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The Islamic Collections
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Berlin: Bachstitz Gallery, 1930. Paperback. Paper covers worn. Internally very good. 4to. 54 pp. Profusely illus. in b/w. The value of this collection lies in the unity of its composition. A complete survey of the development of the Islamic arts to the Middle Ages is by the selected examples. These collected specimens of ceramics, glass and precious metal work not only impress the expert by their rarity, but also merit wide interest. Suggestions were also gratefully accepted from Director Prof. Dr. Friedrich Sarre and Prof. Dr. Kuhnel. more information
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California Crafts XI / Toys, Games And Other Playthings. exhibition dates: Eleventh Biennial Exhibition of Works By California Craftsmen, march 24 - April 22, 1979
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Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League, 1979. Pictorial paper covers. Mint. 56 pp. 50 b/w illustrations. more information
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The Silk Road: Fabrics from the Han to the T'ang Dynasty. Text in Chinese with English summary
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Sinkiang: Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region and the Group in Charge of the Exhibition of Cultural Relics, 1973. Decorated cloth with thick transparent plastic cover. Very good +. folio, 8 pp. published separately and laid in. 4 pp. 66 color plates. Laid in is a 2 page English translation including translations of all the captions accompanying the color plates. more information
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Price: $175.00
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California Crafts XIV. exhibition dates: January 19-April 14, 1985
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Sacramento. Creative Arts League of Sacramento.: Crocker Art Museum., 1985. Paperback. fine. 4to. 86 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information
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California Crafts V. exhibition dates: march 17 through april 23, 1967 (Quantity available: 5)
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Sacramento: Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1967. Pictorial paper covers. Fine. sq. 8vo. 16 pp. 21 b/w illustrations. more information
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California Crafts IV. 1965 Invitational. exhibition dates: March 20th Through April 25th 1965 (Quantity available: 5)
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Sacramento: Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1965. Pictorial and die cut paper wrappers. Mint. sq. 8vo. 12 pp. 40 b/w illustrations. more information
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Albisola Rassegna. IX Mostra Regionale Della Ceramica Artigianale Ed Artistica 1982 Exhibtion: Albisola Mare - Villa Faraggiana, 23 Dicembre 1982 - 9 Gennaio 1983. Text in Italian
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Albisola: Oraganizzata dall'Associazione Ceramisti di Albisola, 1983. Pictorial paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 94 pp. 77 black and white plates. more information
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Albisola, Rassegna 2000. VII Mostra Regionale Della Ceramica Artigianale Ed Artistica 1980. Exhibtion: Albisola Superiore - Villa Gavotto Della Rovere, 20 Dicembre 1980 - 11 Gennaio 1981. Text in Italian
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Albisola: Organizzata dall'Associazione Ceramisti di Albisola, 1980. Stiff pictorial paper wrappers. Internallya small light stain on the upper right hand cornere of 5 pages. Wrappers show a little wear otherwise fine. 8vo. 59 pp. 1 color plate, 34 full page black and white plates. more information
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Elegance International. Spring-Summer 1970. No.5. Swatched Edition. Text in English, French and German
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Jamaica, New York: Elegance Publications, 1970. 696 different textile swatches separately mounted. Complete. Stiff pictorial covers. very good+. folio, 312 pp. Profusely illustrated with color photographs many by Helmut Newton. 696 different textile swatches separately mounted. Complete. more information
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The New American - Mitchell Text-Book of Designing, Patternmaking and Grading. Ladies' Coats Suits Dresses Skirts Waists
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New York: American-Mitchell Fashion Publishers, 1938. First edition. Cloth. fine. folio, 160 pp. 88 full page b/w diagrams. Since the year 1873, the Mitchell Designing School, now known as American-Mitchell Designing Schools, has been teaching and perfecting the science of designing, pattern making and grading ladies' coats, suits, dresses and all tailored wearing apparel. The sum total of this knowledge is of inestimable value. We have endeavored in this volume, to condense this accumulated knowledge into a series of practical working diagrams, drafted with a viewpoint of attaining the desired result in each case by the simplest and easiest manner possible. more information
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Poltronova nel tempo di Gianni Pettina Text in Italian and English
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Montale: Poltronova, nd (1980's?). Printed boards. Spiral bound.. Fine. 4to. 28 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Meubles et objets d'architectes dans les annees 1925. exhibition dates: 19 novembre au 31 decembre 1976
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Paris: Galerie Maria De Beyrie, 1976. Paperback. very good+. Tall 8vo. 31 pp. 24 b/w. illus. Decorative arts, French-20th century. Furniture, French-20th century. Furniture-20th century. Architects-Furniture design-20th century. Architects, French-furniture design-20th century. decorative arts-20th century. more information
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Material Witness: Masters From California Crafts. California Crafts XVII. exhibition dates: October 29 through January 2, 2000
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Sacramento: Creative Arts League of Sacramento and Crocker Art Museum. Cloth. fine in fine dj. 4to. 123 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information
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California Crafts VIII, The Eighth Biennial Crafts Exhibition. exhibition dates: March 10 - April 15 1973
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Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1973. Die cut printed paper wrappers.. The date 1973 written in ink in the upper right hand corner of the front wrapper otherwise fine.. sq. 8vo. 76 pp. 67 b/w. illustrations. more information
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Finnish Glass: Glass Manufacturers' Brochures From The 1950s. Text in Finnish, Swedish and English
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Helsinki. The Finnish Glass Museum.: Riihimaki, 2000. Paperback. Mint. 4to. 82 pp. Profusely illus. in b/w. more information
