20th Century Books

The 'Paris Berlin 1900-1933 ' is a soft-cover book covering an exhibition from July 12-November 6, 1978, at The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. Book cover...

20 Volumes. Benjamin D'Israeli. The Works. Bound in full blue morocco with marbled boards and gilt tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Col...

Picasso and the Weeping Women, the Years of Marie-Therese & Dora Maar Art Book by Judi Freeman. In a book that examines the powerful body of work in which Picasso developed his pote...

by Mo Amelia Teitelbaum In Paris in the 1920's a new style was born, rejecting the embellishments of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, it allied the linear proportions of late eighteenth-cen...

Antique 1930s French Childrens Illustration Books, set of 3: The 1st one is: "Le petit chaperon rouge", french language, "The Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault. Antique Fre...

This is an antique art book 'Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale's Golden Book of Famous Women.' An English language literary compendium, dating to the ear...

Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art By Charles Grosbois. Nagel, Geneva; Paris; Hamburg, 1964. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A fascinating work cl...

The first edition of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical magnum opus, in the desirable publisher's original dust wrapper. The true first edition, first impression. Published under ...

Sotheby's; The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. New York: Sotheby's, 1996. First edition softcover, new in wrapper. 584 pages. A catalogue of the Sotheby's auction for the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pieces include Jack Kennedy's oak rocking chair, a study for the White House portrait of Jackie, a collection of Lettuce Ware...

Men Too Wear Clothes by Dorothy Stote Hardcover with original dust jacket. Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1st edition with introduction by Lucius Beebe and Drawings by Nina Granada.

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...

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...

Norman Rockwell Illustrator by Arthur L. Guptill, special bicentennial edition from August 1976. Softcover book, published by Ballantine Books of New York. 208 pages.

In The Houses of Ireland by Walter Pfeiffer and Marianne Heron. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, Inc., 1988. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 254 pp. A beautiful chronic...

Preface by Peter Marino The first comprehensive monograph on Ingrid Donat, one of the most sought after designers of the end of the 20th century, creating...

Edited by Andrea Branzi & Michele De Lucchi This book is a photographic record of an exhibition which was organised in 1977 to showcase "Italian Design in the Fifties", all manner o...

Collodi, Carlo. Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott, [1920]. Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk. Gift Edition. In the publisher's original gray cloth boards, stamped with green and orange, illustrated cover label and top edge gilt. With 14 color plates and numerous border illustrations and decoration throughout. Presented with a new archival slipcase. Presented is a charming English edition of Carlo Collodi’s children’s tale, Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet. This book was published in Philadelphia and London by J. B. Lippincott, as a special "Gift Edition," circa 1920. It features 14 full color plates by illustrator Maria Kirk and numerous border and chapter decorations throughout the book. It is presented here in its original gray cloth boards, stamped in green and orange, with a beautiful illustrated cover label of Pinocchio in a forest. The book is protected by a new custom archival slipcase. Collodi’s La Storia di un Burattino (trans: The Story of a Puppet) first appeared in serial form in the Italian weekly publication for children, Giornale per i bambini. The first installment was published on July 7, 1881 and continued for nearly four months and 15 chapters. Following the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio, the original series was written as an educational tale of warning to Italian children, stressing the importance of morality, responsibility, and obedience to one’s parents and authority. In the original, serialized version, the flawed and irresponsible Pinocchio is penalized and hanged for his numerous poor decisions and faults of character at the end of Chapter 15. At the request of his editor and by the demand of his many readers, Collodi resumed his serialized story in February of 1882. In these later chapters, Chapters 16–36, the Fairy with Turquoise Hair rescues and revives Pinocchio and eventually transforms him into a real boy. Pinocchio acquires a deeper understanding of himself and his moral responsibilities, making the story more palatable for children. In February 1883, the story was published in Italy as a single book, illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti. It was a huge publishing success. The Adventures of Pinocchio is the world's third most translated book, after the Bible and The Little Prince. Pinocchio was first translated into English by Mary Alice Murray in 1892, whose translation was added to the widely circulated Everyman's Library in 1911. The first US edition was published in 1901, translated and illustrated by Walter S. Cramp and Charles Copeland...

Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20 plus special book Nobuyoshi Araki Book Satchin and His Brother Mabo / 1stn in 1997 The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collection complete 1-20 published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher. 21 books complete collection limited edition. Embark on a visual journey through the prolific artistry of Nobuyoshi Araki with the "Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20." This limited edition set, published in Japan in 1996 by Heibonsha Limited, Publisher, comprises 21 books that encapsulate the diverse facets of Araki's creative genius. Nobuyoshi Araki, born on May 25, 1940, is a revered Japanese photographer...

A Good working copy of the original McCobb marketing book in black cloth which was published in 1956, the cotton cover is torn to both the top and bottom of the spine. There is a pas...

Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, first impression. Octavo. Presented in the publisher's original dust jacket and black cl...

This edition, enriched by Cara Tice's racy and whimsical illustrations, is an "Exact reprint of the earliest English text" and was printed in Holland by the Johann Ecnchedé en Zonen ...

This is a first edition copy from 1931, which still has the attached map - (this is often missing). The introduction briefly states: "New York has night-life and day-life, high-life ...

Paintings in the Louvre by Lawrence Gowing, with an introduction by Michel Laclotte. Published in 1987 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang of New York. Printed in Japan, over 800 color illust...

Gilt leather bound sturdy / library room complete collection set. The set include twenty 28 volumes. Funk & Wagnalls, New Encyclopedia. Each book is in gr...

A sumptuous extra-illustrated copy with Cosway-style binding by Bayntun of Bath. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1910. Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 (210 x 137 mm),pp. i-xii, 382. Illustrated with ...

A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...

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...

A beautiful hardback book which is in very good condition, with its dust jacket. Linke is considered by many to have been the greatest Parisian cabinet maker of his day when the worl...

The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms by Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, and John Bridges. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcov...

This is an antique 3 volume book set - The Dictionary of English Furniture by Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards. An English, bound antiques A-Z reference guide, dating to the early 2...

Charles Scribner's, New York, from late 1800's to early 1900's. Bound in blue leather and cloth boards with blue and red spines. 8 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W...

The marriage of LaChapelle's vivid, high-octane images with graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo's supersaturated designs make for an astonishing physical object. 'There's a tradition of celebrity portraiture that attempts to uncover the 'real person' behind the trappings of their celebrity. I am more interested in those trappings,' says LaChapelle. Indeed, he exaggerates the artificiality of fame and Hollywood culture in a head on collision of color, plastic, and whimsy. His photographs confront our visual taste and challenge our ideas of celebrity, all the while taking us on a roller coaster ride through his hyper-sensationalized galaxy. Lil' Kim becomes the ultimate status symbol, tattooed in the Louis Vuitton pattern. Madonna rises from pink waters as a mystical dragon princess. Pamela Anderson hatches out of an egg; and Alexander McQueen burns down the castle dressed as the Queen of Hearts. David LaChapelle's uncompromising originality is legendary in the worlds of fashion, film, and advertising. His images, both bizarre and gorgeous, have appeared on and in between the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vibe and more. LaChapelle Land is fun park America gone surrealistically wrong - but in such an attractive way. David LaChapelle's photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Details, French Vogue, The Face, Detour, The New York Times Magazine, Arena, and on MTV. The images LaChapelle creates are part sex, part satire, part fantasy--in a word, outrageous. This 'mind-blowingly lavish compilation' features portraits of Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Faye Dunaway, Andy Warhol, Tupac Shakur, Smashing Pumpkins, and many more. Packaged in a beautiful box designed by the legendary Japanese graphic...

This is the important monograph on Guglielmo Ulrich which was published in 2009. With over 500 pages having 667 illustrations which include - color and black and white photographs as...

A first edition of 'Goldfinger' by Ian Fleming as part of the James Bond series. Original dust jacket. Origin: English Date: 1959 Item Number: 1001252

Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1928. This book contains a detailed g...

AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: The House At Pooh Corner. London: Methuen Children's Books, 1978. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER MILNE. 1 vol, 7-1/2" x 5-1/4", limi...

Published by Les Editions de L’Amateur 1997 preface by Karl Lagerfeld French text. Beautiful images of the Villa Kerylos in the South of France ...

Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America Large Hardcover Book by Sarah B. Sherrill.An in-depth survey of carpets and rugs, from 15th century to modern. 463 pages, with much interesting...

First edition, early printing of Peter Benchley’s classic work, Jaws signed by the author on the title page with a drawing of a shark head by the author, a rare feature. It is a care...

