ALAN ROSENBERG'S BOOKS

Works by Alexander Yakovlev and Nikolai Kalmakov From the Estate of a French Nobleman

2011-06-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

Works by Alexander Yakovlev and Nikolai Kalmakov From the Estate of a French Nobleman
Sotheby’s London, 10 June 2008.
Single owner sale auction catalogue with 218 lots, all illustrated in color. Includes biographies and photographs of the two Russian artists. The collection was amassed by Comte Georges Martin du Nord who also collected the work of Leon Bakst, Alexandra Exter and Serge Poliakoff. Yakovlev is sometimes spelled Iacofleff, Yacofleff, Iacovleff, Yacovleff, etc. Softcover, 74 pages in excellent condition.
$45.00

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An Important Private Collection of French Bronze and Ivory Figures

2011-06-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

An Important Private Collection of French Bronze and Ivory Figures

New York: Christie’s Friday 13 June 2008.

Auction catalogue illustrating 18 lots of bronze and ivory sculptures by Demetre Chiparus, all photographed in color. Includes an introduction by Alberto Shayo and an essay by Philippe Garner plus many fascinating photographs of documentary material (photos of Chiparus, dancers from the Ballets Russes and Folies Bergere, drawings by Erte, George Barbier, etc.) A beautifully designed catalog filled with information about the 1920s and the great art deco sculptor Demetre Chiparus. Softcover catalogue, 74 pages, some light scratches to front cover

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Metamorphoses

2011-06-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

Ilias Lalaounis

Metamorphoses

n.p. [Athens?]: Ilias Lalaounis, 1984

The magnificent modern jewelry of Ilias Lalaounis, illustrated and described by the designer in a lavishly produced book; outstanding quality photographs and printing; includes bibelots and body sculpture well as jewelry. Hardcover with dustjacket, both in excellent condition, 339 pages.

$85

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The New York Times Book of Interior Design and Decoration

2011-06-17T13:13:00.000-07:00

George O’Brien

The New York Times Book of Interior Design and Decoration

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965

One of the most elegant interior design books of its period; intelligent text and color and black-and-white photographs of apartments, houses and country retreats. Includes interiors designed by Ward Bennett, Albert Hadley, William Katavolos, Elaine Lustig Cohen and the residences of Bill Blass, Arnold Scaasi, Billy Baldwin, Alexander Liberman. Hard cover with dustjacket both in excellent condition (it is very hard to find this dustjacket in such good condition), 240 pages.

$55.00

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Architectural Digest: New York Interiors

2011-06-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

Paige Rense, ed.

Architectural Digest: New York Interiors

Los Angeles: Knapp Press, 1979, stated first edition.

Stylish traditional and modern interiors designed by Jay Spectre, Mario Buatta, Joe D’Urso, Suzie Frankfurt and others, all illustrated in color. Hardcover in excellent condition with dustjacket in fair condition (some tears, losses and scuffs), 160 pages.

$40.00

See the other books in this series:

Architectural Digest: Country Homes

Architectural Digest: The Collectors

Architectural Digest: Chateaux and Villas

Architectural Digest: California Interiors

Architectural Digest: Traditional Interiors

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Architectural Digest: Traditional Interiors

2011-06-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

Paige Rense, ed.
Architectural Digest: Traditional Interiors
Los Angeles: Knapp Press, 1979, stated first edition.
Very elegant interiors designed by Renzo Mongiardino, David Hicks, Serge Royaux, John Stefinidis, Madeleine Castaing, and the famous London apartment of Pauline de Rothschild designed by her with John Fowler. Hardcover with dustjacket, both in excellent condition; 160 pages, all color photographs
$40

See the other books in this series:

Architectural Digest: Country Homes

Architectural Digest: The Collectors

Architectural Digest: Chateaux and Villas

Architectural Digest: California Interiors

Architectural Digest: New York Interiors

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The Imperial Style: Fashions of the Hapsburg Era

2011-04-21T20:29:00.000-07:00

Diana Vreeland et al.

The Imperial Style: Fashions of the Hapsburg Era

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Introduction by Diana Vreeland and essays by a number of distinguished Austrian art historians, accompanied by color and black and white illustrations depicting the social customs, military uniforms, and fashionable and traditional dress of Austro-Hungary from the 18th century to the early 20th century. Hardcover with dustjacket, both in excellent condition; 168 pages.

$60.00

See other books from the Costume Institute:

Dance: a Very Social History

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Decoration USA

2011-04-16T21:06:00.000-07:00

Jose Wilson and Arthur Leaman

Decoration USA

New York: Macmillan Company, 1965.

The height of mid-century modern style, Decoration USA is “the first book to focus on that twentieth-century phenomenon, the American look in decorating.” Color and black-and-white illustrations, 279 pages, hard cover with dustjacket, both in very good condition.

$60.00

By the same authors:

Decorating American Style

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All About Decorating

2011-04-16T20:48:00.000-07:00

Dennie Houghton Carter

All About Decorating

New York: Conso Publishing Company, 1971

Compiled from the pages of 1,001 Decorating Ideas; includes rooms by Geoffrey Beene, Anthony Hail, Emily Malino and Ellen Lehman McCluskey, although most interiors illustrated have the eerie look of model rooms. Color and black-and-white photographs. 303 pages, hardcover in dustjacket, both in excellent condition.

$40.00

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Inside Today's Home

2011-04-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

Ray Faulkner and Sarah Faulkner

Inside Today's Home

New York: Holy, Rinehart and Winston, 1975

Contemporary interiors, furniture, decorative arts and architecture from 1965 to 1975, mostly black and white, some color photographs. Exhaustive text--“the complete guide to designing, furnishing and personalizing your own living space.” 598 pages, hardcover with dustjacket both in excellent condition.

