Late 20th Century Books

Bruce Weber by Bruce Weber. Published by Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles, 1983. Stated 1st Limited Edition (1/5000) hardcover with dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 full-page photogravure plates of male models and actors, a few tinted with halftone colors. Contains subjects: Brothers, Matt...

Monet, or the Triumph of impressionism: Catalog Raisonné, 4-Volume Set by Daniel Wildenstein. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1996. Slipcased 1st ...

Houses by Thierry W. Despont. Published by Office of Thierry Despont, New York, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Private edition with personal letter to Sandra and Herbert Kasper. He was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was also a famous art collector. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.unnumbered copy of a run of 1000. With letter from Despont to his client. Mr. Despont was Associate Architect for the Centennial Restoration of the Statue of Liberty and has completed the restoration of Clayton, the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh. Mr. Despont designed the Decorative Arts Galleries of the new J. Paul Getty Museum and, in collaboration with Richard Meier, was responsible for the interior design of the museum's sculpture and painting galleries. The office also completed the 50,000 square foot flagship store on Bond Street for Ralph Lauren. In the US, the firm designed the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in New York and the flagship store for Harry Winston in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Despont and his office have completed several very high end hotel projects. Among them are the renovation of the Carlyle Hotel in New York, Claridge's and The Dorchester in London, and Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Current hotel projects include the renovation of the Ritz Paris, the Dorchester Collection's new 45 Park Lane Hotel in London, The Chatwal in New York, and the Divan Hotel in Istanbul. volume with its own dustjacket. These books were given only to clients of the firm. Privately printed set, issued between 1990 and 1995 in a special case. Volume I. 1990, unnumbered copy of 1000 published. Illustrated with photographs by Philippe-Louis Houze and watercolors by Bonnie Glasser. Provides high quality photographs of exteriors and interiors of important houses planned...

Paintings of Paul Cezanne: A Catalogue Raisonne by John Rewald, a 2 Volume set. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. The two 1st Ed hardcover volumes are slipcased. This encyclopedic, lo...

AUTHOR: SEARLE, Ronald. TITLE: Slightly Foxed - but still desirable Ronald Searle's wicked world of Book Collecting. PUBLISHER: Great Britain: Souvenir Press, 1989. DESCRIPTION: FIRST DELUXE EDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED. 1 vol., 12-1/8" x 8-7/8", limited to 10 numbered copies each with an original drawing, this copy #3 with an ink and coloured pencil drawing of a cat...

A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Woodstock Handmade Houses by Robert Haney, David Ballantine. Published by Ballantine, new York, 1974. Illustrated softcover binding, many photos, shelf and edge wear.

An Early Victorian Album: The Photographic Masterpieces (1843-1847) of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson by Roy Strong. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ...

Sotheby's Chateau de Cornillon, Loire, France: Important Gothic and Renaissance Furniture, Works of Art & Textiles. London: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. 126 pp. Château de Cornillon i...

Embark on a journey of gardening wisdom with this vintage book, a cherished guide titled "Постройки на приусадебном участке" (Structures on the Homestead), originating from Russia and dating back to 1992. In this thin yet informative volume, author Г.П. Рудаков imparts valuable insights into the art of building on your homestead. While time has passed since its publication, this softcover book remains in good condition, a testament to its enduring relevance and the care with which it has been preserved. Across 62 pages, readers are invited to explore the world of construction on their own property, gaining practical knowledge and inspiration. Though slender in size, this book carries a wealth of tips, ideas, and guidance for creating structures that enhance and complement your homestead. From sheds and shelters to garden structures, the pages within offer a glimpse into the art of practical construction. Perfect for gardening enthusiasts, DIY aficionados, or anyone seeking to elevate their homestead with functional and aesthetically pleasing structures, this book presents a unique opportunity to learn from the past. Embrace the teachings of author Г.П. Рудаков as you explore the nuances of building on your own property. Add this vintage gardening...

Set of 5 volumes with 856 pages in total, including 278 color and black and white photographs and 341 drawings, sketches and plans. He is undoubtedly one of the most influential cont...

Privately published in 1990 by the office of Thierry Despont to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Thierry W Despont Ltd, . One of a limited edition o...

A very good hardback book with a dust jacket in excellent condition. 143 pages with 120 full pages color plates showing examples of ceramics, silver and glass ware, by designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Mateo Thun...

A beautifully produced book, in a presentation box. Being one of a limited edition of only 5000 that were printed by Franco Maria Ricci, 148 pages with text in French and 43 tipped in color illustrations, four of which are double page and 39 single pages. Fabled houses such as Le Chateau de Groussay and Hotel Lambert...

Approx. ninety four superb full page plates containing approx. 571 designs in colour. Plates are housed in a beige card folder and then in a original slip case. The slip case has som...