The Kingdom of God in America by H. Richard Niebuhr. Rare Signed 1st EdIt hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Willet, Clark & Co. Chicago and New York. This book remains the cla...

Rayner, J.L. and G.T. Crook, editors The Complete Newgate Calendar; Being Captain Charles Johnson's General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murdere...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 2, Greece and Rome. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1987. With introduction by Joan R. Mertens. The art created in Greece during...

Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Textile Woven Swatch Collection 1986 . Rare Frank Lloyd Wright fabric swatch books published and produced b...

Death by Chocolate: The Last Word on a Consuming Passion by Marcel Desaulniers. Signed by both the Author and Editor. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and a protective cover. This c...

Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonnetti have been at the forefront of the decorative arts for a few years. After creating the Barbary style , they imposed a poetic and cultured look i...

20 Volumes. Sand, George. The Masterpieces. Bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers, frontispieces in 2 states(one colored) other il...

The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking. This is the "Joy Of Cooking cookbook". It has over 1000 pages of tips, tricks, recipes and more information to take your cooking to the next l...

1 Volume. Emil Ludwig, Napoleon. Bound by Bayntun in full red morocco with an oval portrait of Napoleon on the front cover. Ornate gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. A...

Panels for the Walls of Heaven, a square octavo volume of poems, abstract illustrations (based on paintings by the author) and outre typography, by experimental poet and artist Kenneth Patchen, published by Bern Porter...

Paintings of the high Renaissance in Rome and Florence by Sydney Freedberg. Harvard University Press, 1961. two volume set 1st Ed hardcovers with dust jackets. Volume 1 is 644 pp. of text, all the 700 b/w illustrations are contained in volume 2 which has 514 pp. "These two volumes constitute a study of virtually the whole extent of painting of the High Renaissance in Rome and Florence the richest concentration in time and place of master accomplishments of Italian art. The author deals at length with the major figures: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, Fra Bartolommeo...

CARTIER 1900 - 1939 Paris, London, New York. This special hard-cover book was published in honor of the exhibition, 'Cartier 1900 - 1939', held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 2, 1997, through August 3, 1997, and the British Museum, London, from October 3, 1997, through February 1, 1998. This exhibition was organized jointly by the two museums. Foreword by: Dr. Robert G. W. Anderson, Director, British Museum "The firm of Cartier is widely recognized as one the world's greatest designers and manufacturers of jewellery and objects d'art. This exhibition is timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the company in Paris in 1847." Preface: Judy Rudoe, Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum "Previous exhibitions devoted to Cartier have encompassed the entire period of the firm's history, from 1847 to the present. The aim of this exhibition is to take a fresh look at a more closely defined period, from around 1900, when the firm's distinctive style becomes identifiable, to the end of the 1930s, which saw a dramatic change of style that led to a quite different aesthetic." A gorgeous exhibition book highlighting the first four decades of the 20th century when the renowned Paris-based firm known as Cartier expanded to London and New York. Specially taken photographs present a breathtaking array of necklaces, bracelets, brooches, rings, as well as cigarette cases, clocks, and objects d'art. 450+ illustrations, 350 in full color. A great piece to start a collection, add to one, display on a coffee table, library shelf, etc. Author: Judy Rudoe Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, NY, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Published: 1997 Language: English Printed and bound: Italy Binding: Hard Cover with cloth binding in red burgundy with silver embossing Dust-Jacket: High-gloss, four-color process. Designed by: Harry Green...

Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volumes by Giuseppe Morazzoni. Luigi Alfieri, Milano, nd, First Edition hardcovers. ...

Set of antique 1924/1925 and 1926 National Geographic Magazines. 6 Well bound leather-spine & corners and dark cloth books, 2 volumes per year, January-June and July-December. A ti...

Mobilier Restauration. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin, 1976, French text. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 80 pp. The book illustrates the beds, seating, tables, case pieces and other ...

Louis Icart, The Complete Etchings. English book, by William R. Holland, Clifford P. Catania, and Nathan D. Isen, 1990. 1988 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's bir...

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS / Eric Ravilious ill. / Strong, L.A.G. The Hansom Cab and the Pigeons; Being Random Reflections upon the Silver Jubilee of King George...

Little by Little by Nina Fletcher Little. Published by Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1998. An inspiring account of the superb collection of New England cou...

Check List of Early American Bottles And Flasks by Stephen Van Rensselaer. Privately printed, New York, 1921. Original first edition softcover. ...