American Books

The Definitively Unfinished Marcel Duchamp by Thierry De Duve. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1991. Pre-Publication advance first edition hardcover with dust...

Artists Under Vichy: A Case of Prejudice and Persecution by Michele C. Cone. Princeton University Press, 1992. Signed and inscribed hardcover with dust jacket. With more than 70 illu...

Becoming a Nation, Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms U.S. Department of State. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. New York: Rizzoli, 2003. 232 pp. An exhibition ca...

1 Volume. Ernest Jones and Innis Brown, swinging into golf. First edition. Bound in full green morocco with covers displaying a gilt double-ruled border. ...

Treasury of American Design Ed. Clarence P. Hornung; J. Carter Brown (foreword); Holger Cahill (introduction) Published by Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York 1976. 2 volume hard back ...

A rare Visionaire number 36 entitled Power. From a collector’s Palm Springs estate. Edition numbered 078 of 5.000 numbered copies.

Harley Davidson Rolling Sculpture Hardcover Book by Doug Mitchel Celebration of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.The book features full-color photography of over 100 classic and contempor...

Broadway Musical Martin Gottfried 1984 hardcover book.Large heavy book. A colorful tribute to the great Broadway shows of our time. Profusely illustrated in color. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Title Broadway Musicals Author Gottfried, Martin Format/Binding Hardcover Binding Hardcover Publisher Harry N. Abrams Place Of Publication NY Date Published 1984 395 illustrations, 112 in full color. Great oversized heavy coffee table art book. A true treasure of a book. This is a very large book, and not just width wise. It is very tall too. There are many pictures, a lot of them in color. They have some of the rarest flops featured toward the back of the book, and the classics are all here too. Some high points are the run-through of how they make (made) "Annie" run every night. There is also a synopsis of "Hello Dolly" which helpful since I have only seen the movie. There is a flaw though, and it is not insignificant. The author does not separate fact from opinion. Example: "Sweeney Todd does not hold a place in the theater". This book came out the same year "Sweeney Todd" did(1979), so it might be just a bit early to say that. Obviously, he is a critic, but he should have took that hat off ,and taken on the role of an author who looks at the facts.("Sweeney" is just one of the hows that gets criticized.) Colorful entertaining masterpiece with many of these Broadway Musicals some of them are THE WIZ...

La Jolla By James Britain Photographs by John Waggaman California Review No. 5, San Diego, 1965. Paperback First edition. Softcover with pictorial wrappers. Unpaginated. Capturi...

First Edition, published by Concordia Publishing House, St Louis & London 1969. An important and appreciative visual study of Christian artists across Africa, Asia and with several ...

Walton Family Genealogy antique handmade book Walton Family Genealogy "Ancestors of Adelaide Bereman Walton", Los Angeles circa 1908 This is really a fascinating book. A labor ...

Chapin, Howard M. The Artistic Motives in the United States Flag. Providence: Roger Williams Press, 1930. In original navy cloth and hardcover boards, with gilt titles to front board presented with a matching, new archival slipcase. Presented is The Artistic Motives in the United States by Howard M. Chapin. This book was printed in Providence for The Pavillion...

Vintage hardcover book, Better Homes & Gardens Flower Arranging: For Every Day and Special Occasions Library Binding – January 1, 1957 Hardcover book by Better Homes and Gardens...

Rarities in American cut-glass. Index, black & white and color photographs. Book in very nice condition, head and tail of spine lightly bumped, light bump on top edge cover, light foxing inside front and rear covers, light insect depredation on open edges. Dust jacket has light foxing, chips and tiny tears to edges, rubs on back cover. First edition copy inscribed by author on first page, "Enjoy the Fine (five?) xxxxx (can't read it) pictured in the book. Herb Wiener." An exhibit of over 475 of the rarest pieces of cut glass ever to be manufactured in the United States. Wiener, Herb; Freda Lipkowitz Published by The Collectors House...

THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM by Bryan, C. D. B Hardcover Book Condition Used - Very Good First edition edition 1979 The book is approx 10" x 2" x 11 3/4" and is in a good, vintage condition with light shelf-wear on the dust-jacket. Hardcover, New York: Harry N. Abrams. With many color photographs of the Museum's exhibits. Very heavy book The National Air and Space Museum by C.D.B Byran. Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best Of The National Air And Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts more than 9 million visitors a year, and the newly opened Dulles Center three football fields long and ten stories high is a phenomenon in its own right: in the first week it was opened, some 250,000 people came through the doors. Best Of The National Air And Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer...

“The making of Evita Book by Alan Parker” coffee table book Featuring an introduction by Madonna, the film's star, a behind-the-scenes account of ...

Hello, My Name is Paul Smith: Fashion and Other Stories Paul Smith, Deyan Sudjic, Donna Loveday. Rizzoli London. Hardcover book. The wonderful show ...

Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977 by Mark David Chapman (Author), Sam Haskins (Photographer), chiefly (Illustrator) Art directors' index no. 5:...

Congress and the Nation 1945-1964: A Review of Government and Politics in the Postwar Years. District of Columbia: Congressional Quarterly Service, 1965. First edition, two-volume se...

Vintage Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-62 Paperback Book. December 15, 1992 by Donna De Salvo Paul Schimmel. From Publishers Weekly Ferguson of the Museum of Con...

A stately Collector’s Edition presenting the first major career retrospective of Marvin E. Newman, the remarkable New York photographer largely u...

American Car Design Now: Inside the Studios of America's Top Car Designers by C. Edson Armi. This title provides in-depth examinations of the creative process behind more than 30 c...

The World of Armand Hammer by John Bryson - Large hardcover coffee table book. A photographic journal follows the eighty-seven year old oil executive as he chairs a panel devoted t...

Angel's World: The New York Photographs of Angelo Rizzoto. Lesy, Michael First edition of this collection of photographs. Quarto, original black cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Mi...

From the Visionaire website: Curated by Hedi Slimane, former design director of Dior Homme, 34 PARIS is in many ways a reaction to our tendency toward the baroque – one that we had just fully indulged in the previous issue, 33 TOUCH. The issue is a testament to Hedi’s reductionist aesthetic and an exploration of a burgeoning new movement: art that has its base in architecture. To this end, architect Greg Lynn designed a lacquered gray monolith with an interior topography engineered to hold the bound book as though suspended in space. Contributors include architects Neil Denari, Andreas Angelidakis, and Dominique Perrault; video artist Chris Cunningham...

1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detail...

Edward Paul Giddings: Art And Architecture Of Passion Hardcover Book. By Giddings, Patricia. Coffee table book about Architect and Artist Edward Giddings...

Wild California: Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife Collectible Book Signed. Wild California : Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife Leopold, A. Starker; Dasmann, Raymond F. (editor), Illustrated by Tupper Ansel Blake Science · Hardcover · Non-fiction · 144 pages. This is a stunning photographic guide to the six major California regions--from the Sierra Nevada to the desert--and their wildlife. In a highly readable style that mingles authority and eloquence, Leopold reminds us of the aesthetic, educational, and scientific values of undeveloped land. Oversized Wraps. Very Good +. First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed By The Illustrator. ISBN:0-520-06024-5. A wonderful photography book on the wildlife of California. Beautiful color photographs by Tupper Ansel Blake! This copy has a great inscription from Blake to singer/songwriter, Linda Ronstadt. A great association copy linking the photographer to Ronstadt, a famous nature activist. Synopsis: The universal spread of civilization has encompassed the wildness of California. While some of the original ecosystems have been preserved, others have been reduced to tattered remnants. Rich and varied habitats, with their plants and animals, are gone forever, destroyed by the conversion of valley lands to agriculture, the damming of streams, the cutting of forests, the paving of meadows. Wild California makes a persuasive argument for identifying and protecting areas of unspoiled California before they disappear. This is a stunning photographic guide to the six major California regions--from the Sierra Nevada to the desert--and their wildlife. To A. Starker Leopold, conservationist, naturalist, wildlife biologist, and educator, the delicate balance between plants, animals, and humans in each community is precious and fragile. In a highly readable style that mingles authority and eloquence, Leopold reminds us of th aesthetic, educational, and scientific values of undeveloped land. Tupper Ansel Blake, naturalist and wildlife photographer, has contributed one hundred color images that marvelously convey the special beauties of this state. Fortunately, the rich legacy of early California can still be found, and Tupper Blake's images with Starker Leopold's words are powerful evidence that this wilderness is worth preserving for future generations. About the Author: A. Starker Leopold was Professor of Zoology and Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley. By the time of his death in 1983, he had become a leading figure in the study of the land and wildlife, receiving honors for his contributions to biological science, conservation, and education. Both The California Quail...

Limited edition, numbered 0409 of 4000 copies. From the Visionaire website: 57 2010, a massive survey of the global art scene, resulted in a digital desk calendar and Visionaire’s ...

The Complete Kagan: Vladimir Kagan — A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design. First edition. Signed by Kagan. Excellent condition. Hardback. 1st complete c...

American Realism, a pictorial survey from the early 18th century to the 1970s. Mathey, François Published by Portland House, 1987 Title: American Realism: A pictorial survey from....

Spacemaker Press Landmarks Series, Paperback, volumes 1-6 Public Architectural Landscapes and Sculpture Gardens • 01 Barnsdall Park: A New Master Plan for Frank Lloyd Wright’s C...

From the Visionaire website: 28 BIBLE, our millennium issue: “the greatest story ever told" retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue...

The Art of Michael Whelan Hardcover Book by Michael Whelan. Award-winning artist Whelan has illustrated the work of almost every major author in speculative fiction. Here are feature...

