20th Century Books
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Christopher Doyle, Tamaki Ogawa 1997 Book
By Christopher Doyle
Located in London, GB
Published by Rockin’ on, 1996.
Photographer Christopher Doyle captures a series of photographs of the Japanese model and actress Tamaki Ogawa, in what the publisher describes as ‘a unique blend of art, fashion and photography.’ A beautifully bound book Japanese book...
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Japanese 20th Century Books
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Cyclops - Albert Watson - Signed First Edition, Callaway Editions, 1994
Located in London, GB
Signed First Edition, published by Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1994. Inscribed at Title Page, 'For Eileen & Jerry, Albert Watson, New York City '97'.
A collection of powerful, seductive and highly dramatic photographs, showcasing 25 years of exploration in the field of photography undertaken by Albert Watson. Having collaborated with a prestigious lists of names over the years, including fashion houses such as Dior and Chanel, as well as artists including Jeff Koons, who contributes a visual essay to the book, and Alfred Hitchcock, of whom Watson created...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Georg Jensen Silversmithy: 77 Artists, 75 Years (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This catalogue was published on the occasion of an exhibition organised and held at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. With 147 pieces illustrated, company ...
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20th Century Books
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Daido Moriyama, Takuno 'Signed'
Located in London, GB
Slipcased, signed first edition, published by Sokyu-Sha, 2005. Signed by Moriyama at front free endpaper.
A beautifully designed visual record of Daido Moriyama’s 1987 visit to a sm...
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Japanese 20th Century Books
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Paper
Hicks into the 1980's (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce commercial brochure produced by the David Hicks organisation as a marketing tool. By 1980 David Hicks and his business had a large international presence and client ...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
S. H Glenister, Contemporary Design in Woodwork, 1955
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by John Murray, 1955
A wonderful collection of contemporary design reproductions, including photographic illustrations of furniture taking influence from ...
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British 20th Century Books
Subjects Portrayed in Japanese Color-Prints by Basil Stewart
By Basil Stewart
Located in valatie, NY
Subjects Portrayed in Japanese color-prints by Basil Stewart. London: Degan Paul, Trench, Turner and Co. Ltd., 1922. Second edition hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. 380 pp. A...
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British 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's; Important English Furniture, European Ceramics and Decorations
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's; Important English Furniture, European ceramics and decorations. New York: Sotheby's, 1998. Softcover. 260 pp. A Sotheby's auction catalogue of important English furniture, European ceramics and decorations. Pieces include a Wedgwood black and white jasper 'Pegasus' vase and cover, a George III inlaid mahogany wine cooler on stand, a rare Regency painted wooden doll house...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
"Saint-Cloud Manufactory, ca 1690–1766", First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Discovering the secrets of soft-paste porcelain at The Saint-Cloud Manufactory ca 1690-1766. North Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 303 p...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare first edition hardback copy of The Life Record of H.W. Grabber, A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865 Sixty-Two Years in Texas. Copyright ...
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American American Classical 20th Century Books
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Simon Barker, Punk's Dead, Signed
By Simon Barker
Located in London, GB
Signed published by Divus, 2013.
From 1976-1978, the young photographer Simon Barker was a member of the Bromley Contingent. This compilation of previously unseen photographs by B...
