Arti decorative e design

Art and Industry: The Principles of Industrial Design

READ, HERBERT · 1935 · The Wild Muse

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1935. 1st. Hard. 4to. First American edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1935, first printing, printed in Great Britain by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge. Small 4to, 8" x 10 1/4", 143pp, illustrated with numerous b/w plates...

Decorative Art 1939. The Studio Year Book

HOLME, C. G., EDITOR · 1939 · The Wild Muse

$199.99 (€181.45 | £151.35 | ¥31,940)

London and New York: The Studio Ltd, 1939. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover. Published London and New York: The Studio Ltd. / The Studio Publications, 1939, first printing. 4to, 8 1/4" x 11 1/2", 144pp, + xxiv ads from US and UK (mostly UK0, illustrated with hundreds ...

The Show Starts on the Sidewalk: An Architectural History of the Movie Theatre, Starring S. Charles Lee

VALENTINE, PROFESSOR MAGGIE · 1994 · The Wild Muse

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994, first printing. 4to, 8 1/2" x 10 1/4", xiv+231pp, richly illustrated with period photographs. "History of the American movie thea...

Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies

ALBRECHT, DONALD · 1986 · The Wild Muse

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

NY: Harper & Row, 1986. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harper & Row, 1986, first printing. 4to, 8 1/4" x 10 1/4", xx+204pp, 163 b/w plates. "A thorough examination of the almost symbiotic relationship between modernist architecture and ...

Modulor 2, 1955 (Let the User Speak Next); Continuation of "the Modulor" 1948

LE CORBUSIER · 1968 · The Wild Muse

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, 1968. 1st. Soft cover. 8vo. First edition thus. First softcover edition. Published Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, 1968, first printing (April, 1968). Square 8vo. wrappers, 7 3/8" x 7 3/8", 336pp, illustrated with b/w reproductions. Previous owner name on fly...

The Sculptural Idea

KELLY, JAMES J. · 1970 · The Wild Muse

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co, 1970. Soft cover. 8vo. Trade softcover. Published Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co, 1970, third printing. Oblong 8vo. wrappers, 10" x 7 1/4", 102pp, illustrated with b/w photographs. Very good.. Very Good .

Style of the Century

HILLIER, BEVIS · 1983 · The Wild Muse

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. 8vo. First softcover edition. Published NY: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1983, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 7 3/8" x 9 3/4", 239pp, illustrated with numerous b/w and color plates. A "survey of architecture, interiors, fashion, graphics and...

The President As Architect : Franklin D. Roosevelt's Top Cottage [Signed]

ARCHITECTS, JOHN G. WAITE ASSOCIATES · 2001 · The Wild Muse

$249.99 (€226.81 | £189.19 | ¥39,925)

Albany: Mount Ida Press, 2001. 1st. Soft cover. 4to. Signed first edition. Softcover. Published Albany, NY: Mount Ida Press, 2001, first printing. 4to. wrappers with French flaps. 8 1/2" x 11", 158pp, illustrated with b/w photographs. Inscribed by author on flyleaf, along with...

Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses

SMITH, ELIZABETH A. (EDITOR), MCCOY, ESTHER · 1998 · The Wild Muse

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1998. 1st. Soft cover. 4to. First edition thus, softcover. Published Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1998, first printing. Oblong 4to. wrappers, 12" x 9 3/4", 256pp, illustrated with numerous photos, plans and scale models. "Winner of the 1999 Philip Johnso...

Architectural Details from the Early Twentieth Century: A Book of Traditional Details

KNOBLOCH, PHILIP G. · 1991 · The Wild Muse

$199.99 (€181.45 | £151.35 | ¥31,940)

Washington, D. C.: Amer Inst for Architecture, 1991. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition thus, a facsimile edition of the original 1931 edition. Published Washington, D. C.: Amer Inst for Architecture, 1991, first printing. 4to, 9" x 12", illustrarted with 114 plates. Gray cloth wit...

