Maharaj, Mac] O'Malley, Padraig; Foreword by Nelson Mandela.

Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle For South Africa.

New York: Viking, 2007.

First edition of this work on apartheid activist Mac Maharaj. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Padraig O’Malley. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatsho: The XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet.

The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye.

Bangkok: The Social Science Association Press of Thailand, 1968.

First edition in English of the Dalai Lama’s first book on Buddhist philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the Dalai Lama on the title page in Tibetan “with prayers.” A near fine copy in an excellent dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.

McPhee, John.

A Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Princeton’s Bill Bradley.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Hazel and Louis Landa I can hear you saying to one another: “Has he some quelque chose of his own upon the anvil?” “I expect it from him since poor Bradley helped to makeContinue reading "A Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Princeton’s Bill Bradley."

de Mare, Eric.

The London Dore Saw: A Victorian Evocation.

London: Allen Lane, 1973.

First edition. Folio, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “To Peggy and Frank Taplin with kind, associational thoughts from Eric de Mare Jan. 1973.” Also laid in, is a page and half handwritten signed letter to the same recipients. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a closed tear to the front panelContinue reading "The London Dore Saw: A Victorian Evocation."

Rollins, Sonny; Eric Nisenson.

Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.

First edition of this work on the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Sonny Rollins on the front free endpaper, “To John- many thanks Sonny Rollins.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Henry Sene Yee. Foreword by Sonny Rollins.

Canetti, Elias.

The Torch In My Ear.

New York: FSG, 1982.

First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the back panel. The second volume in the Nobel Prize winning author’s autobiography.

Lessing, Doris.

Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949.

New York: Harper Collins, 1994.

First edition. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author.

Chagall, Marc; Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie.

Jerusalem Windows.

New York: George Braziller, 1962.

First edition. Folio, original red cloth. With two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contains the rarely seen original slipcase, also present is the original blue ribbon. The rear panel of the acetate shows some wear.

Wright, Frank Lloyd.

Frank Lloyd Wright Autographed Letter.

Taliesin : 1940.

Important autograph letter signed by Frank Lloyd Wright to friend and architectural critic, Lewis Mumford. Letter is 19 inches by 8.5 inches. It reads, “My dear Lewis: I’ve read “The Brown Decade” you so kindly sent me and it is a useful work in your splendid style. I didn’t agree in total but admire andContinue reading "Frank Lloyd Wright Autographed Letter."

Le Corbusier [Charles Edouard Jeanneret].

L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille.

Souillac: Le Point, 1950.

First edition of this work by the famed architect. Small quarto, original wrappers with the dust jacket. Inscribed by Le Corbusier and dated in December 1950. In very good condition with some light rubbing. The subject of this book by Le Corbusier is among his most well-known works, L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille, which inspired theContinue reading "L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille."

White, Stanford.

Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed.

Autograph letter signed by architect Stanford White. It reads, “To [Marie] Anais [Casey], believed to have been romantically involved with White by his biographer, Aline B. Saarinen. With a typewritten letter signed from Saarinen to Casey’s daughter requesting additional background information on her mother’s affair with White. The handwritten letter reads, “My dear dear AnaisContinue reading "Stanford White Autograph Letter Signed."

Kiefer, Anselm.

Anselm Kiefer: The High Priestess.

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1989.

First edition of the artist’s monumental work which comprises a bookcase filled with gigantic books made from lead: ‘. Folio, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Eisenman, Peter.

Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.

New York: Monacelli Press, 2003.

First edition. Folio, original gray cloth. Inscribed by architect Peter Eisenman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Zocchi, Giuseppe.

Eighteenth Century Views of Florence, Portfolio of 27 Plates (Reproduction of the 1754 Edition Scelta Di XXIV Vedute della principali Contrade, Pizze, Chiese, e Palazzi dell Citta di Firenze).

New York: Walker and Company, 1967.

Portfolio of 27 plates in facsimile, 17.5 x 22.5 inches, in a buckram bound box. First edition / limited edition of 950 copies, of which this is number 476. Includes 29 page booklet, Views of Florence, which are notes on the individual prints. Original drawings are in the collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library inContinue reading "Eighteenth Century Views of Florence, Portfolio of 27 Plates (Reproduction of the 1754 Edition Scelta Di XXIV Vedute della principali Contrade, Pizze, Chiese, e Palazzi dell Citta di Firenze)."

Jencks, Charles.

The Language of Post-Modern Architecture.

New York: Rizzoli, 1991.

Sixth edition of this seminal work in the field of architecture. Folio, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Charles Jencks on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Chagall, Marc & Jean Laymarie.

Jerusalem Windows.

New York: Braziller, 1962.

First edition. Folio, original red cloth, with two original color lithographs specially prepared by Chagall for this edition, illustrated throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example.

Jencks, Charles.

The Language of Post-Modern Architecture.

New York: Rizzoli,

Later enlarged edition of this classic work. Folio, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Charles Jencks on the title page. In very good condition.

Gehry, Frank.

FOG: Flowing in All Directions.

Los Angeles: Circa Publications, 2003.

First edition. Folio, Original illustrated boards. In fine condition. Signed and dated in 2005 by Frank Gehry on the front panel.

Meier, Richard.

Richard Meier: Buildings and Projects 1965-1981.

Zurich: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, 1982.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original wrappers. Signed by Richard Meier on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows very light wear to the extremities.

Libeskind, Daniel.

Daniel Libeskind: Countersign.

New York: Rizzoli, 1991.

First edition. Folio, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Daniel Libeskind on the title page.

Meier, Richard.

Richard Meier: Buildings and Projects 1979 – 1989.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990.

First Edition of this monograph of the architects projects compiled from the late 1970’s to the 1980’s. Inscribed and dated by Richard Meier. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Koolhaas, Rem.

Harvard Design School Project on the City: Volumes 1 & 2

New York: Taschen, 2001.

First editions of both volumes 1 and 2. Quarto, original flexboards, illustrated throughout. Both volumes are signed by Rem Koolhaas. Essays by Rem Koolhaas, Tae-Wook Cha, Chuihua Judy Chung, Jutiki Gunter, Daniel Herman, Hiromi Hosoya, Jeffrey Inaba, Sze Tsung Leong, Kiwa Matsushita, John McMorrough, Juan Palop-Casado, Markus Schaefer, Tran Vinh, Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss, Louise Wyman.Continue reading "Harvard Design School Project on the City: Volumes 1 & 2"

Karsten, Karl.

Scientific Forecasting: Its Methods and Application to Practical Business and to Stock Market Operations.

New York: Greenberg, 1931.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original maroon cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

McPhee, John.

The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author, “For Mike Hutcheson many thanks and all the best John McPhee Bradford 1/23/89.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.