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Brazilian photojournalist Salgado documents the history of human migration in 35 countries at the end of 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. Read More
$150.00
East of Russia’s Ural mountains, Siberia is known for its harsh winters and vast landscape. Inhabitants range from nomads herding reindeer to scientists in state-of-the-art laboratories and urbanites. Read More
$50.00
Lambert was a Swiss German polymath. He was a genius responsible for many innovations in many fields. For his work in the study of heat and light a measurement of light intensity was named, “The lambert.” French Text. Read More
$70.00
Arnold explores the historical context in which secret and social societies emerged. He traces their evolution from ancient mystery cults to modern-day fraternal organizations. Read More
$300.00
A classic children’s book of manners from the Fifties. It covers the simple virtues of truthfulness, kindness, and cheerfulness. Great illustrations. Read More
$20.00
The story of a young girl’s determination to save a desert canyon from commercial development. Elaborately illustrated by Doolittle’s paintings and drawings. Read More
$35.00
Chronicles the fractured, dystopian state of America. Montgomery has received numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for feature photography. Read More
$180.00
In a series of 15 paintings, Richter commemorates October 18, 1977, the day on which three young German radicals were found dead in a Stuttgart prison. Read More
$60.00
The more than 600 color illustrations are accompanied by incisive essays, a bibliography, and a checklist of the 1,200 items in the full collection. Read More
$60.00
Highlights the extraordinary impact of new technologies and evolving social mores on women’s clothing for sport from the beginning of the 19th century to 1960. Read More
$80.00
Luigi Barzini was an Italian journalist, writer and politician. In 1928, together with Richard Washburn Child, he ghostwrote The Autobiography of Benito Mussolini. Whether dealing with heroes or villains, he never loses sight of how Italy became a distinct nation. Read More
$28.00
Nikolenka (aka Childhood) captures the idyllic and carefree nature of a young boy’s early life in rural Russia during the 19th century. It is the first in a series of three novels, followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was 23 years old. Read More
$40.00
Presents four essays that reposition Bontecou’s work within the history of recent art. Features some 50 sculptures and more than 100 drawings from the late 1950s to 2003 Read More
$100.00
Betram Hasenauer’s works mainly focus on portraits, landscapes and still lifes. He uses a muted black, white and grey tones palette as well as intense red, blue and yellow. Read More
$80.00
Revelstoke began as an outpost on the transcontinental railway line in the 1800s. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) drove west from the prairies with the goal of linking Canada coast-to-coast. Read More
$18.00
The sharpshooters fought in every Eastern battle up until autumn of 1864. They were noted for their service in the battles of Yorktown, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. Read More
$25.00
The first comprehensive work on mining in Europe. Originally published in 1556. Covers every aspect from finding the seam to purifying the product. Despite title, not confined to metals. Read More
$40.00
Cai Guo-Qiang gained worldwide recognition for his contribution to the Beijing Olympics fireworks. He utilizes pyrotechnics, with gunpowder and fireworks in many of his works. Read More
$50.00
Dureau was an American artist whose long career was most notable for charcoal sketches and black and white photography of poor white and black athletes, dwarfs, and amputees. Read More
$80.00
Ill, drinking, suffering writer’s block, noted French author Duras was holed up on the French coast until a chance correspondence with Steiner, 36 years younger, turned into a restorative affair Read More
$15.00
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
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
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
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
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 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, 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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