Herman Miller: Classic Furniture And System Designs For The Working Enviornment
London: Thames & Hudsion, 2005. Hardcover. tan cloth boards. pictorial dustjacket. 242 pgs w/ illustrations. A history of the Herman Miller Company. More
London: Thames & Hudsion, 2005. Hardcover. tan cloth boards. pictorial dustjacket. 242 pgs w/ illustrations. A history of the Herman Miller Company. More
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. Hardbound. Yellow cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 240 pp., profusely illustrated with 41 color and 219 bw plates. A fascinating pictorial survey of furniture, buildings, woodcarvings, textiles, everyday utensils and even gravemarkers of Germanic origin, illustrated, it covers the work of Germans all over North America..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1972. Hardcover. Green clotth with white pictorial DJ. 516 pp. 923 plates. Foreword by Charles F. Hummel. Chapters include The Earliest Settler, 1640 - 1700; Fashions from Abroad, 1680 - 1730; The Queen Anne Style, 1720 - 1755; The Chippendale Style, 1750..... More
New York: Galahad Books, 1973. Hardcover. Red cloth, white ill. DJ. 224 pp. 277 bw plates. Reference guide to assist readers with recognizing characteristics of early American furniture. More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1957. Hardcover. Red cloth, red pictorial DJ. x, 246 pp. 32 bw plates. Study of American furniture making. Biographical sketches of notable cabinetmakers. Includes glossary and bibliography. More
West Chester, PA: The Society, 1987. Softcover. Brown/gold wraps with bw illustration and black lettering, 31 pp. 32 bw illustrations. Essay by Margaret Bleecker Blades. Includes impressive and unique chair designs from the Society's collection. "This catalogue accompanies an exhibition held at the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania..... More
Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1981. Hardbound. Illustrated board covers. 128 pp., profusely illustrated mostly in color. More
1990. 2nd printing. Softcover. Wraps. 131 pp. 80 bw, 23 color plates. Foreword by Jonathan L. Fairbanks. 19-page essay with three pages of notes examines American furniture makers and furniture design from the 1950s to the 1980s. Includes biographical information on each artisan. Most works are compared to a 17th..... More
New York: Exeter Books, 1985. First. Hardbound. Brown boards w/ color pictorial DJ, 192pp, profusely illustrated in BW and color. The history of American Furniture is the history of America. This history shows a facet of American design, showing how the shifting styles through time and from one region to..... More
St. Louis: City Art Museum of Saint Louis, 1970. Paperback. Silver wraps with embossed lettering. 72 pp. Mainly illustrations. Exhibited at the City Art Museum of Saint Louis, Apr. 24-June 7, 1970; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, July 15-Aug. 30, 1970; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 2-Nov. 10, 1970; and..... More
Old Chatham, NY: Shaker Musuem and Library, 1997. Paperback. White and BW-illustrated wraps with black and gray lettering. 32 pp. BW and some color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Shaker Museum and Library. More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1967. Hardcover. Beige cloth, white ill. DJ. vii, 197 pp. Profuse bw plates. Study of the background and work of many of the more than 700 cabinetmakers who worked in the South from 1737 to 1820 [from dj]. More
Saint Louis, Mo. City Art Museum of Saint Louis, 1970. Softcover. Silver wraps, French flaps, 72 pp. Profuse bw plates. Issued in conjunction with many 1970-1971 exhibitions about furniture. Includes innovative examples designed by Knoll, Eero Aarnio, B. Danese, Kartell, Anna Castelli, Kazuhide Takahama, Douglas Deeds and Barry Rosengrant, and..... More
Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1929. Hardcover. Black cloth, maroon ill. DJ. 311 pp. 400+ bw plates [second copy beige cloth, no DJ]. More
Morristown, New Jersey: Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1975. Softcover. Tan & illus. paper stapled wraps, [20 pp.], BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1975-1976 exhibition of children's chairs throughout the decades. With an introduction by Mary M. Chandor. The annotated catalogue cites 71 chairs, and many are..... More
New York: Christie's, 1988. Softcover. Brown and gray illustrated glossy wraps; gray spine with black lettering. 113 p. 129 labeled BW and color plates + additional illustrations, 1 fold-out. Title continues: Including furniture from Gustav Stickley's house, Syracuse, New York, circa 1903. Auction held Saturday, December 10, 1988, Lots 1-129..... More
NY: Bonanza Books, 1962. Hardcover. Half black cloth. 336 pp. 700+ color and bw plates. From the DJ... "Chapters cover Jacobean and William and Mary styles, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Classical Period, and Early Victorian furniture. [The author] gives the historical background of each period and style, describes the known craftsmen..... More
Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 1956. Softcover. Yellow stapled wraps with black lettering. 67 pp. 31 bw plates. All the chairs in the collection have a Connecticut heritage and were gifts to the Society. Most do not have much documentation but are believed to be from the 18th and early..... More
Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield Historical Society, 2008. Hardcover. White pictorial boards with black lettering, 83 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw photos; Includes CD in slipcase. Accompanied the exhibition held April 18 - November 30, 2008; Includes several essays about the county and its furniture makers; CD-ROM contains a database..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 1970. Softcover. Blue wraps with illustration and white and black lettering on cover and spine, x, 86 pp., bw illustrations throughout. "When does a cabinetmaker cease being a mechanic and become a masterpiece-maker? When his original designs seem to sum up the taste and culture of..... More
Concord: Concord Antiquarian Society, 1937. Softcover. Pale green wraps. 62 pp. Numerous bw plates. Highlights the Society's furniture collection. More
Mexico: Artes de Mexico, 2011. Hardcover. Black boards with blindstamped lettering. Color illus dj with white lettering. 96 pp. Fully illus in color. Text in Spanish and English. More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1997. Hardcover. Paper-covered glossy boards with pictorial dustjacket. xv, 223 pp., profusely illustrated with over 300 color plates. Contents as follows: Preface -- I. High-Style Furniture: Boston and Salem -- Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- New York City -- II. Country Furniture: New England -- The Middle..... More
Utica, NY: Syracuse University Press / Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1999. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, french fold cream & color illus. dust jacket,171 pp. 19 bw, 91 color plates. Issued in conjunction with several 1999-2000 exhibitions. Includes essays on more than 65 finely crafted examples of..... More
New York, New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Reprint. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps. 200 pp. Profuse color plates. Traces the ascendancy of this decorative art form in Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and America, exploring the influence of politics on art. Lavishly illustrated with color pictures, the inspiring..... More