Silver Boxes.
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1968. Illustrated in color throughout. 119pp. 4to, orange cloth in d.w. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1968). A very good (+) copy in a very good (+) d.w. Photographs by Michael Plomer. More
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Turkmen Jewelry: Silver Ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Profusely illustrated with color photos. 248 pages. Tall 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2011). A fine copy in a fine wrapper. Inscribed by author. More
Turkmen Jewelry: Silver Ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. Map. 290 photographic illustrations with 265 in full-color. 264 pages. Tall 4to, brown cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2011). Diba's inked signature and inscription at the half-title page. Large dampstain at the front endpaper and some rippling at margins of first several pages; light stains at fore-edge, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Arts & Crafts in New England 1704- 1775.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1967. Gleanings from Boston Newspapers Relating to Painting, Engraving, Silversmiths, Pewterers, Clockmakers, Furniture, Pottery, Old Houses, Costume, Trades and Occupations... Illus. 326pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, edges of board corners worn, lettering on spine faded. New York: Da Capo Press, 1967 From the library of Wendell Garrett with his embossed stamp on the front flyleaf and his pencil marks to margins of pages. More
Sweat of the Sun and Tears of the Moon; Gold and Silver in Pre-Columbian Art
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1965. 4 color plates, 222 black & white illustrations, 4to, black cloth, edgeworn d.w. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1965. Page edges foxed, still a very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New England Silver and Silversmithing 1620-1815.
Boston: c.lonial Society of Mass. 2001. Hundreds of black & white illustrations, 279pp., tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Colonial Society of Mass., 2001. Fine. More
American Indian Art.
New York: Abrams, 1969. Color frontispiece. 302 illustrations including 60 color plates mounted on black paper. 446 pages. Very thick square 4to, gilt-stamped red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (no date, circa 1969). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. A comprehensive study of the whole range of artistic expression of the North American Indian, from Pueblo pottery and silverwork to the basketry of California natives. More
American Indian Art.
New York: Abrams, 1995. Color frontispiece. 302 illustrations including 60 color plates mounted on black paper. 446 pages. Thick oblong 4to, black-stamped white cloth, d.w. New York: Abradale: 1995. Reprint. A fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. A comprehensive study of the whole range of artistic expression of the North American Indian, from Pueblo pottery and silverwork to the basketry of California natives. More
Orfevrerie francaise. La Collection Jourdan-Barry
Paris: J. Kugel, 2005. 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated in color with descriptions, comments and biographies of the silversmiths and goldsmiths of each work. 249 and 143 pp., tall 4to, grey silk cloth with white lettering in glossy pictorial board slipcase that match the dust wrappers. (Paris: J. Kugel, 2005). First Edition. A fine set. More
Silverware
New York: Rizzoli, 1982. 409 illustrations, including 28 in color. Oblong 4to, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1982). Very Good (+). More
English and Other Silver in the Irwin Untermyer Collection.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969. Color frontispiece + 213 plates, additional photos of hallmarks. xlvi + 115 pages. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1969). Revised edition. Near fine in very good dust wrapper Volume 6 only of the 6 volume set. Objects from the Tudor period to the nineteenth century, presented in chronological order, with enlargements of hallmarks, and with additional objects acquired since publication of the first edition. More
The Irwin Untermyer Collection.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1956. Complete set in 6 volumes. Illustrated throughout with some in-text figures and many full-page plates, some in color. Thick 4tos, blue cloth-backed patterned boards with red spine labels (bindings are rubbed and corners somewhat worn on several volumes; tight and internally clean). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1956-1963. A very good set of these desireable catalogs - usable and reasonably attractive. Catalogue of the collection in the following subject areas -- Volume..... More
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Silver Used in New York, New Jersey and the South.
Frontispiece, black & white illustrations. 84 pages. Small 8vo, rebound in simple green cloth with gilt-lettered spine. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911. First Edition. Near Fine. Rare. With a note on Early New York Silversmiths by R.T. Haines Halsey. More
The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver 1680-1760, from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection.
