"Paradise Lost" Book by John Milton Illustrated by Gustave Doré, 1900

The quintessential distillation of American Pop culture in the eighties, "Pictures" by Herb Ritts, circa 1988. The book is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.25" x 14.5". A must have! #4282 Herb Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be called glamour photography. Ritts was born in Los Angeles, California to a prosperous family. His parents, Herb and Shirley Ritts, owned a successful furniture business. He received an economics degree from Bard College in upstate New York in 1974 and soon after returned to Los Angeles to work as a sales representative for his family's business. He came out as gay to his parents while in college; they were accepting and supportive. However, Ritts started taking night classes in photography and decided to dedicate himself to the art in the late 1970s. His first break into the business occurred as a result of taking portraits of his actor friend Richard Gere. These photos gained national exposure on the covers of many magazines. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he worked with magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue on portraits of famous people and artistic photos of models. Subjects of his black-and-white celebrity portraits included Kofi Annan, Cindy Crawford, Tenzin Gyatso (the Dalai Lama), Madonna, Jack Nicholson and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1981, Ritts took photos for the album cover of Olivia Newton-John's Physical. He started his long term collaboration with Madonna in 1984, when he shot the ad for her movie Desperately Seeking Susan. In 1984, he photographed Eagles drummer and vocalist Don Henley for his second solo album Building the Perfect Beast. In 1986, Ritts shot the cover photo of Madonna's True Blue album. He later ventured into the world of music video at a suggestion of Madonna and filmed her video "Cherish". In 1988, he photographed Steve Winwood for his Roll With It album. In 1989, he photographed Belinda Carlisle...

A vintage "Calder's Universe" art book by Gloria Jean Lipman, circa 1980. The book is in good vintage condition (several small tears to the dust jacket) and measures 10.25"W x 11"H....

"Life with Picasso" book signed by Francoise Gilot, circa 1960s. The book is in good condition with no torn or missing pages and no dust jacket. The book was signed during the 1970s...

Vintage leather address / phone book by Hartmann, circa 1980s. The leather book is in good vintage condition and has never been used; it measures 6"W x 1.5"D x 8.5"H. Includes phon...

A sumptuously bound set of this biography on John Milton, from the library of Andrew Carnegie. Very scarce complete in seven volumes. The first edition. A sweeping biography on th...

Baseball An Illustrated History Book by Geoffrey C. Ward Hardcover 1994. First edition. Measuring approximately 11" x 9.5" with 486 numbered pages. This book is in good condition.Dus...

Lost Empires: Living Tribes by Ross S. Bennett Hardcover, 402 pages Published November 1st 1982 by National Geographic Society. Hardcover; Washington, D.c.: This is a beautiful l...

The Bulfinch Illustrated Encyclopedia of Antiques Book by Paul Atterbury. Featuring more than one thousand color pictures, a comprehensive guide covers six categories of antiques (furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, timepieces, and Oriental wares), tracing their artistic styles and the contributions of individual craftsmen. Large antiques reference book is jam-packed with descriptions and values of antiques, including pottery and porcelain, glass, silver, furniture, clocks and watches and Oriental wares. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bulfinch Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages. The Bulfinch Illustrated Encyclopedia of Antiques is an exhaustive resource for those wishing to understand the distinctions of fine antique furniture and accessories. Laid out in a clear, easy-to-use format with color photographs, the book blends the right amount of history, description and crafting techniques for pottery and porcelain, glass, silver, furniture, clocks, and oriental wares. It also goes into welcome detail of style and manufacturer distinctions, including illustrations of table legs, drawer handles, silverware hallmarks, and porcelain marks. Though the book lacks coverage for lower-end collectibles, it includes a useful glossary and informative timelines for novices. The occasional auction house shopper who needs to be able to determine the difference between a late Georgian side table and a George III satinwood card table...