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(ABE, HITOSHI). Abe, Hitoshi. Osaka, JAPAN: Yamaki Art Gallery, 1987. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Printed Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Near Fine.. 24pp, 41 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in Japanese and English. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the beautifully illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 1987 Osaka gallery exhibition of vases, bowls, cups, and works on paper by prominent Japanese ceramicist Hitoshi Abe (not to be confused with the contemporary architect of the same name). A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 016821

(ARTS + ARCHITECTURE). Entenza, John, Editor. Los Angeles: John D. Entenza, 1949. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Architecture Periodical. Good.. 50pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Cover Design by F.A. Usher Jr. This September 1949 installment of venerated California magazine "Arts + Architecture" hails from the period of John Entenza's influential editorship. It features contributions on or by Clare Falkenstein, Richard J. Neutra, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., Mario Corbett, Charles Eames' Case Study House for 1949, Margaret De Patta, A. Quincy Jones, Edith Heath, Gregory Ain with Joseph Johnson and Alfred Day, Peter Yates, and more. It also includes scores of informative period gallery, building material, and decorative arts advertisements. A most presentable unmailed example of this uncommon item showing overall wear, handling and soiling. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 023781

(BUFF & HENSMAN). Hensman, Donald C. Introduction by Alex Moseley. Preface by Dean Robert Timme. James Steele, Editor. Los Angeles: USC Guild Press, 2004. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 256pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronological listing of built projects This is the first full study of the iconic Post-war modernist residences of the revered Southern California-based architectural firm of Buff and Hensman. This significant book includes new and vintage photographs - the majority by Julius Shulman, reproductions of Buff & Hensman's original drawings and renderings, and a descriptive text of the illustrated projects - including Case Study Houses No.s 20 and 28 - by the firm's principal partner, the late Donald C. Hensman, FAIA. A most handsome example of the uncommon first and only edition of this vital document showing just a bit of even sunning along the spine of the dust jacket. 1-890449-24-5 Inventory Number: 025806

(DOMESTIC FURNITURE CO.) (McMAKIN, ROY). McMakin, Roy & Anna O'Cain. Los Angeles: Domestic Furniture Co., 1988. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Furniture Trade Catalogue. Fine.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and duotone. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the stylishly-produced trade catalogue of the very first year of Roy McMakin's traditional-yet-contemporary pieces designed for his Los Angeles-based Domestic Furniture Co. It is copiously illustrated with photographs and measured drawings of their iconic sturdy chairs, tables, dressers, chests, and more available in maple and cherry wood - many of which are still in production three decades later. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon - only a single copy is currently cited in OCLC WorldCat - document with the 1988 price list laid in. Inventory Number: 025938

(DREYFUSS, HENRY). Dreyfuss, Henry. New York & Pasadena, CA. ND.: Henry Dreyfuss. First Edition. Small 4to. Gilt-Embossed Cloth. Design Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (56pp), profusely illustrated in b&w gravure. Designed by Doyald Young. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the fifth (and final) self-published monograph on the work of the legendary pioneer of Twentieth Century American Industrial Design, Henry Dreyfuss. This volume documents architectural, industrial, and graphic design projects by Dreyfuss and his firm for such clients as Polaroid, American Safety Razor Company, Singer, The Teletype Corporation, Aerojet General, Bausch & Lomb, Southern California Edison, United California Bank, Bell Telephone, John Deere, and more. A handsome copy showing just a bit of overall wear and handling to the covers. LC 57-9304 Inventory Number: 017091

(DUFY, RAOUL). Ajalbert, Jean. Paris: Eugene Rey Editeur, 1932. First Edition 1/1200. 12mo. Printed Wrappers. Decorative Art Monograph. Very Good -.. np (32pp), 10 b&w illustrations. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This 1932 installment of Eugene Rey Editeur's series "Les Peintres de la Manufacture Nationale des Tapisseries de Beauvais" is devoted to the collaborative screens and chairs of the early thirties by noted artist Raoul Dufy and Parisian decorator Andre Groult. An internally most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item showing some light wear, soiling, and a nick to the wrappers along with a previous owner's name in ink on the inside front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 022599

