Search Results: Authors starting with A from Design Books

Tokyo: A + U Publishing Co. Ltd., 1987. This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean. Text in Japanese and English. This is an a + u Extra Edition featuring New York Art Deco skyscrapers. All illustrated in color. List of Buildings, by neighborhood, for example Upper West Side, Midtown, etc. 46 illustrated, about 200 listed. 11" high X 9" wide, 184 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: The Architectural Association, 1987. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Cover edges rubbed. This is the Summer 1987 number from the Architectural Association. It has a ten page feature on Charlotte Perriand her first decade, by Mary McLeod, articles on Coop Himmelblau, Victor Burgin, Peter Cook, Ron Herron and Archigram, among others. Illustrated mostly in black & white, some color. 12" high X 9" wide, 112 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Faenza, Italy, 1992. This is a very good softcover copy in the original publisher's printed and decorated tan wrappers. This is the 1992, No. 1-2 issue. Foreword by Gian Carlo Bojani. Essays by S. Gelichi, P.A. Mariaux, A. Bettini, J. Triolo, Graziella Berti ans A. Mingotti. Illustrated with 20 plates, mostly color. 10" high X 7" wide, 128 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Finland , 1961. This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Very clean inside and out. Top of spine has some wear. Text in Finnish with summaries in English, French and German. This issue of Ark, 3 / 1961, is a feature on Alvar Aalto. Two projects are extensively covered here: New Centre for the Town of Helsinki, and La Maison Carre in the Ile de France. Many black & white photographs of the completed work, La Maison Carre, a residence, in France. 21 pages of photographs, architectural drawings, elevations, details, etc. for this house. The New Centre in Helsinki project is illustrated with architectural models, and architectural drawings, a fold-out, etc. 12" high X 9" wide, 66 pages + ads. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Rihimaki, Finland : Suomen Lasimuseo, 1996. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Finnish and Swedish. This is a monograph on the celebrated Finnish glass designer Nanny Still who began designing glass and ceramics in the early 1950's. Illustrated in color and black & white with hundreds of photographs. Also several drawings reproduced and vintage photographs of the artist in her studio, with colleagues, etc. Essays by Dan Klein, Michele Thiry, Marianne Aav, Kaisa Koivisto, Heiki Matiskainen, and Ulf Hard af Segerstad. Chronology. Bibliography. 9" square, 112 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Bogota, Colombia: Aguilar, , 2007. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket. Completely clean. Text in SPANISH. El Espectador was the leading liberal newspaper in Colombia for a century. It had many enemies: the political right wing parties, the army, the drug cartels and even the Catholic church. Pablo Escobar had one of its' editors assassinated. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote for it. This volume reproduces many stories of these well known personalities during the 20th century, Illustrated with reproductions of front pages, also caricatures as El Espectador, was famous for its' caricatures. Bibliography.15" high X 11" wide, 339 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Paris: Jeu De Paume, 2003. This is a very good three volume set of the Revue de Presse, for the Magritte exhibition staged at the Jeu de Paume in Paris from February to June 2003. This is NOT the exhibition catalog. There is a card from the Jeu de Paume signed by the exhibition curator, Daniel Abadie, laid in. Not inscribed. All three volumes are simply bound with mylar covers, and cloth taped spines. Illustrated in black & white. 12" high X 8" wide. Large heavy books, foreign shipping will be extra. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Hazan, 2015. This is a fine hardcover copy without dust jacket as issued. Completely clean. Text in French. Illustrated lavishly in color. Exhibition history. Bibliography. Filmography. 12" high X 10" wide, 333 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine.

Boston: Boston Public Library, 1980. This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. A little light scuffing to the black paper cover. Completely clean inside and out. Full title is 'Stencilled Ornament & Ilustration. A Demonstration of William Dwight Dwiggins' Method of Book Decoration'. This catalog was designed and printed by Dorothy Abbe. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 10" high X 7" wide, 74 pages. . Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Acanthus Press, 2007. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket, Completely clean. This is a comprehensive survey of the Jansen decorating firm's furniture, both seating and case furniture. Illustrated in black & white and color. Glossary. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 384 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Calgary, Alberta: Folio Gallery, 1996. This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket. The jacket rear panel a bit rubbed, light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. SIGNED by the photographer, Louise Abbott, on the title-page, just above her printed name. Not inscribed to anyone just signed. Additionally signed by five officers of Waterous & Company who sponsored the book. Limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. This is copy no. 156/500. Illustrated throughout in black & white with reproductions of Louise Abbott's photographs of the proud culture that has survived on Newfoundland's eastern shore: Port-au-Port, Peninsula for one hundred and fifty years. Foreword by E. Annie Proulx. 11" high X 10" wide, unpaginated. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

France: Imagerie d'Épinal Pellerin & Cie., 1900. This is a very good softcover copy of this French turn of the century alphabet book, with only light wear. Covers have a few small marks, but generally clean. Inside, just a bit of light foxing, otherwise clean too. Text in French. This is the 8th edition (8me Série). 14 handcolored plates, with familiar objects and animals opposite pages of French words and phrases. 8" high 6" wide. A charming French alphabet book, circa 1900. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.. Original Wraps. Very Good.

Schirmer/Mosel, 2011. This is a fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket, with just a touch of wear at the top edge. Completely clean inside and out. Signed in ink on the title-page by Abe Frajndlich and inscribed to a longtime friend and collector. Illustrated throughout with Abe Frajndlich's compelling photographs of many of the best 20th century photographers. A book of portraits. From Berenice Abbott to Joel-Peter Witkin. Just over 100 photographs. All with full commentary and notes. Illustrated in color and black & white. 12" high X 10" wide, 185 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Milan, Italy: Abitare, 1991. This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Very clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Text in English and Italian. Illustrated with drawings. Subtitled "Barcelona Itineraries for Designers and Architects". 9" high X 5" wide, 95 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Rumania: Muzeul De Arta Cluj , 1968. This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Long ago released from a major New York art museum reference library and bearing one tiny handstamp to the title-page otherwise clean throughout. Text in Rumanian. This is a retrospective of the Rumanian artist, painter Petre Abrudan (1907-1979). Essay by Viorica Marica. Chronology. Exhibition history. Bibliography. Checklist with 86 works. 40 works illustrated in black & white. 9" high X 7" wide. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Editions Ides et Calendes, 1981. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. Illustrated in color and black & white. Exhibition history. Bibliography. 11" high X 10" wide, 172 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Brazil: Banco Safra, 2002. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Portuguese. Probably the finest collection of Brasilian furniture and decorative arts. Most of the works illustrated are furniture, over 160 pieces, the earliest from the 17th century and continuing through the 20th century. Also a section on decorative arts and a much smaller section on paintings. Essays by several writers including Delia Beru, Gloria Bayeux, Jose Wilton Guerra, Maria Helena Brancante, Maria Helena Estrada, Maria Ruth Amaral Sampaio, and Marlene Milan Acayaba. 11" high X 8" wide, 319 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Firenze: Accademia della Crusca, 1991. This is a very good softcover copy bound in blue paper covers with just light wear and rubbing to the cover edges. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian. A history of the academy. Illustrated in black & white. 9" high X 7" wide, 48 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art,, 1980. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Chicago from March 21 to May 14, 1980. Essay on Vito Acconci by Judith Russi Kirshner. Exhibition history. Performances, Installations. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 48 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Annely Juda Fine Art, 1998. This is a very good hardcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Annely Juda Fine Art in London in the spring of 1998. Conversation with the artist by Kirsten Glass. Essay by Sylvia Ackling. Biographical sketch. Exhibition history. 12 color plates. 9" high X 6" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good.