$50.00

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Ladies Home Journal Book of Interior Decoration

2011-04-16T19:25:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth T. Halsey
Ladies Home Journal Book of Interior Decoration
Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, 1959
Charming traditional and modest modern interiors illustrated in color and black and white. The author collaborated with her husband, R.T.H. Halsey, on the installation of the American wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and subsequently became an independent interior decorator with an interest in contemporary furniture and design. Hard cover in excellent condition with dustjacket in good condition; 224 pages.
$30.00

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The Complete Encyclopedia of Homemaking Ideas

2011-04-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

Barbara Taylor Bradford

The Complete Encyclopedia of Homemaking Ideas

New York: Meredith Press, 1968

An early book by the author who would later gain fame as a novelist; her engaging writing is complemented by hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs. 618 pages, hardcover with dustjacket in excellent condition.

$40.00

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House & Garden's Complete Guide to Interior Decoration

2011-04-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

Harriet Burket, ed.

House & Garden's Complete Guide to Interior Decoration

New York: Weathervane Books, 1970.

Gorgeous, mostly color photographs of interiors ranging in style from Pop/Op to luxurious traditional, by Mario Buatta, Billy Baldwin, James Amster, Michael Taylor and many others; includes the homes of S.I. Newhouse, Enid Haupt, Chessy Rayner and many other notables. Hardcover with dustjacket in mint condition, 320 pages

$70.00

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Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Ideas

2011-03-28T23:07:00.000-07:00

Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Ideas

Des Moines, IA: Meredith Publishing Company, 1960

A fun mid-century decorating book with colorful and some surprisingly sophisticated interiors; ideas for childrens rooms, guest rooms, family rooms, bathrooms, etc. Mostly color photographs, 160 pages, hardcover no dustjacket as issued.

$15.00

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Interieur + Design in Deutschland 1945-1960

2011-03-28T22:47:00.000-07:00

Barbara Mundt, ed.

Interieur + Design in Deutsch land 1945-1960

Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag

An excellent reference for East - and West- German post-war design; illustrates and identifies hundreds of examples of glass, ceramics, metals, furniture and industrial design. Also includes designs from other European countries and the USA. Essays on interiors, industrially produced ceramics, glass, design in East Germany. Some color, mostly black-and-white photographs, text in German, 254 pages, hardcover, no dustjacket as issued.

$60.00

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The Finest Rooms, By America’s Great Decorators

2011-03-28T22:23:00.000-07:00

Katharine Tweed, ed., introduction by Russell Lynes

The Finest Rooms, By America’s Great Decorators

New York: A Studio Book/The Viking Press, 1964 (second printing 1965)

A wonderful large-scale book illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs of the finest rooms by America’s great decorators, with essays by each on their theories and practice. Decorators include Billy Baldwin, Rose Cumming, George Stacey, Michael Taylor, Tate and Hall, Mrs. Henry Parish II and Smith, Urquhart and Marckwald. Hardcover in dustjacket in excellent condition, 168 pages.

$50.00

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The Joy of Gay Sex

2011-03-26T23:57:00.000-07:00

Dr. Charles Silverstein and Edmund White
The Joy of Gay Sex
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1977, first edition.
“The Joy of Gay Sex is by gays for gays. It is a complete guide to the erotic, emotional and social fulfillment of a homosexual lifestyle.” Artistic and explicit color and black-and-white illustrations by Michael Leonard, Ian Beck and Julian Graddon. Hardcover with dustjacket (dustjacket in fair condition, now protected by plastic cover). 239 pages.
$50.00

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Macy’s Gimbels, and Me

2011-03-26T23:39:00.000-07:00

Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
Macy’s Gimbels, and Me
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967, stated first edition.
The fascinating memoir of advertising legend Bernice Fitz-Gibbon; some of her revolutionary department store ads reproduced in black-and-white; 381 pages, hardcover with dustjacket (some losses and tears to dustjacket, now in plastic cover).
$20.00

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Fornasetti: La Follia Pratica

2011-01-07T13:04:00.000-08:00

Patrick Mauries

Fornasetti: La Follia Pratica

Venice: Umberto Allemandi, 1991 (second printing 2004)

Magnificent volume on Italian designer Piero Fornasetti with hundreds of photographs in color and black-and-white; with an introduction by Ettore Sottsass and interview with Fornasetti by Sharon Wasserman (text in Italian). 286 pages, hardcover with dustjacket, in excellent condition.

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DETAILS MAGAZINE 1982 - 1986

2011-01-02T20:43:00.000-08:00

Details magazine, 1982 to 1986. Every issue includes social observation by Stephen Saban with photographs by Patrick McMullan, art reviews by Cookie Mueller, restaurant reviews by Hal Rubenstein, photographic portraits by Marcus Leatherdale, fashion, music and much more. Details magazine defined "downtown" style in the 1980s. All in excellent condition, no missing or torn pages. I am afraid that there are no Bill Cunningham issues available. The only issues that are available for sale are those listed with price below.

December 1982, Volume I Number 6

Dianne Brill, New York Collections by Bill Cunningham, art reviews by Cookie Mueller.

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March 1983, Volume I Number 7

Susan Tyrell, George Condo, fashion on the streets and in the clubs by Bill Cunningham.

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Summer 1983, Volume II Number 1

Thierry Mugler fashion, remembering Max’s Kansas City, Fall fashion collections by Bill Cunningham.

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October 1983, Volume II Number 2

Veronica Lake and other classic screen legends by Michael Musto, street fashion, art furniture show at Danceteria.

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November 1983, Volume II Number 3

Lingerie fashion, mid-century-modern furniture.