(DUNAND, JEAN). Bussac, Claire. Paris, FRANCE: Galerie Jacques De Vos, 1991. First Edition. Square 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Decorative Arts Monograph. Very Good -.. 82pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, including 3 fold out images. Text in English and French. Published in conjunction with a 1991 Galerie Jacques De Vos exhibition, this elegant catalogue is filled with detailed information about the great French master of Art Deco design Jean Dunand. It includes numerous photographs of his furniture, metal, and lacquer work as well as interiors. A most presentable example of this uncommon item showing a slight dent to the rear of the textblock at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 015810

(EAMES, CHARLES & RAY). Heiden, John. Introduction By Deborah Perrin. Los Angeles: John Heiden, 1987. First Edition. Square 4to. Wrappers in Pictorial Jacket. Design Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 36pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by John Heiden This is an extraordinary design object assembled and published as a labor of love by graphic designer John Heiden. Offered hors commerce, this lovely item was never commercially for sale. It artistically depicts several Charles and Ray Eames objects in moody, expressionistic photographs by James Wojcik that have been sumptuously reproduced. A most handsome copy of this uncommon item in the publisher's trompe l'oeil molded plywood dust wrapper, as issued. 0-926058-10-X Inventory Number: 012500

(EAMES, CHARLES & RAY). Loughery, Peter. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 2000. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Auction Catalog. Near Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the catalogue issued to accompany the July 9th, 2000 Los Angeles Modern Auctions sale of furniture, objects, photographs, books, posters and printed ephemera related to the late Charles and Ray Eames. It illustrates each of the one hundred and three lots including items produced by the Eames Office, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Evans Products Company, Herbert Matter, Emerson, Zenith Plastics, Schiffer Prints, Tigrett, The Museum of Modern Art, and many more. A most handsome example of this uncommon reference with the list of prices realized stapled to the inside rear cover. Inventory Number: 022597

(EAMES, CHARLES & RAY). Wright, Richard. Oak Park, IL: Treadway Toomey Wright, 1999. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Auction Catalog. Fine.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. This is the catalogue issued to accompany the May 23rd, 1999 Treadway Toomey Wright auction of furniture, objects, photographs, books, posters and printed ephemera related to the late Charles and Ray Eames. It illustrates each of the one hundred and fifty lots including items produced by the Eames Office, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Evans Products Company, Eero Saarinen, Zenith Plastics, Schiffer Prints, and many more. A most handsome example of this uncommon reference with the list of prices realized laid in. Inventory Number: 022596

(GEHRY, FRANK O.). Gehry, Frank, Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje Van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines & Pilar Viladas. Foreword by Henry N. Cobb. New York & Minneapolis, MN: Rizzoli International Publications & The Walker Art Center, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 216pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Ferguson. This is the nicely appointed catalogue published in conjunction with the Walker Art Museum's substantial 1986 survey exhibition of the work of internationally famed architect Frank Gehry. A bright, most handsome example of the first hardbound edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For... / F O Gehry" in black ink on the half title page. 0-8478-0741-X Inventory Number: 025789

(GEHRY, FRANK O.). Gehry, Frank, Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje Van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines & Pilar Viladas. Foreword by Henry N. Cobb. New York & Minneapolis, MN: Rizzoli International Publications & The Walker Art Center, 1986. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 216pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lorraine Ferguson. This is the nicely appointed catalogue published in conjunction with the Walker Art Museum's substantial 1986 survey exhibition of the work of internationally famed architect Frank Gehry. A bright, most handsome example of the first hardbound edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Frank Pierson / F O Gehry" in black ink on the half title page. The late Mr. Pierson was a renowned Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Dog Day Afternoon (along with the Academy-nominated "Cat Ballou" and "Cool Hand Luke"), director, and President of both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 0-8478-0741-X Inventory Number: 025788

(GIACOMETTI, DIEGO) (GIACOMETTI, ALBERTO). Armbruster, John & Willy Rotzler. New York & St. Louis, MO: Marisa Del Re Gallery & The Greenberg Gallery, 1985. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 52pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1985 exhibition at New York's Marisa Del Re Gallery and St. Louis' Greenberg Gallery of thirty-four sculptures and decorative objects designed by Diego Giacometti - both solely as well as in collaboration with his brother Alberto. A handsome showing a bit of light wear and handling. Inventory Number: 017799

(GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE) (WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD). Tanigawa, Masami. Edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa. Tokyo. 1972 (1979).: A.D.A. Edita / Global Architecture. Later Printing. Folio. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Architecture Monograph. Very Good.. 48pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This fifteenth installment in Global Architecture's (GA) series of monographs of the world's most significant examples of modern architecture is devoted exclusively to Frank Lloyd Wright's studios - Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and the later Taliesin West in Paradise Valley, Arizona. It features a text by Masami Tanigawa, and as is typical with all of these GA titles, Yukio Futagawa's images are uncluttered and illuminating. A most presentable example of the 1979 printing showing a patch of adhesive ghosting and white-out tape at the upper foredge corner of the front free endpaper. It has been priced accordingly. 4-87140-015-8 Inventory Number: 024296

(GLOBAL INTERIOR) (WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD). Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks. Edited and Photographed by Yukio Futagawa. Tokyo. 1976 (1980).: A.D.A. Edita / Global Architecture. Later Printing. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Architecture Monograph. Fine.. 184pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This is the second of two beautifully produced volumes in the Global Interior series detailing the interiors and furnishings of twenty-six completed projects by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was the first major photographic documentation of this aspect of architect and designer's work; and as is typical with GA books, Yukio Futagawa's images are uncluttered and illuminating. A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 024294

(HASSINK, JACQUELINE). Hassink, Jacqueline, Henri Peretz & Raoul Bunschoten. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Menno van de Koppel, 2000. Second Edition 1/1500. 12mo. Gilt-Stamped Cloth. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 22 b&w and 21 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Melle Hammer, Plus X. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Table of Power" is Dutch photographer Jacqueline Hassink's gem-like 1996 artist's book cum interior design typology that like much of her work explores the balance of power conferred in private, public and social settings. It details the meeting rooms of the boards of directors of forty European companies such as British Petroleum, Ciba-Geigy, and Daimler Benz - twenty-one of which she was able to photograph - revealing the rarely-if-ever seen enclaves where corporate decisions that affect the social sphere are made in secret. A brand new, pristine example of the 2000 second edition of this uncommon item (whose first edition is cited on pages 278-279 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to an additional one thousand, five hundred copies NUMBERED (1477/2500) by rubber stamp on the front cover's gilt panel, as issued. 90-73926-23-8 Inventory Number: 024519

(HASSINK, JACQUELINE). Hassink, Jacqueline, Henri Peretz & Raoul Bunschoten. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Menno van de Koppel, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Gilt-Stamped Cloth. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 22 b&w and 21 color illustrations. Text in English. Designed by Melle Hammer, Plus X. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Table of Power" is Dutch photographer Jacqueline Hassink's gem-like 1996 artist's book cum interior design typology that like much of her work explores the balance of power conferred in private, public and social settings. It details the meeting rooms of the boards of directors of forty European companies such as British Petroleum, Ciba-Geigy, and Daimler Benz - twenty-one of which she was able to photograph - revealing the rarely-if-ever seen enclaves where corporate decisions that affect the social sphere are made in secret. A brand new, pristine example of the exceedingly uncommon first edition (cited on pages 278-279 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (0775/1000) by rubber stamp on the front cover's gilt panel, as issued. 90-73926-14-7 Inventory Number: 024518

(HIGGINS, FRANCES & MICHAEL). Johnson, Donald-Brian & Leslie Piña. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2005. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 240pp, 763 illustrations in color and b&w. "With its arresting mix of geometric and curved lines, and bold use of colors, Higgins glass transformed ordinary table and giftware, from chip bowls and cake stands to candleholders and cigarette boxes, into something vibrant and exciting. Useful as well as attractive, the designs of artists Frances and Michael Higgins harnessed vivid imagination to innate practicality. Newly discovered promotional photos, original designs, and advertising materials as well as extensive commentary by Frances Higgins and other Studio personnel highlight the informative, entertaining text, including a personal view of the creation of Higgins glass". One of the most beautiful, and well-designed of the Schiffer modernist decorative arts publications, this is an invaluable guide to more than five decades worth of the Higgins' lovely objects in glass, virtually none of which none of which appear in the authors' previous Higgins monograph - "Adventures in Glass". A pristine copy. 0-7643-0021-0 Inventory Number: 009860

