New York: Frederick a. Praeger, 1958. First edition. Hard Cover. octavo. pp 351. contains 80 color plates, 89 monochrome illustrations, and 28 drawings. bibliography. Although a relatively early work, still a standard study. Equally relevant for the artist and the decorative artist (muralist, tradesman, craftsman, plasterer, etc). More
Allentown, PA: Schlechter's, 1948. First edition, as statedLimited; This is No. 147. Tan Cloth over Boards, art and lettering in red. Octavo, pp. 403, richly illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. Nice signed copy of the classic in the field. Signed copies of true first edition are very scarce. Inscription..... More
Chicago: National Education Alliance, 1941-1945. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 1968, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs, periodical issues bound into five volumes. Complete sets of volumes 1-5, each volume bound together. More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 64, illustrated with 54 b/w photos, from the collection of photographs by various artists that Stieglitz donated to the Met. More
Boston: Harvard, 1969. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Octavo, pp. 70, richly illustrated w approx. 66 b/w photographs by the noted photographer. A photographic study of the Harvard Business School. Inscribed on FFE in bold black: "January 23-- for Arnold Jones with my very best wishes. Tony King." Recent..... More
New York: Literary Guild, 1934. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 Mo, (5 x 7 1/2), pp. 26. This is the monthly bulletin that was mailed to Literary Guild members featuring the month's selection. This issue includes two Steiglitz photos (plus one by Steichen and a Georgia O'Keefe painting) and notes..... More
New York: Artisan, 1994. Red Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 127, profusely illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs. Not even the OED has so much definition. Costumes are skimpy or absent. More
Paris: Les Editions Prisma, 1951. First edition. Cloth over Boards, plastic coated. Octavo, pp. 467, richly illustrated w b/w photographs. More
New York: Witkin Gallery, 1993. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 48, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Remarkable photographs with surrealist, Cinema Verite and Walker Evans influences discernible, published by perhaps the country's leading photography gallery. More
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. Reprint. Pictorial Boards w/ 3-D cover. Quarto (Oblong), pp. 154, delectably illustrated w/ color photographs in 3-D and regular, 3-D viewing glasses in pocket, inside cover. More
Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1983. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xxiv, 224, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. More
Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, 1956. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 192, illustrated in b/w with one color reproduction. Very scarce. More
Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 251, richly illustrated in b/w & color. Bibliography. Biography. Text in English, French and German. Includes "A Personal Portrait" by Agha and Outerbridge's own essay "The Carbro Process" A lavishly illustrated retrospective of Outerbridge's lifelong search for the perfect form..... More
Cologne: Taschen, 1998. First edition. Stiff Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 96, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. A retrospective of Saudek's work . A biographical introduction is presented in English, French and German. Saudek constructs and photographs often in deep shimmering greens and bright oranges, along w/ realistic flesh tones, 'tableaux..... More
New York: Appleton Century, 1943. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 372, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. This book presents the elements of aerial photographic mapping and photo interpretations, and their various fields of application. Emphasis is on practical, working procedure. By including war-time uses for aerial photos..... More
Krakow, Poland: Krzysztof Dydo Galeria Plakatu, 2000. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 334, indexed, beautifully illustrated in b/w & color reproductions of several hundred posters by 200 artists, arranged like a catalog, text in Polish & English. Scarce. More
New York: Nierendorf Editions, 1945. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Original Decorated Black Cloth, expertly rebacked. Octavo, pp. 87, illustrated by b/w photos & drawings. SIgned by the author-an important association copy: "to Elizabeth & Wiliam Mayer". Mrs. Mayer had started the "Scharl Society", friends of the artist who paid..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1966. First American edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 561, 245 works described in full & illustrated (including 17 mounted color plates) + additional illustrations in text. Includes signatures, exhibitions, bibliography, and indexes. The first edition of this book was published in 1930 under the title..... More
New York: McFarlane, Warde, McFarlane and Japan Society of New York, 1936. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 55 plus 85 b/w plates, "Primarly a collection of plates illustrating Japanese sculpture from about A.D. 552-1867, with brief comments. An Introductory text traces the development of technique." Arntzen k234. More
Atlanta, GA: Emory University, 1975. Limited edition. Original Blue Cloth. Octavo, pp. 89, 38 illustrations, 2 in color. This is number 230 of 500 copies printed. Extremely scarce monograph on a highly acclaimed American artist. Known for her miniatures, she also did some important portraits and was active in the..... More
Milan: Edizioni del Milione, 1952. Fourth edition. Original Wraps. Folio, pp. xviii, with 12 mounted color plates plus 3 tipped in illus in the text, text in Italian. More
Westport, CT: The Crimson Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 341, illustrated in b/w and color. A delightful, if dated, look at color traditions from around the world, by a man who made color a part of his study of human societies. Richly illustrated with b/w in-text..... More
New York: Doric Publishing, 1959. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Folio, pp 114. Illustrated in b/w photographs and renderings. Includes many tipped-in fabric swatches. Articles on fabrics for interior design, fashion, trends in patterns and colors. One article on an Edward Durrell Stone house and the textiles incorporated into that..... More
San Marino: Golden West Books, 1965. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 135. Illustrated with historic and contemporary images of trains and locomotives. Appendices (of locomotive rosters, train configurations...). Halftones and drawings of locomotives. A very uncommon title about the business of trains in post-war Japan. Wonderful images of..... More
