London, England: Christie's, 1998. Softcover. Quarto. Softcover Auction catalogue. Color photographs. Auction estimates in catalogue, with prices realized laid in. 154 pages. More
West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1987. Hardcover. Light blue cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Marbled endpapers; 259 pp.; 365 bw figures; weighs 5 pounds and may require extra postage. Over 350 candleholders, girandoles, chandeliers, sconces, and more described and illustrated; Focuses on items used in Northern Europe, the British..... More
Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, 2007. Softcover. A matte softcover book with French flaps. The spine is mostly black, with the title printed on it in white lettering. The front cover is a color illustration. Pages: (10), 13-195, (1). More
Paris, France: Alphonse Picard, 1891. Hardcover. Brown cloth library binding; 702 pp.; 80 duotone plates; 500 bw figures. Text in French; An extensive look at the history of lighting, from Roman times through the nineteenth century; Wonderfully illustrated; Heavy. More
Paris, France: Alphonse Picard, 1891. Hardcover. Green cloth buckram binding; 702 pp.; 80 duotone plates; 500 bw figures, chromolithographed front and rear covers. Text in French; An extensive look at the history of lighting, from Roman times through the nineteenth century; Wonderfully illustrated, this is one of the copiues printed..... More
London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2000. Hardcover. Orange-red buckram, red & color illus. dust jacket, 168 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2000-2001 exhibitions that trace "the evolution of our national meals through an exploration of English paintings. Works by masters such as Van Aken..... More
Zwolle, Netherlands: Waanders Uitgevers / Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2005. Hardcover. light navy cloth boards w/ silver printing. 447 w/ color & bw illustrations. grey & pictorial dustjacket. Text in Dutch. Very nice. Wonderfully illustrated & annotated edition on Dutch gold & silverware. More
London, England: V&A Publications, 2002. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Illus. endpapers; 144 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Highlights of dining in Europe from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries, particularly the dressing of the table. Features porcelain, silverware, centerpieces, serving dishes, glassware, and more, many..... More
Bonn: Arnoldsche, 2000. Hardcover. Black boards with cream lettering. Blue and illustrated dust jacket with yellow, orange, and white lettering. 216 pp. Color illustrations. Text in German and English. Includes bibliographical references. More
New York: Dover, 1911. An oversized three-quarter leatherbound book. The spine and corners are dark brown leather; the remaineder of the boards is green fabric. Gilt text on the spine. 466 pages; illustrated in both color and black-and-white. Volume one ONLY. "With a coloured frontispiece, seventy-six photogravure plates, and fifteen..... More
Newport, Mon, England: The Ceramic Book Company, 1964. Hardcover. Smooth green boards, gilt letters on spine & front cover, xii, 213 pp. 455 bw and color plates. "Trays have for many centuries been in constant use in almost every domestic sphere for the carrying of food and other small commodities..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 198. Hardcover. Four blue casebound books with a color-illustrated plate glued to the front cover. The titles are in gilt lettering on a blue painted plate down the spine. Pages: Volume I, (8), vii-ixiv, (2), 3-341; Volume II, (6), v-xxvi, (2), 3-302; Volume III, (8)..... More
New York, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1970. Hardcover. Yellow cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 145 pp.; 182 bw figures. Boxes of all materials--wood, lacquer, papier mache, metals, gems, and more--for holding all kinds of goods--jewelry, tea, snuff, household goods, and more. More
New York: Viking, 1981. A Studio Book. Hardbound. Green cloth w/ ill. dj w/ green spine; decorative end papers; 160 pp text, bw, color illus. More
New York: Potter, 1984. Hardbound. Green cloth with illus. dj and decorative end papers; 268 pp. mostly color photographs. Largely a coffee-table type book about French country style with colorful photography showing stylistic ideas and accompanying textual descriptions. More
Milano: Electa / Alessi, 2002. Softbound. Black color illustrated glossy wraps. 178 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Text is in German and French. An interesting examination of European bathroom fixtures in art and form. Includes a list of artists, from Alvar Aalto to Abraham Yehoshua and all sorts in between..... More
Florence, Italy: Studio per Edizioni Scelte, 1981. Hardcover. Hardcover with brown cloth and 197 pp of text with photographs on every right handed page. A significant and most uncommon catalogue and reference to this singular topic, being filled with crisp color plates. More
Munchen: Prestel, 1956. Hardcover. Color printed boards with red text down a white spine. Pages: (6), 5-46, (~42). Illustrated with both color and black-and-white images. Has several tipped-in color plates. More
Heidelberg, Germany: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH, 1962. Hardcover. Red cloth, gilt letters on spine & gilt decoration on front cover, aqua & color illus. dust jacket, 440 pp., 275 BW plates, 115 BW illus., 8 color plates. Text is in German. Considers the lamps, lanterns and chandeliers of the past, using..... More
London: David & Charles, 1974. Hardcover. Black cloth, black ill. DJ. 119 pp. 9 color plates, 117 bw ills. Study of metal, glass, and ceramic candlesticks. Entries are descriptively annotated and include information about its maker, dates, and characteristics. More
Milan: Bruno Danese, 1971. Hardbound. Stiff paper boards with beige cloth spine, 160pp, profuse BW plates. Text in French, English, Italian, and German. Catalog for Italian designer/design house Bruno Danese. Each piece has listed size and materials used. There are also inserts from another Danese catalog in the back, circa..... More
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1984. Hardcover. Red cloth, white DJ. xxiii, 635 pp. 2758 bw and color ills. Text in French. Exhaustive survey of French domestic objects including objects and instruments used in the washroom, first aid and medical care devices, lighting and lighting accessories, hearth implements, heating accessories, decorative arts..... More
Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1993. Hardcover. Blue boards with cream lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 387 pp. BW and some color illustrations. Text in French. Includes bibliographical references. Catalogue of an exhibition from November 3, 1993 to February 27, 1994. More
Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, Inc, 1985. Hardcover. White ill. boards. 401 pp. Profuse bw illss. Reprinted from two original German catalogs, with English, German and Spanish descriptions. Hundreds of toys listed/illustrated! More
Munich, Germany: Verlag Georg D. W. Callwey, 1978. Hardcover. square, black boards w/ silver illustrations. 184 pgs w/ bw illustrations. glossy black & silver illustrated dustjacket w/ white printing. text in German. Includes a foreward and eight opening essays. Illustrates 378 items. Pages bright. More
