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Tokyo: The Japan Architect Coo., Ltd, 1994. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Isozaki, Arata. 313 pp. 4to. Minor scuffing to covers, sunning to spine. Clean within. Gift inscription on first free endpaper. Text in Japanese and English.

London: Royal Society of London, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Thomson's important paper that explains what became known as the Joule-Thomson Effect: the change in temperature of a gas when passed through a porous plug or valve. Also known as the "throttling process." Also contains George Gabriel Stokes' "On the Change of Refrangibility of Light.- No. II" (pp.385-386) and J. C. Adams' "On the Secular Variation of the Moon's Mean Motion" (pp. 397-406). iv, [1]-566, [1]-15 pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.

Paris: Pierre Berès, 1959. First Edition. Folio. Very Good. Villon, Jacques. Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) was an abstract painter and Cubist, and also the brother of famed Cubist Marcel Duchamp. This collection of a decade's worth of work at the turn of the century contains reproductions of his pencil and ink drawings as well as watercolors and pastels, all produced at the same size as the originals. 100 Plates. Folio. 100 loose plates in a hardcover sleeve that inserts into a slipcase. Slipcase has tears at head that causes the top to curl, prints within are clean and sharp. Text in French.

Albuquerque, NM: The Book Stops Here, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. 103 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Waltham, MA: Chronica Botanica Co, 18961949. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. 285-396 pp. 4to. Light wear and scuffing paper covers, small tears at head of spine, previous owner's name stamped in ink on front cover and first free endpaper.

Paris/Gottingen, Germany: Edition 7L/Steidl, 2001. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. This production of "The Japanese Box" was conceived of by printer Gerhard Steidl and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld to celebrate the avant-garde of Japanese photography in the late 1960s and early 1970s. All of the work is in black and white. A vanguard of that movement was the publication of "Provoke" magazine by Takuma Nakahira in 1968 and represented by facsimiles of the first three issues. English translations of the publications: "Provoke" No. 1, (1968); "Provoke" No. 2, (1969); "Provoke" No. 3, (1969); "For a Language to Come" (1970) by Takuma Nakahira; "Sentimental Journey" (1971) by Nobuyoshi Araki; and "A Farewell to Photography" (1972)by Daido Moriyama. Produced in an edition of 1500 copies, this is copy #644. Black wooden box containing 6 reproduced publications by noted photographers Daido Moriyama, Nobuyoshi Araki, Takuma Nakahira, Yutaka Takanashi, and Koji Taki. Three issues of Provoke Magazine as… Leer más

New York: Pace Publications, Inc./Abbeville Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Dubuffet, Jean. Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was a firm believer than anyone could paint, anyone could be an artist and besides being known for his varied and exuberant work but was most likely known as the founder of the "art brut" or "raw art" movement which some may also call "outsider art," art produced by those not formally trained. Dubuffet worked in various media as well as performance art events. 310 pp. 4to. Sharp dust jacket in mylar cover. Black boards with a Dubuffet image embossed in white on cover board, white titling to spine, clean and tight within, small red remainder mark at base of text block.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tinguely, Jean. 384 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1953-1968. First Edition. Fine. Scarce in this condition and not a library deaccession. Bollingen Series XXXVII. First Printings. Volumes 1-11 have dust jackets made by former owner, Volume 12 & 13 have the original dust jackets that are heavily worn. Volumes are clean and crisp, well protected by the dust jackets. Heavy set, will require additional postage.

New York: Marstin Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very scarce volume, in dust jacket, that chronicles the Jewish soldier's experience in World War II via letters home. Of particular note was a number of letters from novelist Leon Uris (1924-2003) on pp. 223-225 and is recognized as Uris' first published work. He began to write seriously in the 1950s, publiishing his most famous novel, "Exodus" in 1958. iii, 304 pp. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, some soiling, small chips at edges, tiny losses at head and foot of spine, now in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with little wear, gold embossed titling to spine.

New York: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc, ca. 1935. As. Wraps. Very Good. 64 pp. Folio. Green paper wraps with photograph of Rodgers on front cover. Slight scuffing front and rear, neatly applied reinforcement tape applied to spine. Previous owner's name in neat ink at top left corner inside front cover. Clean within. 35 Songs written and popularized by Jimmie Rodgers.

New York: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc, 1937. As. Wraps. Good. 48 pp. Folio. Orange paper wraps with photograph of Rodgers on front cover. Slight scuffing front and rear, tape repairs to spine where it began to split. Previous owner's name front cover. Clean within. 35 Songs written and popularized by Jimmie Rodgers.

New York: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc, 1934. As. Wraps. Very Good. 48 pp. Folio. Light orange paper wraps with photograph of Rodgers on front cover. Slight scuffing front and rear, neatly applied reinforcement tape applied to spine. Previous owner's name in neat ink at top left corner inside front cover. Clean within. 30 Songs written and popularized by Jimmie Rodgers.

New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Mitchell, Joan. Unpag. Oblong Folio. Original clear plascit dust jacket has darkening along edges and a square of darkening on the upper right corner of rear panel, scuffing and wear. Ivory cloth boards with gray embossed titling to cover and spine, some darkish rust colored spotting along foot of boards and at turn ins. Clean within. Laid in is the exhbition invitation and review of the exhibition in the New York Times of November 3, 1989.

Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1991. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Cage, John. A scarce catalog from John Cage's (1912-1992) solo exhibition at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, signed by Cage on the title page. The exhibition was held at the Elvehjem Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 6-May 19, 1991. Cage would die the following year. Laid in is an invitation to the opening reception as well as a program from a piano performance of Cage's work by Ellsworth Snyder at the First Unitarian Society in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1991 -- likely planned as part of the opening event. 16 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy.

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Howe, John H.. John "Jack" Howe (1913-1997) as known as "the pencil in Wright's hand" for his ability to interpret Frank Lloyd Wright's sketches and musings into working designs and was a crucial part of Wright's staff, personal life, and legacy after Wright's death in 1959. An important biography of an undersung architect. First Printing. ix, 220 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Köln, Germany: Taschen, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Lautner, John. What has become a highly collectible, early book on the life and work of the legendary architect, John Lautner (1911-1994) who was known for his mid-century architecture that tested the boundaries of curves and reinforced concrete. Lautner was one of the few architects who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright that created their own, distinctive style, separate from Wright's influence. First Printing. 179 pp. Folio. Light scuffing to dust jacket, 3/4" closed tear at head and foot of rear panel parallel to spine, now in mylar cover. Gold cloth covers with white embossed titling to cover and spine. Clean within. Text in English, German, and French.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. After "A Sense of Where You Are", McPhee's first book, this title tends to be the most rare. Printed in a limited run and only once in hardcover it is exceedingly scarce. First Printing. xxiii, 385 pp. 8vo. Slight wear to dust jacket, closed tear at upper left corner of front panel that has been taped on the verso, price clipped and in mylar cover. Black cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine, very minor age toning to endpapers, small red smudge on first free endpaper, clean within.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. xxvi, 395 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs M. Smith, Inc, 1984. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 14 Volumes of Thoreau's Diary along with the 15th volume, the Botanical Index. First Gibbs Smith Edition. 8vo. Clean, crisp copies with very minor scuffing from shelf wear. Clean within.