Eisenman, Peter
Code X.
New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-80058
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Siren, Osvald
The Walls and Gates of Peking.
New York : Orientalia, 1924.
First edition of this work limited to 800 copies. Quarto, original half cloth, over papered boards. brown morocco label to the spine. Title page printed in red and black, folding map, 128 photogravures on 109 plates, 53 plans and elevations. In excellent condition with some rubbing to the bottom cloth. and light rubbing to theContinue reading "The Walls and Gates of Peking."
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Item Number: RRB-27086
Sendak, Maurice
Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak.
1993.
Original Maurice Sendak pencil drawing on artist’s vellum. Signed and inscribed by Maurice Sendak to Arthur Yorinks: “Feb. 6-13, 1993. So Sue Me. To Arthur – with all my love! Maurice.” Pencil draft for the backdrop of the play “So, Sue Me” written and directed by Arthur Yorinks and performed at the Kennedy Center forContinue reading "Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak."
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Item Number: RRB-27044
Bugatti
Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera.
: Various, .
Bugantics: The Bugatti Owners Club Magazine London. Buggatti Owners Club. 1951-1955 20 Issues in 10 Volumes. Profusely illustrated with photographs, tables, advertising, drawings. Octavo, bound in publisher’s original pictorial gilt titled and decorated binding notebooks. Run extends: Volume 1 No.2 (September 1931) – Volume 18 No. 4 (December 1955). Also, an extremely rare copy ofContinue reading "Bugantics and Bugatti Ephemera."
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Item Number: RRB-22091
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. Signed by Zaha Hadid on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-26063
Breuer, Marcel
Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect.
New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956.
First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To the Walter Paepcke with best regards, Marcel Breuer.” The recipient, Walter Paepcke was an industrialist and philanthropist most noted for his founding of the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Skiing Company in the early 1950s, both of which helped transform theContinue reading "Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of An Architect."
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Item Number: RRB-22041
Prince, Richard
Menthol Pictures.
Buffalo, NY : CEPA Gallery, 1980.
First edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-18022
Merton, Thomas
Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork.
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Original signed artwork from Thomas Merton. In the last decade of his life, while living as a hermit-monk in dialogue with the world, Thomas Merton created a body of visual art, drawing from the Zen Buddhist tradition. When he was a student at Columbia University, Merton sought out a Hindu monk named Bramachari for counsel.Continue reading "Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork."
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Item Number: RRB-17032
Man Ray
Man Ray: Photographs.
New York : East River Press, 1975.
First edition. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Man Ray on the half title page, “For Roberta with thanks for her interest in this resurrection! Man Ray 1976.” In near fine condition with light shelfwear. Uncommon signed and inscribed, as Man Ray passed away in November of 1976.
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Item Number: RRB-15047
Friedlander, Lee
The American Monument.
New York : The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.
First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.
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Item Number: RRB-22084
Conran, Terence
Terence Conran on London.
London : Conran Octopus Ltd, 2000.
First edition. Oblong quarto, original boards. Signed by Terence Conran on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-5373
Boltanski, Christian
El Caso.
Madrid : Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1988.
First edition. Oblong quarto, original stiff cardboard. In near fine condition. Introduction by Juan Miguel Hernandez Leon. Exhibition of the artist Christian Boltanski at Centro de Arte Reina Sofia 1988.
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Item Number: RRB-15056
Albers, Josef. [Henri Cartier-Bresson]
Despite Straight Lines.
New Haven : Yale University Press, 1961.
First edition of this work by the famed artist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Henri Cartier-Bresson, “For Henry Cartier-Bresson Josef Albers May 20, ‘68.” Cartier-Bresson was working for Magnum Photographers when he photographed Josef Albers at his home in Connecticut in May of 1968. An outstanding association copy, linking Albers,Continue reading "Despite Straight Lines."
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Item Number: RRB-3783
Starn, Doug and Mike
alleverythingthatisyou.
Aspen : Baldwin Gallery, 2006.
First edition. Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies, this being number 265. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Original 8×8 print signed by both Starn brothers. Comes with the original envelope from the Starn brothers office.
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Item Number: RRB-1607
Goldblatt, David; Courtney-Clarke, Margaret; Kench, John
Cape Dutch Homesteads.
Cape Town : Struik, 1981.
First edition. Original beige cloth. Signed by the photographer, David Goldblatt. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-1359
Ruscha, Ed [Edward]
Every Building on the Sunset Strip.
Los Angeles : Edward Ruscha, 1966.
First edition, second issue of the artist’s classic work. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by Ruscha to his aunt, “For Aunt Carol Ed Ruscha.” One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Near fine in a very good slipcase. AnContinue reading "Every Building on the Sunset Strip."
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Item Number: RRB-1012
Richter, Gerhard
Atlas.
Munich : Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989.
Munich: Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989. First edition of one of the most revealing collections of the photographic work of Gerhard Richter. Folio, original cloth. Signed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page, “Gerhard Richter 14.10.89.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-1000
de Mare, Eric
The London Dore Saw: A Victorian Evocation.
London : Allen Lane, 1973.
First edition. Folio, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “To Peggy and Frank Taplin with kind, associational thoughts from Eric de Mare Jan. 1973.” Also laid in, is a page and half handwritten signed letter to the same recipients. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a closed tear to the front panelContinue reading "The London Dore Saw: A Victorian Evocation."
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Item Number: RRB-2474
Chagall, Marc; Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie
Jerusalem Windows.
New York : George Braziller, 1962.
First edition. Folio, original red cloth. With two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contains the rarely seen original slipcase, also present is the original blue ribbon. The rear panel of the acetate shows some wear.
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Item Number: RRB-4235
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd Wright Autographed Letter.
Taliesin 1940.
Important autograph letter signed by Frank Lloyd Wright to friend and architectural critic, Lewis Mumford. Letter is 19 inches by 8.5 inches. It reads, “My dear Lewis: I’ve read “The Brown Decade” you so kindly sent me and it is a useful work in your splendid style. I didn’t agree in total but admire andContinue reading "Frank Lloyd Wright Autographed Letter."
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Item Number: RRB-3790
Kurokawa, Kisho; Introduction by Charles Jencks
Metabolism in Architecture.
London : Studio Vista, 1977.
First edition of this seminal work in architecture. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Signed in both English and Japanese by Kurokawa and also signed by Charles Jencks, who contributed the introduction. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-3955
Le Corbusier [Charles Edouard Jeanneret]
L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille.
Souillac : Le Point, 1950.
First edition of this work by the famed architect. Small quarto, original wrappers with the dust jacket. Inscribed by Le Corbusier and dated in December 1950. In very good condition with some light rubbing. The subject of this book by Le Corbusier is among his most well-known works, L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille, which inspired theContinue reading "L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille."
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Item Number: RRB-3784
White, Stanford
Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed.
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Autograph letter signed by architect Stanford White. It reads, “To [Marie] Anais [Casey], believed to have been romantically involved with White by his biographer, Aline B. Saarinen. With a typewritten letter signed from Saarinen to Casey’s daughter requesting additional background information on her mother’s affair with White. The handwritten letter reads, “My dear dear AnaisContinue reading "Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed."
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Item Number: RRB-3779
Sharp, Thomas
Town and Countryside.
London : Oxford University Press, 1932.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Laid in is an autograph letter signed by Thomas Sharp on his letterhead to Architect Arthur Holden dated September 25, 1951. Sharp mentions Frank Lloyd Wright and Wright’s interest in his book “The Anatomy of a Village.” With the original envelope.
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Item Number: RRB-3781