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An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Adolph Gottlieb (Museum Catalog)
An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Adolph Gottlieb (Museum Catalog)

An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Adolph Gottlieb (Museum Catalog)

Located in New York, NY

Catalog published in conjunction with Gottlieb's landmark November-December 1957 exhibition at The Jewish Museum, documenting the artist's development from the Pictographs through th...

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Vintage 1950s Books

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Paper

Push Pin Graphic Number 39 (Holiday Issue)
Push Pin Graphic Number 39 (Holiday Issue)

Push Pin Graphic Number 39 (Holiday Issue)

By Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast

Located in New York, NY

Holiday issue of the experimental, bi-monthly Push Pin Graphic, published in 1962 by Push Pin Studios. Composed of excerpts from the writings of Herman Hesse, Rainer Maria Rilke, and...

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Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Push Pin Graphic Number 40
Push Pin Graphic Number 40

Push Pin Graphic Number 40

By Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast

Located in New York, NY

Issue number 40 of the experimental, bi-monthly Push Pin Graphic, published in 1962 by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast’s Push Pin Studios. Composed of an excerpt from Henry David Th...

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Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Global Tools Bulletin No. 1
Global Tools Bulletin No. 1

Global Tools Bulletin No. 1

By Ettore Sottsass, Andrea Branzi, Alessandro Mendini

Located in New York, NY

First bulletin/manifesto of the short-lived but highly influential Italian Radical Design collective Global Tools, founded by Ettore Sottsass, Andrea Branzi, Franco Raggi, Riccardo D...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Nancy Spero/Richard Prince Exhibition Announcement Card
Nancy Spero/Richard Prince Exhibition Announcement Card

Nancy Spero/Richard Prince Exhibition Announcement Card

By Richard Prince 1

Located in New York, NY

Double-sided, accordion-folded announcement card promoting exhibitions curated by Nancy Spero (Burning in Hell, September 27-December 14, 1991) and Richard Prince (Feel Good, January...

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1990s American Modern Books

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Paper

City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937
City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937

City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937

By Eliel Saarinen, J.J. Pieter Oud, William Lescaze

Located in New York, NY

A bright, well-preserved copy of Werner Hegemann’s monumental visual survey of interwar planning and housing, documenting the evolution of civic design between the City Beautiful era...

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Vintage 1930s American International Style Books

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Paper

The Work of Antonio Sant'Elia
The Work of Antonio Sant'Elia

The Work of Antonio Sant'Elia

By Sant'elia

Located in New York, NY

‍ First edition of what is ‍widely regarded as the definitive scholarly study of Antonio Sant'Elia, the visionary Italian Futurist architect whose unrealized drawings for La Città Nu...

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1990s American Futurist Books

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Paper

Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors (First Edition)
Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors (First Edition)

Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors (First Edition)

By Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd

Located in New York, NY

Landmark catalog for the exhibition widely regarded as the public introduction of Minimalist sculpture in America, held at the Jewish Museum in New York City from April 27-June 12, 1...

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Vintage 1960s American Minimalist Books

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Paper

Antonin Raymond's Architectural Details (First Edition, 1938)
Antonin Raymond's Architectural Details (First Edition, 1938)

Antonin Raymond's Architectural Details (First Edition, 1938)

By Le Corbusier

Located in New York, NY

First edition, first printing—one of 1,000 copies—of Antonin and Noemi Raymond’s exposition of cross-cultural architectural modernism. Antonin Raymond (1888-1976) was a Czech-America...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese International Style Books

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Burlap, Paper

Public Works: A Dangerous Trade (Robert Moses)
Public Works: A Dangerous Trade (Robert Moses)

Public Works: A Dangerous Trade (Robert Moses)

By Philip Johnson

Located in New York, NY

First edition of Robert Moses's sprawling and controversial memoir, published four years before Robert Caro's The Power Broker transformed public understanding of the master builder ...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Cubic Cosmic City (From the Library of Massimo Vignelli)
Cubic Cosmic City (From the Library of Massimo Vignelli)

Cubic Cosmic City (From the Library of Massimo Vignelli)

By Slothouber and Graatsma

Located in New York, NY

Square leporello comprising eight isometric projections of a sphere constructed from identical cubic cells and printed in eight distinct three-color combinations. Portfolio design by...

