Art & Architecture

A quite scarce overview of the history and work of an extraodrinary group of African American quilt artists from Gee's Bend Alabama, a somewhat ins...

Later printing of the first edition of this urban planning title. Book VG with foxing to top edge and a bit on fore-edge. Price-clipped jacket is G...

Illustrated by Ardizzone, Edward. Signed by Illustrator on colophon page (vol II). Beautiful edition limited to 1500 copies, this being number 1119...

Nearly new and unread copy of this look at the varieties and styles of modern Japanese manga, focusing on a variety of leading artists and publishe...

A nice clean copy of this entertaining look at one of Chicago's best known recent public art projects. The fantastically decorated cows were all ov...

A book of drawings and color plates of assorted drawing from the Danish artist Ebbe Sadolin, with forward and text by Lars Rostrup Boysen, in Danis...

An unusual offering, this is an affectionate look at artisans of the Catskills by the novelest who would go on to write A Thousand Acres, Moo, and ...

Quite nice copy of this slim octavo volume, which contains many reproductions from Tenniel's work, focusing on the Alice in Wonderland pieces. Some...

As new, in original shrink-wrap. A brief overvew of Van Der Rohe's life and work, quite nicely photographed. A slim volume, but would serve as an i...

Apparent first U.S. Very good, but for oddly creased FFEP--otherwise, just a little yellowed, w/slightly more pronounced discoloration to rear free...

No year, apparent first U.S. Light brown boards w/gilt spine lettering, bright green paper wraps Slight damage to front flap where it partially adh...

Apparent first U.S. printing of this entry in the "English Masters of Black-And-White". Cruikshank illustrated any number of classics, including Di...

First Edition of profusely illustrated volume containing two long pieces--an examination of the artist's work by Frank Elgar, and a biographical sk...

Illustrated by Zvorykin, Boris. Beautiful illustrated edition of Boris Godunov. Fine in a near fine jacket, first edition. A touch of very minor we...

First edition (N.A.P) of John's autobiography. Very good--book has some browning to fr and rear endpapers from non-archival tape used to secure vin...

Somewhat odd concept here. Andreas is a sculptor and storyteller who creates 2-4 ft. tall wooden sculptures called Story People. The somewhat ether...

Very nice first edition of this illustrated memoir from iconoclastic author. Profusely illustrated throughout with color and B&W photos, book a...

New Yorker album with nice color reproductions of 40 covers from 1950-1955, along with hundreds of cartoons. Quite good condition, however plastic ...

A fine copy in a like jacket, appears unread. Does have, strangely, a Tiffany postage stamp, and the cover to the stamp book, pasted to the front f...

A survey of English prints from the 15th to the early 20th centuries. Near Fine (small red mark or stamp to bottom edge) in a similar unclipped jac...

5th edition of book on Norwegian history and culture that seems likely to have been provided to travelers on Baltic cruises (with compliments of th...

Wonderful little collection of vintage travel ads, posters, assorted ephemera mostly from the 50s and 60s. Soft cover. ISBN 3822816264. Taschen 200...

Autobiography of noted artist and craftsman, who died shortly prior to publication. This is a first U.S. edition, very good in a fair jacket. Jacke...

Nice copy of this book of Dover color clip art of knights and armour. Includes CD-ROM, which is still sealed in the bound-in envelope. Touch of a b...

More narrative nonfiction from the author of A Civil Action. First printing, fine in a VG jacket (1/2 in closed tear at bottom of rear flap). Hardc...

A survey of, it appears, almost exclusively Jewish artists living in Palestine, from a decade before the founding of Israel. Includes a brief gener...

Third impression--a novel presenting a possible history of the relationship between John Singer Sargent and Isabella Gardner. This copy is somewhat...

Wonderful color photos of items featured at the 2003 Sculpture and Functional Art Expo in Chicago. Minimal wear, unique sculpture--ceramic, fiber, ...

Nice clean copy, such a nicer book than the terrible cover makes it seem. Full color photos throughout help identify flaws in antiques and the best...

Very nice copy of this compendium of antiques. Pen/ink illustrations and B&W photos throughout. Perhpas a first, no additional printings stated...

Small volume with many B&W reproductions of well-known paintings of Paris. Overall VG, with a couple of faint stains to rear board, some bumps ...

An examination of historical decorative iron panels, fences, balconies, and other sculptural elements. With many B&w and color plates. Translat...

A nice clean copy of this collection of color and b&w illustrations of 19th century ballet dancers. Small bend to top right corner, not affecti...

Lovely little illustrated volume containing reproductions of hand tinted lithographs by Edwin Whitefield. Jacket has some foxing and surface soil, ...

Illustrated by Gail Petocki. A wonderful copy of this book featuring fantastical portraits and other artwork by Gail Potocki, with essays by Thomas...

Art lover's series. Decent condition. Red staining to bottom of rear pastedown and facing endpaper, a touch of similar stain to revese of frontis. ...

An extremely uncommon printed copy of the author's doctoral dissertation on Mucha, from the University of North Carolina. Written in 1978, offered ...

A lovely, unmarked copy of this profusely illustrated guide to the folk art of Pennsylvania. Book is unmarked, corners slightly bumped. Jacket is l...

A fine copy, an apparent first, in a NF jacket with minimal shelfwear. Internally clean and unmarked, NOT ex-library. Largely an examination of im...