The Decorator
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 255 pp. Profuse color plates. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 255 pp. Profuse color plates. More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1938. Hardcover. Blue cloth; Unpaginated. 153 bw plates. Includes brief foreword and is comprised mostly of plates. More
New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1938. Hardcover. Tan library buckram. Unpaginated. 153 bw plates. Includes brief foreword and is comprised mostly of plates. A very nice utility copy. More
New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1938. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with black lettering, unpaginated; approx. 180pp, 153 bw plates. This book is not ex-library. Includes brief foreword and is comprised mostly of plates. Beautiful copy for reference or just to enjoy. More
Boston: George H. Polley & Co., 1897. Hardcover. Tan cloth, with maroon cloth spine and corners. 63 loose leaf plates, introductory page, and table of contents page. Maroon fabric ties. Oversize and a bit overweight. Will require extra postage. Illustrated survey of colonial furnishings as they appeared in their colonial..... More
Boston: George H. Polley & Co., 1896. Hardcover. Tan cloth, with maroon cloth spine and corners. 66 loose leaf plates, introductory page and table of contents page. With maroon fabric ties. Oversize and slightly heavy. Will require extra postage.0. Illustrated survey of colonial furnishings as they appeared in their colonial..... More
New York: Elsevier, 1982. Hardcover. Moss green cloth, greenish ill. DJ. viii, 528 pp. Profuse bw plates. More
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1981. Hardcover. Greyish boards, grey cloth spine, white ill. DJ. 159 pp. 95 color plates, 145 bw ills. Highlights of American Victorian architecture and interior designs. More
New York: Illustrated Editions Company, 1939. Hardbound. Black library buckram, spine and corners reenforced with binding tape. 256 pp with over 150 bw plates. A solid, clean copy inside. Includes images from the 1939 World's Fair and reproductions of some significant design concepts. Uncommon, especially so clean. More
New York: Illustrated Editions Company, 1939. Hardcover. Cream cloth, orange & BW illustrated dust jacket, 256 pp with more than 150 BW plates. Tinted edges. Subtitle: A Critical Analysis of Trends in Contemporary Decoration as Seen at the Paris Exposition of Arts and Techniques and Reflected at the New York..... More
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1959. Hardcover. black, cloth boards with black embossed, illustration. white lettering on spine. xi, 163 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans. content as follows: "Cross-section of the most desirable accomplishments of office design today." More
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover. Blue boards, black cloth spine, ill. DJ. 223 pp. 60 color, 340 bw ills. Guide to creating a Victorian ambience in your home, featuring wallpaper, fabrics, fixtures, carptes, windows, panels, stencils, furnishings and decorative arts. More
Fairbanks: Tanana-Yukon Historical Society, 1986. Softcover. Red ill. wraps. xi, 83 pp. Numeous bw ills. More
NY: E. P. Dutton, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth/color DJ. ix, 214 pp. 174+ color & bw plates. A lavishly illustrated and important monograph on the preeminent modernist designer in the U.S. during the 1930s. Includes over 200 period photographs and drawings selected from the Deskey Archives. An essential..... More
New York: Galahad Books, 1971. Hardcover. Blue cloth, pictorial DJ. 208 pp. Profuse color plates. Revolutionary examples of interior design. Although published in the '70s, many leading furniture and lighting examples in this publication have found their way back to popularity! More
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Hardbound. Brownish color illustrated boards. xvii, 558 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. A like-new copy of this scholarly title, which is wonderfully illustrated. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1962. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth boards, black dj with color illustration, 319 pp., 550 illustrations, 105 in color. Summarized from the dj: A gold mine of ideas for furnishings of the 60s, showing international contributions to design; discuss color, lighting and arrangement; and devote 9..... More
New York: Winter, 1998 - 99. Softcover. Red wraps. 160 pp. Profuse color ills. Tragically hip and stylish magazine on swank and outrageous interiors. This volume features articles on Simon Doonan's 'Barney's" windows, David Lynch's furniture, Ted Kaczynski's Montana cabin, and famed Thomas Devenish, and of course, no hip periodical..... More
London, England: W. R. Howell & company, 1923. Hardcover. Blue cloth, quarter bound with leather, dark blue buckram portfolio case and matching slipcase. 220 p., 14 colored plates showing 89 harmonious color schemes for wall decoration, and many illustrations in the text. "A practical Handbook for house owners and tenants..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2002. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth; olive, burgundy, and BW illus. dust jacket, decorated flyleaves, 335 pp., many BW illus.; weighs 4.25 lbs. "Represents the first extensive study of America's renowned classical revival architect, Horace Trumbauer. Practicing during the American Renaissance and the Roaring Twenties (1890-1935), Trumbauer overcame..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1953. Softcover. Red/pink checkered wraps. 32 pp. 57bw plates. More
Los Angeles: Architecture/Interiors Press, Inc., 2011. Hardcover. Wine cloth with gilt lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket, white spine with burgundy lettering. 378 pp. 284 color illustrations. "This book features the spectacular homes of the antique dealers who are at the forefront of design trends, setting the progressive styles that are followed..... More
Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1936. Hardcover. Slightly faded black cloth, gilt letters and decoration on front cover, gilt top edges, xvii, 201 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Approaches the topic of Colonial and Early American furniture and interior decoration trends through examples in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New..... More
NY: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1986. Softcover. White wraps. 272 pp. Numerous color plates. A tribute to the Victorian period of time and the elegant interiors it birthed. With wonderful photos by Elizabeth Heyert. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1987. Softcover. Pale grey wraps & illus. 180 pp. 203 bw photos. Originally published in 1883-84. "The best source of information and illustrations for private houses in major Eastern cities in the early 1880s. Although its authorship is not certain, the text is generally attributed to..... More