JOHNSON, BEN; (JENCKS, CHARLES ET AL).

Ben Johnson: Foster in View

Munich, Prestel. 2009, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 4to. 192 pp. Grey cloth with photo to front. Excellent first edition of this photographic work by acclaimed artist Ben Johnson, who explores the ineffable qualities of Norman Foster's architecture. This work includes nearly all of Foster's most celebrated projects, and contains a forward by Norman Foster and essays by Charles Jencks and Mel Gooding. Winner of a Red Dot Award for Design. As new. Fine/No jacket as issued.

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Book number: 9519

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Photography, Art, Architecture, British Artists

HAHN JR, ALBERT

Caricatuur

Amsterdam, De Arbeiderspers. 1935, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Various. Book, 8vo. 64pp, (xxxi illustrations). Illustrated boards with cloth spine. A nice copy of this pre-WWII study on the art of caricature, profusely illustrated with examples from Steinlen, Frans Masreel, Funke Küpper, etc. Text in Dutch. Very Good/No jacket as issued.

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Book number: 9301

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: VariousArt, Caricatures

KETNER, JOSEPH D. (ANDY WARHOL)

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade

Milwaukee / Munich, Milwaukee Art Museum / DelMonico Books. 2009, First Edition. Cloth. Ill.: Warhol, Andy. Book, 4to. 224 pp. Red cloth boards with white to spine. Published on occasion of the touring exhibition (September 2009 - January 2011) and featuring more than 150 works by Warhol. This book offers an extensive overview and provides new insights that shape our understanding of the artist's late work. Provocative essays and contributions by Hartley, Volk, Bischofberger Julian Schnabel and Kieth Haring. Unblemished. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9297

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Warhol, AndyArt, Monographs, American Artists, Warhol

LAUWERIKS, JAN (ET AL)

Nederlandsche Burgerlijke Bouwkunst Uit Vroeger Tijd; Nederlandsche Kerkelijke Bouwkunst Uit Vroeger Tijd; Nieuwe Nederlandsche Ruimtekunst

Blaricum, De Waelburgh. 1927, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 4to. 216pp. [= 72; 74; 70pp.] Grey cloth. Three photographic volumes bound as one. Contains 'Nederlandsche Burgerlijke Bouwkunst uit Vroeger Tijd', [no date = early 1920s], 72pp. with 65 duotone plates of historical buildings in the Netherlands; 'Nederlandsche Kerkelijke Bouwkunst uit Vroeger Tijd', [no date = early 1920s], 74pp. with 65 duotone plates of churches in the Netherlands; and 'Nieuwe Nederlandsche Ruimtekunst', 1927, 70pp. with 60 duotone plates of interior architecture and furniture design by leading artists in the Netherlands; introduced by Jan Lauweriks. Very nicely bound (in contemporary binding) under the collective title 'Nederlandsche Bouwkunst', making an excellent photographic volume. Fine.

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Book number: 9523

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture, Dutch Architecture

LEIRIS, MICHEL

Francis Bacon

Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafa. 1987, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 4to. (4) 128 pp. Creme cloth with black to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. Polígrafa's landmark monograph of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists. With 155 full-colour works selected and supervised by Bacon himself, with Michel Leiris's poetical essay 'Francis Bacon: full face and in profile'. Fine first edition. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 8890

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Modern Art, British Painters, Francis Bacon

LUCAS, SARAH (AND GARBAY, OLIVIER)

The Mug

London, Other Criteria. 2008, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Lucas, Sarah. Book, 8vo. Unpaginated = 640 pp. Illustrated white boards and original dustjacket. A fine copy of this unusual 'alphabet book' (one that is not intended for children) by celebrated artist Sarah Lucas and poet Olivier Garbay. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9298

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Lucas, SarahArt, British Artists, Lucas

MARTINSON, TOM; MEIER, RICHARD

The Atlas of American Architecture: 2000 Years of Architecture, City Planning, Landscape Architecture and CIVIL Engineering

