London: Palmer and Clayton, 1848. First edition. Black leather embossed/gilded with botanical designs. Quarto, pp. 370, illustrated with engravings. Great deal of the articles on the decorative and ornamental arts. A nice copy. More
Plauen, Germany: Christian Stoll. First edition. Loose sheets as issued. Folio, 20 monotone plates printed in blue, green, and black. Intricate floral designs, most often six to a page, occasionally more or fewer. More
Nieschutz, Germany: Atelier Stenzel. First edition. Portfolio with loose plates, as issued, orange covers w/ Gilt Lettering, aqua title label tipped in. Portfolio (13" x 16"), 20 black and white plates by Deco Artist Paul Knothe plus two color plates anonymously (inserted?). Quite beautiful and extremely scarce. Copy of the..... More
Freiburg: Urban-Verlag, 1928. First printing. Original Teal Publisher's Cloth. octavo. pp 80. 12 b/w photographs. in German. good copy of scarce title. A beautiful study. More
New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1979. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 232, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Signed by a previous owner in 1979 inside front cover. This catalog was published for the exhibition of the same name that took place at the Brooklyn Museum in 1979, and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. vii, 409, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and color samples. Color samples are complete and in very good condition. Bookplate on the front end paper from a previous owner. Excellent compendium, with bibliography, of fashion history; it..... More
Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1927. Second edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small octavo, pp 36. b/w illustrations on every page. A charming guide to party decoration, giving illustrated designs and instructions on decorating lamp shades, window treatments, banners, tents, bazaars, cars, baby strollers and much more! Very useful for designers..... More
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Paris: Les Editions G. Cres et Cie, 1925. Ninth edition. Paperback. Small quarto, pp. 218, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Text in French. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (1887-1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded..... More
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Sq. quarto; pp. 240. Richly illustrated; bibliography; index. Seminal work on the subject, namely the architectural side of tiles. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Paris: Arthur Litt, nd c. 1930. Original edition. Original painting in cardstock folder. Original artwork, 3 11/16" x 4 3/8", mounted on 8"x10" cardstock folder. No markings, but purchased with others that have the artist mark. Arthur Litt (1905-1961) was one of the major fabric and tapestry designers in France..... More
Paris: Arthur Litt, nd c. 1930. Original edition. Original painting in cardstock folder. Original artwork, 4" x 4.5", mounted on 8"x10" cardstock folder. Artist stamp on the reverse of the painting. Arthur Litt (1905-1961) was one of the major fabric and tapestry designers in France form the later 1920s through..... More
Paris: Arthur Litt, nd c. 1930. Original edition. Original painting in cardstock folder. Original artwork, 5.5" x 6" on a piece of paper measuring 9.5" x 12.75", mounted on 11"x14" cardstock folder. Embossed artist stamp and inventory number on the margin of the painting, and artist stamp on the reverse..... More
Canterbury, CT: Canterbury Publishing Co., 1971. First edition, as stated. Blue Cloth over Boards with Gilt Lettering. Large Quarto (9" x 14"), pp. 95. Illustrated wtih b/w photos and drawings. Typed rrrata notice taped to FFEP. One of ironworker Kenneth Lynch's more scarce books on a popular subject. Contains images..... More
Victoria, Alberta: Maltwood Museum of Historic Art, 1970. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 47, richly illustrated in b/w w/ photographs, examples of rubbings. From the library of noted architectural historian Daniel Reiff, author of the acclaimed book "Houses from Books," (Penn State U Press, 2001), w/ his signature on..... More
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1902. Limited edition, No. 25 of 100. Original Stiff Wraps. 12 Mo, pp. 143, printed on Japan Vellum. More
Heidelberg: Rothe, 1968. First edition. Original Wraps. 8° (Octavo), pp. 119, 34 Abbildungen. OPbd. in sehr gutem Zustand, nur leichte Druckstellen am unteren Kapital, leicht lichtgebräunt, innen sehr Ordentlich. More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1921. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 85. Illustrated with 55 b/w drawings and photos. A thorough, nicely illustrated study and survey of this common decorative architectural feature. A decent reading copy. More
New York: John Lane Company, 1917. First edition. Green, gilt-stamped Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 152, thoroughly illustrated with 99 b/w photographic plates. A charming treatise on interior decoration and exterior architectural ornament from the early 20th century, with numerous photographic plates. Amusing today for its florid and prescriptive language, it..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1970. Reprint. Oversized Paperback. More
Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Princeton University Press, 1998. First edition. Hard Cover. Quarto, pp. 468, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. In 1920, Ima Hogg began an extensive collection of arts and antiques that would chronicle America's tastes, styles, and customs from colonial times to..... More
