Tertium non Data/The Third is Not Given
Istanbul: PAGEV Yayinlari, 2009. 8vo. Color photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
New Arrivals
Driving Lantau: Whisper of an Island
Hong Kong: MCCM Creations, 2012. Includes CD-ROM. 8vo. 416 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "The largest of the islands that make up the greater Hong Kong area, Lantau remains decidedly separate from the urban sprawl of Hong Kong island and the Kowloon peninsula, boasting a wide array of...
Sun Gardens: Victorian Photograms
New York: Aperture, 1985. Folio. 103 pages. Color and black-and-white illustrations. Printed cloth. FIRST EDITION.
Art at Work
Boston: Dutton Books, 1984. Folio. 333 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. A large collection of art with over 250 colored images.
Ukiyo-E: 250 Years of Japanese Art
New York: Mayflower Books, 1993. Folio. 390 pages. Color illustrations. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. A huge collection of Japanese art spanning over hundreds of years.
The Eloquent Object: The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945
Tulsa: Philbrook Museum of Art, 1987. Folio. 289 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth. FIRST EDITION. A book filled with a variety of interesting and astounding pieces of art.
Awaiting the Moon
Washington: Kagedo Japanese Art, 1998. Folio. 171 pages. Color photographs. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of an exhibtiion at Kagedo Japanese Art Gallery.
A Smile in the Mind - Revised and Expanded Edition: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design
London: Phaidon Press, 2016. Folio. 272 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed wrappers. "Forty years of "witty thinking" from over 500 designers, including hundreds of visual examples and interviews with the world's top practitioners" (the publisher).
Revolution of Forms: Cuba's Forgotten Art Schools (Updated Edition)
Princeton: Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. 8vo. 190 pages. Black-and-white photographs. Pictorial wrappers. "The organic complex of brick and terra-cotta Catalan-vaulted structures was abandoned, until the original publication of Revolution of Forms brought it to the attention of the world and swayed the Cuban government to commit to its restoration. This...
Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016. 8vo. 336 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Cloth-backed printed boards. FIRST EDITION. "This groundbreaking book explores the evolving concept of unfinishedness as essential to understanding art movements from the Renaissance to the present day. Unfinished features more than 200 works, created in a variety...
Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty
New York: Monacelli Press, 2016. Folio. 160 pages. Color photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty presents the full array of her seductive and opulent still life series, heirs to the legacy of a cherished art tradition now seen through the lens of photography. Essays by art...
Chine: Tresors du Quotidien
Lausanne: Skira, 2004. In French. 8vo. 195 pages. Color photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of the exhibition that took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco from 9 April - 16 May 2004.
Artists Living with Art
New York: Abrams, 2015. 4to. 272 pages. Color photographs. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Artists Living with Art invites readers into the homes and personal art collections of some of the world's most renowned contemporary artists, including Cindy Sherman, Helen and Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Rachel Feinstein and John...
Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women 1947-2016
Los Angeles: Skira, 2016. 4to. 256 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs. Pictoral boards. FIRST EDITION. "Accompanying the most comprehensive exhibition of postwar abstract sculpture by women artists to date, Revolution in the Making traces the ways in which women artists deftly transformed the language of sculpture in the 20th...
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector
London: Prestel, 2015. 4to. 255 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color photos. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. Published in association with Barbican Art Gallery in London. "Exploring more than a dozen personal collections of contemporary artists, this unique and revealing book probes the aesthetic and psychological dimensions of collecting and shows how...
Miwaku no M buru P pa (Fascinating Marble Paper)
Tokyo: Atelier Miura, 1988. In Japanese. 4to. 155 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. Illustrated with 75 brilliant color photographs which are accompanied by brief captions in English, French and German. FIRST EDITION. Detailed and beautifully presented illustration of marble paper making process. Miura, a book binder and marble paper maker, has...
Hurry Up and Wait
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2015. 8vo. 63 pages. Color photographs. Cloth with mounted photos. FIRST EDITION. "This is the second volume in a new series of collaborations between artist Maira Kalman, writer Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. This time a....
The Journey of Sebastian Errazuriz
Berlin: Gestalten, 2012. 4to. 224 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Ironic, sophisticated, precise--the work of young Chilean Sebastian Errazuriz moves elegantly between art and design" (the publisher).
Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of American, Volume II
Seattle: Marquand Books, 2011. 4to. 451 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Inspired traditions: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana" held at the Fenimore Art Museum from 1 October - 31 December 2011.
Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana
Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2007. 4to. 427 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Made For Love: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana" at the Yale University Art Gallery from 13 February - 26 August 2007.
Japonesque 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Between Painting and Sculpture
San Francisco: Japonesque, 1993. 4to. 9 duo-tone illustrations. Printed wrappers. Outer translucent printed wrapper, stapled. The catalog to mark the 10th anniversary of Japonesque curated by Koichi Hara. Iwashita creates sculptures on large panels of wood. The outer wrapper includes a biography of the sculptor.
Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft
London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2007. 4to. 143 pages. Color photographs. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "This is a profile of international artists who place craft at the heart of their practice, transforming everyday subjects and ordinary materials into works that are out of the ordinary" (the publisher).
Oakley
New York: Assouline, 2014. Folio. 224 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Always cutting-edge and defying convention, Oakley is known for its inimitable glasses worn by top athletes such as Shaun White and actors such as Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2. But the company is not just...
The Craft and the Makers: Between Tradition and Attitude
Berlin: Gestalten, 2014. 4to. 256 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Whether furniture, porcelain, or leather goods, all of the products featured here offer today's true luxury: the perfect fusion of creativity and craftsmanship that results in quality and durability. Reflecting this spirit, every page is a testament to...
Catskill Crafts: Artisans of the Catskill Mountains
New York: Crown Publishing Group, 1987. 8vo. 174 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Cloth-backed printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Signed by author on title-page. "Novelist Jane Smiley offers an affectionate, informative group portrait of the 15 craftsmen and women in the Catskill Mountains towns where their native arts and...