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Modern Books

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Paper

Colour Shadow (Inscribed by Shizuko Yoshikawa to Lella and Massimo Vignelli)
Colour Shadow (Inscribed by Shizuko Yoshikawa to Lella and Massimo Vignelli)

Colour Shadow (Inscribed by Shizuko Yoshikawa to Lella and Massimo Vignelli)

By Max Bill

Located in New York, NY

Catalog published in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition held at Tokyo’s Minami Gallery. Square 4to (9.75” x 9.75”), pictorial wrappers, 10 pages on stiff paper, color illustrations t...

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Books

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Paper

Catalog--Al's Grand Hotel (Allen Ruppersberg)
Catalog--Al's Grand Hotel (Allen Ruppersberg)

Catalog--Al's Grand Hotel (Allen Ruppersberg)

By Lawrence Weiner

Located in New York, NY

First edition of this now-canonical self-published artist's book. 8vo (6” x 9”), stapled printed wrappers, 12 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photograph...

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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Charlotte Perriand: Interior Equipment
Charlotte Perriand: Interior Equipment

Charlotte Perriand: Interior Equipment

Located in New York, NY

A highly elusive piece of late twentieth-century modernist design ephemera documenting the American reassessment of Charlotte Perriand’s contributions to architecture and interior de...

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1990s Books

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Paper

Recent Oils by Willem De Kooning (Martha Jackson Gallery, 1955)
Recent Oils by Willem De Kooning (Martha Jackson Gallery, 1955)

Recent Oils by Willem De Kooning (Martha Jackson Gallery, 1955)

By Willem de Kooning

Located in New York, NY

Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of De Kooning oils held at the famed Martha Jackson Gallery in New York from November 9-December 3, 1955. Small 8vo (4.75” x 6.75”...

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Vintage 1950s American Modern Books

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Paper

Takashi Murakami Invitation Card with Original Mr. Dob Drawing (2001)
Takashi Murakami Invitation Card with Original Mr. Dob Drawing (2001)

Takashi Murakami Invitation Card with Original Mr. Dob Drawing (2001)

By Takashi Murakami

Located in New York, NY

Invitation card for “Wink,” Takashi Murakami’s landmark installation held at Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, from March 14-April 13, 2001. 5” x 7”. Published by Creative Tim...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Drawings

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Paper

Pistoletto: Galleria Dell'Ariete No. 180
Pistoletto: Galleria Dell'Ariete No. 180

Pistoletto: Galleria Dell'Ariete No. 180

By Michelangelo Pistoletto

Located in New York, NY

Catalog for the exhibition of work by Michelangelo Pistoletto held at Milan’s esteemed Galleria Dell’Ariete in June, 1973. 8vo (6.25” x 8.75”)), orange printed portfolio wrappers co...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (Inscribed 1st Edition)
Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (Inscribed 1st Edition)

Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (Inscribed 1st Edition)

By Buckminster Fuller

Located in New York, NY

First edition, stated first printing of R. Buckminster Fuller’s landmark synthesis of geometry, systems theory, design, architecture, and cosmological speculation, written in collabo...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

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Paper

Portrait of a Playwright: The Jackie Curtis Story (Two Variant Issues)
Portrait of a Playwright: The Jackie Curtis Story (Two Variant Issues)

Portrait of a Playwright: The Jackie Curtis Story (Two Variant Issues)

By (after) Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Goup of two distinct contemporary issues of Tom Weigel’s scarce insider memoir-biography of Warhol superstar, playwright, poet, and Play-House of the Ridiculous icon Jackie Curtis, b...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

John Chamberlain (Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, 1964)
John Chamberlain (Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, 1964)

John Chamberlain (Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, 1964)

By John Chamberlain 1

Located in New York, NY

Catalog published in conjunction with John Chamberlain's 1964 exhibition at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend in Paris, among the artist's earliest important European gallery presentations, c...

