Stockholm: Svenska Tryckeriaktiebolaget, 1923. Original wraps. SIGNED "MARIE" in year-of-publication along the foot of the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1923 1st edition of this uncommon, wild tale by Marie Queen of Roumania, grandaughter to Queen Victoria and Roumania's last Queen. Ascending to the throne in... More about Why? A Story of Great Longing
Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1983. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, lovely color plates thruout. Text in Italian. More about La Ceramica Dell'Estremo Oriente
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 2002 1st edition of this impressive monograph on master jeweler Fulco di Verdura (1898-1978). Tight and Near Fine (one tiny bump to the front panel's upper-tip) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, lovely color reproductions thruout. More about Verdura: The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler
Marietta, Ohio: Marietta Historical Commission, 1918. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1918 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the spine and very light spotting --with a touch of scuffing-- to the panels. Octavo, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Vol. III (complete unto itself)... More about Ohio in the Time of the Confederation
MFA Publications (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), 2017. Boards. A pristine copy of the 2017 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, lovely color photographs thruout. More about Oscar Heyman: The Jewelers' Jeweler
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966. Cloth. The 1966 stated 1st printing of this celebrated collaboration between photographer Walker Evans and essayist James Agee. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a 2" closed tear along the spine crown, very light chipping at the foot of the... More about Many Are Called
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along the rear panel edges. Oblong octavo, Levitt's revered black-and-white photos thruout, complemented by Agee's eloquent, posthumous essay. More about A Way of Seeing
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998. Cloth. A very sharp copy of this 1998 monograph on Russian Constructivist Aleksandr Rodchenko. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, "336 pages; 431 illustrations (221 color, 114 duotone)" More about Aleksandr Rodchenko
Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2002. Boards. A near-pristine copy of this 2002 study of Gerhard Richter's landscapes. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the spine crown. Oblong quarto, lovely color reproductions thruout. More about Gerhard Richter: Landscapes
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1988. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, "184 pgs., 172 illustrations, 31 in color" More about The Drawings of Philip Guston
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Twin Palms Publishers, 2000. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 2000 2nd edition, limited to 6,000 copies. Soid and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, overwhelmingly disturbing --and yet deeply significant-- photos thruout documenting surely one of the darkest chapters in American history. More about Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
New York: Skira Rizzoli, 1979. Cloth. A goregous copy of the 1979 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Folio, "48 paintings reproduced in full color and 18 drawings". And in a sturdy, Near Fine example of the publisher's printed slipcase. "This is... More about Balthus
New York School of Interior Design, 2004. Boards. A handsome copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (one chip at the foot of the final page) in its spiral-bound pictorial boards. Quarto, profile of Albert Hadley by Mark Hampton, appreciations by Bunny Williams, Mario Buatta, Thoams Jayne et al. More about Albert Hadley: Drawings and the Design Process
New York: Rizzoli, 2005. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ALBERT HADLEY on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, vivid color reroductions thruout. More about Albert Hadley: The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1995. Cloth. SIGNED BY DESIGNER ALBERT HADLEY on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1995 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, lovely color photography thruout. More about Parish Hadley: Sixty Years of American Design
Mexico: Arquine, 2008. Boards. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its decorative white boards. Quarto, text in both Spanish and English. More about Francisco Serrano: Obra Completa/Complete Works
Madrid: El Croquis, 2012. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2012 1st edition of issue #161 of El Croquis. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial, thick card wrappers. Folio, text in both Spanish and English. A very sharp example of this first-rate international magazine, published out of Madrid... More about El Croquis 161: Mansilla + Tunon (1992-2012
Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. Cloth. SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER LYNN DAVIS on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 stated 1st trade edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely black-and-white reproductions at each verso. More about Monument
New York: Dover Publications, 1965-1967. H.J. Ford. Full leather. 8 volumes of the original Dover reprints, sumptuously bound in a rich, multi-colored, full leather by Bayntun of Bath and each stamped by the Bayntun bindery at the first blank verso. All 8 volumes clean and Near Fine, with raised bands... More about The Fairy Books (8 Volumes -- Beautifully Bound in Full Leather by Bayntun of Bath
NewYork: Stonehill Publishing Company, 1977. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1977 stated 1st printing. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with a light trace of soiling along the rear panel's fore-edge. Tall quarto, Makos's crisp black-and-white images thruout capturing the Punk scene of the late 70s. More about White Trash
New York: AmPhoto, 1961. Boards. An impressive copy of the 1961 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (small former owner stamp at the top and fore-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the spine crown. Quarto, Brandt's wonderful black-and-white "distortions" thruout. More about Perspective of Nudes
Washington, D.C. Howard University Press, 1991. Cloth. A virtually pristine copy of the 1991 3rd printing of this handsome re-issue. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Langston Hughes's eloquent text coupled with Roy De Carava's crisp black-and-white portraits thruout. More about The Sweet Flypaper of Life
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Cloth. The 1981 stated 1st edition, in its less common hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one light crease running vertically along the front flap. Quarto, Mary Ellen Mark's jarring color photographs thruout. More about Falkland Road: Prostitutes of Bombay (In Hardback
Gnomon Press (for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), 1978. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE GREAT POET AND PUBLISHER (OF JARGON PRESS) JONATHAN WILLIAMS, WHO SELECTED THE EXHIBITION AND CO-WROTE THE TEXT. A very sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the October-November 1978 exhibition at Virginai Polytechnic... More about I Shall Save One Land Unvisited: Eleven Southern Photographers
Grey Art Gallery & Study Center (New York University), 1990. Original wraps. The catalogue based on the January-February 1990 exhibition at NYU's Grey Art Gallery & Study Center. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a translucent, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the fore-edge and along the rear panel... More about Peter Hujar
