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198328093Detroit and New York: The Detroit Institute of Arts and The metropolitan Museum of Art 1983. First edition. Cloth. Very Good /very good . 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 Joan Marter and many others. A close to near fine copy in black cloth binding in lightly used photo-illustrated dustwrapper. Light spotting to edges. Please note that this is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage will apply for international buyers. The Detroit Institute of Arts and The metropolitan Museum of Art unknown books
199225326New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1992. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. 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 interpretation of European rococo design in the 18th century. A large and heavy book. Metropolitan Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art unknown books
200929529Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 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. Hatje Cantz hardcover books
197220674Garden City: Doubleday 1972. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/good. 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 clothbound copy in good price-intact dustwrapper with numerous chips and small tears at spine ends and along the edges of the wrapper. A distinctly uncommon dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover books
200019879Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou 2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 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. <br/><br/> Editions du Centre Pompidou paperback books
200919106Biel / Bienne: CentrePasquArt 2009. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oversize paperbound 8vo. 103 pp. Catalog from a 2009 exhibition. Text in German by Dolores Denaro. A near fine example in bound printed wrappers. <br/><br/> CentrePasquArt paperback books
199620157Cambridge and London: MIT Press 1996. Second printing. Paperback. Near Fine. 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. <br/><br/> MIT Press paperback books
197025853New York: Praeger 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 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. Praeger paperback books
200919587Munchen: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 2009. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. 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. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt unknown books
198111637New York: Harry N. Abrams 1981. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. 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 heavy paper design of this book. Pages tend to begin to separate from the binding from the weight and large dimension of the pages. Bright unclipped dustwrapper has light fade to red spine color but less than typically seen. Although reprinted several times over the years the correct first printing has become uncommon. <br/><br/> Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
197713387New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1977. First American edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 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 Textile Design and Color 2; and Volume 4 Color 1 Graphic Exercises and Dimensional Design. Contributors to these classics in the field of design include M. Zwimpfer J. Hutter A. Gurtler P. Stettler J. Tramer and others. All volumes in near fine condition. Slipcase in fine condition. Profusely illustrated. Van Nostrand Reinhold paperback books
197315355Nantes: Musee Des Arts Decoratifs Nantes 1973. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . 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. <br/><br/> Musee Des Arts Decoratifs Nantes paperback books
196531489New York: Whitney Library of Design 1965. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Nearly square papewrbound volume. 204 pp. Stated second printing. Includes 26 essays on problems in design architecture etc by Nelson. A handsome very good copy of this classic in the field. Whitney Library of Design paperback books
200211264Rotterdam: 010 Publishers 2002. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 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. <br/><br/> 010 Publishers paperback books
197526640New York: Champion Papers 1975. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperbound quarto. 28 numbered pages plus additional unnumbered sheets at rear of book with color illustrations. A special issue of this magazine devoted to graphic designer Paul Rand. A near fine copy in bound printed wrappers. Champion Papers paperback books
200111435New York: Universe Publishing 2001. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oversized 4to. A very good copy in thick bound wrappers. A superb monograph on this designer. A large heavy book. <br/><br/> Universe Publishing paperback books
200516597Palm: Richard Schultz Design 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 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. <br/><br/> Richard Schultz Design hardcover books
200418820United Kingdom: Urbis 2004. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. 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. <br/><br/> Urbis unknown books
201031473Japan: 21_21 Design Sight and The Miyake Issey Foundation 2010. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine/near fine. Thick paperbound quarto in illustrated thick paper dustwrapper. 223 pp. Text in both Japanese and English. Profusely illustrated in color. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition in Japan focused on these two designers. A handsome near fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. Great book for fans of these designers. 21_21 Design Sight and The Miyake Issey Foundation paperback books
198320581Zurich: Museum fur Gestaltung 1983. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 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. <br/><br/> Museum fur Gestaltung paperback books
199019671New York: Rizzoli 1990. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Spectacular monograph on the graphics interiors and products designed by Vignelli Studios. Oblong 4to. 292 pp. Essays by Germano Celant and others. Gorgeous copy in black cloth binding in near fine bright red dustwrapper with some light fade at spine color. A strikingly beautiful book. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Rizzoli hardcover books
19961257279California: Thomas Nelson 1996. Reprint; Quarto; VG/no-DJ; Spine is a very light pastel green with black text; Covers have general shelf wear joints and hinges are strong; Text block is a large floral pop-up and a small dates and appointments booklet; The pop-up functions properly the dates and appointment booklet is unmarked content is clear and vibrant; Pages not numbered. <p> Shelved in Netdesk office Ephemera box G. 1257279. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. Thomas Nelson unknown books
32547DESIGN AND WORK; A HOME AND SHOP COMPANION. Volume I. London: G. Purkess 1876. 4to. Publisher's blue cloth. xi 476 pages. First edition. This is the first volume of a London weekly periodical with the same name as Manchester monthly. The London work is not cited by OCLC the NUC or RIBA. Our volume contains the first thirty issues from 13 May through 2 December 18 Articles cover mechanics construction building design technology and inventions including "Practical Wood-turning" "The Telescope" "Our Steam Velocipede" "Miniature Railroad Train" and "The Megascope." Advertisements appear for each issue. Covers moderately worn. unknown books
1937892151937. DESIGN Azuma Dôjin. Koutashirabe AZUMA KOROMO. Unsôdô Kyôto & Tôkyô Shôwa 12 1937. A large folding album 34.0 x 24.8 cm 10 pages 15 designs of superbly printed color woodblock images by the "Companions from the East" The margins and facing pages have browning and foxing. This the "spring" volume appears to be one of two volumes published. The covers are detached. Sold with all faults. unknown books
1901840301901. SEKKA Kamisaka. DESIGN BOOK Kamisaka SEKKA Yoshitaka. SHIKISHI. Kyoto: Tanaka jihei Meiji 34 1901. 2 folios each 31.2 x 21.5 cm. Volume one has 2 color prints and 30 bw sumi prints volume two has 30 bw sumi prints. An interesting design book of subtlety. The covers are quite worn and stained and there is some internal wear and spotting as well. But overall a good early printing. Cord-bound fukuro-toji Japanese style with the title printed on the covers. Complete. unknown books
