Vienna: Verlag der Galerie Christian M. Nebehay, 1969. First edition. Cloth over Boards. very scarce. quarto. "Dem Andenken meines Vaters Gustav Nebehay Dessen Herkunft, Aufstieg und Persoenlichkeit viel Gemeinsames mit Klimt hatte und der--gleich Ihm--viel zu frueh seine letzte Ruhestaette auf demselben Friedhof fand." original perspective on the life and... More
New York: Abrams, 1991. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Oblong Octavo, pp. 192. Richly illustrated with color and b/w photos and reproductions. A thorough history of the American billboard as a genre of advertising and a reflection of the history of American graphic design. While today's roadsides are dotted with... More
Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1980. Reprint. Original Wraps. Large Quarto, pp. 144. Richly illustrated, indexed . Reprint of the 1974 edition. An early and comprehensive look at the decorative and building arts and trades in California. Interesting to see architecture and decorative arts in the same continuum. More
London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 191. Illustrated with b/w drawings. A good reading copy of Crane's excellent book on English decorative art by one of its leading proponents. Crane was primarily known as an artist and illustrator of books, particularly children's literature. He was... More
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1912 (not dated). First edition. Decorated Boards. Small Octavo. pp 247. 140 b/w illustrations and/or photographs. A useful and handsome guide to a number of arts, crafts and graphics design topics. Subjects included are plants as the basis of ornament, pottery, stained glass, metal work, wood... More
Mexico City: Pondo de Cultura Economica, 1955. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. octavo. 115 pp. well illustrated with maps, sketches, and photographs of artwork. text in Spanish. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004. First American edition. Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 159. Index of Designers and Printers, illustrated with 144 b/w photos. An engaging book that explores the impact of Bauhaus and Modernism on typography and book design in the 20th century. Written by a distinguished book... More
New York: The Prang Co., 1916. Original edition. Decorated Stock Covers, black/grey. Small octavo, pp 73. Several pages of color illustrations and b/w images on every page. A beautifully illustrated instruction booklet with chapters on design, pattern, color, lettering, and construction as it relates to various crafts. Illustrations depict examples... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. vii, 409, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and color samples. Color samples are complete and in very good condition. Bookplate on the front end paper from a previous owner. Excellent compendium, with bibliography, of fashion history; it... More
Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1927. Second edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small octavo, pp 36. b/w illustrations on every page. A charming guide to party decoration, giving illustrated designs and instructions on decorating lamp shades, window treatments, banners, tents, bazaars, cars, baby strollers and much more! Very useful for designers... More
New York: John Lane Company, 1917. First edition. Green, gilt-stamped Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 152, thoroughly illustrated with 99 b/w photographic plates. A charming treatise on interior decoration and exterior architectural ornament from the early 20th century, with numerous photographic plates. Amusing today for its florid and prescriptive language, it... More
Chicago: The Inland Printer Co., 1904. First edition. Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 171. Illustrated with 118 b/w Plates. Prev. owner's name in ink on FFEP. Scarce in the original edition, this book reprints a revised series of articles on basic design principles for the student. Discusses fundamental concepts such as... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1913. First edition. Black Cloth over Boards w/gilt design & lettering. Folio, pp 90. 40 b/w plates for stage designs. An indispensable book for theater and set designers, with beautiful wash drawings for 40 different plays. Quotes from each play are across from the related illustration. More
New York: George Braziller, 1965. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 195. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos and drawings. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Kevin - This would have been a better book if you had been in. with old and new friendship" Another great association copy... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. First edition. Pictorial Staplebound Wraps. Square Small Quarto, pp. 24. Illustrated with b/w photos. Pamphlet accompanying an exhibit of Aalto's modernist furniture and glassware designs at the Museum of Modern Art. This exhibit was the fourth in a series on furniture and houseware... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2008. First edition. Decorated Boards. Square Quarto, pp. 248. Illustrated with b/w and color photos. This book was published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2008, dedicated to an expansive evaluation of the past, present and... More
Syracuse, NY: Keramic Studio Publishing Co., ca 1940. First edition. Cloth over Boards, black. Quarto, pp 51. Color plates, black on yellow, and b/w illustrations. A special volume of the magazine from the publisher Keramic Studio. The magazine, created by Adelaïde Alsop Robineau, an American painter and ceramist from Syracuse..... More
University of Toronto Press, 1972. Boards. Quarto, 327 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings & photos. Indexed. More
Florence: Edizioni D'Arte Il Fiorino, 1969. First edition. Cloth over Boards. quarto. 291. includes index of plates. color photographs. fascinating look at artistic approaches to anatomy. text in Italian. Some sun fading on spine. More
Venice: La Biennale di Venezia, 2001. First edition. Original Wraps. volumes 1 and 2. quarto. English edition. 415 pp, 294 pp. richly illustrated with color photographs. More
New York: Ward-Nasse Gallery, 1972. First edition. Original Wraps. square quarto. catalog in original, colorful wraps. illustrated with b/w photographs of works, 4 per artist, as exhibited at the gallery in 1971-2. Each artist had one piece on display and four reproductions depicted in the catalog. More
New York: Ward-Nasse Gallery, 1973. First edition. Original Wraps. square quarto. catalog in original, colorful wraps. illustrated with b/w photographs of works, 4 per artist, as exhibited at the gallery in 1971-2. Each artist had one piece on display and four reproductions depicted in the catalog. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897/1901. Early Edition. Hardcover. An important Standard Reference, here in a copy of the original edition. It is also an important association copy, being from an important reference library: that of the seminal magazines "Old House Journal" and "Old House Interiors" More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Pp 144. Richly illustrated. Well thought-out and detailed book. More
Paris: Compagnie Alain Germain, 2002. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 112. Illustrated with b/w and color photos. A marvelous collection of theatrical costumes and designs by eclectic French architect and theatrical designer Germain. More
