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1990136539New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1990. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. 160 pages. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Crown Publishers, Inc unknown books
197814338Bologna: Zanichelli 1978. Early Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Small quarto. 101 pp. Text in Italian. Published as Number 2 in this publisher's series of books on design and symbols. A very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/> Zanichelli paperback 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
198415043No Place Mexico: Disenado por Fernando Medina Nora Alarcon y Fernando Medina 1984. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Illustrated in black and white. Text in espanol. Introduccion by Eduardo Ricarde Medina. Prolgo por Miguel Aleman Velasco. A very good clean copy in unprinted plastic comb bound wrappers. Scarce book on graphic design. <br/><br/> Disenado por Fernando Medina (Nora Alarcon y Fernando Medina paperback books
1894886851894. DESIGN HARUNA Shigeharu editor. Kôgei Ôyô ZUAN ZASSHI 7 issues. No.'s 20-26 Tôkyô Meiji 26-27 1893-4. 24.5 x 16.6 cm. Stab-bound wrapper's in woodblock printed paper covers. Haruna Shigeharu 1847-1913 was a pottery painter born into the upper classes in Ishikawa prefecture here using his artistic and design skills to organize and edit this "PRACTICAL ARTS DESIGN MAGAZINE" full of black and white design ideas and articles on such topics as the Columbian Exposition etc. Very unusual periodical here in very good condition inside and out. A short but continuous run. 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
192442953Praha: Vydal Devetsil 1924. Second Edition. Slim octavo 22cm.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers yapp edges; 61pp. Wrappers rather chipped and worn especially along spine repaired shallow loss at bottom edge of upper cover general dust-soil some foxing to rear cover textblock slightly toned else Good to Very Good. Earliest edition of the author's first play to be issued by the leading Czech avant-garde publishing house Devetsil upper cover designed by the prolific Surrealist artist Jindrich Å tyrsky. OCLC locates one copy in the United States as of November 2018 at the NYPL. Vydal Devetsil 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
1938894341938. DESIGN HAPPÔDÔ publisher/printer. KOKUGA ÔGI. Kyôto Happôdô N.D. other sources indicate a date of 1938 Very large oblong brocade porfolio 36.5 x 59.0 cm. Contains an undated Happôdô colophon and 50 design prints 49 in color and one as a textual calligraphic introduction to the work A source indicates the designs were done by Yamaoka Chinpei. The prints are extraordinarily lavish with sprinkled metal flakes overprinting metallic inks etc. A wonderful tribute to the Neo-Rimpa and Deco sensibilities of the age. The case has been restored the prints are quite clean. unknown books
1902845761902. DESIGN Matsuoka Tokikata; Honma Hyakuri. Kojitsu Sôsho SHOKUMON ZUE. 7 vols. originally privately published by Hyakuri apparently from 1815-25 as a completion of work begun by Tokikata in the late 18th very early 19th century. This is the reprint of this classic work done as part of the "Kojitsu Sôsho" Classic Library series published by Yoshikawa Hanshichi et al in Meiji 34 35 19012 Very slightly smaller than the original volumes each about 18.2 x 24.9 cm string-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji with printed paper title labels - all bindings match. Hundreds of beautiful color textile designs reproduced in color woodcut. Nobleman Ladies Ceremonial dress Brocades Imperial costumes all are covered. Retains most of the appeal of the original edition. Slight external wear lovely inside. unknown books
193040278Praha: Plejada 1930. First Trade Edition. Slim octavo 20cm.; publisher's cream decorative card wrappers printed in tan and black; 55pp.; frontispiece. Light wear and toning to wrapper extremities one signature disbound at time of publication else Very Good or better. Czech poetry collection attractive cover graphic designed by the architect and typographer VÃt Orbtel. Plejada unknown books
1912855151912. DESIGN Sugiura HISUI. KODAKARA. Tokyo: Mitsukoshi Gofukuten Meiji 45 1912. 29 x 23.5 cm. decorated boards and cloth in decorated dustwrapper and original tied decorated portfolio covers. A lovely package designed and illustrated by Hisui 1876-1965 the head designer for Mitsukoshi for the first half of the 20th century and one of the most important commercial designers of his day. Profusely illustrated throughout in color lithographs and relief prints. The text was written by Iwaya Sazanami this wonderful book was created for the new mothers of the burgeoning middle class who were buying their baby clothes and furnishings at Mitsukoshi. It was meant as a child's diary of development. from birth to the age of seven. Originally published in 1909 this second printing is nearly perfect there is some spotting to the tied outer covers and original and as such very scarce and desirable. See pp. 70-71 for more on this book in the Hisui special issue of the magazine HANGA GEIJUTSU #140 Summer 2008. Near fine. 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
1904832901904. DESIGN ISOZAKI Kôsaburo. KINKAN'EN SHINISHÔ YÔHON NEW SAMPLES OF COLORED MATTING - "KIN KAN EN." Okayama Meiji 37 1904. Cord bound Japanese style title printed on front cover. 34.2 X 22.6 CM. 34 full-page color woodcuts of flat-weave matting designs. The matting is still made today in Okayama from the igusa plant. Very simple and delicate designs. A sample book for the Isozaki line. unknown books
1931012034Phildalephia: J. B. Lippincott 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Uncommon autobiography of the famous Parisian designer who knew all the swells! Very good copy no names inscription or bookplates black cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Fabulous Art-Deco dustjacket designed by Samuel Bernard Schaeffer worn and chipped about the edges still presentable. J. B. Lippincott hardcover books
