Chelsea Porcelain.
London: British Museum Press, 1987. 208pp., with 160 illustrations, in full color and 66 in black and white. Slim oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. London: British Museum. (1987). Fine.
Books
Art Deco
New York: Wittenborn Art Books, 1970. Many photo Illus. Thin 4to, pr. wrs. New York: (Wittenborn Art Books), 1970. Near fine. Exhibition catologue of art deco decorative arts and furniture.
Historical Staffordshire: An Illustrated Check List.
Danville: Arman Enterprises, 1974. 853 pieces catalogued, many with a small black & white photographs . 244pp. 8vo, maroon cloth. Danville VA: Arman Enterprises, 1974. First Edition. A fine copy.
An American Odyssey; The Warner Collectiion of American Fine and Decorative Arts, Gulf States Paper Corporation, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
New York: Monacelli Press, 2001. Many color Illus. Square 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. (New York): Monacelli Press, (2001). A very good(+) copy.
Pugin: A Gothic Passion
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994. Illustrated. xiii + 310pp., tall 8vo, stiff, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1994).
Polychromatic Decoration As Applied To Buildings In The Mediaeval Style
London: Sotheran, 1882. 36 fine chromolithographs, printed by the Firmin-Didot, depicting Mediaeval ornamentation as it applies to various architectural structures, each with unnumbered text pages. viii + 32 pages, slim folio, original brown pebbled cloth with gilt title. The authors were practicing architects and wrote the book to meet the demands of growing interest for the gothic period. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1882. First Edition. Small ex-libris stamp at foot of title page and a few small ink numbers...
Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg
Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1977. 144 color and b/w plates. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped on some top edges. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, (1977). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.
Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain
New York: China Institute, 2002. With an essay by Yuan Bingling. Illustrated with color photographs. 139pp., thin 4to, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers; very minor fading along top edge of front cover. New York: China Institute Gallery, (2002). A fine copy.
Peter Carl Faberge: Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and the principal Crowned Heads of Europe.; An Illustrated Record and Review of his Life and Work, A.D. 1846-1920
New York: Batsford, 1949. Forward by Sacheverell Sitwell. Frontis. plus 126 full-page plates, a few in color. xxiv + 169 pages. 4to, red cloth, a bit bumped a slightly frayed at foot of spine. New York: B. T. Batsford, (1949). A very good copy, internally clean. One of 750 copies.
Peter Carl Faberge: Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court.
London: Spring Books, 1967. With a foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell. 128 plates, a few in color. 167pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; ( d.w. rubbed & edge-worn). London: Spring Books, (1967). Second impression. Very good.
Jewelry of the Stars: Creattions from Joseff of Hollywood
West Chester: Schiffer, 1991. Beautifully and extensively illustrated. 192pp., tall 8vo, decorative blue cloth, d.w. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing, 1991. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author Contains the price guide.
Italia.
Bergamo: Bolis, 1992. The Italian Industry as Seen by Dorothea Balluff, Enrico Guagnini, Paola Pisa, and Maurizio Valentini. Introduction by Sergio Zavoli. Extensively illustrated, 221pp., 4to, grey cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. Bergamo: Edizioni Bolis, (1992). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
Lead Glazed Pottery: Part First (Common Clays). Plain Glazed, Sgraffito and Slip-Decorated Wares.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Illustrated in black & white. Thin 8vo, beige cloth-backed boards lettered in gilt. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Very good. Art Primer, Pennsylvania Museum and School.
The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States: An Historical Review of American Ceramic Art from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; Combined with Barber, Edwin Atlee. Marks of American Potters.
New York: Feingold & Lewis, 1976. Many b/w illustrations throughout. 2 volumes in one. Thick 8vo, black cloth, slightly shaken; d.w. with a few small tears. New York: Feingold & Lewis, (1976). Limited Edition - number 887 of 3000 copies. Very good. Reprints of the Philadephia, 1909 and Philadelphia, 1904 editions.
Salt Glazed Stoneware.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. Illustrated in black & white. Thin 8vo, beige cloth-backed blue boards lettered in gilt (extremities of spine rubbed). London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. Very good (+). Primers of Industrial Art, Pennsylvania Museum and School.
Feine Mobel aus Westfalen: Die Manufaktur des Rietberge Hofmalers Philipp Ferdinand Ludwig Bartscher (1749 bis 1823)
Heidelberg: Braus, 2003. Extensively illustrated. 256pp., 4to, glossy pictorial boards. Heidelberg: Edition Braus, (2003). A near fine copy.
Twentieth-Century Style & Design
New York: Van Nostrand, 1986. Many color and b/w photo Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion, front cloth cover slightly warped. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1986).
Art Nouveau Jewelry
New York: Dutton, 1985. Beautifully, and extensively illustrated in both color and black & white. 240pp., 4to, red cloth, d.w.; spine of dust wrapper slightly faded. New York: E. P. Dutton, (1985). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
Milk Glass.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1959. Introduction by George S, McKearin. Several color and many black & white illustrations. 241pp, 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper, cloth moderately spotted. New York; Crown Publishers, 1959. A good copy in very good dust wrapper.
Arkansas Made; A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkanas, 1819-1870
Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1990. Many color and b/w photo Illus. 2 Vols. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, (1990, 1991). From the library of Wendell Garrett. Volume one is inscribed by both authors to Wendell Garrett. Volume two is inscribed by Swannee Bennett to Mr. Lyon. Each volume is heavily dampstained on the front flyleaf, half-title page, and title page. The dust wrapper on each volume is lightly dampstained. Otherwise the set is very good...
Tiles: A General History.
New York: Viking, 1967. Many illustrations in color & b/w. 285 pages. Tall 4to, yellowish cloth. New York: The Viking Press, (1967). First edition. Large ink stamp on front endpaper from Harry Abrams Editorial Library, otherwise a very good(+) copy.
Majolica: British, Continental and American Wares 1851 - 1915
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989. Illustrated, some in color. 224pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1989). A very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper.
Gien Faience
Gien: Societe Nouvelle des Faienceries de Gien, 1985. Translated by Denis Mahaffey. Nearly 200 color and black-and-white illustrations. 162pp., 4to, pale blue cloth, d.w.; triangular tear to upper margin of dust wrapper's front cover. Gien: Societe Nouvelle des Faienceries de Gien, (1985). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics.
New York: Harper, 1974. Translated by Katherine Watson. Profusely illustrated with more than 350 images, including 111 mounted color plates. 317pp. Large square 4to, cream cloth, d.w. (dampstain at lower edge, visible on rear of wrapper). New York: Harper & Row, (1974). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good wrapper. A definitive reference on Chinese ceramics.
A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics.
New York: Harper, 1974. Translated by Katherine Watson. Profusely illustrated with more than 350 images, including 111 mounted color plates. 317pp. Large square 4to, rough cream cloth, d.w; cardboard slipcase. New York: Harper & Row, (1974). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A definitive reference on Chinese ceramics.