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Brae - Recipes and stories from the restaurant
Located in New York, NY
The debut book from Dan Hunter, the celebrated award-winning Pioneer of modern Australian food
In the countryside outside Melbourne, Chef Dan Hunter has transformed a rustic farmhou...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Splendid Disarray of Beauty: The Boys, the Tiles, the Joy of Cathedral Oaks 1st
Located in valatie, NY
The Splendid Disarray of Beauty: The Boys, the Tiles, the Joy of Cathedral Oaks--A Study in Arts and Crafts Community by Richard D Mohr. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This book ...
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Lawrence Schiller Marilyn & Me a Memoir, Signed, Limited Edition Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the flesh.
Just months before her death, Marilyn Monroe gave a young photographer his big break, and this is his story.
“You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me f...
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Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Book on Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Book on Märta Måås-Fjetterström
"in good used condition with some soiling on cover, missing dust jacket"
" A beautiful, bilingual (English and Swedish) book about Märta Måås-Fjette...
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Swedish Arts and Crafts 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Game Changers The Video Game Revolution
Located in New York, NY
An A to Z of video games – 300 entries showcasing the most influential and celebrated games, consoles, publishers, and more
A visual history of all things video games, this book wil...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Evoke: Nina Magon
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first monograph of interior designer Nina Magon, featuring the glamorous spaces that have made her sought-after by jet-set clientele
Growing up in Houston, yet born in Canada, i...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$60 / item
Architizer The World's Best Architecture 2020 Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The definitive collection of this year's most inspiring — and acclaimed — new buildings and spaces around the world
The Architizer A+Awards honor the year's most extraordinary architecture and building...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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nendo: 2016-2020 Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A brand-new monograph celebrating one of the most sought-after design studios working today
nendo's extensive, idiosyncratic body of work flows seamlessly across disciplines, and is...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$150 / item
Joel Meyerowitz, Taking My Time
Located in New York, NY
With over 650 pages and featuring over 550 images, Taking My Time provides an unprecedented overview and insight into the mind and work of the iconic American photographer Joel Meyer...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$750 / item
The Story of Art '2023' Pocket Format
Located in New York, NY
'Anyone looking for the most readable survey of the history of art from the [sic] cave paintings to the 20th century should buy the new, beautifully produced pocket edition of The Story of Art, still one of the great classics of art criticism.' – Independent
A cornerstone of art history – in a compact yet readable format and with a new preface by the author's granddaughter
The Story of Art has been a global bestseller for over half a century – the finest and most popular introduction ever written, published globally in more than 30 languages. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject.
Updated with a stunning new cover and a preface written specially by Professor Gombrich's granddaughter Leonie, this pocket format allows Gombrich's classic work...
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Malaysian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$35 / item
Lalanne(s) - Daniel Abadie - 1st Edition, Flammarion, Paris, 2008
Located in CA, CA
First Edition Hardback in Dust Jacket. Published by Flammarion, Paris, 2008. Text in English.
One of the great artistic partnerships, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne have been pe...
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French 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Le Corbusier Ideas and Forms Book
Located in New York, NY
It is impossible to understand the architecture of the 20th century and of our own time without first coming to terms with Le Corbusier (1887-1965). His buildings can be found from P...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$150 / item
"Greatest of All Time - A Tribute to Muhammad Ali" Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GOAT: Greatest Of All Time - A tribute to Muhammad Ali is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. With thousands of images...
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Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
Sigmar Polke: We Petty Bourgeois! Comrades and Contemporaries, The 1970s
Located in CA, CA
Published by D.A.P, New York, 2011
Perhaps the supreme instance of Polke’s political art is We Petty Bourgeois!, the ambitious series at the heart of this volume.
Made between 197...
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Through a Designer’s Eye A Focus on Interiors
Located in New York, NY
A sumptuous presentation of impeccably Classic interiors by Matthew Patrick Smyth.
Matthew Patrick Smyth is renowned for elegant, sophisticated rooms that combine sumptuous fabric...
