Buchschmuck und Flachenmuster von Max Benirschke (Vol. 2 of De Quelle)

One-volume survey of "Austrian Applied Arts", primarily Secession, with an introduction by Josef Hoffmann. Published in 1930 by Heinz & Co. Organized by t...

Seminal 1930 survey of early modernist furniture and interior design projects by known German and other European designers. Approximately 200 different designs featuring about 70 designs by Ludwig Kozma, who designed the striking red and black cover of the hardbound volume. Designers include Augenfeld, Brehaus, Hoffmann, Jeanneret, an early Paul Laszlo in Budapest, Le Corbusier, Sobotka, and Josef Frank, along with a host of lesser-known names. 196 pages, most filled with black and white plates...

Important and brilliantly edited survey of early modernist furniture and interiors. Written by Herbert Hoffmann and published by Julius Hoffmann in Stuttgart in 1930. Features work by a who's who of the period's top designers, including Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Donald Deskey, Maurice Dufresne, Paul Laszlo, Jaques Adnet, Rene Herbst, Eugene Printz, Fritz Brehaus, Andre Lurcat...

Foundational text of twentieth century modernism in art, architecture, town planning, housing, interior design, and design; edited by Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo, and J.L. Martin. Layou...

Compendium of model houses constructed for the Home and Industrial Arts Group at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-34. Published by M.A. Ring Co. (Chicago) in 1934. Featuring two projects by George Fred Keck--the Crystal House...

Anthology of literary works published by Doubleday, Doran & Company in 1930. Features stories and snippets by "many of the most distinguished literary figures of the day," including W. Somerset Maugham, Christopher Morley, Joseph Conrad, H.G. Wells, Helen Keller...

AUTHOR: BRETONNE, Nicolas Restif de La. TITLE: L'Oeuvre de Restif de La Bretonne. 1 - Les Nuits de Paris, 2 - Les Contemporaines, 3 - Le Pornographe, 4 - La Vie de mon Pere, 5 - Le...

Art of the 20th Century. Published by TASCHEN, 2012.Art of the 20th Century, Vol. I, is a comprehensive guide to art of the 20th century.Hardback with dust cover. Beautiful hardcover...

AUTHOR: WILDE, Oscar. TITLE: The Works / Writings of Oscar Wilde. PUBLISHER: London: Keller-Farmer Co., 1907. DESCRIPTION: EDITION DE LUXE. 15 vols., 8-3/8" x 6", limited to 200 ...

Stiftung Insel Hombroich: Museum und Raketenstation by Museum und Raketenstation. Published by Stiftung Insel Hombroich, 1999. 1st Ed hardcover. The Museum Insel Hombroich (Museum Island Hombroich), Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is both a park and a museum combining architecture, art and nature on over 62 acres of meadowland. The park includes the "Kirkeby-Feld" and the "Raketenstation" ("rocket station"), a disused NATO missile base. The museum located on the Museum Island is called "Museum Insel Hombroich". It presents both antique art from Asia...

AUTHOR: BRATHWAIT, Richard (Joseph Haslewood - editor). TITLE: Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. PUBLISHER: London: Np, 1820. DESCRIPTION: 2 vols., l6mo, 5-1/8" - 4-1/...

Secessionist sterling silver cigarette / match holder, desk accessory, attributed to Josef Hoffmann, Stunning design, superior quality, hand executed, stamped sterling, also retains ...