The Great Houses of Cayetana, Duchess of Alba.
El Viso, 2012. Profusely illustrated in color. 221 pages, 4to, scarlet cloth, d.w. N.p.: Fundacion Casa de Alba, (2012). Small bump at head, still near fine.
Books
Domestic Architecture & Old Furniture
London: Bles. Many photo illustrations. Small folio, blue cloth. London: Geoffrey Bles, n.d. [1930]. Presentation copy, 1930, to Mr & Mrs Woods Bliss, with the Dumbarton Oaks bookplates of both Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh as a Designer of Chairs.
New York: Barron's, 1977. Numerous illustrations, mny in color. 106pp. Small thin oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Barron's, (1977). First American edition. A fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper.
Decoration & Furniture.
London: Pitman, 1952. Profusely illustrated, some in color. 2 vols., 4to, beige cloth, d.w. London: Isaac Pitman, 1952-53. First Edition. A near fine set in very good dust jackets. Vol. I. The English Tradition; Vol. II. Principles of Modern Design.
Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America 1650-1920: An Annotated Bibliography
Winterthur: 1989. 392 pages. thick 4to, red cloth lettered in gilt. Winterthur, DE: Winterthur Museum, 1989. Fine.
Comment Discerner les Styles Enseigne par L'Image Le Mobilier Transformations Progressives de L'Antiquite au XIXe Siecle.
Paris: Baranger. Hundreds of mounted black & white illustrations. Short thick 4to, 1/2 burgundy leather, marbled boards (ex. lib. stamp on title). Paris: Baranger, n.d. ca., 1890. Very good (+). Mille reproductions documentaires Armoirs, Bahuts, Cabinets, Cadres, Coffres, Commodes, Consoles, Credences, Sieges, Tables, etc.
Geoffrey Bradfield Artistic License
New York: Smallwood and Stewart, 2013. Bilingual in Chinese and English. Illustrated in color. 319 pages, with die-cut windows to pages throughout, 4to, white boards, white glossy dust wrapper. New York: Smallwood and Stewart, (2013). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
Les Maisons du Genie.
Paris: Arthaud, 1967. Many photographic illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (repaired). (Paris): Arthaud, (1967). Very good (+).
Neat Pieces: The Plain-Style Furniture of 19th Century Georgia
Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society, 1983. Frontispiece and many other illustrations, mostly black and white. 204 pages, 4to, printed wrappers (bottom of spine slightly rubbed). Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society, (1983). Near fine.
Horta, Ou la Passion de l'Architecture
Antwerp: Ludion, 2005. Photographs by Christine Bastin & Jacques Evrard. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photographs. 223pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; very minor wrinkling to lower front edge of dust wrapper. Antwerp: Ludion, (2005). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
Furniture in the Ancient World: Origins and Evolution, 3100 - 475 B.C.
New York: Giniger &Macmillan, 1966. Profusely illustrated throughout, with just a handful of plates in color. 351pp. Thick 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: A Giniger Book in association with & Macmillan, (1966). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
The Wallace Collection at Hertford House.
London: Goupil, 1904. Many illustrations, rubricated title, 302pp. folio, green cloth. London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Very good. A collection, chiefly of paintings, particularly strong in the 18th century French masters, but with representatives of English, Flemish and Italian schools, furniture, porcelain, and sculpture.
The Wallace Collection at Hertford House.
London: Goupil, 1904. Many b/w illustrations, 302pp. 4to, beautifully rebound in full green morocco with floral gilt-decorated covers and spines, raised bands, inner and outer dentelles, a.e.g. London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Near fine. A collection, chiefly of paintings, particularly strong in the 18th century French masters, but with representatives of English, Flemish and Italian schools, furniture, porcelain, and sculpture.
Billy Baldwin Remembers.
New York: Harcourt, 1974. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs in color and b/w. 232 pages. Thin 4to, pale gray cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1974). First edition. Paperclip impression on one page, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half-title.
New Italian Design
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Illustrated in color. 203 pages, square 4to, white cloth, red dust wrapper. New York: Rizzoli, 1990. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
Il Mobile Emiliano.
Milan: Gorlich, 1996. 291 black & white illustrations. 202 pages, slim 4to, red cloth, slightly sunned d.w. (Milan): Gorlich, (1996). Fine.
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.
The Beacon Hill Collection.
New York: Altman. Inspired by the early designers & craftsmen of the eighteenth century who created & made furniture of lasting beauty in keeping with the graceful living of the times. Profusely photo illus. 189pp. 4to, cloth; (head & tail of backstrip worn). N.Y.: B.Altman & Co., n.d. Seventh Edition.
Claudio Bernardes
Sao Paulo: DBA, 1999. Numerous color photographs by Tuca Reines. 204 pages oblong 4to, rust boards. (Sao Paulo), DBA, (1999). Fine. Inscribed to Mildred (Schmertz) on the fly leaf by Paul Jacobsen, to whom the books is dedicated. From the library of Mildred Schmertz, former Editor-in-Chief of the Architectural Record.
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...
Chinese Furniture
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1979. Translated by Katherine Watson. Profusely illustrated with 257 images, many full-page, 50 in color. 199 pages. Square 4to, green cloth. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1979). First edition. A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Based on rare pieces that can be accurately dated, on excavations, and on depictions of furniture in the paintings of Chinese masters. Includes lacquered and enameled furniture & porcelain furnishings.
India Style.
Numeorus photographic illustrations by Bharath Ramamrutham. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (San Francisco): Soma, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Textile Designs
Rohnert Park: Pomegranate, 1993. 91 full-color reproductions. 112 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. Rohner Park, CA: Pomegranate, (1993). Fine.
The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700 - 1820.
Chapel Hlll: University of North Carolina, 1988. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 562 pages, 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, (1988). First Edition. Scarce. Fine. The Frank L. Horton Series.
Moravian Decorative Arts in North Carolina; An Introduction to the Old Salem Collection
Winston-Salem: Old Salem, 1981. Many Illus., some in color. 111pp. 4to, pr. wrs. Winston-Salem: Old Salem, 1981. Very good.