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Period: 20th Century
1929-1933 The Works of Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
A fantastic, bright set of this Nonesuch limited edition of William Shakespeare's works.
The first edition of this Nonesuch set.
A super set with much more even colour than usually seen.
With the text based on the first folio, with quarto variants and a selection of modern readings. It follows the text of the First Folio faithfully, in its misprints and intermittent use of a comma for a full stop at the close of an uninterrupted speech. The editors note describes in detail the intention and treatment regarding substantive errors between the early editions.
Numbered 60 of 1600 copies of this work, which have been designed by Francis Meynell and printed by Walter Lewis, printer to the University at the Cambridge University Press. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
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Vintage Astronomical Almanac: Celestial Insights for 1981, USSR, 1J137
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a celestial journey with this vintage astronomical almanac titled "Астрономический календарь на 1981 год" (Astronomical Calendar for the Year 1981), originating from the US...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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David Hockney: A Big Picture by Xavier F. Salomon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
David Hockney CH RA has always been closely associated with California, where he has lived for much of his life. This major study of his work redefines him as an important painter of...
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1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology and sociology. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew L...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Design Vignelli by Beatriz Cifuentes-Caballero (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The definitive monograph on a master of modern design.
The graphics, interiors, and products designed by Vignelli Associates are internationally recognized for their refined aesthet...
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20th Century Books
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Jean Prouve by Enrico Navarra (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A scarce book of 270 pages packed with colour photographs and illustrations showing the works and furniture of this much sought after designer. What text there is, is in both French ...
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20th Century Books
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Style and Design by David Hicks (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One of Britain's foremost interior designers, David Hicks sets down , for the first time, both the principles and the practicalities of his profession. With a combination of sound gu...
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20th Century Books
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Buckaroo - Kurt Markus - 1st Edition, Little, Brown & Company, 1987
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1987
The photographs collected in 'Buckaroo: Images From the Sagebrush Basin' show why Kurt Markus's photographs of cowboys...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Format - Hardcover
Author - Adolphe Chanaux
Publication Year - 1997
Language: French/ English
France
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French 20th Century Books
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Paper
Dufy text by Alfred Werner 1st Edition 1970
Located in London, GB
1st Edition Published by Thames and Hudson 1970
A beautiful book showcasing Raoul Dufys paintings and drawings. Dufy (3 June 1877 23 March 1953) was a French Fauvist painter. He de...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Memphis, Barbara Radice 1984 First Edition
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984
‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’
Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
David Bailey Monographie 1st French Edition 1999 (book)
Located in London, GB
A major figure of the "Swinging 60's", David Bailey acquires a reputation comparable to that of the celebrities who parade in front of his lens: Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, And...
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20th Century Books
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The Man of Fashion Peacock Males and Perfect Gentlemen 1st Edition 1997
Located in London, GB
Throughout history, the peacock male has strutted through the pages of men's fashion. Top fashion writer Colin McDowell charts this self-confident course, from the medieval knights, ...
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20th Century Books
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David Hicks on Bathrooms 1stUS edition 1970
Located in London, GB
First US hardcover edition of the third volume in David Hicks' classic and collectable series of design books. Published in 1970 with the iconic Hicks cross design dust jacket.
Blur...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
David Hicks on Decoration - with fabrics 1st US Edition 1971
Located in London, GB
Published bye Britwell books 1st US Edition 1971
The use of pattern and fabric took on an entirely new meaning when David Hicks began his illustrious career. Here, he gives detailed ...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Jansen by James Archer Abbott (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Patronized by Captains of Industry, Leaders of international society, and the occasional dictator, Maison Jansen was the most famous and influential interior decorating house of the ...
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20th Century Books
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Birds St. John Perse with Four Etchings by George Braque 1st US edition 1966
Located in London, GB
Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1966. Hardback. Text in original French with English translation.
In 1962, the Nobel-Prize winning French poet-diplomat, Saint-John Perse, com...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Edited by Karl Buchberg, Nicholas Cullinan, Jodi Hauptman, and Nicholas Serota.
Henri Matisse, one of the twentieth century's most significant and influential artists, displayed a r...
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20th Century Books
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh as a Designer of Chairs by Filippo Alison (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
If a few more years had been allowed to pass, a rich heritage of art treasures that bear testimony to the impassioned , inexhaustible genius of C.R. Mackintosh would have been irreme...
