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  • CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE ZHUGE CUN VILLAGE / Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Zhugecun RICHLY ILLUSTRATED HC/DJ 1999 by Zhihua Chen, et al. CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE ZHUGE CUN VILLAGE / Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Zhugecun RICHLY ILLUSTRATED HC/DJ 1999
    Zhihua Chen, et al.

    CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE - ZHUGE VILLAGE / ZHUGECUN Richly Illustrated Hardcover Book in Dustjacket. TITLE: Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Zhugecun. AUTHOR: Zhihua Chen, et al. Published by Chongqing Publishing House, 1999. Text in Simplified Chinese.

    ISBN-10: 7-5366-4469-8 / 7536644698. ISBN-13: 978-7-5366-4469-4 / 9787536644694 DESCRIPTION: This volume surveys the architecture of the Zhuge Village / Zhugecun. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x11.5", 174 pages. Illustrations on almost every page. An invaluable architectural reference to this early Chinese village. Condition: GOOD PLUS book, the covers have some wear / bumps to the spine ends, corner tips, and edges; there is some light yellow spotting to the title page, otherwise just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket…

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    CHINESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE - ZHUGE VILLAGE / ZHUGECUN Richly Illustrated Hardcover Book in Dustjacket. TITLE: Zhongguo Xiangtu Jianzhu: Zhugecun. AUTHOR: Zhihua Chen, et al. Published by Chongqing Publishing House, 1999. Text in Simplified Chinese.

    ISBN-10: 7-5366-4469-8 / 7536644698. ISBN-13: 978-7-5366-4469-4 / 9787536644694 DESCRIPTION: This volume surveys the architecture of the Zhuge Village / Zhugecun. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x11.5", 174 pages. Illustrations on almost every page. An invaluable architectural reference to this early Chinese village. Condition: GOOD PLUS book, the covers have some wear / bumps to the spine ends, corner tips, and edges; there is some light yellow spotting to the title page, otherwise just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket with some light edge and spine-end wear. Note: This Book was published as part of a 4 Volume Set, with each volume focused on a different area. Each volume is almost always sold individually, as each stands on its own. Sometimes a title makes it seem like a 4 Volume Set is being offered, but read the description closely and you will find that it is almost invariably a Single Volume of the 4 Volume Set.

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  • MID-CENTURY ALUMINUM FURNITURE LINE - ILLUSTRATED CATALOG - Great Classic Garden Furniture c.1950 MID-CENTURY ALUMINUM FURNITURE LINE - ILLUSTRATED CATALOG - Great Classic Garden Furniture c.1950

    DONSON Presents Its...Perma-Gleam ALUMINUM FURNITURE LINE. Published by the Donson Corporation, Miami, Florida, [circa 1950].

    Paper covers, side-stapled, 8x5 inches oblong, 16 pages including covers.

    ILLUSTRATED with 12 ITEMS that ABSOLUTELY DEFINE THE MID-CENTURY LOOK!!!

    GOOD condition, some light signs of handling and wear, overall bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

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  • SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE IN CALIFORNIA Design of Public School Buildings ILLUSTRATED 1914 SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE IN CALIFORNIA Design of Public School Buildings ILLUSTRATED 1914

    SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE IN CALIFORNIA.

    SACRAMENTO: Issued by The Superintendent of Public Instruction, Printed by the State Printing Office, 1914.

    Booklet, wrappers, illustrated front cover, side-stapled, 6x9 inches, 64 pages. Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs and architectural drawings.

    GOOD condition, the covers have some toning, corner creases, corner tip chips, and a few droplet stains; the inside rear cover has an area of yellow that seems to mimic the yellow of the illustration on the front cover, no idea how that happened but it seems to have happened during the printing of the covers; internally the pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

    This original 1914 California School Architecture publication is quite scarce.

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  • TAIMA-JI : BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN JAPAN Photographs by YOSHIO WATANABE Scarce 1961 by Yoshio Watanabe TAIMA-JI : BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN JAPAN Photographs by YOSHIO WATANABE Scarce 1961
    Yoshio Watanabe

    TAIMA - JI : BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN JAPAN. Photographs by Yoshio Watanabe.

    Published by Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, 1961. One of the Buddhist Temples In Japan series.

