Paris: Éditions Albert Levy, 1925. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio, pp 188. - 14 pages of c olor photographs, b/w photographs on every page.3w. This volume contains photographs from the French Art et Décoration magazine focusing early Art Deco furniture and furnishings. Ornaments, tapestries, vases, glasswork and fine bindings..... More
London: Studio Editions, 1986. Reprint. Cloth over Boards, black w/color Dust Jacket. Quarto, pp 462. 16 color illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First published in 1896. A comprehensive account of William Morris's works by one of the artist's personal friends. More
Decorated Stock. Quarto size pamphlet with handsome stock cover. pp36. Full Color Catalog, beautifully illustrated with color renderings and photographs. Linoleum Finishes: Interior Renderings for living spaces, dining areas, and children's rooms with details on floor materials and patterns, coordinating color schemes, tile lay-outs and fantastic linoleum designs, a material..... More
New York: Eclipse Sleep Products, Inc., 1961. First edition. Cardboard Covers, burgundy, w/white plastic comb. Quarto, pp Color and b/w renderings on each page front. A charming trade piece reflecting the color palettes and interior design styles of the early 1960's - golds, olive greens, and aqua. Founded during the..... More
Schiffer Publishing, 1998. Hardcover, black w/Dust Jacket. More
Yonkers, NY: Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Co. 2 trade pamphlets, color. 16mo, pp 28. Color illustrations on each page. pp 6, b/w & color. Two small trade pieces, one which recommends home decor based on the housewives' hair color. Blonde? Then choose a gold rug! Silver hair, then jewel..... More
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp 119, 8 pages in full color, 100 b/w illustrations. This book is richly illustrated with photographs of the many innovative Herman Miller furniture systems and prototype designs now accepted as classics as well as anecdotal pictures of the..... More
Boston, MA: Carpenter-Morton Company, nd (circa 1930). Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Oblong octavo trade pamphlet, pp 22. Color renderings on every page. A colorful charming brochure with design schemes for decorating the living room, dining room, bedroom, and "solarium. Also some exterior house painting schemes are shown. Black borders..... More
New York: Rizzoli International, 2009. First edition. Cloth over Boards, navy w/color pictorial Dust Jacket. Quarto, pp 223. Color photographs throughout. David Oliver, the Design Director of The Paint and Paper Library in London, explains what inspires him, dividing his chapters by colour. He shows how colors look in daylight..... More
New York: Viking Adult, October 1, 1987. First edition. Cloth over Boards, brown, w/gilt lettering & DJ. Oblong quarto, pp 408. Extensive color illustrations and photographs. A description and history of interior decoration of houses in Europe and America, covering the tastes of the middle-class, artists, and aristocrats. Particulars of..... More
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 2007. Hardcover w/DJ. Quarto, pp 260. Kitchen Designs and Remodeling, Flooring, Appliances, Stone Flooring, Pantries, and Plans. More
Indianopolis, IN: Hutton Publishing, 1992. Later edition. Hardbound, cardboard. Octavo, pp 868, including index. Sweet's Catalog type trade publication w/color photographs throughout. Provides "inside information" on plumbing, kitchen and bath appliances. Triple indexed--by manufacturer, product type, and brand name. More
London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd., 1912. First edition. Cloth Dark Brownover Boards. 24 mo (3 1/2" x 5 3/8") pp 304 b/w drawings and renderings throughout. A delightful and very handy manual for designers of retail store windows, describing fixtures, methods, dress forms, backgrounds and decorations of the early 1900's..... More
New York: Alfred Peats Wall Paper Company, nd c. 1903. Original edition. Cloth spine with embossed paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 25 block printed wallpaper samples, some with gold embellishments; interspersed with textured paper of various solid colors. More
New York: Alfred Peats Wall Paper Company, 1903. Original edition. Leather spine with embossed paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed wallpaper samples; some are on half pages. Very sumptuous sampling despite condition problems. More
New York: Alfred Peats Wall Paper Company, 1903. Original edition. Cloth spine with embossed paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed wallpaper samples with wonderfully vivid color; some are on half pages. More
New York: Ballou-Dickson Wall Paper Company, nd c. 1903. Original edition. Cloth spine with textured paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed, textured wallpaper samples; very unusual and vivid! Contains papers by Standard Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, NY; Imperial Wall Paper Company, Sandy Hill NY; Cresswell &..... More
New York: Ballou-Dickson Wall Paper Company, 1903. Original edition. Cloth spine with textured paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed wallpaper samples; some are on half pages. Contains papers by Gossler Wagner & Company, Philadelphia; Benton Heath & Company; Pittsburg Wall Paper Company, New Brighton PA; W...... More
Harry N Abrams, 1982. First edition. Cloth over Boards, red w/Dust Jacket. Large quarto, pp 486. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. Color Decorated Wraps, green. Quarto, pp 96. Color & b/w images throughout. More
Washington, D.C. Technical Preservation Services, Dept of Interior, 1977. First edition. Original Decorated Wraps, green. Quarto, pp.56, illustrated with b/w photographs. More
New York: Gledhill Wall Paper Company, nd c. 1903. Original edition. Leather with cloth spine. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed wallpaper samples from Gledhill Wall Paper Company, New York NY; Imperial Wall Paper Company, Sandy Hill, NY; and Carey Bros. Wall Paper Company, Philadelphia. More
New York: Gledhill Wall Paper Company, nd c. 1915. Original edition. Leather with cloth spine. Folio (15"x18.5"). Over 100 block printed wallpaper samples from Gledhill Wall Paper Company, New York NY, and Wallace Wall Paper Company, Cortland, NY. Perhaps the most attractive samples in the lot of seven, and in..... More
Lee, MA: WallpaperScholar.Com, 2015. Revised. Decorated Boards, white. Octavo, pp 183, indexed. b/w illustrations. 11 page bibliography. "A carefully researched" book about wall paper, "tracing its start from wooden to fabric to paper panel hangings to the start of rolled papers." "Wallpaper's development is traced in England, France, China, Ireland..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. First edition. Cloth, Ivory, w/gilt logo, over Boards. Quarto, pp 533. 102 color plates and over 245 b/w photographs throughout. A Cooper-Hewitt Museum Book. A history and documentation of wall paper preferences, patterns, colors, social and artistic contexts, and esthetic theories. The..... More
