The Art of Steuben, Volume IV
New York: Steuben Glass, 1987. Softcover. Gray paper & illus. wraps, 80 pp., many color illus. A commercial catalog of glass pieces available for purchase in 1987. Nice samples of the company's work. More
New York: Steuben Glass, 1987. Softcover. Gray paper & illus. wraps, 80 pp., many color illus. A commercial catalog of glass pieces available for purchase in 1987. Nice samples of the company's work. More
Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1971. Softcover. Black and rose heather wraps with black and orange lettering and bw illustration; 8 pp. with only cover illustration. Includes a catalogue of 98 works, described, by T.J. Wheatley, Hamilton Road Pottery, Cincinnati Pottery Club, Louise McLaughlin, Rookwood Pottery, Maria Storer, and additional potteries..... More
Lyon, France: 1974. Softcover. Off-white pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 24 pp.; 18 bw figures. Text in French; From the sale held June 25, 1974 at the Hotel des Ventes; Auctioneers were Loic Conan and Marie-France Auclair; Includes masks, sculpture, and other pieces from Peru, Africa, and Egypt. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. Hardbound. Plum cloth with gilt lettering; 278 pp. A quaint etiquette book covering some very unusual topics. More
Boston, MA: Period Furniture Hardware Company, 1952. Softbound. Yellow printed wraps. 28 pp., many bw illustrations. Pricelist is laid in, and is dated. Catalogue is not dated. Most useful. More
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Durgin Co., 1914 circa. Softcover. Mottled green paper wraps with green and rust decoration and titles, tied with green string. Unpaged, approx. 40 pp. Three fold-out pages. Includes a price list. In English. More
Concord, New Hampshire: William B. Durgin Co., 1914 circa. Softcover. Mottled green paper wraps with green and rust decoration and titles, tied with green string. Unpaged, approx. 40 pp. Three fold-out pages. In English. More
Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island School of Design, 1932. Softcover. Grey wraps; 37 pp.; 6 bw plates. Catalogue of the Pendleton Collection of furniture, which includes pieces from roughly 1690 - 1790 in the Georgian, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and Chippendale styles. More
Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1966. Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 28 pp. Numerous bw ills. Catalog lists silversmiths who worked in the Washington area from the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century. Listings include marks. Published to accompany the exhibition held in Washington, D.C.: The..... More
San Francisco, Calif. M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1971. Softcover. Burgundy paper wraps, front French flap, 74 pp., 47 BW plates, 12 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1971 exhibition of ceramics created by world-reknown Austrian-born craftsmen Otta Natzler (1908-2007) and Gertrud Amon Natzler (1908-1971). Includes an expansive..... More
Boston: Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1981. Softcover. Pale beige stapled wraps with color illustrations. 32 pp. with numerous bw illus. Features ceramics used in middle and upper class households in New England from the 18th and 19th centuries. Pieces from Leeds, Staffordshire, Doulton Works, Wedgwood, J & R Clews..... More
Toulouse: Musee des Augustins, 1996. Softcover. Blue illus. wraps; 158 pp. with numerous color plates. text in French. More
Philadelphia, PA: Samuel T. Freeman & Co., 1926, April 19. Softbound. Printed paper wraps, illustrated. 21 bw plates illustrate many of the lots. catalogue lists 219 lots, including glass, pottery, hardware, copper and brass, pewter, lighting fixtures, fireplace fittings, coverlets, Windsor chairs and other furniture. The hardware section, and accompanying..... More
Lisbon, Portugal: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1990. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 208 pp., many BW & color illus. Text is predominantly in Portuguese. 6 pieces introduce Duarte's life and work. 2 are translated into French as well; 3 others are translated into English. Contributors are Jose Sommer Ribeiro, Oscar Niemeyer..... More
Berwyn, PA: Gordon S. Converse & Co., 1990. Softbound. Green, bw-illustrated wraps.28 pp., well-illustrated in bw. Nice descriptions, good illustrations and prices for a large number of items. More
Berwyn, PA: Gordon S. Converse & Co., 1985, May. Softbound. Green, bw-illustrated wraps.24 pp., well-illustrated in bw. Nice descriptions, good illustrations and prices for a large number of items. More
Philadelphia, PA: Samuel T. Freeman, 1930, June 9-11. Softbound. Printed wraps. 670 lots included. 4 bw plates illustrate many of the items in-situ. 670 lots are listed, almost all of them priced in ink or pencil A mamoth sale of varied items. More
Manheim, PA: Conestoga Auction Company, Inc., 2007. Softcover. Spiral bound. Brown & color illus. covers, unpaginated, 500 color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2007 auction of the contents of this property. 500 lots, and all pictured here in full color. Includes: Cigar and Tobacco Tins and Boxes; Advertising Signs;..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 1986, January 31. Hardbound. Black cloth with silver embossing. 159 lots are illustrated and described. Quite a noteworthy sale in that there was such an emphais on Rhode Island and Massachusetts silver. The largest single-owner silver sale since the 1950s. More
Waterloo, Ontario: Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, 1999. Hardbound. Original teal wraps coverd in teal library buckram; 56 pp. with color images throughout. The catalogue of The Enamalist Society International Juried Student Exhibition '99. More
Chicago, IL: 1892. Hardcover. Brown cloth. 234 pp. in two different consecutive numberings (29 - 160 and 191-292). The Custom Cutter and Fasion Review was published for those in the trade of clothing-making, with articles about cutter's societies, various companies and their officers, patterns for various types of clothing, letters..... More
NY: Devi Kroll, circa 2012. Hardcover. Black cloth. No dust jacket. Unpaginated. Color plates. Preview of handbags and shoes by the NY brand. More
Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Green wraps. 205+ pp. Numeorus bw illus. This volume is part of the American Historical Catalog Collection. Includes an illustrated catalog and historical introduction to tinware, tin toys, tinned iron wares, tinners' material, enameled stove hollow ware, and tinners' tools and..... More
Manchester, New Hampshire: Northeast Auctions, 2008. Softcover. Black illustrated wraps; 124 pp. plus 4 pp. for notes; 150 items pictured in color. Issued in conjunction with an auction held on August 2, 2008. This was "one of the most important assemblages of Shaker material ever amassed by private individuals." (p..... More