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December 1983/January 1984, Volume II, Number 4

Matt Dillon by Bruce Weber, hat fashion, , nightclubs.

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March 1984, Volume II Number 5

Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Ludlam, Pat Fields, Paris/New York collections and street fashion by Bill Cunningham.

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April 1984, Volume II Number 6

Interview with Ronnie Spector by Michael Musto, Way Bandy, Francine Hunter, hair styles.

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May 1984, Volume II Number 7

Swimwear, Buster Poindexter (David Johanson) Edith Head.

$15

June 1984, Volume III Number 1

Andie McDowell, Gary Glitter, Mimi Sheraton, Teri Toye.

$15

July/August 1984, Volume III Number 1 [sic]

Luc Besson, Marc Jacobs (“student designer of the year”), Bruce Weber.

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September 1984, Volume III Number 3

Fall fashion collections by Bill Cunningham, art reviews by Cookie Mueller, restaurants by Hal Rubenstein.

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October 1984, Volume III Number 4

Actress Brooke Adams, interview with Jim Jarmusch, Jean Paul Gaultier, shoulder pad fashion.

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November 1984, Volume III Number 5

Malcolm McClaren, actor Harry Dean Stanton, fashion by Stepan Lupino, much more.

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December 1984, Volume III Number 6

Morgan’s Hotel, fashion show music, Bernard-Zette.

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January/February 1985, Volume III Number 7

Fun Gallery, Limelight nightclub, Bernie Ozer, includes a photo of Martin Margiela when he was assistant to Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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March 1985, Volume III Number 8

Spring fashion collections by Bill Cunningham, Barbie dolls, Dean Johnson, Robert Palmer.

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April 1985, Volume III Number 9

Billy Idol, Terence Stamp, “Desperately Seeking Susan,” Patti Hansen and Keith Richards at home.

$15

May 1985, Volume III Number 10

East Village Guide, boutiques, galleries, bars, clubs.

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June 1985, Volume IV Number 1

Boy George, Rudi Gernreich, Jackie Curtis.

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Summer 1985, Volume IV Number 2

Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, James Nares, downtown New York celebrities at home.

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September 1985, Volume IV Number 3

Fall fashion collections by Bill Cunningham, Marianne Faithfull, Bruce Willis.

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October 1985, Volume IV Number 4

Men’s fashion, Patsy Cline, Michael Vollbracht, Azzedine Alaia.

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November 1985, Volume IV Number 5

Comedian Steven Wright, musician Paul Shaffer, male style icons.

$15

January/February 1986, VolumeIV Number 7

Emo Philips, shopping with Anna Sui, Earl Blackwell, Bill Boggs

$15

March 1986, Volume IV Number 8

Spring fashion collections by Bill Cunningham, interviews with Zach Galligan and Andrew Logan.

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The Helena Rubinstein Collection: African and Oceanic Art

2010-12-22T18:33:00.000-08:00

The Helena Rubinstein Collection: African and Oceanic Art

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1966

The extraordinary collection of African art assembled by the cosmetics innovator included many pieces that are renowned masterpieces. Hard-to-find softcover catalogue, 259 lots illustrated in black-and-white, with prices realized marked in pen.

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Robert Stewart, Design 1946-95

2010-12-22T18:18:00.000-08:00

Liz Arthur

Robert Stewart, Design 1946-95
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2004

The remarkably diverse work of Scottish designer Robert Stewart whose textiles, tapestries, ceramics and murals were known throughout the United Kingdom and seen at the 1951 Festival of Britain. Beautiful color illustrations throughout. 152 pages.

$20.00

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Plaisir de la Maison: Styles Anglais

2010-12-02T09:40:00.000-08:00

Jean de Hillerin, ed.

Plaisir de la Maison: Styles Anglais

Paris: Plaisir de France, 1961

English style in furniture and interiors from the French perspective. Includes historical and contemporary interiors. 80 pages, color and black-and-white photographs.

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See the other books in this series:

Plaisir de la Maison: Styles Espagnols

Plaisir de la Maison: Living Rooms, Caves et Greniers, Terrasses

Plaisir de la Maison: Chambres, Salles de Bain, Rangement

Bloomingdale’s

2010-11-30T10:58:00.000-08:00

Maxine Brady

Bloomingdale’s

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980

“Bloomingdale’s today is the most famous store in the world . . .Why? Because Bloomingdale’s is more than a store; it is living theatre. Aficionados visit Bloomies as much for entertainment as for merchandise.” 229 pages, many, many color and black-and-white photographs.

$25

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Living With Design

2010-11-30T10:15:00.000-08:00

David Hicks

Living With Design

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1979

Interiors, furniture, fabric, etc designed with color and clarity by aristocratic British decorator David Hicks. 287 pages feature color and black-and-white photographs. Mint condition (dead stock)

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Designed For Silver

2010-11-28T23:09:00.000-08:00

Designed For Silver

n.p.: International Silver Company, 1960

Catalogue of the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts displaying the twenty-two award winning entries in the silver flatware design competition sponsored by the International Silver Company. Designers include Max Bill, Gerald Gulotta, Ronald Pearson, Sigfrido Pineda, Tapio Wirkkala, Olaf Skoogfors and others. Essays by Virginia Cute, John Van Koert et al. 68 pages, black-and-white photographs. All pages intact however this is an ex-library copy with loose library binding, stamps, etc.

$45

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Store: a Memoir of America’s Great Department Stores

2010-11-28T22:50:00.000-08:00

Nan Tillson Birmingham

Store: a Memoir of America’s Great Department Stores

New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1978

History of department stores in New York, Los Angeles and everywhere in between, a vast chronicle and personal at the same time. 365 pages with several black-and-white photographs.

