Material World
London: Thames & Hudson, 2015. Folio. 336 pages. Original pictorial boards. Full page color illustrations. FIRST EDITION.
New Arrivals
Gijs Bakker and Jewelry
Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH, 2007. 4to. 271 pages. Color illustrations and photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "The long-awaited catalogue raisonné, of Dutch jewelry and product designer Gijs Bakker, a prominent figure in international jewelry for over forty years who has been setting trends in both form and design" (the publisher).
Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2010. Folio. 304 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "This amazing collection of images of the Romanovs, their world, and their fabulous jewels bring the last golden years of the dynasty to life. Papi has spent years uncovering the fascinating stories...
Creative Bags
Sendpoints, 2014. 4to. 235 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Bags can take many forms from grocery and shopping bags to totes and purses. While the retail variety is undergoing a conscientious upheaval as environmental considerations question the notion of disposable, reuse is the growing trend. Along with brand...
Ted Muehling: A Portrait by Don Freeman
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2008. Folio. 224 pages. Ilustrations and photographs by Don Freeman. Cloth; slipcase. FIRST EDITION. "Ted Muehling also introduces Muehling's ongoing creative partnership with the noted photographer Don Freeman, who has been capturing Muehling's work and workspaces since the beginning of each of their careers. The...
Barneys: New York
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2016. Folio. 304 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. "Organized by chapters, this stunning visual album delves into the chic, stylish world of Barneys New York by showcasing the celebrated fashion designers whose careers the company helped launch including Giorgio Armani, Dries...
Studio Job: Monkey Business
New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2016. Folio. 256 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Blurring the lines between industrial design and art installation, Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job have vaulted into the top ranks of contemporary design. Studio Job redefines the applied arts for the contemporary age" (the publisher).
Roads of Arabia: The Archeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia
Germany: Wasmuth, 2012. 4to. 308 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Provides a unique cultural historical panorama of the Arabian Peninsula: the first hand axes, 6,000 year-old anthropomorphic stele, monumental Egyptian giant statues, Roman glass and metal works, early Islamic ceramics and other spectacular objects from such cities as...
Liv Blavarp: Smykker; 1984-2001
South Norway: Art Museum of South Norway, 2001. 4to. 119 pages. Color illustrations and photographs. Cloth; pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. Lavishly illustrated with illustrations and photographs of Liv Blåvarps' works.
Romeo Sozzi and Promemoria: The Designer Behind the Most Beautiful Furniture in the World
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2016. Folio. 248 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "A revealing look at the designer behind Promemoria's stunning handmade furniture, and the luxurious interiors that embody his passion, refined taste, and eclecticism" (the publisher).
The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
London: British Museum Press, 2011. 4to. 201 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 6 October 2011 to 19 February 2012. "A treasure hoard from a distinct civilisation. The difference is that it is a civilisation of...
Art of the Natural World: Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art
Boston: MFA Publications, 2001. 8vo. 157 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Prized for over a millennium by Chinese literati, scholars' rocks--stones sculpted by the elements into richly detailed miniature landscapes--have long been objects of contemplation, inspiration and ever-changing beauty. This succinct, elegantly designed volume offers...
Women in Clothes
New York: Penguin Group, 2014. 8vo. 528 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "This collection of writings on women's perceptions of clothing and fashion embraces the complexity of women's style decisions, revealing the sometimes funny, sometimes strange, and always honest impulses that influence the daily ritual of getting dressed" (the publisher).
Carmelo Cappello
Milan: Schwartz, 1958. 4to. Black-and-white illustations and photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Inscribed on title-page by Carmelo Cappello and with his inkstamp. A collection of photographs of his artwork.
Les extravagantes
Paris: Éditions Xavier Barrel, 2014. 8vo. 173 pages. Color photographs. Cloth-backed pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. A collection of Blok's photographs of plants and flowers.
Fragrances of the World 2008
Sydney: Fragrances of the World, 2007. Folio. 196 pages, with tabbed fore-edges. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. A resource for researching various colognes and perfumes, with a unique and original classification system.
Indian Waves
London: Gagosian Gallery, 2014. Oblong 8vo. 83 pages. Color plates. Wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Published to accompany the exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery from 28 November 2014 to 31 January 2015. A collection of paintings from artist Howard Hodgkin.
Marcel Storr
Paris: Phebus, 2011. Oblong 4to. 127 pages. Color illustations. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. A collection of Marcel Storr's paintings of fantasical architectural subjects.
Overleaf
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2013. 8vo. 176 pages. Color illustations. Pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. "An extraordinary celebration of that most obvious and overlooked part of a tree. It features over seventy brilliantly rendered studies of the leaves of thirty-seven tree species found across North America and Europe" (the publisher).
Schneidern und Sammeln: Die Wiener Familie Rothberger
Vienna: Bohlau Verlag, 2010. Includes CD-ROM in pocket on rear pastedown. 8vo. 333 pages. Illustrated. Cloth; dust jacket. "Tells the story of the Rothberger family, which has shaped Vienna's cultural and economic life for almost a century" (the publisher).
Historic Cutlery: Changes in Form from the Early Stone Age to the Mid-20th Century
Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 2002. Text in English and German. Folio. 664 pages. Color photographs. Cloth; dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION. "Presents eating utensils from Palaeolithic to modern times. A scholarly book possessing all the richness of an art book" (the publisher).
Georgiana Houghton: Spirit Drawings
London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2016. 8vo. 83 pages. Color illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION, published to accompany the exhibition at the Courtauld 16 June to 11 September 2016. "An astonishing series of largely abstract Victorian watercolors produced by the long-forgotten spiritualist artist Georgiana Houghton. This catalogue accompanies the first exhibition...
Handmade In India: A Geographic Collection of Indian Handicrafts
Abbeville Press, 2009. Folio. 579 pages. Color illustrations. Cloth; dust jacket. "Examines all aspects of Indian handicrafts--historical, social, and cultural influences on crafts, design and craft processes, traditional and new markets, products, and tools--unraveling a wealth of knowledge" (the publisher).
Kitchen Things: An Album of Vintage Utensils and Farm-Kitchen Recipes
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013. 4to. 288 pages. Color illustrations and black-and-white photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Kitchen Things, by master photographer and respected novelist Richard Snodgrass, celebrates these well-loved objects and recipes and showcases them in an unexpected way--a way that touches upon the science of food...
The New Artisans II
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2015. 4to. 320 pages. Color photographs. Printed boards. FIRST EDITION. "Showcases sixty new artisans whose work exemplifies the growing handmade element in contemporary product design" (the publisher).