Sofia: Bulgarski Hudozhnik, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp. 39. Profusely illustrated with 144 black and white plates and16 color plates. Bound in grey linen cloth with blue lettering on spine and device on front cover. Cloth bookmark. Dust jacket, now in a protective, removable protector, with some short, closed tears.....
New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 34. With 47 illustrations. Half cloth with gilt lettering. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplate, else FIne. Published as an art primer by the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia, Barber's work elaborates on plain glazed, sgraffito.....
London: The British Museum, 1959. First Edition. Illustrated wraps. Large 8vo. Pp. 55. Bibliography. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Frye. With a fine 7 pp. history of the manufactory. Profusely illustrated throughout with b&w photos of wares. Printed paper wraps with the clear, printed plastic cover, which is deteriorating. Errata slip.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1958). Paul Rand (dust jacket illustration). First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. [1-4], 5-222. Foreword by Peter Leighton. Frontis. photo portrait of Burchett. Illustrated throughout with some 14 black-and-white photos. Bibliography. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped on spine in gilt.....
(London): Pitman House, (1980). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 192. Contributions by Patricia Pelehach. With a chronology. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos, plans, etc. and with an eight-page section of color photographic plates. Gift inscription on front free-endpaper, else Fine. A lovely copy with no detracting qualities. Bookseller.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1957. Miguel Covarrubias. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 4to. Pp. xvi, 360, xvii. Illustrated with 149 line drawings and 12 color plates by the author, 64 black & white photo plates. Bibliography, index. Black half cloth over natural linen covered boards, titles stamped.....
Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1948. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. 8vo. Pp. 93. Thoroughly illustrated with b&w photographic reproductions of pieces, makers' marks, old newspaper ads, etc. Printed paper wraps. Slight discoloration to cover. front hinge is tender. In all, though, Very Good. Bookseller inventory SADS-DM-ME.
New York: Methuen, active1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Pp. xx, 266. Frontispiece, illustrations, index. Printed on laid paper with tissue guards at illustrations. Blind stamped green cloth with gilt-decorated cover and spine, which features elaborate floral design. Fore-edge untrimmed. Owner's address label to ffep, else a very attractive copy.....
New York: Whitney Publications, Inc., 1951. Nino Repetto, Henry Stalhut, Mario Carreño, Alvin Lustig (dust jacket). Second edition, revised and enlarged. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 4to. Pp. 96. Illustrated throughout with drawings, diagrams and cartoons. Black cloth, titles stamped in white on the cover and spine. In the Lustig illustrated.....
Newburyport, Massachusetts: The Towle Silversmiths, (1955). First Edition. Stiff printed wraps, saddle-stapled. Square 8vo. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates, with 30 objects presented. Bound in stiff printed wrappers, saddle-stapled. Slight age-toning to cover, else Fine. A handsome catalog serving as a survey of fine silver objects.....
New York: Methuen and Co. (The Connoisseur`s Library), 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. xxxv; 420. Bibliography; frontispiece; illustrations; index. Printed on laid paper with tissue guards at illustrations. Blindstamped and gilt-decorated green cloth. The spine features an elaborate floral design. Fore-edge untrimmed. Owner's address label to ffep, else a......
Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 318. Lavishly illustrated with color reproductions throughout. Bibliography. Index. Bound in paper-covered boards. Translucent dust jacket with title printed on front panel and spine. A fascinating overview of the development of porcelain in various cultures of the world, handsomely illustrated.....
New York: Robert Ensko, Inc., 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 109. Bibliography; frontispiece; illustrated with line drawings and charts of makers' marks. Red cloth. Previous owner's signature, else fine in VG+ dust jacket. The frontispiece to this useful handbook is a tipped-in facsimile of an 18th C. silversmith's trade.....
London: Trefoil Books, (1983). Decorative Arts. First English Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 302. Bibliography; catalogue of porcelain marks; map of nineteenth century porcelain factories. With 405 b&w illustrations and 80 in color. Index. Teal cloth with black stamped lettering. As New in dust jacket and card-stock slipcase. A noble survey.....
Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company, 1925. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 161, [1]. Illustrated throughout with half-tone reproductions of b&w photos. Bound in green cloth with artful gilt-stamped design to front cover.Very slight wear to corners, and somewhat crude repair to binding. Lamps, bookcases, magazine holders, and all manner of.....
Stockholm: Wahlstrom and Widstrand, (1946). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 254. Illustrated throughout with b&w and color reproductions. Index. Includes a section of makers' marks. Tan linen binding with paper-covered boards that are splattered with an attractive Jackson Pollock-style design. Title label mounted on cover and spine. Text in Swedish.....
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1979). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 4to. Pp. 287. Amply illustrated with black-and-white and color photography. Index. Bound in white cloth with red and black lettering stamped on spine. Dust jacket with a bit of age-toning to edges, and slightly more to to spine. Signed.....
New York: Praeger, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. Pp. 256. Bibliography, numerous b&w illustrations; index. Former owner's address label to ffep, otherwise in very attractive condition. A useful general survey. Bookseller inventory SNDS-DM-ME.
East Aurora, New York: Roycroft Shop, 1903. Roycroft printed items: one book catalog, one book order form, one book prospectus, one invitation to the annual convention, one leaflet quoting the Denver Post, five motto cards, and one Hubbard portrait. Three clippings from the Denver Post. Eight notes on letterhead, seven.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1977). First Edition. Hardcover. Square 4to. Pp. 208. Bibliography. Illustrated with 24 color plates and numerous b&w reproductions. Index. Red cloth binding. Fine in Fine dust jacket. With a focus on continental Europe, too. Includes a chapter on wunderkammern -- the cabinets of curiosity that.....
Paris: n.p., [circa 1900]. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 258. Preface by Maurice Vitrac. Illustrated with many black & white reproductions of engravings, paintings, and photographs. Bound in dark red textured cloth, title and decoration stamped in gilt on the cover and spine. Decorated endpapers, gilt edges. Ink manuscript "de Nelly" on.....
New York: The Viking Press, with the Whitney Museum, (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. Square 4to. Pp. 228. Appendix of artists' biographies, and a bibliography. Lavishly illustrated throughout with b&w and color photos. Bound in gold cloth. Owner's address label. An attractive copy of this solid survey. Covers everything from tavern.....
Munich, London and New York: Prestel, (2019). First Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Pp. 261. With a specialist writing on various aspects of Kirchner's work, life and the milieu from which he sprang. Lavishly illustrated throughout with Kirchner's work, photographs, etc. Index. Includes a biography. Bound in vibrant pink cloth with.....
Athens: Benaki Museum, 1971. Decorative Arts. First Edition. Pamphlet. 12mo. Pp. 27. Text in Greek and English. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos. An exhibit catalog in the form of a diminutive pamphlet. An informed 2 pp. introduction provides the historical background behind the subject. Scarce. Bookseller inventory DYDS-DS-ME.
Los Angeles: Bottini Publications, 1947. Alvin Lustig. Stiff Printed Wrap. 4to. Pp. 32. Stiff illustrated wrap, saddle stapled. Illustrated with black & white photographs Subscription card bound in, intact. Edges and covers lightly rubbed, title page top edge chips. A trade publication for the interior and industrial design fields, published.....