The Man Who Was Vogue: The Life and Times of Conde Nast, 1st Ed

Modern Times - The Age of Photography by Mattie Boom. Published by Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 2014. 1st Ed hardcover. The Rijksmuseum's Philips Wing is scheduled to reopen in November 2014 with Modern Times: The Age of Photography, a major survey of twentieth-century photography culled from the Rijksmuseum's collection (a first for the museum). Growing spectacularly since the decision was made in 1994 to collect photography beyond the nineteenth century, the collection now includes some 20,000 twentieth-century works, including masterpieces by photographers such as Andre Kertesz, Brassai, Robert Capa, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Weegee, William Klein, Eva Besnyo, Man Ray and Joel Meyerowitz. A wide-ranging overview published to accompany the exhibition, this catalog, designed by the renowned Irma Boom, traces key developments in photography over the course of the last century through more than 350 photographs, from Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies...

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Published by Princeton University Press, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover exhibition catalog with dust jacket. Few coun...

Center 21: The Secret Life of Buildings by Michael Benedikt; Kory Bieg; Ian Bogost; Graham Harman; Craig Dykers; Patrik Schumacher; Levi Bryant; Keith Ragsdale and Albena Yaneva. Cen...

The Stars, The Personalities Who Made The Movies By Richard Schickel, Designed by Allen Hurlburt. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. Bonanza Books, New York, 1962. With 400 b&...

Uncommon Clay: The Life and Works of Augustus Saint Gardens by Burke Wilkinson. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, San Diego, CA, 1985. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. ...

The Country House Remembered, Recollections of Life Between the Wars by Merlin Waterson. London: Rutledge & Kegan Paul. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1985. 256 pp. The bo...

Author: Dickens, Charles Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Publisher: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1839. Description: first edition bound from the parts. 1 v...

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S. TITLE: Marlborough His Life and Times. PUBLISHER: London: George G. Harrap, 1933, 34, 36, 38. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols., 9" x 6-1/4",...

AUTHOR: BACON, Francis. TITLE: The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Honourable, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. PUBLISHER: London:...

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

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...

The Story of Jewelry 1973 by J. Anderson. Introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith Black Hardcover Book. Translate from Italian. J. Anderson Black - Storia dei gioielli English text. Documents jewelry's history from the primitive ornaments of prehistoric times to the abstract simplicity of modern design. This book offers a unique way of exploring the world of vintage jewelry for experts, newcomers, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Every piece of jewelry tells a story. Each chapter is centered around a particular piece of jewelry and the way in which it is emblematic: a previous owner, an exemplary design or dominant material. From an array of historic pieces...