$20

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The Magic of a People

2010-11-28T22:15:00.000-08:00

Alexander Girard

The Magic of a People
New York: the Viking Press, 1968.

Color photographs by Charles and Ray Eames of Alexander Girard’s collection of folk art and toys from South and Central America. Graphic decorations and text by Girard. Discreetly marked with the stamp and seal of the previous owner.

$80
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House & Garden’s New Complete Book of Gardens

2010-11-28T21:46:00.000-08:00

House & Garden’s New Complete Book of Gardens
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955

“A Practical guide for the home gardener with planting plans for flowers, fruits, vegetables, shrubs, pools, barbecues, trees and lawns. 92 pages in full color, 320 pages in all.”

$50
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In The Mink

2010-08-07T18:44:00.000-07:00

Anne Scott-James

In The Mink

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952 (stated first edition)

Fictionalized memoir by an actual former editor on British Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. “A vastly amusing and scintillating behind-the-scenes story of the fascinating world of fashion magazines as told by Elizabeth Gaskell, an editor of the London edition of the American-owned Venus. . . . In The Mink is a frank picture of a business which has a cafe society atmosphere and which is conducted almost entirely by women in the name of sex appeal. . . . Whether it is Bond Street, or the home office in New York, or the fashion shows in Paris it is all very chic and smart. . . . Full of razor-sharp remarks, In The Mink is as revealing as a sheer negligee.

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The Rag Dolls

2010-08-07T18:42:00.000-07:00

Simon Cooper

The Rag Dolls

New York: World Publishing Company, 1969 (first American edition)

“A novel about London’s swinging world of fashion. . . . When Youth Power causes a fashion revolution in Britain, the kids trample each other underfoot in their rush to make it to the top as fashion designers, models and boutique owners. It is a ferocious scramble that turns twenty-one year olds into has-beens, but Caroline and Rupert Walker are two who have made it. Along with Caroline’s too-pretty brother, Julian they are The Rag Dolls. . . . Thrust into a superficial haze of wild partying, drug taking, promiscuity (often of the boy-meets-boy variety), and ruthless exploitation among the members of the fashion industry, The Rag Dolls find that life at the top isn’t as kicky as it looked from the bottom. What happens to them, and to Julian’s boy friend--a homosexual rock singer named Corry--makes Simon Cooper’s The Rag Dolls an electrifying and moving book about today’s youth. Set in London’s Chelsea district and in New York, The Rag Dolls is a powerful portrait of the men-women and women-men who cater to the kicky tastes of the boutique set. With compelling insight and honesty, Mr. Cooper takes the lid off the “Youth Power” and “Swinging London” myths to reveal real people caught up in an unreal world.”

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Rags #13, June 1971

2010-07-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

Rags

#13, June 1971

Shortlived (1970-1971) counter-culture style and fashion magazine. This issue features make-up on men, the “fascinating womanhood” movement, bridal styles and marriage mores, and much more than can be described here.

Excellent condition.

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Rags #10, March 1971

2010-07-24T17:39:00.000-07:00

Rags

#10, March 1971

Shortlived (1970-1971) counter-culture style and fashion magazine. This issue features lesbian style, religious garb, interview with Kurt Vonnegut and much more than can be described here. Cover loose, pages yellowed.

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Rags #8, January 1971

2010-07-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

Rags

#8, January 1971

Shortlived (1970-1971) counter-culture style and fashion magazine. This issue features menswear, vintage clothes, critiques of the fashion industry, much more. Cover loose, pages yellowed

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Property from the Estate of Mollie Parnis Livingston

2010-07-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

Property from the Estate of Mollie Parnis Livingston

New York: Sotheby’s 1992

The collection of the respected fashion designer and salonniere. Includes a preface by Dick Clurman and color photographs of Parnis’ Billy Baldwin-designed apartment. Hardcover, with dustjacket. 134 lots of art, furniture and decorative arts illustrated in color and black-and-white.

$35
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The Greta Garbo Collection

2010-04-05T18:06:00.000-07:00

The Greta Garbo Collection

New York: Sotheby’s, 1990

Hardcover auction catalogue (with dustjacket). 192 lots of furniture, decorative arts and paintings illustrated in color and black and white, many photographed in situ in Garbo’s warmly appointed apartment. Includes reminiscences of Garbo by several of her companions and many portrait photos of Garbo herself. See catalogue texts and photographs here.
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Property From the Collection of Mrs. Antenor Patino

2010-04-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

Property From the Collection of Mrs. Antenor Patino

New York: Sotheby’s, 1997

Magnificent 17th and 18th century furniture and decorative arts; 187 lots photographed individually in color and in situ in the Patino’s luxuriously decorated Manhattan apartment; brief introduction by Thierry Millerand. hardcover with dustjacket.

$40
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European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum

2010-04-05T16:41:00.000-07:00

Gillian Wilson, et al.
European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1996
The Getty Museum states that "among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its decorative arts collection twenty clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798; eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. They demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clock-makers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations." 212 pages; illustrated in color and black-and-white.
$80
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Point of View: Design by Jay Spectre

2010-03-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

Jay Spectre, with Geoffrey N. Bradfield

Point of View: Design by Jay Spectre

Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1991
Interiors and furniture by Jay Spectre from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, illustrated in numerous color photographs. Spectre’s signature look blends high-tech, art deco revival and postmodernism. Introduction by Paige Rense. Hardcover, 160 pages.
$40
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The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age

2010-03-31T14:12:00.000-07:00

K. G. Pontus Hulten
The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1968
Artists views and uses of machines over time and up to the 1960’s with particular emphasis on Futurism and Dada. Bound in the famous embossed metal covers. 217 pages, extensively illustrated in black-and-white.
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Wet Magazine #22