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Martha Graham: Portrait of the Lady as an Artist (Inscribed to Lillian Gish)
Martha Graham: Portrait of the Lady as an Artist (Inscribed to Lillian Gish)

Martha Graham: Portrait of the Lady as an Artist (Inscribed to Lillian Gish)

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in New York, NY

First edition of this mid-career monograph on legendary American dancer, teacher, and choreographer Martha Graham, published in 1966 by Alfred A. Knopf. Includes images from iconic ...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Widdicomb: Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (Sales Brochure)
Widdicomb: Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (Sales Brochure)

Widdicomb: Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (Sales Brochure)

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Located in New York, NY

Large folding sales brochure (12" x 9", opening to 36" x 24"), printed in color and black-and-white, published by The Widdicomb Furniture Company circa 1950 and distributed through M...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Order In Space: A Design Source Book (First American Edition)
Order In Space: A Design Source Book (First American Edition)

Order In Space: A Design Source Book (First American Edition)

By Buckminster Fuller

Located in New York, NY

First American edition of this increasingly elusive and visually compelling document of late-1960s experimental design pedagogy, limning the intersection of architecture, mathematics...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

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Paper

A Look at Architecture: Columbus, Indiana (1st edition with Map Laid In)
A Look at Architecture: Columbus, Indiana (1st edition with Map Laid In)

A Look at Architecture: Columbus, Indiana (1st edition with Map Laid In)

By Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Paul Rand

Located in New York, NY

First edition of this architectural guide book, published in 1974 by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. 4to (7.75” x 11”), pictorial wrappers, 100 pages. Illustrated throughout w...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Japanese Modern: Retrospective Kenmochi Isamu
Japanese Modern: Retrospective Kenmochi Isamu

Japanese Modern: Retrospective Kenmochi Isamu

By Isamu Kenmochi

Located in New York, NY

First edition monograph published by Matsudo City Cultural Foundation in conjunction with the major 2004–2005 traveling retrospective devoted to Isamu Kenmochi (1912–1971), one of th...

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Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Two WWII Snapshots of Lt. Tom Harmon With His P-38 "Little Butch II"
Two WWII Snapshots of Lt. Tom Harmon With His P-38 "Little Butch II"

Two WWII Snapshots of Lt. Tom Harmon With His P-38 "Little Butch II"

By Margaret Bourke White

Located in New York, NY

Two original black-and-white snapshot photographs depicting Tom Harmon (1919–1990), the 1940 Heisman Trophy winner, during his service as a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in China. One ...

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Vintage 1940s American Modern Photography

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Steal This Book (True First Printing)
Steal This Book (True First Printing)

Steal This Book (True First Printing)

By Norman Mailer

Located in New York, NY

First edition, first printing, the true 1971 pre-Grove issue of this radical survival guide by countercultural luminary Abbie Hoffman. Issued under Hoffman’s Pirate Editions imprint ...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)
An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)

An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)

By Max Beckmann, Wassily Kandinsky

Located in New York, NY

Original exhibition catalog accompanying An Exhibition of “Unpopular” Art, held November 7 to December 29, 1940 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN and issued under the late ...

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Vintage 1940s American Modern Books

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Paper

Serge Mouille Luminaires: 'Le Regard D'Alan' Editions
Serge Mouille Luminaires: 'Le Regard D'Alan' Editions

Serge Mouille Luminaires: 'Le Regard D'Alan' Editions

By Serge Mouille

Located in New York, NY

Catalog of Serge Mouille lighting designs edited (produced) by Alan Grizot in 1993, following the success of his landmark 1991 L’Regard d’Alan auction with Binoche et Godeau, which h...

