London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY JACK PRITCHARD on the title page. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with none of the fading to the spine one often encounters in this..... More
Self-published, 2004. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH JOHN DRAKE-MOORE AND SIMONE CENEDESE on the biographical page. A prsitine copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition of this wild, very creative collaboration between stage and film designer (and sculptor) John Drake-Moore and renowned Murano glassmaker and designer Simone Cenedese. Tight..... More
London: Theodore Brun Fine Editions Limited, 1954. Leatherette. The 1954 1st edition of this impressive history of graphic design in the book arts, "with special reference to lettering, typography and illustration". Solid, tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red leatherette, with decorative gilt-design and titling along the front..... More
Japan: 2009. Hardcover. A prsitine copy of this Japanese exploration of state-of-the-art supermarket design. Text in both English and Japanese, beautifully designed and formatted by Daisuke Matsumura. A pristine copy: Tight and Fine in a crisp. Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderful color illustrations thruout. More
Prague: Edice Olymp, 1927. Karel Teige. Pictorial wrappers. A scarce, impressive example of Czech modernism, designed in 1927 by one of Prague's leading avant-garde artists, writers and critics, Karel Tiege (1900-1951). Highlighting some of the great artists and architects to emerge from Europe in the 1920s, such as Moholy-Nagy, Mondrian..... More
Munich: Verlag Callwey, 1954. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1954 1st edition. Tight and VG (small former owner stamps at the endsheets and the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG dustjackjet, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges and the tips. Quarto, hundreds of..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1963. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing, one or two tiny closed tears and one small, clear piece of tape along the edges. Still..... More
Paris: M. De Brunoff Editeur, 1922. Original wraps. The 1922 signed/limited of this elegant collection of Leon Bakst designs for the ballet "La Belle au Bois Dormant" ("Sleeping Beauty"). #236 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH LEON BAKST AND THE PUBLISHER DE BRUNHOFF at the limitation. Clean and VG+ in..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. A handsome copy of the 1925 1st edition of this "manual of interior decoration", INCLUDING THE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with a touch of fading to the spine) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges and along..... More
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993. Original Wraps. A pristine copy of the 1993 1st American edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 160 pgs., high-quality reproductions thruout. More
New York: Random House, 1967. Pictorial cloth. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1967 stated 1st printing. Sharp and VG+ (small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing --and several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Quarto..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1932. Decorative Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its original dustjacket. Solid and VG- to VG (light spotting to the front panel, light fading along the boards) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.75), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1932. Decorative Cloth. A wonderful Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES TO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION (1926-1928) GENE TUNNEY ("To Gene Tunney who has proven himself to be a world champion designer -- best wishes of Norman Bel Geddes 7 August 1933") on the front..... More
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG in its beige cloth, with a very faint ring at the front panel and offsetting along the inner hinges and the..... More
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. A nice Association copy. INSCRIBED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES TO AUTHOR BRUCE BARTON ("The Man Nobody Knows", 1925) on the front pastedown. A perfectly serviceable copy to boot of the 1940 stated 1st printing. Crisp and VG- in its beige cloth, with pronounced offsetting..... More
New York: The A.D. Gallery, 1947. Loose sheets. The uncommoon catalogue based on the March-May 1947 exhibition at New York's A.D. Gallery. As introduced on the title page, "The directors of A.D. Gallery take pleasue in presenting Paul Rand in an exhibition of his designs on view from March 31st..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND ("FOR REGGIE LOVE, PAUL") on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (just a tiny bit of bumping to the lower-tips) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
London: Studio Vista, 1970. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of this 1970 paperback re-issue of Rand's seminal text in the world of design. Clean and Near Fine (light creasing to the front panel's upper-tip) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very..... More
New York: George Wittenborn, Inc., 1960. Decorative Wrappers. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its Paul Rand-designed wrappers, with one triangle of light offsetting at the front panel's top-edge. Internally immaculate..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Cloth. SIGNED BY PAUL FRANKL on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its denim-blue cloth, with very light chipping and creasing along the spine label. Otherwise very sharp and..... More
Athens (New York): Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), 2014. Hardcover. Fascinating 2014 design/fashion spread -- photographed by Matthew Monteith and using Philip Johnson's legendary Glass House in New Canaan, CT as a backdrop. A virtually pristine copy. Tight and Fine in a crisp, printed, translucent dustjacket..... More
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1963. Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing at the panels and one..... More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1912. 1st. Cloth. The 1912 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in its dark green cloth and in a bright, clean, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel top-edges. Tall quarto, 304 crisp black-and-white illustrations. Former owner bookplate at front free..... More
Herman Miller, Inc. Zeeland, Michigan, 1978. Original wraps. The 1978 1st edition of this meditation on design, published by no less a luminary than the Herman Miller Co. of Zeeland, MI. Bright and VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with light soiling at the rear panel. Quarto, design by John Massey..... More
London: The Studio, 1937. Decorative Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1937 1st ediion. Solid and VG in its gray boards, with light spotting to the panels. Neat, small former owner name at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean internally. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates throughout. Part of Studio's wonderful..... More