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20th Century Books
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Haskins Posters by Sam Haskin 1st Edition 1972
Located in London, GB
A beautiful iconic book consisting of 31 pull-out posters designed and photographed by Sam Haskins. Haskins Posters is considered a definitive example of 70’s...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
John Piper, The Tate Gallery, Paperback, 1983, Art Book
By John Piper
Located in Brugge, BE
John Piper
Published by The Tate Gallery in 1983
This John Piper Art Book offers a glimpse into his creative brilliance and ever-evolving artistic expression. From vibrant landscape...
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English Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Pioneers of Modern Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This soft backed catalogue was produced for an exhibition at Fischer Fine Art, London, Which was to show the development of the design of modern furniture from the early years of the...
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20th Century Books
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Karl Lagerfeld Achelleio 1st Edition 1996
Located in London, GB
Published by Steidl 1996 text French, English and German
’This is my Achilles-
I dedicate this palace to him because for me he represents the Greek Spirit, I loved him Because he was...
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20th Century Books
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Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Located in London, GB
Valentino Trente Ans de Magie 1st French Edition 1991
Published by Abbeville France 1st Edition 1991
Beautiful book celebrating 30 years of Valentino’s creations.
Dimension: 34cm ...
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Modern 20th Century Books
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Paper
Glass In Architecture and Decoration 1967
Located in London, GB
Published by Architectural Press, 1967
"An immense and highly detailed history of the manufacture and use of all types of architectural glass by Raymond McGrath, famous for his inve...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Le Corbusier Der Modulor 2 Book, 1955
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Les Decorateurs des annees 50 by Paterick Favardin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The revival of the decorative arts in the post-war France is extremely diverse, from the 40 style that endures through official commissions to the classic or neoclassical furniture w...
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20th Century Books
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Svenska Stolar Och Deras Formgivare 1899-2001 by Dan Gordan (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
(Swedish Chairs and their Designers 1899-2001)
The Modern overview of 20th century Swedish chairs, described by dan gordan, all presented ...
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Jacques Doucet-Yves Saint Laurent: Vivre Pour L'Art (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Both couturiers by trade, Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) and Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) were also genius collectors. In search of a certain absolute, they both created "collection-sp...
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20th Century Books
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The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot by Larry J. Schaaf (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) is best remembered as the scientist who invented photography. Others had tried recording the images projected by a lens, but Talbot was the first...
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20th Century Books
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Tamara De Lempicka: Paris 1920-1938 by Gioia Mori (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Tamara de Lempicka is a phenomenon. It was of its time, it remains so today. In her time, in the Paris of the twenties and thirties, she brilliantly embodied a happy moment of artist...
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20th Century Books
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Jean Prouve by Raymond Guidot & Catherine Prouve 2 Volumes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A new and expanded slipcased edition of the 2007 monograph, with a particular focus on Prouvé's furniture designs
This exquisitely produced and comprehensive slipcase publication, edited by Paris' Galerie Patrick Seguin, is a new and enlarged edition of the original two-volume Jean Prouvé monograph that was published in 2007 to fill a hole in the previously existing scholarship, most of which had focused on Prouvé's architecture. Featuring a redesigned cover and graphics, it adds presentations of each house exhibited by Galerie Patrick Seguin (with archival images, plans and contemporary photos); an expanded selection of private international collections with photography of Prouvé furniture...
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20th Century Books
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1959 Goldfinger
By Ian Fleming
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart first edition copy of the seventh James Bond novel. With the original Richard Chopping dustwrapper in a fantastic condition.
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding...
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British Vintage 20th Century Books
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Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulo...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Books
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Paper
Harry's Bar London (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a very fine copy of this privately produced publication which was originally intended to be only for the members of the world famous London private dining club which was set ...
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20th Century Books
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J. M. Frank by Francois Baudot (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is part of the Memories of Design collection by Assouline Publishing. Jean-Michel Frank, born 1895, was a true genius of 20th century decorative arts, designing furniture a...
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20th Century Books
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Repertorio del Design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico
Located in Montelabbate, PU
The most comprehensive resource on mid to late 20th-century Italian design. Covering 50 years of furniture designs, this two-volume boxed set is organised by year and broken into sec...
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Italian 20th Century Books
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Anish Kapoor, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Anish Kapoor RA is one of the foremost artists of his generation.Hismajestic, beguiling sculptures, awesome in their size and simple beauty, at once demand a physical response and su...
