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1) Antique Porcelain Digest
Scott, Cleo M. and G. Ryland Scott, Jr

Newport. Mon. England: Ceramic Book Company, 1961. Cloth. fine. 4to. 355 pp. 22 full page color plates, 155 full page b/w plates. bibliography. more information

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2) Clocks. series title: The Smithsonian Illustrated Library Of Antiques
Shaffer, Douglas H

New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1980. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 128 pp. 31 colotplates, 115 b/w photographs. Bibliography and glossary. more information

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3) Tapis Francais Du XXe Siecle, De L'Art Nouveau Aux Creations Contemporaines. Preface De Bruno Foucart. Text in French
Sirat, Jacques and Francoise Siriex

Paris: Les Editions De L'Amateur, 1993. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, 237 pp. 268 color illus. 84 b/w illus. Bibliography, biographies. more information

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4) Modern Fine Glass
Skelley, Leloise Davis

Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1942. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, 144 pp. Profusely illus. in b/w. Signature of Harold Stump, prominent California architect and professor of architecture on front free end paper. more information

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5) Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s Exhibition: April 26 - June 29, 2003. With an essay by Barbara Copeland Buenger (Quantity available: 3)
Skrypzak, Joann

Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2003.. Pictorial paper wrappers. Mint. 4to. 103 pp. 32 color plates, 104 black and white illustrations. Bibliography. more information

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6) Over The Top: Helena Rubenstein, Extraordinary Style: Beauty, Art, Fashion, Design
Slesin, Suzanne

New York: Pointed Leaf Press, 2003. Pictorial boards. Mint in mint dj. folio, 216 pp. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. bibliography. more information

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7) The Art Of Carl Faberge
Snowman, A. Kenneth

London: Faber And Faber, 1954. Third edition. Cloth. Very good + in price clipped dj. 4to. 186 pp. 86 color plates, 407 b/w. plates. Appendices: A. Jury's Report, Paris, Exhibition, 1900. B. Foreword To The 1899 Catalogue. C. Details Of An Old French Ivory Easter Egg.. D. Supplementary Details For Illustrations. Bibliography, chronology. more information

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8) Masterpieces From The House of Faberge. With essays by Roy D.R. Betteley, Paul Schaffer, A. Kenneth Snowman and Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey. Edited by Christopher Forbes
Solodkoff, Alexander. von

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, 191 pp. profusely illus. in color & b/w. Catalog of the Forbes Magazine Collection with each piece illustrated in b/w. Bibliography, chronology. more information

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9) Vanessa Bell
Spalding, Frances

New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1983. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. xvi, 399 pp. 8 color plates, 53 b/w. illus. bibliography. more information

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10) A Treasury Of Archaeological Bells
Spear, Nathaniel

New York: Hastings House, 1978. Cloth. previous owner's name at bottom of half title otherwise fine in price clipped dj. 4to. 280 pp. 51 color plates, 305 b/w illus. maps. bibliography. more information

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11) European Post-Medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Standen, Edith A

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985. cloth. housed in a cloth slipcase, fine. sm. folio. Vol. 1, 425 pp. Vol. II 388 pp. 2 volumes. illus. in color & b/w. more information

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12) Vanishing Crafts and Their Craftsmen
Steinmetz, Rollin C. and Charles S. Rice

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1959. Cloth. fine in dj. sm. 4to. 160 pp. illus. in b/w. Signed by the photographer Charles S. Rice. more information

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13) Homecrafts in Sweden. Translated from the Swedish by Alice Stael Von Holstein
Sterner, Maj

Stockholm: A.B.C.E. Fritzes Kungl. Hovbokhandel., 1939. First English edition from the second Swedish edition. cloth. previous owner's name on front free end paper. fine. 8vo. 322 pp. 9 color plates, 334 b/w illus. more information

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14) An Industrious Art, Innovation in Pattern & Print at The Fabric Workshop
Stroud, Marion Boulton, editor

Philadelphia and New York: The Fabric Workshop and W.W. Norton & Co., 1991. First edition. Cloth binding fabric designed by Kim MacConnel. fine in printed acetate dj. 4to. 223 pp. Profusely illus. in color & b/w. more information

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15) ron arad
Sudjic, Deyan

London: Laurence King, 1999. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, 224 pp. 230 color plates, 45 b/w. illus. Biography, chronology. more information

