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The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
In Stock in Los Angeles, Architizer: The World's Best Architecture, Phaidon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A spectacular celebration of the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe The Architizer A+Awards represent a celebration of the year's best architecture and...
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2010s American Modern Books

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TIM WALKER PICTURES book hardcover by teNeues
Located in Madrid, ES
Pictures by Tim Walker, published by TeNeues in 2008. The book is in great condition, just with some wear to extremities. About Pictures The evocative images are rich with textu...
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2010s British Modern Books

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Yves Saint Laurent Style Paperback 2008 Pink book by Foundation Pierre Berge
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Yves Saint Laurent: Style Paperback 2008 by Foundation Pierre Berge Pink book. In collaboration with Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent. Yves Saint Laurent’s signature style i...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Books

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Bags : A Lexicon of Style Valerie Steele, Laird Borrelli Hardcover Book 1st Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bags : A Lexicon of Style Valerie Steele, Laird Borrelli Hardcover Book 1st Edition 1999. Large format coffee table book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11" x 9.5". 192 pages, ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books

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Vogue The Covers Hardcover Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vogue The Covers Hardcover Coffee Table Book. From Gallery Met founder and author Dodie Kazanjian, this stunning updated edition of Vogue: The Covers continues to pay tribute to its ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

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Graffiti: The Auction
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition catalog for an auction of graffiti art held at Guernsey’s on June 14-15, 2000. Square 8vo (8.75” x 8.75”), printed wrappers, 144 pages, fully illustrated, primarily in co...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Rei Kawakubo Taschen Book curated by Terry Jones
Located in Madrid, ES
Rei Kawakubo, the enigmatic head of innovative Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons, has a special vision which extends beyond clothing to furniture, architecture, and graphic de...
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Secret and Unusual Paris, French Book by Rodolphe Trouilleux, 2003
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris Secret et Insolite (Secret and Unusual Paris), French book by Rodolphe Trouilleux. Under the cobblestones, surprises: forgotten dead-ends, a cloister converted into workshops, ...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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Paris Past and Present from the Same Angle, French Book by Claude Roy, 1991
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris Passé et Présent Sous le Meme Angle (Paris Past and Present from the Same Angle), a French book by Claude Roy and Nicolas Crispini. This stunning work shows the evolution of Pa...
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1990s French Modern Books

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Kiki and Montparnasse 1900-1930, French Book by Billy Kluver, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kiki et Montparnasse 1900-1930 (Kiki and Montparnasse 1900-1930), a French book by Billy Kluver and Julie Martin. Kiki Montparnasse or the ennobled bohemian. The surprising story tel...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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Christo Monograph (Inscribed)
Located in New York, NY
Monograph on the work of Bulgarian/American environmental and monumental artist Christo (1935-2009), published in 1965 or 1966—shortly after his arrival in New York City— by Edizion...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Books

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Ruhlmann, Art Deco Genius, French Book, 2002 Exhibition in Museum des Années 30
By Rhulmann
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ruhlmann, Genie de l'Art Deco (Ruhlmann Art Deco Genius), a special edition of the French magazine L'estampille, L'Objet d'Art published during the e...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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Paris Mythique, Mythical Paris, French-English Book by Parigramme, 2013
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris Mythique, 100 Photos de Legende (Mythical Paris, 100 Legendary Photographs), French and English book published by Parigramme. Has a city ever been photographed as much as Paris...
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2010s French Modern Books

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Gabriella Crespi: Il Segno e lo Spirito=The Sign and the Spirit
By Gabriella Crespi, Electa
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Palazzo Reale, Milan, September 24-October 16, 2011. Published in 2011 by Electa. Square 4to (9.75” x 9.75”), hardcover with pictorial boards, 14...
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2010s Italian Modern Books

