Books

Cartier Red Jewelry Book English Edition Hardcover Small Book. 80 pages of beautiful iconic jewelry and the history of Cartier. In good condition showing only minor wear on cover. In...

Michelangelo - Complete Works, softcover book. Special edition for the Vatican museums and galleries. Printed in Italy, 78 color illustrations, 96 pages.

Author Gil Schafer III, Photographs by Eric Piasecki Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in h...

Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...

This is an antique set of three volumes of 'British Battles on Land and Sea' by James Grant. An English, illustrated military reference series in intact, original order with light, c...

Edited by Beatrice Monti della Corte and Michael Cunningham, Photographs by François Halard A glimpse inside a magical Tuscan villa--rustic yet urbane...

Edited by Sofia Aspe, Foreword by Cristina Morozzi A luxurious presentation of the works by prominent Mexican interior designer Sofía Aspe, known for cre...

AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: The House At Pooh Corner. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPHARD. 1 vol, 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", si...

Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Textile Woven Swatch Collection 1986 . Rare Frank Lloyd Wright fabric swatch books published and produced b...

This is an antique reference book, The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant. An English language illustrated architecture and design title, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. F...

Text by Jeremy Musson, Photographs by Hugo Rittson Thomas Living today in the houses of the English countryside, owners blend contemporary style with the old, good bones of manor ...

An exceptionally bright example of the scarce 1813 twenty-one volume set of the plays of Shakespeare, supplemented with a wealth of comments and critical notices. The very scarce complete 1813 twenty-one volume edition of the plays of Shakespeare. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, this is also known as Johnson-Steevens-Reed 6, the "sixth edition" by Johnson-Steevens, or the "second variorum edition". With notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, this edition was revised and augmented by Isaac Reed. Consisting of: Volume I - Prefatory material and critical analysis by Reed, Richardson, and Malone. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and four plates. Volume II - Essays by Farmer, Colman, lists of Editions, lists of Criticism, Commendatory verses, Malones "Attempt to Ascertain the Order of Shakespeare's Plays," Malone's essay on Ford's pamphlet, Steevens's remarks on the same. Volume III - Malone's Historical Account of the English Stage, and the Further Historical Account by Chalmers. With four folding plates. Volume IV - The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Midsummer Night's Dream. Volume V - Merry Wives of Windsor; Twelfth Night. Volume VI - Much Ado About Nothing; Measure for Measure. Volume VII - Love's Labour's Lost; Merchant of Venice. Volume VIII - As You Like It; All's Well That Ends Well. Volume IX - Taming of the Shrew; Winter's Tale. Volume X - Macbeth; King John. Volume XI - King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1. With a folding plate. Volume XII - King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. Volume XIII - King Henry VI, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2. Volume XIV - King Henry VI, Part 3; Dissertation, &c.; King Richard III. Volume XV - King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida. Volume XVI - Coriolanus; Julius Caesar. Volume XVII - Antony and Cleopatra; King Lear. Volume XVIII - Hamlet; Cymbeline. Volume XIX - Timon of Athens; Othello. Volume XX - Romeo and Juliet; Comedy of Errors. Volume XXI - Titus Andronicus...

Sotheby's: Important American Furniture, Contents of "Langdon," 2/1985. First edition softcover with 142 lots photographed in color and B&W, fully d...

An excellent uniform collection of the 'Crown Edition' of Charles Dicken's works, bound in signed calf by Bumpus. A lovely set comprising the complete seventeen volumes that make up...

The great book of French impressionism by Diane Kelder Large heavy art table book by Diane Kelder. A survey of works by French artists of the Impressionist movement focuses on Pissarro, Sisley, Manet, Morisot, Monet, Renoir, Cassatt, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Absolutely gorgeous extra large coffee table book - “The Great Book of French Impressionism.” With just under 450 pages, this huge, handsomely designed volume contains more than 400 illustrations with 16 spectacular color spreads that fold out to nearly 2 feet in width. This book celebrates the richness and exuberance of the Impressionists' world--a world of light and color, of sunlit fields and shimmering waterscapes, of bustling city views and intimate domestic scenes. Contains more than 400 illustrations, over 200 in full color, with sixteen fold-out color spreads. In the text, art historian Diane Kelder traces the development of Impressionism from its roots in landscape and realist painting through its focus on modern urban life to its ultimate goal: to fix on canvas the fleeting moods and effects of nature in a world that stands still for no one. The author examines the lives and works of all the major Impressionists, including Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, and Cézanne, and shows how their work influenced others in the movement, ultimately giving rise to the new art of the 20th century.- Title The Great Book of French Impressionism Author Horst Keller Translated by Alexis Brown...