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16) English Furniture From Charles II To George II. A Full Account of the Design, Material and Quality of Workmanship of Walnut and Mahogany Furniture of this period; and of how Spurious Specimens are made. With more than 260 illustrations from examples in th
Symonds, R. W

New York: International Studio Inc., 1929. No.318 of 500 copies of the American Edition. Cloth. small chip missing from border of frontispiece, cloth binding shows moderate wear. folio, 322 pp. Color frontispiece, 259 b/w plates. more information

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17) Victorian Furniture
Symonds, R. W. and B.B. Whineray

London: Country Life, 1962. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 232 pp. 282 b/w illus. more information

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18) The Art of Mosaics, Selections from the Gilbert Collection. exhibition dates: 28 April-10 July, 1977
Text by Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977. Paperback. very good+. 4to. 143 pp. 19 color plates, 100 b/w illus. Bibliography, glossary. more information

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19) Italian Maiolica from Midwesrtern Collections. exhibition dates: September 4-October 8, 1977
Text by Bruce Cole

Bloomington: Indiana University Art Museum, 1977. Paperback. fine. 4to. 102 pp. 51 b/w plates. more information

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20) The Ninth Biennial Crafts Exhibition. exhibition dates: February 8 Through March 16, 1975
Text by Fred Ball

Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of, 1975. Pictorial paper wrappers. Mint. sq. 8vo. 78 pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. more information

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21) Frank H. McClurg Museum, Feb. 29 - April 5, 1992. Near Eastern Art Research Center. exhibition dates: Frank H. McClurg Museum, Feb. 29 - April 5, 1992
Text by Jefferson, S. Hyde, Janice Harmer, Miriam Lorimer and W. Russell Pickering

Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee . Washington D. C. Near Eastern Art Research Center, 1992. Paperback. fine. 4to. 46 pp. 32 color plates, bibliography. map. more information

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22) Golden Bell and Beehive Light Fittings Designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto. exhibition dates: November 1, 2001 to February 28, 2002. Text in English and Finnish. series: Design by Alvar Aalto no.1
Text by Kaarina Mikonranta. Edited by Katarina Pakoma. English translation by Nicholas Mayow

Jyvaskyla, Finland: Alvar Aalto Museum, 2001. Pictorial paper wrappers. Mint. sq. 4to. 68 pp. Profusely illus. in color & b/w. more information

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23) At Home In Manhattan, Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression. exhibition dates: 10 November, 1983 - 5 February 1984 (Quantity available: 3)
Text by Karen Davies

New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. Paperback. fine. 4to. 124 pp. 4 color plates, 77 b/w illus. bibliography. more information

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24) California Crafts XII. exhibition dates: March 12, 1983 through April 17, 1983
Text by Lloyd E. Herman

Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1983. Printed paper wrappers. Mint. 4to. 40 pp. 35 b/w illustrations. more information

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25) Art By Design, Reflections Of Finland. exhibition dates: March 22 - May 15, 1988
Texts by Barbra Kulvik and Dr. Tapio Periainen

Katonah, NY. The Katonah Gallery.: An exhibition in collaboration with the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design., 1988. Pictorial ppaper wrappers. Mint. 4to. 48 pp. 5 double page color plates. 12 full page color plates. more information

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26) European Art Quilts. exhibition dates: September 6, 1997 - January 18, 1998
Texts by Carin Reinders, Olga Prins-Lukowski, Simon Prins and Jette Clover

Tilburg: Nederlands Textielmuseum, 1997. Paperback. fine. sq. 8vo. 120 pp. 52 full page color plates. A stunning catalog. more information

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27) Deux createurs de bijoux: Henri Gargat et Gilles Jonemann. exhibition dates: 17 decembre 1988 - 12 fevrier 1989
Texts by Yvonne Brunhammer and Chantal Bizot

Paris: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, 1989. Paperback. 2 small exhibition catalogs housed in a printed folder. 8vo. 16 pp. & 16 pp. 2 vols. illus. in color & b/w. Biographies. more information

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28) Manufactures National De Sevres - Creations Diverses A Sevres Depuis 1965. 24 planches d'illustrations dont 16 en couleurs au pochoir. series: Couleurs Contemporaines I
Touzenis, Georges