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20th Century Books
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Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Book
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A book on one of the 20th centuries greatest metalsmiths. Brandt was one of an extraordinary group of artist-craftsmen which included people such as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Puif...
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20th Century Books
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Arts and Crafts Furniture, John Andrews
Located in Montelabbate, PU
It has long been time for a specialist work on Arts and Crafts furniture. Written by a recognised authority on the subject, this book examine...
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20th Century Books
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Flammarion on Majorelle by Alastair Duncan
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Editorial binding in 4 under dust jacket. Rare reference work. 232 pages, 136 p. coloured. Nice copy. Monograph of the cabinetmaker and decorator Louis Majorelle, one of the great na...
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20th Century Books
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Fausto Melotti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Curator: Antonella Commellato; Marta Melotti
Pages: 476, Color illustrations: 1015
The catalog raisonné of the ceramics of Fausto Melotti, the absolute protagonist of Italian art, w...
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20th Century Books
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Fornasetti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Cult designer for collectors of modern art, Piero Fornasetti was a brilliant and prolific creator: his artistic production, decoration, interior design and design is finally collecte...
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20th Century Books
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Picasso Theatre by Douglas Cooper, 1st Edition Circle D'art Paris 1967
Located in London, GB
True 1st edition, Editions Cercle D’Art Paris 1967
French Language
Douglas Cooper explores the part theatre design had in Picasso’s life, drawing on...
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Vintage 20th Century Books
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Picasso and Braque, Pioneering Cubism by William Rubin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
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...
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20th Century Books
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David Hockney Portraits by Sarah Howgate & Barbara Stern Shapiro (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
David Hockney is one of the most significant artists exploring and pushing the boundaries of figurative art today. He has been engaged with portraiture since his teenage years, when he painted Portrait of My Father (1955), and portraits of family, lovers, friends and well-known subjects represent an intimate visual diary of the artist's life. This authoritative new study examines Hockney's portraits in all media - painting, drawing, photocollage and prints - and is produced in close collaboration with the artist. Together, the authors reveal how Hockney's creative development and concerns about representation can be traced through his portrait work: from his iconic double portraits of the late 1960s and early 1970s to his cubist-influenced investigations of the 1980s and from his recent camera lucida...
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20th Century Books
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Intèrieurs Bruxellois Modernisme & Art Dèco
Located in Montelabbate, PU
During the interwar period, housing in Brussels experienced considerable expansion. Two major currents coexisted at this time: one resolutely modernist and avant-garde, in the moveme...
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Art Deco 20th Century Books
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Hockney's People by Marco Livingston & Kay Heymer (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Every since he made his first portraits and self-portraits at the age of sixteen, David Hockney has been fascinated by people "the human clay," as W. H. Auden put it, and how that ha...
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20th Century Books
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Madame Gres: Sculptural Fashion by Olivier Saillard (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Accompanies an exhibition at the MoMu Fashion Museum, Province of Antwerp from September - February 2013
A remarkable couturier, with a career spanning half a century, Madame Alix Grès...
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20th Century Books
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Furniture by Architects Foreword by Stephen Crafti (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
'Furniture by Architects' reveals how the same fundamental principles used in building design can be applied on a much smaller scale, resulting in pieces of furniture that embrace function, beauty and context to become objects of art. For centuries, architects have turned their hand to custom furniture in a practice that has resulted in a number of iconic designs, including the timeless Eames Lounge and Ottoman and the ubiquitous Barcelona chair created by Mies van der Rohe for his acclaimed Barcelona Pavilion. 'Furniture by Architects' beautifully illustrates bespoke design by some of the world s leading architects, who are increasingly designing furniture as clients seek interiors customised to specific needs. Foster + Partners' 520 Armchair for Walter Knoll has the texture and comfort found in a traditional leather armchair, while the Liquid Glacial Dining & Coffee Table by Zaha Hadid Design...
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20th Century Books
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Barbie Millicent Roberts: an Original - David Levinthal - 1st Edition, 1998
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1998.
Known for his playful, provocative use of toys and figurines shot in close-up, recreating the myths, preoccupations and...
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American 20th Century Books
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Paper
Claes Oldenburg Drawings in the Whirney Museum of American Art (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Janie C. Lee
Best known for recasting familiar objects in unfamiliar textures, media, and dimensions, Claes Oldenburg has long challenged his audience to rethink the everyday wit...