2010-03-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

Wet Magazine

#22 January February 1980
Cover features Richard Gere, interviewed inside; excerpts from the “Basketball Diaries” by Jim Carroll; interviews with David Byrne, Allee Willis; fashion, fiction, art, etc.. Minor wear and one very small portion of one page cut out (a tiny picture of Richard Gere).
$20
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Wet Magazine #16

2010-03-28T15:28:00.001-07:00

Wet Magazine

#16 January / February 1979
Articles by Matt Groening, photos by Marcia Resnick, short interview with Chris Frantz (Talking Heads), fashion, art, etc. Minor wear, paper yellowed.
$30
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Wet Magazine #15

2010-03-28T15:26:00.000-07:00

Wet Magazine

#15 November/December 1978

Interviews with Elio Fiorucci, Tom Verlaine, musings on eating clay, mud baths, fashion, art, etc. Minor wear.
$30
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Wet Magazine #14

2010-03-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

Wet Magazine
#14 September/October 1978
Interviews with Peter Leary, Candace Bergen, David Johansen, Ric Ocasek, fashion, fiction, etc. Mint condition.
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House & Garden's Best in Decoration

2010-03-22T18:21:00.000-07:00

House & Garden's Best in Decoration
New York: Conde Nast Books Random House, 1987.
Appropriately titled for this is truly the best decorating book of its decade; includes the homes of Baron and Baroness Guy de Rothschild, Bill Blass Enid Haupt, Henri Samuel and many other luminaries.
$80.
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Working Out: the Total Shape-Up Guide for Men

2010-03-22T18:14:00.000-07:00

Charles Hix, photos by Ken Haak

Working Out: the Total Shape-Up Guide for Men

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.

Fitness and grooming photographed by Ken Haak. Black-and-White photos, 224 pages.

$60.00
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Looking Good: a Guide for Men

2010-03-22T18:09:00.000-07:00

Charles Hix, photos by Bruce Weber

Looking Good: a Guide for Men

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1977

Grooming for men from head to toe, photographed by Bruce Weber early in his career. Black-and-white photos, 220 pages.
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Bubble Baths and Hair Bows: a Little Girl’s Guide to Grooming

2010-03-20T07:20:00.000-07:00

Mallen De Santis (text), Martin Iger (photographs)

Bubble Baths and Hair Bows: a Little Girl’s Guide to Grooming

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Incorporated, 1963.

Photographic guide follows little Jean-Ellen (glamour-model in the making) from her morning bath and grooming ritual through her healthy breakfast, choosing adorable outfits for a variety of activities.

$25
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Lisanne: A Young Model

2010-03-12T12:00:00.000-08:00

Betsy Cameron (photographs), Diana Lewis Jewell (text)
Lisanne: A Young Model
New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc., 1979
An unusual photo-documentary of the day-to-day life and budding career of fourteen year old Lisanne Falk. Candid and fashion photographs in color and black and white of the Ford model. Auditions and go-sees, test shots, behind-the-scenes at fashion shoots. Several remarkable photos with a very young Brooke Shields and Phoebe Cates. Text in Lisanne's voice. Foreword by Eileen Ford. Book designed by Betty Binns. Lisanne Falk later went on to fame as a star of the cult movie Heathers. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good condition. 175 pages.
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The Future of Architecture

2010-03-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

Frank Lloyd Wright
The Future of Architecture
New York: Horizon Press, 1953
Frank Lloyd Wright's 1930's lectures on modern architecture with additional texts by Wright. Book designed in Wright's characteristic graphic style. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, including photographs of exteriors and interiors of Wright buildings. 326 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Minor chipping at top and bottom of dustjacket spine.
$30
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New Directions in German Architecture

2010-02-23T19:54:00.000-08:00

Gunther Feuerstein

New Directions in German Architecture

New York: George Braziller, 1968, stated first printing.

Post-Bauhaus trends and innovators in architecture of West and East Germany; extensively illustrated in black-and-white.

128 pages.

$25

Please also see New Directions in Latin American Architecture.

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Designer's Workplaces

2010-02-23T19:52:00.000-08:00

Beverly Russell

Designer's Workplaces

New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1983

"Thirty-three offices by designers for designers," including Mary McFadden, Angelo Donghia, Preston Phillips, Mario Buatta, Diane von Furstenburg, Olivier Morgue, et al.

$40.00
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Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard

2010-02-23T19:49:00.000-08:00

Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard

New York: Christie’s, 18 March 2005

Property from Cragwood, Mr. and Mrs. Engelhard’s New Jersey estate. 412 lots of English and Continental furniture and ornaments illustrated in color with a few photographs of the interiors of Cragwood designed by Mrs. Henry Parish II. Includes a forward by Albert Hadley of Parish-Hadley and portrait photographs of Mr and Mrs. Engelhard.