    Flexible card covers with illustrated dustjacket, large format, 10x14 inches (26x35 cm), 32 pages of b&w photographs +13 pages of text in Japanese. Laid in is a flyer in English that briefly describes the Taima-Ji Temple and each of the photographic plates in the book.

    Condition: GOOD book, toning to the cover's margins, some creasing to the upper spine corner, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a GOOD dustjacket that has toning to the spine and spine margins, a 4 inch closed tear to the back panel starting at the top…

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    TAIMA - JI : BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN JAPAN. Photographs by Yoshio Watanabe.

    Published by Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, 1961. One of the Buddhist Temples In Japan series.

    Flexible card covers with illustrated dustjacket, large format, 10x14 inches (26x35 cm), 32 pages of b&w photographs +13 pages of text in Japanese. Laid in is a flyer in English that briefly describes the Taima-Ji Temple and each of the photographic plates in the book.

    Condition: GOOD book, toning to the cover's margins, some creasing to the upper spine corner, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a GOOD dustjacket that has toning to the spine and spine margins, a 4 inch closed tear to the back panel starting at the top edge (repaired on the blank backside with clear tape), and some quarter size remnants of thin plastic adhesive on the backside (probably from an old dj protector), else the dj is solid, attractive, and doing its job well.

    A presentable copy of this scarce photographic study of the Taima-Ji Buddhist Temple.

    Yoshio Watanabe, b.1907 d.2000, was a noted Japanese photographer of architecture.

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  • VESC/OBJET/GEGENSTAND AVANT-GARDE RUSSIAN ÉMIGRÉ MAGAZINE - 3 Vols in Slipcase by El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg, editors VESC/OBJET/GEGENSTAND AVANT-GARDE RUSSIAN ÉMIGRÉ MAGAZINE - 3 Vols in Slipcase
    El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg, editors

    VESC OBJET GEGENSTAND, edited by El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg. Three volumes in a slipcase, consisting of the double issue 1&2, issue 3, and a companion book that translates the Russian issues and provides critical commentary.

    BADEN (Switzerland): Lars Müller Publishers, 1994. ISBN 10: 3906700623 / ISBN 13: 9783906700625,

    Baden: Lars Müller, 1994.

    Two softcover issues and one accompanying book, 32, 24, 159 pages. The issues have b&w illustrations. All three items are encased in a two part slipcase.

    The double issue 1-2 and issue 3 were originally published by the Berlin publishing house Skythen in 1922. They contain text and drawings of the Russian avant-garde, with contributions by Viktor Sklovskij, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Boris Pasternak, Sergej Esenin, Nikolaj Punin,…

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    VESC OBJET GEGENSTAND, edited by El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg. Three volumes in a slipcase, consisting of the double issue 1&2, issue 3, and a companion book that translates the Russian issues and provides critical commentary.

    BADEN (Switzerland): Lars Müller Publishers, 1994. ISBN 10: 3906700623 / ISBN 13: 9783906700625,

    Baden: Lars Müller, 1994.

    Two softcover issues and one accompanying book, 32, 24, 159 pages. The issues have b&w illustrations. All three items are encased in a two part slipcase.

    The double issue 1-2 and issue 3 were originally published by the Berlin publishing house Skythen in 1922. They contain text and drawings of the Russian avant-garde, with contributions by Viktor Sklovskij, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Boris Pasternak, Sergej Esenin, Nikolaj Punin, Charles Vildrac, Ivan Goll, Jules Romains, Le Corbusier and others. Typographic design was by El Lisickij. The contributions were mostly in Russian, with a few in French and English.

    VERY GOOD condition, the slipcase has some light sunning, still solid and doing its job well; the internal 3 books are in near fine condition, look and feel unused, a very presentable copy.

    The publisher, lars-muller-publishers, is selling copies of this item for 850 Swiss Francs - $975 at the current exchange rate. Say what?!

    About VESC/OBJET/GEGENSTAND (from the Publisher):

    ******Although it lasted for only two issues (double issue 1&2 and issue 3) and was written mostly in Russian, the Russian Emigrant magazine "Vesc" exercised an enormous influence on other periodicals of that time. Today, the avant-garde art journal is considered a modernist landmark. Now, for the first time, the extraordinary contents of this short-lived magazine are made accessible in annotated translations and summaries.