Paris: Bernard Chauveau Editeur, 2002. No. 152 of 500 copies. Contents housed in a cloth covered portfolio with ties which in turn is housed in a cloth covered slip case. Fine. 4to. 13 pp. of text + justification de tirage. 16 full page pochoir plates, 8 full page b/w. plates. Le texte compose en caractere Garamond a ete imprime par l'Atelier Merat, a Paris, sur papier Rivoli. Le tirage en phototypie des 24 planches d'illustrations a ete realise par l'Imprimerie Nationale sur velin d'Arches. La mise en couleur au pochoir des illustrations a ete confiee a l'Atelier du Lys, Paris. more information

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29) Creations Diverses A Sevres Depuis 1965 24 planches d'illustrations dont 16 en couleurs au pochoir
Touzenis, Georges

Paris: Couleurs Contemporaines, Bernard Chauveau Editeur, 2002. No. 152 of 500 copies. Text and plates are housed in a printed cloth chemise with ties which in turn is housed in a matching cloth slip case. Included is the publisher's original sales brochure. Mint as issued. 4to. 14 pp. of text followed by a loose suite of 24 plates of which 16 are color pochoirs, Some of the artists represented are: Alexander Calder, Jim Dine Serge Poliakoff, Ettore Sotsass, Betty Woodman, Alicia Penalba, Robrto Matta, Etienne Hadju, Joe Downing, Pierre Alechinsky, Adrian Saxe, Francois Morellet. This book is for sale at the original published price more information

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30) Duncan Grant and the Bloomsbury Group
Turnbaugh, Douglas Blair

London: Bloomsbury, 1987. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 119 pp. of text plus 64 pp. of b/w. plates. bibliography. more information

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31) Dansk Folkekunst: Billender Med Indledende Teikst. Text in Danish
Uldall, Kai

Kobenhavn: Thaning & Appels Forlag, 1963. Errata slip present. Leather spine with gilt lettering and paper covered boards. Dj. shows wear. Internally fine. 4to. 300 pp. 13 color plates, 400 b/w plates. 16 b/w figures in the text. bibliography. more information

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32) China and Glass in America 1880 - 1980, From Tabletop to TV Tray. Exhibition: Dallas Museum of Art, July 23, 2000 - January 7, 2001 (Quantity available: 18)
Venable, Charles L. Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison

New York: Harry N, Abrams for the Dallas Museum of Art, 2000. Pictorial cloth. Mint in mint dustjacket. Folio, 496 pp. 209 color plates, 123 color and black and white illustrations in the text. Bibliography. This book is based on a museum exhibition and comes across as both more scholarly and more inclusive than most such books on the decorative arts more information

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33) Batik Anleiting zur Herstellung gebatikter Gewebe und Stoffe, wie Baumwolle, Leinen, Nessel, Seide, Samt, Leder, Pergament, Papier, Holz, Korbweiden, Metall, Glas, Elfenbein. mit Anhang: Bandana-Druckverfahren, Bemalen der Stoffe, Wasch-und lichtechte Han
Vesper, Carl

Wittenberg (Bez. Halle): A. Ziemsen Verlag, 1922. Paperback. fine. 8vo. 64 pp. illus. in b/w. 7 pp. of advertisements pertaining to Batik. Bibliography, 1 chart. more information

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34) Modes And Manners. Vol.1 From The Decline Of The Ancient World To The Renaissance. Vol.II, The Sixteenth Century. Vol. III, The Seventeenth Century. Vol. IV, The Eighteenth Century. Illustrated with reproductions of Contemporary Paintings etc. Translated
Von Boehn, Max

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1932-1935. Blue cloth. fine. 8vo. 309, 290, 228, 316 pp. 4 vols. 104 color plates, 740 b/w illus. in the texts. more information

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35) Gebroken Lijnen=Broken Lines: Emmy van Leersum 1930-1984. Text in Dutch and English. Translation by Ted Alkins
von Graevenitz, Antje and Gert Stal

Ôs-Hertogenbosch: Het Kruithuis, Stedeljk museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, 1993. Cloth. fine in dj. folio, 228 pp. 157 color plates. Bibliography, biography. more information

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36) Ikat, Art Of The Ancient Peoples. An exhibition from the collections of Joseph Edmondson and Herbert Solomon. Exhibition: Sacramento, California. California State University, Sacramento, Spring, 1982
von Meier, Kurt

Pictorial paper wrappers. Fine. 4to. 30 pp. 5 color illustrations, 21 black and white illustrations, map. Bibliography. more information

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37) Glass 500 B. C. To A. D. 1900, The Hans Cohn Collection, Los Angeles/ Cal
Von Saldern, Axel

