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Form and Re-Form: A Practical Handbook of Modern Interiors (First Edition)
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this landmark work by Austrian/American architect, designer, and author Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958), an exemplary combination of incisive text and striking graphic de...
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Books

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Dr. Hermann Rorschach Psychodiagnostics (First Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Early printing of the famed Rorschach test, complete with ten standardized inkblot cards, in its original cardboard portfolio.8vo (7” x 9.75”), 10 cards on heavy stock, 5 in b/w, 5 w...
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Modern Books

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The Last Works of Henri Matisse 1950-1954 (Complete Harcourt Brace Edition)
By Mourlot Frères, (after) Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
First American edition of Verve no. 35/36, published in 1958 (as was the Verve edition) by Harcourt, Brace & Co and printed in France with color lithographs of the cut-paper collages...
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Books

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Johnson: Contemporary Designs by Paul T. Frankl
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Johnson Furniture Company brochure showcasing the mid-century designs of Austrian/American architect, designer, and author Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958). Born in Vienna and educated in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century (Inscribed to artist Hans Richter)
By Hans Richter, Peggy Guggenheim
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Illums Bolighus 1965 Mail Order Catalog
By Hans J. Wegner, Illums Bolighus, Finn Juhl
Located in New York, NY
1965 mail order catalog from Danish emporium Illums Bolighus, the Copenhagen “Center of Modern Design” that retailed high-end Danish furniture and accessories along with a smattering of European offerings to both Danish citizens and the market abroad. Foreigners could shop at the department store when traveling or could order from one of the published catalogs. The 1965 catalog showcases chairs, tables, case pieces, desks, beds, carts, and wall systems by eminent and lesser-known Danish designers including Hans Weger, Peter Hvidt and O. Molgaard Nielsen, Vilhelm Wohlert, N.O. Moller, Finn Juhl, Harbo Solvsten, Erik Kierkegaard, Arne Jacobsen, ROsengreen Hansen, Nanna and Jorgen DItzel, Aage Schmidt Christensen, Poul Hundevad, Grete Jalk, Borge Mogensen, Arne Vodder, Kurt Ostervig, Folke Ohlsson, Kaare Klint, Ingemar Thillmark, Ib Kofod-Larsen, Karl Erik Ekselius, Poul Kjaerholm, Ole Wanscher, Erik Worts, Hans Olsen, Hohs. Aasbjerg, Edv. Kindt-Larsen, E. Engholm and Sv. A. Willumsen, Kai Kristiansen, and Sven Langkilde. Each entry includes a photograph along with curatorial information—designer, materials, and measurements. Stand-out designs in the catalog include Hans Wegner’s cube bar cabinet and Papa Bear chair and ottoman, Finn Juhl’s Judas dining table...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Books

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Learning From Las Vegas (First Edition)
By Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this revolutionary/reactionary study of the Las Vegas strip co-authored by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour. Published in 1972 by the MIT Press,...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Books

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Ladislav Sutnar Catalog Design Progress (first edition)
By Ladislav Sutnar
Located in New York, NY
First edition of art director Ladislav Sutnar and research director Knud Lonberg-Holm’s landmark exposition on information design and visual communication, published in 1950 by Sweet...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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The Minimum Dwelling by Karel Teige (First English Translation)
By Walter Gropius
Located in New York, NY
First English language translation of Czech artist, critic, curator, and functionalist architectural theorist Karel Teige’s seminal “The Minimum Dwelling,” published in 2002 by MIT P...
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Early 2000s American Minimalist Books

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Industrial Design 3: June 1954 (Alvin Lustig, Art Consultant)
By Alvin Lustig
Located in New York, NY
Volume 1, number 3 (June 1954) issue of Industrial Design, edited by Jane Fisk Mitarachi and published by Whitney Publications, Inc, known contemporaneously for Interiors and for Geo...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Ahrend Furniture Catalog, 1961 (Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld)
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in New York, NY
Handsomely produced catalog for the mid-century furniture lines offered by the Dutch company Ahrend, showcasing the industrially-oriented modernist designs of Friso Kramer and Wim Ri...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Books

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The Catcher in the Rye (First edition, second printing)
Located in New York, NY
First edition, second printing of J.D. Salinger’s iconic American bildungsroman, first published by Little, Brown, and Company on July 16, 1951. The second printing followed in the s...
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Vintage 1950s Books

