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American Pictures by Jacob Holdt
Wandering Dane/Photojournalist Jacob Holdt's amazing documentation of the everyday life of the African American, mostly in slums and streets and ghettos between 1971 and 1976.
304 pages, inscribed by author. Paperback. The cover is loose and ripped (see photo), but the binding is tight. Printed in Denmark, 1985
$50.00 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Suburbia by Bill Owens
Photographs of everyday people in everyday situations in the California suburbs of the early 70's. One of our favorite books.
Third Printing, August 1974. Very good condition.
$90.00 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
The House Book by Terence Conran
Terence Conran's 1974 magnum opus. The gold standard of interior design and decorating, exploring every aspect of the home. Filled with thousands of awesome photos to supply you with endless ideas. Our favorite book, which no house should be without.
448 pages, very good condition.
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Billy Baldwin Decorates by Billy Baldwin
Needlepoint, spring green, parsons tables, wicker chairs, horns- what's not to like? 1973
Very good condition.
$80.00 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
New Color/New Work: eighteen photographic essays
Edited by Sally Eauclaire
Nice compilation of photographers' color portfolios from the early 80's, including Australian Landscapes by Larry Babis, The Black Belt Country by William Christenberry, Graceland by William Eggleston, An American Prospect by Joel Sternfeld, Cape Life by Joel Meyerowitz, and others.
Fine condtion
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Decorating Is Fun! How To Be Your Own Decorator by Dorothy Draper
Dorothy Draper's charming treatise on how to decorate on your own. This is such a fun book, even if you don't buy this copy you should track down Carleton Varney's reprint of a couple years ago. Combined with Conran's "The House Book" and Mary Gilliatt's "Decorating" you'll be all set.
First edition, 1939. Excellent condition, some minor stains on the front endpapers (see photo) otherwise fine
$700.00 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Our Man-Made Environment Book Seven
by GEE! The Group for Environmental Education, Inc. 1970
An introduction to the study of the man-made environment, and how our lives are affected by our surroundings. Developed in cooperation with the Division of Art Education, School District of Philadelphia, it's written for a 7th grader to understand the hugeness and complexity of the world they live in. Sophisticated and intellectual, it includes die-cut punch-out card forms to create your furniture, houses, roads, buildings, and tracing paper for problem solving.
All complete, slight cover soiling.
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Italy: The New Domestic Landscape by MoMA & Emilio Ambascz
The Italians are Coming! The Italians are Coming! Emilio Ambascz and the MoMA introduce us to the domination of Italian design in this magnum opus of 1972.
Five die cut Italian furnishings are under the vellum cover. As is usual the vellum is age-discolored, otherwise the book is in great condition.
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Design, Form, and Chaos by Paul Rand
The legendary graphic designer explores his and others' work in this treatise on what makes good design.
Condition: wrinkling and a tear to the cover, otherwise very good.
$160.00 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
David Hicks On Decoration- With Fabrics
From the Headmaster of Interior Design comes his opus on decorating with fabrics, mostly of his own design. All aspects are covered, pun intended, from fabric on walls, chairs, beds, canopies, skirts, doors, tables, etc. All illustrated with photographs, black & white and color. Basically one large photo on every page. Especially notable is his design for Mrs. Mark Hampton's bathroom (see photo). One of our favorite books.
Condition: excellent
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American Country and Collecting American Country by Mary Emmerling
Preeminent American Country resource Mary Emmerling's "comprehensive guide to this fresh new trend in interior design that combines the finest objects from America's past with the casual style of today (1980). The fact that these are from the late 70's /early 80's decorating era makes them a lot more interesting, design-wise, than if they were written today. See more at our blog post about it:
http://warymeyers.blogspot.com/2011/05/are-you-ready-for-country.html
290 pages, 1980.
278 pages, 1983.
Condition is good. "Collecting"'s dust jacket is a little worn, but both books' insides are very fine.
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The Kitchen Book by Terence Conran
Part of the Sir Terence's brilliant trifecta on decorating and design. The Kitchen Book explores every aspect of the kitchen, giving you amazing ideas from the best kitchens up through 1977, including Milton Glaser's, George Lang's, Michael Chow's, and more.
Condition: binding and jacket slightly loose, and a previous owner's inscription to his wife about making her dream kitchen come true. (He chose the right book)
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New York New York by Lawrence Halprin- Sold
Lawrence Halprin's public space design-a study of the quality, character, and meaning of open space in Urban Design. Prepared for the City of New York, John V. Lindsay, Mayor. 1968
Condition: good- tight copy with minimal wear to the cover.
$90 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Cape Light by Joel Meyerowitz
Beautiful, personal, and almost snapshot photographs from the master of subtle color. 1978
Condition: wear to the dust jacket.
$140 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
American Denim, A New Folk Art
This is a fantastic book filled with hippie craft embroidery on all kinds of denim.
Condition: light wear.
$45 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan' photography, from MoMA, 1967
Condition: very good
$20 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Creating Modern Furniture by Dona Meilach
An immense array of the wildest sculptural furniture you'll ever see.
Condition: light wear
$45 | EMAIL with zip code to purchase
Team 10 Primer, Edited by Alison Smithson
MIT Press, 1968
Condition: Very nice hardcover with jacket protected by mylar. Previous owner's name inside and very slight fading to the red 10 on the spine.
$170 | Media mail shipping is $5 EMAIL to purchase
