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
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
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
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
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 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
London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. Softbound. Teal wraps with BW illustrations, black and gilt lettering. Approx 80 pp. 6 color plates and 64 BW figures and other line engravings. Quite a comprehensive examination and presentation. Difficult to find. 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
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
London: Quiller Press, 1989. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 166 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "The story of coffee-makers is a treasure trail of art, craftsmanship and ingenuity, hidden behind the three-and-a-half centuries of a commerce in coffee, which began with a few..... More
London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2001. Softcover. violet, glossy guled wraps w/ illustration & printing. 160 pgs w/ b&w & color illustrations. A lavishly illustrated and annotated volume on the history of British cutlery. More
Munich: Editions Schneider, 1974. Hardbound. Green cloth with illus. dj; 343 pp.; 313 bw illustrations. Text in German; includes glossary and description of illustrations. More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1872. Hardcover. Green embossed gilt cloth with bevelled boards. xxxiv, , 300 pp. Chromolithograph, 8 colored wallpaper samples, other line drawings and illustrations. A terrific copy of this standard classic. First American edition, derived from the revised London edition. Previous owners name in ballpoint pen of..... More
Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1974. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated dj. 288 pp., 40 color and 234 bw plates. A wonderful reference, with profuse illustrations. More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1974. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt letters on spine. 288 pp., 40 color and 234 bw plates; weighs 3 lbs. "The aim of this book is to relate fashions and practices in English decoration in the classical period to contemporary documents and to show how many..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Verlag form, 1998. Paperback. Blue and white wraps with color-illustration and black and white lettering. 44 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in German. "Creative design has to satisfy the material and spiritual necessities of life. It should renew the human spirit by providing scientific invention with..... 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