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Abbas - Gods I've Seen, Travels Among Hindus Magnum Photography Book
Located in New York, NY
From the lens of Magnum's Abbas - the mystical world of the Hindu revealed, from ancient rites to contemporary beliefs
This latest in Abbas's transcendent series of books on major w...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Wine Lover's Devotional: 365 Days of Knowledge, Advice, & Lore Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Wine Lover's Devotional: 365 Days of Knowledge, Advice, and Lore for the Ardent Aficionado by and Signed by Jonathon Alsop. Published by Quarry Books, 2010. 1st Ed hardcover. For tru...
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American 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Set of Two Bvlgari Brand Book Catalogue Jewellery and Watches 2013
By Bulgari
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of two Bvlgari catalogues, jewelry and watches. Collection of 2013. Hardcover black cloth catalogues of one of the most famous Luxury Jewellery maker in the world. Sotirio Bulgar...
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Italian Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Contemporary Gardens of the Hamptons
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
First monograph to present the work of LaGuardia Design Group, a highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary residential design in the Hamptons.
With offices in Water Mill, LaGuardia Design Group is immersed in the fragile landscape of the Hamptons, both its woods and meadows and the dramatic shoreline along the Atlantic. Notable projects include the rebuilding of the dunescape surrounding a landmark Norman Jaffe...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$50 / item
Cocteau a Biography Hardcover by Francis Steegmuller 1970
By Jean Cocteau
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cocteau a Biography Hardcover by Francis Steegmuller 1970.
Title: Cocteau, A Biography
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover English 538 pages
Ed...
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French Mid-Century Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Ikoyi: A Journey Through Bold Heat with Recipes
Located in New York, NY
‘In what seems like only a brief moment, Ikoyi has shaken the world of cooking – René Redzepi, chef & co-owner of noma
The exciting debut cookbook from the acclaimed chef of the t...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter
Located in valatie, NY
Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter. 1st Ed softcover. Outstanding and vibrant photographs of this artist's work...
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Sar The Essence of Indian Design Book
Located in New York, NY
An exploration of the timeless beauty of Indian design through 200 classic objects.
The Indian subcontinent is an amalgamation of peoples, cultures, languages and philosophies. Th...
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$80 / item
Hummelo
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
An intimate look at the personal garden of the Dutch landscape designer renowned for his plantings at the High Line in New York City, and Lurie Garden at Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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$40 / item
Yuki · Sakura / Snow · Cherry Blossom - Risaku Suzuki - 1st Edition, 2008
Located in CA, CA
Published by Nazraelli Press, 1st edition, limited to only 500 copies, Portland, 2008. Large oblong Hardcover in snow-white silk-covered boards.
Suzuki is one of Japan’s most promi...
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"Bing Surfboards" Book by Paul Hoimes Signed by Bing Copeland - First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
First edition "Bing Surfboards - Fifty Years of Craftsmanship & Innovation" book signed by Bing Copeland, circa 2008. The book, written by, Paul Holmes...
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American 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$240 Sale Price
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The Shuberts Present 100 Years of American Theater Book by Maryann Chach
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Shuberts Present: 100 Years of American Theater Book by Maryann Chach.
Looks at theater palaces owned by the Shubert Organization in New York City and shows how their history fits into the history of American theater during the twentieth century.Entrepreneurs and impresarios, the Shubert Brothers (Sam, Lee, and J.J.) produced some 600 plays, revues, and musicals from A Chorus Line to Cats and championed stars from Sarah Bernhardt and Ethel Barrymore to Al Jolson, Carmen Miranda, Judi Dench...
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American Classical 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, Limited Signed Book & Original Fabric Square
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saffron in the City
A colossal installation in New York’s Central Park
February 2005 marked the ephemeral installation of a monumental work of art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in N...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Reference Book Chinese Art – Christies 2014 The ‘Min’ Fanglei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Art – Christies 2014 The ‘Min’ Fanglei
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21st Century and Contemporary Books
Anatomy Exploring the Human Body
Located in New York, NY
A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' Collection Anatomy: Exploring the Human Bod...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$60 / item
Steve McCurry, Animals, Art Edition No. 1-100 ‘Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2010’
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From an elephant lovingly resting on his master’s shoulder to a dog led through the rubble of Kabul on the back of a bicycle, these images by Steve McCurry tell a thousand stories, e...