1 Volume. S.L. Bensusan, Morocco. Painted by A.S. Forrest. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, illustrated in color. Lond...

Framed Vintage New York Rocker 1978 featuring The Clash: A framed, complete edition of New York Rocker 1978 featuring a brilliant The Clash cover. Framed d...

Vintage 1990s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition catalog: Venezia (Venice), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, 1999: A exquisitely rendered vintage original exhibition catalog featuring an ...

NY Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive by William Hannigan. Published by Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. When Ruth Snyder...

Archigraphia: Architectural and Environmental Graphics. Edited and designed by Walter Herdeg. Published by The Graphis Press, Switzerland in 1978. English, French and German text. 23...

America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke 1989, Hardcover oversize book with dust jacket. America's Glorious Quilts coffee table book by Dennis Duke a...

Group of 4 vintage Jack Magazines, Sante Fe, New Mexico edited by Richard Maslow and Art Directer Leah Sherman. Issue 2 1995, issue 4 1996 and issues 5 and 6 1997. Highly graphic and irreverent satire art...

A vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" art book by Jack Cowart (St Louis Art Museum), circa 1980. This hard to find paperback book is in good vintage ...

A rare and intimate addition to the Warhol canon Well before Andy Warhol’s rise to the pinnacle of Pop Art, he created and exhibited seductive drawings celebrating male beauty. Andy Warhol Love...

A limited English version of the monograph on Joaquim Tenreiro's works, one of the most representative designers of Brazilian furniture, published by Icatu and Bolsa de Arte do Rio d...

Cohen, Leonard. Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs. Toronto: McClellan & Stewart, Inc., 1993. First edition. Rebound with full leather boards, gilt tooling, gilt titles, and ra...

Atelier International catalog in original printed plastic ring binder, with tabbed sections for Seating, Armchairs, Tables, Storage, and Office Furniture. The roster of designers fea...

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1995. Signed 35th Anniversary Edition. Signed by Lee on a bookplate affixed to half title page. Octavo. I...

Davis, Benjamin O. American: An Autobiography. Washington and London: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. First edition. Signed by Benjamin O. Davis, Agatha Davis, and Louis Purnell. In original dust jacket and hardcover boards. presented with new archival slipcase. Presented is a signed, first edition printing of "American: An Autobiography "by Benjamin O. Davis. The book was published in Washington and London by The Smithsonian Institution Press in 1991. The book is signed and inscribed by Benjamin Davis on the title page “To Bob/ All the best/ Ben Davis” in black felt-tipped ink. His wife, Agatha Davis, signed on the same page. The book is additionally signed and inscribed by decorated Tuskegee Airman and noted curator of the Air and Space Museum Louis Purnell on the dedication page. His inscription reads, “To Bob/ Best Wishes!/ Louis R. Purnell/ 99TH FTR SQDR,” in blue ink. The book is offered here in the publisher’s original dust jacket and hardcover boards, with the addition of a new archival slipcase. Benjamin O. Davis (1912-2002) was an acclaimed pilot and officer who became the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force. Davis’ autobiography chronicles the life of a great American and provides an acute account of race relations in the segregated and unsegregated military. Davis entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1932. After graduating in 1936, he was commissioned in the infantry and in 1941 was among the first group of African Americans admitted to the Army Air Corps and to pilot training. He was swiftly promoted to lieutenant colonel and he organized the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first entirely African American air unit. The 99th Squadron flew tactical support missions in the Mediterranean theater. In 1943 he organized and commanded the famed 332nd Fighter Group. Davis later commanded the integrated 51st Fighter Wing in Korea and the 13th Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Air Force in 1970 as a three-star general. On December 9, 1998, Davis was awarded his fourth general’s star, the first African American to be so honored in retirement. Before 1940, African-Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all African-American pursuit squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. During WWII, the pilots flew P-51 Mustangs to escort the heavy bombers of the 15th Air Force during raids deep into enemy territory. The tails of their planes were painted red for identification purposes, earning them the enduring nickname “Red Tails...

Hardcover in a clamshell box, letterpress-printed chapter openers with tipped-in photographs, two different paper stocks, and three foldouts, measures: 31.2 x 44 cm (12.3 x 17.3 in.)...

Louvre Paris Great Museums Of The World Hardcover by editor Ragghianti, Carlo Ludovico.Vintage 1967 'Louvre Paris: Great Museums of the World' Hardcover Book! This book was published...

Aldrin, Edwin, Warga, Wayne, Return to Earth. New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on front endpage. In original cloth boards and unclippe...

Nicklaus, Jack, with Bowden, Ken. On and Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography. Simon and Schuster: New York, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Nicklaus on the front ...

Hoyt, Edwin P. Guadalcanal. New York: Stein and Day, 1981. First edition. Signed by Hoyt and 7 USMCS VMF fighter pilots on the half title page. In original publisher's dust jacket a...