(HIGGINS, FRANCES & MICHAEL). Johnson, Donald-Brian & Leslie Piña. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2000. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 264pp, 645 color illustrations. "Pioneers in fused studio and production glass since the 1940s, Michael and Frances Higgins continue to create some of today's most collectible glass objects. "Higgins: Adventures in Glass" chronicles their careers and accomplishments in the studio, at Dearborn Glass Company, and at Haeger Potteries. A must-have for glass collectors and '50s/'60s fans alike, this new book features reproductions of company catalogs, vintage advertising, interviews with the artists, and a price guide. The Higgins' "modern miracles with everyday glass" will appeal to all with an interest in mid-20th Century design and collectibles". One of the most beautiful, and well-designed of the Schiffer modernist decorative arts publications, this is an invaluable guide to more than five decades worth of the Higgins' lovely objects in glass. A pristine copy. 0-7643-0021-0 Inventory Number: 007584

(JAGUAR). Jaguar Cars Ltd.. Coventry, ENGLAND: Jaguar Cars Limited, 2000. First Edition. 4to. Debossed Velour Over Boards. Automotive Yearbook. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. This is the 2001 Jaguar Cars Limited yearbook - covering in depth the esteemed automobile manufacturer's activities of the prior year. Part sales tool, part glossy photography book, this substantive tome presents hundreds of images of the cars, technology, and celebrities that drive (or endorse) them. A most handsome example of the hors commerce deluxe edition used for presentation by Jaguar bound in debossed beige velour-over-boards housed in a velour-lined photographically illustrated clamshell box. This copy hails from the library of the late, great actor and director Dennis Hopper, and bears the publisher's etched brass plaque stating "Presented to Dennis Hopper" affixed to the book's front cover. 0-86024-994-8 Inventory Number: 022010

(JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela, Editor. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Near Fine.. 125pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The eighth issue of the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation's scholarly journal devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture features the following contributions: "Documentary and Propaganda: The Photographs of the Farm Security Administration" - Michael L. Carlebach, "Painting and Place: Frederic C. Knight in Scranton" - Karal Ann Marling, "Louis Lozowick: From "Machine Ornaments" to Applied Design, 1923 - 1930" - Virginia Hagelstein Marquardt, "Wilhelmina Geddes, Harry Clarke and Their Part in the Arts and Crafts Movement in Ireland" - Nicola Gordon Bowe, "An Outpost of the Arts and Craft Movement" - Isabelle Anscombe, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Modern Design: 1917 - 1929" - Christine Wallace Laidlaw, "Interview: Timothy F. Rub on the Work of Joseph Urban" - Beth Dunlop, and "London Letter" by Peyton Skipwith. A handsome example. ISSN 0888-7314 Inventory Number: 015591

(JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela, Editor. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1988. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Decorative Arts Journal. Very Good -.. 97pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The tenth issue of the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation's scholarly journal devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture features the following contributions: "The Eroticization of Domestic Space: A Mirror by C.R. Mackintosh" - David Brett, "The Art of Dress in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras" - Otto Charles Thieme, "The Rediscovery of Lalique's Jewelry" - Michael Koch, "Mexican Silver: William Spratling and the Taxco Style" - Lucía García-Noriega Nieto, "The Poster in Yugoslavia" - Zelimir Koscevic, "Propaganda Art in the Postage Stamps of the Third Reich" - Frederick Lauritzen, "Mitchell Wolfson, Jr: The Man and His Mission" - John Malcolm Brinnin, and "London Letter" - Peyton Skipwith. A handsome example showing a bit of light wear and rubbing to the covers. ISSN 0888-7314 Inventory Number: 003931

(JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela, Editor. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1987. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Decorative Arts Journal. Good +.. 84pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The fourth issue of the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation's scholarly journal devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture features the following contributions: "The Search for Visual Democracy" - Isabelle Anscombe, "New Classicism Design of the 1920s in Denmark" - Claire Selkurt, "Otto Gutfreund and the Czech National Decorative Style" - Penelope Curtis, "Joe Jones: Regionalist, Communist, Capitalist" - Karal Ann Marling, "DAPA Duoview": Dianne Pilgrim and Richard Guy Wilson, "Rome Letter: From Exoticism to Abstraction Through the 1930s" - Mario Quesada, and "London Letter" - Peyton Skipwith. A presentable example showing some moderate wear and rubbing to the covers. ISSN 0888-7314 Inventory Number: 003928

