The Book of Costume, Or, Annals of Fashion From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
London: Henry Colburn, 1847. New Edition. Hardcover. Olive cloth. All edges gilt. xii + 182 pp. Color frontispiece with bw textual illustrations. More
London: Henry Colburn, 1847. New Edition. Hardcover. Olive cloth. All edges gilt. xii + 182 pp. Color frontispiece with bw textual illustrations. More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann. Hardcover. Black library buckram. Unpaginated descriptions of plates--dual text in German and French. Followed by 100 plates, mostly bw with approx 10 in color. Additional tipped-in color frontispiece. Oversize. More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann. Hardcover. Oversized 3/4 red leather and tan paper over boards with black lettering; unpaginated descriptions of plates, Followed by 100 plates, mostly bw with approx 10 in color. Dual text in French and German. "The Furniture: A Sample book of stylish furniture from all countries in historical..... More
The Hague: A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier, 2016. Hardcover. Slate cloth/boards; silver lettering. 72 pp. full of color images. Letter laid in from Emil Aardwerk. Catalogue of 17 exquisite items offered for sale, each thoroughly annotated and pictured in color, with provenance and full historic information. Works from a 1678 Netherlands..... More
The Hague: A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier, 2015. Hardcover. Slate cloth/boards; silver lettering. 52 pp. full of color images. Letter laid in from Emil Aardwerk. Catalogue of 26 exquisite items offered for sale, each thoroughly annotated and pictured in color, with provenance and full historic information. Works from a 1630s Friesland..... More
The Hague: A. Aardewerk, 2018. Hardcover. Lilac cloth boards with stamped design and silver stamped lettering. 79 pp. Color illustrations. Contents: The Adam van Vianen Galatea Salt, A West Frisian Marriage Casket, A Rare Seventeenth Century Oordspul, The Van Alphen-de Ruever Inkstand, A Superb Pair of Sugar Casters, An Elegant..... More
The Hague: A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier, 2017. Hardcover. Slate cloth boards with silver lettering. 71 pp. Over 35 color and BW illustrations. The fifth catalogue in the series "10 for TEFAF." Showcases 10 beautiful works in this collection, including a kettle, a bread basket, a diamond, and a snuffbox. More
Oslo: The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1953. Softcover. Slate and white stapled wraps with gold and orange lines and slate lettering; 32 pp. with 26 bw images. With an essay by Aars and name of designer with each image. More
Berlin: Julius Springer, 1934. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with gray lettering; 312 pp; 439 bw illustrations throughout. Text in German. This is a corrected reprint edition from 1934. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1932. Hardcover. Large (21" x 16") portfolio with blue paper-covered boards with a red leather label in the center, cloth ties and red cloth spine with attached cloth label. 4 preliminary leaves, 3-48 pages 43 plates (some color) on 41 leaves. The Rockefeller McCormick collection..... More
New York, New York: Robin Symes, 2000. Softcover. White wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 150 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos. Contains beautiful jewelry items (as well as a few decorative items, bowls, plates, etc.) from all over the world dated from the third millennium BC up to the twentieth century; Includes..... More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1987. Hardbound. Blue cloth with blue glossy color illustrated dust jacket. 224 pp. 20 color and 154 bw plates, in addition to text diagrams. "Some of the most delightful English porcelain ever made was manufactured in the middle of the eighteenth century at a factory in..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1981. Hardbound. Blue cloth with bright blue color-illustrated dustjacket. 251 pp., 16 color and 135 bw plates. "Bow porcelain is perhaps the best known and most characteristically English porcelain ever produced in this country. For its direct appeal and the freshness and originality shown in its..... More
Henstedt, Germany: Henstedter Handdruck Verlag, 1971. Softcover. Silver illus. wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 60 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw and color photos; Several vellum overlays throughout. Text in German; Number 1813 of 2000 copies printed; Discusses the gold and silver jewelry of Hans-Leo Peters. More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1987. Hardbound. Royal purple cloth with gilt lettering. Midnight blue dj with color image and yellow lettering. 224 pp., profusely illustrated in bw with a few color plates. In Mylar cover. The various kinds of figures produced by Meissen, and the inspirations for their creation, are..... More
Charlotte, North Carolina: Delhom Service League and Mint Museum of Art, 1999. Softcover. Cream & illus. paper stapled wraps, 68 pp., BW illus. A collection of eight papers presented at the Mint Museum of Art Ceramic Seminar on September 24-26, 1998. Topics surround 18th-century Staffordshire potter and ceramic worker William..... More
Philadelphia, Penna. H.C. Perleberg, 1936. Hardcover. 4 pp section with title page, intro, and bibliography. Bi-fold leaflet with supplementary notes. 20 color plates. Loose in portfolio with maroon boards. Beautiful color plates. The set includes Egyptian, Chinese, Asiatic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Dark Ages, Middle Ages (3), Renaissance (2), Cavalier, Baroque..... More
Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1973. Softcover. Black and white illustrated wraps, 143 pp., profuse bw illustrations. Text in German. Features Bohemian contemporary glass by 50 artists. Contains lengthy introductory text and a catalogue of 190 works, not all of which are illustrated. Organized by artist. More
New York, New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1978. Softcover. White & illus. wraps. 96 pp. Numerous bw & color plates throughout. Accompanied a 1978-1979 traveling exhibition. Defines the style of Vienna Moderne, and profiles some of the designers who fit the bill. With an illustrated essay, a chronology, brief artist bios..... More
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Hardbound. Brown buckram with blue illus. dj; 195 pp. with numerous bw illus.;. Includes erratam slip (inside front cover). More
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1978. Hardbound. Brown buckram with blue illus. dj; 195 pp. with numerous bw illus.;. Includes erratam slip (inside front cover). More
London: V & A, 2006. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps with white lettering, 420 pp, richly illustrated in mostly color illustrations throughout. "This beautifully illustrated book is the first to look at the role of the urban Italian house in the development of Renaissance art and culture. "The Renaissance Home" brings..... More
London: Adrian Alan Limited, no date given (early 2000s?). Hardcover. White pictorial glossy paper over boards; 61 pp.; 59 color photos. Beautiful full-page photos of mostly 19th-century European furniture from the likes of Balthazard, Hachette & Co., Durand, Baccarat, and more. More
Paris: Nilsson, n.d.; 1920s. Hardcover. Red-orange library buckram binding. Unpaginated. With approx. 40 pp. text and 80 bw plates. In French. Oversize. Text in French. Broad survey of French furniture with examples from medieval to modern. Each of the 8 sections begins with a brief introductory essay. The bw plates..... More
Barcelona: Joyeria Bagues, 1962. Softcover. Color-illustrated wraps with red lettering; 19 pages profusely illustrated in color and bw. Enamels by Catalan goldsmiths. Extensive essay, for the book's size. Text in Spanish (not Catalan). Most examples are large enamels, located in cathedrals, etc. and large crosses, full-figure religious icons, triptychs, etc...... More