Capitol Records Fiftieth Anniversary
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, 1992. Oblang 4to. 219 pages. Color photgraphs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, a limited edition for promotional use only, not for sale.
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Brett Weston Photographs from Five Decades
New York: Aperture Inc, 1980. Folio. 131 pages. Black and white photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Brett Weston (1911-1993) was generally acknowledged as one of the finest printers in his time. In this monograph, the plates of Weston's pictures are reproduced virtually to facsimile quality. Among the selections from...
One Hundred Books Famous in Science
New York: The Grolier Club, 1964. 8vo. 449 pages. Cloth; acetate; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, one of 1000 copies.
L'imaginaire Des Grottes Dans Les Jardins Européens
France: Hazan, 2014. Folio. 400 pages. Text in French. Boards; slipcase. FIRST EDITION. "Ce sont des milliers de grottes qui furent aménagées au cours des cinq derniers siècles selon des échelles extraordinairement variées allant de la simple niche abritant une petite fontaine à l'immense chaos naturel transformé en paysage sublime.....
Decorated Skin a World Survey of Body Art
London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Folio. 256 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "The decoration of the human body is one of the oldest art forms known to man. As primitive cave paintings show, its history dates back at least 10,000 years, and it has remained with...
Girls in the Windows and other Stories
New York: powerHouse Books, 2013. Folio. 252 pages. Color photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. " Girls in the Windows is the first book to survey the work of Ormond Gigli and escorts the viewer behind the façade of that incredible photograph--to understand its genesis and to celebrate its remarkable...
One Place Two Decades
New York: B Five Studio, 2015. Folio. 155 pages. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "Limited Edition of 1250 copies. This book explores an extraordinary family compound from the first-person perspective of the architect, Salvatore LaRosa: the landscape architect, Douglas Reed: and the photographer, Scott Frances. The design chronicled here in words...
Robert Heinecken: A Material History
Tuscon: Center for Creative Photography, 2003. 4to. 112 pages. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Heinecken's work with its wit, know-how, and focus on media materials, is as relevant now as when he made it. The Robert Heinecken Archive at the Center for Creative Photography, with its extensive collection of fine prints...
Eclectique : une collection du xxie siècle
Flammarion, 2016. In French. Folio. 176 pages. Printed boards. Catalogue of the exhibition held at Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, 23 November 2016 to 2 April 2017.
The Spirit of Colors: The Art of Karl Gerstner
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1981. 8vo. 225 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Color is Gerstner's essential medium. In this book, he presents the pure sensation of color with great precision. He explores color physically, sumptuously, yet with cool, formal clarity in the book's seventy color plates" (the publisher).
Jennifer Bartlett Rhapsody
New York: Abrams, 1985. Folio. 108 pages. Color illustrations. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Work by the artist Jennifer Bartlett, which was first shown at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, in 1976, is presented in this volume. It consists of 987 baked-enamel plates, and uses as its...
Damien Hirst: The Elusive Truth. New Paintings
New York: Gagosian, 2006. 8vo. Color photographs. Printed wrappers. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held 11 March to 21 May 2005.
Max Bill
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1977. 4to. 255 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. A study of Max Bill's works up until 1977.
Japanese Detail: Architecture
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989. 4to. 142 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Takes an in-depth look at how unique and creative Japanese architecture can be.
Haim Steinbach: Travel
London: White Cube, 2014. 8vo. 125, [3] pages. Color photographs. White printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Travel explores Steinbach's recent exhibition at White Cube Mason's Yard, London and is comprised of two new series of works that trace a trajectory in the artist's practice that stretches from the 1970s to today...
Undercoverism. Less but Better. 2010 Spring/Summer Collection
Tokyo: Takarajimasha, 2010. 4to. 80 pages. Original wrapper with integrated box containing a Light Laboratories tote bag. An excellent-e-MOOK featuring Undercover's Spring/Summer 2010 collection, folding color photographs and a Light Laboratories tote.
Spices and How to Know Them
Buffalo: Matthew-Northrup Works, 1909. 8vo. 179 pages. Color and black-and-white illustrations. Printed boards. FIRST EDITION. An encyclopedia for spices, with everything from black pepper to nutmeg.
Robert Irwin Getty Garden
Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2002. Folio. 192 pages. Color photographs. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "In the early 1990s the design and creation of the Central Garden at the Getty Center were entrusted to the distinguished contemporary visual artist Robert Irwin. Irwin-a member of California's "light and space" movement-was...
The Course of Time, A Poem, in Ten Books
Exeter: J. and B. Williams, 1836. Small 8vo (4.75 x 2.75 inches). 188 pages. Contemporary sheep.
Studio Wieki Somers: Out of the Ordinary
Zurich: Jrp Ringier, 2015. 4to. 206 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "This publication celebrates the tenth anniversary of Studio Wieki Somers, a design studio established by Dutch designer Wieki Somers (born 1976) and her partner Dylan van den Berg. The studio's products are remarkable for their narrative...
Der Chinese in der Öffentlichkeit und der Familie wie er Sich Selbst Sieht und Schildert
Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, ca 1910. Oblong (8.5 x 10 inches). Full-page black-and-white illustrations. Original cloth. Provenance: Friedrich Eberhard Zeuner (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Max von Brandt (1910-1920) was one of German's foremost diplomats in the Far East. The present text attempts to characterize Chinese customs and politics by discussing 82 news-items...
Iki
Tokyo: Shiseido Co., Ltd., 1987. In Japanese. 4to. 175, [1] pages. Extensively illustrated with color photographs. Cloth-backed boards; slipcase. Superb catalogue with extensive essays from the Shiseido Company, one of the oldest cosmetics companies in the world. Not published for sale. The concept of iki, the aesthetic of looking effortlessly...
Peter Zumthor Works: Buildings and Projects 1979-1997
Switzerland: Lars Müller Publishers, 1998. Folio. 318 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth. FIRST EDITION. A comprehensive survey of Zumthor's work. Scarce.
The Paper Doll's House of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis, Aged Twelve
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2014. 4to. 80 pages. Includes 5 sheets of punchcards in pocket at end. Color illustrations. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. Signed by author on the title-page. "In 1884, a remarkable twelve-year-old girl made a paper doll's house. While these were fashionable enough at the time, they...
So Far, So Goude
New York: Assouline, 2005. 4to. 347 pages. Color illustrations and photographs. Boards; dust jacket. Includes CD-ROM inside back cover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. "Representing Jean-Paul Goude's life and work from the late 1960s up to the present, the book spans Goude's years at Esquire; his revolutionary work with Grace Jones, his...
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