CERAMICS - A LIFELONG PASSION. Collection Peter Siemsson Foundation.
Stuttgart: ARNOLDSCHE, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 9 1/2''. 310pp. Compilation of 50 ceramic artists. Still in shrinkwrap.
Stuttgart: ARNOLDSCHE, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' x 9 1/2''. 310pp. Compilation of 50 ceramic artists. Still in shrinkwrap.
Paris: Armand Guerinet, n.d circa 1900. Hardcover. Quarto. Antique French seating from Palaces, Museums and other collections. Over 600 monochromatic plates. Bound in plain blue cloth, with gold spine lettering. No text, except for plate deescriptions below each photo. (In French) These volumes were the property of MGM Studios and.....
Paris: Les Editions Cassini, 1996. Softcover. Two Volumes. Folio. 16 x 12". Continuous pagination 279pp. Fashion magazine, illustrated with large b&w photographs by many famous photographers, Richard Avedon is well represented as well as François Marie Bannier, Bettina Rheims, Amy Arbus and others . Text in French. Essays on culture.....
Chicago: Abage, 1974-1980. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 3 Volumes, 816pp. total. Each volume has its own index. Profusely illustrated. Volume three has small, three line note on ffep. This is a very heavy set, over $100. to send overseas.
Paris: Les Editions g. van oest, 1930. Paperback. Quarto. 24pp. text, in French. 96 full-page monochromatic plates of ironwork in France. "Oeuvres Gravees des Anciens Maitres Serruriers Architectes Dessinateurs et Graveurs" Grey- blue wrappers are faded on spine and have chips on spine ends. Un-opened. Interior clean and nice.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.5 x 10". 350 illustrations with 190 in color.
Palermo: S.F. Flaccovio, 1985. Cloth Hardcover. In Italian. 2 volumes: I COLORI DEL SOLE. 301pp.; LE FORMEDEL LAVORO. (1988). 464pp. Handcrafts and decorative arts of Sicily. Illustrated with photographs, color plates, and some drawings. Light spot of rubbing to edge of volume 2. Dustjackets have some chips and small tears.....
Belriguardo, 1987. Hardcover. Quarto. 297pp. Nicely illustrated with mostly color plates. Mantova ceramics from 16th-18th centuries. Small pencil note on rear past-down. White dust jacket has minor soiling and yellowing to spine and top edge.
Pt. Reyes, CA: Magna Mater Verlag. 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Sq. octavo. 128pp. Limited edition #793 of 1000 copies. 40 color plates of Turkmen tent weavings.
Ruthin, Denbighshire: The Gallery Ruthin Craft Center, 2004. Hardcover. Quarto. 108pp. Beautifully illustrated. SIGNED, ' Best Wishes, Walter Keeler" on title page. British ceramic artist known for work that is both beautiful and functional.
London: Academy Editions, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 12 1/2'' x 10 3/8''. 224pp. with index. With over 220 photographs, mostly in color. Nick to the bottom corner of dust jacket.
Paris: YB Editions, 2007. Hardcover. Quarto. 160pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs of Callas throughout her career. Text in French. From the estate of fashion designer, James Galanos.
Pasadena: Clinker Press, 2015. Limited edition. Hardcover. Limited edition #46 of 100 copies, signed on colophon. This copy additionally signed by Hansen on the title page. Octavo. 63pp. Illustrated throughout text and some tipped-in color plates. Grey cloth with nicely designed grey paper dust jacket. "New Beginnings was.....
Mallorca: Ambit Serveis Editorials, 1995. Hardcover. Quarto. 276pp. Illustrated in color. Text in Spanish. Furniture of the Balearic- Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Light bump to one corner has a very mild effect to some pages. This is the first of a multi-volume work on the decorative arts of the.....
New Haven: Holland Roberts Melson, Jr., 1958. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 94pp. Limited to 600 copies. Original pictorial boards with a portrait of Lustig on the front cover by Maya Deren in original glassine. Exceptionally bright nice copy in almost fine glassine. (Alvin Lustig) "was in the vanguard.....
Munich: Callwey, 2011. Hardcover. Quarto. A. Lange & Söhne; Feine Uhren aus Sachsen. (Fine Watches From Saxony) Two volumes. Volume I: 471pp. 100 Years of the Watchmaking Industry in Glashütte from 1845 to 1945. Volume II: 446pp. A. Lange & Söhne, A Watchmaking Dynasty from Dresden. Text in German. Over.....
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 x 9.5" 280pp. Incl. Index and "List of Hallmarks." Profusely illustrated with color plates and vintage b&w photographs. Dust jacket has general wear and piece torn from top of spine.
London: Halton and Truscott Smith. Ltd, 1924. Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. 12.75" x 10". Limited edition of 1750; this is #82. 124 b&w photographic illustrations, nine of which are original photo-gravure with tissue guards. Blue cloth with gilt-stamped vignette of a ship on front cover, bevelled edges, top edge gilt.....
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED to Bauhaus artist, HERBERT BAYER. (In German). Great association as Neumann wrote, "Herbert Bayer's Photographic Experiments," that was published in 1965. Sm. square quarto. 96pp. Nicely designed with 113 illustrations in mostly in black and white, a few in color.....
New York: Rizzoli, 2015. Photography by Jean-Francois Jaussaud. Fist edition. Hardcover. 12 1/2'' x 10''. 308pp.
New York: The Vendome Press. 2008. First American edition. Hardcover. 11'' X 9 1/2''. 296pp. with index. Profusely illustrated with over 300 photographic illustrations.
Santa Barbara: Published by Hania Tallmadge. 2019. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/2'' x 9 1/2''. 183pp. with index. Nicely illustrated in color and b&w.
New York: Abrams, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 364pp. plus index. Profusely illustrated. SIGNED by Hutton Wilkinson. Very slight bow to rear board. More Is More...delves into the creative process and personal life of this great American designer renowned for his fantastical artwork, sculpture, jewelry, gardens, film.....
New York: New Directions, circa 1950. Hardcover. The New Classics Series NC26. 12mo. 173pp. This particular issue, has books 1,2,& 3 (but not 4). It has the 1946-1948 copyrights, but nothing later. There appears to have been successive issues as the individual books were published, keeping the Lustig designed cover.....
Amsterdam: Ludion Ghent, 2001. First edition. Softcover. 11 7/8'' x 9 1/2''. 131pp. Illustrated. Minor wear.