Singapore: Graham Brash, 1990. 50 color plates and 50pp. of descriptions of the plates. 8vo, pictorial boards, pages very slightly wavy in right margins. Singapore: Graham Brash, (1990). Very good Facsimile of the 1814 edition. More
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 347 pages. Short 4to, green cloth, d.w. (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988). Revised and expanded edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Ackermann, 1818. 15 fine color plates. 3 separate issues bound together: Volume V. May 1, 1818 No. 29, pages 250 - 314: Volume V. June 1, 1818. No. 30. pages 315 - 384: Volume VI. November 1. 1818, No. 35. pages 245- 310. slim 8vo, 3/4 red leather, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Ackermann, 1818. Very good (+). With a presentation and letter laid in by John Carnegie. More
Armani, 1998. Black and white photographs, loose as issued by Aldo Fallai and Carton Davis. Two frosted mylar folders (one with corners creased), one for women's collection and one for men's, housed in a folding black paper slipcase (a few scrapes on back). Plates clean and fine. 1998, Armani. Overall a very good(+) copy. More
London: Victoria & Albert, 1985. Introduction by Martin Harrison. Full-page black and white photo illustrations throughout, 64pp. of text, 4to, photographic wrappers. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, (1985). Near fine Published to coincide with an exhibition 9 October 1985 - 19 January 1986. More
Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1986. Many color and black & white illustrations throughout. 246 pages with text in French. Slim 4to, purple silk cloth, d.w. Leningrad: Editions d'Art Aurora, (1986). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Bergamo: Bolis, 1992. The Italian Industry as Seen by Dorothea Balluff, Enrico Guagnini, Paola Pisa, and Maurizio Valentini. Introduction by Sergio Zavoli. Extensively illustrated, 221pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis, (1992). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheets measure 12.25" x 8.5" each. These original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain were made from a xerograph of an original drawing. On one plate, the design shows an elegant mid-length dress with a bow tie detail at the collar and a belted waist. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, cream chiffon and cream twill, are stapled to the sheet. The accompanying plate shows the same dress, worn under..... More
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing, which was then hand-colored with ink, watercolor, and gouache. A note by the designer in pen attached to the back; "335 Gandin dress and jacket in light red wool -straight with cuts trimmed with double stitching and effect of buttoned flats on both side of the front - short..... More
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink, watercolor and gouache on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing circa 1960. Text in French describes, "Pea flower pleated dress in white shantung lined with black surah with white dots. Jacket in the same fabric also lined with black surah with white dots". Swatches of the appropriate fabrics, are stapled to the sheet. These..... More
Paris: BALMAIN, Pierre. Ink on xerograph. Fabric swatches attached with staples. Sheet measures 12.25" x 8.5". This original croquis from the designer Pierre Balmain was made from a xerograph of an original drawing. The design shows three views of a jacket and dress combination. The dress has a tie detail at the collar as well as a belt. Swatches of the appropriate fabric, cream muslin and cream jersey, are stapled to the sheet. These sketches were produced in a limited..... More
Paris: Meynial. 3 volumes, 1918, 1919 and 1921 of the five volumes almanac. Beautifully illustrated with 19 pochoir color plates and 3 color title page vignettes by George Barbier in his characteristic art deco style. The volume for 1918 is in pink silk with cracked hinges and no dust wrapper; 1919 is with pictorial silk covers, hinges strengthened, chipped spine and partial dust wrapper; 1919 has a white pictorial silk cover and good dust wrapper. The interiors are all fine..... More
New York: Abrams, 1995. Written in collaboration with Jacques Damase. 203 illustrations, including 115 full color plates. 208pp. Tall 8vo, red boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1995). First edition. Fine. A personal biography based on unpublished private journals. More
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Numerous exquisite tipped-in color plates, 181pp., printed on blue handmade Fabriano paper. Folio, gilt-stamped black silk cloth, mounted cover illustration, ornately gilt on front cover and spine, black clam shell box. Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1972. Fine. Limited Edition, one of 1500 (of 2000) numbered copies bound in silk. Text in English. More
New York: Holt, 1977. Hundreds of illustrations in both color and black and white. 400 pages. Thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly rubbed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1977). First edition. A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Assouline, 2012. Numerous photographic illustrations in color and in black & white, thick folio, soft textured black cloth with white type. Large color plate affixed on rear cover. (New York: Assouline, 1912). A fine Copy. Signed by Jonathan Becker in white on the black front fly-leaf. More
New York: Wyn, 1949. 12 black-and-white and 4 color plates. 134 pages, thin 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn and sunned. New York: A. A. Wyn, 1949. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Rizzoli, 2016. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white, slim short 4to, light gray cloth with paper illustration on front cover. New York: Rizzoli, (2015). First edition. Fine. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2011. Illustrated (b/w). 292 pages. 8vo, grey boards, dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2011). First edition. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author on title page: "For dear Louise [Hirschfeld Cullman] and Lewis [Cullman] Affection and admirarion Rosamund Bernier" More
Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1995. Illustrated (black and white). 383 pages. 8vo, red boards, dust wrapper. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, (1995). A near fine copy. Inscribed to Louise and Al Hirschfeld on flyleaf. More
Warsaw: M. M. Art Books, 1994. Signed. Illustrated throughout in color. 142pp. Tall & slim 4to, stiff wrappers, scuffed d.w. Warsaw: M. M. Art Books, (1994). Edges slightly sunned, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A scarce book. Signed and dated by Ryszard Horowitz on the title page. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020. Numerous black & white illustrations, 304 pages, thick 4to, black leatherette with silver type on spine and front cover; lightly worn at lower corner and just a touch scuffed. New York and New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University, (2020). First Edition A very good(+) copy. More
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. 40 vellum leaves, 231 color illustrations. 256 pages, 4to, flexible ornately decorated wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2015). A fine copy. More
San Francisco: Bonhams, 2016. Catalogue for the November 29, 2016 auction of movie actress Maureen O'Hara's estate. Color and black & white photographic illustrations throughout. 100 pages. Small, thin 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. San Francisco: Bonhams/Turner Classic Movies, (2016). A fine copy. More
Paris: Editions du Regard, 2000. Text in French. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 670 pages. Tall thick 4to, black cloth, pictorial d.w. Paris: Editions du Regard, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With contributions by Olivier Richard, Nicolas Bourriaud, Gabriel Bauret, Gilles Kraemer, Georges Banu and others. More
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