DESIGN AS ART
(1971)
First edition in English of legendary designer Bruno Munari's manifesto on the importance of design, a Pelican Original.
Art & Music
EDVARD MUNCH: Master Prints from the Epstein Family Collection
(1990)
Exhibition catalogue, warmly inscribed by Munch collector Sarah Epstein to the former president of the Carnegie Institute.
JAPANESE PAINTINGS: CHILDREN'S SPORTS
Meiji 21; 1888
Trilingual publication (Japanese, English, French) of elaborately produced color woodblock prints on the theme of traditional Japanese children's games.
Original Photograph of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Roy Haynes at the Open Door
(1953) [print ca. 1970s]
A rare image — considered by many "the greatest photo in jazz history" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) — of Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, and Roy Haynes performing at NYC's Open Door on September 13, 1953.
PABLO PICASSO DRAWINGS
(1959)
Scarce collection of Picasso's drawings, in the even scarcer dust jacket.
DAS GRAPHISCHE WERK 1955-1965
(1966)
First printing of this attractive collection of works from later in Picasso's career, demonstrating his fully developed aesthetic.
AMERICAN MOUNTAIN SONGS
(1927)
First printing of this collection of American and Americanized mountain ballads, love songs, and spirituals, transcribed and arranged with piano accompaniment — in the scarce original dust jacket.
AMERICAN MOUNTAIN SONGS
(1927)
Rare first printing of this collection of American and Americanized mountain ballads, love songs, and spirituals, transcribed and arranged with piano accompaniment.
THE FANTASTIC ART OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH
1973
Scarce first (and only) edition of this appraisal of the horror and science fiction great's art.
MOKO; OR MAORI TATTOOING
1896
First edition, the classic study of Maori tattooing, profusely illustrated with photographs and Robley's own drawings.
Folk Artist's Scrapbook Contained in American Beer Brewer Catalogue and Ledger
[ca. 1910s]
Moving outsider book created by one Edward R. Roderick of New York State, likely while a patient at the Gowanda State Hospital.
OKLAHOMA!
(1943)
First printing of the hit musical in book form, the first collaboration of the great American theater duo Rodgers and Hammerstein.
EVERY BUILDING ON THE SUNSET STRIP
(1966)
First state of this quintessentially Los Angeles book, and one of the great photobooks of all time, in exceptional condition.
FIFTY YEARS OF PAINTING
(2009)
Immaculate signed first edition of this Ruscha retrospective.
PAUL ET VIRGINIE
(1947)
Limited edition of this illustrated 18th-century French tragedy with abolitionist themes – with a numbered print by Friesz loosely laid in.
ÊXODOS
(2000)
True first edition of this classic photobook which movingly depicts displaced peoples from around the globe.
Images of Horror and Fantasy
(1978)
First printing of this overview of the genre, including examples from fine art, illustration, film, books, etc.
FOLON
(1968)
First edition of these twelve brilliantly colored Folon illustrations for the first Olivetti desk calendar, mounted on heavy cardstock, with Soavi's biographical essay.
THE DOGS BODIES PORTFOLIO
(2000)
Signed limited special edition of this booklet of humorous dog art, housed in an attractive portfolio with original silkscreen.
INDELIBLE MIRO: Aquatints, Drawings, Drypoints, Etchings, Lithographs, Book Illustrations, Posters
(1972)
Gorgeous study of Miró's graphic work as printmaker and illustrator, with two original lithographs printed by Mourlot and the Imprimerie Arte.
THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
(1983)
First printing of Tufte's classic work on data visualization.
THE EDUCATION OF A CONCERT-GOER
(1949)
First edition of this introduction to the art of orchestral music for laypeople by a professor of music and instrumentalist — both an insider's view of orchestras, and an elucidation of musical composition itself.
Original cobweb painting
[late 19th century]
Rare and delicate nineteenth-century watercolor miniature painted on a cobweb, depicting two young people in Tyrolean peasant costume.
Local Detroit Television News Art and Design Archive
[1970-1988]
Archive spanning the 1970s and 1980s of original commercial artwork and design by Detroit artist and graphic designer Jerry Watts, primarily for use in local Detroit television news and related programming.
THE FOUR GOSPELS
1932
Signed limited first edition of this beautifully designed copy of the four Christian Gospels.
