Search Results: Authors starting with N from Design Books

Basel,Switzerland: Museum für Völkerkunde und Schweizerisches Museum für Volkskunde, 1970. This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum für Völkerkunde und Schweizerisches Museum für Volkskunde, Basel, in the winter of 1970-71. 32 plates. 8" high X 6" wide, 40 text pages + plates. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. This is a very good hardcover copy bound in black cloth stamped in gilt on the spine, with a very good virtually complete, non price-clipped dust jacket with some faint staining to the spine. Price on the jacket flap is $5.95. Completely clean inside. 9" high X 6" wide, 378 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Toledo, Spain : Ministerio de Educacion Nacional, 1958. This is an about very good softcover copy in the original glossy illustrated wrappers, with some wear to the spine. The top of the dustwrapper is chipped. Formerly in the collection of a prominent art historian, her name and the date written on the front endpaper. Text in Spanish. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in the fall of 1958. Massive exhibition. The catalog lists 1062 separate entries. 298 black & white plates. 10" high X 7" wide, 336 text pages + plates. . 2nd Edition. Revised.. Original Wraps. Very Good.

Paris: Editions Du Regard, 1984. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is the first French edition published by Editions du Regard in 1984. Text in French. 156 illustrations including a color plate section. Bibliography. Chronology. 12" high X 9" wide, 292 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Metropolitan Museum, 1978. This is an almost very good softcover copy. The covers are toned, spine worn. This is Bulletin Spring 1978 which describes in detail the Alfred Stieglitz collection of photographs which became the foundation of the Metropolitan's Photography Department. In the early 1900's Alfred Stieglitz began collecting the works of his contemporaries, both European and American. This collection eventually grew and 580 works were bequeathed to the Met in 1949. Many photographs illustrated in black & white, usually a photograph on every page and at the end several pages with 54 works reproduced in thumbnail sized photos. Weston Naef is the author and editor of this bulletin. 11" high X 8" wide, 64 pages. Soft Cover. Good.

Arlington, Texas: Silver Gate, 2010. This is a near fine hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear. The jacket is a bit wrinkled and light soil on the right edge of the front cover. Completely clean inside. Monograph on the potter and musician, Ron Nagle. In the 1960's Nagle formed the rock and roll band Mystery Train, which wrote and recorded several albums. Also active in California as a potter working with Peter Voulkos, and others at UC Berkeley in the early 1960's. His work was exhibited at the legendary Ferus Gallery in Pasadena. Illustrated hilariously with vintage black & white photographs, also many 51 color plates of the ceramics. Chronology. Double CD in unopened envelope inside the rear cover. 11" high X 9" wide, 231 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Syracuse, New York, 1990. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Red covers rubbed. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art from September 14 to November 11, 1990. Exhibition curated by Dominique Nahas. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with many vintage photographs of Les Levine's billboards, and other public art pieces. Checklist. Exhibition history. Bibliography. 10" high X 11" wide, 127 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Japan, 1995. This is a very good softcover copy in a very good dustwrapper with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out, but previously owned by a smoker. Text in Japanese. Three page essay. 117 full-page color plates followed by a catalog or checklist with 47 additional works catalogued and illustrated in small black & white images. Checklist of the works illustrated in color plates with full information in Japanese. All works dated. Brief biographical sketch in Japanese. 12" high X 9" wide, 120 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Tokyo: A & U Publishing Company , 1974. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Very clean inside and out. Spine rubbed faded. Text in English and Japanese. This is the March 1974 issue of a + u Architecture and Urbanism Volume 5, No. 39. This issue was one in a series a + u did in 1974 on contemporary American residential architecture. One of the features is titled 'Study of American Architecture, 100 Works of Contemporary Houses, Part 2'. Illustrated in black & white and color, with photographs, interiors, elevations, architectural drawings and details. 12" high X 9" wide, 127 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Abrams, 2003. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. Illustrated mostly in color, some vintage black & white photographs of Nakashima and early pieces of furniture. Bibliography. 11" high X 12" wide, 275 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Japan: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 1987. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in the summer of 1987. Essays by Gerald Silk and Akira Tatehata. Statement by the artist. Text in English and Japanese. Checklist with 43 works catalogued. Biographical sketch. Exhibition history. Illustrated in color with 7 color plates, including 2 fold-out plates, + 4 black & white + photo portrait of the artist. 8" square, about 15 pages + plates. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Scarsdale, New York : Committee for the Visual Arts, 1973. This is a very good copy, the slipcase has some soil. Inside the text and plates are very clean. Four pages of text and 50 black & white photo plates in a box. These photographs were taken during the 50's and 60's. Namuth enjoyed a close relationship with many of the artists of the New York School. Some of the photographs are amongst the most celebrated and striking portraits ever taken of these artists. Most of these pictures show artists in their studios, either at work or posed for close-up portaits. Jackson Pollack in his studio in East Hampton, Franz Kline, Noguchi, Louise Nevelson, Jasper Johns and others. 14" high X 11" wide. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd., 1942. This is a very good hardcover copy of the first edition. Some foxing to the preliminaries, endpapers and the page-edges. This book was printed on a very soft paper and so has attracted some foxing. Previously owned by the collector of 18th century English porcelain and pottery, Margaret Davison Black, and with her signature on the front endpaper. Foreword by R.L.Hobson. 145 black & white plates. Errata slip tipped-in. Bibliography. 10" high X 8" wide, 579 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: A.V. Morel et Cie, Editeurs, 1876. This is a good hardcover copy in brown marbled paper-covered boards and brown leather spine. Spine is worn with light stain, but has raised bands and gilt decorations. Corners worn. Heavy marbled paper endpapers. Top edge gilt. Text in French. Very clean inside. 214 black & white illustrations. 11" high X 7" wide, 456 pages. . Hard Cover. Good.

Rockville Centre, NY : NASCA, 1982. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at NASCA at Rockville Centre, New York on June 26, 1982. 617 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 8" wide, 56 pages. No prices realized sheets, just price estimates for each lot. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Copenhagen: Forlaget Tiderne Skifter, 2004. This is a near fine hardcover copy in red illustrated boards with virtually no wear. Text in Danish. Study of Jorgen Nash's posters from 1960 to 2004. Illustrated throughout in color. 12" high X 10" wide, 163 pages. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Bombay: D.B.Taraporevala Sons & Co., Ltd., 1970. This is a very good hardcover copy with light wear. Very clean inside and out. No dust jacket. Two small bookplates from private groups that previously owned the book on the inside front cover. Illustrated in color and black & white. Glossary. 11" high X 8" wide, 82 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Toyko National Museum, 1980. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. The spine is creased, but binding is firm. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in Japan at the Tokyo National Museum in 1980. Text mostly in Japanese but foreword and list of plates in English. Illustrated in black & white + a color plate section with 36 images. Two Errata sheets laid in. List of Plates has 399 works catalogued. 10" high X 7" wide, xxiv, 297 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Japan: Nara National Museum, 1992. This is a very good softcover copy with light wear to the covers. Binding tight. Completely clean. Text in JAPANESE, English title-page, foreward and list of plates. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Nara National Museum in Japan from April 25 to May 31, 1992. Illustrated mainly in black & white + 16 plate color section. 10" high X 7" wide, 286 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo National Museum, 1984. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Small repaired chip to top of jacket spine. This copy signed by one of the authors and inscribed to M. Murase the well known Japanese art historian. Otherwise completely clean. Brief foreword and list of plates in English. Text in Japanese. Illustrated with 319 plates including 18 color plates. 15" high X 10" wide, 19 text pages (in English) & 375 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.