Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 1984. Cloth. A very solid copy of the March 1984 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of chipping at the rear panel's upper tip and one very small closed tear --and a bit of creasing--..... More
Poitiers, France: Editions Wizlov, 1981. The 1981 1st and only edition of this sweeping tribute to Charlie Parker, inspired and written by Chan Parker, Charlie Parker's common-law wife and the mother of their daughter Pree Parker. Clean and Near Fine in its burgundy, leatherette boards. Folio, hundreds of black-and-white photos..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 1988 1st trade edition, still in its original shrinkwrap. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Square 64mo (miniature), an immaculate example of John Cage's playful, beloved artist's book. More
New York: The 21 Club, 1936. Original wraps. The 1936 1st edition of this charming tribute to New York's legendary "21 Club" by some of the leading writers and artists of the day, such as Damon Runyon, Alajalov, Otto Soglow, Robert Benchley, Ben Hecht, Corey Ford, Segar, Rube Goldberg, etc...... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1981-1982. Boards. The 1981-1982 1st American editions of the first 3 volumes of this sweeping collection of Le Corbusier's sketchbooks, issued by MIT Press. Each volume tight and Near Fine to Fine in crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjackets. Square quartos, thousands of high-quality reproductions..... More
London/New York: Phaidon Press, 2006. Boards. Impressive, uncommon 2006 monograph on German graphic designer and typographer Otl Aicher (1922-1991). Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1975. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1975 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting at the panels and one small closed tear along the front panel's top-edge. Square quarto, crisp black-and-white photos and plans thruout. "An..... More
New York: Delano Greenidge Editions (D.G.E.), 2003. Boards. An immaculate copy of this impressive 2003 monograph on French architect and designer Hector Guimard. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lovely color and black-and-white reproductions thruout. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1944. Cloth. The March 1944 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (light soiling to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and very light chipping-- at the panel edges and darkening along the spine. 12mo, the original Broadway score..... More
New York: Whitney Library of Design (Watson-Guptill), 1979. Boards. The 1979 1st edition, issued by the Whitney Library of Design. A Review Copy to boot, with the original Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine (very light bumping along the upper tips) in a bright, price-intact, VG- to VG dustjacket..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. Cloth. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1966 1st American edition. Solid and VG (light offsetting along the edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates thruout. Introduction by Nikolaus..... More
Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1977. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Square octavo, crisp black-and-white photos and plans throughout. More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1969. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the edges) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one or two very small closed tears --and just a touch of light creasing-- along the panel edges..... More
New York: Harmony Books (Crown Publishers), 1976. Cloth. The 1976 1st American edition of this monograph on the 18th century French "visionary" architect Etienne-Louis Rosenau. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting along the lower-edges and very light creasing at the top-edges. Tall quarto..... More
Princeton, N.J. Princeton Umiversity Press, 1976. Cloth. The 1976 1st edition of this collection of Mellon lectures given by Nikolaus Pevsner in 1970 at the National Gallery in Washington. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine..... More
Berlin: Jovis Verlag, 2005. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the December 2005-September 2006 exhibition at Berlin's Bauhaus-Archiv. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, crisp, first-rate reproductions of Marianne Brandt's brilliant photomontage work. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1978 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine example of the Madelon Vriesendorp-illustrated dustjacket, with 2 very small closed tears along the rear panel's edges. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings..... More
New York: Knoll International, 1971. Boards. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the January-March 1972 exhibition at Paris's Pavillon de Marsan, Musee des Decoratifs Arts. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, first-rate color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. More
New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1972. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the catalogue based on the 1972 exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark wrappers, with light fading along the spine and several very light creases to the panels..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1949. Cloth. A solid, very sharp copy of the 1949 1st UK edition (preceded by an American edition a year earlier). Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, frontispiece portrait of Yeats..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1953. Paul Klee. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1953 re-issue of Paul Klee's "Pedagogical Sketchbook", which originally (in 1925) had formed part of the formidable "Bauhaus Books" series, edited by Walter Gropius and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Tight and Near Fine in its light-gray..... More
Philadelphia: David Mc Kay, 1900. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of this elegant 1900 re-issue of "Leaves of Grass", with a facsimile reprint of the "Autobiography" and other readings. Crisp, tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-titling to the front panel and bright..... More
New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1975. Original wraps. Uncommon, early Brice Marden catalogue, based on the 1975 exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Clean, crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, limited to 2,000 copies. More
New York: Ronald Feldman Gallery, 1979. Original wraps. SIGNED BY JOSEPH BEUYS on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the November 1979 1st American edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its white pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling along the rear panel. 64mo (miniature), limited to 1,000..... More
L'Arca Edizioni, 1995. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN M. JOHANSEN TO A FELLOW PROFESSOR AT PRATT on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Folio, Introduction by Richard Rogers, critical essay by Lebbeus Woods. More
