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Michael Coffey: Sculptor and Furniture Maker in Wood unsettles the conventional distinction between craftsman and artist, which is often assumed to be the difference between creating...

AUTHOR: HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. TITLE: The Complete Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. PUBLISHER: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1892. DESCRIPTION: THE AUTOCRAT EDITION. 13 vols.,...

The first edition printed in the US in English. A small tear in the front cover page and a small mark on the book. From a private collector.

The Masterworks of the Impressionists by Douglas Mannering. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1998 by Sweetwater Press. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 256 pages.

Alexey Brodovitch by Gabriel Bauret, 1st Ed Exhibition Copy. Published by Assouline, 2001. Hardcover with no dust jacket as issued. Often considered the father of 20th century art di...

AUTHOR: CARLE, Eric. TITLE: A House For Hermit Crab. PUBLISHER: NY: Simon & Shuster, 1987. DESCRIPTION: SIGNED BY ERIC CARLE. 1 vol., seventh printing, signed by Carle opposite t...

The Shanghai Museum by The Curators of the Shanghai Museum. Published by Scala Publishers Ltd, 2007. 1st Ed softcover. The Shanghai Museum is the finest museum of modern China - in terms of wealth of collection, display and architecture. Originally built in 1952 on the site of the old race course, it re-opened in 1993 in a startling new building in Renmin Square in the heart of central Shanghai. Designed in the shape of an ancient bronze ding...

Modern Painting, the Impressionists and the Avante-Garde of the Twentieth Century. Hardcover book. First edition published in 1998 by Barron's. Printed in Italy, illustrated, 399 pages.

Published by Little Brown & Company, Bulfinch, 2001. Stated "First Edition." Unpaginated; 67 color and 68 duotone illustrations. Testino's third book by the acclaimed portrait and fa...

'Napoleon, Illustrated with Prints from Contemporary and other Portraits' by J.T. Herbert Baily. 126,(2) pp. illustrated, steel engraving frontispiece, 14 illustrations added to the ...

Tiffany's Palm Beach by John Loring. First edition, published in 2005 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Hardcover with dustjacket, illustrated, 335 pages.

All 48 issues (plus the June 1962 Special Supplement) of Ayn Rand’s first monthly publication The Objectivist Newsletter, running from January 1962-December 1965 and from Vol. 1, No....

Versailles The Great and Hidden Splendors of the Sun King’s Palace By: Catherine Pégard Photographs by Christophe Fouin, Thomas Garnier, Christian Miles, and Didier Saulnier Versail...

Vintage vogue Paris magazine, october 1994 - no 750. 228 pages. Front page: Chystèle photographed by Craig MC Dean. In good vintage condition. Spine with some wear according to age. ...

A large 6m run of late 20th century faux decorative books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of up to 26 books. Imitating old antique books...

1 Volume. Theodore Roosevelt, African Game Trails. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco with marbled boards and gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Marbled endpape...

This is a two volume set of books on the brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. Volume One is "Architecture as a Fine Art," is 283 pages...

The Wright Style, recreating the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright by Carla Lind. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1992 by Simon & Schuster. 224 pages.

Magazine “Módulo – Especial Oscar Niemeyer”. Brazil, July 1983 Dimensions: 21 x 28 x 0.8cm Pages: 100 Language: Portuguese Building: Softback

AUTHOR: MILTON, John. TITLE: A Defence of the People of England, by John Milton: in Answer to Salmasius's Defence of the King. PUBLISHER: n.p., n.p., 1692. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDI...

A lavishly photographed book with beautiful architectural designs for interiors and exteriors created by TFS, an Italian designer and decorator with an International reputationHis co...

An impressive 6.8m total run of late 20th century faux book props, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as pictured, the groups vary from single books to longer runs of 24 books, one of which is designed in a sloping diagonal. Imitating old antique books...

AUTHOR: COTTON, Robert. TITLE: An Answer to such Motives As were offer'd by certain Military-Men to Prince Henry, Inciting him to Affect Arms more than Peace . . . With a short Vie...

Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Pictures. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by Harry N. Abrams of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 208 pages.

A spectacular 6m total run of late 20th century faux antique books, reclaimed from a museum exhibition. Arranged in runs of various sizes as picture...

