Decorative Arts from Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Selg Germany: Rosenthal, 2016. In fine condition. Folio (34cm). Text in English. 184 pages. Profusely illustrated. Gold printed boards; in a matching gold printed card folding case with small porcelain dish that can be held to the book cover by magnet. On the occasion of their 100th anniversary porcelain manufacturer Philip Rosenthal produced a luxury customer magazine. A… Read more

New York: Kodansha International, 1988. A very good plus copy with some pale foxing in the upper margins, the jacket clean and well preserved. Folio (11.75 x 8.75 inches). xxi, 221 pages. Photographs by G. Barrows, G. W. Holland, Dana Levy, Osamu Murai, Ezra Stoller, and Hiroshi Suga; line drawings by the author. Cloth; pictorial dust jacket. The… Read more

New York: Gramercy Books, 1988. Hardcover. Some light toning to sheets, some wear at top of spine, lacks dust jacket. 13.5 x 9 inches. Boards.

New York: Clarkson Potter, 1984. A fine copy in a very good plus jacket with one tear at top of front joint, minor curling at edges, and light shelfwear. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. 150 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original purple cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.

Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press, 1983. Some slight wear to jacket edges. 11 x 8.5 inches. 310 pages. Fully illustrated in color. Original brown cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.

New York: Fomento Cultural Banamex; Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Some minor wear to jacket, otherwise a clean copy. 12.5 x 9.75 inches. 550 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original black cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First editon. "The art depicted in this book is by contemporary craftspeople working in Mexican villages and cities. There are 180 examples of remarkable… Read more

New York: Abbeville Press, 1980. A fine copy in a near fine jacket with some light shelwear and a few small tears. 15 x 12 inches. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original red coth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.

New York: Clarkson Potter, 1984. A fine copy. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. 150 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original purple cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition.

London: Kogan Page, 2009. A fine copy. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. 241 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white. Original pictorial boards. First edition. "Fast-moving, entertaining and full of exclusive interviews, Luxury World takes you on a voyage around the luxury universe during a period of change, slipping behind the facades of the world's most sophisticated businesses to show how they… Read more

New York: Hastings House, 1977. A near-fine copy; dust jacket with a few small nicks. 13.5 x 10 inches. 45 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket; carboard slipcase. First edition.

Copenhagen: Nyt Nordisk Forlag, 2015. A fine copy with some light bumping to corners. 11 x 8.75 inches. 320 pages. Profusely illustrated. Original printed boards. First edition, with a typed letter signed by the author laid in.

Kungsträdgården: The Swedish Institute, 1985. A near fine copy. 9.5 x 8.25 inches. 142 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition.

Potsdam, Germany: Ullman, 2012. A fine copy, with some shelfwear to dust jacket. 12 x 9.25 inches. 512 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original boards; dust jacket. First edition.

No place, 1973. Some wear and toning to the boards, tape shelfmark on spine, owner's name on title in ink. 34.5 x 22 cm. Text in English. Double page spreads reproducing Mo's drawings, one double-page photograph by Lorenzo Capellini. Original parchment-backed boards. Signed by Carlo Mo, the Tacino artist known for his furniture designs.

Zoo Producties, 2007. A near-fine copy. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictoral wrappers.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1975. A near-fine copy in a good jacket that has a loss to the upper front panel and some rubbing. 28 x 21 cm. 200 pages. 150 black-and-white illustrations; 10 in color. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION of this now classic study of design styles in the 1940s and 50s.

Ahmedabad: The New Order Book Co, 1983. Very fine, bright copy with some light wear to the acetate. 4to. 71 pages. 16 fabric swatches tipped in. Patterned, dyed cloth boards with gilt-lettering on upper cover; acetate wrapper. FIRST EDITION. This book details the techniques used in India, which has been the "home of patterned cotton cloths since very… Read more

New York: Museum of the City of New York, 2000. As-new in shrinkwrap. Two volumes, 4to. Cloth; slipcase. A generously illustrated examination of the precious metals trades and usage of precious metal artifacts in New York City.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983. A very good copy with shelfwear; slight darkening around cover and pages. 4to. 372 pages. Color photographs. Cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "The techniques of metal colouring, bronzing and patination are assuming a new importance in contemporary fine metalwork and design. Richard Hughes and Michael Rowe have assembled and tested the… Read more

Leipzig: Georg Voss, 1804. Title creased and dust-soiled, final plate creased, lower wrapper detached. Oblong folio (18 x 10.75 inches; 455 x 273 mm). Engraved title in the form of a sampler, 52 pages, 50 engraved plates, consisting of 25 plates in two states, colored and uncolored. 19th-century stiff marbled paper wrappers; modern cloth-backed fitted case. SCARCE: Only… Read more