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This group of new arrivals includes several rare titles within architecture, design, art and literature. Also a large number of art catalogues (auction and exhibition). There is also a fair amount of Novels, Mysteries, Children’s fiction and illustrated, Photography, Antiques, Religion, and odds and ends too. Here’s a sampling. Or scroll through all of these New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.

Siren begins with a comprehensive introduction and survey of the genre. He then illustrates, dates and describes over 900 examples in bronze, stone and wood. Scare. — Chinese Sculpture from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century

Over 900 Specimens in Stone, Bronze, Lacquer and Wood, principally from Northern China, with descriptions and an Introductory Essay. Most comprehensive treatise on Chinese Buddhist sculpture in any western language. Read More

$6000.00

Percy Thomas MacQuoid RI was a British theatrical designer and a collector and connoisseur of English furniture, and the author of articles, largely for Country Life, and of four books on the history of English furniture. — The Dictionary of English Furniture (3 Vols.)

Macquoid and Edward’s monumental survey of English antique furniture. Copiously illustrated. Detailed explanations. This work remains an essential reference guide for dealers and collectors of antique furniture. Read More

$350.00

An interesting typographical repertoire edited by Herbert Hoffmann with Albert Bruckner, Max Hertwig and Rudolf Koch. — Modern Lettering: Design and Application

A survey of specimens of alphabets, monograms, initials and logos, presented alongside older characters. Many examples reflect the research of the time. Read More

$500.00

As a student, Henry-René D'Allemagne apprenticed with the ironworker Pierre Boulanger, author of the remarkable hinges of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. — Ferronnerie Ancienne, Volume 2

A student at the École des Chartes, Henry-René D’Allemagne obtained his archivist-paleographer diploma there in 1887 with a thesis entitled “Essay on the History of the Locksmiths’ Guild”. Read More

$250.00

The exhibition was organized into two parts: Environments and Objects. The objects were selected and the environments were commissioned because of their relevance to particular current attitudes toward "the task of design." — Italy: The New Domestic Landscape Design

Achievements and Problems of Italian Design. The exhibition reports on current design developments (1972) in Italy with 180 objects for household use and 11 environments commissioned by MOMA. Read More

$100.00

Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist construction showcasing the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design. — The New Brutalism: Ethic or Aesthetic?

Brutalist style often uses exposed, unpainted concrete or brick, angular geometric shapes and a predominantly monochrome colour palette; other materials include steel, timber, and glass. Read More

$300.00

Maillart’s Salginatobel and Schwandbach bridges changed the aesthetics and engineering of bridge construction dramatically and influenced decades of architects and engineers. Read More

$160.00

Neutra, living and building for the majority of his career in Southern California was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size of the project. — Survival Through Design

Neutra, an Austrian American architect, lived and designed buildings for most of his career in Southern California. He came to be considered among the most important modernist architects. Read More

$50.00

Fascinating collection of essays discussing the theories of color, especially color relativity. Also discusses how color is perceived by the human eye. Read More

$200.00

Artists covered include Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Red Grooms, and George Segal, with contributions from Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kaprow and others. — Assemblage, Environments & Happenings

A textual and photographical documentation of Kaprow’s “happenings”, (a term he had already coined in 1959), and of the contemporary avant-garde. Read More

$220.00

Art essays from 1954. Includes: Germain Bazin, ‘Museological Variations’; Ferdinando Reyna, ‘On the Origins of Ballet’; Dora Vallier, ‘The XXVII Venice Biennale’, more. Read More

$150.00

Italian art critic, curator and art historian, Crispolti was professor of history of contemporary art at the Università degli Studi di Siena, and director of the school of specialisation in art history from 1984 to 2005. — Il futurismo e la moda: Balla e gli altri (Italian Edition)

Crispolti’s work focused mostly on Futurism. He curated the first major retrospective of Giacomo Balla at the Civic Gallery of Modern Art in Turin in 1963, with Maria Drudi Gambillo, as well as major surveys like Futurism and Fashion. Read More

$60.00

His painting style owes much to his affinity with Zen. Having read Eugen Herrigel's book Zen in the Art of Archery (1953), he assimilated the spontaneity which Zen emphasizes. — ALAN DAVIE: Peintures des Annees 80

Declaring that the spiritual path is incompatible with planning ahead, Davie attempted to paint as automatically as possible, which was intended to bring forth elements of his unconscious. Read More

$18.00

Diego Rivera emerged out of a generation of male painters who broke boundaries as they set their own. Rivera was a master painter, activist and revolutionary. — Diego Rivera: The Complete Murals

Diego Rivera was a visionary artist who created monumental murals that reflected the social and political climate of Mexico and beyond. He was at once a master painter, activist and revolutionary. Read More

$350.00

Not just an insider's look at Hollywood. Two-time Oscar-winning writer Goldman discusses a lot about writing - not just of screenplays, but any type of writing. — Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade (SIGNED COPY)

More than an insider’s look at Hollywood. Two-time Oscar-winning writer Goldman discusses a lot about writing – not just of screenplays, but any type of writing. Read More

$70.00

Watt was a prolific author in prose and verse, on folk-lore, history and antiquities, especially Celtic and Gaelic as well as aspects of religion, literature and the life of a soldier. — Edragil 1745

A novel on Prince Charles Edward Stuart who was the last significant claimant of the Stuart dynasty to the British throne and who led the Jacobite rebellion in 1745-46 to restore his family’s rule. Read More

$200.00

In addition to the contribution he made to American literature, Frank O'Hara was a vital figure in the New York cultural scene and spent many years working at The Museum of Modern Art. — In Memory of My Feelings: A Selection of Poems by Frank O’Hara

O’Hara became recognized as a quintessential American poet whose vernacular phrasing, both worldly and lyrical, beautifully told of the urban life of his generation. Read More

$600.00

A landmark book written when there were only two government Bison herds in Yellowstone Park and in the Washington, D.C. zoo. — The American Bison

The story of the extermination of Bison as a wild species and their restoration under federal protection. A landmark book written by a charter member of the American Bison Society. Read More

$60.00

The essays and illustrations give a detailed elaboration of both Incas' weaving textiles techniques and their historical and cultural context. — To Weave for the Sun

Ancient Andean Textiles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The essays and illustrations give a detailed elaboration of both Incas’ weaving textiles techniques and their historical and cultural context. Read More

$25.00

Minn is a common snapping turtle hatched near the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The book follows her adventures as she spends years going down the river to New Orleans. Read More

$80.00

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