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Modern Lighting of the '50's (Arnoldsche Reprint)
By Gino Sarfatti, Paavo Tynell
Located in New York, NY
Reprint of a 1953 international survey of modernist lighting, originally published in Germany by Alexander Koch. This edition published in 2012 by Arnoldsche Art Publishers. Faithful reprint of the original, with a new introduction by Bernd Dicke. Large 8vo (8.5” x 12”), pictorial boards, approximately 122 pages, fully illustrated with b/w photos plus several color images at the front. Introductory text in German and English; curatorial text in German, English, and French. A bible for sourcing and documenting early postwar lighting, based on the perspicacity of the editor(s). A roster of designers and manufacturers, gleaned fro the index at the rear, includes: Arredoluce, Arteluce, BAG Turgi, Peter Behrens, Alexey Brodovitch, Paul Bry, Franco Buzzi, Alexander Calder, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Robert Gage, Lester Geis...
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2010s German Mid-Century Modern Books

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Ayn Rand's "The Objectivist Newsletter" (48 Single Issues)
By Ayn Rand
Located in New York, NY
All 48 issues (plus the June 1962 Special Supplement) of Ayn Rand’s first monthly publication The Objectivist Newsletter, running from January 1962-December 1965 and from Vol. 1, No....
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books

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Ettore Sottsass: Tutta La Ceramica
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Catalogue raisonne of Ettore Sottsass ceramics organized chronologically from 1955 to 1994—from postwar to Post-Modern. Published in 1996 by Umberto Allemandi & C. Text in Italian by...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Books

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Mollino: Casa Del Sole
By Carlo Mollino
Located in New York, NY
First edition monograph on legendary architect and designer Carlo Mollino’s modernist ski chalet in Cirvinia in the Italian Alps. After designing the building in 1947, Mollino was br...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Portraits (Signed by Avedon)
By Richard Avedon
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of this collection of portraits by fashion and portrait photographer nonpareil Richard Avedon. Published in 1976 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Introductory essay by Harold Rosenberg. 4to (12” x 9”) hard cover with printed dust jacket, unpaginated, black-and-white photos throughout, many full-page, including several pull-out. Subjects include Alberto Giacometti, Marcel Duchamp, Marianne Moore, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ezra Pound, Marilyn Monroe, the Everly Brothers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Dwight David Eisenhower, Renata Adler, Willem de Kooning, John Martin, Alger Hiss, Herbert Marcuse, Truman Capote, Jean Genet, Alexey Brodovitch, Jasper Johns, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Andy Warhol and members of the factory (clothed and unclothed), Dr. Benjamin Spock, Edmund Wilson, The Chicago Seven, James Galanos, Rose Mary Woods...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Larry Clark: 1992 (Signed)
By Larry Clark
Located in New York, NY
First (and only) printing of this Larry Clark photo-book that anticipated the themes of his subsequent groundbreaking movie Kids. Published in an edition of 1000 in 1992 by Thea West...
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1990s American Modern Books

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[1st ed] Slim Aarons: A Wonderful Time (Inscribed)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
First edition, stated, of Slim Aarons’s first book of photographs, published in 1974 by Harper & Row. “Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places,” in the artist’...
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

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Avedon/Baldwin: Nothing Personal (Signed by Richard Avedon)
By Richard Avedon, James Baldwin
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Richard Avedon’s provocative second book, a collaboration with the writer James Baldwin (a friend and former classmate) who provided the text accompanying Avedon’s i...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: On the Way to The Gates (Inscribed)
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
First edition monograph on the lead-in to the hanging of The Gates in Central Park in April 2004, published ahead of the installation itself and in conjunction with an exhibition at ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Light: Lamps 1968-1973 New Italian Design
By Fulvio Ferrari, Superstudio, Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Seminal monograph on progressive-to-radical Italian lighting design, both iconic and obscure, in the period 1968-73. With selections by eminent gallerist, curator, designer, and auth...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Books

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Jean Royere: Exposition (Galerie Jacques Lacoste)
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of the works of Jean Royere held at the Jacques Lacoste Gallery in Paris from 25 May-2 July 1999. Lacoste was, and is, a passionat...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Books

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Flos Lighting Catalog, 1968
By Tobia Scarpa, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1968 manufacturer’s catalog for the Italian lighting company Flos, showcasing the innovative and influential designs by Tobia Scarpa and by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglion...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Timo Sarpaneva: Kokoelma/Collection
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the Timo Sarpaneva collection at Designmuseo, Helsinki, a part of the Finnish Museum of Art and Design, published by the Museum in 2002. Sarpaneva (1926-2006) was a Finn...
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Early 2000s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Books

