Search Results: Design / Furniture from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Cologne: Taschen, 2015. 2 volumes (719 pages), colour illustrations; 33 cm. Text in English, German, French. Both volumes in fine condition. Large-format edition. Dust jackets protected in mylar covers. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1991. vi, 64, 33 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. First work originally published: Craftsman furniture. Eastwood, NY: Craftsman Workshops, 1912. Second work originally published: The Craftsman. New York: Craftsman Department of Interior Furnishings, 1915. Tight, clean copy. "With over 200 detailed illustrations and descriptions, these two catalogs are essential reading and reference materials and identification guides for Stickley furniture. Among the items depicted and described are chairs, rockers, stools, settles, desks, library tables, music cabinets, drop-leaf tables, nests of tables, chests of drawers, sideboards, china cabinets and dressing tables. Captions cite materials, dimensions and prices." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Sotheby's, 1992. 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Sale code: 6334 "STEVENS". Auction held September 16, 1992. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Including property from the Estates of Bruce E. Collins; Clifford H. Harding; Jerome K. Ohrbach; L. Richard Stuart; V. Ethel Crosby; others. Auction catalogue with 225 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Sotheby's, 1997. 79 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Sale code: 6959 "CORNELL".. Auction held March 13, 1997. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Properties of: Detroit Institute of Art; Estate of John W. Merriam; Estate of Martha Phillips; Estate of Mrs. Reese Taylor; Estate of Ruth S. Dowley. 206 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Sotheby's, 2010. 100 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Auction held in New York, Wednesday 17 March 2010. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. 173 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 349 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York and Los Angeles: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 26 January to 17 May, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 5 July to 27 September 1992. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "The rococo style was among the primary artistic contributions of the eighteenth century. Its manifestations throughout Europe have been comprehensively acknowledged and chronicled, but its influence in America, where it was probably the century's crowning design achievement (commonly referred to as the Chippendale style), had never been thoroughly examined. It was a lavish taste that found surprisingly fertile ground in the colonies, where affluent members of society, rejoicing in their hard-won prosperity, strove to adopt London fashions. The… Read More

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1983. Cloth, 247 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Cabinetmakers and the furniture of the mid-nineteenth century is a field in its infancy. While a great deal is known about the various styles and their popularity and about some of the makers of these styles, there is not a vast amount that can be documented as made by a particular cabinet shop. We have attempted to put the styles in chronological order where possible. Several of the cabinetmakers, however, worked over long periods and in a variety of styles." - Preface. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1982. Cloth, 405 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. An attractive copy. Printed in 1982--not new! CONTENTS: Colonial period, 1620-1776; Independence to Civil War, 1776-1860; Maturing nation, 1860-1914; America the Beautiful, 1914-1980.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990. 255 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A catalogue of the Palevsky/Evans Collection and related works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. CONTENTS: Setting the stage: Europe; Myths and realities of the American arts and crafts movement; Catalogue; Furniture; Metalwork; Ceramics; Glass; Miscellaneous mediums; Appendix of marks.. Paperback. Very Good. Folio.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Designed by Thomas Ingalls. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. First paperback edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated, well captioned.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York and Los Angeles: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992. Cloth, 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 26 January to 17 May, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 5 July to 27 September 1992. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "The rococo style was among the primary artistic contributions of the eighteenth century. Its manifestations throughout Europe have been comprehensively acknowledged and chronicled, but its influence in America, where it was probably the century's crowning design achievement (commonly referred to as the Chippendale style), had never been thoroughly examined. It was a lavish taste that found surprisingly fertile ground in the colonies, where affluent members of society, rejoicing in their hard-won prosperity, strove to… Read More

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990. 255 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A catalogue of the Palevsky/Evans Collection and related works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. CONTENTS: Setting the stage: Europe; Myths and realities of the American arts and crafts movement; Catalogue; Furniture; Metalwork; Ceramics; Glass; Miscellaneous mediums; Appendix of marks.. Paperback. Very Good. Folio.

Washington D. C.: Weschler's, 1994. 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Sale 1117. Auction held October 1, 1994. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Withdrawn ink stamp/flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Including Property from: The Estates of Sherley Acker, Christine Piper, Ruth E. Thornton, Elizabeth V. Bigler, Doris L. Scholze, Floretta Barton, and Margaret Milling; The Collections of Frank and Katherine Dennis, Giulio and Angela Santillo; others. 326 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York and Los Angeles: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 26 January to 17 May, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 5 July to 27 September 1992. Near fine. Firm binding, clean text. Top edge lightly soiled. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "The rococo style was among the primary artistic contributions of the eighteenth century. Its manifestations throughout Europe have been comprehensively acknowledged and chronicled, but its influence in America, where it was probably the century's crowning design achievement (commonly referred to as the Chippendale style), had never been thoroughly examined. It was a lavish taste that found surprisingly fertile ground in the colonies, where affluent members of society, rejoicing in their hard-won prosperity, strove… Read More

New York and Los Angeles: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 26 January to 17 May, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 5 July to 27 September 1992. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Another copy available. "The rococo style was among the primary artistic contributions of the eighteenth century. Its manifestations throughout Europe have been comprehensively acknowledged and chronicled, but its influence in America, where it was probably the century's crowning design achievement (commonly referred to as the Chippendale style), had never been thoroughly examined. It was a lavish taste that found surprisingly fertile ground in the colonies, where affluent members of society, rejoicing in their hard-won prosperity,… Read More

New York: Harper & Row; A Style and Source Book, 1984. 223 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 x 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. A near-fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. An attractive copy. CONTENTS: Setting the style; Setting the scene; Hardware; Wallcoverings; Lighting; Decorative painting; Furniture; The Victorian hearth; Fabrics; Added touches.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2006. Pictorial boards, 192 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 25 cm. Issued in a plastic slipcase. Photographs by Kelly Turso. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Slipcase with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Highly designed contemporary products that will rise in value once they are no longer in production because they represent the best of design in their time." - Jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Cloth, 303 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. With 180 illustrations in half-tone and line. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with toned flaps, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.

Cleveland and Milan: Cleveland Museum of Art; 5 Continents, 2011. 111 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 29 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, April 17, 2011 to February 26, 2012. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Personal and household arts in southeast Africa; Migratory aesthetics: the art of the cattle cultures of southern Africa, by Karel Nel; Map; Catalogue.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.