Cambridge, MA: Harvard Garduate School of Design, 1968. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY TEUN KOOLHAAS on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the scarce 1968 true 1st edition of this seminal work in urban planning and urban design. Issued by the Harvard Graduate School of Design... More
New York and Zurich: Mary Boone Gallery/de Pury & Luxembourg, 2001. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY HELMUT NEWTON on the front free endpaper. A crisp, near-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the 2001 exhibition held simultaneously at New York's Mary Boone Gallery and Zurich's de Pury & Luxembourg... More
New York: Astor-Honor, Inc., 1968. Richard Coe. Boards. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR BAYARD DOMINICK on the dedication page. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light creasing along the outer hinges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light scuffing to the front... More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1954. Russel Hamilton. Cloth. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1954 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JOHN HOKE, THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND ILLUSTRATOR RUSSEL HAMILTON, AND BOTH OF THE PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN WATTS AND HELEN HOKE WATTS, on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot: clean... More
Paris: L'Estampe Moderne, 1931. Leo Lelee. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR GABRIEL BOISSY at the limitation. #194 of 225 copies issued (within this limitation, this is among "100 examplaires dits d'hommage ou d'amite, numerotes de 126 a 225"). A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot: clean and Near Fine in... More
Cambridge, MA: The MiT Press, 1984. Cloth. 1984 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with fading along the spine and just a touch of light rubbing at the panels. Oblong quarto, 520 pgs. Translated from its original German by Iain Boyd White. More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1947. Jacques Villon. Original wraps. INSCRIBED IN PENCIL BY JACQUES VILLON on the half-title. A superb copy to boot of the 1947 1st edition. #168 of 190 copies issued "sur velin de pur fil, a la forme, des papeteries du marais". Clean and Near Fine to Fine... More
Paris: Musee des Arts de la Mode, 1987. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MARC BOHAN (BOTH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT DIOR AND CREATOR OF THE HAUTE COUTURE COLLECTIONS SINCE 1960) on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-October 1987 exhibition at Paris' Musee... More
Los Angeles: Chris Burden, 1974. Original wraps. The 1974 1st (and only) edition of this remarkable look at the early work of Los Angeles performance and installation artist Chris Burden (1946-2015). Clean and Near Fine in its black wrappers, with dramamtc red titling to the front panel. Just a touch... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1918. Full leather. A magnificent set, complete in 12 stated volumes. A lettered copy (letter F), within a larger limitation of 565 copies. This set is not only signed by Booth Tarkington at the limitation (as called for) but also includes an additional... More
Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1969. Federico Castellon. An all-but-pristine copy of this lavish 1969 edition of Poe's "The Mask of the Red Death", beautifully rendered by the Aquarius Press of Baltimore. #247 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED AT THE LIMITATION BY THE ARTIST FEDERICO CASTELLON, whose 16 full-page lithographs nicely complement the... More
Paris: Editions du Chene, 1974. Cloth. A near-pristine copy of the uncommon catalogue based on the December 1974-January 1975 exhibition at Paris' Arc 2/Musee D'Art Moderne de la Ville. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, crisp, high-quality black-and-white plates thruout. THE DELUXE EDITION (#488... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1950. Cloth. SIGNED BY T.S. ELIOT on the title page. A crisp, very impressive copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with clean, unrubbed gilt-titling along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine... More
Paris: Le Terrain Vague, 1960. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1960 1st thus, which was edited by Michel Sanouillet and saw a 2nd volume issued in 1966. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers (a wonderful portrait of Picabia), with creasing at the spine and very light wear... More
Paris: Librairie Auguste Blaizot, 1974. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1974 1st edition of this catalogue raisonne of French painter, engraver and illustrator Edgar Chahine (1874-1947). Tight and Fine in its pumpkin-brown cloth. Folio, 423 black-and-white reproductions thruout. #242 of only 330 copies issued. Lacking the 2nd volume, the suite of 7 watercolors. More
New York: Congreve Publishing Company, 1982. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1982 stated 1st edition, in its much less common hardback. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($29.95), VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and light creasing-- along the panel edges. Quarto, text by Christopher Hemphill... More
Shelton, CT: First Edition Library, 2004. Original wraps. A near-pristine example of the 2004 First Edition Library facsimile of the 1922 original printing by Shakespeare & Co., Paris. A thick octavo (at 732 pgs.), clean and Near Fine to Fine in its crisp, blue-green wrappers. Also includes a very solid... More
New York: Leavitt and Allen, c. 1860. Decorative Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the uncommon original edition, circa 1860. Solid and VG+ in its decorative blindstamped cloth, with still-bright gilt-titling and design at the spine. A crisp, clean interior, save for just a touch of light, occasional foxing to... More
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1926. G. Grant Mason Jr. Boards. A wonderful Presentation copy of this cartoon study of the Yale bulldog and all the trouble he gets into. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR GRANT MASON TO HIS PARENTS ("THEY MADE THIS CANINE CREATOR WHAT... More
Madison, N.J. 1927. Lee Thayer. Decorative Cloth. THIS COPY (#71 OF ONLY 100 ISSUED) "WAS PRINTED AND BOUND AS A GIFT FOR WE. RUDGE" (THE PRE-EMINENT PUBLISHER AND PRINTER WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE) AND IS FURTHERMORE INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S PRINTER ARTHUR W. RUSHMORE. A clean, very solid copy to boot... More
Harlan Quist, 1970. Nicole Claveloux. Cloth. A bright copy of the 1970 1st edition of this colorful children's tale suffused with a 1960s sensibility and aesthetic. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the front panel's lower-edge. Square quarto, wonderfully illustrated... More
London: Gordon Fraser, 1980. Cloth. SIGNED BY BILL BRANDT on the title page. A very impressive copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the spine crown. Tall... More
Saint-Maximin, France: Ancien Couvert Royal, 1983. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE ARTIST MICHEL LABLAIS. A very solid copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-April 1983 exhibition at the Ancien Couvent Royal in Saint-Maximin, France. Clean and Near Fine in its printed, dark chemise, which... More
Berkeley, CA: Gingko Press (Gallimard/Centre Pompidou), 2002. Original wraps. SIGNED BY ELLSWORTH KELLY on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the March 2002 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine in its thick, laminate wrappers, with just a touch of very light soiling along the rear... More
Heidelberg: Edition Rothe, 1982. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST MICHEL LABLAIS on the half-title. A near-pristine copy to boot of the 1982 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its dark, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, remarkable black-and-white and color "anatomical" renderings by Michel Lablais. The dual text (in both French... More