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Rare Reference Book - The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East & West
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The History of Collecting Oriental Ceramics in East and West: Proceedings of the Symposium in the Groninger Museum, 13 and 14 November 2003.
Volumes 191-192 van Vormen uit vuur
Cont...
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The Red Houses - Margareta Kjellin 1st Edition 2005
Located in CA, CA
Red painted wooden houses have long occupied a special standing in
The Red Houses - Margareta Kjellin 1st Edition 2005
Swedish architectural tradition and have done much to shape t...
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American Classical 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Living in the Forest
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees.
Take a walk through luscious jungles, get lost among snowy evergreens, and look out from mossy banks across vast Nordic fjords in Living in the Forest...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$50 / item
Book Sotheby’s An Important Private Collection of Qing Historical Works of Art
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Art – Sotheby’s An Important Private Collection of Qing Historical Works of Art, Hong Kong, 7 October 2010
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Garden Portraits Experiences of Natural Beauty
Located in New York, NY
A photographic portrait of sixteen private gardens in New York and Connecticut through the seasons, weathers, and times of the day.
For his third book of landscape photographs with Monacelli, following Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden and The Rockefeller Family Gardens...
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Anthony Caro
Located in New York, NY
Regarded as the greatest British artist of his generation and represented in museum collections all over the world, Anthony Caro revolutionized sculpture in the 1960s, by taking the radical step of removing the plinth and placing his work directly on the ground not only changed our relationship with the artwork, but the direction of sculpture itself.
This beautifully designed book includes a comprehensive survey of Caro's work over a period of more than half a century – ranging from his time as Henry Moore's assistant in the early 1950s right up until his death in 2013.
More than fifty of his masterworks are each examined in detail through never before published archival installation images and comments by the artist from the time of production or exhibition. Furthermore, a collection of specially commissioned new documentary photographs by Toby Glanville capture the processes behind the sculptor’s work, from conception to production to installation and exhibition in major exhibitions and installations.
A collection of short texts by leading contemporary artists, including Antony Gormley, Liz Larner, Joel Shapiro, Simon Starling, Frank Stella, Rebecca Warren...
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Slovenian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$125 / item
Vegan The Cookbook
Located in New York, NY
"The definitive and most comprehensive cookbook of traditional and authentic home cooking vegan dishes from 150 countries around the world."—Vegan Magazine
With nearly 500 vegetable-driven recipes, Vegan: The Cookbook...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$50 / item
The Prints of Roger Shimomura, a Catalogue Raisonnè, 1968-2005
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Prints of Roger Shimomura, a Catalogue Raisonnè, 1968-2005 by Emily Stamey. Paperback book published by The University of Washington Press in 2007....
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Material Transfers
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
A provocative examination of the connections between contemporary expression in architecture and traditional materials and forms
Architect, architectural historian, and preservationist Françoise Bollack presents eighteen projects that use traditional materials to build contemporary forms or use modern materials to build traditional forms, blurring the boundary between tradition and modernity in architecture.
Bollack rejects the modernist taboo against imitation and precedent, tracing the history of adaptive and imitative design from the Renaissance to the Greek and Gothic revivals and to the nineteenth-century modular cast-iron facades that Philip Johnson considered “the basis for modern design.”
The book examines projects in the US, Europe, and Japan, encompassing a broad range of building types: residential, hospitality, commercial and retail, and cultural spaces. All share an intriguing, even radical, approach to reinterpreting traditional forms and materials. Humble thatch moves beyond the farmhouse roof to clad the walls of a Danish environmental center; a photographic image of a Parisian facade becomes a scrim on the facade of a new building; the ghost of an ancient Italian basilica is outlined in wire mesh.
