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.
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.
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.
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).
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...
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...
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...
New York: WM. H. Wise & Co., 1926. 8vo. 555 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "The story of Elbert Hubbard, the founder of Roycroft, one of the most successful artistic enterprises of the Arts and Crafts era" (the publisher).
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Oblong 8vo. 240 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Filled with surprising insights and astonishing details, and as playful and humorous as it is erudite, Michel Pastoureau's Green is an entertaining lesson about the way our visual perceptions are modified by culture...
Milan: Silvana, 2013. 4to. 255 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "The joint presentation of the works of these two historical figures of European contemporary art on the evening of their career is exceptional, after their only meeting in Milan in 1962" (the publisher, translated).
Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz, 2011. 4to. 232 pages. Color illustrations. Pictorial cloth and printed boards. FIRST EDITION. "Japanese publisher Soichiro Fukutake has transformed the island of Naoshima into an art lover's paradise. Located off the west coast of Japan, the island is home to Ando-designed museums showcasing works by Walter De...
New York: Collectif, 2008. In French. 4to. 189 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial wrappers; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Begaultlaan: Exhibitions International, 2010. 4to. 339 pages. Color photographs. Cloth-backed printed boards. FIRST EDITION. "The trilogy as conceived by Axel Vervoordt establishes a perfect balance through the natural time-flow between its three chapters. 'Artempo: Where Time Becomes Art' dealt with the beauty of passing time touching the world, with the...
California: Chronicle Books (CA), 2011. Folio. 156 pages. Color illustrations. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Large-scale wall charts were fundamental tools of classroom instruction throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected here for the first time in one deluxe volume are over 100 of these vintage educational posters now...
Berlin: 032c, 2016. 4to. 296 pages. Color photographs. Cloth-backed pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. With a section designed by Kanye West, photographs by Willy Vanderperre, and much more. 032c magazine is a bi-annual, English-language contemporary culture magazine that covers art, fashion, and politics.
Antwerp: Re-Edition Publishing, 2016. 4to. Photographs and illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Features a lavish section on Saint Laurent by Collier Schorr. "Re-Edition is a new publication, which will showcase some of the best Art and Fashion photographers at the moment, mixing rare Archive and new material in the most...
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1967. 8vo. 134 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Masks have always beeen a golden key to his land of make-believe and in his latest book Micheal Grater offers a special gift to every child" (dust jacket flap).
New York: Cooper Hewitt, 2007. 4to. 144 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer presents a broad array of Maurer’s iconic works, remounted and re-conceived specifically for this project" (the publisher).
Hong Kong: Leisure & Cultural Service Department, 2000. Oblong 8vo. 125 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. A catalog of an exhibition held in 2000 at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
New York: Acquavella Galleries, 2008. 4to. 175 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Published for the exhibition presented at Acquavella Galleries from 16 April to 13 June 2008.
Italy: Electaarchitecture, 2004. 8vo. 247 pages. Black-and-white and color photographs. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Droog Design is a Dutch design agency created in 1993 by product designer Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers, a design historian and critic. Officially launched as a 'laboratory of ideas and experiments embracing industrial production', this...
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2014. 4to. 81 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Michael Craig-Martin at Chatsworth 16 March - 29 June 2014.
London: Gagosian Gallery, 2015. Folio. 229 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. A fine collection of artwork spanning almost 100 years.
Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 2008. 4to. 140 pages. Pictorial wrappers. "Published in partnership with the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art to accompany its exhibit, this catalog of essays and more than fifty color exhibition plates invokes these two senses of "intelligent design"--one from the debates between science and...
Paris: Binoche Et Godeau, 1991. 4to. 178 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. The auction catalog for the sale held 6 October 1991. Contains many important pieces of modern design.