Decoration and furniture (The Architect's library)
Pitman, January 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two volumes, complete as issued. Tan cloth (some darkening and minor wear to cloth).Color & b/w Illustrations. More
Interior Design
Decorative Arts of France 1900-1942
Rizzoli, September 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 288 pages. Well-illustrated survey of the period, as well as the prestigious French society. Preface by Jean-Pierre Khalifa; includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published in France under title: Les Artistes Decorateurs. Sun discoloration to spine and..... More
Interiors : Volume 131, Number 6 : January 1972
Charles E. Whitney, January 1971. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers; slight internal browning to edges. 125, [3] pages (including wrappers). Coverage of office and bank facilities, including the Philadelphia National Bank and San Francisco's Bank of Nova Scotia..... More
Interiors : Volume 131, Number 7 : February 1972
Charles E. Whitney, January 1971. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-library markings (chiefly to upper wrapper); slight rubbing and browning to wrappers; slight internal browning to edges. 122, [2] pages (including wrappers). Notable for the case study on the Philadelphia-based firm of Vincent G...... More
Interiors : Volume 131, Number 8 : March 1972
Charles E. Whitney, January 1971. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-library markings (chiefly to upper wrapper); slight rubbing and browning to wrappers; slight internal browning to edges. 141, [3] pages (including wrappers). Notable for coverage of the interior of the Weyerhaeuser Company's facilities in..... More
Friuli, Italia: Due Generazioni Di Designer / Two Generations of Designers
Promosedia SRL, January 1998. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (square small). Slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to upper right corner of upper wrapper); else a near fine copy internally. [72] pages (unpaginated). Text in Italian and English. Catalogue of the exhibition featuring the works..... More
Art Nouveau
Thames and Hudson, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. A near fine first edition hardcover in jacket (slight wear to edges). 322 pages. Includes selected bibliography and index of names. Originally published in Germany in 1962; see Arntzen & Rainwater I261 (citing the American edition). 12 Color & 348 b/w Illustrations /..... More
The Decorative Tile in Architecture and Interiors
Phaidon Inc Ltd, July 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good hardcover first edition in jacket (slight bumping to edges). More
Tihany Design
The Monacelli Press, December 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (small thin). Slight rubbing to jacket; else a near fine copy internally; remainder mark to bottom edge. 320 pages. 'This monograph -- the first ever published on Tihany -- features more than forty of his..... More
The Panelled Rooms: III: The Boudoir of Madame de Serilly
His Majesty's Stationary Office, January 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good (sl wear/browningmarkings to covers, the numeral '3' on top right corner of front cover). 8vo 26+plates 12 plates (including frontispiece). Published August 1915.b/w illus by Mary Petty. More
The Panelled Rooms: IV: The Inlaid Room from Sizergh Castle
His Majesty's Stationary Office, January 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Very good (sl wear/browning to covers). 8vo 34+plts 16 plates (including frontispiece).B/w Illustations. More
Important 20th Century Decorative Arts
Christie's, January 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Few small holes at top edge of upper wrapper (staples); slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to edges); else a near fine copy internally. 224, [1] pages. Catalogue of the auction/exhibition at the firm's Rockefeller Plaza branch..... More
Utopian Craftsmen
Van Nostrand Reinhold, April 1983. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, chiipping to spine, and minor toning to pages. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in (tall). More
Designing Modernity: Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945
Thames and Hudson, January 1995. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good used paperback (minor wear). 352 pages. Catalogue of the inaugural exhibition at the Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, Florida (and at 3 other US institutions as well, November 1995 - May 1997); focus on the..... More
The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916
Princeton University Press, March 1972. Trade Paperback. In Good condition with some wear, creasing to spine, and a small closed tear, else a tight copy. 4to. - over 9¾' in - 12' in tall. More
Home Walls
Los Angeles Denison Block Company, January 1925. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Slight wear, tape repair to spine (chipped and worn); slight rubbing and browning to wrappers; lower right corners of upper wrapper and first 2 leaves lacking; slight internal stains to few leaves..... More
The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors Through the Camera's Eye, 1860-1917 (American Decorative Arts series)
Praeger, January 1975. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has toning to pages; DJ has toning, edgewear, shelfwear, and has been price clipped. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 4to (square). More
Georgian Grace
Spring Books, January 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (small). VG/VG- Publisher:Spring Books, London. Small chip to top edge of jacket lower cover; few small nicks, slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. xix, [1], 426 pages + plates. Coverage chiefly..... More
Creating the Artful Home: the Aesthetic Movement
Gibbs Smith, September 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tight clean NF copy with VG+ jacket. More
American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament
Harry N Abrams Inc, April 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. 4to xv,[1],288pp paperback. Catalogue issued in conjunction with the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, January to September, 1992. VG+ in wrappers..... More
Ludwig Roselius Und Sein Kulturelles Werk
Georg Westermann Verlag, January 1958. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 80 pages. Text in German. Coverage of the various projects of the noted German designer (including the Bremer Werkschau, the Paula-Becker-Modersohn-Haus, etc); includes a few bibliographical references. With 4 additional semi-relevant brochures (chiefly on buildings in..... More
Arc International, Inc.
Arc International, Incorporated, January 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. [ca. 75] pages (unpaginated). Spine title: upper cover title: Arc. First catalogue of the noted firm, featuring objects designed by Wendell Castle, Joe Duke, Elizabeth Browning Jackson, Robert Mapplethorpe, and others (chiefly furniture). 30 individual..... More
White Hot: Cool Colors for Modern Living
Clarkson Potter, October 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in very good condition with a very good condition dust jacket. General shelf and handling wear; spine is just starting to become loose. Interior is clean. More
Interior Design and Decoration: A Bibliography
New York Public Library, 1961. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good condition, paperback in publisher's slipcase. 86 pp. Signed and introduction by Harold W. Grieve, Chairman, Committee on Bibliography, American Institute of Decorators. More
Decorations and English interiors,
W. Helburn, inc, January 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight sunning and browning to spine; slight soiling, rubbing and browning to covers (cloth over boards; chiefly to lower edges); slight bumping to corners; previous owner's ink inscription on front attached endpaper; slight internal browning..... More