Search Results: 18th Century from Carnegie Hill Books

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. Quarto. 320 pp; 121 objects or sets of objects illustrated in color, with a few details in b/w; bibliography. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Quarto. xiv, 397 pp; 1508 b/w & color illustrations; notes; indexes. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Elek Books, 1971. First edition. Quarto. 111 pp; 32 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, small spot of tape residue on front flyleaf, else an unmarked copy; jacket shows moderate wear with small tear & creases to fore edge, top corner & spine ends lightly chipped. Illustrated biography of the Scottish architect who became the favorite designer of Catherine the Great.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London / NY: Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1973. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG- jacket spine and top edge sunned.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. First American edition. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, an unmarked, crisp copy; unclipped jacket has one closed edge tear on front cover, light chipping to spine ends, light soil.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. First edition. Quarto. 319 pp; 79 color & 400 b/w illustrations; appendix; notes and references; glossary; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, minor wear at base of spine & bottom corners; unclipped jacket shows light scuffing. The author's copy - his bookplate on front pastedown. The history of the first century of derby porcelain, from 1748 to 1848.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Stratford-upon-Avon: Dugdale Society, 2005. Octavo. xiv, 449 pp; color frontispiece & 46 b/w illustrations; sources; catalogue of architectural work; further manuscripts of Sanderson Miller (1750, 1756). Blue cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New.

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001. Small quarto. 216 pp; 16 color plates & numerous b/w illustrations; map; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine. The author explores early Scottish designed landscapes from the Royal Gardens around 1500 to The Hermitage in 1750, and details the dramatic developments that occurred during this period.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

London: Longmans Green and Co., 1951. First edition. Octavo. 199 pp; color frontispiece from an aquatint by W.L. Leitch; notes; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. The book presents a brilliant picture of the social life and personalities of Edinburgh from 1769 to 1832, a period known as that city's "Golden Age." Some of the men portrayed -- David Hume, Adam Smith, Henry Mackenzie, Robert Burns, Francis Jeffrey, Sydney Smith, Henry Raeburn, Sir Walter Scott and others.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Viking, 1999. First American edition. Octavo. xvii, 316 pp; 28 b/w plates + b/w drawings in the text; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. A social history of the Regency, an era of lavish parties, ferocious gossip, relentless bed hopping, and notorious gambling that set a new standard for elegance and vulgarity.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1984. Octavo. 68 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; catalogue of the exhibition. Paperback. VG, light rubbing along backstrip, back cover lightly soiled.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. Octavo. 256 pp; 32 color & 204 b/w photographs; bibliography. Tan cloth with gilt lettered-spine, no dj. VG. This book is the second of a pair by Wills describing the development of English furniture since the 16th century.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1988. Quarto. 255 pp; 235 objects described and illustrated in color; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG. A well-rounded collection of 18th-century English porcelain and pottery.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1983. First edition. Quarto. 320 pp; illustrated in color and b/w; notes; bibliography; maps and chronological tables; index. White cloth with black titles. Lacking dj. VG. minor soiling to covers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Washington, DC: Privately published, 1938. Limited edition of 2500 copies. Quarto. 275 pp; illustrated in color and b&w; index. Cloth in slipcase, both in near fine condition. An important reference work.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

London: Faber & Faber, 1972. Second edition. Octavo. 78 pp; 8 color plates including frontispiece & 96 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Cloth with dust jacket. VG/VG. A clean, unmarked copy; Watson Guptill publisher sticker over Faber imprint on spine of price-clipped jacket, minor soiling to jacket. The authoritative study of the soft-paste wares of Saint-Cloud, Chantilly, Mennecy, Vincennes and Sevres. The author, who was Keeper of the Department of Ceramics at the Victoria and Albert Museum, combines detailed historical information about the factories and their wares with a deep aesthetic appreciation of their rare qualities. First published in 1950, this edition includes four new color plates and the bibliography has been brought up to date. Includes a comprehensive chapter on marks and a short chapter on forgeries.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Octavo. 104 pp; 183 b/w illustrations; appendix, makers' marks, list of Paris silversmiths, bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, prior owner name on front free endpaper & half-title page, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has one edge tear on front panel. Comprehensive survey of French 18th century silver illustrates and describes many brilliant examples of the period, beginning with its roots in medieval times. Included are fine examples for public and private collections in Leningrad, Munich, Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, and New York.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. Second printing. Octavo. Unpaginated, color illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with minor wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. First printing. Quarto. xi, 189 pp; 50 full-page color plates; comprehensive bibliography; appendix to the new edition; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

Boston: Special Publications, 1959. First edition. Quarto. 393 pp; descriptive catalogue of over 250 desks, secretaries, sideboards, tables, and bureaux, all illustrated with photographs, including 9 in color; references and bibliography. Cloth. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Ex-library copy - stamp on all 3 edges, glue stain on rear pastedown where pocket was removed. Head & tail of spine starting to fray, backstrip & all corners rubbed, front cover has a few scratches, spine & top inch of covers sunned. A good reference copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.