Architecture & Design
A Primer Of Visual Literacy
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. 194 pp. Illustrated. A beginning text for art and design students. In clean very good condition. More
The Design of Dissent
Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 239 pp. Illustrated primarily in color. Foreword by Tony Kushner. Steven Heller interviews Milton Glaser. A marvelous collection of protest poster art from all over the globe. Small blemish to bottom of front board else a solid near fine..... More
Donald Deskey; Decorative Designs and Interiors
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 214 pp monograph on this well known designer. Sharp well bound copy in black cloth binding in near fine price intact dustwrapper. Highly recommended for fans of this art deco designer. More
Design In America; The Cranbrook Vision 1925 - 1950
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
American Rococo, 1750 -1775: Elegance in Ornament
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Lovely clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 287 pp. With 250 illustrations including 82 in full color plus bibliography and index. A near fine copy in dustwrapper. Marvelous. For fans of the history of American..... More
J. Mayer H.
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
Adhocism; The Case for Improvisation
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
La Donation Kartell; Un Environment Plastique 1949 - 1999
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
Show Show San Keller; Manor Kunstpreis Janton Bern / Prix culturel Manor pour le canton de Berne
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
Charles and Ray Eames; Designers of the Twentieth Century
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
Moholy-Nagy; Documentary Monographs in Modern Art
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
Von Bewegung und Dynamik
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
Knoll Design
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
Basic Principles of Design (4 Volume Set in Slipcase)
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
Marc Held Io Ans De Recherche; 10 Novembre 1973 - 7 Janvier 1974
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
Less + More; Droog Design In Context
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
I Want To Change The World
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
Richard Schultz (Inscribed)
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
Peter Saville - At Home
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
Design - Formgebung fur jedermann, Typen und Prototypen Ausstellung im Kunstgewerbemuseum
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 8 / 9 Zeitschrift der Hochschule fur Gestaltung / Journal of the Hochschule fur Gestaltung
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
A Book of Dolls & Doll Houses (Signed by Jacobs)
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
Bloemen op tegels in de Gouden Eeuw van prent tot tegel / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Prints (Inscribed)
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