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Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe
by Snowman, Kenneth A
Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1966. First American edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1966. Folio, 10 1/4" x 12 1/2", 192pp., illustrated with two-hundred-and-twenty-nine full page plates, of which eighty five are in color - reproducing seven-hundred and fifty figures.. Foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell, and an Appendix by F J B Watson. Green cloth with gilt spine titles in black block, top edge gilting. Near fine, clean, crisp, bright, unmarked...
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$150.00
FABRICS THE DECORATIVE ART OF TEXTILES
by Caroline Lebeau et al
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1994. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 9 x 12 in. Cloth boards. Lavish color photos. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, no wear, one corner dented. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean, spine area sunned. Dec. Stax.
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$25.00
Eiko by Eiko: Eiko Ishioka: Japan's Ultimate Designer.
by Ishioka, Eiko
New York: Callaway [0-935112-18-9] 1983. (Folio hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, chronology. A previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, a small bump at the foot of the spine and a lightl smudge to the dust jacket spine. (Design, Art, Design, Designers--Japan).
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$204.75
Paint & Colour Mixing: A Practical Handbook For Painters, Decorators, Paint Manufacturers, Artists, and All Who Have To Mix Colours: Containing over 300 samples of actual oil- and water-paints and water-colours of various colours, and upwards of 1,500 d
by Jennings, Arthur Seymour
London and NY: E. & F. Spon, Ltd. & Spon & Chamberlain, 1915. Paint & Colour Mixing: A Practical Handbook For Painters, Decorators, Paint Manufacturers, Artists, and All Who Have To Mix Colours: Containing over 300 samples of actual oil- and water-paints and water-colours of various colours, and upwards of 1,500 different colour mixtures, with seventeen coloured plates. Fifth Edition, revised and much enlarged, December, 1915. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London and New York:...
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$425.00
The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
by Holmes, Martin
"The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London." by Martin Holmes. Department of the Environment Official Guide. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, [1971]. Originally published 1953. Third edition, Third impression, 1971. pp. 36. mostly colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white & black title (corners worn, front cover scuffed some, scratch on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
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$18.48
Nova Scotia Furniture
by MacLaren, George
"Nova Scotia Furniture" by George MacLaren. [Photos by Ken Gilmour and Ron Merrick]. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Petheric Press, [1974]. Third printing. pp. 44. many b. & w. illus. Softcover, stapled (faded, some marks on cover, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm).
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$18.48
The Old-World House: Its Furniture and Decoration. 2 Vols
by Cescinsky, Herbert
London: A.& C Black, 1924. Two volume set. First editions. Quater bound morocco with gilt spine titles and red pebbled cloth, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, ribbon markers. Published London: A.& C Black, 1924. 4to., 8" x 10", xi+307; iii+371pp., profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w plates, frontis in each volume. Ex-library with no exterior markings, minimal interior. Some normal shelfwear, pages clean, bindings tight. Good. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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$110.00
Arts and Crafts Metalwork: From the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation
by David Cathers; Jonathan Clancy; Susan J. Montgomery; Rudy Ciccarello [Foreword]
This Book is in Very Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Rubbing to the Surface and Very Small, Very Light Crinkling to some of the Corners but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Underlining, or Highlighting and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major...
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$296.99
20th Century Fashion : 100 Years Of Style By Decade And Designer, In Association With Vogue
by Watson, Linda
Boston, Massachusetts / New York, New York: Firefly Books. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Soft Cover. 398 pages: 6 x 8.25 in.: 2.4: KB#005150: Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy is tightly bound and unread but plastic on front/back cover is slightly wrinkled. " 20th Century Fashion, published in association with Vogue magazine, is the definitive style bible for anyone interested in the past, present and future of fashion. It takes a fresh look at fashion history over the twentieth century and...
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$210.00
Nature and Ornament (Volumes 1 and 2)
by Day, Lewis F
London: Batsford, 1909. 2 volume set. Hard covers, 8vo. Vol 1- Nature and Ornament: Nature The Raw Material Of Design. Second Edition, Revised, published London: Batsford, 1929. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4", xv+126pp., illustrated throughout with b/w plates and reproductions. Dark green cloth with black titles and borders. Minor sun fade at the crown, previous owner bookplateand name, else near fine in very good dust jacket with minor loss at spine and tips. Vol 2 - Nature and Ornament: Ornament The...
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$175.00
Dale Chihuly: Chihuly: Glass.
by CHIHULY, Dale. Introduction by Linda Norden
(Pawtuxet Cove, RI): Dale Chihuly, 1982 Signed in pencil at the bottom of the front free end-paper by Dale Chihuly. First edition / First printing. Green cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional copy with an early signature. Vellum sheet bound in before the title page with the exhibition schedule for 1982 show at Tucson Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art, and the St. Louis Art Museum. The first monograph on the artist, preceded only by by an exhibition catalogue for the Renwick Museum...
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$200.00
French Interiors: The Art of Elegance
by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive... Read more about this item
Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library.
"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive... Read more about this item
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$125.00
Ye "SMOKIANA" Historical, Ethnographical
by Pritchett, R. T
Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 7 inches) London: Bernard Quaritch, 1890. First Edition. 101 + (1) pages, almost 50 lithographic plates (more than 35 printed with color), quarter leather binding over cloth boards, front cover embossed with title, author, and publisher in gilt; back cover similarly embossed in gilt with "Ye Pipes of all Nations A. D. Up to Date," and gilt bust of a soldier in cap and tunic in the form of a pipe bowl. Very good condition, minimal wear to spine; age toning in margins of plates, but...
