Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, n.d. ca 1960's. Reprint of 1900 jewelry trade catalogue. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 48, illustrated in b/w. A very scarce reprint of an important piece of American jewelry history. More
Boston, MA: Historic New England, 2008. First edition. Original Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, pp. 198. Richly illustrated, indexed. A wonderfully ambitious look at the American kitchen in all its vernacular complexities, drawing on the wonderful Historic New England collection of ephemera. Covers the development through time and technology of what has..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1981. First printing. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 95, indexed, illustrated with 100 b/w & 30 color photos. From cover: "Imaginative and useful advice on historically correct room arrangements and decorating schemes." More
New York: Main Street / Universe Books, 1984. First edition. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 159, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A part of the Antiques Magazine Library. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. This history of lighting begins with primitive lamps, oil lamps and candleholders and continues through to Paul..... More
New York: Pantheon, 1979. First edition, as stated. Original Black Cloth w/gilt design of lightbulb on cover. Octavo, pp. 174, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w and color, plus glossary of terms. Room-by-room guide, planning, lighting art and possessions, lighting indoor plants, do-it-yourself lighting, outdoor lighting, ideas for saving energy. More
New York: Pantheon, 1979. First edition, as stated. Original Black Cloth w/ gilt design of lightbulb on cover. Octavo, pp. 174, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w and color, plus glossary of terms. Good and thorough, if somewhat dated, guide to lighting in the home for do-it-yourself decorators, homeowners, and designers..... More
New York: Dover, 1962. Third Revised. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 198, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photos. thoroughly illustrated with photographs. More
Wilton, CT: Canterbury Publishing Co., 1971. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Tall Quarto, pp. 79. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A beautiful trade catalog featuring wrought iron lighting fixtures, many made from stable equipment and horse tack. A fine visual guide to various styles of wrought iron, metal, and..... More
ca 1967. First edition. Original Illustrated Wraps. Octavo, illustrated in b/w photos, an exhibition catalog for a show in Belgium on 20th century lighting design. 322 examples, 46 of them illustrated. Text in Dutch and French. Ads in back. Beautiful examples of Jugendstil, art deco, etc lighting devices. Additionally, a...... More
New Bedford, MA: Pine Tree Press, 1974. First edition. Cardboard Covers, tan, w/plastic comb. Oblong small quarto, pp 44. b/w photographs on each page. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. Pairpoint Lamps were made in competition with Tiffany Lamps. The Pairpoint Lamps depicted in this collector's guide were made..... More
New York: Todhunter, Inc., 1926. First edition. Decorated Wraps, grey stock. 24 mo, pp12. b/w photographs on every page. Price list laid in. A mini-catalog of metal sconces, pendant lights, lanterns, candle holders and other lights made of antique steel, brass, wrought iron, pewter and tin. The design quality as..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, S. A. Glossy Pictorial Boards. Octavo, pp. 134. Illustrated with b/w photos. Text in Spanish, translated from German. An interesting historical survey of lamps and lighting technology, from early metal oil lamps to the latest modern lighting designs. Wonderfully illustrated--the photos are equally interesting to metalworkers..... More
London: Sotheby's, 1987. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 100, catalog from the sale in London July 1-2, 1987. A fascinating collection of military arms and medals. As with most Sotheby's cataloge, it presents a lot ov visual material new th toe marketplace. More
Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1980. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated in b/w with come color plates. More
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. square octavo. pp. 95. well illustrated. A very creative approach to the issue of color in home decoration. Lists for $21.95. More
Minnetonka, MN: Cowles, 1994. First edition. Original Wraps. Large octavo, pp. 128, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. More
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co., 1929. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 32, richly illustrated w/ color drawings. An attractive copy, scarce in this condition. More
New York: A. H. Osgood, 1891. Seventeenth edition. Publisher's pictoral cloth. 12 mo. pp 210. illustrated. Very good study of the topic, covering it both technically and aesthetically. Practical, hands-on, but also giving details about the aesthetics of the images to be painted. Scarce title. More
St. Louis, MO: American Paint Journal Company, 1926. First edition. Stock Covers. Octavo, pp. 80. Indexed, with forward by the publishers. Scarce and unusual guidebook providing answers to common painting and decorating questions of the time. An interesting title, still relevant despite modern paint formulations and techniques. More
Washington, D.C. Byron S. Adams, 1922. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 294, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, plus a paint color chart. The purpose of this text book is to help educate young men to be first-class journeymen house painters and decorators. Its..... More
London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1977. First edition. Unknown Binding. Octavo, pp. 255, indexed, 100 illustrations, 8 colour plates, includes an alphabetical guide to the paper currencies of the world, existing and defunct, a history of issues, guide to makret values, with chapters on how to start a collection and look..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1963. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 244, includes index and bibliography. 174 black and white reproductions of porcelain pieces, with 4 color and 5 black and white tipped-in photographs. Provides history and production of porcelain as well as factories, charts, maps and porcelain marks..... More
Brookline, MA: Carves Cards, 1976. First edition, as stated. Original Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp. 76, indexed, hundreds of b/w illustrations. A very good copy of this excellent but hard-to-find, fully-illustrated guide to the postcards of the Tuck printing company. A great source on the the Victorian Age, a must for..... More
New York: American Studio Books, 1946. First edition. Original Cloth. octavo. pp 136. contains numerous black and white photographs. contains history of Pennsylvania Dutch and history of their art. shows metalwork, pottery, furniture, architecture, glass, textiles and needlework, manuascripts, and more. bibliography. A very early and ambitious study. More
New York: Knopf, 1975. First paperback edition. Paperback. quarto. pp 217. over 200 black and white illustrations. bibliography and index. One of the first major attempts to give an overview of the Shakers. Well documented. More
