Taj Mahal: The Illumined Tomb: An Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Mughal and European Documentary Sources
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, February 1990. Oversize Softcover. Covers creased; else, very good. More
Art & Architecture
Complete Book of Les Miserables (Us)
Arcade Publishing, September 1990. First Edition. Cloth. Here is a lavishly illustrated book detailing the long history of Les Miserables, from the time Victor Hugo began writing it in 1836 to its present-day worldwide theatrical success. Full-color photos. Quarto in dustjacket. Mild edgewear along top of DJ. Blue cloth covered..... More
Bonnard: Colour Library
Phaidon Press, August 1998. Oversize Softcover. Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) is acknowledged as one of the great masters of modern art, following in the tradition of the Impressionists. He is best known as a painter of intimate, domestic interiors, but he was also a highly accomplished draughtsman who produced a wealth..... More
Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives
W. W. Norton & Company, December 1999. First Edition. Oversized Clothbound. It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real estate industry that were intent on its demise. There follows..... More
Ron Benner, All That Has Value : Essays
University of Western Ontario, January 1995. Paper Back. Inscribed by Benner on inside first page: 'For Sylvie & Baya simpre trener valor Ron Benner'. No text on green spine. More
Serenade: A Balanchine Story
Pantheon, April 2022. Hardcover. Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance--and live--in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era. Reading Bentley's Serenade made..... More
Fletcher Benton in Southern California
Tasende Gallery, October 2005. First Edition. Paper Back. Quarto; 8' x 10 & 1/2'; clean, bright, without internal markings. Slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Very good+ overall. (84 pages.). More
The Woman Behind the Lens: The Life and Work of Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1864-1952
University of Virginia, 2000. Hardcover. Rear cover slightly soiled. Light foxing on half-title and title page only. More
New York Deco (Deluxe Edition) -- limited
Welcome Books, August 2008. Numbered. Cloth. New York calls to mind many things: the Chrysler Building with its innovative design and sunburst pattern, the Empire State building with its amazing views and dominating size, Rockefeller Center seamlessly merging commerce and art. Each of these cherished pieces of New York were..... More
Labyrinths: Robert Morris, Minimalism & the 1960's
HarperCollins Publishers, August 1989. Hardcover. More
Face to Face: A Film
Pantheon Books, January 1976. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. First mass market paperback edition. Marginal darkening/tanning. Previous seller's ink marking half title page upper right corner. Cover color photograph of Liv Ullmann leading cast member of the Ingmar Bergman film of the same title and released the same year. [119..... More
Mary Colter- Architect of the Southwest
Princeton Architectural Press, February 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Mary Colter may well be the best-known unknown architect in the world: her buildings at the Grand Canyon National Park--which include the Lookout Tower, Hopi House, Bright Angel Lodge, and many others--are admired by almost five million visitors a year. In addition..... More
Layered Histories: Teil I & Teil II
Verein Berliner Kunstler, January 2002. Paper Back. Two volumes in clear wrap-around mylar case. More
Lynne Marsh (English/French Edition)
Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal / ABC Art Books Canada, November 2008. Hardcover. Oblong. No jacket as issued. Pictorial boards. More
André Masson : illustrierte Bücher, Grafikmappen, Zeichnungen
Klingspor, Museum, 1989. Trade Paperback. Mild exterior wear. Clean interiors. More
Great Buildings of San Francisco: A Photographic Guide
Dover Pubns, November 1979. Oversize Softcover. More
Julian Bicknell: Designs & Buildings, 1980-2000
Julian Bicknell & Associates, 2000. Limited. Hardcover. Limited & numbered edition: 10/500. Oblong quarto. 16 & 1/2' x 12'; In heavy beige cloth covered slipcase with foxing toward margins. Olive green faux leather spine & corners with gold lettering on spine edge and gold emblem stamp in center of front..... More
San Francisco. Then and Now
Thunder Bay, January 1998. Hardcover. 5th printing in dust jacket. More
Modern Retro: Living With Mid-Century Modern Style
Ryland Peters & Small, September 2000. Oversized Hardcover. In recent years, mid-20th-century modern furniture, ceramics, glass, and textiles have become hugely popular among people who appreciate the stylish contribution that these pieces make to today's home. Modern Retro will inspire you to create a look that combines classics by such..... More
Chateaux of France: From the Archives of Country Life, 1897-1939
Mitchell Beazley, October 1997. Oversized Hardcover. In 1906-7, the English photographer Frederick H. Evans travelled through France on a bicycle, taking photographs of French chateaux and the surrounding countryside. More
Better Type
Watson-Guptill, January 1989. Hardcover. Following a brief review of basic terminology, this text for graphic designers concentrates on the decisions affecting type colour and texture and demonstrates how to get the best results. The author examines different ragged settings and explores the effects of altering typeface characters. Previous owner's name/phone..... More
Romanesque Architectural Criticism
Cambridge University Press, August 1992. Oversized Hardcover. This history of Romanesque architectural criticism examines seventeenth through early nineteenth-century commentary on medieval architecture and the naming of the Romanesque style. From the time of Giorgio Vasari's Vite (1550) through circa 1818, the portmanteau Gothic often served as a blanket and dismissive..... More
Subtlety and Strength: The Drawings of Dora Gordine
Philip Wilson Publishers, October 2009. Paper Back. This richly illustrated study is the first on the subject and complements the first ever Gordine Retrospective Exhibition, as well as the wide-ranging monograph Dora Gordine: Artist, Sculptor, Designer. It includes more than forty of Gordine's finest drawings, the majority of which have..... More
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
Knopf, May 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as ... a...... More
The book of Job (Masterpieces of the illustrated book)
Paddington, January 1976. Paper Back. Quarto. Clean, sound. Damp staining. [52pages plus 16 pages of illustration]. More
