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
BALLON BLEU DE CARTIER 2 Volumes
Milano, Italy: Nava Press, 2007. Hardcover. Folio. 2 volumes. 1st volume is comic book type story, 63pp.; 2nd. volumes has full color glossy photos of Cartier watches and DVD at rear. Bottom corners bumped; volume 2's spine slightly cocked. In lightly scuffed black slipcase.
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.
A.W.N. Pugin: Master of Gothic Revival
Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Yale Univ Pr, 1996. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. 415pp. Incl. index. 144 full color plates, plus numerous additional illustrations. Spine of dustjacket very lightly faded. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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.
MY SANTA BARBARA SCRAP BOOK
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 2011. First edition. Paperback. 9 1/2'' x 10''. 133pp. with index. Minor soiling to covers.
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.
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.
AMERICAN SILVER: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery (2 Volumes)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970. Quarto. Two volumes: 344pp.; 300pp. each volume includes index and reproduction of marks. Over 1000 pieces described and illustrated with b&w photographic plates. SIGNED BY HOOD in both volumes. A little soiling to spine and top edge, from rubbing on slipcase. Slipcase shows light.....
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.....
INFINITY POOLS
New York: Collins Design/ Harper Collins Publishers, 2006. Hardcover. Quarto. 191pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Includes directory. Architect's stamp on front free end-paper.
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.
MANUALE DEI MARMI PIETRE GRANITI (Three Volumes).
Milano: Fratelli Vallardi Editori, 1988. Hardcover. Quarto. Text in Italian. (Manual of Stone Marble and Granite) 3 Volumes: Volume I (Technical Guide): 172pp. Mild bump to top corners. Volume II (Italian Panorama): 189pp. Volume III (Materials): Loose-leaf notebook. 155pp. of photographic examples of stone, marble and granite on card-stock, printed.....
AMORIAL PORCELAIN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
London: The Century House, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 136pp. Incl. Index. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated with three color plates and many monochromatic. Dark blue cloth, gilt stamped. Spine lightly faded. Light foxing and toning to endpapers.
C.R. ASHBEE ARCHITECT, DESIGNER & ROMANTIC SOCIALIST
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 499pp. Incl. index. Nicely illustrated throughout in b&w, from photographs, plans and drawings. White linen cloth stamped in black. "Ashbee was a major force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement..."
Thomas Hope: Regency Designer
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Quarto. 526pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Still in original shrink wrap.