The Decorative Work of Robert Adam
New York: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. 173 b/w plates, 119pp. text, small 4to, cloth (top & bottom of spine fraying & corners bumped). New York: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. A very good(-) copy. More
New York: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. 173 b/w plates, 119pp. text, small 4to, cloth (top & bottom of spine fraying & corners bumped). New York: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. A very good(-) copy. More
London: Academy Editions, 1973. Illustrated with 173 black-and-white plates, 119 pages of text. Large 8vo, blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine, dust wrapper. London: Academy Editions, (1973). Reprint. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, faded along backstrip as usual. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. Profusely illustrated. 351 pages, 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Thames & Hudson, (2007). A very good(+) copy. More
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2007. Beautifully illustrated in color. 198pp., 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, (2007). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on the half title. More
Taipei: Chinese Ceramic Research, 1959. 15 color and 88 black-and-white illustrations, 4to, decorative blue-cloth, d.w.; some chipping to top edge of dust wrapper. Taipei: Chinese Ceramic Research Institute, 1959. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Porcelain from the Sung to Ch'ing dynasties. Text in Chinese with some English translation including captions for the illustrations. More
Paris: Sous le Vent, 1981. 187pp., with many large b/w illustrations. Tall thin 4to, green cloth, d.w. (Paris: Sous le Vent, 1981). Text in French. Near fine. More
1985. 104 color plates. Thin, square 4to, brown boards, d.w. lightly soiled and slightly chipped. N.p., (1985). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Most of the text is in Chinese with some English translation and the plates are described in Chinese and English. The book was published in China. More
New York: Macmillan, 1910. Photogravure frontispiece, 48 plates & 71 text illustrations. Thick 4to, gilt decorative brown cloth, top of spine repaired. New York: Macmillan, 1910. Very good. More
London: Hali, 1995. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. 224pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. London: Hali Publications, (1995). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1965. Illustrated with over 120 plates, mostly black & white. 209 pages. Thick 4to, gray cloth with red spine label. d.w. London: Faber and Faber, 1965. First English edition. A very good copy, binding and dust wrapper rubbed. "The first thorough study of European figured silks ... (c.1640-c.1770." -- Arntzen, P664. More
New York: Abrams, 1996. Illustrated with 277 photographs, including 263 in color. Square 4to, black boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1996). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Ankara: Ministry of Culture, 1988. Nearly 100 carpets illustrated and explained. Folio, stiff pictorial wrappers. Ankara: Ministry of Culture, (1988). Internally fine, a near fine copy. More
Austin: University of Texas, 1989. Introduction by Jonathan L. Fairbanks. Extensively illustrated with photography by Lee Clockmanxx + 192pp., 4to, red cloth, d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1989). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 2000. 345 illustrations including 255 color plates. 496 pages. Thick 4to, blue cloth with silver-stamped pictorial covers, d.w. New York: Dallas Museum of Art & Harry Abrams, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Printed to accompany the Dallas Museum exhibition. More
Paris: Gerard le Prat, 1954. 1st volume ONLY of the 2 volume set (missing Les Marques de Sevres by Brunet). 132 plates, with 14 mounted color including the frontispiece; two folding. 4to, linen (a touch soiled). Paris: Gerard Le Prat, (1954). A very good copy. More
San Francisco: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Packed with 368 color illustrations. 366pp. Short square 4to, blue gilt-stamped cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums, (1996). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976. Translated from the German by Annie Wassermann. 199 black & white illustrations. 303pp. Short 4to, gilt-stamped red cloth, d.w. University of Toronto Press, (1976). First edition in English. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. 245 illustrations, 70 in color. 238 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1981). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, as new in shrinkwrap. More
Munich: Klinhardt & Biermann, 1989. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 412 pages. 4to, blue cloth with silver lettering, d.w. Munich: Klinhardt & Biermann, (1989). Text in German. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Nordiska Museet, 1979. THREE VOLUMES. More than 1,000 black-and-white photo illustrations. 4to, blue cloth with silver-gilt lettering on spines; spines very slightly faded. Nordiska Museet, (1979). Internally fine, a near fine set. An exhaustive illustrated survey of Swedish furniture. Volume 1: 16th & 17th centuries. Volume 2: 18th century. Volume 3: 19th century. More
Chicago: Lightner Publishing, 1949. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 96 pages, thin 8vo, navy blue gilt-stamped cloth, dust wrapper (worn and torn and yellowed on the spine). Chicago: Lightner Publishing, 1949. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. More than 130 black-and-white illustrations. x + 291pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. More
Somerset: Richard Dennis, 1997. Frontis., many illustrations in color and in black and white. 163pp., thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Somerset): Richard Dennis, 1997. Embossed private library stamp on half title page, else fine in fine d.w. More
New York: China Institute in America, 1985. More than 30 black-and-white photographs. 103 pages, tall 8vo, pictorial wrappers; light edgewear. New York: China Institute in America, (1985). A very good copy. More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1920. 75pp. text and 64 black and white plates. Short thin 4to, blue cloth (spine faded; egdes a bit rubbed). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1920. First Edition. Very good. More
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