Rene Herbst
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1990. Hardcover. Black boards, color-illustrated and white dust jacket with black and red lettering. 363 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in French. Includes bibliographical references. More
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1990. Hardcover. Black boards, color-illustrated and white dust jacket with black and red lettering. 363 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in French. Includes bibliographical references. More
New York: Vendome Press, 2006. Hardcover. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Red, color-illus. dj with white lettering. 207 pp. with color photographs throughout. Discover 8 historic, stunning houses in this volume, all that have stood the test of time, as have the families who own them. Includes the Kasteel..... More
Oxford: Phaidon/Christie's, 1990. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with silver stamped lettering on spine. Glossy color-photographic dust jacket with gray lettering. 208 pp. 550 illustrations, 135 in color. This study explores the work of one of England's most advanced industrial designers of the 19th century. It examines the naturalistic, geometric and..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Softcover. White, glossy pictorial wraps. 184 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Text in Italian. Part of the text is also in English. Nicely illustrated w/ floor-plans & designs. Contents include: Introductory Note / Franca Helg -- Biographical Profile -- Franco Albini, Architect : Between Rationalism..... More
New York: Abbeville, 1993. Hardbound. Blue cloth with dj. 431 pp. Profuse illustrations. More
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1985. Hardcover. Blue binding with white lettering on spine. Blue glossy, color-illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color. 125 [1] pp. "... presents a stunning view of an extravagant world no longer confined to the inner circle of designers and architects... Individual chapters look at lamps, sofas..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Softcover. Blue color-illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated in color. 125 [1] pp. "... presents a stunning view of an extravagant world no longer confined to the inner circle of designers and architects... Individual chapters look at lamps, sofas, and the like, while a special chapter..... More
Porvoo, Finland: Soderstrom, 1992. Hardcover. White and color-illustrated boards with black lettering. 311 pp. BW illustrations. Text in Finnish. Translated by Michael Wynne-Ellis. More
New York: Fashion Institute of Technology, 1987. Softcover. oversized grey & black, stapled wrappers. 12 pgs w/ black&white photos & text. Pages have instances of very light to moderate foxing to page edges; photos unscathed . Includes the work of photographers Steven Meisel, Hans Feurer and others. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1982. Hardcover. grey cloth boards w/ debossed design & silver spine printing. glossy, black & pictorial dustjacket. 221 pgs w/ color illustrations. Clean, crisp & bright. Very nice. More
Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with red stamped lettering. Illustrated and gray dust jacket with red lettering, in mylar cover. 206 pp. Illustrations. "Wilhelm Wagenfeld was undeniably one of the pioneers of German industrial design. Like no other representative of his craft, he devoted his skill and..... More
New York: French & European Publications, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth with tipped-on red title circle. 324 pp. Profuse tipped-in color plates and bw illus. A pictorial survey of interior design featuring some of France's most stunning homes and offices. Chapters cover the various technical and aesthetic approaches to floors..... More
New York: French & European Publications, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth with tipped-on red title circle. 327 pp. and 317 pp. Profuse tipped-in color plates and bw illus. A pictorial survey of interior design featuring some of France's most stunning homes and offices. Chapters cover the various technical and aesthetic..... More
Milton Keynes, England: The Open University Press, 1975. Softcover. glued, red illustrated wraps. 64 pgs w/ section of 32 pgs of bw plates. includes film strip. A fascinating history of British design broken into three periods: The Design and Design Industries Assocation 1919-1929; Modernism And The Moderne In Britian and..... More
Prague, Czech Republic: Narodni Galerie V Praze, 1989. Softcover. plain white wraps. 96 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. pictorial jacket w/ black printing. text primarily in Czech. Illustrated throughout; approximately 18 color illustations/plates. Closing section has brief English translation. More
Stockholm: Natur och Kultur, 1950. Hardcover. Red boards with white lettering on spine. White mylar-covered dj with BW illustrations and black lettering. Text in Swedish. "The Modern Home: Interior Decoration in Sweden and Other Countries." More
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Black boards with orange and white stamped design and lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 288 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and BW. Pages clean. Photographs by Carla De Benedetti. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Black boards with orange and white stamped design and lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 288 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and BW. Translation of: Abitare in Italia. Photographs by Carla De Benedetti. More
London, England: Design Research Unit Limited, 1945. Hardcover. slim, grey boards w/ red, white & black printed band. 25 pgs w/ 17 bw illustrations. A slim volume that explores the importance and role of design from Herbert Read's Design Research Firm. A nice collectible for the design afficandno. Scarce... More
1971. Color wraps. 40 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. More
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1980. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ white spine printing. 215 w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy, pictorial dustjacket. Text in French & English. Pages 114 to 118 have minor chips to lower edges. Pages clean, color plates bright. A lavishly illustrated monograph of the French designer..... More
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Black buckram, gilt letters on spine, illus. flyleaves, 232 pp., 50 color illus. "Invites the reader into each of the contrasting rooms -- the White Drawing Room, the Green Drawing Room, the Pillared Drawing Room, the State Dining Room, the Small Dining Room and, of..... More
1980. Blue wraps. 300+ pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Vol. I: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints and Posters. Vol. II: Works of Art and Furniture. Includes selected bios of the artists. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1988. Paperback. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 263 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and BW. "Sottsass Associates has created a style distinctly its own and difficult to define, but perhaps best described as Italian New Wave avant-garde. Interdisciplinary, working in the areas of architecture and interior..... More
Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2004. Paperback. White, gray and black illustrated wraps, white lettering on gray spine, 205 pp, richly illustrated in color and bw throughout. "The late nineteenth-century invention of "fashion" as we understand it today inspired avant-garde artists of the period to create an art form to counter..... More