Detroit and New York: The Detroit Institute of Arts and The metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 352 pp. With 265 illustrations including 62 plates in full color. A monumental monograph concerning the Cranbrook school, a still vital community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Essays by Mary Riordan..... More
New York: Nest, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Glossy and elaborately designed magazine of art, architecture and interior design. A near fine copy. Each issue runs roughly 150 pp or so. Profusely illustrated. More
Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto. Issued without dustwrapper. 237 pp. Edited by Henry Urbach and Cristina Steingraber. With essays by Stephen Hartmann, John Paul Ricco and others. Illustrated in color. A glorious monograph on this design firm. Fine. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. First edition. Cloth. Small clothbound quarto. 216 pp. Illustrated in black and white. A book that advocates for using the principles of adhocism to help solve problems and design new ways for living and enjoying life. Remainder spray to lower edge else a clean very good..... More
Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound 8vo. 93 pp. Text in French by Elisabeth Vedrenne, Valerie Guillaume and others. Illustrated in color. A very good copy in bound glossy illustrated wrappers. More
Biel / Bienne: CentrePasquArt, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Oversize paperbound 8vo. 103 pp. Catalog from a 2009 exhibition. Text in German by Dolores Denaro. A near fine example in bound printed wrappers. More
Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 1996. Second printing. Paperback. Thick paperbound quarto. 486 pp. Stated second printing of this impressive monograph on the Eames. A lovely near fine copy in thick bound photo-illustrated wrappers. Illustrated in color and black and white. Recommended. More
New York: Praeger, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Thick trade paperbound edition. 238 pp. Illustrated mostly in black and white. A monograph on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Very good condition with some light handling wear. Faint printed code stamp to front endpaper. More
Munchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2009. First edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 502 pp. Text in German. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. Two preliminary pages are slightly dog-eared else a fine copy in black cloth binding in nearly fine glossy dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Correct first printing of this massive monograph on the design and graphics of Knoll International, Inc. Large oblong 4to. 307 pp. This copy in very good condition in printed red cloth binding. Binding is shaken as often seen due to the..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. First American edition. Paperback. Scarce first American edition following the Swiss. Four softbound books in illustrated hard slipcase. Includes Volume 1 Object Drawing, Object and Museum Drawing and Nature Drawing; Volume 2 Memory Drawing, Technical Drawing and Perspective and Lettering; Volume 3 Material Studies..... More
Nantes: Musee Des Arts Decoratifs Nantes, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Square paperbound quarto. Unpaginated catalog of a 1973 exhibition. Slight rubbing and wear to covers. A satisfying copy in bound illustrated wrappers. Text in French. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. More
Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2002. First edition. Paperback. Stunningly book on Dutch design elements in the 1990's with text in English by Renny Ramakers. Quarto. 234 pp. Brilliant color illustrations. Die-cut cover. A fine copy in bound glossy wrappers. More
New York: Universe Publishing, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Oversized 4to. A very good copy in thick bound wrappers. A superb monograph on this designer. A large heavy book. More
Palm: Richard Schultz Design, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 127 pp. A fine copy of this corporate catalog of the furniture designs of Richard Schultz. This copy briefly INSCRIBED by Mr. Schultz. Quarter cloth over boards. Issued without dustwrapper. More
United Kingdom: Urbis, 2004. First edition. Loose Sheets. Packet of eight illustrated postcards held together with printed obi. Cards measure 8 1/4 x 4" tall. Fine condition. Obi is slightly worn. Issued on the occasion of an exhibition of the designer's work at URBIS Gallery. Uncommon Saville ephemera... More
Zurich: Museum fur Gestaltung, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Oblong bound wrappers. 238 pp. Text in german. Substantial catalog from a 1983 Swiss exhibition of domestic household design elements. A close to fine copy in bound red wrappers printed in red and white. More
Ulm: Hochschule fur Gestaltung, 1963. First edition. Paperback. 4to. September 1963, Double issue 8 and 9 (of 21 published in 14 volumes). Celebrated magazine arm of the influential German school of design which was founded by Inge Aicher-Scholl, Otl Aiker and Max Bill. Somewhat musty, but in clean very good..... More
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Tall clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 224 pp. Stated first printing. Illustrated mostly in black and white, but with some color plates as well. Over 300 black and white illustrations and 16 full-color plates. SIGNED by Flora Gill Jacobs on the front..... More
The Netherlands: Becht - Haarlem, 1994. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound 4to in dustwrapper. Erratum slip laid in. 183 pp. Text in Dutch and English. Illustrated with both color and black and white photographs and illustrations. INSCRIBED by the author and dated in 1997. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Small, wide hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 96 pp. Illustrated in black and white. An excellent reference work on crewel embroidery, a popular art in England. Toning to board edges. A very good copy in clipped dustwrapper with everal small chips and tears..... More
London and Boston: The Medici Society, 1925. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound quarto. 15 pp of text followed by seven full-page color plates followed by 72 full-page black and white plates. In overall sound very good condition. Lacking any wrapper which may have been originally present. Quite a striking book... More
Berkeley: Burt Franklin, No Date. Reprint. Cloth. Three clothbound royal octavo volumes in identical green cloth bindings lettered in gilt. Issued without dustwrappers. Reprint edition. Originally published in 1907. 391, 566 and 365 pp, respectively. Handsome near fine condition for all three volumes. Volume III is comprised of biographical sketches..... More
Stoke-On-Trent: Royal Doulton Tableware Limited, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 432 pp. Illustrated mostly in colour. A handsome very good clothbound copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Quite a useful reference work on this famed British ceramic maker. A large and heavy book... More
