Search Results: Authors starting with C from Carnegie Hill Books

NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. Second printing. Octavo. 63 pp; b/w photographs throughout. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, light rubbing at edge of spine.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. 12mo. 165 pp. Publisher's tan cloth, no jacket. VG, covers slightly soiled, small chip at bottom of spine. Previous owner name on free endpaper, only 1 in. of front free endpaper remains.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989. Quarto. 201 pp; 8 color plates, 177 b/w photographs, drawings & plans; bibliography of primary source material; notes; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near FIne/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; short tear to base of front flap fold of jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Chicago: D.M. Campana Quarto. 64 pp; b/w illustrations throughout. Blue stapled card covers with red lettering. VG, small, light stain on fore edge. A collection of historical ornaments. Also teaches how to learn designing.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Clarkson Potter, 1996. First American edition. Quarto. 160 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; decorator tips; index; list of retailers and distributors. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Nina Campbell, well-known designer of the English country look, presents ten distinctive homes, ranging in style from a New York apartment to a baronial castle. Each project is documented with lush color photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1981. First German edition. Octavo. 428 pp; b/w photographs. Text in German. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine in Fine jacket, a fine, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Architectural Book Publishing, 1954. First edition. Quarto. 205 pp; well-illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, diagrams & floor plans; chronology; bibliography; index. Original silver-lettered blue cloth, no jacket (rear panel laid in). VG, except for architect rubber stamp on ffep an unmarked copy, spine slightly faded, light fraying to spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Editions Frederic Birr / Ateliers Henry Labat, 1983. Quarto. 159 pp; fully illustrated with 270 color & b/w illustrations, some full-page; index of poster artists including a brief biography. Text in French. Paperback with illustrated covers. Near Fine, a tight, unmarked copy; minor upturn to corners of front cover. A chronological survey of French film posters from the late 19th century to 1959. Includes a 10-pp historical overview by Jean-Louis Capitaine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Museum, 1960. First edition. Octavo. 196 pp; hundreds of b/w illustrations and color frontispiece. Paperback. Near Fine. Former owner stamp on front free endpaper & same owner blindstamp on title page. Museum Pamphlet Series, number 4. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: McGraw Hill, 1954. First edition. Quarto. 96 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs; list of flowering cactus, with common & botanical names, growing range, and best months for flowers. Cloth with dustjacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Burns & Oates, 1913. Fourth edition. Octavo. xix, 353 pp; b/w illustrations; 2 maps. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine and gilt decoration on cover. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, endpapers toned; spine gilt dull, minor wear to extremities. A personal account of life in Tuscany by an Englishman. He focuses on the little known towns of Leghorn, Volterra, Lucca, Pisa, and Portoferraio. First published in 1901.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY: General Baking Company, 1936. Octavo. Unpaginated [16 pp]; 9 color and 1 b/w illustrations. Stapled illustrated wraps. VG. Some even toning to interior pages. Promotional ephemera from the General Baking Company which was a tie-in to the Uncle Don radio show, broadcast on NY radio station WOR between 1928 and 1947. Uncle Don Cagney (Howard Rice) was central to an urban myth which held that he had an open mic incident where he said "There, that ought to hold the little bastards", This was later proven to be untrue. This scenario, a host inadvertently talking into an open microphone at the end of a live show, was used as a comeuppance for lead character Lonesome Rhodes in the fictional film drama, A Face in the Crowd. Amplifying the urban legend, a scene in that film shows two real Variety pressmen handling an issue of Variety with a headline comparing Rhodes to Uncle Don.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Henley-on-Thames: Aidan Ellis, 1992. First edition. Octavo. 150 pp; 12 b/w photographs; sources; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. The account of how Kenwood, one of London's finest open spaces, was saved for public use, along with the house.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1978. Octavo. 56 pp; numerous b/w photographs; glossary; abbreviations for hallmarks; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, former owner on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New.

NY: Press of the Woolly Whale, 1938. Quarto. [8] pp. Printed stiff card covers bound with cord. VG, light age toning to covers, light splash on back cover. As stated on back cover, "Insert prepared for the Colophon annual of bookmaking, May 1938".. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Routledge, 2001. Octavo. 225 pp; maps and b/w photographs. Cloth with unclipped dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Concord Center, MA: The 1747 Wright Tavern, 1970. Octavo. 27 pp; b/w illustrations. Stapled wraps. VG. Catalogue describing the furniture and accessories in production at Shaker Workshops, an organization dedicated to perpetuating the high standard of craftsmanship and design characteristic of the Shakers since their arrival in 1774.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Quincy, IL: Heitland Grate & Mantel Co., 1908. n.d. ca. 1908. Octavo. 32 pp; b/w illustrations of each item with specifications and price. Printed wraps. Good condition, thin paper wraps split 2" at bottom of spine, 2 " x 1.5" loss at inside corner of back cover, old tape repair on inside of front cover. June 1, 1908 discount slip tipped onto first page. Laid in: 4-pp leaflet featuring the hot-water circulating grate No. 51, and a mimeographed sheet of testimonials for the grate, dating from 1907 to 1910. OCLC locates 1 copy of Catalogue E at Hagley Museum and Library.. Soft Cover. Good.

Paris: Paul-Dubos & Cie. ca. 1900. First edition. Folded size: 7 1/8" h x 4 5/8" w - opens up to 7 1/8" x 23 1/4". 9 pp, full of color illustrations of tile designs. Text in French. Folding stiff cardstock. Near Fine, minor rubbing to fore edge. The catalogue depicts fifteen tile designs with interchangeable borders. Also 2 pp showing several stone balustrade designs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Patten & Davies Lumber Co., 1923. 7" x 5.25". 262 pp; full of b/w illustrations, some color. Stiff card covers. VG, cover worn, soiled, covers a bit loose. This catalogue contains illustrations of sashes and doors - entry, interior, screen, garage, china closet doors, side lights, mirrored cabinets, houses, storefronts, windows, shutters, and leaded glass.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.