Abell, Sam. Rochester, NY/Charlottesville, VA: Eastman Kodak Company/Thomasson-Grant. Hardcover. First Printing. 171 pp. Oblong Folio.Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A far ranging selection of the color photography of longtime National Geographic photographer Sam Abell. Stunnning breadth, from nature to the human portrait in their environment. Fine / Fine. More
Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Architectural Press, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 175 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has very light scuffing from shelf wear, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
A very rare volume that details the life and work of Danish landscape architect and professor of landscape architecture, Carl Theodor Sorensen (1893-1979). Fine / fine. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. viii, 160 pp. 8vo. Marketed as "First Limited Edition." Colorful yellow, blue, and red dust jacket with striking design by Merle Armitage; minor scuffing and sunning which slightly darkens the spine, now in mylar cover. Yellow cloth boards with blue embossed type. Yellow endpapers sport an map of Dysarts claims on the front endpapers, along with previous owner's address stamps; rear pastedown serves as the colophon for this edition. Chapter heads all designed by Armitage. [Purcell 24].
An engaging biography by Merle Armitage (1893-1975), who also provided the stunning design of this book, of Stella Dysart (1878-1966) who struck it rich in uranium in New Mexico in 1955. A controversial figure in the oil business..... More
Detroit, MI: Detroit Public Library, 1942. Wraps. First Edition. 16 pp. 8vo. Blue paper wraps with a white paper label pasted from rear to front on which the title is printed in red and black. Very minor scuffing, clean within. Endpapers illustrated with red silhouettes of fighting ships from Armitages book, "United States Navy" published in 1940. Laid in is a sheet indicating that this is Keepsake No. 71 from The American Institute of Graphic Arts.
A simple and delightful design by Armitage of this little pamphlet listing his work contained within the Detroit Library and the focus of an exhibition from August 17 - September 19, 1942. A jewel! OCLC shows holdings in only 6 institutions. Very Good. More
New Haven, CT: William Reese Company, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. 73 pp. 8vo. Red paper boards with titling embossed on cover as well as orange cloth spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More
Lockhart, James R. Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia: The Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd., 2004. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 329 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Slipcase with a front panel that replicates the front panel of the dust jacket, has slight scuffing from wear. Heavy item requiring additional shipping.
A survey of the work of American classical architect William T. Baker. Inscribed by Baker on the title page with a slight smudge due to signing on a slick page with black marker. Printed in an edition of 1,000 copies with slipcase, this is #311 and hand numbered on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Becher, Bernd; Becher, Hilla. Munich, Germany: Schirmer/Mosel, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 9 pp. 223 Plates. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Like new. Text in German, which means little as it is really about the photographs.
The third book by the Becher in which they focus on one building type, providng an opportunity to compare and contrast across countries, from Germany and France to the United States. Absolutely fascinating and beautifully printed. Bernd (1931–2007) and Hilla (1934–2015) Becher's work was the focus of a recent exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Bernd & Hliia Becher" wich ran from 15 July - 6 November 2022. Fine / Fine. More
Bengston, Jim. Gottingen, West Germany: European Photography, 1986. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong Folio. Scuffing to covers from shelf wear, clean within.