$35
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The Collection of M. Hubert De Givenchy

2010-02-11T19:28:00.000-08:00

The Collection of M. Hubert De Givenchy

Monte Carlo: Christie’s Monaco, 4 December 1993.
The magnificent collection of the great French fashion designer catalogued in two hardcover volumes with dustjackets in slipcase. Highlights include the Hanover Chandelier, important furniture by Andre Charles Boulle, masterpieces of French 18th century gilt bronze work, rare leather-bound books, etc. 95 lots photographed in color individually and in situ in Givenchy’s spectacular hotel particulier.
$125
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Inventions: the Patented Works of Buckminster Fuller

2010-02-07T19:49:00.000-08:00

Buckminster Fuller

Inventions: the Patented Works of Buckminster Fuller
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983
Stated first edition
The creator of the geodesic dome’s many other inventions from a 1927 stockade to a 1983 hanging storage unit, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Some small tears to dustjacket.
$60
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Les Ebenistes Du XVIII Siecle Francais

2010-02-07T19:47:00.000-08:00

Pierre Verlet
Les Ebenistes Du XVIII Siecle Francais
Paris: Hachette 1963
The great French cabinetmakers of the 18th century examined individually and in relation to their times. Many masterpieces illustrated in black-and-white and color in 341 pages.
$160
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Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840

2010-02-07T19:43:00.000-08:00

Antoine Cheneviere

Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840
New York: Vendome Press, 1988
One of the only books on the magnificent furniture produced in Russia in the 18th and early 19th centuries. A highlight is a fascinating chapter on the steel furniture produced in Tula. 303 pages with hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs.
$120
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The James A. De Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture Clocks and Gilt Bronzes

2010-02-07T19:38:00.000-08:00

Geoffrey de Bellaigue

The James A. De Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor: Furniture Clocks and Gilt Bronzes
London: National Trust, 1974
Lavish and scholarly catalogue, in two huge volumes, of one of the greatest collections of European, mostly French, furniture and decorative arts. Hundreds of examples illustrated in black-and-white and in color tipped-in plates. Designed by George Rainbird and signed by the author.
$800
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Dance: a Very Social History

2010-02-06T21:45:00.000-08:00

Jean L. Druesedow, et al.
Dance: a Very Social History
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Rizzoli, 1986
Hardcover, with dustjacket, color and black and white illustrations, 128 pages, excellent condition.
Book published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Costume Institute organized under the direction of Diana Vreeland. Contains scholarly texts on dress and society in relation to social dancing by several authors and hundreds of period photographs and illustrations.
$50.00

See other books from the Costume Institute:

The Imperial Style: Fashions of the Hapsburg Era

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The Most Beautiful Women

2010-02-04T19:35:00.000-08:00

Patrick Lichfield
The Most Beautiful Women
New York: Crescent Books, 1983
158 pages. Photographs in color and black-and-white.
The greatest beauties of the 1960s and 70s, including some of the most interesting personalities of entertainment, fashion and society including Jacqueline Bisset, Jane Birkin, Penelope Tree, Jean Shrimpton, Jerry Hall, Debbie Harry and many others.
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The Kenneth Jay Lane Collection

2010-02-03T11:59:00.000-08:00

The Kenneth Jay Lane Collection
New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 21, 22 October 1977.
The famous costume jewelry designer’s important collection of mementi mori in numerous media (ivory, rock crystal, wood, etc.) and from many cultures as well as various objets d’art, paintings, drawings, prints and furniture reflecting Lane’s decadent taste. Softcover, in excellent condition. 669 lots photographed in black-and-white.
$140
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The Collection of Mr. And Mrs. Saul P. Steinberg

2010-02-03T11:14:00.000-08:00

The Collection of Mr. And Mrs. Saul P. Steinberg

New York: Sotheby’s, 26 May 2000

French and English furniture and decorative arts collected by Saul and Gayfryd Steinberg. 293 lots photographed in color, individually and in situ at their lavishly decorated Manhattan residence.

$40
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Fantasy Furniture

2010-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

Bruce M. Newman

Fantasy Furniture
Eccentric, whimsical, and surrealistic furniture from the 19th and early 20th centuries photographed in color with essays by John Loring, Leo Lerman, Marvin Schwartz, Erte, Sister Parish and others.
$150
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Lacquer of the West

2010-02-03T11:11:00.000-08:00

Hans Huth

Lacquer of the West

Chicago: Univesity of Chicago Press, 1971

Definitive study of the Asian art of lacquer as transplanted to Europe and America from 1550-1950, from vernis martin to papier mache to Jean Dunand. Color and black-and-white photographs of objects, furniture and interior architecture ensembles.
$65
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Roomscapes - The Decorative Architecture of Renzo Mongiardino

2010-02-03T11:09:00.000-08:00

Fiorenzo Cattaneo, ed.

Roomscapes - The Decorative Architecture of Renzo Mongiardino
New York: Rizzoli, 1993
Fascinating and visually inspiring book by and about the Italian master interior designer illustrated with scores of his own renderings as well as color photographs of his work for the wealthiest clients throughout the world, described and explained in his own words.
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Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers

2010-02-03T10:57:00.000-08:00

Hugh Honour

Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers

London: Weidenfeld and Nocholson, 1969

Biographical studies of 50 designers and makers beginning with Jacques Androuet de Cerceau in the 16th century to Charles Eames in the mid-20th, with color and black-and-white photographs and drawings illustrating their work.

$40.
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Collection Lagerfeld, Volume 1

2010-02-03T10:56:00.000-08:00

Collection Lagerfeld, Volume 1

Monte Carlo: Christie’s Monaco, 29 April 2000.
Karl Lagerfeld’s collection of 18th century French furniture and decorative arts; includes a short interview with Lagerfeld and several photographs of the lots in situ in his Paris residence.
$40
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English Decoration in the 18th Century

2010-02-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

John Fowler and John Cornforth

English Decoration in the 18th Century

Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1974

The authors are the famous English decorator and the architectural editor of Country Life, respectively. Color and black-and-white photographs, architectural renderings, floorplans and watercolor illustrations complemented by texts examining the arts, crafts and tastes of the 18th century. 288 pages.
$95
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English Interiors: an Illustrated History

2010-02-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

Alan and Ann Gore

English Interiors: an Illustrated History

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1991.

Original photographs in color and black-and-white by Peter Aprahamian explore English interiors from the Gothic era to the 1950s.