Among the featured architects are Kengo Kuma, architect of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic stadium; MVRDV, a highly regarded Dutch firm; Lacaton & Vassal and Chartier/Corbasson in France; Skene Catling de la Peña in the UK; Morris Adjmi...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$50 / item
Richard Sapper, Edited by Jonathan Olivares Book
Located in New York, NY
An in-depth study of the work of German-born Industrial designer Richard Sapper, most famous for designs such as the Tizio lamp and the Brionvega radio...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Wayne Thom
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first monograph of photographer Wayne Thom, whose documentation of late modern architecture constitutes an architectural/visual archive unlike any other.
A key primer to late-twentieth century Modernism, this monograph devoted to Wayne Thom chronicles his photographic practice and the architectural and urban environment in which he worked. An innovative chronicler of the booming West Coast urbanism of the 1960s and 70s, Thom’s photographs of key projects by path-breaking architecture firms such as William Pereira & Associates, Edward Durell Stone, SOM, Gio Ponti, John Portman...
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$60 / item
Houses Extraordinary Living
Located in New York, NY
Explore 400 of the world's most innovative and influential architect-designed houses created since the early 20th century throughout history, houses have presented architects the wor...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$60 / item
Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover in a slipcase, letterpress-printed text, two different paper stocks, and tip-ins, 9.4 x 13.4 in., 356 pages.
In 1964, famed writer Ken Kesey and...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$700 / item
New Classic Interiors by Alessandra Branca Hardcover Coffee Table Book
By Alessandra Branca
Located in North Hollywood, CA
New Classic Interiors by Alessandra Branca hardcover coffee table book in Box Sleeve.
Abrams, Dec 15, 2018 - Architecture - 272 pages.
For Alessandra Branca, living means living comfortably. Growing up in Rome, Branca was always surrounded by exquisite art and architecture. She learned early on that beauty is meant to intermingle with everyday life, and to this day her interior designs, while abiding by classical principles, comfortably accommodate her clients’ lifestyles. “You can’t just do something that looks pretty,†? she says. “It has to work.†? In this book, the designer—based in Chicago—generously reveals her step-by-step creative process, offering invaluable guidance to anyone who wants a home that is both gorgeous and livable. Beginning with her own Chicago townhouse and interweaving insights drawn from several other prominent projects, she shows how she assesses each space’s form and function, selects foundation elements, chooses furniture and lighting, and, finally, incorporates decorative elements that reflect the resident’s personality. Illustrated with 200 lush photographs, the book offers a welcomes introduction to Branca’s enchanting and livable interiors.
Great book for inspiring rooms, very knowledgeable and Alessandra Branca gives a wealth of information when it comes to decorating your spaces. Ms. Branca teaches you how she decorates for her clients!! This book is a must for someone who likes to decorate their own spaces.Alessandra Branca is an extremely talented designer. Dressmaking type details abound in the photographs in this book. She is just a cut above many designers out there.
New Classic Interiors starts off in Rome (her birthplace), then on to Chicago, and New York. There are great photos of projects and diagrams. The text is interesting and you will learn why certain things were created the way they were, her opinions on lighting, and general design information that make her rooms just a cut above other designs. If I had to be critical at all, it would be the use of red. This use to be one of my favorite home and clothing colors, but now blue reigns. Alessandra is heavily invested in the color red, and uses it magnificently!
As a passionate collector of interior design books...
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Italian Neoclassical 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Martin Parr 2nd Edition Monograph
Located in New York, NY
The acute observation, wit and color of Martin Parr's work since the mid-1980s has established him as one of the most successful and popular contemporary photographers and a leading ...
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Slovenian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$100 / item
Julius Shulman: Palm Springs - Michael Stern & Alan Hess - 1st ed. signed 2008
Located in CA, CA
A Rizzoli publication, 1st edition, New York, 2008. Hardback with English text.
“His work will survive me. Film is stronger and good glossy prints are easier to ship than brute conc...
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Charleston, Then and Now by W. Chris Phelps
Located in Bradenton, FL
Charleston, Then and Now by W. Chris Phelps. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 2005. 144 pages.