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From Marseille to New York 1940-1945, French/English Book, by Bernard Noel, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, une liaison surrealiste (Marseille - New York. 1940-1945, a surrealistic link), French/English book by Bernard Noel, 1985. Through archival photograp...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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Slim Aarons: Once Upon A Time, 1st Edition Book
Located in Stamford, CT
Slim Aarons: Once Upon A Time. Abrams 1st edition hardcover, 2003. 240 pages. Featuring many of Slim Aarons iconic photographs.
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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New Architectural Pleasures, French Book by George Pompidou Art Center, 1985
By Centre Georges Pompidou
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nouveaux Plaisirs d'Architectures (New Architectural Pleasures), French book published by The National Center of Art and Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, 1985. Les pluralismes de la Creation en Europe et aux Etats-Unis depuis 1968 vus a travers les collections du Deutsches Architekturmuseum de Francfort. (The Pluralisms of Creation in Europe and the United States since 1968 seen through the collections of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt.) This first edition of the book was published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, co-produced with the Center de Création Industrielle and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, presented from February 21 to April 22, 1985. This book takes up the outline of this exhibition, which presents a panorama of various architectural trends from 1968 to 1985 in Europe and the United States through the collections of the German Museum of Architecture in Frankfurt, inaugurated in 1984. It is also an extension of the Images et Imaginaires d'Architecture event presented at the Center Pompidou by the CCI in 1984. A set of two hundred original drawings, thirty-five models, and a few paintings and sculptures testify to a new plurality of research and the current proliferation of architectural creation. This panorama reflects through some forty projects (nearly half of which were finished), many recent currents, and not just postmodernism. The reader discovers, for example, representatives, side by side: - the rationalist movement, such as Giorgio Grassi...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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The Dream Come True - Great Houses of Los Angeles
Located in Copake Falls, NY
The Dream Come True - Great Houses of Los Angeles, text by Brendan Gill, photographs by Derry Moore. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first U.S. edition. Published in 1980 by L...
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1980s Vintage Modern Books

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Jazz Mania and Collection, French Book by Frédéric Marchand, 1997
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jazz Manies et Collections (Jazz Mania and Collections), French Book by Frédéric Marchand, 1997. Preface by Francis Hofstein and Bernard Lion. The author has collected 180 objects on...
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1990s French Modern Books

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Surrealism & Modernism From the Collection of Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Located in Copake Falls, NY
Surrealism & Modernism from the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 2005 by Yale University Press. Printed in Singapore, ...
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Early 2000s Singaporean Modern Books

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Paris in the Thirties, French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris des Années 30, (Paris in The Thirties), French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987. Numerous photographs in black and white from the Keystone press agency in Paris illustrating the ...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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The Cars in Posters, French Book by Thierry Favre, 2007
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
L'Auto s'affiche (The Cars in Posters), French Book by Thierry Favre, 2007. Prefaced by Louis Schweitzer, this book unveils a formidable collection of graphic posters illustrating au...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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New York, I Love, French Book by Robert F. Wagner and Joyce Peterson, 1964
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Que J'aime (New York I love), a French book by Robert F. Wagner (New York Mayor). Text by Joyce Peterson, and Photographs by Peter Fink. New York is undoubtedly the most dyn...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Books

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Richard Meier Architect Volume 4 , (2000/2004)
Located in Clermont, FL
"Richard Meier, Architect, Vol. 4: 2000-2004," Soft cover 1st publication by Rizzoli Publishing; 432 pages Book contains no markings on any sort on its pages. No loose pages. Bin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Books

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1925 The Memory Years, French Book by Editions Larousse, 1988
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
1925, Les Années-Mémoire (1925, The Memory Years), French book by Editions Larousse, 1988. Relive the year 1925 as if you were there. This volume will make you relive, with emotion, ...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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The United States 1898 to 1933, French Book by Y.H. Nouailhat, 1973
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Les Etats-Unis 1898 - 1933 L'Avenement d'une Puissance Mondiale (The United States 1898 - 1933 - The Advent of a World Power), by Y. H. Nouailhat, 1973. 1898 saw the appearance on th...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Books

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Louis Icart The Complete Etchings, English Book by William Holland, 1990
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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1990s American Modern Books

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Farber Brothers Krome Kraft, A Guide for Collectors Book by Julie Sferrazza 1988
Located in Atlanta, GA
Farber Brothers, Krome Kraft, a guide for collectors. English book, by Julie Sferrazza, 1988. The book contains information on each piece, including the glass manufacturer, color, and additional black-and-white illustrations. It is a must-have for the serious collector. It is an excellent resource for the history of Farberware, Farber Bros N.Y.C., Krome-Kraft, and Cambridge Glass. The quality of the pictures is outstanding, and they are thoughtfully organized. Further, each item pictured provides a cross-reference that directs you to text within the book that fully describes the item, catalog number where available, measurements, original glass color availability, original price, and market value (of the 1988 period). This is a beautiful coffee table art book. Features: Title: Farber Brothers - Krome Kraft - A guide for collectors. Author: Julie Sferrazza. Softcover book. Language: English. 44 full-color and numerous black-and-white illustrations. 183 pages. Dimensions: 6 in x 9 in (15.5 x 23 cm). Publish in 1988 by Antique Publications...
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Normandie, The Epic of the Giant of the Seas, French Book by Bruno Foucart, 1985
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Normandie, L'Epopé du Géant des Mers, (The Normandie, the Epic of the Giant of Seas), French book by Bruno Foucart, 1985. The Normandie, that French quality liner, also named Floatin...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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Great America, French Book by PML Editions, 1988
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geniale Amerique (Great America), French book by Editions PML, 1988. America is a rich and immense land of incredible beauty, sometimes still primitive; a complex continent in comple...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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History of The American People, French Book in 2 Volumes by André Maurois, 1955
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Histoire du Peuple Americain (History of the American People), French book in two volumes by André Maurois from the French Academy, 1955/56. Volume I: Europe discovers America - At t...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Books