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British 20th Century Books
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Paper
Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Early Connecticut silver, 1700-1840 by Peter Bohan and Philip Hammerslough. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1970. Stated first edition hardcover with no dust jacket. 288 pp. A...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Great Gardens of Britain by Peter Coats
By Peter Coats
Located in valatie, NY
Great Gardens of Britain by Peter Coats. London: Spring Books, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 287 pp. A handsome book on the diversity and quality of British gardens. The book showcases thirty-eight great gardens including natural gardens, wild gardens, formal and historical gardens, terraced gardens, and rhododendron gardens. Included are Newby Hall, Mereworth, Pusey, Sezincote, Powis, Logan, Great Dixter...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sculpture, 1960-1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnaldo Pomodoro House of Cards by ; 18 die-cut interlockable cards, notched on all sides that can be arranged into many ways to create your own Pomodoro sculpture. Cards are lettered from A-X. Cards for the first half of the alphabet have B/W photos of Pomodoro sculptures on one side, backed by text on silver background: "An Exchange of Letters: Arnaldo Pomodor and Tom L...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Exhibition Catalogue of Chinese Glass from the Hope Danby Collection
Located in valatie, NY
An Exhibition Catalogue of Chinese Glass from The Hope Danby Collection. London: S. Marchant and Sons, 1999. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 44 pp. A beautiful catalogue fo...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
American Seating Furniture 1630-1730, First Edition
By Benno M. Forman
Located in valatie, NY
American Seating Furniture 1630-1730, an interpretive catalogue by Benno M. Forman. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1988. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 397 pp. A...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Facsimile Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major '12 Volumes'
Located in Langweer, NL
Facsimile of the original French edition of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Major, 1663. Printed in Amsterdam, by N.V. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1967-68. 12 volumes with ...
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20th Century Books
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History of Postmodern Architecture 1st Edition
By Heinrich Klotz
Located in valatie, NY
The history of Postmodern Architecture by Heinrich Klotz. Cambridge MA; The MIT Press, 1988. This first standard work on the past 25 years in postmodern architecture documents the ri...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Rene Herbst by Solange Goguel (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hardback book with dust jacket in very good condition. This is the 1990 first edition which is now out of print, so it is scarce. 363 pages profusely illustrated throughout in colour...
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20th Century Books
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Les Vitrines Hermes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautiful hard backed book which celebrates the legendary Hermes shop windows designed by Leila Menchari who is the chief stylist for the flag...
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20th Century Books
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Terence Donovan, Fashion - Robin Muir - Art Books Publishing, 2012
By Terence Donovan 1
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Art Books Publishing Ltd, 2012
A wonderfully unique book featuring a collection of photographs from renowned fashion photograp...
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British 20th Century Books
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Paper
The New Moderns: From Late to Neo-Modernism - Charles Jencks - Academy, 1990
By Charles Jencks
Located in London, GB
Published by Academy Editions, 1990. Text by Charles Jencks.
A comprehensive analysis from one of the late 20th Century's great architects, Jencks explores the question: 'why has New Modern architecture emerged?' Having continuously discovered and conceptually formed new trends in architecture, here Jencks adds to his former definitions, Post- and Late-Modernism, through a comprehensive critical and amusing synthesis of major architects of the 20th century, including Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Ricardo Bofill...
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British Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Issey Miyake and Dai Fujiwara, A-Poc Making
By Issey Miyake, Dai Fujiwara
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Vitra Design Museum, 2002.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Vitra Design Museum, Berlin, in 2001.
A-POC is an acronym for “A Piec...
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German 20th Century Books
Yes, but... A Critical Study of Philip Guston - Dore Ashton - 1st Edition, 1976
By Dore Ashton
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Viking Press, New York, 1976.
First celebrated as a leading member of the New York School, Philip Guston began his career in Nathanael West's Los Angeles...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Il Mobile Umbro by Giuseppe Cantelli
By Giuseppe Cantelli
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile Umbro by Giuseppe Cantelli. Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1997. Reprint from 1972 edition hardcover with dust jacket. 174 pp. Italian text. One in a series of se...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
"The New Museum, Architecture and Display - Michael Brawne, " 1965
By Michael Brawne
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Praeger, New York in 1965.
A worldwide survey of museum design and architecture; Brawne offers 50 examples of seminal museum designs from New York's Gu...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Cornell Capa: Photographs, Signed First Edition by Cornell Capa
By Cornell Capa
Located in valatie, NY
Cornell Capa: Photographs by Cornell Capa. Bulfinch Pr, 1992. Signed by both editors on title page and also inscribed by Capa. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 179 du...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Palladio, Veronese e Vittoria a Maser, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Palladio, Veronese and Vittoria at Maser. Milan: Aldo Martello Editore, 1960. First edition with dust jacket and slip case, Italian text. 214 pp. An exceptional book on Villa Barbaro...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
I Mobili Italiani by Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
I Mobili Italiani by Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios. Electra, Milano, 1997. 1st Ed hardcover with dust cover and slipcase. A great reference work on Italian furniture with 100's of photos i...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
English Country Houses Caroline 1625-1685, First Edition
By Oliver Hill, John Cornforth
Located in valatie, NY
English Country Houses Caroline 1625-1685, by Oliver Hill and John Cornforth. London: Country Life Limited. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, 1966. 251 pp. An overview of the...
