2" laid in. No date in English circa 1902-1905. Laid into original folio black paper covered boards printed in silver Art Deco design with title artist and publisher printed in English front and back. Front and back pages printed in Japanese. Very Good cloth at spine torn at top and bottom edges rubbing to boards at edges. Some tissue guards creased or torn the woodblock prints are all bright and Fine. Kamisaka Sekka 1866-1942 was aan important early 20th c. Japanese artist known as the father of modern Japanese design and the last great master of the Rinpa traditional school of art. RARE one copy found in current commerce lacking the additional woodblock print and 8 copies found at WorldCat. Yamada Unsodo Hardcover books
1956Best.-Nr. 184141Zurich Switzerland: Amstutz & Herdeg Graphis Press 1956. First edition. Softcover. Text in English German and French. Cover art by Leo Longanesi. Some of the articles include: Art Directors Club of New York 34th Annual Exhibition Art Directors Club of Chicago Graphic '55 Wood-Carvings from Cigar Boxes In Memoriam-Alving Lustig. Includes work by: Leo Longaneis F. H. E. Schneidler Paul Klee Arpad Elfer Ryamond Savignac Ludwig Bemelmans Ben Shahn Leo Lionni Betty Fraser Irving Penn Richard Avedon Fred Steffen Yoshio Hayakawa Yusaku Kamekura. A near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear to the spine ends and some other light wear. Still a very nice copy. Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 178911New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1960. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Manville. Includes numerous black and white images by David Attie and designed by Alexey Brodovitch. A clean and tight near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket that has some wear to the spine ends some edge tears and the bottom corner of the rear flap has been clipped. A very presentable copy. Duell, Sloan and Pearce unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 179266Zurich Switzerland: Graphis Press Corp 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 260 pages. Text in English German and French. Includes illustrations of works by some of the designers/artists/photographers include: Milton Glaser Seymour Chwast Tadanori Yokoo Jean Michel Folon Brad Holland Ralph Steadman Peter Sis Judy Garlan Heinz Edelmann Paula Scher Elwood Smith Al Hirschfeld and many more. A clean and tight near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a chip and some wear to the base of the spine. Graphis Press Corp unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 177976New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1990. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 224 pages. Pushpin edition. Text by Steven Heller and Karen Pomeroy and designed by Seymour Chwast. Includes some color and numerous black and white illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Van Nostrand Reinhold unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 178645New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1970. First edition. Spiral bound softcover. Profusely illustrated 55 plates with numerous examples of now classic furniture and decorative items. A near fine copy in plastic spiral bound wrappers with some minor edge wear. A nicer than usual copy that seems very susceptible to wear. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1951Best.-Nr. 174311Cincinnati OH: Zebra Press 1951. First edition. Softcovers. The third and final issue of this legendary magazine which was edited by Frank Zachary and George S. Rosenthal and with art design and direction by Alexey Brodovitch. This issued featured articles on Ben Shahn stereoscopy but lacking the 3-D glasses Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs of Asia Jackson Pollock as photographed by Hans Naumuth and a look at Alexander Calder with images by Herbert Matter. An about very good copy in wrappers with the spine missing soiling to the wrappers some tears and some wear to the corners and edges. Internally a clean copy. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Zebra Press unknown books
1951Best.-Nr. 1002738Chicago: Beckley-Cardy Company 1951. Complete set of midcentury classroom posters designed to be colored by students. The twelve fruits and vegetables featured here are apples beets carrots cherries grapes peaches pears radishes strawberries sweet corn tomatoes and wax beans each depicted on the tree vine or stalk. As a footnote each image offers specific instructions on which colors the children should choose. Beckley-Cardy 535. A fine set of vintage classroom materials with pomological appeal. Complete set of twelve black and white posters measuring 10.5 x 8.5 inches. Housed in publisher's pictorial envelope printed in black and red. Light wear and smudging to envelope posters fine. Beckley-Cardy Company unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 176080London: Phaidon Press 2000. First paperback edition. Softcover. 255 pages. Retrospective monograph on one of the more important graphic design artist's of the 20th century. Text by Steven Heller. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations of the wide ranging projects that Rand worked on for the likes of IBM and Westinghouse. Also features a look at Rand's books and personal projects. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers in a near fine dust jacket with some sunning to and along the spine. Still one of the best books on Rand. Phaidon Press unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 172005New York: The Viking Press 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Lawford and photographs by Horst. Foreword by fashion doyenne Diana Vreeland. A rare glimpse into how the affluent live illustrated throughout with some black and white and numerous color images. A tight close to near fine copy with a small former owner signature markered over on the front free endpaper in an about very good price clipped dust jacket that has a number of small edge tears chips and wear to the edges. Despite the flaws a solid copy of a classic book. The Viking Press unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 172551New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1970. First edition. Spiral bound softcover. Profusely illustrated 55 plates with numerous examples of now classic furniture and decorative items. A very good copy in spiral bound wrappers with loss to the plastic spiral. Internally a clean copy. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
2004Best.-Nr. RALDCAT00tmGreen Cat Press 2004. Fine. Aldiss Brian W. The Cat Improvement Co. Broadside. Eddington design Patrick. Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press 2004. #84 of 85 printed on white paper. Illustrated. 15 x 37 cm on 28 x 47 cm white paper. Broadside. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine. Signed by Aldiss and Eddington. Green Cat Press unknown books
2009Best.-Nr. RGIRAHO00tmGreen Cat Press 2009. Fine. Giralt Alicia. Ahora Llueve / Now It Rains. Broadside. Makov design Susan. Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press 2009. #36 of 60 on white paper. Illustrated. 23 x 31.5 cm on 29 x 36 cm white paper. Broadside. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine. Signed by Giralt and Makov. Green Cat Press unknown books
2006Best.-Nr. RVAULAK00tmGreen Cat Press 2006. Fine. Vause Mikel. A Lakeland Walk. Broadside. Makov design Susan. Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press 2006. #6 of 50 on white paper. Illustrated. 24 x 33 cm on 35.5 x 38 cm white paper. Broadside. Signed by author. Book condition: Fine. Signed by Vause and Makov. Green Cat Press unknown books