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$145.00
Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's: Top Chops Sectioning Dechroming and Fadeaways
by Barris, George
Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's Vol. 1: Top Chops, Sectioning, Dechroming and Fadeaways. Barris, George ISBN-10: 0965200507. . Thaxton Press. Trade Paperback. EXLIB. 128 pages. 10 ½ X 8 1/4.This is volume I of a four volume set.
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$60.00$36.00
Five Centuries of Italian Majolica
by Liverani, Giuseppe
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First American Edition. Folio. 9 1/2" x 12." 260pp., 83 tipped-in color plates and 52 b/w illustrations.A Very Good or better copy - clean, straight, tight, no markings, in a Good, heavily frayed dj with several small chips missing.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Good. Folio. Illus.
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$50.00
Die Bugattis. Automobile, Möbel, Bronzen, Plakate. Mit Beiträgen von H. G. Conway, H. H. v. Fersen, H. Jedding, R. Malhotra, A. v. Saldern und H. Spielmann.
by (Saldern, Axel von) (Red.)
Hamburg, Christians, 1983. . Hrsg. vom Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, anläßlich der Ausstellung im Sommer 1983. - Über den Möbeldesigner Carlo, den Bildhauer Rembrandt, den Automobilkonstrukteur Ettore und den Plakatkünstler Jean Bugatti, jeweils mit Zeittafel u. Biographie. - Mit Chronologie der Autotechnik, Glossar, Tabelle der Bugatti-Typen und Bibliographie. - Gering bestoßen, sonst gutes Exemplar
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$32.43
Duncan Phyfe and The English Regency
by McClelland, Nancy
NY: William R. Scott, 1939. First edition. Hard cover, bound in library cloth. Published NY: William R. Scott, 1939. 4to., 8 3/4" x 12", xxix+364pp., illustration with 295 b/w plates plus drawings and tables. Rebound in green library cloth with white titles. Professional, short tape repairs along bottom edge first 15 sheets, pp.27, 28 tipped in in facsimilie, otherwise very good. Pages clean, binding tight. A lavishly illustrated study of the furniture maker. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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$110.00
Antique Furniture by Nova Scotia Craftsmen
by MacLaren, George E. G
"Antique Furniture by Nova Scotia Craftsmen." by George E. G. MacLaren. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1975]. pp. 146. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, spine faded). Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 3/4" (22.5cm x 17cm).
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$18.48
Silver in the Golden State: Images and Essays Celebrating the History and Art of Silver in California
by Morse, Edgar W. (ed)
Oakland: The Oakland Museum History Department, 1986 4to (28.5 cm), XVI, 120 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "The discovery of silver in the mid-19th century proved critical to the development of San Francisco and Los Angeles, where its riches would build mansions, luxurious hotels and exclusive clubs, and create a social elite that demanded silver goods. Soon silversmiths emerged to produce elaborate objects for the wealthy and wares for the emerging middle class as well. The eight...
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$23.49
The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples
by Harrison, Julia D. (introduction)
"The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples." Introduction by Julia D. Harrison, Curator of Ethnology, Glenbow Museum. This book grew out of an exhibition entitled The Spirit Sings, mounted by the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, as part of the Arts Festival of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart and Glenbow Museum, [1987]. pp. 264, Bibliography. 221 illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, beige cloth with gilt design on cover and gilt title on spine...
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$36.96
English Silver and Other Silver In the Irwin Untermyer Collection
by Hackenbroch, Yvonne
London: Thames and Hudson, 1963 4to (30.5 cm) XXXXII, 96 pp, 200 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities). The sixth and final volume of the Catalogue of the Irwin Untermyer Collection, renowned as one of the world's premier private collections of decorative arts, focuses on English silver. "The graceful balance between beauty and utility for which the silversmiths of England have long been admired is here displayed in superb examples of their work...
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$46.99
The Persian Carpet: A Survey of the Carpet-Weaving Industry in Persia
by Edwards, A. Cecil
London: Duckworth, 1967. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Duckworth, 1967, 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/8", xvi+384pp., 419 illustrations, 9 maps, 4 color plates. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear along the top edge. . Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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$100.00
Noble Blue: The Enduring Appeal of Blue Ground Chinese Porcelain
by Jorge Welsh (ed.)
Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing, 2023 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover.; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 2.2 Kg.; 296 pages with 269 colour and 6 black & white illustrations.; LIMITED EDITION OF 400 COPIES.; Exibition catalogue dedicated to the theme of Chinese blue ground porcelain produced in the city of Jingdezhen, from a period ranging from the 17th to the 19th century. This is the first publication ever dedicated to this particular theme, illustrating and discussing 94 individual...
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$156.73
DUNCAN PHYFE AND THE ENGLISH REGENCY 1795-1830
by McClelland, Nancy
1939. 1939 McClelland, Nancy DUNCAN PHYFE AND THE ENGLISH REGENCY 1795-1830 Foreword by Edwar Knoblock NY: William R Scott, c1939 1/1350 copies 364pp, index, illus b/w photos 4to charcoal cloth with printed paper labels on front cover, spine lower rear corner lightly bumped, 2 small faintly discolored spots on spine else fine bright hardcover copy.
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$350.00
A Collection of Scale-Drawings, Details, and Sketches of What is Commonly Known As Colonial Furniture
by Nye, Alvan Crocker
NY: William Helburn. Good; Library stamp on lower right corner of each leaf, leaves tattered at edges, library pocket and stamps, de-accession correspondence enclosed.. 1895. Hardcover. Measured drawings by the architect author of colonial American furniture, including high-boys, clocks, tables, looking glasses, beds, and various chair styles. A collection of 55 plates of measured drawings and three other printed leaves measuring 17x12 inches housed in a folding red cloth-covered portfolio titled in...
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$100.00