    This portfolio slipcase includes reprints of the original two issues of "Vesc Objet Gegenstand" from March/April and May 1922, edited by El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg with contents designed by El Lissitzky. A third volume features commentary and translations in both German and English.******

    About ILYA EHRENBURG (from Wikipedia):

    ******Ilya Ehrenburg, b.1891 d.1967, was a Russian journalist, revolutionary, writer, and historian. With around one hundred published titles, he is one of the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union. In the 1920s, Ehrenburg moved to Paris and later Berlin, where he published the magazine Vesc/Objet/Gegenstand together with El Lissitzky.******

    About EL LISSITZKY (from Wikipedia):

    El Lissitzky, b.1890 d.1941, was a Russian architect and painter, who from 1919/20 onwards was involved with Suprematism. Between 1919 and 1927 he produced a large body of paintings, prints, and drawings that he referred to by the word Proun, an acronym for "project for the affirmation of the new" in Russian. The term Proun was conceived by Lissitzky in 1919 specifically to signify his turn to non-objective art. Lissitzky's versatile body of work includes poster and theater set design, typography, and architecture.******

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  • VILLE DI DELIZIA Gorgeous Fine-Printing with 45 LARGE ENGRAVED PLATES of PALATIAL VILLAS of LOMBARDY, ITALY by Marc'Antonio DAL RE by Marc'Antonio Dal Re, et al VILLE DI DELIZIA Gorgeous Fine-Printing with 45 LARGE ENGRAVED PLATES of PALATIAL VILLAS of LOMBARDY, ITALY by Marc'Antonio DAL RE
    Marc'Antonio Dal Re, et al

    VILLE DI DELIZIA O SIANO PALAGI CAMPARECCI NELLO STATO DI MILANO.

    (VILLAS OF DELIGHT or PALATIAL COUNTRY HOMES of the PROVINCE OF MILAN.)

    A LARGE, LAVISHLY PRODUCED, FINE-PRINTING with 44 DOUBLE-PAGE ENGRAVINGS of the work originally engraved and published by MARC'ANTONIO DAL RE in 1726 and 1743.

    Published by Edizioni il Polifilo, Milan, Italy, 1963. Designed and printed by Luigi Maestri; plates by Anniìbale Belli; paper specially manufactured by Cartiera Ventura.

    Large hardcover book in slipcase, folio size 13x19 inches (33.5x48 cm). Pagination: 74, [3] pages, plus 44 engraved plates, and an engraved map. TEXT IN ITALIAN

    ILLUSTRATED with 44 engraved plates (33 double-page, 7 fold-open, and 4 single page); a two page engraved map of the State…

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    VILLE DI DELIZIA O SIANO PALAGI CAMPARECCI NELLO STATO DI MILANO.

    (VILLAS OF DELIGHT or PALATIAL COUNTRY HOMES of the PROVINCE OF MILAN.)

    A LARGE, LAVISHLY PRODUCED, FINE-PRINTING with 44 DOUBLE-PAGE ENGRAVINGS of the work originally engraved and published by MARC'ANTONIO DAL RE in 1726 and 1743.

    Published by Edizioni il Polifilo, Milan, Italy, 1963. Designed and printed by Luigi Maestri; plates by Anniìbale Belli; paper specially manufactured by Cartiera Ventura.

    Large hardcover book in slipcase, folio size 13x19 inches (33.5x48 cm). Pagination: 74, [3] pages, plus 44 engraved plates, and an engraved map. TEXT IN ITALIAN

    ILLUSTRATED with 44 engraved plates (33 double-page, 7 fold-open, and 4 single page); a two page engraved map of the State of Milan (now Lombardy) showing the location of the Villas; plus 17 in-text drawings in a section at the rear that contains notes about the various Villas.

    NEAR FINE book, there is a bump to the lower right corner of the front cover and to the bottom of the spine, and there is a 1 inch thin indent on Plate IV, otherwise beautiful; in a GOOD slipcase that has a few bumps and some general wear but is solid and doing its job well.

