Florence: The City and Its Architecture (First Edition) by Richard Goy - 2002

Phaidon Press & Sansoni, London & Firenze,, [1958]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., Best Edition, with 2 mounted coloured frontispieces and 1333 fine monochrome plates; original cloth, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Arguably Berenson's masterpiece, his indispensable catalogue made its first appearance in 1936 and swiftly became the standard reference.'A new and extensively revised edition of the author's classic catalogue of Venetian painters. This edition corrects errors and incorporates the latest attributions and scholarship; profusely illustrated with many new photographs and bibliographical references' (Arntzen).

London: Phaidon Press, 1973. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1973 1st English language edition (following the original 1972 German edition published out of Salzburg). The definitive monograph on Schiele and the catalogue raisonne of his paintings, watercolors and drawings. Tall, sqaure quarto, "282 plates, including 84 in color, and 612 text illustrations". A solid, VG+ copy in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling and creasing to the panels. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings of any kind. The text translated into English by Alexander Lieven.

London: Phaidon Press, 1997. First edition of one of the finest compilations of the works of Brazilian photojournalist and political activist, Sebastiao Salgado. Quarto, original gray cloth, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by both Sebastiao Salgado and Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago, who contributed the preface. A gifted photographer and a man of great compassion, Salgado does not take frivolous pictures. Here he returns to Brazil to document the lives of peasants forced off the land by the industrialization of agriculture, "landless" farmers, some of whom were massacred when they staged a demonstration in 1996. The struggle for land continues, but there is hope, and hope, along with quiet pride, is present even in the most strained visages recorded in Salgado's magnificent duotones, works of art that convey far more "information" than televised news reports. The book was published to coincide with the International Day of Struggle for the Land in April of… Read More

London: Phaidon Press LTD, 1956. First edition. With the engraved bookplate of J.R. Abbey, whose book collection was one of the largest and one of the most remarkable of his generation. He is perhaps best known for his collection of fine bindings and travel books. Two Arts Council exhibitions of bindings from his collection show that he was attracted by the strong geometric pattern designs and vibrant colour use of contemporary English and French binders. With 92 black and white plates of sculptures by Rodin plus two portraits of the artist and a drawing by him. 4to, in a very fine signed modernist binding by master binder Arthur Johnson, dated 1958. The binding is of full black morocco, each board with two large and deeply recessed conecle shaped areas boldly dashed in a mirrored design of gilt lines and curves, the spine with simple yet bold gilt lettering, gilt triple-ruled turn-ins and blue endpapers. t.e.g., housed in a navy blue slipcase with a felt lined, cloth covered chemise. 13,… Read More

USA: Phaidon, 2002. Book. Illus. by Alexey Brodovitch. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 272 pages. Bibliography. Index. Footnotes. Subject was the long-time art director of Harper's Bazaar. "This work narrates his life and work, documenting with extensive research and rare archival images his contributions to photography, design, and the visual arts." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Tiny faint erasure atop front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Gift quality. Please note: Heavy book. Special shipping considerations may apply..

Phaidon Press & Sansoni, London & Firenze,, [1958]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., Best Edition, with 2 mounted coloured frontispieces and 1333 fine monochrome plates; original cloth, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Arguably Berenson's masterpiece, his indispensable catalogue made its first appearance in 1936 and swiftly became the standard reference.'A new and extensively revised edition of the author's classic catalogue of Venetian painters. This edition corrects errors and incorporates the latest attributions and scholarship; profusely illustrated with many new photographs and bibliographical references' (Arntzen).

London: Phaidon Press, 1973. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1973 1st English language edition (following the original 1972 German edition published out of Salzburg). The definitive monograph on Schiele and the catalogue raisonne of his paintings, watercolors and drawings. Tall, sqaure quarto, "282 plates, including 84 in color, and 612 text illustrations". A solid, VG+ copy in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling and creasing to the panels. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings of any kind. The text translated into English by Alexander Lieven.

London: Phaidon Press, 1997. First edition of one of the finest compilations of the works of Brazilian photojournalist and political activist, Sebastiao Salgado. Quarto, original gray cloth, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by both Sebastiao Salgado and Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago, who contributed the preface. A gifted photographer and a man of great compassion, Salgado does not take frivolous pictures. Here he returns to Brazil to document the lives of peasants forced off the land by the industrialization of agriculture, "landless" farmers, some of whom were massacred when they staged a demonstration in 1996. The struggle for land continues, but there is hope, and hope, along with quiet pride, is present even in the most strained visages recorded in Salgado's magnificent duotones, works of art that convey far more "information" than televised news reports. The book was published to coincide with the International Day of Struggle for the Land in April of… Read More

London: Phaidon Press LTD, 1956. First edition. With the engraved bookplate of J.R. Abbey, whose book collection was one of the largest and one of the most remarkable of his generation. He is perhaps best known for his collection of fine bindings and travel books. Two Arts Council exhibitions of bindings from his collection show that he was attracted by the strong geometric pattern designs and vibrant colour use of contemporary English and French binders. With 92 black and white plates of sculptures by Rodin plus two portraits of the artist and a drawing by him. 4to, in a very fine signed modernist binding by master binder Arthur Johnson, dated 1958. The binding is of full black morocco, each board with two large and deeply recessed conecle shaped areas boldly dashed in a mirrored design of gilt lines and curves, the spine with simple yet bold gilt lettering, gilt triple-ruled turn-ins and blue endpapers. t.e.g., housed in a navy blue slipcase with a felt lined, cloth covered chemise. 13,… Read More

USA: Phaidon, 2002. Book. Illus. by Alexey Brodovitch. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 272 pages. Bibliography. Index. Footnotes. Subject was the long-time art director of Harper's Bazaar. "This work narrates his life and work, documenting with extensive research and rare archival images his contributions to photography, design, and the visual arts." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Tiny faint erasure atop front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. Gift quality. Please note: Heavy book. Special shipping considerations may apply..