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Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco, French Book
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eadweard Muybridge et le Panorama Photographique de San Francisco, 1850-1880 (Eadweard Muybridge and the Photographic Panorama of San Francisco), Limited Edition, French book by Cent...
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1990s Canadian Modern Books

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New York Vertical, Photographs Book by Horst Hamann, 2000
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Vertical, English Book by Horst Hamann, 2000. This book offers a new perspective on New York, the American metropolis. This award-winning pictorial tribute to the world's mo...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Paul Colin and The Music Show, French Book by Musée des Beaux-Arts Nancy, 1994
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Paul Colin et les Spectacles" French Book by the Musée des beaux-Arts de Nancy in France, 1994. The book was produced as part of the exhibition dedicated to the artist at the Musée ...
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1990s French Modern Books

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Miniature Rooms Book, The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago," by Kathleen Aguilar and Michael Anderson. Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been fasci...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Books

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The Industrial Heritage of The United States, French Book by Louis Bergeron 2000
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Le Patrimoine Industriel des Etats-Unis (The Industrial Heritage of The United States), French book by Louis Bergeron and Maria Teresa Maiullari-Pontois, 2000. Since the creation of ...
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

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Paris 1919 - 1929 Art and Culture, French Book by Vincent Bouvet, 2009
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris 1919 - 1929 Art, Vie et Culture (art, life, and culture), French book by Vincent Bouvet et Gérad Durozoi, 2009. Paris was an international melting pot of arts and letters during the inter-war period. Between the parade of the Allies in 1919 and the one of the Germans in 1940 on the same Champs-Elysées, Paris experienced a fruitful cultural and intellectual period for 20 years, open to the avant-garde and faithful to the best of tradition. In the period between the two World Wars, France maintained its status as a significant economic, military, and colonial power. The fame of French culture is centralized in Paris, from which ideas and fashions radiate. Artists and creators come from all continents to the City of Light to draw their inspiration and gain recognition in the eyes of the world. During the "Roaring Twenties" that followed the euphoria of victory, Paris shone with a thousand lights. The "Lost Generation," the one of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, is the most significant foreign colonies that animate the nights of Paris who discovers jazz. But the bohemian lifestyle of Montparnasse attracts painters and sculptors from the four corners of the globe, such as Chagall, Giacometti, Miro, and Calder, to the studios, cafés, and bars, such as La Coupole. A chameleon genius, Picasso simultaneously experimented with all the paths, including those of nascent surrealism. Matisse, Léger open academies. The School of Paris brought together painters as varied as Soutine, Derain, Van Dongen, and Foujita. Abstract art set...
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New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot, French Book by David Lachterman, 1966
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York, L'Humanite au Metre Cube (New York, Humanity by Cubic Foot), French book by David Lachterman, 1966. About this book, the author said: "Anything that can be written about Ne...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Books

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Paris 1925, French Book by Armand Lanoux, 1957
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris 1925, French book by Armand Lanoux, published by Editions Robert Delpire, Paris in 1957. 1925, which only raised sarcasm yesterday, softened suddenly. We say retro for the fiftieth anniversary of the Decorative Arts. OK, go retro! Joséphine Baker, Charlot, la Violettera, bell bottoms, the threepenny franc, and Valentino reappear in our mythology. Einstein's surrealism, Picasso the Augustus and Cocteau the White Clown, Stravinsky, and Freud have not left her. With the lamé shirt...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Books

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20th Century Plastic Jewelry, English Book by Roseann Ettinger, 2007
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century Plastic Jewelry, English book by Roseann Ettinger, 2007. Explore designs for jewelry in natural and synthetic plastics throughout the 20th century. This fun and visually...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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Art, Woman and Cars, French Book by Gilles Neret, 1989
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
L’Art, la Femme et L’Automobile, (Art, Woman and Cars), French Book by Gilles Néret and Hervé Poulain, 1989. When cars started appearing at the end of the 19th century, people hesita...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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Bakelite Jewelry, Good, Better, Best, English Book by Donna Wassertrom, 1997
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bakelite Jewelry, Good - Better - Best, English book by Donna Wassertrom and Leslie Pina, 1997. Bakelite jewelry was popular during The Depression bec...
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1990s American Modern Books

