London & New York: Babcock & Wilcox Limited, 1907. Third Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo in green boards with white lettering and illus.; 192p; numerous handsome b/w photo/engraving reproductions of ships; a few fold-out architectural renderings of ships in b/w. Many good images of late 19th century-early 20th century ships. ||..... More about Forged Steel Water-Tube Marine Boilers
Ravensburg: O.Maier, 1954. First edition (presumed). Hardcover. Large quarto in printed glossy boards and cloth spine; 159 p. numerous b/w photos and illus. 30 cm. Text in German. || German industrial design || Very nice. More about Normen und Formen [;]; Industrieller Produktion
Berlin and New York: Ernst & Sohn; Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1994. Hardcover. Quarto in illus DJ; 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm; bibliographical references (p. 139) and index. Design -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Designers -- United States. . More about Michael Graves.; Designer monographs, 3
New York: W. Helburn, Inc., 1938. First ed., presumed. Hardcover. Small quarto in red polished cloth & blue printed titles; 1 preliminary leaf, vii-x, [1], 30, [3] pages : mounted color plates ; 24 cm. Lacks errata slip to page 26. A very attractive color study with five mounted color... More about Historical color guide : primitive to modern times, with thirty plates in color
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1895. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo in custom boards; 23 cm. v. 1, p. 93-113; bibliographical references. Uncommon. // ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN; Classics; Theater -- Greece. More about Vitruvius and the Greek stage; by Edward Capps. Studies in classical philology
[Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China]: Echo Pub. Co., [1981?]. Hardcover. Large quarto in glosst color photo illus paper boards; 116 p. : illus. (mainly col.) ; 29 cm. In Chinese. Lavishly illustrated with photos and excellent diagrams. More about Chinese knotting ;; by Lydia Chen and the editors of Echo Books
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1959. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Large octavo in beige rustic cloth with stamped titles; xvii, 133 pages : diagrams ; 23 cm. No jacket. Design. Art, Greek. Architecture. More about The elements of dynamic symmetry
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Octavo in black illus. wrappers; 119 p. : col. ill. 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 118). Packaging -- History. Packaging -- Pictorial works. More about Shelf life : modern package design, 1920-1945
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, 1974. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Medium quarto in yellow, color illus jacket; xi, 114 pages color illustrations 24 cm. A lovely copy. Scarce thus. || Contents: Naming colors -- Color contrast -- The structural sense. More about Color and the structural sense
New York: C. Potter, 1997. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Large octavo/small quarto in illus paper boards and illus DJ; 224 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm; index. Tastefully done photo-study of the personal spaces (study rooms, bedrooms, living rooms, dens, etc) of 38 well-known women, including Maya... More about A room of her own : women's personal spaces
New York, N.Y. Harry N. Abrams, 2004. Hardcover. Quarto in illus DJ; 144 p. : ill. (many in color) ; 28 cm. Sections entitled: Living with Steuben --; An American legacy --; An ageless alchemy --; Preserving the craft tradition --; In good company --; Masterworks --; The art of... More about Steuben design : a legacy of light and form
Philadelphia: Keystone Pub. Co., 1909. 3rd ed. Hardcover. Small quarto in very dark ribbed & polished blue cloth; 205 pages : b&w illustrations ; 23 cm. Engraving. Monograms. Jewelry, Printing, Design. More about The art of engraving : a text-book and practical treatise on the engraver's art, with special...
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 1975. Hardcover. Quarto in black cloth and pale blue and white illus DJ; , 265p, [13] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm; chronology. A very nice copy. Text in Spanish. // Architecture, Graphic Design, Art Direction... More about HERBERT BAYER, Un Concepto Total
New York: Addison-Wesley, 2002. Advance Proof Copy ("3rd Page Proofs"). Paperback. Octavo in white color-illis wraps; xxxv, 608 p. : illus. ; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. ** This is an advanced proof copy. May be imcomplete compared to officially published edition*** // Game design. Software engineering. Computer games -- Programming. . More about Software engineering and computer games
[Cambridge, Mass.]: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts; Harvard University, 1965. Paperback. Square medium quarto in b&w illus stiff paper wraps; 110 pages : illustrations, plans ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108). Uncommon || "Exhibition planned and directed by Eduard F. Sekler in collaboration with Hans H. Buchwald... More about Proportion, a measure of order : Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, spring...
Corte Madera, Calif. Ginko Press, 2008. 1st. Hardcover. Yellow quarto; 371 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm + 1 poster (71 x 36 cm, folded to 18 x 18 cm), in zippered box (23 x 22 x 5 cm). Over 80 artists and collectives were invited to take... More about Box : the evolution of character design