Books

This book is the catalogue for an exhibition at the Alvar Aalto Museum in 1994. With essays by Aalto himself, Kirmo Mikkola, Juhani Pallasmaa, Kristian Gullichen and Kaarina Mikonran...

Sotheby's London; Highlights From an Important Private European Collection. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 158 pp. The single-owner sale includes Old Master paintings, important...

Salgado’s masterpiece: GENESIS — Earth eternal. A photographic homage to our planet in its natural state. Two volumes bound in full leather, limited to five editions of 100 numbered and signed sets. Every set comes with a gelatin silver print, signed by Sebastião Salgado and printed under his personal supervision. “My love letter to the planet.” — Sebastião Salgado. Art Edition A - No. 1-100. Two Mursi women, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2007. Gelatin silver print. Measure: 25 x 34.5 cm/10 x 14 in. (image), 30 x 40 cm/12 x 16 in. (sheet). (Frame not included). The Art Edition comes with a book Stand designed by Tadao Ando. The GENESIS book Stand was conceived by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the only living person to have won architecture’s four most prestigious prizes. Ando’s simple and innovative design consists of two “twin” pieces of wood, bound together with leather, into which a third piece of wood can be slotted to form a sturdy, elegant display. Fine print: GENESIS is printed on a traditional coated 250 gsm art paper from the German paper mill Scheufelen that is no longer available on the market and was produced specially for Taschen. The black and white pictures are reproduced in a four-color separation process, with two blacks and two shades of grey; the density of the blacks achieved rivals that of the finest silver gelatin prints. GENESIS was printed and bound in an Italian workshop utilizing traditional craftsmanship techniques that are unique worldwide in this field, using Italian Cialinen fabric for the cover. The Ando book Stand was hand made in Spain, and the leather originates from Britain. Precious cargo: The two volumes come carefully packaged along with the Stand in a robust custom-made wooden crate to preserve and protect them. Attention: total weight is 59 kg (130 lb)! Art Edition limited to 100 numbered and signed sets. Two volumes bound in full leather. Every set includes a book Stand in cherrywood veneer designed by Tadao Ando. Also included is a cloth-bound caption book. Every set comes with a gelatin silver print, signed by Sebastião Salgado and printed under his personal supervision. Delivered in a wooden cargo box...

Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher wallcovering books catalogue reference 1986-1999 - ‘Prints inspired by nature’ Anyone with an ounce of interest i...

“The Story of Western Furniture” book by Phyllis Bennet Oats. NY: Harper and Row, 1981. Stated first U.S. Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 253 pp. A survey of the development of f...

A cutting-edge illustrated survey of 75 contemporary tattoo artists from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of their art form With nearly 700 images, Tattoo You: A New Generation of Artists showcases 75 rising stars who are redefining the industry. The first book of its kind, Tattoo You features artists curated by a global panel of experts, including some of tattooing’s most important names, such as Grace Neutral, Claudia De Sabe, Matt McCormick...

American Art Nouveau glass by Albert C Revi. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, 1968. First Edition 476p hardcover with dust jacket. The closing years of the 19th century witnessed more radic...

Les Opalines by Christine Vincendeau. Les Editions de l'Amateur 1998. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 190p with many color illustrations. Now considered the bible on opalin...

The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place by John M. Bryan. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. First Edition har...

The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder. Published by Artabras, a division of Abbeville Publishing Group. Large hardcover with dust...

The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart. Boar's Head Books, New York, 1953. First edition hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. The book identifies the fault lines be...

Plain and Ornamental: Delaware Furniture 1740-1890. Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1984. First edition soft cover. 60 pp. A catalog...

Christie's: The Medici Piamontini July 2005. Softcover auction catalogue with results. 47 pages with color photos. By Giuseppe Piamontini (1664-1742), he was an Italian sculptor, born and active in Florence. He initially trained with Giovanni Battista Foggini...

Great Houses of Europe. London: Spring Books, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 319 pp. Book illustrates and describes 40 of Europes finest houses. Included are: Ducal Palace, Urbino...

Sotheby's: Tom Devenish Collection of Important English Furniture New York April 2008. First edition softcover. Tom Devenish, was a New Yor...

Miro contains a collection of artworks by Joan Miro, planned and directed by by Albert Skira. The book has multiple full-color plates of Miro art, a complete account of his life and ...

This book is the third in the comprehensive multi-volume series on the decorative arts of the Paris Salons 1895-1914, it provides a virtually com...

The Bennington Battle Monument Its Story and Its Meaning by John Spargo. The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1925. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. An overview of the histor...

Necklines: The Art of Jacques-Louis David After the Terror by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth. Yale University Press, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. This book examines the crucial period in the painter's career as he struggled to save his neck and recast his identity in the after the "Reign of Terror." His work is examined in the context of the larger cultural and social formations that were emerging in France concluding with an interpretation of the famous unfinished portrait...

American Iconology, New Approaches to Nineteenth-Century Art and Literature. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket. 344 pp. Overview of the "sister arts"...

Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me. New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1962. First US edition, first printing. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and original cloth boards. With new archival quarter leather and cloth clamshell archival case. This is the first US edition of Ian Fleming’s tenth James Bond thriller, The Spy Who Loved Me. The book is presented in the publisher’s original boards and dust jacket, with Richard Chopping’s classic artwork...

Visual Culture edited by Chris Jenks. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. First edition softcover. 269 pp. An exploration of the 'visual' character of contemporary culture in a ser...

A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fans At a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year...

Gisele Freund, photographer by Gisele Freund, New York: Abrams, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. For 50 years Freund documented some of the most influential artists and intellectuals and in this book she presents over 200 of her most compelling images of the 20th century's most significant artist and writers including: Jean-Paul Sartre, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Colette, Pierre Bonnard, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw...