Monet hardcover art book with text by William C. Seitz. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Text printed and bound in the Republic of Korea, illustrations printed in Japa...

Complete 12 volume set of the Waverley Novels illustrated in the Abbotsford Edition. Leather over marbled paper boards. Raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled edges. With illus...

This is a four volume boxed set of the sales catalogues produced by Sotheby's for the contents of this famed collection. The sale took place over 4 days in June 1999 and realized a total of $26.5 million. Many of the contents on the day of the sale had come from another famous home of this renowned collector Carlos de Beistegui...

A complete first impression set of Philip Pullman's popular fantasy series, each volume is signed by the author to a bookplate. The complete 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, each volum...

Yves Thomas, Vagues et Tempetes (Waves and Storms), French-English book by Yves Thomas, 2011. Yves Thomas is a recognized French artist born in Normandy, France in 1937. The most be...

'Cram's Commercial Atlas' published by the George F. Cram Company. Rare in this edition and condition. Num. (col.) maps and plans, orig. embossed dec. buckram, large folio. Published...

The very beautiful 'Reflections of Eternity' jewelry coffee table book from luxury Maison, Van Cleef & Arpels. Book was published to mark the Centenary (100th Anniversary) of Van Cle...

Collectible book free form organic modern architecture: Organic architecture by author Architect Javier Senosiain Hardcover very good presentation pre...

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book with all gilt edge, published in 2008 by Barnes & Noble, 721 pages.

AUTHOR: (BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER). TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments, and Other Rites & Ceremonies of The Church,... PUBLISHER: London: by Georg...

Second Salubra collection by Le Corbusier - 1959 Very rare and collectible. Original sample book from 1959. With the original movable frames, which can be passed over the color car...

Antique Furniture Guidebooks - Set of 7. American Furniture by Helen Comstock, hardcover, 336 pages, 1962. Cabinet Makers and Furniture designers by Hugh Honour, hardcover, 320 page...

Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen...

Antique Japanese Ehon Book Meiji Era, but details are unknown Woodblack print book Book dimensions 266 mm x 190 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ph...

Le Corbusier, one of the world's most important and influential architects and accomplished visual artist, also created a vast oeuvre of interior and furniture designs. The chaise-lo...

Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jurgen Sembach. Softcover book, published in 2002 by Taschen. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 240 pages.

Atelier International catalog in original printed plastic ring binder, with tabbed sections for Seating, Armchairs, Tables, Storage, and Office Furniture. The roster of designers fea...

A photographic exploration detailing the poetry and fragility of nature amidst the tragedy of climate change Since 1998, mixed-media artist Diane Tuft has traveled the world recordi...