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English 20th Century Books
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Paper
Eiko by Eiko (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This lavish book is an exposition of the innovative Japanese graphic artist and costume designer who was known for her work on stage, screen, advertising and print media. Most famous...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
The Rose Book by Maggie Oster
By Maggie Oster
Located in valatie, NY
The Rose Book by Maggie Oster. Emmaus: Rodale Press, 1994. Hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. 308 pp. A beautiful book on how to grow roses organically and use them in crafts. Sections include; Choosing the Right Rose, Using Roses in Your Landscape, Buying and Planting Roses, Rose Care and Feeding, Designing Fresh Rose Arrangements, How to Dry Roses...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Art Pottery of America by Lucile Henske, First Edition
By Lucile Henzke
Located in valatie, NY
Art Pottery of America by Lucile Henske. Exton: Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1982. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 368 pp. A study of American art pottery produced from the...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Traces: An Investigation In Reason by John a Chakeres, First Edition
By John A. Chakeres
Located in valatie, NY
Traces: An Investigation In Reason by John A Chakeres. Nuance Press, 1977. 1st Ed soft cover. Chakeres was born in Columbus Ohio in 1952. This is his first book of photographs. This ...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
London Scene – J. Suess, G. Dommermuth & H. Maier - 1st Edition, 1968
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Büchergilde Gutenberg, Frankfurt, 1968-1969. Text in German.
From the same creators as ‘Beat in Liverpool’, this incredibly scarce first edition of London Scene...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Robert Capa: Photographs, First Edition by Robert & Cornell Capa
By Cornell Capa
Located in valatie, NY
Robert Capa: Photographs by Robert and Cornell Capa and Richard Whelan. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1985. Stated first edition. hardcover with dust jacket. 242 pp., 262 black and whit...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Three Volume Set, Il Mobile Del Settecento, Ottocento, Novecento 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Il Mobile del Settecento, Ottocento, Novecento, three volume set. De Agostoni, Novara, Italy, 1996. 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets and in slipcase. 3 volumes, each filled with c...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
Artists Under Vichy: A Case of Prejudice and Persecution Signed by the Author
By Michele C. Cone
Located in valatie, NY
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...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Gilles Peress, Telex Persan Book 1st edition 1984
By Gilles Peress 1
Located in London, GB
First edition, soft cover, published by Contrejour, 1st edition 1984.
This incredibly important and beautifully designed publication presents a photo essay built up of photographs t...
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French 20th Century Books
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Paper
Gods Delight, the Human Figure in Classical Bronze, First Edition
By David Gordon Mitten, Arielle P. Kozloff
Located in valatie, NY
The Gods delight, the Human figure in Classical bronze. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art and Indiana University Press, 1988. First edition paper back. 373 pp. An extensive cata...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Intimate Visions the Photography of Dorothy Norman, by Miles Barth First Edition
By Miles Barth Norman
Located in valatie, NY
Intimate Visions: The Photography of Dorothy Norman by Miles Barth. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1993. She was best known for her long association wi...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Architecture of Yorke Rosenberg Mardall 1944-1972
By F. R. S. Yorke, Cyril Mardall, Eugene Rosenberg
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Lund Humphries/Crane Russak, 1972 with signed letter
YSM were the architects of modern Britain and the English associate architects for Eero Saarinen's b...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina Alla Città Di Padova, First Edition
By Clauco B. Tiozzo
Located in valatie, NY
Le Ville Del Brenta da Lizza Fusina alla città di Padova (The Brenta Villas from Lizza Fusina to the city of Padova) by Clauco B. Tiozzo. Venice: Cavallino, 1977. First edition hardc...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Paper
Erich Dieckmann Mobelbau by Holz, Rohr, Stahl (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This soft covered book is the 1990 reprint of the 1931 first edition, having 90 pages with 132 illustrations in black and white, text is in german. It is an important monograph on the Bauhaus furniture...