Inscribed by Jim Bengston on the first free paper. Very Good. More
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1965. Hardcover. First Edition. First Southern Illinois University Press Edition. 412, [1] pp. 4to. Light scuffing to dust jacket, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Rubbing at base of cover boards, clean within. Fine / Very Good. More
Caballero, David Rodriquez. La Rioja, Spain: Museum Wurth La Rioja, 2011. Wraps. First Edition. 239, [2] pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
Catalog for an exhibition of the same name at the Museum Wurth La Rioja. Inscribed and signed by the artist on the title page. Also decorated with a small drawing on the second free endpaper, dated 2013. Fine. More
New Haven, CT; Portland, ME: Yale University Press/Portland Art Museum, 2008. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. xiii, 122 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
An exceptional catalog from the exhibition of the same name at the Portland Museum of Art and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Fine. More
Eisner, Will. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xv, 423 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Will Eisner. Need we say more? Fine / Fine. More
Bar Harbor, Me: The Island Foundation, 1997. Hard Cover. First Edition. xxiii, 134 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Scholastic Book Services/Pocket Books, Inc., 1965. Mass market paperback. As. First Pocket Cardinal Edition published in 1953, this copy is the 44th printing, printed in January, 1965. 237 pp. 16mo. Mass market paperback with cover image of the actress, Millie Perkins, who played Anne Frank in the 1959 film, "The Diary of Anne Frank" directed by George Stevens. Clean, crisp copy with stained red foredges. An absolutely pristine copy. Fine. More
Frank, Robert. Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. First Edition. 95 pp. 8vo. Light soiling to cover from shelf wear. Darkened patch on first free endpaper and pastedown where newspaper clipping is laid in. Clean within. Very Good. More
Gilpin, Laura. Colorado Springs, CO: Fountain Valley School, 1980. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. 4to. Sligh scuffing to covers from shelf wear.
This history of the art and architecture of Fountain Vally School, which was founded in 1930, features a number of black & white photographs by the eminent photographer of the American Southwest, Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) of the buildings and grounds in the 1930s. Very Good. More
Heaton Moor, Stockport, England: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. 144 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Inscribed by John Ganis, the photographer, on the half-title page. Fine / Fine. More
Goldsworthy, Andy. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 157 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / fine. More
New York: Abrams, 2007. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. 190 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Gossage, John. Washington DC: Loosestrife Editions, 1987. Limited Edition. Unpag. Elephant Folio. Rigid clean plastic dust jacket has some scuffing, protects silver gelatin print that is inset in the front cover which is covered in black cloth, gray embossed titling runs along spine on cover.
Eighteen photorgaphs by John Gossage taken in Berlin between 1982 & 1986. Printed in an edition of 500 copies, this being #426 and signed by John Gossage on the limitation page. More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition. 259 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. FIne / Fine. More
Grey, Joel. New York: powerHouse Books, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Signed on the title page by Academy Award and Emmy Award winner, Joel Grey. Fine / Fine. More
New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Hardcover. First Edition. First Modery Library Edition. xx, 355 pp. 16mo. Dust jacket has numerous small tears and losses, split from bottom 3/4 up at hinge of front panel along spine, now in mylar cover. Red cloth flexible boards with gold embossed Modern Library logo on front board. Previous owner's name in ink at top of front pastedown, loss along gutter on first free endpaper where tape was removed. Very slight darkening to pages due to age, clean within. Very Good / fair. More
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New York: The Limited Edtions Club, 1935. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 34 pp. Folio. Printed cloth boards with illustrations taken from the text, red leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interior pristine. Blue velvet cloth chemise with title embossed on spine which also is lighter due to sunning, small tear at head of spine hinge at front board, printed cloth illustrations that cover boards line the chemise as well; chemise in Very Good condition. The same blue velvet cloth covers the slipcase that has small chips at edges and fading at edge due to sunning, in Good condition.
A reprint of Mark Twain's 1891 "translation" of Der Strulwwelpeter with the illusrations that were drawn originally by Heinrich Hoffmann and then re-drawn by Fritz Kredel, then used..... More
Privately Printed, 1922. Hardcover. First Edition. 134 pp. 4to. Brown printed paper covers with light brown spine. Some fraying to head and foot of spine, paper title pasted to cover board. Bumping and losses to covers. Interior clean and tight.
Inscribed on the second free endpaper by Grace Hopkinson Eliot (1846-1924) in the year of publication. Grace Hopkinson Eliot was the daughter of Thomas Hopkinson and second wife of Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926), author of the Introduction and the President of Harvard University for forty years. Very Good. More