Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel].

Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Print.

Rare illustrated print of Dr. Seuss’s signature children’s book character. Color print of the Cat in the Hat. Inscribed by Dr. Seuss to the bottom right of the print, “One cat for Gary Lorenz with Best wishes from Dr. Seuss.” The top edge affixed to a cardstock mount. In near fine condition. The entire pieceContinue reading "Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Print."

Hadid, Zaha.

Zaha Hadid: Complete Works.

New York: Rizzoli, 2009.

First edition of this work on Zaha Hadid. Small quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition. Boldly signed by Zaha Hadid on the half-title page.

Cooley, Denton.

Denton Cooley Signed Heart Sketch.

2014.

Large original sketch of a human heart drawn and signed by American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon Denton Cooley, drawn when he was ninety-three, only two years before his death. One page, the sketch is dated and signed beneath the drawing, “6-2-14 Denton A. Cooley, M.D.” Double matted. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 12Continue reading "Denton Cooley Signed Heart Sketch."

Woodruff, William [After].

The Declaration of Independence Printed on Silk.

Lyons: H. Brunet et Cie., Circa 1825-1835.

Rare early lithographed broadside of the Declaration of Independence, printed on silk in France for the American market, after William Woodruff’s celebrated 1819 design. Lithographed broadside on silk, the ornamental title and facsimile handwritten text surrounded by a decorative border of oak leaves and circular portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams, with vignettes representing theContinue reading "The Declaration of Independence Printed on Silk."

Baillio, Joseph. [Julia Child].

The Winds of Revolution.

New York: Wildenstein and Co., 1989.

First edition of the catalogue of the exhibition Wildenstein mounted in New York for the bicentennial of the French Revolution, a gathering of paintings and drawings of the Revolution and of the world it swept away, inscribed to the American who did more than any other to carry French culture across the Atlantic. Quarto, originalContinue reading "The Winds of Revolution."

Sobolik, Tom. [Julia Child].

Smith College.

Louisville: Harmony House Publishers, 1990.

First edition of this photographic portrait of Smith College, given to the most famous cook the college ever graduated by one of its own alumnae clubs. Quarto, original cloth with gilt titles, illustrated throughout with color photographs. Association copy, inscribed in a calligraphic hand, “To Julia Child With many thanks from the North Shore SmithContinue reading "Smith College."

McKim, Charles; William Mead & Stanford White.

A Monograph of the Work of McKim Mead & White. Student’s Edition.

New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., Paul Wenzel & Maurice Krakow, c. 1925.

Rare edition of the celebrated monograph on McKim, Mead & White, the most influential American architectural firm of the Gilded Age, presenting its great civic, commercial, and residential commissions in 136 plates of photographs and measured drawings. Folio, two volumes, each with its own title page and table of contents, the plates loose as issuedContinue reading "A Monograph of the Work of McKim Mead & White. Student’s Edition."

Jefferys, Thomas.

A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern.

London: Thomas Jefferys, 1757.

First edition of the earliest ambitious English survey of how the world has dressed itself, a gathering of costume from antiquity to the eighteenth century that became a standard quarry for the English stage. Quarto, two volumes, contemporary full mottled calf, spines with burgundy and green gilt morocco lettering labels, with 240 engraved plates, uncolored.Continue reading "A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern."

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Set of Six Hand-Colored Godey’s Lady’s Book Fashion Plates.

Philadelphia: Godey's Lady's Book, 1879 to 1881.

A charming set of six antique hand-colored fashion plates from Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most popular and influential American women’s magazine of the nineteenth century. The plates depict fashionably dressed women and children modeling the elaborate bustled gowns, tailored walking suits, and bridal attire of the late 1870s and early 1880s. Comprised of Godey’s FashionsContinue reading "Set of Six Hand-Colored Godey’s Lady’s Book Fashion Plates."

Bissell, George Edwin.

Bust of Abraham Lincoln by George Edwin Bissell.

United States: Circa 1890.

Portrait bust of Abraham Lincoln by the American sculptor George Edwin Bissell, depicting the President in a bow tie and buttoned frock coat, raised on an integral plinth. The reverse inscribed by the sculptor “Geo. E. Bissell Sc” and marked “Copyrighted,” with “MFA” also inscribed to the back, indicating the piece as an authorized reproductionContinue reading "Bust of Abraham Lincoln by George Edwin Bissell."

Richter, Gerhard; Steve Reich.

City Life: Gerhard Richter.

Italy: Gli Ori, 2002.

First edition of this collaboration between the celebrated German artist and the American composer Steve Reich. Square quarto, original red boards, wonderfully illustrated throughout with Richter’s images. The volume presents a complete series of original overpainted photographs by Gerhard Richter, created as an homage to Reich’s composition City Life in the performance of the Contempoartensemble.Continue reading "City Life: Gerhard Richter."

Goldsmith, Arthur.

The Nude in Photography.

Chicago: Playboy Press, 1975.

