Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architecture 1979-1985, First Edition

Skinner's Horse by Philip Mason. Harper & Row, New York, 1979. Stated First American Edition hardcover with dust jacket. James Skinner, a half-caste officer in early 19th century Ind...

John Hedgecoe's Nude Photography, A Complete and Practical Guide to Taking Superb Photographs. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1984. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 224...

John Smibert Colonial America's first portrait artist by Richard H. Saunders. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. First edition hardcover with dus...

Kurt Schwitters by John Elderfield. Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 355 color and b/w illustrations by Kurt Schwit...

7 Houses - John Hejduk - first edition - 1980. "a must for any design library". Book in generally good condition - cover is soiled. "New York: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 22 through February 16, 1980. Introduction by Peter Eisenman...

Ferraro, Geraldine, with Linda Bird Franke. Ferrero: My Story. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Ferrero on free front endpaper. Octavo. In publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards and original pictorial dust jacket. Presented is a signed, first edition of Geraldine Ferraro’s memoir, Ferrero: My Life. The book was published by Bantam Books in New York, in November of 1985. It is signed “Geraldine Ferrero” on the free front end page, in black felt-tipped ink. The book also has a lovely gift inscription to the previous owner, explaining the circumstances and date of the signing, as well as a color photograph of Ferraro signing books. The book is presented in its publisher’s original cream cloth spine over cream boards, with copper embossed titles to the spine, and original pictorial first edition dust jacket. The book is protected with a new, archival slipcase. In this memoir, Geraldine Ferraro reflects on her experience as the first woman nominated by a major party to run on the presidential ticket. This book reveals the process that led to her nomination as the 1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale and gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at campaign politics, especially the criticism directed at her and her family throughout her campaign. Ferraro shines a light on the dynamics of women in Congress and discusses how their different life experiences affect the policy making process. She also gives thanks and credit to the pioneering women, like Bella Abzug...

The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. Hardcover book, first edition, published in February 1947 by The Viking Press of New York. Printed in the United States of America by Kingsport Pre...

Oscar Niemeyer one of the fathers of modernist architecture, is remembered through Assouline's handmade limited-edition Ultimate Collection volume.