Worcester: 3DTotal Publishing, 2016. Reprint. Softcover. Concepts are where all great ideas begin. Whether scribbled in a sketch pad or on a napkin, concepts are a way for artists to develop their skills and discover interesting shapes and forms that can be developed into their next masterpiece... More
New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1969. Jim Starrett (cover design). First Harper Torchbooks Edition. Softcover. # TB 1447. More
New York: Taylor and Francis, 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover (Outsized). This book offers an alternative vision for the future of architecture, a timely and invaluable contribution to the debate concerning emergent surfaces and the next generation of building membranes in this era of extreme computational control. Areas covered..... More
Barcelona: Actar, 2006. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Architecture needs mechanisms that allow it to become connected to culture. It achieves this by continually capturing the forces that shape society as material to work with. Architecture's materiality is therefore a composite one, made up of visible forces (structural, functional, physical) as..... More
Padua: The Messenger, 1968. First Edition (presumed). Softcover. Translated from the Italian by Miss Adriana D'Este. More
Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, Ltd, 1986. First Trade Paperback Edition. Ninth Printing. Softcover. With a foreword by Osamu Tezuka. Frederik L. Schodt received a 2017 Japan Foundation Award in 2017 for his work in bringing Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists to the world! Since first published in..... More
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2007. Softcover. Badges, buttons and pins have been around for over a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists and illustrators. A badge can be..... More
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2007. Softcover. Badges, buttons and pins have been around for over a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists and illustrators. A badge can be..... More
Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 1997. Revised. Softcover. More
London: Penguin Books, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback. A fascinating insight into the vibrant culture of Modernism, and the rich artistic world of Paris's Left Bank, Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas includes an introduction by Thomas Fensch in Penguin Modern Classics. For Gertrude Stein and her wife..... More
Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2001. Reprint. Softcover. Highly acclaimed when it was first published in 1924, this enduring classic fired the opening salvo in a campaign for serious recognition of the importance of popular culture. Seldes - a journalist, editor, and cultural critic - believed that for a...... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. Unabridged Reprint. Softcover. With a new introduction by David Cathers. Directly influenced by William Morris's Arts and Crafts Movement in England, the Stickley family created what is now known and prized as Craftsman style furniture. This chastely beautiful and functional furniture was..... More
London: Granta Books, 2019. Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. Shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2018 From the author of The Vegetarian, winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2016 From the author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a...... More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. An essential, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to the art of Cambodia, and a vivid glimpse into a world that continues to challenge travelers. Legendary tales of kings and princes, wars, conquests, and unions with gods and goddessesall these are portrayed in..... More
Hong Kong: Blacksmith Books, 2019. First Edition. First Printing. Softcover. The book you are holding contains secrets and stories about Hong Kong that have never before been published. Prepare to have your preconceived notions of this bustling Asian financial hub butchered as you journey through crevices, enter hidden portals, clamber..... More
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1987. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. More
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art from 22 July to 11 September, 1994. More
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1982. Softcover (Outsized). More
London: Granada Publishing, 1985. Trade Paperback. Softcover. More
Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, 2009. First Edition. Outsize Softcover. A comprehensive guide for both emerging and mid-career artists to pursue a career in the visual arts. Providing real-life examples, illustrations, and step-by-step exercises, Battenfield offers readily applicable advice on all aspects of the job. Along with tips on planning..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963. Third Edition. Softcover. This Third Edition was revised in collaboration with Margaret B. Freeman and the Staff of the Medieval Department and The Cloisters. More
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1950. Maxwell Marxe (book design). First Printing. Paperback. # 708. With 52 illustrations. More
London: Penguin Books, 2017. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 'Art is not a luxury. Art is a basic social need to which everyone has a right'. This extraordinary collection of 100 artists' manifestos from across the globe over the last 100 years brings together activists, post-colonialists, surrealists, socialists, nihilists and..... More
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