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(pennsylvania) . PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ARTS AND CRAFTS A PICTURE BOOK
NY 1946 Metropolitan Museum of Art. 4to., 2 page text, 23 objects illustrated in monochromes, wraps. VG. (a3244)
$20.00 Zimmer, Dr. Fritz . NITROCELLULOSE ESTER LACQUERS THEIR COMPOSITION, APPLICATION AND USES
NY 1934 first edition Van Nostrand. Translated by H. K. Cameron. Used largely in furniture and automobile manufacturing. Hardcover. Octavo, 246pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Owner signed. VG, no DJ. (a41004)
$65.00 Massoni, Luigi et al . DESIGN XILA ARI DOGU FACTORY
Milan n.d. (c.1990). Boffi catalogue of kitchen designs. In Italian, English and French, with a section in German at the end. 4to., about 80pp., color illustrations, stiff wraps. VG. (a41782)
$45.00 Shchori, Ran . DORA GOD THE ISRAELI PRESENCE IN INTERIOR DESIGN
1997 Architecture of Israel Quarterly. In Hebrew and in English. 4to., 267pp., color and monochrome illustrations,stiff wraps. VG, in Good DJ, some wear and one long closed tear on top edge. (a42773)
$45.00 (furniture) . INTER-DECOR CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST
1991, 1992. Captions in English and Japanese. 2 volumes, 4to., 124pp., color plates, 70pp., color plates, wraps. Plus July 1991 and April 1992 Price Lists and a Schiffin Catalogue (Captions in Japanese, 4to., 28pp., color plates, wraps). Fine in Fine Box. (a43937)
$50.00 (eames furniture) . REFERENCE POINTS
1984 Herman Miller Inc. Eames furniture designs expressed in art. 4to., about 30pp., color illustrations, wraps. Good, light soiling. (a47015)
$35.00 Hank, Peter (editor) . POLGARI LAKASKULTURA A SZAZADFORDULON
Budapest 1992. In Hungarian. 8vo., 226pp., illustrated stiff wraps. Discard stamp on title page, and on front and top fore-edge. VG. (a48760)
$50.00 Mogens Dupont-Petersen . FRANSKE MOBELSNEDKERE I 1700-TALLET
Denmark 1987 1st Attika. In Danish. Furniture. 4to., 160pp., 19 photo illustrations, wraps. Library stamp on end paper and on front and top fore-edge. VG. (a49539)
$50.00(upholstery). STUDIO CRISTIAN 900 COLLECTION
Liguria 1990. In Italian. large 4to., about 50pp., In Italian. Sale catalogue for Italian sofa and upholstery maker with color illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in Good, chipped, DJ. (a49969)
$33.00 Mauricheau-Beaupre, Charles . VERSAILLES
Monaco 1949 Les Documents D'Art. English Edition translated from French by J. Erlich. 4to., 202pp., color and monopchrome illustrations, paper covered boards. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, some cover wear, head of spine end worn down a bit. (a53455)
$29.00 Erving, Henry Wood . RANDOM NOTES ON COLONIAL FURNITURE A PAPER READ BEFORE THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1922 AND NOW REVISED (signed)
Hartford 1931. Privately printed for the author in unnumbered edition of only 200 copies at the Wayside Press in Topside, Massachusetts, on handmade Glaslan paper. Lg.8vo., 60pp.,photo illustrations, brown cloth spine with brown paper-covered boards, mounted paper spine label and fine brown marbled end papers. Errata slip laid in at. ***Inscribed and signed by Erving to All the Welchers, dated April 1932. Slight buckling from paperclilp on top margins of first few pages. Near Fine, in clear acetate cover. Excellent copy. (a53506)
$220.00 Mott, Barbara and Elizabeth Mott . THE MOTT MINIATURE WORKSHOP MANUAL NUMBER 1
Huntington 1978. 4to., 216pp., original printed cardboard stiff wraps covers, spiral bound at the top. VG. (a55790)
$25.00 Macquoid, Percy . A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE VOLUME 1 PART 1 THROUGH PART 10
1904-1905. The first ten separate parts of this series. 4to., parts 1-5 (235pp.), parts 6-1, (247pp.), color and monochrome plates with tissues, original grey printed wraps with title in red and orange ink. Collated and complete. Good to VG, with light cover wear andlight edge fraying (except Part 10 which is only Fairly Good with a soiled cover and light soiling on the initial 6 text pages. ) 10 parts. (a63673)
$220.00 Kauffman, Henry . PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH AMERICAN FOLK ART
NY 1946 1st American Studio. Sm.4to., 31 pages of text plus 136 glossy pages of monochrome photo illustrations, a few color plates, hardcover. Good, some light soiling, no DJ. (a6371)