(JOURNAL OF DECORATIVE AND PROPAGANDA ARTS, THE). Johnson, Pamela & John E. Bowlt, Editors. Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, Inc., 1987. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Near Fine.. 179pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. The fifth issue of the Mitchell Wolfson Foundation's scholarly journal devoted to Modernism in the Arts and Popular Culture is a special "Russian Theme" installment that features the following contributions: "The Decorative Arts in Russian Architecture: 1900 - 1907" - William Brumfield, "Stage Design and the Ballets Russes" - John E. Bowlt, "Experiments in Book Design by Russian Artists" - Evgenii Kovtun, "A Public Art: Caricatures and Posters of Vladimir Lebedev" Nicoletta Misler, "The Psychology of Urban Design in the 1920s and 1930s" - Boris Brodsky, "Lamps and Architecture 1930 - 1950" - Abram Damsky, "Artificially Created Spaces: Projects and Realizations of the ARGO Group" - Francisco Infante, "The Solomenko Embroidery Workshops" - Wendy Salmond, "Constructive Fabrics and Dress Design" - Natalia Adaskina, and "The Soviet Garment Industry in the 1930s" - Tatiana Strizhenova. A handsome example showing a bit of light wear to the covers. Inventory Number: 021747

(KIESLER, FREDERICK). Kiesler, Frederick & Thomas M. Messer. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1964. First Edition 1/1500. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (44pp), 1 color and 2 monochrome illustrations + cover. Designed by Herbert Matter. With an exhibition checklist, biography and bibliography. Designed with fonts galore by Herbert Matter, this is the sparsely illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with a 1964 Guggenheim Museum exhibition of sculpture by the renowned New York-by-way-of-Vienna theater designer, artist, theoretician, and architect Frederick Kiesler. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to fifteen hundred unnumbered copies showing just a touch of soiling to the rear cover. Inventory Number: 025873

(KOENIG, PIERRE). Steele, James & David Jenkins. Foreword by Norman Foster. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. . "This is the first full study of Pierre Koenig's career, providing an unparalleled insight into the evolution of Modernism on the West Coast. Koenig designed and built his first exposed steel house in 1950. In 1957 he was chosen to design Case Study Houses #21 and #22. These houses have become iconic, capturing the excitement and optimism of the period. This book includes new and vintage photographs together with the architect's original drawings". A brand new, pristine example of the 1998 hardbound first printing of this vital document devoted to the late Los Angeles architectural pioneer that is filled with vintage images by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Glenn, / with best wishes, / Pierre Koenig" to the late, great owner of Book Soup - Glenn Goldman - in black ink on the title page. 0-7148-3753-9 Inventory Number: 025325

(KOENIG, PIERRE). Steele, James & David Jenkins. Foreword by Norman Foster. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1998. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Architecture Monograph. Fine/Fine. 160pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology, exhibition history and bibliography. . "This is the first full study of Pierre Koenig's career, providing an unparalleled insight into the evolution of Modernism on the West Coast. Koenig designed and built his first exposed steel house in 1950. In 1957 he was chosen to design Case Study Houses #21 and #22. These houses have become iconic, capturing the excitement and optimism of the period. This book includes new and vintage photographs together with the architect's original drawings". A brand new, pristine example of the 1998 hardbound first printing of this vital document devoted to the late Los Angeles architectural pioneer that is filled with vintage images by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Pierre Koenig 12-23-98" in the year of publication in black ink on the title page. 0-7148-3753-9 Inventory Number: 023659

(LEVICK, MELBA). Woods, Douglas & Melba Levick. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2014. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color. "The masterpieces of small-house living featured here will serve as inspiration to those who struggle with the challenges presented by contemporary life in petite-size homes. "Dreaming Small" is a celebration of jewel-box homes, each marked by a sense of style that marries eclecticism, practicality, beauty, and livability. From quintessential bungalows and classic casas to Tudor fantasies, these delightful abodes are models of rich diversity and inspired living. In brilliant new photography, the book explores the possibilities that exist in these mostly unpublished gems by legendary architects Irving Gill, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Craig Ellwood, and Paul R. Williams, among others. The houses, each under two thousand square feet, are examples of what is possible in the small home and offer the reader a colorful palette of ideas from which to artfully transform spaces into comfortable, contemporary living". A brand new, pristine example of the 2014 first printing of this charming survey of intimate Southern California interiors additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by author Douglas Woods and photographer Melba Levick in black ink on the title page. 0-8478-4231-2 Inventory Number: 023138