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California Crafts X. Tenth Biennial Exhibition Of Work By California Craftsmen. exhibition dates: March 12 - April 10, 1977
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Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1977. Pictorial paper wrappers. Fine. sq. 4to. 80 pp. 83 b/w illustrations. more information
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The Ninth Biennial Crafts Exhibition. California Crafts IX. exhibition dates: February 8 Through March 16, 1975
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Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1975. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Mint. sq. 8vo. 78 pp. 69 b/w illustrations. more information
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California Crafts XI. Toys, Games & Other Playthings. Eleventh Biennial Exhibition of Work by California Craftsmen. exhibition dates: March 24 - April 22, 1979
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Sacramento: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 1979. Pictorial wrappers. Mint. 56 pp. 48 b/w illustrations. more information
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The Ninth Biennial Crafts Exhibition. exhibition dates: February 8 Through March 16.1978
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Sacramento. Creative Arts League of Sacramento.: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery.. Paperback. fine. oblong 8vo. 78 pp. illus. in b/w. more information
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European Tapestry in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, distributed by Harry Abrams., 1994. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 476 pp. 65 color plates, 137 b/w plates. more information
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La ceramica savonese nella raccolta civica
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Savona: Priamar" di Marco Sabatelli Editore , 1990. Pictorial wrappers. Wrappers show a little wear otherwise fine. . 8vo. 126 pp. 198 color illustrations. Bibliography. more information
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Miniatures. series title: The Smithsonian Illustrated Library Of Antiques
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New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1983. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 128 pp. 31 colorplates, 105 b/w photographs. Bibliography and glossary. more information
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Gambone La leggenda della ceramica Text in Italian
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Napoli: Tullio Pironti Editore, 1992. Cloth. Fine in fine dj. . 4to. 185 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Esempi Di Arredamento Moderno Di Tutto Il Mondo. Sedie Poltrone Divani. Seconda Serie. Text in Italian, French, English and German. Presentazione Dell'Arch Antonio Casa Ramelli
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Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1953. Printed paper wrappers with cloth spine. Fine in slightly chipped dj. . 4to. LIII, 43 black and white illustrations in the text plus 131 pp. of plates with 261 illustrations in black and white and 3 illustrations in color. more information
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Le Lycee Des Arts Utiles Et Agreables, ou Cours Complementaire De L'Education Publique Et Particuliere. Contenant: 1. Un Tableau systematique de l'ouvrage. 2. La nomenclature etymologique des termes pricipaux que les sciences et les arts empruntent des la
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Paris: Chez A. G. Debray, Libraire, Pres le Louvre, Place Musee-Napoleon, No. 9, An XII-1804. Half calf and marbled boards. top of spine chipped otherwise fine. 8vo. iv, 496 pp. A marvelous compendium at the beginning of the 19th century describing numerous trades and professions, including many in the applied arts. Among them are the art of baking, including the origin of bread, the making of beer and wine, the art of distilling, the extraction of oils, the art of dyeing, leather tanning. porcelain and pottery manudacture, glassmaking, papermaking, bookbinding, bookselling, perfumery, etc. etc. The bookplate and Swedish binder's ticket is worth it all. more information
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Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design (Quantity available: 4)
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1995. Paperback. fine. folio, 16 pp. illus. in b/w. This is the newspaper format guide to the exhibition including the floor plan. more information
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Spanish Folk Ceramics Of Today. Photographs by F. Catala Roca
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New york: Watson-Guptill, 1974. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 238 pp. 36 full page color plates, 194 b/w illus. Bibliography, glossary. more information
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The Aesthetic Movement Prelude to Art Nouveau
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New York: Praeger, 1969. Cloth. fine in chipped and price clipped dj. 4to. 192 pp. 121 color & b/w plates. 15 b/w figures in the text. bibliography. more information
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Peter Carl Faberge, Goldsmith & Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and the principal Crowned Heads of Europe, An Illustrated Record and Review of his Life and Work, A.D. 1846-1920. With a foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell
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London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1949. cloth. fine in price clipped dj. folio, xxiv, 170 pp. 23 color plates, 103 b/w plates. 1 of 1000 copies. Tipped in Errata and Addenda sheet present. more information
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Experimental Techniques in Enameling
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New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1972. Cloth. fine in unclipped, chipped dj. 4to. 144 pp. 17 color plates, 140 b/w. illus. Bibliography, glossary, sources of supplies. more information
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The Art of Interior Design, A Text in the Aesthetics of Interior Design
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New York: Macmillan, 1960. First printing. Cloth. fine. 4to. 343 pp. 145 b/w illus. bibliography. more information
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English Silver. series: Cameo
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london: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 157 pp. 71 color plates. more information
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English Silver
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New York: Hawthorn Books, 1966. First American edition. Cloth. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. Very good + in dj. 8vo. 107 pp. Color frontispiece, 170 b/w illus. more information
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Art Nouveau. series: Cameo
