Librairie Bernard Letu

Description du livre: Flammarion, Paris, France, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 31 x 24.5 Cms. silver-embossed pictorial hardcover - 248 pages - in French - around 150 color illustrations, mostly plates, incl. various double-page spreads - highly evocative images produced between 1992 and 2012 by Egyptian photographer Youssef Nabil (b.1972) - the artist in separate conversations with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Marina Abramovic - showings, monographs, catalogues, films and awards. N° de réf. du libraire 010632

Description du livre: Hirmer, Munich, Germany, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 31 x 24.5 Cms. pictorial hardcover - 300 pages - in English - 204 color plates and 17 color figs. - published to coincide with the 2013 showings at the Kunsthalle in Bremen, Germany and the Menil Collection in Houston of works by German artist Wols (1913-1951) - essays by Ewald Rathke, Toby Kamps, Patrycja de Bieberstein Ilgner and Katy Siegel - photography 1932-1941 - works on paper 1933-1951 - paintings 1946-1951 - list of exhibited works, bio., showings, biblio. and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010637

Description du livre: Jar, Paris, France, 2013. Clothbound in a Slipcase. État : New -. 2nd Edition. 33 x 26 Cm. Eleven years after the mythical Somerset House's exhibition of London, a reprint of this magnicicent book on an improved paper - No pagination - the Jewellery designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal presents 397 of his creations from 1987 to 2002 photographed on black ground by Katharina Faerber - short text in English by Joel Rosenthal on his philosophy of the beautiful and his passion for the jewels - text in English by his 25 years' partner Pierre Jeannet on the Rosenthal's life and art - an hymn to the beauty. N° de réf. du libraire 001904

Description du livre: Gallimard, Paris, France, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. 30 x 25 Cms. clothbound, with duotone tip-in on front cover - 312 pages - in French - 214 duotone illustrations - nighttime Paris as recorded by Hungarian-born French photographer Brassaï (1899-1984) in the early 1930s - various essays - captions, biblio., filmography and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010633

Description du livre: Somogy, Paris, France, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 29 x 25.5 Cms. pictorial hardcover - 352 pages - in French (for version in English of this book, see ISBN 9782757205334) - 236 color ilustrations and various figs. - published to coincide with the 2013 Swiss showings at the Kunstmuseum in Bern and the Museo d'Arte in Lugano of works by over 280 mostly Swiss Symbolist artists - essays by Pierre Rosenberg, Valentina Anker, Alexander Klee, Beat Stutzer and 11 other specialists - artists' bios., biblio., list of illustrations and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010636

Description du livre: Wirtz, Schoten, Belgium, 2003. Clothbound in Cloth Slipcase. État : New -. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 2 vols. - in English - around 520 pages (not numbered) on the gardens and parks designed in Belgium and neigbouring countries as well as Spain, Portugal, USA by the world-famous Belgian landscapers Jacques Wirtz (b.1924) and his sons Peter (b.1961) and Martin (b.1963) - 57 marvellous places, from the tiny to the largest, both private and public, from different countries, are presented and commented on by Patrick Taylor, a scholar in garden writing - gorgeous photographs by Chilean artist Marco Antonio Valdivia - a great book. N° de réf. du libraire 002891

Description du livre: Terre Bleue, Paris, France, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 26 Cms. 432 pages - in French - around 300 duotone illustrations, incl. many plates - the life and oeuvre of Parisian photographer Willy Ronis (1910-2009), featuring photographs taken during the Spanish civil war in 1936 to some of those taken before his death in 2009 - also: chronology, biblio., showings, interviews, filmography and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010631

Description du livre: Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 26 Cms. 304 pages - in English - 158 color plates - ". the most beautiful boook published anywhere in the world .", according to the New York Times - published to coincide with the 2012 showing at the Royal Academy of Arts in London of ancient and more recent bronze objects - essays by 12 experts on bronze casting, the ancient Near East, Egypt, Chinese bronzes, Greece, Etruria, Rome, sacred metals in southeast Asia, the lower Niger region, the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, northern Europe, the 17th to 20th Centuries and more - biblio. and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010628

Description du livre: Somogy, Paris, France, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 29 x 25.5 Cms. pictorial hardcover - 352 pages - in English (for version in French of this book, see ISBN 9782757205259) - 236 color illustrations, mostly plates - published to coincide with the 2013 Swiss showings at the Kunstmuseum in Bern and the Museo d'Arte in Lugano of works by over 280 mostly Swiss Symbolist artists - essays by Pierre Rosenberg, Valentina Anker, Alexander Klee, Beat Stutzer and 11 other specialists - artists' bios., biblio., list of illustrations and index. N° de réf. du libraire 010635

Description du livre: Les Editions De L'Amateur, Paris , France, 1997. Cloth. État : New -. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages - text in French - monography on Andre Groult (1884-1966), French interiors and furniture designer - Groult has been one of those who made this great compromise between tradition and modernism - chronological chapters with color photographs of his creations - bibliography. N° de réf. du libraire 001045