Katsura, Ermitage et Jardins - Un Moment de Perfection (Katsura, Hermitage and Gardens, a Moment of Perfection), French Book by Office du Livre, Vilo Editions Paris, 1986. Book by Arata Isozaki and Osamu Sato; photographs by Yasuhiro Ishimoto; French translation and commentary by Pierre and Suzanne Rambach. A visit to Katsura, the imperial villa, is a circuit of an hour. One emerges amazed, astonished, and dazzled. What remains are the intense images captured by the eye, captured by the moment that flees without recourse. Amid its garden and the four tea pavilions that border the central pond, built in the 17th century by Prince Toshihito, on the banks of the river that flows through Kyoto, Katsura remains the image of refinement. Villa, also known as Katsura Rikyū, is an architectural gem located in Kyoto, built in the 17th century by Prince Toshihito. Designed as a place of relaxation for the imperial family, this villa embodies not only the elegance and serenity of Japanese architecture but also the perfect harmony between man and nature. Visionary architects Bruno Taut and Walter Gropius of the Bauhaus movement, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Le Corbusier, were influenced in their designs by the Katsura Imperial Villa, particularly by its minimalist approach, clean lines, and profound respect for the environment. This helped to disseminate and integrate the principles of Japanese architecture into the modern movement. The elegance of this princely "hermitage" and its tea pavilions creates an atmosphere of serenity and highlights the natural beauty of its surroundings. Its landscaped gardens, true contemplative gems, feature a meticulous arrangement of ponds, bridges, rocks, and vegetation, creating a subtle harmony. It is said that the brilliant gardeners of the Katsura Villa brought about a revolution: for the first time, they introduced, into the landscapes they created by imitating nature, elements that could only come from man: straight lines, regular geometric curves, or, conversely, skillfully rhythmic ones. In short, the Katsura Imperial Villa is a cultural and architectural treasure offering a fascinating insight into traditional Japanese aesthetics and philosophy. The Authors: Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, Isozaki Arata...

One oak bookend with a polychrome Badge of the Royal Air Force and bearing the motto : Per Ardua ad Astra" (Latin) - Through Adversity to the Stars The other bookend with a polychrome badge or shield of three crowns of Alsace the badge of no 341 Squadron, formed in 1943 out of the Free French Flight, who had been operating in the Western Desert. Its French name was Groupe de Chasse III/2 “Alsace”. provenance : collector of war memorabilia...

Part of a limited edition of 2,500 hand-numbered copies, issue 18 of the highly collectible Visionaire magazine was the first of their issues to be focused fully on fashion throughout. Held in a specially-made brown leather case from Louis Vuitton, with their desirable and immediately recognisable monogram design, Visionaire was able to assemble a staggering assortment of forty-four of the most innovative and influential artists, photographers and image-makers to give their personal interpretation on selections from forty-five equally important fashion designers. Highlights include Nan Goldin’s collaboration with Helmut Lang, Jurgen Teller shooting Hussein Chalayan, Terry Richardson...

The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History Edited by Carl R. Lounsbury. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Published by D Giles Ltd, London, 2021. This is ...

This is the third in a multi-volume collection providing a visual catalogue record of the decorative arts of the Paris Salons. Included in this volume are reproductions of the catalogue illustrations of furniture at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, the annual Salons du Mobilier, and the celebrated 1903 and 1904 expositions of the Ecole de Nancy in the French capital. This chronological record clearly shows the revolution in furniture design that transpired in France at the turn of the century. The illustrations trace precisely the emergence of the art nouveau style in the 1890s, its high point between the 1900 Exposition Universelle and the 1903 Salons, its demise between 1905-1909, the return to period revivalism and the transitional art nouveau - art deco style of 1910-1912 with the proto - art deco style of the immediate pre-war years (1911-1914). Many examples of non-art nouveau works from the period are also included. Hundreds of these contemporary illustrations...

Fabergé: Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies by Hermione Waterfield. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. 1st Ed, 1st Printing hardcover with dust jacket. The Fabergé egg is one of a limited number of jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his company from 1885 to 1917. The most famous of the eggs are the ones made for the Russian Tsars...

18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock A mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock. On ...

E. BENEZIT - Dictionnaire Critique Et Documentaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs Et Graveurs 8 Volume Set. The Bible of artists references. The Benezit Dictionary of Artists...

AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: When We Were Very Young - Winnie The Pooh - House At Pooh Corner - Now We Are Six. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen Children's Books, 1977. DESCRIPTION: INS...

by Richard Hughes & Michael Rowe In this book the authors have assembled and tested the recipes included. It is a most comprehensive work of reference on the subject and essential re...

Recognized during his lifetime as one of the great masters of ironwork - as evidenced by the close collaboration with the most renowned decorators of the time such as André Arbus, Ja...

Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire by Yvonne Brunhammer. Paris: Editions Charles Massin, 1965. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket, 76 pages. Great photos of Empire furniture, a lot in period room...

Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong. Three centuries of Sino-British trade in the decorative arts by David S. Howard. Inscribed 1st edition. Sotheby’s, London, 1997. 2...

Jacob Lawrence - The Migration Series. Softcover book, published by The Rappahannock Press in association with The Phillips Collection, Washing...

Men Too Wear Clothes by Dorothy Stote Hardcover with original dust jacket. Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1st edition with introduction by Lucius Beebe and Drawings by Nina Granada.

AUTHOR: THOMPSON, Kay & Hilary Knight. TITLE: Eloise - Eloise in Paris - Eloise at Christmastime - Eloise in Moscow. PUBLISHER: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995-99-99-2000. DESCRIPTION...

Gore, Al and Tipper. Joined at the Heart. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2002. First Edition. Signed by both authors. Octavo. In publisher’s original white cloth spine, titled in ...

Format - Hardcover Author - Adolphe Chanaux Publication Year - 1997 Language: French/ English France

This is the sequel to The Nonesuch Press' first book of Blake's Pencil Drawings, published in 1927. The Max Reinhardt / Nonesuch list 1956 remarked: ‘Du...

The Romantic Rebellion, romantic versus classic art by Kenneth Clark. Softcover book, published by Harper & Row Publishers of New York in 1986. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & T...

Atmospheres of Projection: Environmentality in Art and Screen Media by Giuliana Bruno. Published by University of Chicago Press, 2022. Hardcover no dust jacket as published. Bringing...

Limited edition, numbered 0553 of 4000 copies. From the Visionaire website: 44 TOYS, in collaboration with Kidrobot, consists of ten humanoid characters created by designers like K...

Carpenter, Scott, Stoever, Kristen C., For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut. New York: Harcourt, 2002. First Edition, Signed by Scott Carpenter on the free...

James Bond Movie Posters, the official 007 collection by Tony Nourmand, revised edition: from Dr. No to Die Another Day. Softcover book publis...

David Hockney's Dog Days. Softcover book published in 2017 by Thames & Hudson. 80 pages with 84 illustrations.

INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY with a SIGNED PUBLICITY PHOTO New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pierce, 1946. Elizabeth Taylor. First Edition. Square 8vo, 7.25 x 8 inches (203 x 184 mm), 77 pp....

Premises: Invested Spaces in Visual Arts, Architecture, & Design from France : 1958-1998, Guggenheim Museum Publications, Softbound- 1998 by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; Denis Hollier; An...

The Collection of Louis Guerineau Myers. Catalogue of the auction/exhibition held at American Art Association, April 2-9, 1932, featuring "Duncan Phyfe: Characteristic examples in his most beautiful designs, of both Sheraton and Empire styles, including several pieces which were believed by Mr. Myers to be unique; Sheraton and Hepplewhite, including notable Philadelphia and Baltimore examples; rare pewter...

Adolf Loos: Works and Projects by Ralf Bock (Author), and Philippe Ruault (Photographer). Published by Milano Skira, 2007. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Adolf Loos (1870-1933) w...

Picasso Abu Dhabi; Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris by Anne Baldessari. Published by Flammarion for Musee National Picasso, 2008. Softcover. Abu Dhabi: In all 186 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso will be displayed for the first time in the Arab world at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition, called 'Picasso Abu Dhabi: Masterpieces from the Muse National Picasso, Paris', will featured paintings, sculptures and drawings. The exhibition in Gallery One of Emirates Palace Hotel was from May-September 4, 2008. It was held under the patronage of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and sponsored by the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach), and Mubadala Development Company. Abu Dhabi was the second city in a nine-country tour of the exhibition, after the launch in Madrid's Reina Sofa museum, and it is the only Middle Eastern venue on the tour. Abu Dhabi will include 40 drawings, prints and illuminated manuscripts reminiscent of the Arab influences Picasso absorbed during his youth in M¡laga, La Cocina...

It has long been time for a specialist work on Arts and Crafts furniture. Written by a recognised authority on the subject, this book examine...

Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth Century Paris by Thomas F. Crow. Softcover book, published by Yale University Press in 1991. Printed in Great Britain, illustrated, 290 pages.

Late 19th century Middle Eastern photo album book, Qajar period, hand painted lacquer enamel with silver on leather large photo album. Painted enamel central plaque depicting a Mosqu...

Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman. New York: Doubleday Company, 1955-56. Both volumes signed and inscribed. Two-volume set. Octavos. Stated first editions. In later or ...

Sotheby's, the nelson bunker hunt collection highly important Greek vases and the William Herbert hunt collection highly important Greek, roman and Etr...