Dozens of landmark legal cases, from 1973 to 2023, that drove transformative change from courtrooms to living rooms nationwide Lambda Legal, the pioneering non-profit legal organiza...

United States Historical Society, 1921. One of an edition of unspecified limitation. Hardcover. Good/o jacket issued. New York: United States Historical Society, 1921. Introduction by Stephen Morrell Newman. One of an edition of unspecified limitation with 24 original etchings by Robert Shaw...

2 Volumes. C.H. Collins Baker, Ely & The Stuart Portrait Painters. With 240 illustrations after the original pictures. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raise...

A late 19th century to circa 1900 red velvet photo book with twenty seven old photos of American Indians. The engraved silver ornament on front was added at a later date to give a No...

Designed and printed by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean FIRST EDITION -- 1/1500 THE SEA was inspired by ancient Oriental watercolor books, Egyptian manuscripts, and chil...

Pair of leather bookendss with hand tooled flower design. Trimmed with intricate leather lacing around edges.

This reference catalogues the prints of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who created more than 350 graphic works over a span of 50 years. It catalogues and reproduces each of the artist'...

From the Visionaire website: 30 GAME is not only a collection of art but also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge...

This is an issue of Interiors Magazine that dates to April 1985. This came from Bunshaft's Travertine House in East Hampton. It came to us directly from the heirs of Gordon and Nina ...

Limited edition, numbered 2412 of 4000 copies. From the Visionaire website: Visionaire 55 SURPRISE the children’s pop-up book by adapting work from artists like Yayoi Kusama, Andre...

2 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poems. Bound in full red morocco with the covers and raised band spines gilt-tooled. All edges gilt. New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1853.

McDougal, Susan, with Pat Harris. The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk: Why I Refused to Testify Against the Clintons & What I Learned in Jail. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 2003. Si...

From the Visionaire website: 30 GAME is not only a collection of art but also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge...

1 Volume. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, Courtship of Miles Standish. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco with marbled boards. Gilt-tooling on the r...

1 Volume. Rachel Annand Taylor, Leonardo the Florentine. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and decorative boards bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled detailing. Top ...

"Common Nonsense" first edition book signed by legendary "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney at Warwick's Books in La Jolla, CA in January, 2003. The book is in very good condition and includes the dust jacket. #3273 Andrew Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS...

1 Volume. Gideon Welles, Lincoln & Seward. Bound in 3/4 blue calf with marbled boards and gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. New York...

From the Visionaire website: Fantasy is the subtext of every issue of Visionaire, but with 26 FANTASY we pushed the boundaries to the fantastical. A round box houses round, unbound artwork. Each of the cover elements – photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin – is produced exclusively for FANTASY: The dress was designed by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Viktor & Rolf made the banner, and Jeremy Scott created the gold porcelain doll’s head and hands. It is the first time we published Tim Burton, Gregory Crewdson, and Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas. There is a special section curated by Isabella Blow featuring, among others, David LaChapelle, Mariko Mori...

Aperture Photography Magazine Collection of 6 Early Issues 1950s. Not real familiar with rating condition of magazines and books. Please ask any questions. Appear to be in nice condition as a set with some minor wear. APERTURE: Volume 5, Number 1 Published by Aperture, Rochester, New York, 1957 8vo., 42 pp, illustrations from photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Fine. Includes an editorial and an essay, "Peeled Paint, Cameras and Happenstance" by Minor White; a continuation of "More Books for the Creative Photographer"; Part 3 of "The Education of Picture Minded Photographers"; Beaumont Newhall on "Teaching the History of Photography"; and a portfolio "Ellis Island" by Shirley Burden with his, and Lewis Hine's images. Covers illustrated by Walter Snyder and Ansel Adams. Aperture Vol. 4 No. 1. Rochester, NY: Aperture, 1956. First edition. Softcover. An early issue of this long running photography magazine. Features a selection from "Creative Photography - 1956 with text by Van Deren Coke. Includes images by Charles Sheeler, Arnold Newman, Reva Brooks...

LIVE AND WORK: MODERN HOMES AND OFFICES: THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE OF SHUBIN + DONALDSON. Hardcover – Illustrated, February 9, 2010 by Thom Mayne...

10 volumes. Henry Fielding, The Novels of Henry Fielding. Large Paper Edition. Bound in 3/4 red morocco. Linen boards. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. 520...

From the Visionaire website: 12 DESIRE is our collaboration with DIFFA, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. The art dealer Paul Morris helped us gather all the original artw...

From the Visionaire website: 31 BLUE fulfills two dreams: to make an issue of large-format, poster-size images and to sew the issue into a custom-made garment, in this case, a limit...

Limited edition, numbered 1202 of 3000 copies. From the Visionaire website: In 40 ROSES, David Sims shares a deeply personal body of work in which he returned to the primary school...