Pair of Book of Gems, 1st Eds

2 Volume set: Book of Trees and Book of Shrubs, by William Carey Grimm. The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1957. Pair of 1st Ed books with dust jackets and slip case. William Car...

Tiffany Blue Book 2017, The Art of the Wild, 2017. Tiffany & Co., NY, 2017. 1st Ed hardcover with slip case. This addition to the Blue Book collection of 2017 captures the mystery and marvels of nature in each and every way. Created at the Tiffany studio by combining artisanal and innovative craftmanship, this collection features six themes. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Whispers of the Rainforest, Miracle Berry, The Falls, Leaves of the Sun, and Featured Cloak all of which demonstrate intricate designs. Known for the beauty of its diamonds and precious stones, Tiffany & Co. presents a series of prestigious jewelry creations each year with its Blue Book collection, showcasing the creativity, skills and expertise of its studio. The collection brings diamonds, precious jewels, pearls and 18-karat yellow gold to necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings with designs inspired by specific themes. "We continuously push the boundaries of craftsmanship and innovation in every way. Every single year we're looking for different ways to produce pieces that are so technically complicated, they seem almost impossible, but this is where we make the impossible happen," says Melvyn Kirtley, Tiffany & Co. chief gemologist and vice president of high jewelry. "The Art of the Wild" features exceptional jewels, including baguette- and round-cut diamonds, spessartites, rubellites, tsavorites, sapphires, black South Sea pearls and tourmalines. Standout pieces include a ring featuring a 13-carat oval elbaite tourmaline, a platinum necklace with 200-baguette cut diamonds, round pavés diamonds, and more than 350 hand-sculpted 18k yellow gold leaves, and a pair of palm leaf earrings...

Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong. Three centuries of Sino-British trade in the decorative arts by David S. Howard. Inscribed 1st edition. Sotheby’s, London, 1997. 2...

The Book of Decorative Furniture, Its Form, Colour and History. 2 Volume Set by Edwin Foley. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910-11. 1st Ed hardcovers. 100 tipped in color plates with 1,000 drawings in the text with charts of British woodwork styles, woods used, etc. The periods and styles covered include Chippendale, late Colonial America...

The Blinded Sailors and Soldiers Gift Book by George Goodchild. Jarrold & Sons, London 1915. 1st Ed hardcover. Tipped-in color frontispiece and eighteen plates in color. Published fo...

The history of Postmodern Architecture by Heinrich Klotz. Cambridge MA; The MIT Press, 1988. This first standard work on the past 25 years in postmodern architecture documents the ri...

Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition hardcover book. Beaton in Vogue By Josephine Ross. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, First American Edition, 1986. 24...

The Thousand Islands of the Adriatic Hardcover Book 1965. Text by Antun Soljan Published by Yugoslavija 1st edition 1965.  

Slim Aarons: Once Upon A Time. Abrams 1st edition hardcover, 2003. 240 pages. Featuring many of Slim Aarons iconic photographs.

First edition, soft cover, published by Contrejour, 1st edition 1984. This incredibly important and beautifully designed publication presents a photo essay built up of photographs t...

A major figure of the "Swinging 60's", David Bailey acquires a reputation comparable to that of the celebrities who parade in front of his lens: Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, And...

Published by Max Strom 1st edition 2015 Hardback English text In 1977, at the height of the disco craze, a club opened at 254 West 54th Street in New York City. Studio 54 was - and,...