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20th Century Books
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William Nicholson: Catalogue Raisonne of the Oil Paintings (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Patricia Reed
William Nicholson (1872-1949) is among the most admired and elusive painters in the history of British art. Neither academic nor overtly modernist, his ravishing paintings are a singular achievement of the early twentieth century. Nicholson made his name as a graphic artist in the 1890s before turning to painting full-time. Over the next four decades he explored the genres of portraiture, landscape and still life with exceptional inventiveness, wit and technical skill. Yet his aversion to art groups and his reluctance to make public pronouncements about art have made it difficult to place his work within the main narratives of twentieth-century art history. The breadth of Nicholson's painting is revealed in this sumptuous book, the first fully illustrated catalogue raisonné of the oils. Many of Nicholson's pictures have not been recorded before and most are reproduced here for the first time. The catalogue, which represents more than twenty years of scholarship on the part of its author, Patricia Reed, includes detailed entries on all Nicholson's oil paintings and the most comprehensive chronology of his life to date. The art historian Wendy Baron gives a context for Nicholson in British art at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the painter and critic Merlin James...
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20th Century Books
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X-Ray, François Nars, 1st Edition, Powerhouse Books, 1999
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by PowerHouse Books, New York, 1999.
X-Ray is a captivating book by François Nars, the renowned makeup artist and founder of the NARS Cosmetics brand. Published in 1999, this book is a retrospective of Nars' work in the fashion industry, showcasing his unique artistic vision and creative process.
Filled with stunning photography, X-Ray features Nars' innovative and boundary-pushing makeup looks, which have graced the pages of numerous fashion magazines and runway shows. The book also includes behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights into Nars' creative process, offering a rare glimpse into the world of high-fashion makeup artistry.
A great, visually appealing document of 90s fashion...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Books
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Benson and Hedges Book of Racing Colours (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Introduction by Major-General Sir Randle Feilden, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.B.E. (Senior Steward of the Jockey Club)
A pictorial dictionary of racing colours; as much a work of graphic art as a reference book. Each page contains a grid of 30 line drawings of a jockey shirt and cap with the colours and names of the owners. The whole makes a stunning graphic design book. Here is the perfect book of reference for all those racing people interested not only in contemporary racing colours but also in their history. In these 364 pages of superb colour are depicted nearly 10,000 registered owners' racing colours, each one carefully drawn by hand and beautifully reproduced. As a work of art and as a reference book, The Benson and Hedges...
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20th Century Books
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Arthur Tress: the Dream Collector, John Minahan, 1st Edition, Westover, 1972
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Westover, Richmond, Virginia, 1972.
The wonderful staged surrealism of Arthur Tress’s black and white photographs, bordered in white on a black page, are set opposite the words of novelist John Minahan, guiding us through the images, dreams and encounters that inform each page. Shot amidst the urban decay...
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American Vintage 20th Century Books
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Important Book 'Seigneurs et Princes de Monaco' by S.E René Novella and Philip R
Located in London, GB
Important book 'Seigneurs et Princes de Monaco' by S.E René Novella and Philip Reder
French, Late 20th century
Book: height 6.5cm, width 30cm, depth 38cm
Case: height 9.5cm, width 34cm, depth 40cm
Beautifully decorated in the style reminiscent of Medieval illuminated manuscripts, the book describes the history of Lords and Princes of Monaco. Written by S.E René Novella and illustrated by Philip Reder in the late 20th century, it was manufactured using traditional bookmaking techniques by Arts et Couleurs.
Intricate colour border detailing adorns the pages of this publication, with a colour palette of various shades of green, blue, and red predominating. The names of lords and kings are further decorated with ornate borders, including motifs such as a crown, and the text includes ornate, coloured lettering.
A luxurious red satin case with a red leather spine protects the book which comes with a certificate of authenticity. A collection of red lacquer illustrations depicting various arches is part of the publication. Red leather was used for the cover of the book and is decorated with gold and black debossed patterns.
Only 150 copies were made with the book in Mayfair Gallery...
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French Medieval 20th Century Books
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Leather, Satin, Paper
Christian Berard by Boris Kochno (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This beautiful book is a celebration of one of the truly original, daring and bravura talents of the decorative arts in the Paris of the 1930s and 1940's. Berard's sets and costumes ...
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20th Century Books
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