    Marc'Antonio Dal Re, b.1697 d.1766, was an Italian engraver and publisher. He is known for his engravings of villas and vedute of the State of Milan.

    A gorgeous, fine-printing production.

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  • YOSHIO TANIGUCHI Architect NINE MUSEUMS **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** Important ASSOCIATION COPY Inscribed to AGNES GUND President Emirita of the MUSEUM OF MODERN ART by Yoshio Taniguchi / Terence Riley YOSHIO TANIGUCHI Architect NINE MUSEUMS **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** Important ASSOCIATION COPY Inscribed to AGNES GUND President Emirita of the MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
    Yoshio Taniguchi / Terence Riley

    YOSHIO TANIGUCHI - NINE MUSEUMS, by Terence Riley and Yoshio Taniguchi. Published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2004. First edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 20, 2004 - January 31, 2005...The exhibition is supported by AGNES GUND and DANIEL SHAPIRO.

    SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. SIGNED and WARMLY INSCRIBED by both the Author, TERENCE RILEY, and the Architect, YOSHIO TANIGUCHI, to DANIEL (Daniel Shapiro) & AGGIE (Agnes Gund) on the half-title page:

    "For Daniel & Aggie / With gratitude for all you have done and for your friendship. / Terence Riley / Nov. 17, 2004" along with Yoshio Taniguchi's small…

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    YOSHIO TANIGUCHI - NINE MUSEUMS, by Terence Riley and Yoshio Taniguchi. Published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2004. First edition. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 20, 2004 - January 31, 2005...The exhibition is supported by AGNES GUND and DANIEL SHAPIRO.

    SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY. SIGNED and WARMLY INSCRIBED by both the Author, TERENCE RILEY, and the Architect, YOSHIO TANIGUCHI, to DANIEL (Daniel Shapiro) & AGGIE (Agnes Gund) on the half-title page:

    "For Daniel & Aggie / With gratitude for all you have done and for your friendship. / Terence Riley / Nov. 17, 2004" along with Yoshio Taniguchi's small inscription in Japanese and his signature in English. Terence Riley inscribed, signed and dated the book in black felt tip pen; Yoshio Taniguchi signed and inscribed in blue ink.

    AGNES GUND, b.1938, is a renowned ARTS PATRON, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESIDENT EMERITA, and PROGRESSIVE PHILANTHROPIST. Her second husband was Daniel Shapiro. Agnes Gund was a member of the selection committee that chose YOSHIO TANIGUCHI to be the architect to redesign the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 10x10 inches (25x25 cm), 212 pages with 239 illustrations, 140 in color. The book covers the eight Japanese museums Taniguchi designed, and his redesign of New York's Museum of Modern Art..

    Condition: VERY GOOD book, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean and clear; in a VERY GOOD dustjacket that has some shelf rubbing. A solid, lovely copy.

    RARE and UNIQUE SIGNED & INSCRIBED copy with an ASSOCIATION to AGNES GUND and THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.

    About TERENCE RILEY (from his NYT 2021 obituary):

    ******Terence Riley, Architectural Force in the Museum World, Dies at 66. He was instrumental in bringing to fruition two of the most important works of 21st century museum architecture.

    As the chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, Mr. Riley helped select and guide the Tokyo based architect Yoshio Taniguchi in the Museum's $858 million expansion, which was completed in 2004.******

    About AGNES GUND (from Wikipedia):

    ******Gund joined MoMA's International Council in 1967; she then joined the Board of Trustees in 1976 and served as its President from 1991 until 2002. She serves on the boards of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, and the Morgan Library and Museum.

    A civic leader and staunch supporter of education, women's issues and environmental concerns, among other causes, Gund is the former Chair of the Mayor's Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of New York City, a former member of the New York State Council on the Arts, and has served on the boards of such wide ranging organizations as the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Barnes Foundation, Chess in the Schools, the Frick Collection, the Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Fund for Public Schools, the J. Paul Getty Trust, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

    In 1997, Gund received the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government. In 1998, Gund received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 2011, Gund was nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on the Arts. In 2016, she was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts.******

    In 2018 the New York Times wrote a long, glowing article about Agnes Gund titled: "Is Agnes Gund the Last Good Rich Person?" The article can be found online, well worth reading.

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