Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale (signed) by Robsjohn-Gibbings, T.H - 1944

Knopf, 1944. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Mary Petty. Hardbound with dust jacket. Small hardcover published 1944. Pages lightly toning, jacket darkening and with edge wear. No text markings noted.

New York Ny: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Charming Illustrations By Mary Petty. 110 Pp. Including 2 Pp Suggested Readings At Rear. First Edition Stated. An Intelligent, Well-Written Survey Of Modern Interior Design And Decoration Without Deference To The Witless.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. Illustrated by Mary Petty. Endpapers with slight offsetting from printer's glue, spine a bit cocked, boards slightly tanned at edges, very good in a spine-tanned about very good dust jacket with small tears on the spine, ½" loss at the crown, a couple small stains on the front panel, and small chips, creases and tears along the edges. "The entertaining inside story of the fashion (and passion) for antique furniture and interior decoration.

An octavo sized hardcover book with illustrated dust jacket and b/w illustrations by Mary Petty. A stated First Edition. Dust jacket is intact with moderate edge wear. Pages are bright and tight. Memoir of the antique and design industry circa 1940s. With a sense of humor the author reveals the creative ideas of American interior designers working with wealthy individuals.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. Classic diss of 'Early English' antiques and absurdities of American Nouveau Riche morés, and a breezy history of interior design and the antiques trade; the author, then one of America's leading interior designers, was partly pro-classical antiquity, partly pro-modernity. Stated first edition (first printing). Hardcover, full greenish-tan cloth blocked in raspberry; gilt titling. Covers lightly discolored, minor bumps to corners; jacket lightly tanned with minor edgewear, tiny spots & tears, couple of scuffs to spine. Text clean; [12], 106, [6] pages; bibliography, cartoon illustrations.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Mary Petty. Small Octavo.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Second edition, enlarged. Octavo. 119 pp; drawings by Mary Petty. Publisher's cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, covers clean & bright, a bit of toning at the front pastedown gutter; price-clipped jacket with closed tear at front flap fold & at top of front spine fold, 0.5 in. tear at edge of slightly darkened spine. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf, "For Robert Lukcso, With kind regards, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings". Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Mary Petty.