New York, Rizzoli. 2009, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Folio. 543 pp. Blue half-cloth and unclipped dustjacket. Fine first edition of this landmark history of American architecture, social spaces, and engineered environments. A comprehensive overview of styles and developments, as well as telling the story of a country through its buildings. Foreword by Richard Meier. As new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9521

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Design, Landscape Architecture

MEIER, RICHARD

Richard Meier, Architect: Volume 5

New York, Rizzoli. 2009, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 4to. 429 pp. Black cloth boards and unclipped dustjacket. Fine first edition of this wonderful monograph of the architect Richard Meier, covering his work between 2004 and 2009. As new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9507

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, American Architects, Meier

MIERS, MARY

The English Country House: From the Archives of Country Life

New York, Rizzoli. 2009, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 4to. 484 pp. Black cloth boards with gilt to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. Excellent first edition of this unprecedented look at quintessential English country houses, interiors and architecture, from the epitome of English Tudor to the twentieth-century manor house. Written by Mary Miers, architectural writer, and arts and books editor for Country Life. Includes more than four hundred images. As new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9512

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Interior Design, England, British Culture

NESHAT, SHIRIN; DANTO, ARTHUR C.

Shirin Neshat

New York, Rizzoli. 2010, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Folio. 272 pp. Black boards and pictorial dustjacket. Fine first edition of this wonderful monograph by celebrated Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, covering all her major projects to date. As new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9546

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Photography, Art, Iranian Artists, Neshat

NUSSBAUM, ANDREA (ET AL)

91° More Than Architecture

Basel, Birkhauser Verlag. 2009, First Edition. Soft cover. Book, 4to. 150pp. Illustrated card wraps. Fine unopened copy of issue four of 91°, which tackles the subject of nature in architecture. Illustrated throughout. As new. Fine.

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Book number: 9517

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Interior Design

OAKESHOTT, WALTER

The Sequence of English Medieval Art

London, Faber and Faber. 1950, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 4to. xii, 56pp, lvi. Grey cloth boards with gilt to spine and top edge. Thick paper unclipped wrappers with slight wear to spine. 87 half tone illustrations, including 16 in colour illustrating the changing phases op English Medieval Painting from the year 650 to 1450, taken mostly from illuminated manuscripts and full-scale paintings. Introduced and edited by scholar Walter Oakeshott. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 9089

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Illustrations, Medieval Art, English History

PFEIFER, GÜNTER; BRAUNECK, PER

Freestanding Houses: A Housing Typology

Basel, Birkhauser Verlag. 2010, First Edition. Soft cover. Book, 4to. 120 pp. Illustrated card wraps. Fine first edition of this examination of the freestanding house as a distinct typology that can be differentiated from the conventional notion of a detached house which, due to its solitary nature, cannot generate ecological or economic synergies and therefore offers limited potential for the future. Illustrated throughout. Unopened. As new. Fine.

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Book number: 9516

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Interior Design

PHAIDON

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture: Comprehensive Edition

London, Phaidon Press Limited. 2007. Cloth. Book, Elelphant Folio. 810pp. Green cloth with silver to front and spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket and transparent carrying case. Fine copy of this comprehensive global survey of over 1,000 of the most outstanding works of architecture from all over the world built since 1998. Divided into six geographical regions with meticulous maps in each section, eminent architectural critics, curators, journalists and practitioners from all parts of the globe nominate what they consider to be the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture in their regions and beyond. Includes 5000 colour illustrations. As new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 9522

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Art, Architecture. Interior Design

PIGGOTT, STUART

Antiquity Depicted: Aspects of Archaeological Illustration

London, Thames and Hudson. 1978, Limited First Edition. Cloth. Ill.: Various. Book, 8vo. 64pp. Yellow cloth with gilt to front and spine. Original matching slipcase. Superb presentation copy of the Tenth Walter Neurath Memorial Lecture. Analyses the processes whereby archaeological research freed itself from subjectiveness and prejudice, with 43 supporting illustrations. Fine/No jacket as issued.

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Book number: 9299

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: VariousArt, Archaeology, Antiquities, Bibliophile