Description du livre: Reunion Des Musees Nationaux, Paris, France, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 30 x 25 Cms. 368 pages - in French - 201 mostly color illustrations and various figs. - published to coincide with the 2013 showing at the Grand Palais in Paris of abstract works featuring light and movement produced between 1913 and 2013 by 142 important artists - essays by Serge Lemoine, Markus Brüderlin and 3 other specialists - catalogue: contemporary, vision, space and pioneers - dossiers, anthology, list of works and bibliography. N° de réf. du libraire 010634

Description du livre: Thames & Hudson, London, England, 2005. softcover-. État : New-. 30.5 x 23 Cms. 240 pages - in English - 456 illustrations, incl. 156 in color - 214 makers' marks - a noted expert on jewelry describes the spread of Art Nouveau jewelry from France to Europe and the U.S. - featuring bios. of over 300 designers and over 200 makers' marks and signatures - biblio., index and sources of illustrations. N° de réf. du libraire 009127

Description du livre: Bernard Letu Editeur, Geneva/Switzerland, 1977. Wrappers. État : New -. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 82 pages - 44 B/W drawings used as patterns for burin engravings by the French engraver Philippe Mohlitz - Introduction by Bernard Letu - French/English - Translation Julian Snelling. N° de réf. du libraire 000018

Description du livre: Citadelles et Mazenod, Paris, France, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 29.5 x 24 cms. gilt-embossed red clothbound - 320 pages - in French - published to coincide with the 2012 showing at the Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits in Paris of rare and fine books - from the high Middle ages to Gutenberg - from the medieval book to the modern one (1450-1520) - the book as king (1520-1800) - 19th Century: democracy and pluralism - 20th Century: towards a creative book - conclusion - afterword by Michel Sicard - glossary, biblio. and index of names. N° de réf. du libraire 010629

Description du livre: La Fabrica, Madrid, Spain, 2009. Cloth-. État : New-. Etat de la jaquette : New-. 2nd Edition. 33 x 25 Cms. 458 pages - in Spanish (some short texts in English) - over 300 duotone illustrations, mostly plates - a handsome book which showcases the work of Spanish photographer Chema Madoz (b.1958) - essays by Christian Caujolle, Duane Michals, Oliva María Rubio and Estrella de Diego - also: chronology and short bios. of key modern photographers. N° de réf. du libraire 009594

Description du livre: Parigramme, Paris, France, 2012. Softcover. État : New. Second Edition. 21 x 17 cms. 200 pages - in French - over 150 color illustrations - photography by Clément Guillaume - art treasures in over 50 Parisian churches and chapels, including stained glass, furniture and paintings by artists such as Tintoretto, Le Brun, Delacroix and Keith Haring - preface by Marc Fumaroli. N° de réf. du libraire 010630

Description du livre: Assouline, New York, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 33.5 x 27 cms. in a color pictorial slipcase - 200 pages - in English - around 200 color illustrations - highly creative jewellery by Swiss jewellery designer Suzanne Syz - Nicolas Trembley interviews Syz. N° de réf. du libraire 010627

Description du livre: Assouline, Paris, France, 1998. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 38 x 28 cms. in a black clothbound slipcase with a color tip-in on the front cover - 152 pages - in English - over 100 color plates, incl. several double-page spreads - legendary photographs by French photographer and fashion designer Serge Lutens (b.1942). N° de réf. du libraire 010626

Description du livre: Thames & Hudson, London, England, 2010. hardcover-. État : New-. Etat de la jaquette : New-. 30.5 x 24.5 Cms. 272 pages - in English - 382 illustrations, incl. 252 in color - an exhaustive description of the works of Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen (b.1962) - photo essay by Alberto Piovano - Material Man, essay by Ilse Crawford - Nobilis Simplicitas, essay by Marc Dubois - projects since 1993 - chronology. N° de réf. du libraire 009633

Description du livre: Werner Weber, Zurich, Switzerland, 2011. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 37 x 28.5 cms. gilt-embossed clothbound - 256 pages - in English - 64 color plates and various color illustrations - gelim carpets with striking, minimalist patterns from remote regions of Iran described by a well-known Iranian artist - The Discovery, essay by Werner Weber - Unidiscovered Minimalism, essay by Parviz Tanavoli - the gelims - Technical Skill and Aesthetic Mastery, essay by Heinz Meyer. N° de réf. du libraire 010186

