Catalogue of Weather Vanes: Catalogue No. 9
Waltham: L.W. Cushing and Sons, 1883. Hardcover. Orange wraps with black lettering and design; 20 pp.; richly illustrated. Cool catalogue with profuse illustrations. More
Waltham: L.W. Cushing and Sons, 1883. Hardcover. Orange wraps with black lettering and design; 20 pp.; richly illustrated. Cool catalogue with profuse illustrations. More
Waltham: L.W. Cushing and Sons, 1883. Hardcover. Orange wraps with black lettering and design; 20 pp.; richly illustrated. Cool catalogue with profuse illustrations. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982. Softcover. 3 volume set. White wraps with color spines, diecut designs in front covers; French flaps, xxvii, 575 pp. Approx. 35 color plates, profuse bw illustrations. Photo is of a previous copy; this set does not have the extensive rubbing, creasing and chips..... More
Hartford, Conn. T. Steele and Son, 1877. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering, black illustration; 62 pp; bw illustrations. With compliments of T. Steele and Son, importers and jewelers. More
Waltham: L.W. Cushing and Sons, 1883. Hardcover. Orange wraps with black lettering and design; 20 pp.; richly illustrated. Cool catalogue with profuse illustrations. More
Boston: The Walpole Society, 1929. Special Edition of 100 Copies. Hardcover. 2 vols. Decorative speckled paper/boards with gilt lettering on black cloth spines. No dust jackets. xviii + 325 pp. with 42 bw plates; and xiv + 334 pp. with 28 bw plates, respectively. 8vo. A two-volume set. Series Two..... More
Lanham, Maryland: AltaMira Press, 2005. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; 147 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. An in-depth historical study of items such as clothing fasteners, jewelry, hair accessories, and more; A wonderful book for the student of history and/or fashion. More
New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with burgundy lettering and design; xii, 350 pp, bw illustrations. Contents: Micmac Indian basketry / Joleen Gordon -- Many motives : change in northeastern native basket making / Ann McMullen -- Basketry of the Middle Atlantic and Southeast / Frank W...... More
Italy: Edizioni die Scienze e Arti, 1954. Copy Number 850, signed by author. Hardbound. Yellow boards covers with light green cloth spine. 100 bw and color plates. More
Staten Island: H & D Press, 1986. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with stamped illustration and lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with burgundy and white lettering. 254 pp. Mainly color illustrations. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982. Softcover. White wraps with maroon spine, diecuts in front cover, pp.100 through 360. 8 color plates, profuse bw illus. The second volume of the three-volume set based on an exhibition that addresses a plethora of fine, functional and decorative objects crafted by early..... More
Athens, Ga. Georgia Museum of Art, 2010. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 111 pp., BW & color ilus. A collection of seven academic papers presented at this 2010 symposium: Georgia on our mind: MESDA and the discovery of early Georgia decorative arts / Robert A. Leath --White Oak Plantation..... More
Newport, RI: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954. Hardcover. Green cloth. xii, 216 pp. 139+ bw illus. Books covers Newport's era of prosperity, the Newport cabinet and chair makers, Newport limners and engravers, and silversmiths. Also includes the 1774 census, The Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, Townsend-Goddard furniture, a list of Newport joiners..... More
Doubleday, Page and Company, 1925. First edition, after 201 large-paper copies. Hardbound. Half cloth with reddish greenish marbled boards. xxvi, 302 pp., profusely illustrated mostly in bw. A wonderful reference of images and facts. Published to accompany and compliment a landmark exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum in 1925. This..... More
Sao Paulo: Mueu de Arte Sacra de Sao Paulo, 2014. Hardcover. White boards with black lettering. White dust jacket with brick red lettering and color-illustration. 59 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from April 30- August 3, 2014 in Sao Paulo. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2010. Softcover. Blue pictorial wraps; 357 pp.; 359 pp.; 15 bw, 53 color figures (vol. I); 28, 51 color figures (vol. II). Two-volume set; Number 54 in the Smithsonian Contributions to History and Technology series. More
London/New York: Studio Ltd./The Studio Publication, 1936. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with red lettering on the spine; 40 pp.; richly illustrated. This book has several colorful mounted plates, in great condition. More
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Comunicacao Maxima, 1998. First English edition. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth; Color pictorial dj.; 202 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. An in-depth study of the Baroque style in Brazil--in its architecture, music, painting, theater, literature, and more; Translated from the original Portuguese by Diane Grosklaus; Beautifully illustrated..... More
Mexico City: Museo Soumaya, 2001. Hardcover. Gray cloth over boards with indented title. 235 pp. 679 labeled color illustrations. Errata slip laid in. Text in Spanish. An extensive collection of the Museo Soumaya of spoons and utensils spanning different eras, origins, and materials. More
New York: Winchester Press, 1974. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt design and lettering. Cream dust jacket with color illustrations, blue lettering. ix; 308 pp. 41 color plates, 161 BW figures. Photographs by George Dow. "More than 350 decoys, all from Dr. Starr's collection, are shown in George Dow's stunning photographs..... More
Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof, 1992. Softcover. Olive & color illus. wraps, 64 pp., many color illus. "Highlights from The Forbes Magazine Galleries exhibition." Showcases more than 25 exquisitely crafted decorative items from Canadian-born craftsman Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof (b. 1957). Includes an introduction and brief biography of Zadora. Uncommon. More
Frankfurt am Main: Verlag form, 1997. Softcover. Green and white wraps with black and white leattering, color illustration on front cover, 47 (3) pp, profusely illustrated in color and bw illustrations. "Nowhere else do the expectations, the successes, and the failures of the Bauhaus-idea become as visbile as in this..... More
New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1992. First. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; Color illus. endpapers; 272 pp.; 251 bw and color figures. Features wallpapers from 1500 through the 1980s; Wonderfully illustrated; Includes extensive text; A great resource. More
New York: Christie's, 1987. Softcover. Black and color-illustrated wraps, white lettering. 66 pp. 19 color, many BW illustrations. Catalogue of an auction held Saturday, June 20, 1987. Sale number 6430, lots 1-88. More
New York: Christie's, 1987. Softcover. Black and color-illustrated wraps, white lettering. 66 pp. 19 color, many BW illustrations. Catalogue of an auction held Saturday, June 20, 1987. Sale number 6430, lots 1-88. More