(LUKENS, GLEN). Levin, Elaine. Los Angeles: Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, 1982. First Edition 1/1000. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Fine.. np (40pp), 16 b&w and 9 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the lovely catalogue published in conjunction with a 1982 posthumous retrospective exhibition of sixty-one vessels and plates by the influential Los Angeles-based studio ceramicist Glen Lukens. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item. Inventory Number: 025089

(MACKINTOSH, CHARLES RENNIE) (PROCESS: ARCHITECTURE). Kimura, Hiroaki, Editor. Preface by Andy McMillan. Tokyo: Process Architecture Publishing Co., Ltd., 1984. First Edition. Large 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine.. 152pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and Japanese. This is a monographic issue of the always comprehensive Japanese journal "Process: Architecture" devoted to noted Scottish architect, artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is filled with hundreds of illustrations of his drawings, plans, and period photographs of completed furniture, interiors and buildings. A brand new, most handsome example. 4-89331-050-X Inventory Number: 023552

(MILLER FURNITURE CO., THE HERMAN) (NELSON, GEORGE) (EAMES, CHARLES). Pina, Leslie. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998. Later Printing. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. As New/As New. 214pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is another of Leslie Pina's surveys of the modernist furniture and interiors produced by The Herman Miller Furniture Co. It is illustrated with vintage photographs from the company's archive, and features selections of the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gilbert Rohde, Alexander Girard, Robert Propst, Jack Kelley, Don Chadwick, Bill Stumpf, Tom Newhouse, Geoff Hollington, Bruce Burdick, Stephen Frykholm, Paul Laszlo, Poul Kjaerholm, Verner Panton, and others. A brand new, pristine example. 0-7643-0471-2 Inventory Number: 022999

(MILLER FURNITURE CO., THE HERMAN) (NELSON, GEORGE) (EAMES, CHARLES). Pina, Leslie. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is another of Leslie Pina's surveys of the modernist furniture and interiors produced by The Herman Miller Furniture Co. It is illustrated with trade catalogue pages, publicity material, and vintage photographs from the company's archive illustrating the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde, Robert Propst, Jack Kelley, Don Chadwick, Bill Stumpf, Tom Newhouse, Geoff Hollington, Bruce Burdick, Peter Protzmann, Ray Wilkes, Jorgen Rasmussen, and others in the context of creating the overall office environment. A brand new, pristine example. 0-7643-1650-8 Inventory Number: 014833

(MILLER FURNITURE CO., THE HERMAN) (NELSON, GEORGE) (EAMES, CHARLES). Pina, Leslie. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2001. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 200pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is another of Leslie Pina's surveys of the modernist furniture and interiors produced by The Herman Miller Furniture Co. It contains vintage advertisements, brochure and catalogue pages, drawings, posters, panels, internal graphics, and web page designs reproduced from the company's archive illustrating the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde, Robert Propst, Don Chadwick, Bruce Burdick, Ray Wilkes, Jorgen Rasmussen, Alexander Girard, Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjaerholm, Verner Panton, and others. Graphic Designers and/or illustrators whose work is included here include the Nelson, Girard, and Eames offices, Saul Steinberg, Per Arnoldi, Armin Hoffman, Steve Frykholm, and more. A brand new, pristine example. 0-7643-1303-7 Inventory Number: 014827

(MILLER FURNITURE CO., THE HERMAN) (NELSON, GEORGE) (EAMES, CHARLES). Pina, Leslie. Altglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Decorative Arts Monograph. Fine/Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is another of Leslie Pina's surveys of the modernist furniture and interiors produced by The Herman Miller Furniture Co. It is illustrated with trade catalogue pages, publicity material, and vintage photographs from the company's archive illustrating the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gilbert Rohde, Alexander Girard, Robert Propst, Jack Kelley, Don Chadwick, Bill Stumpf, Tom Newhouse, Geoff Hollington, Bruce Burdick, Stephen Frykholm, Poul Kjaerholm, Verner Panton, and others in the context of an overall interior environment. A brand new, pristine example. 0-7643-0503-4 Inventory Number: 009455