$50
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Upholstery in America and Europe from the Seventeenth Century to World War I

2010-02-03T10:21:00.000-08:00

Edward S. Cooke, Jr., ed

Upholstery in America and Europe from the Seventeenth Century to World War I

New York: WW Norton 1987.

A subject previously neglected by scholars of design and the decorative arts, this volume was a groundbreaking study of historic styles and techniques of upholstery. Mostly black-and-white and a few color illustrations and texts by Jonathan Fairbanks, Jane Nylander, Brock Jobe, Morrison Hecksher and others. 273 pages.

$50
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Mirrors

2010-02-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

Serge Roche, et al.

Mirrors

New York: Rizzoli, 1985

Some texts and mostly black-and-white photographs cataloguing the most lavish and dramatic mirror frames and architectural mirror installations. Author Serge Roche (1898-1988) was one of the great French designers of the 1930's to 1950's and is most known for his fabulous mirror-veneered furniture.
$60
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Catherine the Great and Gustav III

2010-02-03T10:01:00.000-08:00

Catherine the Great and Gustav III

Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1999.

The times and achievements of royal cousins, rulers of Russia and Sweden, in the 18th century, examined in a huge volume with chapters devoted to genealogy, war, science, architecture, decorative arts etc. Many, many color and black-and-white illustrations of magnificent works of art, architecture, science, etc.
$200
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Meubles Venezolanos

2010-02-03T09:58:00.000-08:00

Carlos F. Duarte

Meubles Venezolanos
Caracas: Grup Editor Cuatro, 1966
Spanish colonial furniture of Venezuala from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in slipcase, black-and-white illustrations (text in Spanish).
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It

2010-01-12T18:20:00.001-08:00

Francesco Clemente/ Robert Creeley

Zurich: Edition Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, 1989

64 pastels by Francesco Clemente and 12 poems by Robert Creeley, published in an edition limited to 2500 copies. The pastels, of fantastic, surrealistic flowers are beautifully reproduced in full color and the book includes brief biographies of the artist and poet, respectively with photographic portraits of each by Allen Ginsberg. 12 x 10.5 inches, 76 pages. Exquisitely designed and hard to find.

$140
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The Vowels: Paintings by Francesco Clemente

2010-01-12T18:19:00.000-08:00

Henry Geldzahler

The Vowels: Paintings by Francesco Clemente

Bridgehampton, NY: Dia Art Foundation

Small but hard-to-find catalogue of an exhibition of paintings of the vowels, A E I O U, curated by Henry Geldzahler for the Dia Art Foundation, Bridgehampton, NY in 1989 in a limited edition of 1000 copies. Each painting is reproduced in color. Catalogue is 8 x 8 inches, 16 pages

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Sixteen Pastels

2010-01-12T18:17:00.000-08:00

Francesco Clemente/Rene Ricard

Sixteen Pastels

London: Anthony D’Offay Gallery, 1989

Pastels by Clemente and poems by Rene Ricard, hardcover in slipcase, SIGNED by Clemente. Edition limited to 1000 copies, 10 x 14 inches, 52 pages, mint condition.

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Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book

2010-01-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book

Des Moines, IA: Meredith Corporation, 1975

Colorful classic and mod interior designs in ring binder; very 1975; 400 pages; mint condition.

$40
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Contemporary Decorative Arts

2010-01-12T09:49:00.000-08:00

Philippe Garner

Contemporary Decorative Arts

New York: Facts on File, 1980

One of the first books on mid-20th-century modern decorative arts, exploring the entire scope of design and culture from 1940 to 1980; many, many color and black-and-white photographs; mint condition; 224 pages.

$45
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New Horizons in Flower Arrangement

2010-01-11T19:28:00.000-08:00

Myra J. Brooks with Mary Alice and John P. Roche

New Horizons in Flower Arrangement

New York: M. Barrows and Co. (Book Club Edition), 1961

Mid-20th-Century modern design in flower arranging in color and black-and-white photographs by the Roches who raised flower photography to the level of art. 192 pages.

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Flower Arranging

2010-01-11T19:18:00.001-08:00

Joyce Rogers

Flower Arranging

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1963.

Beautiful black-and-white and magnificent color photographs of the work of “one of England’s leading experts in the art of flower arrangement.” 160 pages.

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Alex: the Life of Alexander Liberman

2010-01-04T18:02:00.000-08:00

Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins.

Alex: the Life of Alexander Liberman

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

Biography of the legendary Conde Nast creative director. Includes black-and-white photographs.

$20
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Yves Saint Laurent, a Biography

2010-01-04T17:58:00.000-08:00

Alice Rawsthorn.

Yves Saint Laurent, a Biography

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1996.

Biography by the highly regarded design writer. Includes black-and-white photos.

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Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!)

2010-01-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

Arnold Scaasi.

Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!)

New York: Scribner, 2004.

Quite fascinating memoir of the fashion designer and his clients including Jacqueline Kennedy, Barbra Streisand, Rosemarie Kanzler and many others; illustrated with many black-and-white photographs.

$20
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Chic Savages

2010-01-04T17:50:00.000-08:00

John Fairchild.

Chic Savages

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.

"The new rich, the old rich, and the world they inhabit." Numerous color and b/w photos.

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Table Settings, Entertaining and Etiquette

2009-12-20T19:29:00.000-08:00

Patricia Easterbrook Roberts

Table Settings, Entertaining and Etiquette

New York: Bonanza Books, 1967

History of table customs and settings and guide to creating your own beautiful settings for every occasion. Black-and-white and color photographs of settings of the author’s own creation. Renowned for her exquisite taste and creativity in flower arranging, the author was an associate of Constance Spry. 271 pages.

$30
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The Nineteen Twenties Style

2009-12-14T21:24:00.000-08:00

Yvonne Brunhammer

The Nineteen Twenties Style

London: Paul Hamlyn 1969

Originally published in 1966 in Italian as Lo Stile 1925, this edition published in the Cameo series; an early examination of art deco design as well as other styles of the 1920's; outstanding color reproductions; 157 pages.

$20
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CAMEO GUIDES

2009-12-13T19:21:00.000-08:00

Isa Bella Barsali

European Enamels

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969

Michele Campana

European Carpets

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969

Judith Banister

English Silver

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969

Giuseppe Scavizzi

Maiolica Delft and Faience

London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1970

Giovanni Mariacher

Glass, From Antiquity to the Renaissance

London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1970

Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios

The Age of Louis XV

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969

Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios

The Age of Louis XVI

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969

Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios

The French Empire Style

London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1970

SET OF 8 BOOKS FOR $75
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House and Garden’s New Complete Guide to Interior Decoration

2009-12-12T21:09:00.000-08:00

House and Garden’s New Complete Guide to Interior Decoration

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953

Exquisitely lovely mid-20th-century interiors by Paul Frankl, Van Day Truex, Billy Baldwin and many others; also historical period rooms and chapters on indoor-outdoor living, table settings and kitchens. 319 pages; color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Creasing to dustjacket, minor foxing to a few pages.

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Wallflower

2009-12-08T18:59:00.000-08:00

Deborah Turbeville

Wallflower

New York: Congreve, 1978.

Turbeville's strange and beautiful color and black-and-white fashion photography.

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The Sun King

2009-12-07T13:12:00.000-08:00

Nancy Mitford

The Sun King

New York: Harper & Row, 1966

Illustrated biography of Louis XIV of France. Brilliantly designed by Ronald Clark for George Rainbird, a classic example of the firm's beautiful work. Illustrations in color and black-and-white. 255 pages.

$35
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Madame de Pompadour

2009-12-07T13:09:00.000-08:00

Nancy Mitford.

Madame de Pompadour

New York: Harper & Row, 1968.

Illustrated biography of the mistress of Louis XV, a follow-up to the same author's The Sun King; brilliantly designed by Ronald Clark and Anne Petrie for George Rainbird Ltd., a classic example of the firm's beautiful work. Illustrations in color and black-and-white. 304 pages.

$35
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Tiffany Table Settings

2009-12-07T12:51:00.000-08:00

Tiffany Table Settings

New York: Bramhall House, 1960

Elegant and imaginative table settings by William Pahlmann, Andy Warhol, Valerian Rybar, Van Day Truex, Raymond Loewy and many society hostesses and others. Some color, mostly black-and-white photographs.

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The Art of Flower Arrangement

2009-12-07T12:29:00.000-08:00

Norman de Kalb Edwards

The Art of Flower Arrangement

New York: the Viking Press, 1961

Truly unusual and dramatic arrangements photographed artistically in black-and-white by Alean and John Miller, with watercolors, printed in color, by the author. Some chipping to dustjacket.

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The Great Resorts: An Inside View

2009-12-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Geoffrey Bocca.

The Great Resorts: An Inside View

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1971.

"A light-hearted tour of Europe's famous beaches, spas and ski slopes." Gossipy portrayals of the playgrounds of the jet-set; illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 169 pages

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Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Freeform Modernism

2009-12-05T19:46:00.000-08:00

David Underwood
Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Freeform Modernism
New York: George Braziler, 1994
Theories and interpretations of the work of the great Brazilian architect. Illustrated with many black-and white photographs and drawings. 127 pages.
$25
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Boulle to Jansen: an Important European Private Collection

2009-12-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Boulle to Jansen: an Important European Private Collection,
London: Christie's, 11-12 June 2003.
A fabulous single-owner sale of 17th to 20th century furniture, decorative arts, lamps and lighting. Many items by Jansen, with an essay about Jansen by Louis Bofferding. Many examples of important 17th-18th century furniture by makers such as Carlin, Boulle, Weisweiler, Jacob-Desmalter, Thomire, etc. 268 Lots all illustrated in color, softcover.
$60
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English Silver: Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden from the Campbell Collection

2009-12-05T19:21:00.000-08:00

English Silver: Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden from the Campbell Collection

New York: David A. Hanks & Associates, New York, NY 1992

Magnificent arts-and-crafts and gothic revival silver by British silversmith Omar Ramsden (1873-1939). 80 pages, color and black-and-white photographs, softcover.
$100
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Omar Ramsden: Silver from the David and Vivian Campbell Collection

2009-12-05T19:16:00.000-08:00

Omar Ramsden: Silver from the David and Vivian Campbell Collection

Christie's London, 20 April 2005 (auction catalog),

Single-owner sale of magnificent arts-and-crafts and gothic revival silver by British silversmith Omar Ramsden (1873-1939). 99 pages, color and black-and-white photographs, softcover.

$50
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A Report on the Art and Technology Program of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1967-1971

2009-12-05T17:26:00.000-08:00

Maurice Tuchman, ed.

A Report on the Art and Technology Program of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1967-1971

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

Collaborations (and attempted collaborations) between 76 artists and 40 corporations. Artists include Larry Bell, Walter de Maria, John McCracken, Robert Smithson, Peter Voulkos, Andy Warhol, et al. illustrated in black-and-white. Softcover, 387 pages.

$35
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Fifty Blooming Years, 1913-1963

2009-12-05T14:38:00.000-08:00

Marjorie Gibbon Battles and Catherine Colt Dickey

Fifty Blooming Years, 1913-1963

n.p.: Garden Club of America, 1963.

History of the Garden Club of America; edition limited to 3000 copies; no dustjacket as issued; many black-and-white photographs of gardens and garden ladies. 99 pages.

$30
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