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Martin Kippenberger: Collages 1989
By Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
Softcover staple-bound artist’s book, square 8vo, 12 pages, with a fold-out lithographed poster glued to page 1 and a CV for Kippenberger at the rear. Published in an edition of appr...
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Books

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Paul Klee: The Thinking Eye (The Notebooks of Paul Klee)
By Paul Klee
Located in New York, NY
First American edition, first printing, of “the first full collection of Paul Klee’s ideas on form and artistic creation.” Published in 1961 by George Wittenborn as the fifteenth ins...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books

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The Painter's Mind (Co-authored by Romare Bearden)
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
First edition of an exposition on structure and space in painting co-authored by American artists Romare Bearden and Carl Holty. Published in 1969 by Crown Publishers. 8vo (6.5” x 9....
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Books

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Cedric Hartman Catalog 1979/80
By Cedric Hartman
Located in New York, NY
Small format ring binder catalog showcasing designer/manufacturer Cedric Hartman’s lighting and furniture offerings for the years 1979/80. Known for his meticulous attention to mater...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary
By Richard Neutra
Located in New York, NY
Critical reappraisal of Gregory Ain, one of the most prominent architects of the 1930’s-1950’s in Los Angeles. Published in 2008 by Rizzoli. Text by Anthony Denzer with an introducti...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Diter Rot [Dieter Roth]: Daily Mirror Quadrat Print
By Dieter Roth 1
Located in New York, NY
Dieter Roth’s Quadrat Print/Quadrat Blatt/Feuilles Carat/Kwadraat Blatt, one of a series of experiments in printing sponsored by the Dutch printing house Steendrukkerij de Jong Hilve...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Books

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Notes on Tension, Connection, Attention, Ommission (Herman Miller, 1978)
By Herman Miller, John Massey, Ralph Caplan
Located in New York, NY
Complete four-volume set of musings on design and life by noted American design consultant and writer Ralph Caplan (1925-2020), printed on faux notebook paper with faux marginal anno...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Isamu Noguchi Parques/Playscapes
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
First monographic compilation of Isamu Noguchi’s decades-long research and experimentation on the intersection between sculpture, public space and play, as manifested in playgrounds....
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Books

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Hans J Wegner Om Design
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
First edition monograph on renowned Danish woodworker, designer and architect Hans J Wegner, published in 1994 by the Danish Design Centre. Parallel text in Danish and English by Jen...
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1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Books

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[1st ed] Il Mobili Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50
Located in New York, NY
Single volume survey of high-end Italian mid-century furniture design. Published in 1992 by Editori Laterza with introductory and biographical text in Italian by Irene de Guttry and ...
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1990s Books

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Peggy Guggenheim Art of This Century Book
By Peggy Guggenheim, Max Ernst, Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of the seminal avant-garde exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and published in an edition of 2500. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim with cont...
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Books

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Le Regard D'Alan
By Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover catalog of an auction held on 6 October 1991 at Binoche et Godeau dispersing the collection of Alan Grizot (b. 1945), legendary gallerist and pioneering promoter and marke...
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1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Ladislav Sutnar Design (A-D Gallery, 1947)
By Ladislav Sutnar
Located in New York, NY
Small format catalog of Ladislav Sutnar’s first one-man exhibition in the United States, held from January 10-February 28, 1947 at New York City’s A-D Gallery. Sponsored by The Compo...
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Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Books

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Art and the Machine Book by Sheldon and Martha Cheney
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
Seminal early consideration of Machine Age design and architecture in America, tracking the rise of the industrial design profession, written by Sheldon and Martha Cheney and publish...
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Books

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Edward Gorey "The Chinese Obelisks" Poster, Signed
By Tim Burton
Located in New York, NY
Poster in conjunction with Edward Gorey’s book The Chinese Obelisks, published and distributed in New York and copyrighted by Gorey in 1979. Depicted is one of Gorey’s morbidly comi...
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1990s American Late Victorian Posters

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Ward Bennett (Phaidon Book)
By Phaidon, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Comprehensive and well-organized monograph on acclaimed American designer and artist Ward Bennett (1917-2003), published in 2017 by Phaidon. Edited by Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusi...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Jansen Furniture Book
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the renowned Paris-based interior decoration office Maison Jansen, founded in 1880 by Jean Henri Jansen. Published in 2007 by Acanthus Press with text by James Archer Ab...
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Books

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Warhol: A Personal Photographic Memoir (with a drawing by Christopher Makos)
By (after) Andy Warhol, Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
First printing (stated) of this photo essay on Andy Warhol by his friend and collaborator Christopher Makos, “the man who first handed Warhol a camera and taught him how to use it.” ...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Books

