Search Results: Titles starting with R from Design Books

Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, 1998. This is a very good hardcover copy in illustrated boards, no dust jacket as issued. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Spanish and English. This catalog was prepared to accompany a travelling exhibition that originated at the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid in 1998. It also was shown in Oslo, Vienna and Hannover. Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932- 2007) was an American artist with Jewish roots who spent much of his working life in England. Edited by Marco Livingstone. Essays by Francisco Javier San Martin, Werner Hanak, Ulrich Krempel and Livingstone. Chronology. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout in color. 71 works in the checklist. 11" high X 9" wide, 151 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good.

Culver City, CA, : RKO Radio Pictures, , 1940. This is a near fine hardcover copy of this RKO Radio Pictures Annual from 1939- 1940. White linen with metal spiral binding, RKO emblem in gilt and black on front cover. A few minor scuff marks to the covers. This was Frank Ambrose's personal copy, his name in pencil at the bottom of the first page, a short statement by George J. Schaefer about this year's annual productions. Illustrated throughout in black & white with photographs of movie stars of the period, promotional copy about the films, photographs of the novels involved in the fims. etc. Rare survival. 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. Near Fine.

Sweden: Arkus, 1988. This is a very good hardcover copy in a poor dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out. (Jacket laid in, missing a large fragment from the front cover.) Text in Swedish. 153 color plates + 39 black & white illustrations. Technical information on lighting, suppliers, etc. 11" high X 9" wide, 138 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor.

New York: Yeshiva University Museum, 1983. This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Just a few blue marks to the right page edges. Otherwise completely clean inside and out. The spine is not creased. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Yeshiva University Museum from December 1982 through June 1983. Essays by six scholars. Zeev Raban (1890-1981) was a member of the Bezalel School and famously illustrated Solomon's Song of Songs, among many other publications. 164 works in the exhibition. All illustrated, some in color. Chronology. 10" high X 8" wide, 120 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Torino: Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino , 1971. This is an about very good copy in stiff pictorial card covers and cloth spine. Very clean inside and out. Slightly cocked. Text in Italian. This is a documentation of the 17th century Italian castle, Racconigi, and its' transformation through the 19th century. Racconigi was initially designed by Guarino Guarini. Sections on the architecture, decorative arts and the park, garden and grounds. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white with fold-outs, maps. Bibliography. Laid-in is a corrections and additions sheet. 12" high X 8" wide, 324 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Luhring Augustine,, 2011. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine pink vellum dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Luhring Augustine, from March 26 to April 30, 2011. Essay by Molly Nesbit. Checklist. Illustrated in color. 10" high X 8" wide, 47 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Southampton NY: Parrish Art Museum, 2010. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. The spine is not creased, binding firm. This catalog was prepared to accompany the first retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Raclstraw Downes (1939- ) British born, United States resident, at the Parrish Art Museum, Southampton New York, from June 20 to August 8, 2010. Essays by Klaus Ottmann and Sarah Rothenbderg. Interview with Downes by Terrie Sultan. 66 illustrations 38 in color. with reproductions of Rackstraw Downes's architectural paintings and landscapes. Bibliography. 9" high X 11" wide, 111 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

New York,: Aperture, Inc., 1994. This is a fine hardcover copy in a near fine dust jacket, not price-clipped, just the typical unusual surface of the jacket, otherwise fine. Completely clean. Stated first edition, first printing. This is Jock Sturges' second book after the success of his first effort The Last Day of Summer, 1991, also by Aperture. Introduction by Elizabeth Beverly. Afterword by A.D. Coleman. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 12" high X 10" wide, 95 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.

University of Washington Press, , 2014. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Illustrated in black & white with reproductions of vintage photographs, posters and flyers from the 1960's. Bibliography. 9" high X 6" wide, 233 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

University of California Press, 2017. This is a fine hardcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara from January 14 to April 30, 2017. Essays by the authors Ninotchka Bennahum, Wendy Perron, Bruce Robertson with contributions by Simone Forti, John Rockwell and Morton Subotnick. Illustrated throughout in black & white with reproductions of vintage photographs. 11" high X 9" wide, 191 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine.