AUTHOR: VARIOUS - (21st Editions). TITLE: The Journal of Contemporary Photography - 6 volumes. PUBLISHER: Museum Editions, 21st Editions, 1998 - 2003. DESCRIPTION: The Signed Deluxe Limited Editions contain original hand-pulled photogravures and color ptanographs (waterless lithographs) that illuminate the essays and commentaries found in each book. Bound in Morocco, Japanese silks and Italian fabrics, and are cased in a matching portfolio box. They are fully signed on the limitation page by the artists included in each volume. Each book measures approximately 15.25” x 13.75” and the clamshell box measures approximately 16.875” x 14.75”. There are 6 volumes of The Journal published. CONDITION: IN AS NEW CONDITION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Volume 1. Number 193 of 235. Focuses on the "transcendent vision" of 15 major contemporary photographers, illustrated here in richly printed hand-pulled photogravure. Volume I also contains a woodcut by the late Leonard Baskin. Writers include Pulitzer Prize winning poet Richard Wilbur; prize-winning novelists Ann Beattie and Robert Olen Butler; poet and critic Dana Gioia; Harvard professors and award winning historians John Stilgoe and John Stauffer; and Wales’ great poet, the late R. S. Thomas, among many others. Signed by: Bernard Faucon, Michael Kenna, Holly Wright, Luis Gonzales Palma, Keith Carter, Duane Michaels, Steven Albahari, Mark Klett, Sandy Skoglund, Jock Sturgis, Ernestine Ruben, Willie Middlebrook, John Metoyer, Olivia Parker, Leonard Baskin, and Patrick Bailey-Maitre-Grand. Volume 2. Number 187 of 200. Extends the metaphysical themes of the first volume and brings together the work of 13 modern masters of the photographic arts. It contains original essays by France's leading novelist Michel Tournier; philosopher Frederick Turner; award-winning photographic historian Lee Fontanella; novelist and playwright Elizabeth Dewberry; novelist Josh Russell; and photographic historian and 21ST contributing editor Lance Speer. Signed by: Adam Fuss, Jaume Blassi, Bill Jacobson, Joyce Tenneson, Kenro Izu, Vik Muniz, Cy DeCosse, John Dugdale, Tom Baril, Joan Fonteuberta, Arthur Tress, Robert ParkeHarrison, and Sheila Metzner. Volume 3. Number 82 of 100. Entitled The Clandestine Mind, is devoted entirely to the lyrical work of John Dugdale. This master photographer's elegant male nudes and still lifes, printed in rich blue inks to match the original tones of his cyanotypes, are complemented by a short prayer for Dugdale by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler; a poem by prize-winning poet Morri Creech; and an essay by John Wood, the editor of 21ST. Signed by: John Dugdale and features - Annunciation, Christ Out Liberator, The Clandestine Mind, I Could Not See To See, Longing, Mourning Tulips, Wonder Stings Me More Than Bee, and Three White Peaches. Volume 4. Number 82 of 100. Entitled The Gardens of DeCosse, focuses exclusively on the beautiful works of Cy DeCosse. Literary contributors include fiction writer Scott Ely; gallery director John Stevenson; poet Susan Ludvigson; musician and scholar Carol Wood; and editor John Wood. Signed by Cy Decosse and features the following: King of the Night, Sunflower, Fritillaria, Cultered Pearl, Squash, Flowers & Dill, Water Lilly, Tuscan Lemons, and Queen of the Night. Volume 5. Number 39 of 125. Aptly named Strange Genius, is an insightful examination of the ways in which artists today make conscious attempts to create work that can often be unsettling, difficult, even horrific. Writers include poets Raul Peschiera, Susan Ludvigson, Gerard Malanga, and Paul Zimmer; novelists Ann Beattie and Neil Connelly; and essayists Paul LaRosa, Lance Speer, and John Wood. Signed by: Sally Mann, Michal Macku...

2007 edition, New Old Stock, two volume Jean Prouvé book by Galerie Patrick Sequin and Sonnabend Gallery with text in French and English. Available unused ...

Decorate a shelf or a library with this beautiful antique red book named "La Sainte Vierge"; crafted in Paris, France, circa 1877, the religious book dep...

Christie's hardback auction catalogue Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th October 1999 New York. In October of 1999, Anna Strasberg sourced Christie’s, the renowned auction company, to ...

The Georgian House by Steven Parissien. London: Aurum Press Limited, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket. 240 pp. A book on the architecture of the English Georgian house that claims th...

By Jacques-Chalom Des Cordes & Veronique Fromanger des Cordes First edition and numbers 667 of this precious catalogue raisonne of animal sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti...

Elegant And Welcoming Houses In Bucolic Settings By Charles Hilton, A Leading Traditional Architect In Greenwich. This book presents nine spectacular houses, each responding to an e...

Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight & twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. Written by himself. Vol I. [With:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being The Second and Last Part of his Life, And of the Strange Surprizing Account of his Travels Round three parts of the Globe. Written by Himself. Vol II. [With:] George Chalmer's "Life of Daniel Defoe". London: John Stockdale, 1790. First (Thus) Edition. Two Volumes, Octavo. Illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Meland. Rebound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, blind embossing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase. Presented is the first (thus) edition of John Stockdale’s 1790 edition of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale of adventure. This two volume edition is beautifully illustrated with engraved frontispieces, vignette title pages, and twelve full-page illustrations by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Meland. It is presented here rebound in full brown and tan calf, with intricate blind embossing to the front and back panels, raised bands, gilt tooling and gilt titles to the spine. Defoe’s first long work of fiction, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe introduced two of the most-enduring characters in English literature, Robinson Crusoe and Friday. Defoe based part of Robinson Crusoe on the real-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor...

George Bullock: Cabinet-Maker. London: John Murray Ltd., 1988. First edition soft cover. 160 pp. Exhibition catalogue held in London and Liverpool from February 24th to March 26th, 1...

The Muses of Gwinn: Art and Nature in a Garden Designed by Warren H. Manning, Charles A. Platt and Ellen Shipman, by Robin S. Karson. Sagapress, Incorporated, 1995. 1st Ed hardcover ...

Mickey Aviateur Hachette French Text Comic Book. Paris: Hachette, 1934. 4to, 32pp. "Illustrations de Walt Disney" in comic strip style. First French Edition. Mickey Mouse is a Pilot ...

Vintage hardback coffee table book featuring Art Deco furniture designs. By Alastair Duncan, published in 1984. First edition, 192 pages. "The Art Deco movement, which swept through...

London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition. 12mo, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (160 x 114 mm); pp. xii + 202. Half-bound in tan calf with raised bands and gilt decorations, black l...

First edition of The Documents of Modern Art, Vol. 8, edited and with an introduction by Robert Motherwell. Cover and typography by Paul Rand. Published in 1951 by Wittenborn, Schultz Inc. With texts by Richard Huelsenbeck, Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters, Jacques Vache, Tristan Tzara, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, George Hugnet, Andre Breton, Jean Arp, Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia, and Hans Richter. Illustrations by (or after) Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Paul Klee, Marcel Janco, Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Kurt Schwitters, Kasimir Malevich, Pablo Picasso, Sophie Tauber...

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

Hardback book titled The Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, authored by A. M. Hammacher. Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York. 216 pages. Ca 1960s. "This volume offers a thorough exam...

This is a scarce soft covered catalogue "Le Regard D'Alan" which features twenty-light fittings designed and produced by Serge Mouille during his short career in this particular fiel...

"The primary task of this journal is to promote and animate research in the Scandinavian countries. For many years, design history has lacked a forum wh...

A handsomely bound ten volume first complete collected edition of the works of these two celebrated Renaissance dramatists. he first complete edition of the works of these two drama...

Set of 4 Sotheby's catalogues. Vol. I Masterworks New York 10th November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. II Jewels & Objects of Vertu 20th -21st November 2014. 256 pages. Vol. III Interiors (s...

Ives, Joseph Christmas. Report upon the Colorado River of the West. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. First Edition, Senate Issue. Extensively illustrated with maps, engr...

Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called for example  « The poetry in Paris». These bea...

Cabinets of Wonder by by Christine Davenne and Christine Fleurent (Photographer). 1st Ed hardcover. published 2012, by Harry N. Abrams. "Skulls, butterflies, hunting trophies, ancient Egyptian artifacts...

Antique Japanese Samurai Manga book Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 224mm x 156 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ...

Modern Living: Gio Ponti and the Twentieth-Century Aesthetics of Design by Georgia Museum of Art and Perri Lee Roberts. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket exhibition catalog. 2017, Un...

A lovely edition of the poetry of Omar Khayyám, whose verses fed the orientalist craze of fin-de-siècle Europe. Khayyám, Omar / Translated by Edward Fitzgerald / Decorated by Thomas...

A celebration of the rich and varied work of Italian-born American artist, designer, and master of metal, Harry Bertoia From chapel altarpieces and bronze fountains, to wire chairs a...