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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Campanas (Inscribed with Drawings)
Campanas (Inscribed with Drawings)

Campanas (Inscribed with Drawings)

By Fernando and Humberto Campana

Located in New York, NY

First edition monograph on the renowned Brazilian design team of Humberto and Fernando Campana, produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, and...

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Early 2000s Brazilian Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Scarabaeus Ltd (Illustrated Price List for the George Beylerian Emporium)
Scarabaeus Ltd (Illustrated Price List for the George Beylerian Emporium)

Scarabaeus Ltd (Illustrated Price List for the George Beylerian Emporium)

By George Beylerian, Superstudio, Kartell

Located in New York, NY

Promotional literature for American retailer, curator, author, and impresario George Beylerian’s Scarabaeus, an avant-garde design emporium located on E 60th Street in NYC that opene...

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Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Decorative Art 1959/1960
Decorative Art 1959/1960

Decorative Art 1959/1960

By Gio Ponti, Tapio Wirkkala, Berndt Friberg

Located in New York, NY

Survey of trends in modern architecture, furniture, and decorative arts, principally from Britain, Europe, the U.S., Latin America, and Japan, covering the years 1959-1960. Contains ...

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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Buky Schwartz: Videoconstructions (Inscribed with a Drawing)
Buky Schwartz: Videoconstructions (Inscribed with a Drawing)

Buky Schwartz: Videoconstructions (Inscribed with a Drawing)

By Bruce Nauman

Located in New York, NY

Academic treatment of the innovative video sculptures by Israeli/British artist Buky Schwartz, created over a 12 year period from the late 1970’s to early 1990’s. Published in 1992 ...

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1990s American Modern Books

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Paper

Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest: Illustrated Directory 1961
Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest: Illustrated Directory 1961

Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest: Illustrated Directory 1961

By Rudy Autio

Located in New York, NY

Thick volume in looseleaf format containing “information on the training and performance of over 70 craftsmen living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, who have expre...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Shaping Stoneware: The Ceramic Forms of Claude Conover
Shaping Stoneware: The Ceramic Forms of Claude Conover

Shaping Stoneware: The Ceramic Forms of Claude Conover

By Claude Conover

Located in New York, NY

Monographic auction catalog accompanying the October 28, 2021 sale at Wright of the often monumental mid-century stoneware vessels by Cleveland-based ceramic artist Claude Conover. ...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Salterini Catalog No. 47
Salterini Catalog No. 47

Salterini Catalog No. 47

By John Salterini

Located in New York, NY

Catalog of rustproof outdoor furniture offerings in wrought iron and wrought aluminum produced by the John B. Salterini Company circa 1965. The featured groupings include Montego, Es...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism
Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism

Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism

By Paul Evans

Located in New York, NY

First comprehensive survey of the life and work of renowned American artist/craftsman Paul Evans, documenting four decades of his distinctive, experimental, and sculpturally expressi...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Libro Illeggibile NY 1 (Bruno Munari Artist's Book)
Libro Illeggibile NY 1 (Bruno Munari Artist's Book)

Libro Illeggibile NY 1 (Bruno Munari Artist's Book)

By Bruno Munari

Located in New York, NY

Special edition in Bruno Munari’s “unreadable book” series designed for the Museum of Modern Art, and published by MoMA in 1967 in an edition of 2000, of which this example is hand-n...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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String, Paper

Angelo Mangiarotti (Gallery Ma Exhibition, 2004)
Angelo Mangiarotti (Gallery Ma Exhibition, 2004)

Angelo Mangiarotti (Gallery Ma Exhibition, 2004)

By Angelo Mangiarotti

Located in New York, NY

Catalog accompanying an exhibition of works by acclaimed Italian modernist designer and architect Angelo Mangiarotti, held at Tokyo’s Gallery Ma from September 10-November 13, 2004. ...

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Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Books

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Acrylic, Paper

American Potters: Mary and Edwin Scheier
American Potters: Mary and Edwin Scheier

American Potters: Mary and Edwin Scheier

By Edwin and Mary Scheier

Located in New York, NY

Monograph on the artistic output, primarily in ceramics, of Mary and Edwin Scheier, published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, New ...