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The High Line
Located in New York, NY
The acclaimed exploration of the iconic ‘park in the sky' in New York that reshaped global perceptions of urban space - back in print
Since opening to the public in 2009, the High Line...
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$70 / item
"Raphael" Book
Located in New York, NY
A luxurious publication of the works of Raphaello Sanzio, one of the greatest painters of the Italian High Renaissance.
Raphael’s extraordinary productivity, despite a brief career that ended with his death at the age of 37, resulted in a large body of work that includes such masterpieces as The School of Athens...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$150 / item
10 x 10: 10 critics 100 architects by Aaron Betsky Hardcover Phaidon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
10 x 10: 10 critics 100 architects by Aaron Betsky Hardcover published by Phaidon in 2000.
1st edition.
10 x 10 is a kaleidoscopic view of new architecture in the world today. 100 em...
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American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Art Edition "Me and My Shadow"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiber-based gelatin silver print, 21.8 x 28.8 cm on 22.9 x 33 cm paper (8.6 x 11.8 in. on 9 x 13 in. paper); hardcover volume in a slipcase, letterpress-printed text, two different paper stocks, and tip-ins, 24 x 34 cm (9.4 x 13.4 in.), 356 pages.
In 1964, famed writer Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters set off across America on a “Transcontinental Bus Tour,” headed for the New York World’s Fair. Kesey’s journey, in the company of his Merry Pranksters, lies at the heart of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, an as-if-first-hand account of the group’s antics and ethos by Tom Wolfe, wunderkind of the New Journalism movement.
This Art Edition presents Wolfe’s era-defining text in letterpress, along with facsimile reproductions of his manuscript pages, ephemera of the period, and photographs of the acid scene by Lawrence Schiller and Ted Streshinsky. The accompanying print, Me and My Shadow, by Lawrence Schiller, was photographed at the Hollywood Acid Test on February 25, 1966.
As the first photojournalist to capture the acid scene from the inside, Schiller began with a single contact in Berkeley, California, and built a large network of young, receptive subjects who allowed him to document their experiences with LSD starting in late 1965. At first, he was a fly on the wall as groups of friends tripped in the privacy of their homes. By early 1966 he had met the Merry Pranksters and was invited to the Acid Test in Hollywood.
During the Test, Kool-Aid laced with a heavy dose of LSD was served up from an industrial-sized pot. Participants turned on the Grateful Dead’s music and tuned in to the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Schiller’s image of a tripster “freaking freely” with his own shadow—long believed to be Neal Cassady—appeared in Life magazine in March 1966 in a photo essay which served to introduce the nation to the sweeping new LSD epidemic. For Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne...
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European 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Truth or Consequences - Nick Waplington - 1st edition, London, 2001
Located in CA, CA
A Phaidon publication, 1st edition, London, 2001. Hardback with English text.
“Truth or Consequences”, a funny name for a small American town, acquired its unusual name from a call from a radio quiz in the 50s looking for a location to host their tenth-anniversary fiesta. Nick Waplington...
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Paul McCarthy 'Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series'
Located in New York, NY
Los-Angeles-based artist Paul McCarthy (b.1945) creates Disneyesque installations, sculptures of animal/vegetable/human hybrids and slapstick performances in a purge of a national su...
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Jannis Kounellis 'Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series'
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate monograph on one of the most important artists of the twentieth century - a key figure in Arte Povera
This book is the final, most comprehensive book ever made by Greek-born Jannis Kounellis, one of the key artists in the Arte Povera movement. Following his breakthrough in the late 1960s in Rome, when he questioned the traditionally sterile environment of the gallery by exhibiting live animals within its walls, Kounellis went on to include diverse materials in his work, including fire, earth, gold, wood, and charcoal, quickly establishing himself as one of the most innovative sculptors of our time.
Writings by the artist and a collection of tributes from people who have known and worked with him over the years, such as Pierre Audi, David Hammons, Gloria Moure, Giulio Paolini, Vassili Vassilikos, and many others, are included.
Jannis Kounellis is the latest addition to the acclaimed Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series...
