Westerham, Kent: World of Islam Festival Publishing Co., 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 204pp. Photo-illustrated dustjacket in brodart over beige cloth with gilt-stamped design on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Decorative color endpapers, photo-illustrated title page. "The spiritual meaning of art in Islam" (the publisher). Profusely illustrated with line drawings..... More
Paris: Éditions Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1937. Schall. Softcover. 4to. 58pp. Original photographic wraps. Frontispiece. Photographic work on Paris, profusely illustrated with reproductions in photogravure. Preface by French artist Jean Cocteau. Photographs by Roger Schall. Text in French. Front and rear wrapper detached. Spine torn, parts of backstrip missing. Wraps..... More
Monaco: mm'Art (Edition Monaco Modern Art), (2007). Softcover. Sm. elephant folio. 93pp. Original illustrated photographic wraps. Rare catalog of the Monegasque self-taught artist, Philippe Pastor (1961-), depicting his paintings shown at the 52nd Art Exhibition Venice Biennale. The Venice Biennale (Biennale di Venezia) is a major contemporary art exhibition that..... More
Prague: Odeon, (1970). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 132,4]pp. Cream cloth with black lettering within black border on front cover in original photographic dust jacket. Frontispiece of Funke. Profusely illustrated with full-page and some in-text reproduction in photogravure of work by Czech photographer, Jaromir Funke (1896-1945). Funke was a leading figure..... More
Calcutta: Rupa & Co., (1959). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. ii,17,50[pl.],vpp. Red cloth, brown lettering on spine, in original pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with 50 plates of black and white reproductions of photographs. Dust jacket chipped and torn at head and tail. Overall very good condition. More
Moravská Ostrava: Eisenwerk Witkowitz, 1938. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Printed wraps in original attached stiff dust wrapper, printed in red and white. Dj protected by mylar jacket. Illustrated with 25 full-page photographs by Vladimir Hipman printed in rich gravure showing workers of the Eisenwerk Witkowitz (Witkowitz Ironworks). During the..... More
New York: Red Dust, (1973). Hardcover. 4to. 184pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine in original color photographic dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographic reproductions of wall paintings from 34 Byzantine churches in Crete. Slight sunning along bottom edge of cloth. Minor creasing and scuffing on..... More
Paris: Societé Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance, (1996). Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated (46pp). Color illustrated paper-covered boards. Chanel Boutique Collection illustrated with full-page reproductions of photographs in vibrant colors and b/w by German fashion designer & photographer Karl Lagerfeld of a female modeling 1996/97 fall & winter fashion by..... More
Paris: Societé Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance, (1995). Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated (26pp). Color illustrated paper-covered boards. Chanel Boutique Collection illustrated with double- and full-page reproductions of photographs in vibrant colors by German fashion designer & photographer Karl Lagerfeld of a female modeling 1995/96 summer fashion by Chanel. Lagerfeld..... More
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Buenos Aires: NP, (1975). First edition. Hardcover. Lg. quarto. 96pp. Black paper-covered boards with white lettering on cover and spine in original color photographic dust jacket. Inscribed by Knop in blue ink on verso of title-page: "Para MGeyer (?) y Mollie Gaskin con entera zimpatica y eterna amistad, Naum Knop..... More
Praha: Melantrich, (1946). First edition (1 - 10.000). Hardcover. Sm. folio. 64pp. Light brown cloth with red lettering on cover and spine in original photographic dust jacket. Striking work by Czech photographer Jan Lukas, profusely illustrated with reproductions in photogravure of landscapes and everyday life in the Czechoslovakian countryside. Along..... More
Geneva: Prestel, (1985). First American edition. Hardcover. 4to. 369pp. Black cloth, gold lettering on spine, in original pictorial dust jacket. Includes Part 1: Jewelry in Island Southeast Asia, and Part II: Ethnic groups, and Part III: Catalogue of the Exhibition (Illustrated, with plates), glossaries and suggested reading. From the Collection..... More
München: F. Bruckmann, nd (ca. 1942 ). Softcover. Oblong 4to. [32, 3pp]. Original illustrated wraps protected by modern mylar. Scarce National Socialist propaganda looking at the years 1939-1941 during W.W.II on Heligoland. Profusely illustrated with photogravures showing the German Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine on duty, at parades and recreational activities. Other..... More
Berlin: Atlantis-Verlag, (1931). First edition (1.-7. Tausend). Quarto. xlviii,256pp. Gold-stamped dark turquoise cloth with gold lettering on spine in photographic dust jacket. Captivating pictorial account of Central America, South America and the West Indies looking at their architecture, landscape & culture. Profusely illustrated with annotated reproductions in photogravure of photographs..... More
Köln am Rhein: Dr. Maudhaus & Co., (1969). First edition. Softcover. 4to. Unpaginated (72pp. & 8pp. text booklet). Pictorial wraps in sturdy original paper-covered, printed cardboard slipcase. Wraps and slipcase protected by modern mylar. Fabulously designed book by the German pharmaceutical company Madaus, published to commemorate their 50th anniversary. Profusely..... More
Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, (1995). First edition. Hardcover. Lg. 4to. Blind-stamped maroon cloth with white lettering on spine in original color illustrated dust jacket. "Die Sprache der Blumen" (The language of flowers) looks at world famous Meissener (Meissen) Porcelain with floral designs. Profusely illustrated with color as well as some b/w..... More
Freiburg: Herder & Co., (1953). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 73,[1]pp. Photographic paper-covered boards by H. G. Lehmann-Lomont. Rare fictional work by German author and journalist, Uta von Kadorff, of a car chase involving a MAN truck. Most of her works were published under her birth name, Uta von Witzleben. Illustrated..... More
Zürich: Interbooks Zürich, (1960). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 104pp. Black paper-covered boards with printed paste-down in original pictorial dust jacket. Photographic endpapers. Captivating dramatic work by Austrian (Swiss) actor, director and photographer, Bernhard Wicki (1919-2000). Wicki became famous with his 1959 anti-war film "Die Brücke". In this publication he proofed..... More