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Kobenhavn: Henrik Koppels Forlag, 1919. Paperback. Grey wraps with black and red lettering; 574 pp. (some unopened); richly illustrated. Text in Danish. More
Kobenhavn: Henrik Koppels Forlag, 1919. Paperback. Grey wraps with black and red lettering; 574 pp. (some unopened); richly illustrated. Text in Danish. More
London / New York: The Studio, 1934. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with black illustration and lettering; 160 pp; bw illustrations. Includes a list of the illustrations and a foreword by the author. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987. First. Hardcover. Light yellow boards with debossed illustration and gilt lettering; color pictorial DJ, 352pp, 380 illustrations including 80 plates in color. Offers a new and panoramic view of this fascinating subject by twelve expert and distinguished authors; it also contains a practical..... More
Covent Gardens: Chapman and Hall, 1882. Hardcover. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and blue lettering and design; 206 pp.; profusely illustrated. This is an EX-LIBRARY copy from the Redwood Library in Newport, RI. More
Paris: Alain de Gourcuff, 2000. Hardcover. Green cover with black texts and illustration. Profusely illustrated in color. 119 pp. Collection of garden urns and vases from classical style gardens, especially those at Versailles. Includes introduction by Gerard Mabille. More
Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1901. Paperback. Both issues: Folio size ivory wraps with stylized lettering; advertisement on back cover. 8 pp. advertising in each; the main contents paginated consecutively (sort of) over the two issues, (Heft 9: 41-44, 163-180) and (Heft 10: 45-48, 181-200). Text in German. Art periodical with the..... More
Stockholm: Nordisk Rotogravyr, 1951. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards. 179 pages, illustrations. Extensive titile of Swedish production design featuring glassware, ceramics, silver, jewelry, metalware, textiles, furniture, book design, wallpaper, toys, and leatherwork; includes extensive designer and manufacturer list. More
Paris: Plaisir de France, 1960. Hardcover. Mylar dj, illustrated covers. 60 pages, chiefly illustrations (some color), plans. Text in French. Part of series: Plaisir de la maison. "Le Rayonnement français."--Cover. A testament of how styles have changed...or have not. More
New York: Abradale / Abrams, 2000. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 316 pp. 200 color plates, hundreds of bw ills. Broad insight into splendor of the most lavish of decorative styles with examples from leading French exponents. Sections on furniture, metalwork, silver, dinanderie, jewelry, sculpture, bookbinding, glass, ceramics, and..... More
New York: Praeger, 1969. Hardbound. Blue cloth with color illistrated dustjacket. 192 pp., over 100 color and bw plates. Contents: Red brick and sunflowers -- The aesthetic interior -- The Japanese taste -- Oscar Wilde and America -- Satire and comment -- 'Art' industry -- The fashionable aesthete -- Kate..... More
Copenhagen, Denmark: World Pictures, 1983. Softcover. Pictorial wrap. 112 pages : chiefly color illustrations. A special English language edition about Danish design issued prior to the 12th edition of Design in Scandinavia. Great pictorial reference! More
Berlin: Wasmuth, 1922. Hardcover. Greman language edition. Blueish cloth boards. 69 text pages plus 10 uncounted advertising pages plus 208 pages of illustrations on art paper. More
Minsk: Belarus, 1984. Hardcover. Olive cloth with gold Cyrillic lettering; white dj with color illustration; 235 pp. with 174 color illustrations. Main text in Belorussian with summaries in English, French, German and Spanish. Each plate also briefly desribed in same languages but with more extensive annotations in Belorussian. Very nice..... More
New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1994. First. Hardcover. Beige cloth over boards. Color pictorial dj. Color illus. endpapers. 256 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Discusses the rise of Empire style in architecture, gardens, furniture, interior decoration, porcelain, decorative objects, and more. Lavishly illustrated. Extensive text. Includes photography..... More
London / New York: V&A Publications / Harry N. Abrams, 2013. Hardcover. navy boards w/ gilt spine printing. 176 pgs w/ color illustrations. glossy, pictorial dustjacket. Beautifully illustrated. This book explores the diplomatic, trade and cultural exchanges between the courts of Britain and Russia, from the reign of Henry VIII..... More
New York: Abrams, 2003. Hardcover. White paper boards with red and blue lettering, white dust jacket with color illustrations, 144 pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Limoges boxes are among the most collected and treasured objects in the world. Yet few people know the story behind the box. From their beginnings..... More
London: Academy Editions, 1993. Softcover. Glossy illustrated softcover with white lettering. 144 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Christopher Dresser was the first modern designer as well as a botanist, theorist and traveller. Dresser knew that mass production called for a new approach to design. Increasing wealth brought with it insatiable..... More
Berlin: Mann, 1978. Hardcover. Off-white cloth boards with green lettering; green dust jacket, color illustrated with white lettering; 232 pp; illustrated in color and bw. Text in German. Ivory art in the Middle Ages. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993. Hardcover. Red cloth, gilt letters on spine, Color illustrated dj with color photographs. 312 pp., 150 BW illus. & 200 color illus. Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index. More
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1984. Softcover. BW illus. wraps. xii; 411 pp. 11 color, 89 bw plates. "Investigation from one of world's most leading scholars on the phychology of decorative design and the creation and function of formal orders. A delight for scholars and students of the history of..... More
London, England: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2000. Softbound. Glossy white wraps with color-illustration and orange lettering. 496 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London as well as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Lavishly illustrated. More
Stockholm: Svenska Slojdforeningen, 1953. Softcover. B/W illus. wraps with black lettering. 54 pp. with 4 color and numerous bw illus. throughout. Text in English. Annual of Swedish industrial design (although I caught a glimpse of some Arabia ware from Finland in one photo). Sections include: What is Swedish?, Monumental Textile..... More
Grasberg: Mader, 1981. Hardcover. Navy binding with color illustration. 60 pp. Illustrated in B&W and color. German. A brief overview of the Art Nouveau movement in Darmstadt. More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1938. 2nd. Hardcover. Gray 1/4 cloth binding with tan paper-wrapped boards. Profusely illustrated in B&W. 206 pp. German. "Arts and crafts in construction: 250 works in stone, iron, wood and other materials." German architecture, decoration, and ornament. More
Santa Cruz, CA: Paperweight Press, 1981. Hardcover. Off-white cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on color illustration, color illustrated flyleaves, xi, 113 pp., color illustrations. A riveting volume on the history of the paperweight, full of color illustrations. More