ANTIKKE TURKMENSKE TAEPPER / ANTIQUE TURKMEN CARPETS.
Copenhagen: Hans Elmby, ca. 1990. Paperback. Quarto. 16pp. text in English and Danish; 32pp. color plates, 43 carpets pictured and described.
Decorative Arts & Design
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ART ET DECORATION, Revue Mensuelle d'art Moderne. (Two Volumes- 1927 Complete).
Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1927. Hardcover. Quarto. Two volumes: Janvier-Juin 1927. Tome LI. 200pp. plus contents and chronique; Juillet-Decembre 1927. Tome LII. 192pp. plus contents and chronique. Text in French. Profusely illustrated, mostly with b&w illustrations, but a few colour plates. Features a wide range of art, decorative art and.....
THE COSTUME OF TURKEY, ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS ; WITH DESCRIPTIONS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
London. A. LONDRES, 1802. First edition. Hardcover. 13 1/2'' X 10 1/4''. Three quarter leather, rubbed. Missing two of the hand-colored plates; plate 8 '' A DOMESTIC '' and plate 47 ''A TURKISH FEMALE''. Light foxing not affecting plates, minor off setting. Plates are in nice condition. Fifty-eight of sixty.....
LES SIEGES des PALAIS et MUSEES NATIONAUX. Seven Volumes.
Paris: Armand Guerinet, n.d circa 1900. Hardcover. Quarto. Antique French seating from Palaces, Museums and other collections. Over 600 monochromatic plates. Bound in plain blue cloth, with gold spine lettering. No text, except for plate deescriptions below each photo. (In French) These volumes were the property of MGM Studios and.....
CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1910.
Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs-Smith Publisher, 1980. Hardcover. Quarto. 143pp. Illustrated from photographs by Morley Baer and from old photographs. Arts and Crafts in California including pottery, metalwork, architecture, painting, sculpture etc. Sections on Arthur and Lucia Mathews, Charles and Henry Greene, Irving Gill and others. This is the original.....
BERTHON & GRASSETT.
New York: Rizzoli, 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. Quarto.144pp. incl. index. Nicely illustrated, mostly in color. Fin de Siecle design. Art Nouveau posters, illustrations, stained glass and more by teacher and student. Light scuffing to glossy black dust jacket.
JANET ASHBEE: Love, Marriage, and the Arts & Crafts Movement.
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Octavo. 245pp. Illustrated from photographs. SIGNED, by the author. Janet Ashbee was the wife of acclaimed designer, C.R. Ashbee. One corner lightly bumped, otherwise fine. " A book of rare insight and significance, Janet Ashbee sheds light on the Arts and.....
HEREND PORCELAIN: The History of a Hungarian Institution.
Budapest: Herend Porcelain Manufactory Ltd., 2003. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 x 9.5". 350pp. Nicely illustrated from color photographs. Substantial text in English. Lightly bumped bottom corners. Light scuff to matte black dust jacket.
Art of the Barovier Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972.
Venice: Arsenale Editrice, 2007. Hardcover. Quarto. 213pp. Profusely illustrated in color"Exquisite volume detailing the Murano glassmakers Barovier to commemorate the exhibition planned and organized by the Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy."Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.
ORIENTAL RUGS: Caucasian, Persian, Carpets of Afghanistan, Turkish & Turkoman. (Five Volumes complete).
London / Suffolk: Oriental Textile Press Ltd / Antique Collector's Club, 1981-1989. Hardcover. Five volumes. Quarto. Each volume profusely illustrated with color plates. Green silk cloth in pictorial dust jackets. Excellent reference as each region is described, with examples of their carpets, which are also fully described including materials, weave.....
MY SANTA BARBARA SCRAP BOOK.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2011. First edition. Paperback. 9 1/2'' x 10''. 133pp. with index. Fine, as new.
BRONZES SCULPTOR & FOUNDERS. 1800-1930 Volumes: One, Two and Three.