London: Thomas Heneage, 1996. Hundreds of color plates. 432 pages. Thick 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. London: Thomas Heneage, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Silversmiths of Kentucky.
Louisville: Standard PRinting Company, 1954. Together with Some Watchmakers and Jewelers, 1785-1850. Frontispiece plus 8 black and white photo illustrations, 135pp, 8vo, green cloth. Louisville, Kentucky: The Standard Printing Company, 1954. A Near fine copy. SIgned by both authors on the flyleaf. More
Eighteenth-Century American Arts: The M. and M. Karolik Collection.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941. With Notes on Drawings and Prints by Henry P. Rossiter and Comments on the Collection by Maxim Karolik. Illustrated with 307 b/w plates. Large 4to, blue gilt lettered cloth (spine ends lightly rubbed). Harvard UP; Museum of Fine Arts , Boston, 1941. First Edition. Very good. Paintings, drawings, engravings, furniture, silver & needlework, 1720-1820. Binding slightly shelf-worn; bookplate. More
Eighteenth-Century American Arts: The M. and M. Karolik Collection.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. With Notes on Drawings and Prints by Henry P. Rossiter and Comments on the Collection by Maxim Karolik. Illustrated with 307 black & white plates. Large 4to, blue gilt lettered cloth. Harvard UP; Museum of Fine Arts , Boston, 1941. First Edition. Near fine. Paintings, drawings, engravings, furniture, silver & needlework, 1720-1820. More
Silver: An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver
London: Peerage Books, 1983. Illustrated with black and white and color photographs. 144 pages. 4to, blue pictorial boards, dust wrapper, a bit faded and edge worn. London: Peerage Books, (1983). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.
New York: Putnam. 230 b/w illus., 32 in color. 320pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Putnam, 1971. First American edition. vg. More
Miniature Silver Toys.
New York: 1981. Translated by David Smith. 275 illustrations. 237 pages. Large 4to, cloth, d.w., slipcase. New York, 1981. Profusely illustrated study of these tiny products of the skilled silversmiths of the 17th and 18th centuries, with facsimiles of many makers' marks. More
A Tale of Three Cities, Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong: Three Centuries of Sino-British Trade in the Decorative Arts.
Sotheby's, 1997. With contributions by several authors. Hundreds of color illustrations. 272 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w. Sotheby's, (1997). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed by the author on title page. More
Viennese Silver: Modern Design 1780-1918
Ostfildern-Fuit: Hatje Cantz, 2003. Preface by Ronald S. Lauder. Foreword by Renee Price and Wilfried Seipel. 501 illustration, 189 in color. 400pp., 4to, black boards, d.w. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, (2003). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Contributions by Markus Bruderlin, William D. Godsey, Jr., Diether Halama, Michael Huey, J. S. Marcus, Sylvia Matti-Wurm, Joseph Rykwert, Elisabeth Schmuttermeier, Christopher Wilk, and Christian Witt-Dorring. More
Les Arts Decoratifs en Lorraine, de al Fin du XVII Siecle a L'Ere industrielle
Paris: L'Amateur, 1993. Beautifully and extensively illustrated with color photographs. 207pp., folio, grey cloth, d.w. (spine a bit faded). Paris: Les Editions de L'Amateur, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plateworkers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; With Over Eleven Thousand Marks, Reproduced in Fac-simile from Authentic Examples of Plate.
London: Macmillan, 1921. Frontispiece and hundreds of text illustrations. 696pp. 4to, geeen cloth, (worn). London: Macmillan, 1921. Very good. More
English Goldsmiths and Their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plateworkers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; With Over Eleven Thousand Marks, Reproduced in Fac-simile from Authentic Examples of Plate.
London: Macmillan, 1905. Frontis plus 5 photo and many text illustrations. xv + 696pp., thick 8vo, red cloth; rubbed, front hinge beginning. London: Macmillan and Company, 1905. A very good copy. More