Keith Haring 1988 Martin Lawrence limited editions catalog: Features 49 color and 19 black and white printed illustrations and also includes an exhi...

Yeager, Chuck and Leo Janos. Yeager: An Autobiography. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Signed by Chuck Yeager. Third edition. In the original dust jacket an...

Offered is an Argentine multilingual (English, German, Portuguese and Spanish) coffee table photography book about "Los Gauchos" (cowboys), written by Aldo Sessa and feauturing the p...

Gianfranco Frattini, Italian Design. book. edizioni Biblioteca dell'immagine 1988. edited by Pier Carlo Santini-reserved edition for Acerbis International ( 160 copies) , with accomp...

A fine first edition of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel about a boy named George, who replaces his grandmother's medicine with a hazardous concoction. The first edition, first...

A signed copy of the scarce 10th Anniversary edition of Richard Adams's beloved novel. The very scarce 1982 edition of Adams's novel, published to celebrate it being a decade since the work was first published. Flat signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper. Richard Adams' classic tale of survival follows a small group of rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to build a new home. Watership Down...

Richard Wagner: The Man, His Mind and His Music; Ring Resounding; The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on Wagner's Ring Cycle by Robert W. Gutman; John Culshaw; Bernard Shaw, Publish...

- artist: Tomas Salamon - newly framed, limited edition - (silk-)screen printing, serigraphy jr

Alfred Stieglitz's Camera Notes by Christian A. Peterson. Published by Minneapolis Institiute of Arts with W.W. Norton, Minneaplolis, New York, 1996. Illustrated softcover binding,...

The Doors: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics by Danny Sugerman. Published by Hyperion, New York, 1991. Hardcover binding, illustrated dust jacket, good condition.

Amphigorey: Fifteen Books by Edward Gorey Published by Berkley Windhover, New York, 1975. Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and art...

Biographies of Western Photographers 1840-1900 by Carl Mautz. Published by Carl Mautz Nevada City California, 1997. Red cloth hardcover binding, illustrated dust jacket, edge wear ...

- artist: Claudio Oliveira - newly framed, limited edition - (silk-)screen printing, serigraphy jr

Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20 plus special book Nobuyoshi Araki Book Satchin and His Brother Mabo / 1stn in 1997 The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collectio...

Farber Brothers, Krome Kraft, a guide for collectors. English book, by Julie Sferrazza, 1988. The book contains information on each piece, including the glass manufacturer, color, and additional black-and-white illustrations. It is a must-have for the serious collector. It is an excellent resource for the history of Farberware, Farber Bros N.Y.C., Krome-Kraft, and Cambridge Glass. The quality of the pictures is outstanding, and they are thoughtfully organized. Further, each item pictured provides a cross-reference that directs you to text within the book that fully describes the item, catalog number where available, measurements, original glass color availability, original price, and market value (of the 1988 period). This is a beautiful coffee table art book. Features: Title: Farber Brothers - Krome Kraft - A guide for collectors. Author: Julie Sferrazza. Softcover book. Language: English. 44 full-color and numerous black-and-white illustrations. 183 pages. Dimensions: 6 in x 9 in (15.5 x 23 cm). Publish in 1988 by Antique Publications...

AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: Now We Are Six. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen Children's Books, 1977. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED SIGNED EDITION. 1 vol., 7-9/16" x 5-3/16", limited to 300 numb...

Vintage Picasso book by David Douglas Duncan, 1974, printed in Switzerland. Beautiful cover and a staple coffee table book to have in your collection. The award-winning photojourna...

Cheloniidae Press - Kinney, Arthur F. (texts); Alan James Robinson (ill.). The Birds and Beasts of Shakespeare. Easthampton, Massachusetts: Chelo...

Art Deco by Victor Arwas, hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York in 1980. Printed and bound in Japan. 416 Illustrations, includ...

A striking limited edition facsimile of the travel journals of Joseph Banks, a smart work signed by Prince Philip, who wrote a preface for this edition. A limited edition of five hu...

The first edition of this incredibly popular science fiction novel, a smart copy in the original second state dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Uncommon to see the first U.K. edition. In the original unclipped second state dust wrapper, without the advert to the rear wrap. 'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to...

Among the most iconic and best-selling novels of the 1990s, American author, Diana Tartt's first novel is set at an elite liberal arts college in Vermont (Think: Bennington) and esta...

Vintage late 20th century Maitland Smith French Regency style photo album / scrap book. Bound in mottled tooled leather with panel of faux fur at the center, and accented with a shie...

A scarce and fine limited edition of William Bligh's log of his second breadfruit voyage of 1791, on board the H.M.S. Providence. A scarce work, this is number sixty-three of five-h...