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Crime Collectibles.

In 1841 Edgar Allan Poe wrote The Murders in Rue Morgue” creating the detective novel and a sleuth extraordinaire. Could he have imagined the barrage of mysteries would follow? Here’s a sampling of our mystery collectibles.

Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 290 pages. A novel based in Stalinist Russia around an historical episode involving the poet, Osip Mandelstam.

$1500.00

Hardcover, black cloth with 3-color decoration of horseman’s carriage on front cover, red lettering on spine, 372 pages plus publisher’s ads in rear. (MORE)

$80.00

268 pages, a bright, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket. The second Guido Brunetti mystery. (MORE)

$100.00

Paperback, tight and square, clean and bright. Unread mass market copy of the 1959 Thompson classic. A nice copy of the stated first printing, January 1959.

$50.00

Myster by Wallace Irwin. — Julius Caesar Murder Case.

306 pages. Tan cloth covers with maroon titles and illustrations on cover and spine. (MORE)

$200.00

Signed mystery by Elmore Leonard. — Be Cool (SIGNED COPY)

292 pages. SIGNED BY LEONARD ON TITLE PAGE. Black covers with silver titles to spine, color illustrated dust jacket with acetate protective covering.(MORE)

$40.00

Ian Rankin — Hide & Seek: A John Rebus Novel

Hardcover, 210 pages, bright, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket. The second Inspector Rebus novel.

$170.00

263 pages, bright, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket. The author’s first mystery. Guido Brunetti investigates the death of a world famous conductor in Venice.

$300.00

Architecture Highlights:

Houses, old english towns., world renown museums, restrooms, urban housing, cityscapes, vernacular buildings, light, color, spatial components, landscapes and more fall into the category of architecture. We have hundreds of architecture books that cover different aspects of this broad field. Here are a few highlights:

Hadzi's works in bronze and stone are powerfully abstract and expressionist, yet involved with the past as a literary and aesthetic source. — Dimitri Hadzi

Hardcover, 175 pages, 247 plates, 37 in color. In publisher’s shrinkwrap. Volume richly reflects every aspect of Hadzi’s career.(MORE)

$80.00

Jefferson's Shadow is a unique document of the relationship between an unknown but highly skilled country builder and the American statesman widely considered this nation's first gentleman architect. — In Jefferson’s Shadow…

272 pages, illustrated with 125 color and 40 b&w plates. In publisher’s shrinkwrap.(MORE)

$80.00

"The Radiant City is a blueprint for the present and for the future. This edition, as nearly as possible a facsimile of the 1933 original edition which was supervised by LeCorbusier, but with English text. — The Radiant City…

Hardcover, First Am. edition, 1967. Oblong format, black cloth, illustrated dust jacket, 345 pages.(MORE)

$80.00

lavishly illustrated book, with architectural drawings, attempts to define the specific identity of Indo-Portuguese architecture. — Palaces of Goa…

Hardcover, 224 pages. Photography by Nicholas Sapieha. Nearly four centuries of houses throughout Goa.(MORE)

$70.00

Per Olaf Fjeld — Sverre Fehn: The Thought of Construction

Softcover, 192 pages illustrated in b&w. Fjeld lectures at Oslo School of Architecture Writes on Scandinavian design. (MORE)

$200.00

showcases works by some of the most visionary designers and architects, from chairs and tables to jewelry and entire buildings. — Aluminum By Design

Hardcover, 300 pages. This book accompanies a major traveling exhibition that showcases works by some of the most visionary designers and architects. (MORE)

$75.00

A Small House. French Text — Le Corbusier – Une Petite Maison – 1923

90 pages. Softcover. Light toning throughout. 60 photographs, illustrations and colored designs. (MORE)

$80.00

At Home signed by author Bill Bryson — At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 497 pages. First printing with all numbers present. SIGNED BY BRYSON on title page.

$80.00

Art Highlights:

We have thousands of art titles that include a range of topics from monographs to exhibition catalogues to histories. Here is a first sampling with more to come.

Tricot, Xavier — James Ensor: The Complete Paintings

480 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket with slip case. Clean, unmarked, minor wear to dust jacket. Color/ Black and white pictures throughout. In publisher’s shrink-wrap.

