New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with the Library of Congress and the Vitra Design Museum, 1997. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with black stamped titles in illustrated jacket. 205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. "Charles and Ray Eames gave shape to America's twentieth century."..... More
Los Angeles / Munich: DelMonico Books / Prestel, 2015. Hardcover. pictorial boards w/ bold white printing & reflective silver printing. 151 pgs w/ color illustrations. "This introduction to Los Angeles’ newest art museum, The Broad, takes readers into the heart of a dramatic, innovative building designed by world-renowned architecture firm..... More
New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1981. Hardcover. black cloth w/ silver spine printing. unpaginated pgs w/ color & b&w illustrations. An extensive, interesting glimpse of 1980s advertising art & design. More
New York: Abbevile Press Publishers, 1991. Hardcover. Black cloth with stamped black lettering on spine and front, glossy color illustrated dust jacket, 240 pp, over 500 mostly full color illustrations. "Now in its sixth year, this highly acclaimed volume features hundreds of illustrations of the best and most exciting in..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Hardcover. Sky-blue stamped cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 155 pp., 192 color illus. Issued in conjunction with a traveling exhibition. "More than 120 leading architectural, interior, and industrial design firms worldwide were asked to share their ideas and to explore the materials and..... More
New York: Abrams, 2008. SIGNED/inscribed by the authors. Hardcover. Mauve boards, color illustrated dj. 224 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. From the back cover: "This comprehensive, hands-on guide to interior design from Cullman & Kravis, a prominent New York decorating firm, offers a broad spectrum of solutions for integrating architecture..... More
Boston: L. Prang & Company, 1879. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design elements. Cover has pressed black designs on cover and spine. Full edge gilt. [2], [iii]-xxx, 356 pages illustrations, LX plates (some color). Added t.p., illuminated, dated 1878./ Initials; tail-pieces./ Cover vignette; stamped in gold./ Includes..... More
New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1991. First. Hardcover. Lavender cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 228 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. A wonderful guide to Art Deco-inspired mass-produced items of the Depression Era, including radios, furniture, wallpaper, kitchen items, and much more; Extensive text; Nicely illustrated. More
New York: Abbeville, 1993. Softcover. Blue & cream & illus. wraps, French flaps, 431 pp. with profuse illustrations. "While other books have discussed individual designers, styles, and media, only this indispensible volume synthesizes these issues in an all-encompassing discussion of international design -- graphics, furniture, lighting, textiles, appliances, and more..... More
New York: Staempfli Gallery, 1984. Softcover. white wrappers w/ black printing & illustrations. 67 pgs w/ bw illustrations & color. A nice catalogue of the kinetic sculptor's work with select color illustrations. Includes a brief, biography list along with exhibitions and commissions listing. More
Frankfurt / London: Verlag Form / Art Books International, 1999. Softcover. Square Octavo. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm. Many objects are beautiful; and many creations are functional. But only few achieve enduring status. The "Design Classics" series presents such select products that have set..... More
New York, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1989. Hardcover. Light brown cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 240 pp.; Approx. 600 color photos. A guide to creating the feel of different periods of design in your home, including Medieval, English Baroque, Regency, Georgian, Rococo, American Colonial, Victorian, Biedermeier, Shaker, and..... More
London / New York: Thames & Hudson, 1989. Hardcover. black cloth w/ white printed emblem & spine printing. 456 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy black illustrated dustjacket. fold-out chronology. A nice, bright copy. Wonderfully illustrated. Chronology laid-in. Published same year by Harry N. Abrams. More
New York, N.Y: Visual Reference Publications, 2000. Hardcover. Plum cloth boards with white spine lettering; color illustrated dust jacket; 160 pp, profusely illustrated in color. "This is a resource book full of idea starters that will be a constant source for display and merchandising ideas."- dust jacket. More
London: Atchley & Co., 1869. Hardcover. Black buckram, [iv] 65 bw engraved plates. "Incorporated with which are the plates of "Page's Decorator." Plates are steel and copper engravings. A very scarce volume. More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2003. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Tan cloth with black titles in illustrated jacket. 270 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. "Here is the fascinating story of Bertoia Studio, where Sound Sculpture was invented and new ideas of what art is were developed. Harry..... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2013. Softcover. orange wraps w/ white printing. 43 pgs w/ color illustrations; additional, unpaginated section of closing pgs. Published to coincide with mark Marc Newson's 'At Home' with the Philadelphia Museum of Art. More
Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2003. Hardcover. Black boards, black and BW-photographic dust jacket with white lettering. xi, 219 pp. BW and some color illustrations. This book documents the work of designer Brooks Stevens. It includes 250 illustrations of designs by Stevens and his firm, many in color, detailed studies of..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1952. Hardcover. greyish-tan boards w/ black printing. 119 bw illustrations; some color. Page edges-toned. Pages clean with occasional marks and smudges. A very nice edition dedicated to the art of graphic design. Profiles graphic designers from all over the world, primarily the United States, Germany..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. Hardbound. Grey cloth with white lettering; grey dj with white and multi-colored lettering; 232 pp. with numerous bw and color photographs. A resplendent memoir by the dean of decorators of his more than forty years of creating beautiful things for fascinating people. More
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2009. Hardcover. Red boards with white/yellow/black spine lettering. Matching dj with color illus. 270 pp. with 220 mostly color photos. Guidance from the Roman-American interior designer in how to make a home graceful, comfortably elegant and artful. Beautiful, inspiring photos. Branca learned early that..... More
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1985. Hardcover. yellow cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. grey illustrated dustjacket. 377 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. A very nice, nostalgic review of graphic design artists from 1984-1985 from The American Institute Of Graphic Arts. More
Paris, France: L'ecole des Arts Joailliers / Van Cleef & Arpels, 2017. Softcover. stapled blue wraps w/ white printing. 23 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Remains a nice, bright a sharp copy. Includes numerous color and black/white illustrations and catalogue length essay on the iconoclastic artist, painter and sculptor..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2013. Hardcover. White & blue colored boards with dark blue spine & corners, gilt letters on spine, inlaid title block on front cover, illus. flyleaves, 432 pp.,profusely illus. in colorl weighs 6.5 lbs. Showcases the work of American interior designer Mario Buatta (b. 1935). Lavishly illustrated, as..... More
New York: Abrams, 2014. First. Boxed. Color-illustrated boards with orange lettering and embossed orange insignia; blue cloth spine. Color-photographic end papers; color frontis. 255 pp. with color and bw photos throughout. Housed in a beautiful blue gift box with Tory Burch tissue and an orange gros-grain ribbon to access the..... More