Description du livre: 5 Continents, Milan, Italy, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. 30 x 25 Cms. gilt-embossed pictorial front cover - gilded page edges - 380 pages - in French - over 450 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2013 showings at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Seattle Art Museum of images and objects tracing Peruvian civilizations - a spotlight on the founding images of modern Peru which emerged during centuries and which saw the evolution of different pre-Inca, Inca and post-colonial civilizations and their attendant myths, rituals and symbols - essays by Walter Alva, Ulla Holmquist, Natalia Majluf and Luis Eduardo Wuffarden - history written by archeology - kingdoms of the sun and the moon - between colonial and viceroyal art - Peru: the building of a nation - popular beliefs and traditional holidays in modern Peru - memories of the 20th Century: Irving Penn, American photographer - interviews with Ruth Shady, Fernando de Szyszylo, Victor Pimentel, José Matos Mar and Mario Vargas Llosa - chronology, bios. of the authors, list of works on display, list of figures and maps. N° de réf. du libraire 010617

Description du livre: Acatos, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1999. Cloth. État : New -. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 550 pages - 800 reproductions - text in English/French by Alain Blondel, a Parisian gallery owner, who was closely acquainted with Lempicka during the last years of her life. After her death, her daughter granted him access to her archives and assisted him with her invaluable recollections - this catalogue raisonne describes 520 of her paintings and 220 of her drawings and watercolors and constitutes an authoritative overview of her oeuvre, offering readers new material - a CD-Rom is included in the catalogue. N° de réf. du libraire 000548

Description du livre: Tate, London, England, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 25 Cms. red clothbound with color tip-ins on both covers - 368 pages - in English - over 250 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2012 American showings at the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery in Washington and the 2013 showings at the Tate Modern in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris of works by American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) - an exhaustive work which covers the different facets of Lichtenstein's oeuvre - essays by James Rondeau, Sheena Wagstaff and 6 other specialists - chronology by Clare Bell - index. N° de réf. du libraire 010615

Description du livre: Cahiers D'Art, Paris, France, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 31 cms. Square. 328 pages - in English - over 300 duotone and color illustrations - the life and oeuvre of American artist and sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) illustrated by Swiss photographer Herber Matter who kept a visual record of the artist's evolution, from his New York storefront studio days in 1936 to his Connecticut days in the 1950s - includes photographs of important showings and film stills - Spirit Photographs, essay by Jed Perl - Matter's Design, essay by John T. Hill. N° de réf. du libraire 010613

Description du livre: Roli Books, New Delhi, India, 2012. hardcover-. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 31 cms. Square. in a silver-embossed pictorial slipcase - silvery, pictorial d.j. - 276 pages - in English - around 300 sepia, duotone and color illustrations - a rich collection of historical photographs spanning 150 years and which is the result of years of research and documentation - the unforgettable Maharajas - born to rule - and they posed for posterity - citadels of power - celebrating an era - princes at play. N° de réf. du libraire 010618

Description du livre: La Martiniere, Paris, France, 2011. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 23 Cms. 240 pages - in French - over 250 mostly color illustrations - a description of 30 cult objects which helped define indusrial furniture design. Among them, the Jieldé lamp, the metal desks from the Strasbourg Foundry, Mullca school chairs and the Tolix stool - from the factory to the living room - sitting down - working - illumination - address bok - index and bibliography. N° de réf. du libraire 010616

Description du livre: Assouline, New York, 2012. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 40 x 30 cms. 128 pages - in English - 62 color plates, incl. 6 double-page spreads - a plush book which describes the extravagant clothes worn by the 36 Ottoman sultans, from 13th Century Osman Gazi to early 20th Century Mehmet VI, clothes with gold threads, fur linings, diamond studding and other displays of status and wealth. N° de réf. du libraire 010612

Description du livre: Rizzoli, New York, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 31 x 24 Cms. 338 pages - in French - over 300 mostly color illustrations - a tribute to the luxurious shoes created by French fashion designer Roger Vivier (1907-1998) - intro. by Olivier Saillard - excerpts from the Vivier archives - Submit to Martyrdom, essay by Virginie Mouzat - Vivier's notebook - Vivier's sketchbook - magazine covers and editorials - a conversation between Inés de la Fressange and Catherine Deneuve - 29 rue de Faubourg - a conversation between Cate Blanchett and Bruno Frisoni - Vivier icons described by Elizabeth Semmelhack - contemporary accessories - When Vivier Rolls Up his Sleeves, essay by Colombe Pringle - Bruno's sketchbook - epilogue by Loïc Prigent - index. N° de réf. du libraire 010614

Description du livre: 5 Continents, Milan, Italy, 2013. Hardcover. État : New. 28.5 x 20 cms. 128 pages - in French - 38 b/w plates and 17 b/w illustrations - published to coincide with the 2013 showing at the Musée Jenisch in Vevey, Switzerland, of prints of King Louis XIV of France and other 17th Century dignitaries by court engraver Robert Nanteuil - essays by Florian Rodari, Pietro Sarto, Maxime Préaud, Véronique Meyer, Audrey Adamczak and Lauren Laz - bibliography. N° de réf. du libraire 010621