Charterhouse of Parma by Marie-Henri Beyle

Henri Rousseau dit Le Douanier by Jean-Marie Lo Duca, Paris. Paris: Syndicat de la Propriété Artistique, 1951. 1 first edition softcover portfolio. Unpaginated. Portfolio of work by ...

Picasso and Marie-Therese, L'amour Fou by John Richardso, Picasso and Diana Widmaier. Published by Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2011. 1st Ed exhibition(4/14-6/25/2011) hardcover catalog with dust jacket. Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L’amour fou brings together the paintings, drawings, sculptures, and prints inspired by one of Picasso’s most ideal models and enduring passions. The exhibition is curated by the eminent Picasso biographer, John Richardson, together with Marie-Thérèse’s granddaughter, art historian Diana Widmaier Picasso, who is currently preparing a catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s sculptures. In 1927, on a street in Paris, Picasso encountered the unassuming girl, just shy of eighteen years old, who would become his lover and one of modern art’s most famous muses. “I am Picasso,” he announced. The name meant nothing to Marie-Thérèse so he took her to a bookshop to show her a monograph of his paintings and asked if he could see her again. Flattered and curious, she agreed, and thus began a secret love affair that would establish Marie-Thérèse as the primary inspiration for Picasso’s most daring aesthetic experiments in the decade to come. With A flip book...

Peter Paul Rubens: The Drawings (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Anne Marie Logan. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 1st Ed hard cover Exhibition Catalog. This boo...

La Photographie Parts II & III. Collection Marie-Therese et Andree Jammes: Sotheby's Paris 22 Mars 2002. Important auction of important 19th c photographs. They were not the 1st collectors of photography but they were the 1st to bring a much needed discipline and scholarly framework. A pair of great photographic reference books...

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light MOMA Mar 10–Jun 24, 2013 Exhibition Catalog. New York Museum of Modern Art 2012. Signed by the author, Barry Bergdoll, 1st Ed hardcover wi...

The Timeless Eye: Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection. Berlin: G+H Verlag, 1999. 1st Ed exhibition catalog, from 2 ...

This luxurious case is a perfect idea for a gift and a precious addition to any house. The case in mahogany and walnut wood is secured with a special magnetic closing. The interior i...

Manners Begin at Breakfast Modern Etiquette for Families By: Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece Foreword by Tory Burch Introduction by Dr. Perri Klass Illustrations by Lydia Starkey The founder of a successful children’s clothing line, author of an influential parenting blog, and mother of five children, Marie-Chantal of Greece is constantly asked how she manages to do it all. So many of these queries—about proper etiquette for children in our fast paced, technology-centered world—led her to recognize the need for a modern handbook on children’s manners. Manners Begin at Breakfast addresses rules of etiquette, including table manners...

Ladurée Tea Time The Art of Making Tea By: Marie Simon Photography by Marie-Pierre Morel Illustrations by Hélène Le Duff Tea time is a moment for sharing, when the mind wanders to faraway lands and calm returns to our crazy world. In Ladurée Tea Time, the prestigious and iconic Parisian luxury patisserie, Maison Ladurée, pays tribute to this libation of the gods in its inimitable fashion. With mouthwatering photography and beautiful illustrations, the leaves of this chic book are steeped with tea-time menus and more than sixty sweet and savory recipes fit for Marie Antoinette. Wrapped in mint-green tissue paper, with a padded cover and green metallic edge stain, and packaged in an elegant gift box, this sumptuous guide reveals the secrets of taking tea the Ladurée way and is topped off with a concise history of tea, a guide to the finest tea varieties, and tips on ultimate tea pairings...

Fine, original, Victorian dome of four Ruffs by Henry Ward (1812-78) of Vere Street, London. As a young man Ward was employed as a taxidermist by the legendary American naturalist an...

Antique print titled 'S.A.R. Madame Marie d'Orléans, Duchesse Alexandre de Wurtemberg'. Large lithograph of Princess Marie of Orleans, Duchess of Württemberg with her son, Philip...

Limited Edition. A painter's book The first complete work designed in gouache and cut-out paper by Matisse, JAZZ is the most accomplished painter's book. The set of colour plates, b...