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Philippe Starck

John Steinbeck – Of Mice and Men – Easton Press – 1977 - 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series.
This Easton Press edition presents Steinbeck's novella with illustrations by Fletcher Martin and an introduction by John T. Winterich. First published in 1937, Of Mice and Men was

Literature - Quantity: 1 - Book

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men - 1977

Klapsch, Thorsten:
Palast der Republik.
Der Palast der Republik, aufgrund der großen Anzahl an Leuchten und Deckenlampen auch Erichs Lampenladen genannt, war ein besonderes Zeugnis der DDR-Architektur. Nach der Eröffnung im April 1976 war er nicht nur Sitz der Volkskammer, dem

Architecture, Photography - Quantity: 1 - Book

Thorsten Klapsch - Palast der Republik - 2010

MOCO Museum X Banksy.
Exclusive Press for the 2014 MOCO (Modern Contemporary Museum Amsterdam) Warhol Exposition.

Hardback, with silk touch., 200 pages full of Full colour artworks and Photos from Banksy’s Exhibition works. 

Rare! Only a small amount is given away at the Expo.


Art - Quantity: 1 - Book

Banksy - Laugh Now (Moco) - 2014

Beautifully signed book from the well-known Japanese photographer Keiichi Tahara. Very well printed with captivating contrasty black and white images of the male dancer Min Tanaka.

Book condition: as new, beautifully signed in black ink on the black front endpaper by the

Photography, Japan - Quantity: 1 - Signed - Photo book

Keiichi Tahara - Photosynthesis 1978-1980 (SIGNED) - 1978-1980

For collectors of these very rare, specially bound Boekenweekgeschenk editions. A particularly fine copy, and Koch writes a wonderful story with it.

Herman Koch - Makkelijk leven [Luxe editie] - 2017

Architecture, Art history - Quantity: 1 - Reference book

Antoni Gaudí - Gaudi. En primer plano. Up close - 2020

Art book in the form of a leporello fully illustrated in lithography by the Catalan artist Josep Grau-Garriga (1929-2011).

His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, notably at UNESCO Palace (Paris), at the Benassar Gallery (Madrid) and more recently at the

Signé; Grau-Garriga - La Loire [leporello lithographié, signé et num. 41/125] - 1990

Limited edition, numbered and signed, no. 28 of 75.

Photography - Quantity: 1 - Inscribed by author, Signed - Photo book

Sébastien Girard - My TV Girls - 2017

Kathryn and Byron Jackson - Jerry at school - New York, Simon and Schuster, 1950 - 42 pp. - Original  hardcover illustrated front and rear covers, gold foil on spine, all edges yellowed (as issued) - Colour-illustrated by Corinne Malvern - 20x17 cm.

*  First edition, with

Children's books, Illustrated, Games and pastimes - Quantity: 1 - Book

Kathryn and Byron Jackson - Jerry at school. [Little Golden Book 94] - 1950

Exceptional copy exceptionally signed on the title page by Sophie Ristelhueber (born 1949), unattainable in a signed copy elsewhere on the Internet and rarissime in an unsigned copy. 148 pages, 47 color photographs and 23 in black and white. Sturdy publisher's hardcover bound

Photography, History - Quantity: 1 - Signed - Book

Signed; Sophie Ristelhueber - Fait  [Parr & Badger's Photobook v. 2 - 168] - 1992

BAUDELAIRE (Charles)
The Flowers of Evil.
Montauban, Raymonde Gastaud, 1957.
In-4 (28 cm x 23 cm) of [2 ff] (original drawing + etching of the drawing) - 110 pp & [24 ff] (for the remainder)
Edition limited to 160 copies of which a single unique copy on nacreous Japanese paper,

Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Signed - Book

Charles BAUDELAIRE / Ignasi VIDAL - Les Fleurs du mal [Un des 64 ex. avec suite, enrichi ORIGINAL & CUIVRE - Reliure signée] - 1957

Exceptionally signed copy on the title page by Franco Fontana (born 1933), now unavailable on the Internet in a signed edition. 124 pages and more than 100 color photographs, almost all full-page, texts in Italian and English by Liborio Termine. Black debossed binding with title

Photography, Sociology - Quantity: 1 - Signed, Dust jacket - Book

Signed Franco Fontana - Lui lavora li' - 1986

Exceptionally rare copy, uniquely dedicated and signed on the title page by Mimmo Jodice (1934 - 2025), unique and unavailable in signed copies and almost impossible to find in unsigned copies. 224 pages and about a hundred black-and-white photographs printed full-page for the

Photography, Sociology - Quantity: 1 - Signed - Book

Signed Mimmo Jodice - Mezzogiorno - 1975

+ 3 people between walls. De Bezige Bij, 1999.
+ 90 people Salamander pocket, De Arbeiderspers, 1977. 2nd edition.
+ Bluebeard in space. Illustrated by Jo Boon. Manteau, 1973. A nice copy with light but not annoying water damage.
+ Boontje's Reserve 1. De Boekvink. N.V. De

Literature - Quantity: 25 - Book

Louis Paul Boon - 24 uitgaven: erotica, verhalen, reservaten, geschiedenis, biografie, romans, sprookjes, strips, - 1954-2009

ONDINE(300 Limited Edition)

Signed, Eikoh Hosoe, Akira Uno.
Genkosha/1963/japanese/340×273ｍｍ

Photography - Quantity: 1 - Book

Signed, Eikoh Hosoe, Akira Uno - ONDINE - 1963

Exceptionally signed edition on the title page by Carla Cerati (1926 - 2016) ) unique and unobtainable in a signed copy. 104 pages and about 80 black-and-white photographs printed full-page as plates, text in Italian by Francesco Gallo and conversation with Carla Cerati.

Photography - Quantity: 1 - Signed - Book

Signed; Carla Cerati - Scena e fiori scena - 1991

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