$24.00 Kohler, Arthur . STILKUNDE. KURZER ABRISS DER STILKUNDE MIT BESONDERER BER�CKSICHTIGUNG DER DEKORATION, DES MOBILIARS UND DER TEXTILKUNST SOWIE DER ANFORDERUNGEN DER BERUFE F�R DIE WOHNUNGSAUSSTATTUNG
Basel 1942 Strobel. Herausgegeben vom Schwizerischen Verband der Tapezierermeister-Dekorateure und des mobel-Detailhandels. In German. 4to., 401pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a63940)
$29.00 Burchard, Carl . GUTES UND BOSES IN DER WOHNUNG IN BILD UND GEGENBILD. GRUNDLAGEN FUR NEUES WOHNEN
Berlin 1933 1st Otto Beyer. In German. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 128pp., photo illustrations, brown cloth spine with paper covered boards. 560 Photo illustrations of 1930s -style interior decoration, furniture, ceramics, glass, fabrics, lamps, carpets, silverware, dishes, housewares and more. Good, with some light staining and wear on cover, internally VG plus. No ownership marks. Scarce. (a73857)
$250.00 Wilson, Jose & Arthur Leaman . COLOR IN DECORATION A GUIDE TO THE USE OF COLOR IN CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL INTERIORS
NY c. 1970 Van Nostrand. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 159pp., color photo illustrations with very bright yellow end papers, cloth. Excellent guide especially to furniture and interior decorating styles of 1960s and early 1970s. Fine in VG DJ, small area of wear and closed tears on lower spine. (a74883)
$30.00 Clifford, C. R. . PERIOD FURNISHINGS - AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HISTORIC DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS
NY 1927 4th, revised and enlarged, Clifford & Lawton. Interior decoration, furniture, architectural details, design through the ages - Egyptian, Persian, Russian, Italian, Engish,Spanish, American and more. Hardcover. 4to., 246pp., monochrome photo illustrations, cloth.Good plus, a few pages have tiny spot of soiling, no DJ. Excellent reference work/ (a79704)
$29.00 Munthe, Gustaf . SVENSK KONSTSLOJD UNDER 1700-TALET
Stockholm 1926 1st Wahlstrom & Widstrand. In Swedish. Hardcover. Octavo, 134pp. plus 89 photo illustrations of pottery, furniture, carpets, tables, clocks, furniture, books etc., 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Near VG, some wear on cover. (a79739)
$29.00 Roth, Alfred (redaktion) . WERK SCHWEIZER MONATSCHRIFT FUR ARCHITECTUR KUNST UND KUNSTLERISCHES GEWERBE DEZEMBER 1958 HAUS UND HAUSGERAT
Single complete issue of this Swiss architectural journal for December 1958. In German. 4to., photo illustrations, original red wraps. VG. (a80398)
$30.00Nagel, Charles Jr. (introduction). AN EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR'S WORK 1936-1937
New York City 1937 Cosden House. Catalogue of interior decoration of this New York design firm. Furniture, light fixtures, miscellaneous decorative objects, textiles, wallpaper, etc. 4to., 36pp., brief text followed by monochrome photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Good, cover chippped at edges, corners of some leaves chipped. Scarce, (a80702)
$110.00 Nihon Fuzokuga Taisei. Fuzoku Shiryo Ge . COLLECTION OF ARTICLES FOR LIVING IN JAPAN VOLUME 2 (OF 2) (TITLE IN JAPANESE)
Tokyo 1929 Chuwo Bijutsu Sha. Edited and published by Kyojiro Taguchi. Hardcover. 4to., 77pp. in Japanese, many full page photo illustrations of Japanese home interiors as well as furniture, boxes, mats, lanterns, ink writing kits, combs and many other items for use in homes, silkcovered boards with dust jacket. Book is VG with some cover wear; jacket is Good, lightly soiled, a bit frayed on edges. No ownership marks. Scarce. (a85958)
$250.00 (Japanese) . DIE CHINAMODE DES SPATBAROCK (TITLEPAGE IN GERMAN, BOOK IN JAPANESE)
Publisher: Atelier. Titlepage and jacket flap text in German, remainder of text in Japanese. From dates in bibliography, book appears to have been printed around 1942 and appears to discuss the Western influence on Asian Art. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 188p., color frontispiece photo illustration of lovely Chinese serving bowl, 10p. bibliography, white paper covered boards with original green dust jacket. 145 works shown on monochrome photo plates. VG, pages toned but legible and not brittle, binding secure, in Good DJ, worn but intact, spine ends chipped. (a87888)
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