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London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 157 pp. 67 color plates. more information
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The Decorative Tradition
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Princeton: The Pyne Press, 1973. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 144 pp. 150 b/w illus. more information
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Napoleone Martinuzzi Vetraio del Novecento Saggi di Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Antonella Rossi Colavini, Maurizio Urzi. Preface by Giandomenico Romanelli. Introduction by Nico Stringa
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Venice: il Cardo, 1992. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. xv, 172 pp. 131 color plates, 28 color illustrations in the text, 28 black and white illustrations in the text. Bibliography, biography. more information
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UAM, Union Des Artistes Modernes Photographies: Jean-Baptiste Rouault.Text in French
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Paris: Editions du Regard, 1986. Cloth. Mint in mint dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Folio, 576 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Bibliography, biographies. more information
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Dictionnaire International Des Arts Appliques et du Design
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Paris: Editions du Regard, 1996. Cloth. Fine in fine dj. . Folio, 650 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Jourdain: Frantz 1847-1935. Francis 1876-1958. Frantz-Phillipe 1906-1990. Francis Jourdain" by Suzanne Tise. Photography by Jean-Baptiste Rouault. Archival material courtesy of Stephan Jourdain
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New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Cloth. fine in fine dj. folio, 414 pp. Profusely illus. in color & b/w. bibliography. more information
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Shaping the Modern: American Decorative Arts at The Art Institute 1917-65. Series: The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, Volume 27, No.2 (Quantity available: 3)
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Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2001. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Mint as issued.. 4to. 112 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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La Tapisserie Francaise, Muraille et Laine. Resume chronologique par Denise Majorel et Geslaine Yver
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Paris: Pierre Tisne, 1946. boards. Fine in partial dj. sm. folio, 40 pp. of text plus 69 color & b/w plates. more information
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Scandanavian Design Objects of a Life Style
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975.. First printing.. Cloth. Fine in fine price clipped dj. . Folio, ix, 214 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Bibliography. more information
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Old English Barometers
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Winchester: Warren & Son Ltd., 1952. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 42 pp. 49 b/w plates. bibliography. more information
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Five Centuries of Tapestry from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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San Francisco and Rutland Vt.: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Charles Tuttle Co., 1976. Paperback. very good+. folio, 254 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information
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Moderne Boligkunst Text in Danish
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Odense: Skandinavisk Bokforlag, 1946. 2 volumes. Paste paper over boards and linen spines.. Internally fine except for some puckering at top of some pages in Vol. 11. However there is no evidence of water damage. The most attractive bindings show a little wear.. 4to. Vol. I: 324 pp. Vol. II: 319 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. more information
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Ceramica italiana del Novecento Text in Italian
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Milano: Electa, 2005. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Folio, 383 pp. 775 color illustrations, 120 black and white marks of individual ceramicists. Bibliography. more information
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La Dentelle Teneriffe Text in French
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Mulhouse (Alsace): Th. De Dillmont, editeur, nd (circa1910). Embossed front and back covers showing dentelles. . Very good +. Oblong 8vo. 14 pp. of text plus 20 pages of b/w & green illustrations showing 95 different dentelles. 12 b/w figures in the text. 6 pages of advertisements for publications of La Societe Anonyme Dollfus-Mieg & Cie. La Dentelle Teneriffe est un genre d'ouvrage connu depuis fort longtemps dans l;Amerique du Sud et dans L'Amerique centrale sous le nom de dentelle bresilienne ou dentelle bolivienne. C'est un imitation d'un travail a l'aiguille, cultive en Espagne au xvie et xvii siecle, sous la denomination de "Sols" (dentelles Soleil) more information
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The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide by A. Hepplewhite. Supplement, A gallery of Hepplewhite Furniture and a Sketch of Hepplewhite"s Life and Works by Walter Rendell Storey
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New York: Towse Publishing Co., 1942. No. 166 of 500 copies. Signed by the editor and Walter Rendell Storey. Presentation copy to Melson J. Wachsman with his name lettered in gold on front cover. Letter of transmittal from the Union Furniture Co. Batesville, Indiana dated April 9, 1943. Cloth. some wear to upper right corner of front cover. Fine in worn heavily chipped dj. folio, 14 pp. of text plus 125 b/w plates. 8 pp. of text with 34 b/w illus. of English furniture in the Hepplewhite style from American collections. 1 page of text followed by 87 pp. of full page illustrated advertisements by American furniture companies. more information
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Furniture 1, Prehistoric Through Rococo. series title: The Smithsonian Illustrated Library Of Antiques
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New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1979. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 128 pp. 26 colorplates, 99 b/w photographs. Bibliography and glossary. more information
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The Dictionary Of World Pottery And Porcelain
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Cloth. fine in dj. folio, 553 pp. 60 color plates, 550 photographs with notes, 550 makers' marks, 150 drawings, 2200 entries. bibliography. more information
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Price: $75.00
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