(MOLLINO, CARLO). Colombari, Rossella, David Palterer & Ambrogio Allemandi. Preface by Gillo Dorfles. Milan, ITALY: Idea Books, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Design Monograph. As New.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Italian and English. With an exhibition history, auction history, and bibliography. Published in 2005, this is noted Italian decorative arts gallerist Rossella Colombari's comprehensive, beautifully illustrated catalogue of the furniture of modernist master Carlo Mollino. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 88-88033-35-1 Inventory Number: 023997

(NATZLER, GERTRUD AND OTTO). Dalzell Hatfield Galleries Staff. ND (circa 1952).: Dalzell Hatfield Galleries. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Fine.. One sheet 8 ½ x 11 inches printed offset recto and verso, folded neatly in half to make 8 ½ x 5 ½", 4pp, 2 b&w illustrations. This is a slender four page promotional brochure for renowned California studio ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler published by their longtime Los Angeles dealers, Dalzell Hatfield Galleries. While undated, it is most likely from 1952 and features two photographic plates illustrating a total of four objects, a page of biographical data including collections in which the Natzlers' work was represented, and brief laudatory quotes from "Everyday Art Quarterly", Helen Little, Rose Henderson, Eleanor Jewell, Tokyo's "Industrial Art News", Janice Penney, and Arthur Millier. A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. Inventory Number: 024490

(NATZLER, GERTRUD AND OTTO). Kardon, Janet, Peter Clothier & Ruth Bowman. New York: American Craft Museum, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Near Fine.. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, exhibition history, chronology and bibliography. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1993 exhibition of one hundred and three objects created between 1937 and 1990 by renowned California studio ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler held at New York's American Craft Museum. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. LC 93-71588 Inventory Number: 025014

(NATZLER, GERTRUD AND OTTO) (SHULMAN, JULIUS). Natzler, Otto. Foreword by Gregor Norman-Wilcox. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966. First Edition 1/2500. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. Fine.. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Tom Woodward. With an exhibition checklist and bibliography. This is the exceptionally beautifully designed and printed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1966 exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art by noted California studio ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler that featured one hundred and seventy-five objects - including many from the Leonard Sperry collection - created between 1939 and 1966. These have been gorgeously photographed by the renowned Julius Shulman. A most handsome example of this uncommon document. Inventory Number: 024489

(OCTOBER). Krauss, Rosalind, Annette Michelson, George Baker, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Leah Dickerman, Hal Foster, Denis Hollier, David Joselit, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Mignon Nixon, Malcolm Turvey & Adam Lehner, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 2010. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Fine.. 152pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Roundtable: The Global Before Globalization - Barry Flood, David Joselit, Alexander Nagel, Alessandra Russo, Eugene Wang, Christopher Wood, and Mimi Yiengpruksawan, Wake, Vestige, Survival: Sustainability and the Politics of the Trace in Allora and Calzadilla's Land Mark - Yates McKee, A Spectral Universality: Mona Hatoum's Biopolitics of Abstraction - Jaleh Mansoor, Wild Shanghai Grass - Molly Nesbit, Maison Tropicale: A Conversation with Manthia Diawara - Judith Rodenbeck, The Objective Case: A Review of Objectivity - D. Graham Burnett, and Index: Numbers 130-133 (Fall 2009-Summer 2010). A most handsome example. 0-262-75283-2 Inventory Number: 023563

(PRENTICE, MARCIA). Prentice, Marcia. New York: teNeues Publishing Company, 2015. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color. How We Live" "is an intimate photographic journal of designers' and artists' homes from around the world including Mumbai, Beirut, Marrakech, Reykjavik, Mexico City, and Amsterdam. Los Angeles-based photographer Marcia Prentice traveled to each of these international cities to experience and present 'the soul' of a diverse selection of domestic spaces, revealing the unique spirit of each creative environment. The book includes homes shown in the context of both more-established design-cities as well as urban locales where economic disadvantage and strife impacts daily life. Each of the eighteen featured homeowners provides a glimpse into their private, interior world to show us how the design and atmosphere created in one's own home can be the ultimate artistic canvas". Marcia Prentice is an American photographer whose style captures the intersection of emotion and design in the home. Her work has been featured in such publications as Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair Italia, and Casa International (Beijing). A brand new, pristine example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Marcia Prentice" in black marker on the title page. 3-8327-3218-7 Inventory Number: 024829