New York: Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art, 2007. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Ameringer Yohe Fine Art in New York from March 22 to April 21, 2007. Essay by David Elliott. Illustrated in color and black & white. Chronology. 11" high X 9" wide, 55 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Gestalten, 1997. This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. The spine is not creased, binding firm. The rear cover lower corner is cut. Price information is still there, not at the corner. Text in English and German. Illustrated in black & white with Miron Zownir's late 1980's photographs of the Punk scene in Berlin and elsewhere. Stated first edition. 12" high X 9" wide, 168 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. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC., 2013. This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, from April 12 to May 24, 2013. Introduction by Naumann. Also long interview between Naumann and Rafael Leonardo Black (1949- 2020). Black spent his life making art in his studio in Brooklyn, he just didn't try very hard to sell it. This show at Francis Naumann Fine Art was his first one man exhibition. He became one of the Covid pandemic's casualties in May of 2020. Black & white reproductions on almost every page of Black's complex drawings. Also keys to the imagery. 11" high X 8" wide, 50 pages. Scarce. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Puerto Rico,: Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico,, 2003. This is a good only softcover reference copy with light rippling to the lower page edges caused by moisture and a moisture stain to the lower edge of the last few pages. No musty smell. Text in English and Spanish. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico, in San Juan from July 6 to October 7, 2001. The exhibition then came to he Museo del Barrio in Harlem from March 13 to August 31, 2003. Essays by Teresa Tio and Antonio Martorell. Chronology. Exhibition history. Bibliography. Illustrated in color. 12" high X 9" wide, 256 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

Helsinki: Werner Söderström osakeyhtiö, 2005. This is a very good hardcover copy in illustrated boards with just light wear. No dust jacket, possibly as issued. Signed in ink, by the artist, Rafael Wardi, on the half title-page, around the printed title. Briefly inscribed and dated Helsinki November, 2005. Otherwise completely clean inside and out. Text in FINNISH only. Profusely illustrated throughout in color. 11" high X 10" wide, 175 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1975. This is a very good softcover copy with light edgewear. Very clean inside and out. The spine is not creased. Slight fading to left edge of front and back cover. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Art Institute in Chicago in late 1975 through early 1976. 186 works in the exhibition. All illustrated in black & white. Textile Glossary. Bibliography. 8" high X 11" wide, 376 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1992. This is a very good hardcover copy in photo illustrated boards with almost no wear. No dust jacket as issued. Text completely in Russian. Very clean inside and out. Illustrated throughout in black & white with reproductions of Rodchenko's photographs. 10" high X 7" wide, 220 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Les Editions De L' Amateur, 2002. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. Standard monograph on Raphael Raffel (1912- 2000) called simply 'Raphael'. He began showing his furniture designs in the early 1930's. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with many vintage photographs of room settings. He closed his Paris studio in 1983. Chronology. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 207 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. Fine/Fine.

Paris: A. Maloine, Editeur , 1902. This is a very good hardcover copy bound in textured maroon paper covered boards with a leather spine and corners. The spine has five raised bands and gilt decoration alternating stylized water lilies and a fly. In Egyptian mythology the fly symbolizes death and decay. The maroon leather is sunned and a bit scuffed, but gilt title, decorations and author name intact. Floral endpapers. Red silk pagemarker present.Text in French. Very clean internally. 3 plates including 2 fold-out plates fine. 1er Congres Egyptien de Medecine, Cairo Decembre 19-23, 1902. 10" high X 7" wide, 109 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Half-Leather. Very Good.

La Colle sur Loup, France : Graph 2000, 1993. This is a fine hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light edge wear. Signed in ink by the artist Raquin, on the half title-page, and briefly inscribed. Otherwise completely clean inside and out. Text in French and English. Texts by Rene Cenni, Roger Bouillot and Armand Lanoux. Illustrated throughout in color with many reproductions of Raquin's paintings. Michele Iris Raquin (1933- ) born in the Bourbonnais, but associated more with Provence and especially Nice where she has lived and worked for most of her life. Exhibition history. 12" history X 9" wide. A fine signed copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.