Art and Architecture

Ching, Francis D.K

Building Construction Illustrated.

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1975.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John R. 9/7/2015 Francis D.K. Ching.” In very good condition, owner name to the front free endpaper and pastedown.

Miami Bayfront Park Panorama.

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Rare panoramic view of Miami Bayfront Park. One page, folded, the panorama measures 28.5 inches by 7 inches with an advertisement for the City of Miami to the verso. In near fine condition. A bright and desirable piece.

Speed, F. Maurice [Walt Disney]

Film Review.

London : Macdonald and Co, 1939.

First edition of this overview of Hollywood. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front pastedown and endpapers by Walt Disney and 13 other Hollywood actors and actresses, including, Chico Marx “To Pat Sincerely Chico Marx”; Pat O’Brien; “To Pat my own namesake  Love Pat O’Brien Nov 21, 1947; Deborah Kerr, “I see a dark Stranger”Continue reading "Film Review."

Miniature Book of Hours Illuminated Manuscript Leaf Collection.

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Rare collection of six illuminated leaves from three late 15th century Books of Hours. Six vellum leaves decorated with illuminated initials and borders. Each leaf is framed allowing visibility of both sides of each page. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection.

Jameson, Mrs. [Anna Brownell]

Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected and a New Edition of the Diary of an Ennuyée.

London : Saunders and Otley, 1834.

Rare first edition of Mrs. Jameson’s Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad. Octavo, volume III only of four volumes bound in three quarters vellum over marbled boards with gilt tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece, headpieces, and tailpieces, all edges red. In very good condition.

Gehry, Frank

Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.

New York : Rizzoli, 1999.

First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout.  Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Gehry on the half-title page, “For Bob and Annie Much Love from Frank Gehry 2001.” Edited by Mildred Friedman. Essay by Michael Sorkin. Commentary by Gehry throughout. Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks."

Mao Zedong

Chairman Mao Zedong Propaganda Posters.

c. 1968 .

Rare collection of original Mao Zedong propaganda posters. Four posters, one in duplicate, featuring large format images of Mao. In near fine condition.

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier Autograph Note Signed.

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Rare autograph note signed and dated by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, “Le Corbusier 19 Nov 59.” In fine condition. Double matted and framed with a photographic portrait of Le Corbusier. The entire piece measures 17.25 inches by 16.25 inches.

Langner, Lawrence [John Steinbeck]

The Importance of Wearing Clothes.

New York : Hastings House Publishers, 1959.

First edition of this entertaining history of clothing and its impact on the human condition. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Steinbeck-whose interest in the book when half written encouraged me to complete it. And to Elaine Steinbeck with love to youContinue reading "The Importance of Wearing Clothes."

Einstein, Albert; Hermann Struck

Albert Einstein Signed Etching.

1923.

Etch bust of Albert Einstein done by well-known artist Hermann Struck. Signed by both Einstein and Struck, numbered 49/150. In fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 15 inches. An exceptional piece.

Grant, Ulysses S.] Henry Merwin Shrady

Ulysses S. Grant Bronze Bust.

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Original bronze bust of Ulysses S. Grant by Henry Shrady, the famed sculptor of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mounted on socle and base, the entire piece measures 18.5 inches in height, the base measures 9.5 inches square. In fine condition. An exceptionalContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Bronze Bust."

Bacon, Francis] John Russell

Francis Bacon.

London : Methuen, 1964.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on Francis Bacon. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper, “For George with all best wishes Francis Bacon.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Bacon on the front panel by Cecil Beaton.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”.

Fort Lauderdale : Snyder & Hortt, Real Estate and Investments, c. 1915.

Rare first edition promotional brochure for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, profusely illustrated with photographs taken c. 1914-1915 of the business district, boulevards, markets, railways, farms, orange groves, beaches, marinas, streams, and homes of Fort Lauderale. Map of Florida on the final page. In near fine condition. Scarce, OCLC/WorldCat locates only one otherContinue reading "Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”."

Ingram, Mrs. H.K

Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.

St. Augustine : Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893.

Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram.

De L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas

Russischer Atlas welcher in einer General-Charte und neunzehen Special-Charten das gesamte Russische Reich und dessen angräntzende Länder.vorstellig macht.

St. Petersburg : Entworffen bey der Kayserl. Academie der Wissenschaften, 1745.

Rare first edition of the first atlas printed of Russia. Folio, bound in full leather, 19 double-page maps, one large folding general map. In excellent condition with light toning. An exceptional example.

Göransson, Göran Fredrik

The Sandvik Steel Works.

Gothenburg : John Antonsons Boktryckeri, 1931.

First Edition. Quarto. Bound in full blue morocco, gilt crowned monogram, “EP” to the front panel, gilt illustrated curtain frame to front and rear panel. Gilt tooling to the spine. Frontispiece portrait of G.F. Goransson, the first industrialist to implement the Bessemer process successfully on an industrial scale. With thirteen pantone-gravure plates illustrated by artist Ragnhild Nordensten. From theContinue reading "The Sandvik Steel Works."

Jencks, Charles

The Language of Post-Modern Architecture.

New York : Rizzoli, 1977.

First edition of Jencks’ classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Charles Jencks on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Disney, Walt

Walt Disney’s Cinderella.

Stuttgart : Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.

First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this wasContinue reading "Walt Disney’s Cinderella."

Cooke, Arthur O

The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard.

New York : Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1912.

First edition of Arthur O. Cooke’s The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard. Small octavo, original illustrated boards with pictorial pastedown, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with engravings from photographs, three full-page colored plates including frontispiece, mechanical charts. In near fine condition. Rare.

Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma]

Mohandas K. Gandhi Signed Engraving Portrait.

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Wood engraving of a bust-length portrait of one of the most famous graphic images of Gandhi by illustrator Fritz Eichenberg; signed by Gandhi, “God is Truth MK Gandhi.” Below Gandhi’s inscription in a pencil inscription by Fritz Eichenberg, “To Eva Aug. 16th, 1948 with love from Fritz” and additionally signed “Fritz Eichenberg.” The engraving isContinue reading "Mohandas K. Gandhi Signed Engraving Portrait."