Search Results: Titles starting with M from modern-ISM

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1968. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 216 pp., list of lenders, profusely illustrated, notes, bibliography, and index.. Contains work by Calder, Duchamp, Ernst, Feininger, El Lissitzky, Man Ray, Moholy-Nagy, Picabia, Schwitters, Tatlin, Tinguely and many others. As New internally. Silkscreened and embossed metal boards in Near Fine condition. Small dent at top of spine, spine and back edges somewhat oxidized and some very light scratching to back cover.

Mitchell Beazley, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A crisp Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. 144 pp., illustrations, bibliography and index.

Venice, CA: Sewell Archives, 1987. First Edition . Wraps. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Near Fine 71 pp., beautifully illustrated.

Venice, CA: Sewell Archives, 1986. First Edition . Wraps. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. A nice, clean copy with a light corner curl. 117 pp., beautifully illustrated. Arcticles by or on Frank Gehry (two-page photo of Gehry standing behind the model of the Chiat-Day Building), G. Ray Hawkins, Tom Sewell, Andre Miropolsky, Marsha Bentley Hale, Gregory Poe, Kyle Martin,

Venice, CA: Sewell Archives, 1987. First Edition . Wraps. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 71 pp., beautifully illustrated, special issue on Venice, California and its thriving art, architecture and design scene in the late 80s.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. First Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Fine/Fine. This fresh look at Los Angeles is clearly framed as a study whose subject has national implications... A crisp, clean Fine copy in Fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. 294 pp.,profusely illustrated, notes, bibliography and index. Magnetic Los Angeles is the first authoritative study we have on how the professionalization of planning... affected practice, on how the idea of decentralization became a major force in shaping the environment, and on the intricate details of the process of community building... Hise underscores how rich a yield studying Los Angeles can bring.

London: Hyperion Press, 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Beautifully illustrated with some tipped in color illustrations. tan natural linen, brown lettering. A crisp, clean copy with slight age toning to the spine. Owner's name on front free end paper. Lacking the dust jacket. 167 pp., 16 color and 130 b&w illustrations. No international shipping due to weight.

J. F. Huber, 1929. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. Very Goog copy of theatrical playbill for "Desert Song" produced by Lillian Albertson. 38 pp., full of interesting period ads.

Julius Shulman, Juergen Nogai: Harry N. Abrams, 2005. First Edition . Photographic Boards. Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean Fine copy inscribed by architectural photographer Julius Shulman in a Fine mylar-protected dust jacket. 255 pp., profusely illustrated, A visual guided tour of coastal Malibu's most significant architectural structures includes profiles of houses by such individuals as John Lautner, Richard Meier, and Frank Gehry, in a collection of mostly unpublished photographs taken over the course of the historian author's seventy-five-year career. 15,000 first printing.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966. First Edition . Wraps. Fine. Square 8vo. A crisp, clean copy. 148 page exhibition catalogue with an introduction by Jules Langsner, and sections: Man Ray on Man Ray, Man Ray's Friends on Man Ray, Catalog of the exhibition, chronology, list of major exhibitions, a selected bibliography and a list of lenders. Fine with a slight corner bump.

La Fábrica, 2009. First Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean Fine copy in a Fine mylar-protected dust jacket. 391 pp., profusely illustrated, list of works and chronology. Text in Spanish and English. No international shipping due to weight.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966. First Edition . Wraps. Near Fine. Square 8vo. A crisp, clean Very Good copy with Addenda and Errata laid in. 148 page exhibition catalogue with an introduction by Jules Langsner, and sections: Man Ray on Man Ray, Man Ray's Friends on Man Ray, Catalog of the exhibition, chronology, list of major exhibitions, a selected bibliography and a list of lenders. Near Fine with a slight corner bump.

Washington, D. C.: Middendorf Gallery, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to. A crisp, clean Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. [164] pp., 75 full-page B&W plates.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. As New. Oblong 4to. As New in an As New DJ. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. A stunning collection of the work of the renowned French photographer's work including 95 duotone images from around the world. Introduction by French author, Claude Roy, list of captions, biography, bibliography, and list of one-man exhibitions.

New York: Abrams, 2001. First Edition . Original Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. Square 4to. A crisp, clean Near Fine copy with a trace of foxing to top edges in a Fine mylar-protected dust jacket. 397 pp., 325 illustrations including 30 plates in full color, chronology of work, locations of the built work, selected bibliography, index, and photo credits. To write this exhaustive and timely study commemorating the author's 100th birthday, architectural historian Isabelle Hyman has utilized for the first time extensive unpublished archival material and collected hundreds of photographs, sketches, notes, and plans. This wonderful book is actually the catalogue raisonne of Breuer's architectural oeuvre.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Monacelli Press, Incorporated, 1999. First Edition . Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo. A crisp, clean Near Fine copy. Foreword by I.M. Pei. The author's memoirs of his 23 years working as an architect and partner in the Breuer offices which offers a comprehensive, firsthand discussions of many of the firm's most important projects. It is a study not only of an architect, but an architecture office. 320 pp., profusely illustrated throughout w/ b&w photos, plans, details, etc., and a dramatis personae. Flxiiwrap bound w/ light soiling to bottom edges from shop handling, else as new.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1981. First Edition . Original Wraps. Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A crisp, clean, slightly rubbed copy. 191 pp., introduction by J. Stewart Johnson, 199 illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean Fine copy in like dust jacket protected by a mylar cover. Margrethe Mather has been remembered mostly through the commentary of fellow photographer Edward Weston, who referred to her as "the first important person" in his life. In fact, Mather was probably the greatest influence on the development of Weston's early career. Although Mather's little-known body of work has always held its own in the company of great photographs, her biography and influence have never been thoroughly investigated, in no small part due to her own reluctance to reveal the details of her colorful, sometimes sordid life. This book illuminates the professional and personal relationship of Mather and Weston, adding an unforgettable chapter to the history of twentieth-century photography. Mather and Weston first met in Los Angeles in 1913. They soon developed a close relationship, eventually working together as full-fledged… Read More

New York: Electa/Rizzoli, 1987. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Square 4to. A crisp, clean Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket with a few closed tears and some wear and chipping at the spine crown. 287 pp., profusely illustrated, critical anthology, list of works to date, bibliography, list of magazines, and biographical notes. This study of Mario Botta's work from 1960 to date covers his buildings and projects in greater detail than any previously published monograph on the internationally known architect. Text in English.

Yale University Press, 2007. Cloth. Fine +/Fine +. 166 pp. Clean and tight.