London: V & A Publications, 2006. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with white stamped spine lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 304 pp. Color illustrations. "This beautifully illustrated book examines the changing ways in which the domestic interior has been represented in the West over the last five hundred..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2006. Hardcover. Brown boards with blindstamp title on cover/gilt lettering on spine. Color-illustrated dust jacket; black spine with white lettering. 304 pp. Brimming with color illustrations. "Published on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the august dealer Hyde Park Antiques in New York City, this lavishly..... More
Paris: Les Publications de France, 1949. Hardcover. Cream and color-illustrated cloth boards with red paper label and cream and white lettering in cardboard slipcase. 236 pp. Illustrations. Text in French. Contents: Hotels particuliers anciens / par A. Carlhian -- Hotels particuliers / par A. Arbus -- Appartements anciens / par..... More
Princeton, NJ: Pyne Press, 1974. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 288 pgs w/ 234 bw illustrations & color illustrations. pictorial dustjacket. This book is the first to emphasize the more transitory and popular aspects of decoration--the uses of color, the treatment of floors and walls, style and..... More
New York: Abrams, 1989. Hardcover. Black cloth, pictorial DJ. 408 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Detailed study regarding the design and decoration of 19th century domestic interiors. The author takes a detailed look at the design and decoration of domestic interiors in Europe and America during a period that..... More
London: Studio Books, 1962. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, 160 pp. plus 15 ad pp., BW and color illus. Majority of text is in English, with introduction also in French and German. One issue of this annual look at contemporary decoration and decorative arts. Covers..... More
New York: Vendome Press, 2000. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket, burgundy spine with white lettering, 204 (4) pp, profusely illustrated in color. "Among the great hidden treasures of Paris are the sumptuous and still private left bank residences seen in this book..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2001, 2005. Reprinted. Hardcover. Bronze stamped cloth, bronze and color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 260 pp., lavishly illus. in color. Presents many examples of the styles achieved by Moroccan-born French designer Alberto Pinto (1945-2012). "Offers us an intimate glimpse of Pinto's world, a world of exquisite..... More
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1994. First Paperback. Paperback. Color-illustrated wraps with yellow lettering. French flaps. 388 pp. with 400 illustrations, 64 in color;. Reprint of the original; uses historic artwork to illustrate the examples of interior decoration over the ages. An excellent reference for anyone interested in the history..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2005. Hardcover. Black stamped cloth, black and color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 256 pp., profusely illus. in color. Showcases the work of Moroccan-born French designer Alberto Pinto (1945-2012), presenting 51 specific finished bedrooms. "Under Pinto's direction, the bedroom becomes a fantasy-like oasis that can be adorned..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white lettering. 407 pp. 388 ill, 189 in full color. A history of 18th-century design and interiors which concentrates on the appearance of the rooms at all levels..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2009. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. gold pastedowns & flyleafs. book xii, 272 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy, gold pictorial dustjacket. content as follows: This title takes a fresh look at a familiar building type - the town house..... More
Japan: 1979. Softcover. Yellow pictorial wraps; 120 pp.; profusely illustrated with color and bw photos. Text in Japanese; English translation of two pages--information on the home of William Weaver, Verdi scholar and Italian translator--laid in (Feature article No. 5). More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2006. Hardcover. Crimson stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, crimson dust jacket, 323 pp., BW & color illus. "Patronized by captains of industry, leaders of international society, and the occasional dictator, Maison Jansen was the most famous and influential interior decorating house of the 20th century..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2006. Hardcover. Crimson stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, crimson dust jacket, 323 pp., BW & color illus. "Patronized by captains of industry, leaders of international society, and the occasional dictator, Maison Jansen was the most famous and influential interior decorating house of the 20th century..... More
New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., 2013. Hardcover. Cranberry buckram, gilt letters on spine & front cover, maroon & color illus, dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 240 pp., profusely illus. in color. "Award-winning interior designer Timothy Corrigan provides inspiration and instruction in the art of decoration with the story of his..... More
Paris: Duchet et Cie, 1877. Hardcover. Two volumes in 3/4 red ;leather, 6 raised-bands marbled paper-covered boards. T.e.g.. Volume 1: Part 1: 26 plates, Part 2: 18 plates, Part 3: 11 plates. Volume 2: Part 1: 9 plates, Part 2: 27 plates, Part 3: 19 plates. 55 plates per volume..... More
New Haven and London: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Darkest brown cloth, 320 pp., BW and color illus. "Documents the break-up, sale, and re-use of salvages in Britain and America, where the fashion for so-called 'Period Rooms' became a mainstay..... More
New Haven and London: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Darkest brown cloth, burgundy and BW illus.dj , 320 pp., BW and color illus. "Documents the break-up, sale, and re-use of salvages in Britain and America, where the fashion for so-called..... More
World Publishing, 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth over boards. Color illus. dj. Unpaginated, approx. 170 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. A fabulous reference of the style of David Hicks, in particular his unusual and inventive use of fabrics. From a bathroom covered in tweed to bedrooms..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth, gilt letters on spine, maroon & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 272 pp., 228 color illus., 29 BW illlus. "The Metropolitan's holdings of late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French decorative arts, unrivaled outside Europe, are..... More
New York: Abrams, 2006. Hardcover. Grey paper/boards; silver lettering. Color-illus. dj with black lettering on pale green spine. 269 pp. with color images throughout. More than 30 French homes are featured in both text and photography, highlighting the Englightenment style. Photos by Gilles Trillard. Sumptuous. More
New York: Vendome Press, 2009. Hardcover. Black boards, color-photographic dust jacket. 280 pp., color and BW photographs. More
New York, New York: Thames & Hudson, 2009. Hardcover. Forest green stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, cream and color illus. dust jacket, 352 pp., 276 BW illus. and 120 color illus. "Examines the Western domestic interior from around 1800 to the mid-1890s. Rather than concentrating in a traditional way..... More
