NY: MOMA, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. 188 pp. 208 plates with six in color. Introduction by Rene D'Harnoncourt. Bibliography. Maps. A survey by a leading anthropologist who died prior to the volume'spublication. More

Np: Np, Nd. leather_bound. 25 x 30 cm. Blank book interleaved with tissue guards. Full brown morocco by Dan St. John in Art Deco motif, offset marbled cover medallion in swirls of copper, gold and browns, three rays of matching morocco onlay rays extending around a flat spine. Endpapers by..... More

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1947. Third impression. Hardcover. 130 pages. Eleven brilliant full-color plates. Dictionary of Color Terms. Index. A unique yet simple system for identifying, with speed and accuracy, a wide variety of today's standard and popular hues, tints, tones. and shades -- including 242 formulas for mixing them. Descriptions..... More

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Voluminously illustrated in black and white and color. Foreword by Perry T.Rathbone. This set is not only a catalogue of the holdings of the Boston Museum of Art, but also a comprehensive survey of the art of the tapestry,illustrated with examples..... More

NY: Hawthorn Books, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to, illustrated. Essays by experts. Index in each volume. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER. P14. "A comprehensiveguide....arranged within broad subject areas." Fresh, clean set. More

NY: Reinhold, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 232 pp. Preface by Oscar Niemeyer. More than 400 illustrations, including sixteen in full-color. Bibliography. Index. Organized into two sections: partone of the book details the sources of culture; whereas, part two analyzes the finest examples of murals, sculpture, stained glass, tiles and mosaics..... More

Vienna & Leipsig: A. Haretleben, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. 35 x 45 cm. 300 plates in two or sometimes three color (lithographs) in all 9015 designs. There are twelve special plates presenting one example of each variety of structure. Most of the plates are blue/white, plus two indices: an Index..... More

NY: Harper & Bros, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. 375 pp. Forwardby Dorothy Canfield Fisher. 128 pages of photographs, and four full-color plates. Discusses the work of hundreds of different crafts people. Index. KARPELE280. "....this book is a fascinating in-depth survey of New England crafts from needlework, metalwork, and pottery to..... More

NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1962. 1st American edition. Hardcover. 296 pp. With 239 black and white illustrations and eight color plates. Notes on Dating. Bibliography. Index. This account, based on western and Japanese literature, summarizes the latest research on the entire field of Japanese decorative art. Translated by Katherine Watson. More

Paris: Editions Self, 1948. First printing. Stiff Wraps. 122 pages. 24 1/2 x 17 1/2 cm. Limited edition, copy 844 of 1200., 96 full-page plates, many with multiple images. Bibliography. Index. A comprehensive review of small iron work -- utensils, keys, tools, chests. etc. Slight toning to text margins, otherwise..... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, (1891). First edition. Hardcover. 331 pages in text. Folio, 46 x 33 cm. 250 images on 50 chromolithographed plates by Gillot, many colored and heightened in gold partly by hand or pochoir, with lettered tissue guards. The Sevres porcelain factory produced some of the most beautiful and..... More

NY: Century Co, 1916-1923. First edition. Hardcover. 406, 521 pages. 22.5 x 16 cm. 400 and 464 illustrations (23 plates) respectively. Indexes. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER P69. "A standard, still valuable handbook, illustrated by line drawings in the text and plates." CHAMBERLAIN 1636. LUCAS p.102. Owner inscription. More