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Steve McCurry on Reading
Located in New York, NY
A celebration of the timeless act of reading - as seen through the lens of one of the world’s most beloved photographers
Young or old, rich or poor, engaged in the sacred or the secular, people everywhere read. This homage to the beauty and seductiveness of reading brings together a collection of photographs taken by Steve McCurry over his nearly four decades of travel and is introduced by award-winning writer, Paul Theroux...
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Slovenian 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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$60 / item
Omer Arbel
Located in New York, NY
A dynamic, highly visual, and in-depth study of Omer Arbel, the internationally celebrated and collected multi-disciplinary designer and master of sculptural lighting
The work of ...
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$90 / item
Art in Vienna 1898-1918, 4th Edition book
Located in New York, NY
The rebel artists of Vienna overwhelmed the artistic establishment of Europe at the end of the 19th century, having seceded from the traditional Viennese institutions of fine art and named themselves the Vienna Secession. Their works shocked a conservative public, but their daring sensibilities and dedication to the applied arts and architecture soon brought them an enthusiastic following and wealthy patronage. The boldly modernist paintings of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka and others were matched by the buildings and applied designs of architects such as Joseph Maria Olbrich, who created the Secession Building as an architectural manifesto for the group. This classic book, now updated and with additional colour illustrations and a completely new introductory chapter, brilliantly traces the course of this influential artistic movement.
Contents and sections:
Introduction
Vienna 1900
Secession
The Beginnings
The First Exhibition
The Dedication of the House: Second Exhibition
Ver Sacrum III–VI Exhibitions
The ‘Klimt Affair’ – The University Paintings
Exhibitions 1900–1902
Beethoven 1902
XVI–XVIII Exhibitions, 1903
The Split within the Secession
Architecture and the Applied Arts
The Ringstrasse and the Architecture of Historicisim
Otto Wagner, 1841–1918
Joseph Maria Olbrich, 1867–1908
Josef Hoffmann, 1870–1956
The Wiener Werkstätte
Palais Stoclet – The Stoclet Frieze
Kabarett Fledermaus
Alfred Roller, 1864–1935
Hoffmann’s Later Work
Adolf Loos, 1870–1933
Kunstschau 1908 – 1909: The Early Work of Kokoschka and Schiele
Kunstschau 1908
Oskar Kokoschka, 1886–1980
Richard Gerstl, 1883–1908
Kunstschau 1909 – Vienna before the War...
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Chinese 21st Century and Contemporary Books
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Albert Oehlen Book
By Hans Werner Holzwarth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The definitive monograph of Oehlen's work to date.
Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by Albert Oehlen. Also available: An Art Edition limited to 100 copies, each signed by the artist and accompanied by an original artwork.
Often wryly funny and just as smart, Albert Oehlen’s paintings play the medium for all it’s worth and then some. After realizing that the so-called death of painting freed him to explore "the number of aspects through which one could expand painting," Oehlen started work on a wide variety of figurative and non-objective offerings, in what he has called his "post-non-figurative" art. The artist continuously challenges himself, setting up rules that force him to overcome convention and his own routine in order to arrive at a satisfying image. During his career he has chosen to paint in primary colors only or in gray, to integrate mirrors into his canvases, or to start on computer paintings when the first PCs became available. In his most recent work Oehlen expands painting through the use of advertising posters whose in-your-face aesthetics he transforms with subtle brushwork. Never without a touch of tongue-in-cheek humour, his work seems to be winking at us as it dares us to change the way we perceive an image.
This XL monograph covers the entire Scope of Oehlen’s oeuvre: Roberto Ohrt discusses the early years, when Oehlen came into his own alongside Kippenberger, Bu¨ttner, and others, part of a scene that broke rules in art and rock music. Klaus Kertess examines the years from 1988 onwards, when Oehlen saw himself more self-consciously as a painter and started his first abstract works, then continued to probe the limits of the medium. Martin Prinzhorn and John Corbett...
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Jose Luis Cuevas Signed Molaa Museum of Latin American Art Drawing and Sculpture.
Signed and autographed by artist in the exhibition of 2005.
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