The Precious Legacy Judaic Treasures From The Czechoslovak StateCollections
NY: Summit, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 288 pp. More
Applied Art
Ancient Arts Of The Andes
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
Chinese Folk Art The Small Skills of Carving Insects
Boston: Little, Brown, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 254 pp. With 228 illustrations, including 109 in color. Foreword by John M. Rosenfield. Chronology. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Offers a thorough study of the long and rich folk art tradition of the Chinese, presenting not only the evolution, materials, and techniques behind... More
Late 20th Century
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
Late 20th Century
Np: Np, Nd. leather_bound. 25 x 30 cm. Blank book interleaved with tissue guards. Full green morocco by Dan St. John in Art Deco motif, offset marbled cover medallion in swirls of green and yellows, two matching morocco onlay orbs, vertical gilt double-rule. Endpapers by Chena River Marblers (Dan & Regina... More
The Next-to-Nothing House
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. 252 pp. More
Tapestries of Europe and of Colonial Peru in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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
Collection Ch.-Leon Chardon Premiere Vente Catalogue De Tableaux Anciens Des Ecoles Flammande, Hollandaise, Francaise, etc...
Brussels: Th. Dewarichet, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. 153 pp. Folio, more than 300 black and white illustrations. Sales held June 27 - June 30, 1921. Each plate with tissue guards. Important sale of an outstanding collection. Text in French. More
The Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques
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
Antiques How To Identify and Collect Them
NY: Castle Books, 1970. Hardcover. 201 pp. More
Art in Latin American Architecture
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 instructures. More
Gaudi The Visionary
NY: Viking, 1971. Gaudi, Antonio. 1st American edition. Hardcover. 251 pages. 30 x 25 cm. 228 illustrations including large-scale photographs, many of them gatefolds and tip-ins. Preface by Salvador Dali. Foreword and Bibliography by George R. Collins. Index. Guidi's Artistic and Religious Vision by Francesc Pujols. More
Large Book of Textile Designs * Grosses Bindungs Lexikon * Grand Dictionnaire des Ligas ; Collection of Patterns for every Textile Specialist and a Guide for Designers of Textile Fabrics
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
The Primer Of American Antiques
Garden City: Doubleday, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. 271 pp. With 1200 graphic drawings and a large glossary listing 2200 separate items. A good guide for a beginner. More
Un interieur moderne
Paris: Librarie des Arts Decoratifs, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Folio, 52 x 36.5 cm. Three leaves of text printed recto only, descriptions in French of the 18 Art Nouveau full page color lithographs depicting Dufrene's designs to furnish a complete apartment -- kitchen, his and hers bedrooms, bath, library, entry... More
Handicrafts of New England
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 puppets." More
Bienfait: Moderner Flachenschmuck; Eine Sammlung Brachbarer Motive Fur Dekorationsmaler, Musterzeichrer, Graph. Zeichner, Architekten, Etc.
Elberfeld: Shopp & Vorsteher Verlag, ca. 1900. First edition. Original Wraps. 37 x 49 cm. Zweite Folge. Six pages of lithographed Jugendstil designs with multiple designs per page, printed recto only. Plates chipped at edges with some loss, not affecting images, a few one centimeter archival tape repairs to clean... More
Japanese Decorative Art
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
Journal 1799-1853
Paris: Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux-Arts, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 1373 pages. 29 x 23 cm. 46 color plates and more than 200 black and white reproductions. Text by Marguerite David-Roy, Annie Jacques, and Jean-Pierre Epron et Maurice Culot. Bibliography, Extensive Indices. Fontaine, a neoclassical architect, interior decorator and designer... More
Petite Ferronnerie Ancienne
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 clean. Text in French. More
Malereien. Farbige Entwürfe zur Verzierung von Decke und Wand zumeist in der Kunstrichtung der Neuzeit.
Berlin & New York: Bruno Hessling, ca 1900. First edition. Hardcover. 4 pages in text. Folio, 52.5 x 25 cm. Introduction and description of plates, German text. Ten full page Art Nouveau designs for ceilings and walls, all are chromolithographs. Ex-library with no interior plate marks, binding tight, a few... More
Le Porcelaine Tendre De Sevres; 50 Planches reproduisant 250 Motifs En Aquarelle
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
Unterfranken. Eine Streife Auf Volkskunst Und Malerische Winkel In Und Um Unterfranken
Leipsig: Verlag Von Gerlach & Wiedling, ca 1920. First edition. Hardcover. 179 pages.. Landscape 4to, 24 x 28 cm. 882 black and white photographs depicting folk designs, interior and exterior, but mostly the latter: doors and other architectural details. Mostly a pictorial essay. More
A History of Ornament: Ancient and Medieval and Renaissance and Modern
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
German Design 1870-1918
NY: Taplinger, 1986. First edition. 160 pp. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and color plates. Notes. Index. The author discusses the changing approachin Germany from historically oriented styles to innovative concepts as a result of German unification. Heskett challenges previous views of German designhistory. More