Mainz On Rhine: Verlag Philipp Von Zabern., 1980. decorated boards. water staining at bottom of last 30 pp. not affecting text or plates. sq. 4to. 288 pp. 36 color plates, 235 b/w plates. bibliography. more information

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38) Painting On Folk Ceramics. Translated by Roberta Finlayson Samsour
Vydra, Josef and Ludvik Kunz

London: Spring Books, 1960Õs. decorated cloth. portion of decorated front free end paper effaced otherwise fine in dj. sm folio. 78 pp. of text plus156 color and b/w plates. bibliography. more information

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39) Art Nouveau Bing, Paris Style 1900
Weisberg, Gabriel B

New York: Abrams, 1986. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 295 pp. 83 color plates, 260 b/w. illus. bibliography. In 1895 Siegfried Bing, a prominent dealer in Japanese art, renovated his gallery in Paris, named it L'Art Nouveau, and christened an international decorative artas style. In this book for the first time, this seminal figure in the decorative arts field is shown to admirers and collectors of Art nouveau everywhere'. more information

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40) The Origins Of L'Art Nouveau, The Bing Empire
Weisberg, Gabriel P. Edwin Becker and Evelyne Posseme, editors

Amsterdam and Paris: Van Gogh Museum and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, 2004. Cloth. new in new dj. folio, 295 pp. Profusely illus. in color & b/w. more information

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41) Pottery: Form And Expression. Photo Story by Otto Hagel
Wildenhain, Marguerite

Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1973. Reissue of 1962 edition. Cloth. fine in fine dj. 4to. 157 pp. 97 b/w. plates. more information

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42) The Invisible Core: A Potter's Life And Thoughts. Photographs by Fran Ortiz. Foreword by Alex L. Pickens
Wildenhain, Marguerite

Palo Alto: Pacific Books, Publishers, 1973. Signed by Marguerite Wildenhain. Cloth. fine in fine price clipped dj. 4to. 207 pp. Color frontispiece, 52 b/w. illus. more information

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43) A Passion for Pottery, Further Selections from The Henry H. Weldon Collection. Colour photography by Gavin Ashworth
Williams, Peter and Pat Halfpenny

New York: Sotheby's Publications, 2000. No. 1279 of 1500 copies. Cloth. Mint in mint dust jacket and publisher's cloth covered slip case. Folio, 369 pp. 225 full page color plates. Bibliography. The first catalogue of English pottery in the Henry H, Weldon Collection, entitled " English Pottery-Stoneware and Earthenware, 1650-1800, was published in 1990 and has become a standard reference work on the subject, Since 1990, The Weldon Collection has grown to over 700 pieces and this latest volume concentrates on these new additions and also alludes, where relevant, to many of the previously published pieces as well as to items in other public and private collections". more information

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44) Toward a Simpler Way of Life, the Arts and Crafts Architects of California
Winter, Robert

Berekely, Calif.: University of Berekeley Press, 1997. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 304 pp. 365 illus. in b/w. more information

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45) Japan Style
Yoshida, Mitsukuni, J.V. Earle, Masaru Katzumie & Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Tokyo: Kodansha in collaboration with The Japan Foundation and the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980. First edition. Cloth. fine in dj. oblong 4to. 151 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information

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46) Kotien Kayttotaidetta; Pohjoismainen taidekasityo ja taideteollisuus. Text in Finnish
Zahle, Erik editor

Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, 1961. Cloth. fine. 4to. 303 pp. 418 color & b/w. illus. Biographies of the artists. more information

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47) Revolutionary Costume, Soviet Clothing and Textiles of the 1920s. Exhibition: First published with the collaboration of the GFT Group by CATALOGHI MARSILIO, Venice for the exhibition L'Abito della Rivoluzione. Translation into English of Abito della r
Zaletova, Lidya, Fabio Ciofi degli Atti, Franco Panzini and others

New York: Rizzoli, 1987.. Pictorial paper wrappers. Embossed ownership stamp on half title otherwise fine. 4to. 193 pp. 147 color and black and white illustrations. Biographies, glossary. more information

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48) Decorative Ironwork. series: Cameo
Zimelli, Umberto and Giovanni Vergerio

london: Paul hamlyn, 1969. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 159 pp. 70 color plates. more information

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49) Manuel pratique de la peinture sur tissu. Translated by Florence Cadouot
Zoppello, Marina

Paris: Celiv, 1992. Pictorial boards. fine. 8vo. 143 pp. illus. in color. more information

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