Art And Architecture from Raptis Rare Books

New York: The Modern Library, 1993. First Modern Library edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. . . . [It] can also be seen… Read more about this item

New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979.

New York: Random House, 1993. First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "I hope you enjoy this, Barbara Fryrear, Sincerely, Jane Jacobs Dallas May 1993." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Book design by Carole Lowenstein.

New York: Andy Warhol Books/ Grosset & Dunlap, 1979.

Rare nineteenth century oil painting after John Gadsby Chapman (New York/Italy, 1808-1889) depicting the birthplace of President George Washington in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Oil on canvas, the painting depicts the inlet of the Potomac River which divides the site of the Washington family home at Pope's Creek Plantation in the foreground from the Maryland shore and farmyard visible in… Read more about this item

c. 1953. Directed and produced by William Wyler, Roman Holiday opened the 14th Venice International Film Festival on August 20, 1953. The film featured Audrey Hepburn in her first starring role as Princess Ann, a European princess who escapes the reins of royalty and has a wild night out with an American newsman played by Gregory Peck. Hepburn won… Read more about this item

New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1990. First edition of the only major published collection of illustrated Beatles lyrics. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with lavish, full-color illustrations by a host of internationally renowned artists with specially commissioned photographs featured on almost every page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. In the sixties and seventies, the Beatles influenced… Read more about this item

Glasgow and London: Collins, 1978. First edition of this classic 70s punch-out and make-it book. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers. Designed by Ib Penick. Illustrated by Patricia Wayne. Instructional Drawings by Charlotte Staub. In fine condition. The Star Wars film franchise, spanning multiple trilogies and spin-offs, is a cultural phenomenon renowned for its groundbreaking special effects, epic storytelling, and iconic… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1893. Third edition of Fergusson's monumental work on the history of architecture. Royal octavo, two volumes, original publisher's roan-backed cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated. From the library of Ronald and Nancy Reagan with Nancy's ownership stamp to the second free endpaper listing the Reagan's 1669 San Onofre Dr.… Read more about this item

Steidl Verlag, 2004. Complete portfolio of magazines plus wooden suitcase in the original shipping box, one of only 2000 examples. Book 1: The Covers. A facsimile reproduction of every cover from Interview's first decade; metallic cloth hardcover / 160 pages / color printing. Book 2: The Pictures. A selection of Interview photo-shoots from the first decade; printed fabric hardcover… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Centrale d'Architecture, n.d. Finely bound example of Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc's authoritative resource on the evolution of furniture styles in France from the Carolingian Period to the Renaissance. Royal octavo, 6 volumes bound in one quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated with… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Inc., Publishers, 1967. First edition of this early monograph on the work of Jasper Johns. Large oblong quarto, original cloth, text with 142 plates, half tipped-in color. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jasper Johns has often been called an "artist's artist." A painter, printer and sculptor, Johns is perhaps best known for his… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1945.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. First edition, early printing of this work by Warhol. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Herb Lubalin. Jacket photograph by Philippe Halsman. An exceptional example.

Venetia [Venice]: Appresso Dominico de' Franceschi, 1570 [c. 1768]. One of the giants of Venetian Renaissance architecture of the 16th century, Andrea Palladio based his designs on the values of Greek architecture, and the traditions of Roman architecture as outlined by Vitruvius. He is regarded as one of the greatest architects in the history of Western art, best known… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. First edition of Slim Aarons' masterpiece, a portrait of the glamour, luxury and exclusivity of the elite during the 1950s and 60s which remains without peer to this day. Folio, original blue cloth, profusely illustrated with photographs by Slim Aarons, many full-page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bookplate of Joyce… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, 1969. First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the Vincent Scully on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1925. By 1900, Maxfield Parrish had become "recognized as one of America's most successful artists, achieving national popularity for his distinctively elegant style, detailed backgrounds and glowing colors" (Dalby, 42). He agreed to illustrate his friend Saunders' play "on account of the bully opportunity it gives for a very good time making the pictures.… Read more about this item

London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894-1897. Complete set of all thirteen volumes of one of the most important periodicals of the 1890s, with contributions by Henry James, Max Beerbohm, Kenneth Grahame, H. G. Wells, and W. B. Yeats, among many others. First edition second issue, without book lists or publisher's announcements to rear. Octavo, thirteen volumes in the… Read more about this item