$200.00

Hardcover. New York, Rizzoli, 1st, 2015. 358 pages. Like new in publisher’s shrink-wrap. Comprehensive and deluxe monograph on Wayne Thiebaud, celebrated American artist(MORE)

$400.00

Francis S. Grubar — William Ranney: Painter of the Early West

Biography of American Painter William Ranney with catalog of his works and 53 b&w as well as 2 color reproductions.(MORE)

$1800.00

Susan L. Aberth — Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art

Hardcover, 160 pages, color plates throughout. Bright, clean in a similar dust jacket. First English language to survey the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (MORE)

$300.00

Ann Lauterbach , Connie Deanovich , W.S. Di Piero , Jorie Graham, others — Richter 858

Hardcover, 120 pages, large format. Gerhard Richter’s abstractions are profound and beautiful, though perplexing.(MORE)

$200.00

Lemke, Gayle — Art of the Fillmore, The: The Poster Series 1966-1971

240 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers and paste downs. Includes appendix of artist names. Clean, unmarked, minor wear to dust jacket.(MORE)

$200.00

contains 855 pieces with entries for every printed sheet as an individual work, including test and state printings, and unpublished sheets. — Pablo Picasso: The Lithographs

303 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color and Black and white pictures throughout. (MORE)

$200.00

2 volumes: Vol. I reviews, Vol. 2 II Exhibited Works — New Painting Impressionism, 1874-1886

Two Volume Set. Volume I: “Documentation: Reviews” is 485 pages. Volume II: “Documentation: Exhibited Works” is 300 pages.(MORE)

$200.00

Domus From Taschen.

Domus From Taschen. Domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal was founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti. Throughout the years and decades it has chronicled the major themes and stylistic movements in industrial, interior, product, and structural design. In 2006 TASCHEN, the art-book publisher renown for its dazzling and audacious coffee table books, partnered with Domus to create a twelve volume collection with each volume focusing on a specific era or decorative style. Here are the volumes currently available on our website:

Focus on International style of the late 1920's and 1930's along with groundbreaking buildings, interior decoration, and furniture by international architects and designers. Also includes insight into the formative decade of Modernism — Domus, Volume 1, 1928-1939 #351462

Hardcover. Bright dust jacket, 580 pages. Covers International style of the late 1920’s and 1930’s (MORE)

$100

Hardcover, 580 pages. 1940-1949: Destruction and Reconstruction in the 1940s, when fascism came to a climax and World War II led to the extensive destruction of Europe.(MORE)

$100

Hardcover, 580 pages. 1950-1954: Architecture of the Avant-Garde in the first half of the 1950s(MORE)

$100

Hardcover, 580 pages. 1960-1954: Design Goes Pop. This volume concentrates on the architecture and design of the first half of the 1960(MORE)

$100

Hardcover, 580 pages. 1965-1969: A Break from the Past, a Nod to the Future. The late 1960s, when a radical change took place in the fields of architecture and design (MORE)

$100

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 580 pages profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Italian.

$100

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 792 pages. This volume covers the second half of the 1970s, an era marked by the oil crisis and (MORE)

$100

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. This volume revisits the early 1980s, a time of Postmodernism. (MORE)

$100

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 580 pages, profusely illustrated. This volume covers the years 1985-1989 - the architecture and design prominent in the second half of the 1980s along with Postmodernism and dominated by High-Tech Style. In publisher's shrink wrap. — Domus, Volume 10: 1985-1989 #351464

Hardcover. Bright dust jacket. 580 pages, profusely illustrated. Covers the years 1985-1989 – the eighties in full force. (MORE)

$100

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Years 1990-1994 – the next generation. This volume’s focus, marked a shifting of the generations in architecture and design. (MORE)

$100

This volume features the buildings of the late 1990s by international architects and design by the renown of the decade. — Domus, Volume 12: 1995-1999 #351465

Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. This volume features the newest buildings of the late 1990s (MORE)

$100

Photography Highlights.

Goldin, Nan edited with David Armstrong and Walter Keller

Photographs capture “a moment” whether by chance on the street or staged to an exact vision. We have over 1,000 photography titles where pictures invite you to take a look at our history, culture, fashion, landscapes and life.