Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism
Tokyo: National Museum of Western Art, 2019. Paperback. Glossy BW-photographic wraps with white lettering. 332 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from February 19 to May 19, 2019. More
Tokyo: National Museum of Western Art, 2019. Paperback. Glossy BW-photographic wraps with white lettering. 332 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from February 19 to May 19, 2019. More
Los Angeles, CA: Jensen & Walker, 2002. Softcover. Blue illustrated wraps with color illustration and white lettering, 52 pp., color illustrations throughout. "Formal presentation ceremony, Michelangelo's Campidoglio, Rome, Italy, Wednesday, May 29, 2002" p. 9. More
Berlin: Berenberg Verlag, 2012. Hardcover. BW illus. boards with black cloth spine, 200 pp., BW illus. Text is in German. Considers the time that Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) spent in Berlin at the turn of the last century, and how much impact his work had..... More
New York: Crosby, Lockwood Staples, 1979. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ gilt printing. 246 pgs w/ bw illustrations, figures. glossy black dustjacket w/ gold printing. This is the Crosby, Lockwood and Staples edition from 1979, not Rizzoli. Edited with an introduction by Dennis Sharp and a preface by Julius Posener..... More
Croatia: Art Studio Azinovic, 2011. English. Hardcover. Brown boards, 195 pp., some BW illus. Biography of architect Lucinao Laurana (1420-1479), known as Lucijan Vranjanin in Croatia. Outlines his work as documented in present-day Italy and Croatia. An English version of Mutnjakovic's larger and previous 2003 work in Croatian, Arhitekt Lucijan..... More
Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1978. Softcover. White card wrap. [15] pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Book in two sections: English and the Hebrew (back to front, right to left). Text in English and Hebrew. Scarce title on Walter Pichler. Intro by Yona Fischer. More
Stockholm, Sweden: Gabor Palotai, 2005. Hardbound. Black cloth, 136 pp. 82 BW photographs. Exhibition of furniture, product, and architectural models by the Swedish design firm Claesson Koivisto Rune held 12th March - 1st June 2005 at Rohsska Design Museum of Gothenburg Sweden. Catalogue lists 128 works. Essays by Peder Alton..... More
Basel: Birkhäuser, 2005. Softcover. Slate grey wraps with illustration and bw lettering; French flaps; 392 pp. with illustrations throughout. Text in German; catalogue to accompany the exhibition held in Munich at the Pinakothek der Moderne from May 26 to August 28, 2005; full of drawings, photographs, scale models, final projects..... More
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2008. Hardcover. Black textured boards, unpaginated, color illus. Text is in French, Arabic, Chinese, Dainsh, English, Farsi, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Urdu. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of the text of this architectural manifesto created by French architect Jean Nouvel (b..... More
London: Lund Humphries, 1980. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; bw illustrated dj with green and black lettering; bw portrait frontispiece; 167 pp, 150 bw illustrations. "This critical analysis of one of Britain's most famous and controversial architects traces Lutyens's prolific career and reveals aspects of his architectural..... More
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1967. Hardbound. Library designed buckram. 192 pp. More
[Berlin]: [Gebr. Mann], 1960. Hardcover. Tan boards with brown illustration on front cover, brown and yellow lettering on spine, 27 unnumbered pages, 34 color plates. Text in German. Intro by Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann. Paul Bruno is revered in Germany as one of the most influential architects and interior decorators. More
Milan: Electa, 1988. Softcover. Plain grey wraps; Grey illus. dj.; 366 pp.; 544 bw figures. Text in Italian; Includes many architectural drawings and writings by Leonardo, along with extensive annotations; Part of the "Documenti di architettura" series. More
Bonn, Germany: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1992. Hardcover. white cloth boards with black lettering, white and pictorial dustjacket with black and white lettering; 223 pgs w/ illustrations. Text in English. "The architectural-historical significance of the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle forms the core of this publication, together with a presentation of the conception of..... More
[Bonn]: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1992. Softcover. Tan wraps with red and blue illustrationss, red lettering, 223 pp, richly illustrated in bw and color. Cover title: The Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. "Published upon the occasion of the exhibition Gustav Peichl from June 9, 1992 to February 14, 1993 at..... More
Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1969. Hardcover. Black and white illustrated boards; 271 pp; illustrated in bw throughout. Text is in French. European Architect, Etienne-Louis Boullee from classical architecture to revolutionary architecture. Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-21). More
New York: Tudor, 1967. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with black embossed lettering and embossed illustration, black and white illustrated dustjacket with red and white lettering, 219 pp., color and bw illustrations throughout. Text in Spanish, English, French and German. "This collection reveals to us, through the fabulous suggestion of the..... More
NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. Revised edition. Hardcover. Black glossy boards. Color illustrated dust jacket. 408 pp. 335 illustrations including 35 color plates. Revised version of the book includes an expanded catalogue raisonne for modern designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976), as well as an exploration of Gray's life..... More
Dusseldorf: Beton-Verlag, 1990. Softcover. Grey softcover with color-illustrations and black lettering. 182 pp. Profusely illustrated in BW. Catalog of exhibition sponsored by the Arbeitskreis Peter Behrens, the Fachbereich Architektur and the Fachbereich Design of the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf. Includes bibliographical references. Text in German. More
New York: Dorset Press, 1989. Hardcover. oversized navy boards w/ gilt spine printing. 191 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy grey illustrated dustjacket w/ blue printing. Illustrated throughout. More
Milano (Milan), Italy: Electa, 1982. Hardcover. Brown cloth; 191 pp. with numerous bw photographs, illustrations, and plans;. Text in Italian; the book is from either an exhibition or conference held in Lugano in 1982, Rassegna Internazionale delle Arti e della Cultura", meaning An International Survey of the Arts and Culture..... More
Helsinki, Finland: Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy, 1988. Softcover. glue, glossy white wraps w/ illustration. 63 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. A catalogue celebrating Finnish architect's Ilmo Valjakka's new building for United Magazines. More
Boston: Birkhäuser, 2000. Paperback. White wraps with black lettering and gray design. 157 pp. Color illustrations. "In this monograph architect Christian Hauvette divides his most recent eleven buildings into three categories: dwellings, monuments, and machines. In the first category, we are introduced to experimental housing for town-dwellers; in the second..... More
London, England: Thames & Hudsion, 1968. Hardcover. tan cloth boards w/ gilt emblem, gilt spine printing. 451 pgs w/ bw illustrations. glossy tan & white illustrated dustjacket w/ white, black printing. Remains a nice, bright copy. Includes 400 monocrhome plates, 147 drawings and 158 illustrations. More
Milano/Electa: Electa/U.Bozzi, 1967. Hardcover. Light brown boards with debossed lettering; b&w illustrated DJ with black lettering; 461 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Italian. More