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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Jean Widmer, A Devotion to Modernism
Jean Widmer, A Devotion to Modernism

Jean Widmer, A Devotion to Modernism

By Jean Widmer

Located in New York, NY

Catalog accompanying an exhibition held at the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography in the Cooper Union School of Art from February 24 to April 5, 2003. Widmer (1929-20...

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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo (With 4 Signatures)
Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo (With 4 Signatures)

Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo (With 4 Signatures)

By Joseph Beuys

Located in New York, NY

Monograph about the building at 80 Wooster Street and its inhabitants, weaving together first-person interviews with archival documents and photographs. The first of 16 artist coops ...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Richard Avedon: Observations (1st Edition, Inscribed)
Richard Avedon: Observations (1st Edition, Inscribed)

Richard Avedon: Observations (1st Edition, Inscribed)

By Richard Avedon, Alexey Brodovitch

Located in New York, NY

First edition of this landmark photography book by Richard Avedon with text by Truman Capote, featuring portraits of cultural figures such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Alfred ...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Paul Rand: A Designer's Art (1st Edition, Inscribed)
Paul Rand: A Designer's Art (1st Edition, Inscribed)

Paul Rand: A Designer's Art (1st Edition, Inscribed)

By Paul Rand

Located in New York, NY

First edition, first printing of this “monograph-meets-manifesto” documenting the work product and philosophy of American graphic design icon Paul Rand (1914-1996). Published in 1985...

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Paul Rand: Aspen International Design Conference Poster
Paul Rand: Aspen International Design Conference Poster

Paul Rand: Aspen International Design Conference Poster

By Paul Rand

Located in New York, NY

Poster advertising the 1982 International Design Conference held in Aspen, Colorado from June 13-18, 1982 with the tile The Prepared Professional. An iconic Paul Rand design in which...

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Artemide Catalog, 1970
Artemide Catalog, 1970

Artemide Catalog, 1970

By Artemide, Vico Magistretti, Sergio Mazza

Located in New York, NY

1970 Artemide catalog, showcasing progressive lighting, furniture, and accessory designs in plastic, glass, and metal by a roster of design luminaries, almost all Italian, many of them trained architects. Founded in 1959 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza, the company produced such icons of Italian Rational...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Vision in Motion by Moholy-Nagy (First Edition)
Vision in Motion by Moholy-Nagy (First Edition)

Vision in Motion by Moholy-Nagy (First Edition)

By László Moholy-Nagy

Located in New York, NY

First edition of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy’s final book, posthumously published in 1947 in Chicago by Paul Theobald. A landmark work of modern design theory, the book presents Moholy-Nagy’s...

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Vintage 1940s Bauhaus Books

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Paper

The New Vision (Laszlo Moholy-Nagy)
The New Vision (Laszlo Moholy-Nagy)

The New Vision (Laszlo Moholy-Nagy)

By László Moholy-Nagy

Located in New York, NY

Revised and expanded edition of Laszlo Moholoy Nagy’s seminal The New Vision, published in 1938 by W.W. Norton & Company. First edition thus, following the initial American edition p...

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Vintage 1930s American Bauhaus Books

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Paper

Greta Magnusson Grossman--A Car and Some Shorts
Greta Magnusson Grossman--A Car and Some Shorts

Greta Magnusson Grossman--A Car and Some Shorts

By Greta Magnusson Grossman

Located in New York, NY

First edition monograph on acclaimed Swedish/American architect and designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, accompanying the first major retrospective of her career, held in 2010 at the A...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Moderno: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela, 1940-1978
Moderno: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela, 1940-1978

Moderno: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela, 1940-1978

By Clara Porset, Lina Bo Bardi

Located in New York, NY

Catalog of a traveling exhibition that opened at the America’s Society in New York in 2015. Published by America Society and Santillana. 4to, hardcover, 280 pages, with both full col...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Fortune Magazine, June 1942 (Herbert Bayer Cover Design)
Fortune Magazine, June 1942 (Herbert Bayer Cover Design)

Fortune Magazine, June 1942 (Herbert Bayer Cover Design)

By Herbert Bayer

Located in New York, NY

The large-format, June 1942 issue of Fortune Magazine, a publication known for its powerful graphic design elements, especially cover designs, as well as for its reportage and featur...

