Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. Hundreds of black & white illustrations, including dozens of full pages plates. xvi + 695pp., 4to, 3/4 red leather over marbled boards. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1883. A very good copy. More
Tubingen: Wasmuth, 1952. 48 plates, many in color, depicting hundreds of examples. Small slim folio, red cloth-backed decorative boards, d.w. Tubingen: Wasmuth, (1952). Very good (+). More
Tubingen: Wasmuth, 1952. 48 plates, many in color, depicting hundreds of examples. Small slim folio, red cloth-backed decorative boards. Tubingen: Wasmuth, (1952). Very good (-). More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1956. 40 pages of color illustrations. 40 pages. Tall 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (d.w. slightly rubbed and edge-worn with a few small tears, boards a bit darkened around the edges). Paris: Editions Albert Morance, (1956). A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Weyhe, 1924. 122 color plates, reproducing over 2000 decorative motives from the arts of Asia, Primitive Europe, North, Central and South America, Africa, Oceania, and from the Peasant Arts of Europe. 35pp. of text, 4to, cloth, light binding wear, reinforced hinges, ownership signature. N.Y.: E. Weyhe, 1924. First American Edition. More
Paris: Rene Colas, 1926. 144 plates, tissue guards. 55pp. of text. Small 4to, original pictorial wrapers, (rubbed). Paris: Colas, 1926. Good. Gothic architecture and architectural ornament in France. More
New York: Norton, 1986. 161 Illus., many in color. Small square 4to, pictorial wrs. New York: Norton, (1986). Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1926. 102 plates, issued in portfolio. 16pp. of text. 4to, cloth-backed board folder, ties. Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, (1926). First German language edition. Very good. On the architecture, architectural decoration, and furnishings of the royal residence in Versailles. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1995. Packed with 586 illustrations, 458 in color. 352pp. Square 4o, black boards, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1995). First American edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Deuxieme Serie, 66 plates. 16pp. of text. Atlas folio, in cloth-backed dec. board portfolio, ties. (Paris, 1925). Gothic architecture, decoration and ornamentation in France. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1931. 435 black & white illustrations. 2 volumes. 4to, blue cloth (spines somewhat faded). Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931. First edition. A very good copy. "A scholarly history of ornament from the Gothic period to the 20th century. The patterns are treated in the context of the history of civilization, as "a speculum minus of human life, darkly reflecting the web of man's thought and feeling." Concentrates on the Western countries with the greatest change; includes architectural..... More
Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts. 2 volumes. Volume 1: Elements Rectilignes; Volume 2: Elements Courbes. Profusely illustrated in black & white + 12 full page color plates. Folio, green cloth (soiled & rubbed). Rubricated title. Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, ca. 1900. First Edition. Scarce. A good copy. One of the founders of the Art Deco movement. With the ownership signature of art histrian Meyer Schapiro in each volume. More
New York: Portland House, 1987. 100 full-color illustrations. Tall 4to, blue cloth. New York: Portland House, 1987. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1972. Illustrated with 112 plates, each with multiple patterns; some additional black & white figures. Short thick folio, rose cloth (torn at head of spine, else near fine), decoratively gilt cover. New York: Van Nostrand, (1972). More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1972. Illustrated with 112 plates, each with multiple patterns; some additional black & white figures. Short thick folio, rose cloth, decoratively gilt cover, d.w. New York: Van Nostrand, (1972). Near fine. More
New York: Smithsonian, 2007. Foreword by Paul Warwick Thompson and Nine essays by various authors. Extensively illustrated in color & b/w. 359 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w., all edges gilt New York: Smithsonian & Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, (2007). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Printed to accompany the exhibition. More
New York: Smithsonian, 2007. Foreword by Paul Warwick Thompson and Nine essays by various authors. Extensively illustrated in color & b/w. 359 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w., all edges gilt New York: Smithsonian & Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, (2007). A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. Printed to accompany the exhibition. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Over 600 illustrations, including 108 color plates. 224pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1990). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Terrail, 1991. With 170 color illustrations. 224pp with text in French. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (Paris: Pierre Terrail, 1991). First edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing. 60 full-page plates. Tall folio, loose plates in original cloth-backed printed board folder; back torn, cloth ties. New York: Architectural Book Publishing. n.d. ca. 1905. Very good (+). More
Paris: Savoy, 1885. Extraits du Grande Ouvrage L'Art Arabe de Prisse d'Avesnes [sic]. Choisis, classes et arranges par les editeurs. Half title, title, and 4pp list Beautifully illustrated with 110 numbered plates (actually 98 as the 12 double-page plates are counted as two), 87 of which are vivid chromolithographs. Folio, leather backed mottled boards with gilt-lettered spine (boards rubbed ; inner front hinge repaired; interior quite clean). Paris: J. Savoy & Cie, 1885. A very good copy. Scarce first printing..... More
Paris: Moniteur, 1981. Illustrated. 158pp., tall, thin 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; tear to upper front margin of dust wrapper. Paris: Moniteur, (1981). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Portland House, 1988. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 284pp, folio, cloth, dust wrapper. New York; Portland House, (1988). Near fine. More
London: Fullarton. 78 fine engravings of ornamental decoration printed on heavy stock. Tall 4to, 3/4 maroon calf, spine and covers faded. London: Fullarton, no date. ca. 1865. Very good (+). More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. 240 illustrations, in both color and black and white. 232pp. Small 4to, black cloth. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1996). A very good (+) copy. More
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