Chicago: Abage, 1974-1980. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 3 Volumes, 816pp. total. Each volume has its own index. Profusely illustrated. Volume three has small, three line note on ffep. This is a very heavy set, expect extra shipping- contact for overseas shipping estimate.
LE FER FORGE EN FRANCE: La Regence: Aurore, Apogee, Declin.
Paris: Les Editions g. van oest, 1930. Paperback. Quarto. 24pp. text, in French. 96 full-page monochromatic plates of ironwork in France. "Oeuvres Gravees des Anciens Maitres Serruriers Architectes Dessinateurs et Graveurs" Grey- blue wrappers are faded on spine and have chips on spine ends. Un-opened. Interior clean and nice.
PUPPETRY. A World History.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.5 x 10". 350 illustrations with 190 in color.
CERAMICA TOSCANA: DAL MEDIOEVO AL XVIII SECOLO.
Agosto, Italy: Monte S. Savino, 1990. Hardcover. Sq. quarto. 472pp. plus ads. Text in Italian. Nicely illustrated in color. Yellow cloth is lightly soiled and has darkened on spine. In slipcase that is split on edges and coming apart.
Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s.
Paris: Flammarion, 2003. English language edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 223pp. Nicely illustrated with color and b&w plates.
VICTOR HORTA.
New York: RIZZOLI, 1991. First edition thus. Hardcover. 13'' X 10''. 413pp. with index. Illustrated throughout.
THE POTTER'S ART IN CALIFORNIA, 1885 to 1855.
Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 87pp. Incl. exhibition list. Nicely illustrated in color. Original softcover edition has been bound in brown leather-like cloth stamped in gold. Gallery sticker on last blank.
Andre Arbus, Architecte-decorateur Des Annees 40.
paris: Norma Editions, 2003. Hardcover. Quarto. 400pp. Includes chronology and index. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color. Text in French. Price sticker on rear of dust jacket. Heavy book, could require additional postage.
SICILIA LE FORME E I COLORI. 2 Volumes.
Palermo: S.F. Flaccovio, 1985. Cloth Hardcover. In Italian. 2 volumes: I COLORI DEL SOLE. 301pp.; LE FORMEDEL LAVORO. (1988). 464pp. Handcrafts and decorative arts of Sicily. Illustrated with photographs, color plates, and some drawings. Light spot of rubbing to edge of volume 2. Dustjackets have some chips and small tears.....
LA CERAMICA A MONTOVA.
Belriguardo, 1987. Hardcover. Quarto. 297pp. Nicely illustrated with mostly color plates. Mantova ceramics from 16th-18th centuries. Small pencil note on rear past-down. White dust jacket has minor soiling and yellowing to spine and top edge.
TENT BAND TENT BAG. Classic Turkmen Weaving.
Pt. Reyes, CA: Magna Mater Verlag. 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Sq. octavo. 128pp. Limited edition #793 of 1000 copies. 40 color plates of Turkmen tent weavings.
CARTIER ROYAL. HIGH JEWELRY AND PRECIOUS OBJECTS. Biennale des Antiquares Et de La Haute Joaillerie 2014, Paris.
Paris: Flammarion. 2014. First edition. Hardcover. 13 1/4'' x 11 1/2''. 259pp. Profusely illustrated. Very mild bump to top of spine.
MAGNIFICENT FRENCH FURNITURE, SILVER AND WORKS OF ART and THE HANOVER CHANDELIER from the collection of M. Hubert Givenchy. (Two volumes).
Monte Carlo: Christie's Monaco, 1993. Hardcover. Quarto. Two volumes. Unpaginated. Auction catalogue. The first volume features 94 items each photographed in color, with full descriptions including provenance. The second volume is devoted to the Hanover Chandelier with description, history and many color photographs. Housed in very good green cloth slipcase;.....
WALTER KEELER.
Ruthin, Denbighshire: The Gallery Ruthin Craft Center, 2004. Hardcover. Quarto. 108pp. Beautifully illustrated. SIGNED, ' Best Wishes, Walter Keeler" on title page. British ceramic artist known for work that is both beautiful and functional.