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
DEC ART
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
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
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. 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
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. 167pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; ( d.w. rubbed & edge-worn). London: Spring Books, (1967). Second impression. Very good. 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. Ownership label on flyleaf; small spot on back cover. 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
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
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). 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
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..... More
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. More
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. More
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. More
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. More
Musee de l'Ermitage; Les Arts Appliques de l'Europe Occidentale XIIe-XVIIIe Siecles
Saint Petersburg: Editions d'art Aurore, 1974. In Russian and French. Illustrated (color and black & white). 224 pages. 4to, printed white cloth (lightly soiled). Saint Petersburg: Editions d'art Aurore, (1974). A very good(+) copy. More