A visual biography of Aino and Alvar Aalto, who designed some of the most iconic objects of the twentieth century Aino and Alvar Aalto together founded Artek and created some of the...

Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was First and foremost famous for his furniture. in the 1940s, he broke with established furniture traditions and designed a number of creations that regenerate...

Author: Ariosto (Lodovico). Title: Orlando Furioso In English Heroical Verse. By Sir John Harington of Bathe, Knight. Now thirdly revised and amend...

One of the fastest-growing dietary movements now has its first comprehensive guide to enjoying hundreds of naturally gluten-free recipes from around the world This ground-breaking book proves that eating gluten-free should never limit you on taste or culinary curiosity. With 350 naturally gluten-free recipes drawing from the broadest range of international food cultures, The Gluten-Free Cookbook brings home healthy cooking to an audience that is growing exponentially every day. This gorgeous book spotlights everyday dishes from more than 80 countries – showcasing the diversity of recipes that are deliciously gluten-free by design, rather than being reliant on ingredient substitutions. From breakfast to dinner and dessert (and everything in between), these are easy-to-use recipes for any time of day, making this an essential resource and a must-have reference. Gluten-free food has millions of fans and followers, with that number continuing to grow exponentially with our increased awareness of its health and dietary benefits and advantages. Expand your culinary repertoire, whether you are on a gluten-free diet or are simply looking to experiment with gluten-free menu options, with hundreds of recipes from around the globe, including Stewed Fava Beans (Egypt), Summer Rolls (Vietnam), Pea & Ham Soup...

Dyer, Frank Lewis and Thomas Commerford Martin. Edison: His Life and Inventions. New York: Harper & Bros., 1910. First Edition. Two Volumes. Octavo. In the publisher's original cloth...

Dutch language but easy to read with google translate on you phone. Interesting book about Dutch earthenware 1876-1940. Plateel ware.

The objects that were offered for sale within these catalogues were all assembled by the decorator Pierre Delbee (1900-1974) of the illustrious Parisian ...

13 Volumes. Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Works. Standard Library Edition. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco and marbled boards. The raised band spines display gilt-tooled detailing. The top ed...

Jean Cocteau: Poète Graphique. Paris: Société des Éditions du Chêne, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, French text. 213 pp. A chronological review of Jean Cocteau's drawings and visu...

AUTHOR: POLLARD, Alfred W. ( Arthur Rackham ). TITLE: The Romance of King Arthur And His Knights of The Round table. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1917. DESCRIP...

A scarce and sought after 'academic edition' of Robinson Crusoe, an extensively annotated edition with footnotes on a wide variety of subjects. A very unusual and scarce edition of ...

This is an antique copy of the Cabinet Maker's Drawing Book by Thomas Sheraton. An English, bound reference guide, dating to the Georgian period, published 1793. Highly influential ...

First edition of George Nelson's Problems of Design, published by Whitney Publications in 1957. An important consideration of the topic by one of America's most significant and influ...

Meubles et Ensembles Picards by Stany Gauthier. Paris, Editions Charles Massin, 1960. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 12 pages of text in French, 36 pages with 90 b/w photos....

Van Gogh: His Life and Works in 500 Images Book by Michael Howard and Vincent van Gogh. "Contains a detailed exploration of Van Gogh's life, including his background, early career,...

The Library of Interior Detail, Cottage, English Country Style by Elizabeth Hilliard. NY: Little Brown and Company Inc., 1994. Stated First North...

Sotheby’s fine English furniture decorations and carpets including property of the Late Perry Ellis, New York, June 1987. 234 lots in color and b & w. NPT Books a division of N.P. Tr...

A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture, lighting, and objects, to limited editions, glassware, and office systems, making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts – design critics, museum curators, entrepreneurs, journalists, and gallerists – the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years, but who have already produced outstanding, creative, and innovative pieces of design, such as Mac Collins, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Minjae Kim...

An attractive leather bound set of the poetic and dramatic works of Robert Browning (1812-1889) published in 1906 by Houghton Mifflin and Company, New York and Boston. Top edges gilt...

Dreaming in Black and White: Photography at the Julien Levy Gallery, by Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover with...

A large 6m run of late 20th century faux decorative books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of up to 26 books. Imitating old antique books...

Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Society for the History of French Protestantism ". Th...

Miniature Antique Furniture by Herbert F. and Peter B. Schiffer. Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing Company, 1972. First edition hardcover wi...

Only a promise for happiness, the place of beauty in a World of Art by Alexander Nehamas. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Pre-publication, marke...

Sotheby's: The Garbisch Collection, Vol. 2, May 17, 1980, important French furniture, European porcelain Vertu, and rugs. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 588 lots of import...

Interesting book about tea houses.

The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Inscribed by the author to Thomas J. Barratt. Ba...

Art in the White House, A Nation's Pride by William Kloss. Washington D.C: White House Historical Association, 2008. Hardcover with dust jacket. A beautiful coffee table book showcas...

Antique Silver and Silver Collecting by John Culme and John G. Strang. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1973. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pp. A great resource book on collecting antique silver...

Group of 18 Assorted Leather or Marbled Bound Books, 19th Century. Books and in various languages and sizes

Published in 2010, this is the much anticipated book on the life and career of Signe Sornay, with text in English and French. The book was published by Galerie Alain Marcelpoil who a...

The unfolding of the Cubist idea in the years before World War I was perhaps the key episode in the development of modern art. Yet the fact that Cubism emerged from creative dialogue...

Color and light: Luminous atmospheres for painted rooms by Donald Kaufman. Clarkson Potter, New York, New York, 1999. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket....

Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia by Mortimer Wheeler. Spring Pub., London, New York, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages; illustrated with ...