Bruno Munari
Milan: Idea Books Edizioni, 1986. Pictorial wrappers. A sharp, clean copy of the 1986 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its red wrappers. Quarto, crisp black-and-white and color plates throughout. More
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Bruno Munari: Design as Art
Cambridge, MA: The MiT Press, 1987. Decorative Cloth. A Review Copy of the 1987 1st American edition, with the MIT Review Card laid-in. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 143 pgs. Handsome monograph on the formidable Bruno Munari. More
New Poster: International Exposition of Design in Outdoor Advertising
Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, 1937. Original wraps. Uncommon 1937 poster catalogue whose cover and content are both designed by the great Alexey Brodovitch. Solid and VG in its spiral-bound card wrappers, with light rubbing and staining to the front panel, and mild creasing and soiling..... More
The Collected Writings of Alvin Lustig
New Haven, CT: Holland R. Melson, Jr., 1958. Pictorial boards. A handsome copy of the 1958 1st (and only) edition of this collection of the writings of the highly-influential designer Alvin Lustig (1915-1955). Introduction by Philip Johnson, limited to 600 copies. Includes the publisher's fragile glassine dustjacket. Clean and Near..... More
Anni Albers: On Design
New Haven, CT: The Pellango Press, 1959. Decorative Boards. A gorgeous copy of the uncommon 1959 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Square octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white photos (of textiles) complementing the text. More
Francisco Kripacz: Interior Design SIGNED
Vancouver/Berkeley: Figure 1, 2016. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR --AND ARCHITECT-- ARTHUR ERICKSON on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2016 1st edition. Solid and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, impressive monograph on the man who created many of the exuberant interiors for buildings designed..... More
Co-Operative Highway Needs Study: State of New York
Albany: New York State Department of Public Works, 1949. Decorative Cloth. A very sharp copy of this 1949 study of the need for highway improvements and expansion in New York State (foretelling the building of the ambitious New York State Thruway?). Clean and Near Fine in its striking dark-blue boards..... More
Libro Illeggible N.Y. 1 (In the Publisher's Original Shipping Carton)
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1967. Bruno Munari. Original wraps. Another brilliant Bruno Munari design in book form, in this case a clever, wordless artist's book issued in 1967 by MoMA New York. "This is a unique book designed by Bruno Munari especialy for the Museum of Modern..... More
tic, tac, and toc
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1957. Decorative Cloth. The 1957 1st American edition (following the 1945 original Italian edition ["Storie di Tre Uccellini"]). Solid and VG in its wonderful Munari-illustrated boards, with light foxing and age-toning at the panels and to the text. Tall quarto, beautiful Bruno Munari design and..... More
Plans and Elevations: Ben Kelly Design
London: rArchitecture Design and Technology Press, 1990. Original wraps. A pristine copy of this 1990 monograph (catalogue) on the British interior designer Ben Kelly. Tight and Fine in its printed orange wrappers. Square octavo, first-rate color reproductions throughout. More
Strong's Book of Designs: A Masterpiece by a Master (In Colors)
Detroit School of Lettering, 1910. Pebbled Boards. Wonderful 1910 book of designs, created by Chas. and L.S. Strong, the founder and president respectively of The Detroit School of Lettering. Beautifully illustrated throughout along each recto, in vivid color and crisp black-and-white. A tight, VG+ copy in its dark, bevelled boards..... More
Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism SIGNED
Stuttgart, Germany: Arnoldsche Art Publishers (James A. Michener Art Museum), 2014. Laminate boards. An all-but-pristine catalogue based on the March-June 2014 exhibition at the James Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its laminate boards, with a crisp, Fine dustjacket. This copy signed (on..... More
Luoghi Del Consumo Culturale: Progetti Per "Gli Angeli"/Galleria Regina Margherita Roma
Rome: A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna/Edizioni Kappa, 1991. Original wraps. The 1991 catalogue based on the exhibition at Rome's Galleria Regina Margherita. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 75 pgs. More
Organic Design in Home Furnishings
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1941. A lovely copy of the 1941 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its striking wrappers, designed by the formidable E. McKnight Kauffer. Quarto, generously illustrated with dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white plates throughout. Lacking its dustjacket. Sharp and very presentable..... More
Design in Art and Industry SIGNED
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ELY KAHN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition (with both the Scribner 'A' and the colophon at the copyright page). Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with rubbing along the spine..... More
Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Wallpapers
Atlanta: Dwoskin Incorporated, 1950. Decorative Cloth. Very uncommon Frank Lloyd Wright salesman's sample book of his own wallpaper designs, circa 1950. 26 original sheets of wallpaper samples, in addition to 5 leaves of texts and photos. Though the covers do show some inevitable wear --and slight bowing-- internally the book..... More
George Nelson on Design
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1979. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1979 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear along the rear panel's top-edge. Quarto, 100 black-and-white illustrations. More
10 Years of Industrial Design SIGNED
New York: Self-Published, 1939. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY HENRY DREYFUSS on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Octavo, lavishly illustrated throughout in rich black-and-white photos..... More
Designing for People SIGNED
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HENRY DREYFUSS on the front blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1955 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, which shows soiling to the panels and vey mild chipping at the..... More
Industrial Design: A Pictorial Accounting 1929-1957
Self-Published, 1957. Cloth. 1957 Henry Dreyfuss title on industrial design, "the fourth in a series of privately printed pictorial records of Henry Dreyfuss designs". Solid and VG+ in its off-white cloth, with spotting along the rear panel's fore-edge. Octavo, crisp, high-quality black-and-white photography throughout. More
Industrial Design: A Progress Report 1929-1952
New York/Los Angeles: Henry Dreyfuss, 1952. Cloth. The 1952 1st edition, in its dark-green cloth, with light rubbing to the front panel and light foxing along the preliminaries (including the title page). Square octavo, crisp black-and-white photos (mostly triumphs of design) throughout. More
A Record of Industrial Designs: 1929 Through 1947
New York/California: Self-published, 1947. Cloth. The uncommon 1947 1st edition, evidently published by Henry Dreyfuss himself. Solid and VG in its slate-gray boards, with light offsetting along the top-edges and some pencil at the front free endpaper. Octavo, crisp, wonderful black-and-white photos throughout. More
How to Wrap 5 Eggs: Japanese Design in Traditional Packaging
New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of the 1967 stated 1st U.S. edition, preceded only by the 1965 original Japanese printing. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 203 pgs., lovely gravure photography thruout. Foreword by the estimable George Nelson, photography by Michikazu..... More
Osiris Hertman -- Design
Houten, The Netherlands: Terra Lannoo, 2013. Decorative Boards. A pristine copy of the 2013 1st English language edition. Tight and Fine in its decorative dark boards, with lovely copper edges. Folio, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Inpressive monograph on the Dutch designer. More