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. More
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African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe.
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1995. 131 illustrations in color. 192 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (New York): Thames and Hudson, (1995). First softcover edition. Fine. More
Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands: Dreaming Patterns, Weaving Memories
Cusco: Center de Textiles, 2007. Preface by Wade Davis. Many illustrations. 112 pages, tall think 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Cusco: Center de Teztiles Traditionales del Cusco, (2007). A fine copy. More
Legacy: Southwest Indian Art at the School of American Research
Santa Fe: School of American Research, 1999. Extensively illustrated with color photographs. xiii + 224 pages, 4to, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers. Santa Fe: School of American Research, (1999). A near fine copy. More
l'Artisanat Createur au Togo
Paris: Agencce de Cooperation, 1980. Many illustration, in both color and black and white. 95 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers; a touch edgeworn. Paris: Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique, (1980). A very good copy. More
Arts & Crafts Style
New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Richly illustrated in color and black-and-white. 232 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w.; ownership signature and date front free endpaper. New York: Rizzoli, (1991). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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. More
Pugin: A Gothic Passion
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994. Illustrated. xiii + 310pp., tall 8vo, stiff, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1994). More
The Grammar of Japanese Ornament
New York: Arch Cape, 1989. Includes over 100 plates, primarily in color. 248 pages. New York: Arch Cape, (1989). A near fine copy, price-tag residue on front pastedown, in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly worn at head, red remainder mark on bottom edge. More
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..... More
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. More
Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750.
London: Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990. Illustrated abundantly in color with few in black and white. 328 pages. 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (spine and edges a touch sunned). London: Oriental Ceramic Society, (1990). Fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. An exhibition organised jointly with the British Museum in the New Japanese Galleries. 6th July to 4th November 1990. More
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. More
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. 167 pages. 4to, orange cloth, d.w. (rubbed & edge-worn). London: Spring Books, (1967). Second impression. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
Modern Mural Decoration
London: George Newnes, 1902. Color frontispiece by Frank Brangwyn, b/w illustrations throughout. 186 pages. Large 8vo, pictorial navy cloth, gilt-stamped. London: George Newnes, 1902. A very good(+) copy with light staining on back cover. More
Modern Mural Decoration
London: George Newnes, 1902. Color frontispiece by Frank Brangwyn, and b/w illustrations throughout. 186 pages. Large 8vo, navy cloth with gilt-stamped decorative covers and spine. London: George Newnes, 1902. Several signatures are a bit sprung, still about very good copy with small ownership label on flyleaf. More
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. More
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. More
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. More
Axel Vervoordt: Timeless Interiors
Paris: Flammarion, 2007. Color photographic illustrations throughout, many full-page. 255 pages. 4to, black cloth, pictorial d.w. Paris: Flammarion, (2007). First English language edition. Some gatherings loose but still sewn, still very good in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Decorative Twenties.
New York: Walker and Company, 1969. With 210 illustrations, some in color. 216 pages. 4to, teal green cloth, d.w. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. First edition. A near fine copy. "Traces the various influences (Cubism, African art, technical innovations) that revolutionized almost every aspect of design: fashion, interior decoration, ceramics, jewelry, decorative painting and sculpture, posters and bookbinding." More
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. More
English Furniture 1500-1840
Oxford: Phaidon, 1987. Extensively illustrated. 302 pages, 4to, black cloth; lightly rubbed. Oxford: Phaidon.Christie's, (1987). A very good(+) copy lacking dust wrapper. Christie's Pictorial Histories. More
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. More