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New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
New York Photographs, Book by Andreas Feininger, 1964. This is a stunning photographic document of its time: A portrait of New York. Color and black and white photo-reproductions by Andreas Feininger (1906-1999), an American photographer and a writer on photographic technique. He was known for his dynamic black-and-white scenes of Manhattan and his studies of the structures of natural objects. First edition, text by Kate Simon...
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Telephone from Yesterday and Today, French Book by Claude Perardel, 1992
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
Telephone d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, (Telephone from Yesterday and Today), French book, by Christian Altier et Claude Perardel, 1992. An illustrated retrospective of telephones in Fran...
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1990s French Modern Books

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Baccarat, The Perfume Bottles, French Book by Cristallerie de Baccarat, 1986
Located in Atlanta, GA
Baccarat, Les Flacons a Parfum - The Perfume Bottles, by Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat and edited by Henri Addor and Associés, Paris in 1986....
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1980s French Vintage Modern Books

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Hemingway and His Universe, French Book by A. E. Hotchner, 1990
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hemingway et son Univers (Hemingway and His Universe), French book by A. E. Hotchner, original edition, 1990. A great writer, a force of nature, and a man who faced death. Illustrate...
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A House Is Not a Home by Bruce Weber Book
Located in Seguin, TX
A House Is Not a Home by Bruce Weber. Published by Bulfinch Press, 1996. Gray cloth binding, illustrated dust jacket. Photographer Bruce Weber takes the reader around the world, looking at how creative individuals' homes reflect their own particular personalities. Here are interiors and exteriors, panoramas and details: Siegfried and Roy's tiger-filled Las Vegas suite; Georgia O'Keefe's ghost ranch in New Mexico; Chris Isaak's childhood home in suburban California; the Duchess of Devonshire's stately home in England; Andrew Wyeth's Maine lighthouse...
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Bruce Weber Branded Youth and Other Stories National Portrait Gallery Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Branded Youth and Other Stories by Bruce Weber: National Portrait Gallery, London. Published by Bulfinch Press, Boston, 1997. Illustrated hardcover binding, Photographs and text b...
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Tim Walker, Story Teller, 1st Edition
Located in London, GB
Tim Walker, Story Teller Published by Thames & Hudson, 2017. When one of the most visually exciting photographers of our times turns fashion stories into fairy tales, the results are unmistakable and inimitable. Though they may soar in scale and ambition to satisfy in meticulous detail one of fashion photography’s most original eyes, they are painstakingly realized – and with no concession to artificial enhancement. In this collection of Tim Walker’s dazzling images, everything you see was specially constructed; the make-believe really happened. In Walker’s pursuit of the perfect picture no demand appears too unreasonable, no scenario too outlandish, no objective unattainable. The half-forgotten, slow-paced world he conjures up is one of grandeur mixed with eccentricity, of opulence with romanticism and of time stilled entirely. For the most part it is, to say the least, at odds with the pace of 21st-century life. Some of the biggest names in fashion and contemporary culture are here: Alber Elbaz sporting a pair of rabbit...
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2010s Modern Books

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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, First Edition, 2005
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. Octavo. In original black cloth boards with gilt title...
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Early 2000s American Modern Books

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In Stock in Los Angeles, Alaïa Livre de Collection by Prosper Assouline
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Alaïa: Livre de Collection by Prosper Assouline (Hardcover) In stock in Los Angeles For over 35 years, Prosper Assouline and Azzedine Alaïa were close friends. As a tribute to th...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

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Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph, 1st Edition 2009
By Gary Hume
Located in London, GB
Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph Published by Other Criteria, 2009, 1st Edition “The first major monograph of the Turner Prize-nominated British painter and sculptor Gary Hume. ...
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Early 2000s British Modern Books

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Valentino "Una Grande Storia Italiana" Taschen Numbered Sold-Out Ltd. Edition
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Aquired from the original owner. Purchased at Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills. Never read, only looked at with white gloves. Sold out world-wide. This is number 108/2100. Signed by the ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Books

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John Piper, The Tate Gallery, Paperback, 1983, Art Book
Located in Stowmarket, GB
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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20th Century English Modern Books

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Alfred Stieglitz - The Key Set Volume I & II
Located in London, GB
Alfred Stieglitz, The Key, Set Volume I & II Published by National Gallery of Art/Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2002 Few individuals have exerted as profound an influence on 20th-cent...
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Bvlgari Amanda Triossi Daniela Mascetti 2008
Located in London, GB
Special Edition Published by Electa 2008 English Text in slipcaseThe first book on the famed jeweler. A stunning production, illustrated throughout in colour with numerous photograph...
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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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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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1980s American Vintage Modern Books

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