190819010803Toronto: The Copp Clark Company Limited 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Kimball Alonzo. First printing of the Toronto imprint duodecimo size 412 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong 1867-1944 utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens Robert Louis Stevenson and George Washington Cable. In addition to designing books Armstrong wrote books as well including a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the American West which she also illustrated.<br/><br/>This novel by George Washington Cable 1844-1925 tells of a romance set in New Orleans during the American Civil War; Cable considered the "first modern southern writer" used his fiction to highlight the injustices of racism in the South and he is considered a precursor to William Faulkner. This volume is a scarce Toronto imprint and has a vintage bookseller's ticket on the rear paste-down endpaper from a book shop in Vancouver B. C.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full red cloth decorative pattern in black light blue and gilt by Margaret Armstrong unsigned with title in gilt on the front board gilt lettering and ornament in black and gilt on the spine frontispiece illustration by Alonzo Kimball with tissue guard title page with black ruled borders black-and-white illustrations by Kimball throughout; duodecimo size 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vi vii-x xi-xii 1-396 397-400. Vintage bookseller's ticket on the rear paste-down endpaper from "G. S. Forsyth & Co. / Booksellers & Stationers / Vancouver B. C."<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the corners spine is lightly sunned and there is a faded prior owner name on both paste-down endpapers.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gullans and Espey no. 58.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Copp, Clark Company Limited hardcover books
19001653431900. KIMONO DESIGN. Album of 15 elaborate silk kimono designs. Folio. 335 x 260 mm bound in contemporary silk over boards. NP. ND. A stunning and most unusual production which consists of 15 designs for kimonos printed using woodblocks on textile and each mounted within a different elaborate hand-painted border. In addition elaborate designs have been sown onto the printed outlines. Altogether a unique and impressive piece of book-making. hardcover books
199225341California US: The Zamorano Club 1992. Keepsake ".meant as a companion piece to The Zamorano Club Programs 1928 - 1991 which was issued in 1992 to commemorate the joint meeting of Roxburghe-Zamorano at San Francisco." Within the cover is the tipped-in pamphlet-announcement a simple folder with no text of The Treachery of Recollection talk of Professor Daniel Aaron of Smith College speaking at the Zamorano Club Wednesday March 3 1965; the keepsake-cover approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; printed in red & black on quality paper stock; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Zamorano Club paperback books
193518Krakow: Dydo Poster Collection. Pictorial Boards. near Very Good binding. rubbing to the extremities; back board bumped on the bottom. near Very Good binding. Dydo Poster Collection unknown books
19341653411934. JAPANESE DESIGN. Juraku Cho. 3 Volumes. Illustrated with a total of 90 colour and monochrome woodblock plates. Oblong folio 390 x 270 mm bound in publisher's silk over boards in a new chitsu case. Kyoto: Unsodo 1934. A spectacular series of designs with the superb colour woodblock plates with each volume devoted to a different motif. Volume 1 is Ryu no maki the dragon. Volume 2 is Hoo no maki the phoenix and Volume 3 is Shishi no maki the lion. Both the full colour plates and the monochrome plates facing them are masterpieces of the woodblock maker's art. Unsodo is the name of a large Japanese publishing company with branches in both Tokyo and Kyoto. Founded in 1891 this company is still in existence today. From the 1890s through the 1930s the Unsodo publishing house was involved in printing high quality pattern books for various crafts including textiles and lacquer. Some wear to the boards but otherwise a fine set. Rare. hardcover books
1929144757New York: Henry Miller's Theatre 1929. Original flyer for the 1929 play "Journey's End" which premiered at Henry Miller's Theatre on Broadway on March 22 1929 and closed on May 17 1930 for a total of 485 performances. <br/><br/>The first US production of the play after its smash hit at at the Apollo Theatre in London which starred a young Laurence Olivier and was directed by then-unknown director James Whale. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays ever written about World War I following the plight of a British Army infantry company in 1918. <br/><br/>Whale accompanied the play to America for the production advertised here which by late 1929 was being performed by 14 companies in English and 17 in other languages and he would go on to direct the 1930 film adaptation starring Colin Clive David Manners and Ian Maclaren. His film would be the first of numerous adaptations including: "The Other Side" 1931 "Aces High" 1976 and "Journey's End" 2017. <br/><br/>Whale would go on to even greater Hollywood fame later directing "Frankenstein" "The Invisible Man" "The Bride of Frankenstein" and more and was one of the first openly gay directors.<br/><br/>Two-color single leaf folded once 10 x 8 inches. Bright and Near Fine with a few closed tears and edge creases. Henry Miller's Theatre unknown books
199129321New York: Rizzoli 1991. First American edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Tall thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 414 pp. A dense illustrated study of the Jourdain family of designers. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Very large and heavy book. Additional shipping charges may apply. Rizzoli unknown books
1987177220San Francisco: Barbary Coasters M/C 1987. POSTER. Single sheet 11x17 inch poster maroon and blue inks printed on tan faux-parchment stock illustrated with faux Hieroglyphics very good condition. Attractive poster announcing the combined event by two leathermen clubs. Barbary Coasters M/C unknown books
1995121267London: John Hobbs 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Attractive catalog with 38 color illustrations. A fine copy in glossy boards without dust jacket as issued. John Hobbs unknown books
200664911Other: Otis. Very Good. 2006. Paperback. 0930209125 . 53 pages paperback exhibition catalog Very Good. . Otis paperback books
