Search Results: Antique Reference from Trevian Books

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1971), 1971. 4to; pp. xv, 208; many illustrations from drawings, photographs and plans. A very good copy in gilt-stamped brown cloth in a good dust jacket with only light wear to edges. A "how-to" guide to constructing and finishing classic Shaker furniture..

Boston: Geo. H. Polley & Co., N.d. [c. 1890] American edition. Folio (39 x 29.5 cm); [ii] pp.; 36 lithographic plates. Wear to extremities; minor soiling to edges of a few plates; else a very good set of plates loose as issued in original cloth-backed portfolio. A collection of plates gathered by "Prof. G. Albertotlli of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Milan", but probably lifted from an earlier editon of Giacomo Albertolli, showing furniture, decoration, and architectural elements of the Royal Palace, the Palace di S. A. It Principe di Belgioioso d'Este, the Palace of His Highness, Prince of Belgiojoso, the Royal Palace, Monza, and the Palace of Marquis Don Francesco. Artist(s) and engraver(s) unknown..

Barcelona: Museu del Disseny, 2017 Catalog for the 2017 exhibition in Barcelona of Spanish decorative art from the Art Deco era--with an emphasis on its history, materials, and manufacturing techniques. Text in Spanish and Catalan. First edition. 30 cm; 190 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1965), 1965. First edition. 4to; 208 pp.; 246 illustrations from drawings and photographs, including fourteen color photographs. Owner's stamp, else a good copy in a chipped and worn dust jacket. The bird decoy as American folk art, its origin and development, famous carvers, and variety and type of construction. Signed by the author..

VIlle De Luxembourg, 1995 Catalog for the 1995 Luxembourg exhibition of the work of local boy Bernard Molitor. Text in English, French, and German. First edition. 30 cm; 250 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1978), 1978. First edition. 8vo; 208 pp.; illustrated from autographs. A very good copy in a good, price-clipped dust jacket. A reproduction of 1,000 signatures of famous people and the author's estimate of their values..

Albany: Albany Institute, 1984 Orignally the catalog for the 1982 exhibition of the history of stove making in Albany, at the Albanhy Institue, but now revised with new material on technology, patents, etc. Showing photogaphs of 162 examples of product, as well as information on the history and technology of the stove in 19th century America. Revised edition. 28 cm; 122 pp.; illustrated. Some minor edgewear; contents clean, bright; a very good copy in pictorial wrappers..

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., (1960), 1960. First edition. Large 8vo; 533 pp.; more than 1800 illustrations from photographs and line drawings, including color frontispiece, endpapers, and twenty-three other color plates; bibliography. Light spotting to half title, else a very good copy in gilt-stamped cloth in a lightly chipped and price-clipped dust jacket. A comprehensive reference guide, in encyclopedia format, to the pottery and porcelain of the Continent..

Bristol: American Clock and Watch Museum, 1970, 1970. First edition. 4to; pp. xiv, 338; 200 illustrations from photographs. Light soil to front cover, else a very good copy or better in gilt-stamped red cloth. A documented study of the clock making activities of Josephs Ives in Bristol, Ct, from 1810 to 1862. Inscribed by the author..

Copenhagen: Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum, 1997 Catalog for the 1997 exhibition of important examples of decorative and industrial arts by Danish designers in the first half of the 20th century. Text in Danish with English summary. First edition. 28 cm; 155 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, 1970. First edition. 4to; 208 pp.; 204 illustrations from photographs. A very good copy in gilt-stamped black cloth in a very good dust jacket. A guide to evaluating the quality of American furniture from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, with a focus on craftsmanship, proportion, and details..

London: George Newnes, N.d. (1904), 1904. 8vo; pp. xii, 125; sixty-four plates from photographs, including four in color; bibliography; gilt to top edge. Backstrip worn and soiled, corners bumped, else a good copy in gilt-stamped blue cloth. An illustrated history of English needlecraft..

London: Hamlyn, (1971), 1971. First English edition. 4to; 175 pp.; 109 color plates from photographs; bibliography. A fine copy in tan cloth in a very good dust jacket with only light wear to top edges in publisher's slipcase. The development of Georgian metalwork from earliest times to the eighteenth century, highlighting its peak during the 12th century with the work of goldsmilths Beka and Beshken Opizari.

Tokyo: Process:Architecture, 1994 Issue 101 of PA devoted to the work of the Venice CA-based Jerde Partnership, a pre-eminent designer of malls. Work includes Horton Plaza, Mall of America, Universal City, and other retail hellholes throughout the country and in Japan. Second edition. Originally published in 1992. 29.5 cm; 164 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A very good copy in wrappers..

Paris: Christies, 2011 Catalog for the auction of modern architecture and design books, manuscripts, and photographs from the collection of Prince Yaswant Rao Holkar Bahadur, Maharajah of Indore. The Prince was a patron and connoisseur of Modernism and his collection included monographs and reference works in architecture, decorative arts, design, expositions, the work Corbusier, Man Ray, etc. A well-illustrated catalog and a valuable reference for early 20th century modernism..

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1953, 1953. First American edition. Small 8vo; ninety-four pp.; illustrated from drawings by Leonard Rosoman. A very good copy in cloth in a good dust jacket with only light wear to corners and edges. A humerous account of the underworld of the antique dealer's business..

Hayot: 1996 Monograph on the legendary French ebonist. Text in French. First French edition. 29.5 cm; 247 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

Litchfield: Litchfield Historical Society, 2008 Catalog for a 2008 exhibition at the LHS featuring furniture made in Litchfield county. First edition. 28.5 cm; 83 pp.; illustrated from photographs. No CD. A fine copy in wrappers..

London: Lamarde Press, 1963, 1963. First edition. 8vo; pp. xvi, 271; forty-nine illustrations from photographs. A good copy in gilt-stamped black cloth in a chipped and tape-repaired dust jacket. A collector's reference to British toys..

New York: Dutton Studio Books, (1989), 1989. First edition. 4to; 156 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in original pictorial wrappers. A survey of the work in furniture and in the graphic and decorative arts by American architects and designers working in the Arts & Crafts style. Includes work by Greene & Greene, Frank Lloyd Wright, Limbert, Purcell, Elmslie, Gustave Stickley, Van Erp, Rhead, Jarvie, others..