The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art, 1925

HOLME C. GEOFFREY & WAINWRIGHT SHIRLEY B. · 1925 · The Wild Muse

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

London: The Studio Ltd, 1925. 1st. Soft cover. 4to. First edition in original wrappers. Published London: The Studio Ltd, 1925. 4to. printed wrappers with color pictorial cover inset, 8 1/4" x 11 1/8", 194pp, text and hundreds of b/w plate illustrations, 8 color plates. Archit...

Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s

BAYER, PATRICIA · 2004 · The Wild Muse

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Soft cover. Folio. Trade softcover. Published London: Thames & Hudson, 1998, reprinted 2004. Folio wrappers, 9 3/4" x 11 1/2", with over 300 illustrations, 151 in color. Using contemporary photographs and illustrations of interiors, juxtaposed wi...

Raymond Hood

KILHAM, WALTER H. · 1973 · The Wild Muse

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

NY: Architectural Book Publishing, 1973. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Architectural Book Publishing, 1973, first printing. Small 4to, 7 3/4" x 10", 200pp, illustrated with numerous b/w photos and reproductions. A study of the man who did much to cha...

Modern French Decoration

KAHLE, KATHARINE MORRISON · 1930 · The Wild Muse

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930, first printing. Small 4to, 7 1/2" x 9 1/4", 219pp, illustrated with 27 photos of Deco interiors by noted designers: Ruhlmann, Dufrene, Jallot, R...

Polished to Perfection: Japanese Cloisonne from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry

SINGER, ROBERT T. · 2017 · The Wild Muse

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

NY: Prestel, 2017. 1st. Hard. 4to. Firsrt edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Prestel, 2017. 4to, 9 1/2" x 11 1/4", 144pp, lavishlu illustrated with full color plates. Fine.. Fine .

American Design Ethic: A History of Industrial Design to 1940

PULOS, ARTHUR J · 1983 · The Wild Muse

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Cambridge: Mit Press, 1983. 1st. Hard. 8vo. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Cambridge: Mit Press, 1983. 4to, ix+441pp, profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions. Very good plus in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket.. Very Good Plus .

Casa Manana [Signed]

MORROW, ELIZABETH; WILLIAM SPRATLING (ILLUS) · 1932 · The Wild Muse

$1,594.94 (€1,447.04 | £1,207.04 | ¥254,722)

Croton Falls, NY: Spiral Press, 1932. 1st. Hard. 4to. William Spratling. SIGNED first edition. Limitied to 300 copies. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Croton Falls, NY: Spiral Press, 1932. 4to, 8 1/4" x 11 1/4", unpaginated, drawings by William Spratling, illustrated w...

Architectural and Decorative Ornaments; the General Catalogue of Jacobson & Co. , Designers and Craftsmen

JACOBSON & CO. · 1915 · The Wild Muse

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

NY: Jacobson, 1915. 1st. Hard. Folio. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Jacobson, 1915. Folio, 9 1/4" x 12 1/4". Trade catalog of thousands of architectural ornaments, photographed and priced on 183 b/w plates. Olive cloth with green titles and gilt de...

American Furniture: 1620 to the Present

ELIZABETH BIDWELL BATES; JONATHAN FAIRBANKS · 1981 · The Wild Muse

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

NY: Richard Marek Pubs, 1981. 1st. Hard. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Richard Marek, 1981. 4to, 9" x 10 1/4", xii+561pp, 1300 b/w photos and 100 color plates. Foxing along edges, else very good, clean, bright with no wear in very good dust jacke...

The History of Furniture

CHARLISH, ANNE, EDITOR · 1976 · The Wild Muse

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

NY: William Morrow & Company, 1976. 1st. Hard. Folio. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: William Morrow & Company, 1976, first printing. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12", 344pp, over 340 illustrations, mostly in color. Near fine, bright, crisp with no wear in near fine...