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Vintage 1940s American Bauhaus Books

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Paper

Holy Crap (Artist's Book by Rob Pruitt)
Holy Crap (Artist's Book by Rob Pruitt)

Holy Crap (Artist's Book by Rob Pruitt)

By Barbara Kruger

Located in New York, NY

First edition of American post-conceptual artist Rob Pruitt’s exuberantly irreverent project book, published in an edition of 1000 in 2010 by 38th Street Publishers. Per the publishe...

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2010s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus
The New Architecture and the Bauhaus

The New Architecture and the Bauhaus

By Walter Gropius

Located in New York, NY

Third edition of this landmark architectural text by the founder of the Bauhaus, based on lectures delivered in London in 1934 following the school’s closure in Germany. This edition...

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Vintage 1950s British Bauhaus Books

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Paper

Edward Wormley Designs for Dunbar: Market Notes January 1956
Edward Wormley Designs for Dunbar: Market Notes January 1956

Edward Wormley Designs for Dunbar: Market Notes January 1956

By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley

Located in New York, NY

Small format brochure published in January 1956 showcasing nearly 50 new Edward Wormley designs for Dunbar Furniture, presented at the Chicago Merchandise Mart. Highlights include th...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The Dunbar Book of Contemporary Furniture
The Dunbar Book of Contemporary Furniture

The Dunbar Book of Contemporary Furniture

By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley

Located in New York, NY

First edition of the lavish 1956 Dunbar Furniture catalog, showcasing Edward Wormley designs for sofas, chairs, tables, cabinets, desks, shelves, room dividers, benches, and bedroom ...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Ugo La Pietra: Introductions
Ugo La Pietra: Introductions

Ugo La Pietra: Introductions

By Ugo La Pietra

Located in New York, NY

First edition monograph on the noted Italian postmodernist artist, architect, designer and educator Ugo La Pietra, proponent of Italian Radical Design and founding member in 1973 of ...

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1990s Spanish Post-Modern Books

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Arshile Gorky: the man, the time, the idea (Dore Ashton's Copy)
Arshile Gorky: the man, the time, the idea (Dore Ashton's Copy)

Arshile Gorky: the man, the time, the idea (Dore Ashton's Copy)

By Dore Ashton, Willem de Kooning

Located in New York, NY

First edition of Harold Rosenberg’s study of Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky, whose lyrical abstract oeuvre prefigured Abstract Expressionism. Published in 1962 by Horizon Pre...

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Vintage 1960s American Expressionist Books

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Paper

Snow Job: Poems, 1946-1959 (Tuli Kupferberg)
Snow Job: Poems, 1946-1959 (Tuli Kupferberg)

Snow Job: Poems, 1946-1959 (Tuli Kupferberg)

By Allen Ginsberg

Located in New York, NY

Early collection of poems by anarchic satirist Tuli Kupferberg, a key figure in the Beat Generation and counterculture movements. Self-published in a small run in 1959 by Poets Union...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford (Signed)
Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford (Signed)

Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford (Signed)

By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in New York, NY

First edition, later printing of Lewis Mumford’s magnum opus, a magisterial study of the development of machine technics, proposing technology as a cultural phenomenon, pushing the g...

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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Books

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Paper

Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 (Inscribed)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 (Inscribed)

Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 (Inscribed)

By Norman Mailer

Located in New York, NY

First edition, stated, of American journalist and historian William Shirer’s chronicle of life in Nazi Germany as foreign correspondent for American news agencies including CBS, base...

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Vintage 1940s American Modern Books

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Paper