New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio, pp. 223, with 56 full page b/w and color photographic or illustrated plates. Library book plate. First two pages have been heavily wrinkled; does not affect the text or plates. Mildred Stapley Byne was an American art..... 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
New York: Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 497, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Long known to connoisseurs for its beauty and distinction, American furniture of the Federal period attracts world-wide attention. In five chapters and twenty essays, the author introduces the reader..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates, includes 4 pages of publisher's catalog. Signed in pencil by a previous owner on the title page. The study of painting as an..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates. Signed neatly on the front endpaper and front cover by a previous owner in 1904. The instruction given in this book is intended..... More
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1986. Fourth printing. Original Red Cloth. Quarto, pp. x, 257, indexed, glossary, bibliography, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This authoritative look at the way American Victorian houses were decorated during the 19th century will show you how your Victorian house got the way..... More
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 311, indexed, illustrated with exploded drawings, and b/w and color photographs. Prized for its historical and artistic value, American furniture of the 18th century is considered a benchmark in design and craftsmanship. This book takes a comprehensive..... More
Washington, D.C. National Museum of American Art, 1998. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 192, illustrated with color photographs. This book was published to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC. It tells how the Smithsonian Institution created a...... More
New York: Crescent Books, 1992. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio, pp. 112, indexed, illustrated with 90 color and 8 b/w photographs. Art Deco is a distinctive modernist style that took its name from the Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. The popularity..... More
Washington DC: The Preservation Press, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 64, glossary of fabric terms, selected bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. This book tells how to choose and buy the correct fabrics for a historic building and provides a unique catalog of reproduction fabrics available arranged according to historical..... More
Manchester, NH: Currier Museum of Art, 2011. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 56, illustrated with color photographs. Jon Brooks is firmly rooted in his native state of New Hampshire. He took his first art classes at the Currier Museum Art Center as a boy. While studying at Rochester..... More
New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1950. Fifth printing. Hard Cover. Quarto. pp vii, 128, illustrated with b/w and color diagrams and patterns. In two parts: part one presents materials and intro "how to." Part two offers hundreds of painting and stenciling patterns, many in color. A good period source..... More
