Regency Furniture 1800-1830
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardbound. Grey cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 151 pp., followed by at least 96 bw plates. A most useful reference, sold as a reading copy only. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardbound. Grey cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 151 pp., followed by at least 96 bw plates. A most useful reference, sold as a reading copy only. More
Lisbon: Author's edition, 1950. limited [500]. Hardcover. Cloth spine and tabs, gilt lettering on spine; marbled boards. 114 pp, 139 plates. Text in Portuguese. 179 reproductions of works, prints and photographs, mostly of "beds and miles": Includes bibliographical references. Must have for collectors and furniture enthusiasts. #178 of 500. Translated..... More
München (Munich), Germany: Neidhardt Antiquitaten. Hardbound. Black cloth with black illus. dj; 95 pp. highly illus. in bw and color;. originally from Rosenborg Castle, Denmark; includes letter to previous owner from W. Neihardt about the piece. More
New York: The American Federation of Arts, 1968. Softcover. White illustrated wraps. 61 pp. 74 bw plates. Catalog of an educational exhibition organized and circulated by the Decorative Arts Program of the American Federation of Arts in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution. Includes bibliographical references (page..... More
London: H. Fisher & Son & P. Jackson, 1826. Hardcover. Decorative boards with red spine. Gilt lettering on spine. x, 152, 12 pages, leaves of plates : illustrations. More
London: Octopus Books, 1973. Hardbound. Color illustrated cloth. 96 pp., 32 color and 102 bw illustrations. More
Paris: Guy Le Prat, 1956. Paperback. Paper wraps over thick cardboard, mylar protection on both volumes. Volume 1: 567, (3) pp., hundreds of illustrations in two-tone. Volume II (1959):237, (3) pp., 100s of two-tone illustrations and tipped-in color frontis. Text of both volumes is in French. Most uncommon as a...... More
Paris: Editions Pygmalion, 1986. Hardcover. brown cloth boards w/ gilt printing. b&w illustrations. 799 pgs. More
Hertford, England: Stobart Davies, 1999. Hardcover. Bright green boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, green and color illustrated dust jacket with red lettering, 192 pp, profusely illustrated in color. "This book presents a collection of superb work from eminent British professional designer-maerks and highlights the best of..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1919. #199 of 500 copies. Hardcover. Worn green library buckram. xxiii, 415 pp., with profuse crisp bw photographs. Oversized and heavy. Volume 2 only of this set. Printed in an edition of 500 copies, with a partial list of subscribers at the rear. Even..... More
London: John Heywood, 1888. Hardcover. Brown cloth. 4 pp. + 60 bw plates. Title continues...Taken from 80 examples of hitherto not illustrated of chiefly 17th century English carved oak...Comprised mostly of gorgeous plates, accompanied by brief introduction. More
New York: Bonanza, 1951. Hardbound. Reddish cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. viii, 214 p., profusely illustrated. More
New York: New York Historical Society, 2002. Softbound. Includes an essay by Bernard Chevallier. Published to coincide with an exhibition by the same name held at the NYHS from October 2002 until January 2003. The story a an armchair that once belonged to Napoleon and eventually found its way to..... More
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1984. Hardcover. Brown cloth with illustrated glossy dustjacket. 179 pp. fully illus with bw and color. Fascinating and fully illustrated discussion of the Alvar Aalto furniture - includes many reproductions of sketches, plates from catalogues - compiled by an editorial board including Elissa Aalto, wife..... More
London: Partridge Fine Art Ltd., 2008? Softcover. Black glossy pictorial folded paper; 8 panels; Cut in the shape of the Chicheley mirrors; 4 color, 3 bw photos. Set of four George I mirrors by "Mr. Odell"; A rare complete set of four mirrors; Brochure includes an essay about the mirrors..... More
Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1997. Softcover. glossy, glued pictorial & white wraps w/ printing. 187 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. In French. More
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1981. Hardbound. Brown cloth with gold lettering and illus. dj; 506 pp. with 1443 numbered illus. in bw and color;. excludes British furniture. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. B&W frontispiece. xxii, 154 pp. B&W plates. Deckled edges. A collection of essays concerning mahogany. Contents: Preface / Meyric R. Rogers -- In the forest / William Farquhar Payson -- Mahogany and the..... More
Berlin: Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, (not identified). New Edition. Hardcover. Oversized tan paper over boards with red lettering; 2 pp of text followed by 72 bw plates. Text is in German. Interior decorations, furniture and appliances. More
Nurnberg: Germanisches National-Museum, 1991. Softcover. Bright blue wraps with hot pink chair and Cyrillic lettering; 267 pp. with 237 color and bw images plus 8 additional furniture images. Text in Russian. The history and works of the Thonet furniture company in Vienna, famous, originally, for their bentwood chairs. Catalogue from..... More
Cheltenham, England: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1976. Softcover. BW pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 45 pp.; 15 bw figures. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name. Includes a nice introductory essay, as well as photos of the brothers. 140 pieces annotated. Typed errata sheet laid in. More
[London]: [Printed at the Pelican Press], [not identified]. Softcover. Tan wraps, bw illustration on front cover with black lettering; 55 pp, bw illustrations throughout. Includes Gothic furniture, Elizabethan Furniture, Furnishing in Old Oak all from The Manor House Hitchin, which was built between 1705 and 1720 by John Bristowe. More
New York: Galahad Books, 1974. Hardcover. brown cloth boards w/ white illustrations. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. 128 pgs w/ color, bw illustrations throughout. glossy light blue dustjacket w/ color illustrations, printing. Light toning to pages; color illustrations remain bright and detailed. More
Lisbon, Portgual: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 1973. Softcover. white wrappers w/ glued, glossy black pictorial dustjacket. 260 pgs w/ 123 plate of designs & 46 plates of furniture & architecture. Text in Portuguese w/ seperate 15pg English summary. An Illustrated survey of the designs by the famous Portuguese cabinet-maker..... More
Paris: Galerie Historismus, 2006. Softcover. Mulberry-colored illus. wraps; 117 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos. Parallel text, French and English; Vibrant, close-up photos; Features European furniture from the 19th and 20th centuries, including pieces by Peter Behrens, Patriz Huber, Henry van de Velde, Paul Hankar, and others. More