First edition of this wide-ranging survey of the photographic nude, from the pioneers of the medium to the modern era. Quarto, original natural linen cloth, illustrated with photographs throughout. In near fine condition with light soiling to the cloth. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper. An attractive copy of this Playboy Press photography volume.

Goldin, Greg; Sam Lubell. [Zaha Hadid].

Never Built New York.

New York: Metropolis Books, 2016.

First edition of this acclaimed visual history of the New York that might have been, gathering the grand and visionary architectural projects proposed for the city over more than a century and never realized. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, richly illustrated with plans, renderings, and models for hundreds of unbuilt schemes across the five boroughs.Continue reading "Never Built New York."

Spark, Muriel; Edward Gorey.

The Very Fine Clock.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1969.

First British edition of this charming children’s tale by the celebrated novelist Muriel Spark. Oblong octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

[After Pinturicchio].

An Italian Painted and Gilded Wooden Portfolio, After Pinturicchio.

c. 1900.

A striking Italian painted and parcel-gilt wooden portfolio, or book-form case, the upper cover finely painted with a copy of Pinturicchio’s celebrated fresco in the Piccolomini Library of Siena Cathedral depicting the meeting of the Emperor Frederick III and his bride Eleonora of Portugal. Constructed of wood with a soft leather spine and fabric ties,Continue reading "An Italian Painted and Gilded Wooden Portfolio, After Pinturicchio."

Power, Rhoda.

How It Happened: Myths and Folk-tales.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930.

First edition of this charming collection of myths and folk tales retold by Rhoda Power, notable above all for its striking illustrations printed from lino-cuts by the celebrated engraver Agnes Miller Parker. Octavo, original linen cloth with a pictorial lino-cut design in red to the front cover. In near fine condition. Illustrated with lino-cuts byContinue reading "How It Happened: Myths and Folk-tales."

Hadid, Zaha; Gordana Fontana Giusti.

Zaha Hadid.

New York: Rizzoli Press, 2004.

First edition of this comprehensive work on the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid. Quarto, 4 volumes, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Zaha Hadid in all four of the volumes at Yale University. In fine condition. The original plastic case is in fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

Masefield, John.

ODTAA.

London: William Heinemann, 1926.

First limited edition of John Masefield’s rousing South American adventure novel, its cryptic title an acronym for “One Damn Thing After Another.” Octavo, original vellum-backed blue boards, in the plain printed dust jacket of the deluxe issue. One of only 275 numbered copies, this is number 175. Boldly signed by the author on the limitationsContinue reading "ODTAA."

Churchill, Winston S. [H. Hulland].

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill.

Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Cards, 1958.

First edition of the catalogue of the celebrated American exhibition of Sir Winston Churchill’s paintings, reproducing his canvases, many of them in colour. Large octavo, 48 pages, original cream cloth, illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions of Churchill’s paintings. Presentation copy, inscribed by Winston Churchill on the title page, “Inscribed for H. Hulland by Winston S.Continue reading "Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill."

Browne, Lewis [Oliver C. Safir and William Safire].

The Graphic Bible.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928.

First edition of Lewis Browne’s ingenious retelling of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, through a brilliant sequence of animated maps and charts. Quarto, original green cloth-backed boards, the front cover with Browne’s facsimile signature stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, illustrated with maps throughout. One of only 250 numbered copies, this is number 3.Continue reading "The Graphic Bible."

Knuth, Donald E.

3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated.

Madison: A-R Editions, Inc., 1991.

First edition of one of Donald Knuth’s most personal and unusual books, in which the legendary computer scientist takes verse 3:16 of every book of the Bible and presents each in a magnificent illuminated rendering by a leading calligrapher from around the world. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, richly illustrated throughout with calligraphy. Presentation copy, inscribedContinue reading "3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated."

Jodidio, Philip; Zaha Hadid.

Zaha Hadid: Complete Works, 1979-2009.

New York: Tashen, 2009.

First edition of the most comprehensive volume on the work of Zaha Hadid. Folio, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Zaha Hadid on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

Caniff, Milton. [Neil Armstrong].

Milton Caniff Signed First Day Cover, Inscribed to Neil Armstrong.

[United States]: 1979.

An extraordinary NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club First Day Cover for the First Man on the Moon issue, designed and inscribed to Neil Armstrong by its artist, the legendary cartoonist Milton Caniff. Caniff’s cachet depicts astronauts on the lunar surface, and beside it he has written to Armstrong in black felt tip, “Neil, drawnContinue reading "Milton Caniff Signed First Day Cover, Inscribed to Neil Armstrong."

Alexander of Tunis, Earl. Introduction by Edward Seago.

The Paintings of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis.

London: Collins, 1973.

Limited edition of the collected paintings of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, one of Britain’s foremost commanders of the Second World War and a gifted amateur landscape painter, with an introduction by his friend the celebrated painter Edward Seago. Oblong quarto, original publisher’s green half morocco over cloth boards, the spine lettered in gilt,Continue reading "The Paintings of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis."