Studio Vista, 1989. Hardcover. A history of the Cinecitta studios, with text and commentary by Fellini, translated by Graham Fawcett. Unclipped jacket with $50 price sticker. Minor scuffs and wear to the corners, head and tail of the jacket. The grey covers with silver lettering are clean and unmarked, as.....
Weatherhill, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Full color reproductions of Yoshitoshi's series of prints, with the stories they are based on printed on the facing page. With an essay on Yoshitoshi's life and work. 92pp. 15" x 10.5"
Rizzoli, 1996. Hardcover. Both a beautiful book and an impressive scholarly reference. Very faint toning to the outer edges of the jacket. Dark blue covers, red endpapers. 352 clean and bright pages. 13 x 10". As a large, heavy book this order may incur additional shipping charges.
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Second Printing, SIGNED by Cosindas to a previous owner, dated June 12, 1982. With an essay by Tom Wolfe. Price clipped jacket, with minor sunning of spine. 143pp. 12 x10.5"
Insight Editions, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A behind the scenes look at the creation of the film. The dust jacket, illustrated covers, and 155 pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. 11.5 x 10.5"
Insight Editions, 2007. Hardcover. A lavishly produced artbook celebrating the first three Shrek films. Some scuffs to the exterior of the slipcase (see photos). The interior, including several mini-booklets and interactive elements, is bright and unmarked. 148 pages. 13.5 x 9.5". As a large, heavy book this order may incur.....
Harry N. Abrams, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ramin Zahid's 2014 work marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of DreamWorks Animation, offering behind-the-scenes insight into their thirty films produced during that period: from the traditional animation of "The Prince of Egypt" to the pioneering computer animation of "How to Train.....
Insight Editions, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the world of DreamWorks' swashbuckling feline hero. Very slight wear with the extremities of the jacket. The illustrated covers and 154 pages are bright and clean. With a foreword by Guillermo del Toro.10.25 x 11.25". As a......
Insight Editions, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of DreamWorks' interpretation of the comic book superhero genre. Very slight wear to the extremities of the jacket, while the illustrated cover and 156 pages are wonderfully bright and clean, including the fold-out pages. 10.25 x11.25". As a......
Insight Editions, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. From the dust jacket: "Every page provides an inside look at the making of this knockout film, featuring more than 300 pieces of visual development artwork as well as behind-the-scenes stories and insights from the filmmakers who crafted this stylistic legend." Minor scuffs to.....
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A wonderfully illustrated history of playing cards, with 242 illustrations promised on the dust jacket. Unclipped dust jacket in mylar, with 'King of Diamonds' card pasted on, slight loss to tail of spine. Green covers. [i]-vii, 1-195 pp. 9.75.....
Prestel Pub, 2006. Hardcover. A hardcover copy of the richly illustrated study of the stunning ancient terra cotta figures discovered in central Nigeria, and what is known about the culture that produced them. As the jacket promises, 156 pages with 141 color illustrations. Light wear to jacket, with scuffs to.....
Rizzoli, 1997. Hardcover. A richly illustrated examination of the life and work of the acclaimed architect. Minor shelfwear to the edges of the jacket. The bright yellow cloth covers and the interior are clean and unmarked. 248 pp. 11.5 x 9.25. As a large, heavy book this order may incur.....
Twelve Trees, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, limited to 5,000 casebound copies. SIGNED by Mapplethorpe. From Susan Sontag's introductory essay: "I once asked Mapplethope what he does with himself wen he poses for the camera, and he replied that he tries to find that part of himself that is.....
Artpress, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe limited edition, no. 3 of 420, signed by Abbott. Lacking original print that accompanied the edition, as often. Red cloth, lettered in silver, with matching slipcase. Slight wear to slip case, interior is clean and unmarked. 14.5 x 10.5". As a large book, this.....
Assouline, 2002. Hardcover. SIGNED by Oscar de la Renta. Slight wear to upper edge of jacket, now protected in mylar. From the jacket: "This is the story of how Oscar de la Renta became the designer who dresses everyone from America's First Ladies to the young stars of pop music.....
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1940. Hardcover. Limited edition signed by the author, number 282 of 300. Gaudy begins his chapter on "Fine Printing" with the declaration that "Print, the medium by which the thoughts of men are made visible and through which all literature finds expression.....
San Francisco: The California Historical Society. Hardcover. The definitive edition of Maynard Dixon's poetry, beautifully published in a limited edition of 1300 copies, introduced by Kevin Starr. The cream dust jacket is now protected in mylar. [i]-xxxiii, [1]-125pp. 10.25 x 6.75"
New York: E. Weyhe, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. N.B.: This copy lacks the third color plate,"The Musicians", p.45. All other plates (3 in color, 48 in black and white) are present. No. 791 of 1,200 numbered copies, of which 650 (nos. 601-1,1250) formed the edition in English, printed for Wehye.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, inscribed by Penn on the free endpaper "To George Fitch, with best regards". A previous owner, likely Fitch, has made a small pencil tick next to a handful of celebrities they had met. Shelf wear to original slipcase with.....
Assouline, 2011. Hardcover. A richly illustrated history of the famous venue, including a selection of recipes. Red cloth cover. A previous owner has dog-eared a number of pages.
MFA Publications - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2014. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrink wrap. 11.24 x 9.5". As a large, heavy book, this order may require additional shipping charges.
Thames & Hudson, 2012. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Like new softcover with reproductions and description of a series of wall paintings from the Lukhang, the private meditation chamber of the Dalai Lamas. With 180 illustrations, 150 in color. 216pp. 12.5 x 9.5". As a larger book, this item might require.....
Kimbell Art Museum, 2019. Hardcover. Building on the Kimbell Art Museum's exhibition, with images of more than 60 of Monet's paintings after 1913, and a scholarly appraisal of Monet's late years. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. One dog-eared page. 214 pp. 11.5 x 10.5". As a large.....
Chapman & Hall, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Volume 1, no.1-4, of the literary magazine edited by Clifford Bax and Austin Osman Spare, bound the publisher's boards. While the boards show a century of wear, they have protected the interior wonderfully, including the original front wrappers of each number and the.....