Claude Frégnac Collectibles and Curiosities

First edition (stated) of Italian/Parisian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s autobiography, published in 1954 by E.P. Dutton & Co. Per the dust jacket, Schiaparelli “tells her lif...

First edition of Larry Clark’s iconic second book of photographs (following 1971’s Tulsa) documenting and immortalizing a debauched adolescent subculture. Self-published in 1983. Con...

Authograph First Edition copy of “Antonio’s Girls” 1982 & “Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights” First Edition 1985. Both in English. Antonio’s Girls – Collection of the works of Antonio Lopez varied and prolific fashion illustrations and his own private works from the 1970s and early 80s. Some of his outrageous shoes designs, photographs & stories from celebrities ( Grace Jones, Tina Chow, Pat Cleveland, Jerry Hall & others) are included. Hard bound book First Edition with 128 pgs. manufactured in USA 1982. English language copy. Signed: Antonio 83 on 1st page and two gold dots in left side of the dust jacket front both with a gold pen. Dimension: 11 1/2 inches x 9 3/8 inches. Antonio’s Tales From The Thousand and One Nights – This book consists of the 13 stories from the Thousand & One Nights book per translation by Sir Richard Burton...

Royal Doulton Figures 1st Ed. 1st Printing, Hardcover Book 1978. Royal Doulton Figures Produced at Berslem c1890 - 1978 Desmond Eyles & Richard Dennis. Published by Royal Doulton T...

First printing of the first revised & enlarged hardcover edition of The Americans by Robert Frank with writings by Jack Kerouac published by Aperture /Grossman 1969. The landmark ...

Published by Guillaud Editions, 1st edition, Paris, 1987. Hardback with French text. This monograph presents the full range of Matisse’s oeuvre, from his early oil paintings, to et...

Les Déjeuners - Picasso, 1st French edition, 1962
Published by Éditions Circle D’art Paris, 1962 
 A beautiful copy of Picasso’s seminal book Les Déjeuners complete with fine cloth s...

"Je Suis Le Cahier" The Sketchbooks of Picasso hardcover book 1st Edition 1986 The Sketchbooks of Picasso "Je Suis Le Cahier". Pablo Picasso, "Picasso considered all of his works to be entries in his diary; he excluded nothing. The sketchbooks are generic chapters inextricable from his oeuvre. In Picasso's paintings the spontaneity of gesture is deceptive since the manner is which he leaves his tracks visible superficially suggests minimal preparation. Although most of Picasso's solutions appear to be immediately worked out on the canvas, this was far from the fact. Many paintings sprang fully formed as the fulfillment of preconscious models, but very often others were the product of the process of trial solution and discovery through drawing. There are eight sketchbooks for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, five for the saltimbanques, four for the Luncheon on the Grass series, and two for The rape of the Sabines. In sketchbook No. 171, Picasso inscribed...

Symbolism Paperback Book 1995 by Michael Gibson, 1st edition 1st printing.A study of the Symbolist movement, which emerged in the mid to late 19th century and expired during World Wa...

The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book. Published by Yale University Press, 1989 344 pages, Hardcover First published September 10, 1989 Persian art, with its detail...

AUTHOR: REEVE, Clara. TITLE: The Old English Baron: A Gothic Story. PUBLISHER: London: For Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION (FIRST EDITION THUS). 1 vol...

Published by Crown Publishers, revised edition, New York, 1953. Hardback, English text. This revised and expanded volume is an updated version of Berenice Abbott’s celebrated guide ...