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20th Century Books
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Paper
Entrada Drive, Jim Dine, Signed First Edition, Steidl, Göttingen, 2005
By Jim Dine
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Steidl, Göttingen, 2005.
Conceived as a single work, this artist's photobook records, through a series of 44 heliogravure-printed black & white plates, J...
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German 20th Century Books
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Paper
Modern 20th Century Danish Ceramics (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is the second in a small series of books on modern Danish applied art, containing photographs of the work of the best known ceramic artists of the time. The aim has been to give as comprehensive a picture as possible of modern Danish ceramics...
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20th Century Books
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Robert Frank - Flower Is
By Robert Frank
Located in New York, NY
Flower Is… “is one of Frank’s great books (which means it is one of the greatest of photobooks), demonstrating magisterially, as he himself says in the boo...
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Japanese 20th Century Books
BARBIER, GEORGE, et al. - Journal des Dames et des Modes
Located in New York, NY
"The Journal des Dames et des Modes was an expression "of the most refined Parisian elegance, and illustrated by the most gifted designe...
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French 20th Century Books
Bill Burke - I Want to Take Picture
By Bill Burke
Located in New York, NY
"The triumph of this book is that it does manage to reflect the mad experience of traveling in Southeast Asia, while still reflecting on what it all means" (Roth 101).
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American 20th Century Books
Herbert List Photographs 1930-1970 Introduction by Stephen Spender 1st ed. 1981
Located in London, GB
First edition and first printing. Hardcover.
A retrospective monogreaph on German photographer Herbert List who was a member of Magnum and whose ...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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New French Architecture by Maurice Besset 1st ed. 1967
Located in London, GB
Published by Architectural Press 1967- English and French text side-by-side.
Well-illustrated survey of the best in 1950s and 1960s French architecture. ...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Vasarely Volumes I, II, III, IV Victor Vasarely, 1st Editions 1973-1979
Located in London, GB
Vasarely I – Published by Éditions du Griffon Neutchâtel, 1974.
Vasarely II – Published by Éditions du Griffon Neutchâtel, 1973.
Vasarely III – First edition, published by Éditions...
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Swiss 20th Century Books
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Paper
Gustav Peichl, Hardback Book by Verlag Gerd Hatje
Located in Richmond, VA
Gustav Peichl : Buildings and Projects, a hardback coffee table book featuring the work of architect Gustav Peichl. By Verlag Gerd Hatje, published in 1992. First edition, 223 pages....
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20th Century Books
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Gustav Peichl
Located in Richmond, VA
Gustav Peichl : Buildings and Projects, a hardback coffee table book featuring the work of architect Gustav Peichl. By Verlag Gerd Hatje, published in 1992. First edition, 223 pages....
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20th Century Books
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Recreating the Period Garden
Located in valatie, NY
Recreating the Period Garden. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher Inc., 1985. 1st American edition hardcover with dust jacket. 192 pp. A guide on how to construct a garden in the styl...
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American 20th Century Books
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Spanish Splendor Great Palaces, Castles, and Country Homes Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spanish Splendor: Great Palaces, Castles, and Country Homes softcover book.
y Mato, Juan Jose Junquera (text by); Schezen, Roberto (photographs by); y Morenes, Enrique Ruspoli (intro...
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Spanish Moorish 20th Century Books
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Paper
Sotheby's: English Furniture & Decorations, John L. Boonshaft Collection, 1998
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: English furniture and decorations; John L. Boonshaft collection, 1998. 465 lots with over 200 pages. With results.
NPT Books a division of N.P. Trent Antiques has a large ...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Régence Louis XV by Claude-Paule Wiegandt, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Régence Louis XV by Claude-Paule Wiegandt. Editions Massin, Paris, France, 1994. 1st Edition hardcover with dust jacket book that explores the influences in French furniture design t...
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French 20th Century Books
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Paper
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