ART DECO
Geoffrey Bradfield: A 21st Century Palace, Mexico City
New York: Smallwood and Stewart, 2012. Volume 1 ONLY. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, many full-bleed. 226 pages. 4to, white boards with black lettering, d.w. New York: Smallwood and Stewart, (2012). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, as new in the original shrink wrap. More
The Decorative Thirties.
London: Herbert Press, 1988. Numerous illustrations, a few in color. 224pp. Slim 4to, blue boards, edgeworn d.w. New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1988). Revised edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Art Deco 1910-1939.
Boston: V&A, 2003. 400 color and 50 black & white illustrations. Thick square 4to, black cloth (a bit faded at edges and very light shelfwear), d.w. (London): V&A Publications, (2003). First Edition. Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Natura in Posa. La Grande Stagione Della Natura Morta Europea.
Milan: Rizzoli, 1977. 152 tipped in color plates, 38 large folding plates, 244 pages with text in Italian. Elephant folio, tan cloth, d.w. (Milan): Rizzoli, (1977). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Reseau Aerien Mondial; Air France Planisphere
Paris: Lewitt-Him, 1947. Poster, original lithograph 24 1/2 x 39 inches. Limited to 300 copies Beautiful pictorial map with routes shown are both expanded in the Americas and contracted in Asia. Shows extended routes to Japan, and to the Americas, reflecting a significant expansion of the airline network from the late 1930's maps by Boucher. The map is dated 1947 in the lower right below the border. Backed with linen. Rumsey 8573.000 Lucien Boucher (1889 - 1971) was a French..... More
Art Deco 1903-1940
New York: Skira, 1989. 170 illustrations in full color and 170 in black & white. Tan cloth, square folio, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1989). Fine. More
Deco Japan:; Shaping Art & Culture 1920 -1945
Alexandria: Art Services, 2012. Profusely illustrated in color. 319 pages, 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, (2012). A fine copy. More
Peintre d'Affiches
Paris: editions Paralleles, 1948. Illustrated with 100 photographic plates in color & in black & white. Slim 4to, brown cloth. Paris: Editions Paralleles, 1948. Fine. More
Spratling Silver
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990. Illustrated with large b/w photographs of over 70 pieces. Essay by Barnaby Conrad. 128 pages. 4to, white cloth, d.w. (minor scuffing). San Francisco: Chronicle, (1990). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Lisa Duncan
Paris: A. Calavas, 1928. Print. Lithograph. Page measures 11 1/8" x 8 3/4" Striking plate from "l'Art Decoratif a Paris, 1928", a portfolio published in Paris by Calavas and Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs in 1928. Showing modernist trends in dec arts. Lisa Duncan, born Elisabeth Milker, 1898 in Dresden. Known for her leaps and once described in the press as long haired and long legged, physically the best dancer of any of them" More
Tapis Modernes et Art Deco
Paris: Norma Editions, 2002. Illustrated with color and b/w images throughout. 223 pages with text in French. 4to, black boards, d.w. (Paris): Norma Editions, (2002). A near fine copy in a very good wrapper--several scratches to rear panel, dampstaining visible near foot of inner wrapper. More
La Nuit Venitienne, Fantasio, Les Caprices De Marianne
Paris: L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1913. Text in French. Beautiful mounted color plates by Umberto Brunelleschi, protected by tissue guards, text decorations. 140 pages (lightly toned, illustrations clean), 4to, bound in simple black leather (lightly worn at extremities) gilt stamped spine, marbled endpapers. Paris: L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1913. A very good copy. More
11me Salon de L'Aviation
Paris: A. Calavas, 1928. Print. Chromolithograph. Page measures 11 1/8" x 8 3/4" Striking plate from "l'Art Decoratif a Paris, 1928", a portfolio published in Paris by Calavas and Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs in 1928. Showing modernist trends in dec arts. Roger de Valerio (1886-1951) is a French artist known for his dynamic poster designs. More
Art Deco Furniture.
New York: Holt, 1984. Profusely illustrated in color and Black & white. 192 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers; spine a bit sunned New York; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1984). Near fine. More
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding: French Masterpieces, 1880-1940.
With 252 illustrations including 202 in color. 200 pages. Square 4to, black gilt-stamped cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1989). A near fine copy, one bumped corner, in near fine dust wrapper. More
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding: French Masterpieces, 1880-1940.
New York: Abrams. With 252 illustrations including 202 in color. 200pp., square 4to, black gilt- stamped cloth, d.w. (spine a bit faded and front panel scratched). New York: Abrams, (1989). Gift inscription on half title, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
American Art Deco.
New York: Abrams, 1986. With 502 illustrations including 233 color plates. 288 pages. Tall square 4to, cloth, d.w. (spine faded). New York: Abrams, (1986). First edition. Fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Art Deco Prints.
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. 290 illustrations, with 230 in color. 191 pages. Slim square 4to, burgundy boards, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1989). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Ziegfeld Follies
New York: Bonanza, 1956. Black & white illustrations throughout. 194 pages. 4to, yellow boards, tattered d.w. with tape repairs. New York: Bonanza, (1956). Reprint. Moderate fraying and toning to extremities. Faint sticker ghosts to front endpapers. A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
Histoire Comique
Paris: Crette & Vernant, 1926. Illustrated with in-text etchings by Llano-Florez in Art Deco style, and with two extra suites of the illustrations bound at rear (1 on china, 1 on Japon with etched initials included); a third extra copy of the frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil is also bound-in. Thick 4to, bound by George Crette (signed "Crette succ. de Marius Michel") in full crushed maroon morocco -- rather plain on the exterior, but with elaborate doublures of..... More
Methode de Composition Ornementale.
Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts. 2 volumes. Volume 1: Elements Rectilignes; Volume 2: Elements Courbes. Profusely illustrated in black & white + 12 full page color plates. Folio, green cloth (soiled & rubbed). Rubricated title. Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, ca. 1900. First Edition. Scarce. A good copy. One of the founders of the Art Deco movement. With the ownership signature of art histrian Meyer Schapiro in each volume. More
Marks and Monograms of the Modern Movement, 1875-1930.; A Guide to the Marks of Artists, Designers, Retailers and Manufacturers fromt he Period of the Aesthetic Movement to Art Deco and Style Moderne.
New York: Scribner, 1977. Illustrated. Tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner, (1977). Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Popular Art Deco: Depression Era Style and Design
New York: Abbeville, 1991. Profusely illustrated in both color and black and white. 228 pages. Small oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville, (1991). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Creative Art: A Magazine of Fine and Applied Art; Volume Four (January - June, 1929).
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1929. 456 pages.Thick 4to, gilt-lettered black cloth (lightly rubbed and with one small tear in cloth at lower joint). New York: Boni & Liveright, (1929). Very good. More