A complete collection in 109 issues of the short-lived art and literature journal, each issue 6-8 pp., with scattered illustrations. Year 1 large folio (17 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches), Year 2 small folio (14 3/4 x 10 inches). Red cloth with gilt-stamped leather title labels to spines. Light soiling..... More
1938. A complete run in four volumes, issues 61, 96, 112, and 101 pp. Octavo (8 5/8 x 6 1/4 inches). Original printed wrappers with plastic spiral binding. Some toning and soiling to covers, nos. 1 and 4 with some small cracks and splits to plastic, light edgewear especially to..... More
![Book ID: 53733 Kafe Naibu Shu. [Collection of Café-Bar Interiors.] Volumes 1 through 3...](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53733_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1783630083)
A three-volume work on Japanese café and bar architecture and interior design, each volume with between 48 and 50 photographic plates. Octavo (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches). Spiral-bound printed cardstock wrappers, with original stapled cardboard slipcases with titles to spines. Tokyo: Koyosha, 1933. Each volume of this three-volume set..... More
![Book ID: 53366 Kokusai Shaonto. [International Gratitude Tower.] Kenchiku shashin...](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53366_0004.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737043364)
50 leaves, including two double-page plates, comprising a few sheets of text scattered between mostly illustrated plates of architectural designs, published as part of a large illustrated series of publications about architecture. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches). Printed publisher's cardstock portfolio, contents loose as issued. Light soiling and..... More
Single sheet price list prefacing a portfolio of 52 total plates for 26 designs, 2 plates per design. Small folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches). Cloth-backed leather portfolio, title illustration pasted down, contents loose as issued. Some light soiling and wear to portfolio, some spotting to cloth, light consistent..... More
184 pp. volume with designs for 29 modern houses by architects and designers of the era, profusely illustrated, several in color. Large quarto (12 x 8 3/4 inches). Beige cloth stamped with title and publisher in black to upper cover. Some light soiling to covers, spine lightly shaken, small split..... More
Single cardstock sheet of prefatory text, printed to both sides, followed by 24 color palette plates meant to serve as aids for composing color harmonies. Octavo (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches). Loose as issued in printed publisher's heavy paper portfolio cover, accompanied by cloth slipcase. Some light wear to..... More
Unpaginated trade catalog from the Rasch wallpaper manufacturer with 24 pp. of photographs and text and 13 pp. of wallpaper samples. Oblong octavo (7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches). Original illustrated wrappers. Some soiling and light warping to front cover, light spotting along cloth spine, slight yellowing to interior, overall..... More
425 pp. volume on the development of modernism in Japan and abroad, illustrated with reproductions from photographs on plates. Octavo (8 1/8 x 6 inches). Original cloth with mounted cover illustration, accompanied by original slipcase with mounted paper title label. Some small tears and losses to slipcase, extremely minor soiling..... More
181 pp. survey of Constructivist and other modernist developments in Central and Western Europe, meant to act as an introduction of Western avant-garde trends to the Japanese public, illustrated. Octavo (7 1/2 x 6 inches). Original publisher's burlap-covered boards with a striking Constructivist design to front cover, including two mounted..... More
![Book ID: 53211 Práce mé a mych zaku, 1898-1901 [My Work and that of My Students]. Jan...](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53211_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1721420960)
Volume of plates of designs from the Czech architect and designer Kotera and his school. Octavo (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches). Original dark green Art Nouveau boards with stamped red Art Nouveau-style ornaments and text to front cover, with Art Nouveau endpapers. Some pages loosening slightly from binding, overall..... More
Unpaginated volume containing 8 cardstock leaves depicting figures and animals of the circus to be cut out and assembled with small paper fasteners such as brads. Oblong octavo (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches). Original colorful illustrated stapled wrappers. Staples removed, some wear along spine, edgewear to wrappers especially at..... More
![Book ID: 53744 Ie no dekiru made. [How a House is Built.] (Series: Jutaku Shinsho.)....](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53744_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1785780486)
116 pp. profusely illustrated volume of residential home design, construction, and interior design including fixtures, construction materials, and color palettes. Quarto (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches). Light orange publisher's boards with original photo-illustrated dust jacket. Very light toning and dust-staining, overall excellent. Tokyo: Shufu No Tomosha, 1954. Takeshi Nishikawa..... More
412 pp. volume on Japanese landscape architecture and garden design, with 12 unnumbered leaves of plates, scattered illustrations and diagrams throughout. Octavo (8 5/8 x 6 inches). Cloth-backed patterned boards, title to spine, with cardboard slipcase illustrated with a modernist design in black and olive green. Some toning and rubbing..... More
![Book ID: 53738 Shin isho no shojuka. [Small Houses with Innovative Designs.]. Eiji Serizawa](https://bernettrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/53738_0001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1785780909)
316 pp. volume on Japanese residential home design, illustrated. Octavo (8 x 6 inches). Original embossed publisher's boards, with original stapled cardboard slipcase with cover design mounted to front. Light wear and scuffing to boards, scattered foxing to interior, some wear and abrasions to slipcase. Tokyo: Arusu, Showa 4 (1949)..... More