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Darrel Landrum for Avard Stool
By Avard, Darrell Landrum
Located in New York, NY
Low stool or footrest with repainted extruded steel base and cushion reupholstered in yellow leather. A rarely seen midcentury design by Darrel Landrum, produced by Avard Furniture.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Tepper-Meyer Versi-Table
By Gene Tepper
Located in New York, NY
Up-and-down "Versitable" by Tepper-Meyer Associates of San Francisco, produced by Fred Meyer circa 1954. The two-position design can function as a dining or writing table in the high...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Steel

Jeanne-Claude Memorial Tote Bag (With Book and Ephemera)
By Issey Miyake, Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in New York, NY
Gift bag with book and DVD given to guests at the memorial service for artist Jeanne-Claude, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 26, 2010. The tote bag itself, produced b...
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2010s American Modern Books

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Fabric, Paper

[1st ed] Shocking Life
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated) of Italian/Parisian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s autobiography, published in 1954 by E.P. Dutton & Co. Per the dust...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paul Rand: A Designer's Eye (Limited Edition)
By Paul Rand
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition, #363/1000, of J.P. Williams’s ode to his Yale mentor Paul Rand, chronicling Rand’s lifetime of collecting “something in nothing”— ephemeral examples of the beautiful...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Once Upon a Time (Inscribed by Slim Aarons)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
First edition, first printing (with number line ending in 1) of this compilation of photographs by renowned photographer Slim Aarons, known for his now-iconic environmental portraits...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Ryan McGinley Book (Signed)
By Larry Clark
Located in New York, NY
First edition (stated), first printing of Ryan McGinley’s first published collection of photographs, drawn from his series “The Kids are Alright” and published by Index Books in 2002...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Mid-Century California Unit Furniture Group
By Brown Saltman
Located in New York, NY
Unit furniture group with a California mid-century vibe, possibly a DIY project, comprising four boxes, all of Douglas fir plywood, sitting atop a plinth base, presented here in a sk...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Wood, Masonite, Plywood

Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp No. 9 for Knoll
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Isamu Noguchi tripod table lamp composed of cherry and fiberglass reinforced polyvinyl. Designed in 1947 and produced by Knoll as model no. 9. A strikingly clean example of this icon...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Fiberglass, Cherry

ICI Reflections Complete Set of Seven Prints
By Armin Hofmann, Enzo Mari, Norman Ives 1, Dieter Roth 1
Located in New York, NY
Complete set of seven prints commissioned by the Plastics Division of chemical giant ICI in 1971 as a promotional endeavor to show the potential of stamping foils in graphic design. ...
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Vintage 1970s English Modern Prints

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Polyester, Paper

Golden Bell and Beehive: Light Fittings Designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto
Located in New York, NY
Book issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyvaskyla, Finland from Nov. 1, 200l to February 28, 2002. Published by the Alvar Aalto Museum in 2002...
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Early 2000s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Books

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Philippe Anthonioz Artist Presentation Booklet (Inscribed to Thierry Despont)
By Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Self-published presentation booklet of sculptural works by French artist, sculptor, and furniture-maker Philippe Anthonioz (b. 1953), who worked closely with Diego Giacometti in that...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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Acrylic, Paper

Sister Mary Corita Exhibition Poster/Announcement, Morris Gallery 1966
By Sister Corita
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition poster and announcement for a show of Sister Mary Corita Kent's new serigraphs held at New York City's Morris Gallery from December 7-31, 1966, ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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In Praise of Architecture by Gio Ponti (1st American Edition)
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Meditations and observations on architecture and life by a transcendent figure in 20th century architecture and design. Section titles include The Politics of Architecture; Personal ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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David Wurster Nest of Tables for Raymor
By David Wurster, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Nest of three tables with birch tops and blackened tubular steel legs. Designed by David Wurster and produced for Richards-Morgentau (Raymor) circa 1952. Wurster's lighting was a reg...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...

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Steel

Andy Warhol Exhibition Announcement Card for Wild Raspberries
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Announcement or invitation card designed by Andy Warhol for his exhibition "Wild Raspberries" held at New York's Bodley Gallery from December 1-December 24, 1959. Offset lithograph w...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Alphonse Mucha's Documents Decoratifs (Complete in Four Portfolios)
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
Suite of 72 lithographic plates on wove paper, many in color, plus expository pages (title page, half-title page, preface) and four covers. Published in Paris in 1902 by Librairie Ce...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Books

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