Two volumes, 180, 152 pp. total, published in conjunction with the International Congress of Architects held in Budapest in 1930, the first volume collecting essays and lectures on historical and contemporary design with a special focus on 20th century architecture in Central Europe and especially Hungary, the second volume published... More
Case of 79 original 19th century silver gelatin photographs of the Middle East mounted on cardstock, primarily views of the Holy Land, the vast majority by Félix Bonfils, with thirteen by the firm of Sébah & Joaillier, signatures and captions incised in the plate of most of the photographs, with..... More
12 vols., altogether over 7000 pp. catalogue, by J. van den Gheyn, Fréderic Lyna, Emile Wagemans, et al., of the collection of over 8500 illuminated and otherwise rare or unusual mss. in the Royal library, each item described, many with extensive annotations and cross-references. 4to. Orig. wrpps., some vols. sl... More
Oversized portfolio containing title card, two hand-numbered and signed typographic etchings (zincogravures); a third signed typographic etching with black silhouette effect, numbered to verso; numbered colophon page; and a smaller matted and signed typewriter poem. Large folio. Cardstock folder within heavy cardstock portfolio, tie-bound with red cloth ribbon, contents loose... More
Unpaginated (ca. 105 pp.) collection of documents originally issued as Oberbaum Blätter, an irregular weekly series of left-radical underground press broadsides and handbills, including contributions by Rudi Dutschke, Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, Peter Handke, Peter O. Chotjewitz, the members of Kommune 1, and others, executed throughout with an experimental graphic style... More
1641. Ingleichem mit Garten, Blumen: Wasser: neben einem Grottenwercklin...zu Gutem Ende ist Gebracht Worden. 14 pp. introductory matter preceding 78 pp. text describing the architect's own elaborate home with its garden and fountains, with descriptions of the special materials used including shell and coral. Illustrated with 15 engraved copper plates... More
(7) unpaginated introductory leaves including title, essay by the lithographer Fernand Mourlot in French and English translation, and list of works, accompanying 13 original lithographs in brilliant colors, each approx. 25 3/4" x 19 1/2", each signed in pencil by the artist and numbered 37/200, each housed in a separate... More
407 pp. volume on the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal through convict labor, originally called the Stalin White Sea-Baltic Canal (Belomorsko-Baltiiskii Kanal Imeni Stalina), which was constructed by forced labor from gulag inmates from 1931 to 1933. Illustrated profusely throughout with reproductions from photographs and drawings by Aleksandr Rodchenko... More
Unpag. volume (approx. 120 pages) associated with the legendary avant-garde "language-music composition" (Sprach-Musik Kompositionen), which blurs the line between literature and musical composition, together with 10-leaf booklet "Synchronisationsplan zur Struktur I,1" and 33 1/3 rpm vinyl record. Not illustrated. Square 4to. Main volume original wrpps., 10-leaf booklet stapled self-wrpps., record... More
Unpag. volume on Lettrist photography containing an 8 page introduction by Isou followed by 20 original silver photographs by 20 different artists tipped to hard paper mounts, each signed: 10 photographs by Jean-Bernard Arkitu, Pierre Battini, Gérard Philippe Broutin, Françoise Canal, Carole Courteau, Maurice Lemaître, Roland Sabatier, Jean-Louis Sarthou, Dany..... More
Double-page engraved sheet with four hand-colored 18th century maps of Jamaica, including a map of Kingston showing major roads, the main plaza now known as Saint William Grant Park, the church, and the two cemeteries for foreigners and negros; a map of Port Royal depicting roads, Fort Charles, the Hanover... More
42, 515 pp. report from the 32d Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 119, on the establishment of the U.S. - Mexico boundary, compiling correspondence, orders, accountings, etc., between the two boundary commissions and between the U.S. Boundary Commission and the federal government, 42 pp. index bound at the front... More
2 parts in one volume: IV, 35 total pp. text in both Italian and French containing detailed descriptions of unbuilt designs by Andrea Palladio in the cities of Padova and Vicenza, including several public palaces, private homes, a monastery, a university, a church, a casino, an Olympic theater, a triumphal... More
954 pp. volume on the "hidden treasures" of Rome, including a brief treatise on the 1600 Jubliee, its origins, and ceremonies, as well as chapters on the catacombs, the titles, deaconships, and bishoprics of cardinals, relics, and the stations, with a focus on the churches of Rome, indices. Not illustrated... More
31 pp. text including the details of the architectural competition sponsored by the Conseil Municipal de Paris and the Département de la Seine, the report from the jury, and the specifics of the main projects entered for the contest to develop along the route from Place de l'Étoile (now Place..... More
I. Unpaginated notebook containing 70 leaves, each 10 1/2" x 8", each page with a drawing on recto only by Penck, all done in either red or blue marker or black felt-tip pen, including a series of circles, hieroglyphic notations in the artist's early style, doodles, figurative images, and several... More
Title page prefacing 10 works of graphic art and 10 long playing 12 in. vinyl records commemorating the life and music of Louis Armstrong on the fifth anniversary of his death, including works by Horst Antes, Uwe Bremer, Johannes Grützke, Pit Morell, Peter Nagel, Michael Mathias Prechtl, Dieter Roth, Albert... More
Unpaginated set of texts (printed recto only on 27 loose-leaf sheets of monogrammed "Fluxus" cardstock) providing a chronological overview of events in Holland from 1960 to 1969 directly linked to George Macunias and the Fluxus organization in New York, housed together with 24 related items, including facsimile reproductions of historical... More
Exquisite unpag. example of Art Deco book design, detailing a 3-month journey the artist undertook with Jean Dunand aboard the schooner Peau-Brune, sailing from St. Nazaire in Brittany, around the Iberian Peninsula and through the Strait of Gibraltar, to the town of La Ciotat on the coast of Provence, fashioned... More
36 original large format gelatin prints backed with linen of the Swedish American cruise ship the MS Kungsholm, all but one depicting interior views with tabs delineating the first, second, and third class sections of the ship, including the first class promenade garden lounge, aviary, foyer and staircase, smoking salon... More
2 parts in one continuously paginated volume: (viii), 38, (ix), the first part subtitled "Nel quale si descrive l'egregio Ponte d'Augusto", in which Temanza describes the construction, plan, location, measurements, and other architectural details and features of the Roman bridge built under Augusts and Tiberius and finished in 20 AD;... More
1686. (24), 456, (36) pp. detailed text on artworks in hundreds of Roman churches and palazzi, each building getting its own entry ranging from a paragraph or two to several pages, and including works by Caracci, Mantegna, Gozzoli, Carlo Fontana, Cortese, Domenichino, Borromini, Guido Reni, da Vinci, Lorenzo Lotti, Michelangelo... More
7 vols. bound in 15 parts, comprising a complete set of the monumental catalogue of manuscripts in the Austrian National Library, copiously annotated, with bibliographic references throughout, each volume containing its own registers and indexes, profusely illustrated with collotype reproductions of manuscript texts and illuminations, some in color. Large 4to... More
Supplements nos. 2, 5, and 6 (of 6 total) published by "Der Architekt" between 1895 and 1900 (20, 20, and 44 pp.), supplement no. 6 edited by Paul Roller, each volume profusely illustrated with black-and-white, tinted, and full-color plates depicting designs by architects working in the Wagnerschule including Alois Hackl... More
Accordion-style artist's book documenting a 1966 graffiti mural project protesting the construction of an art center at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Off-set printing on Curtis rag paper, some minor soiling or staining to outer sheets, very good overall. Folded size 4" x 11", opens to 4" x 462" (approximately... More
