London: John Murray, 1990. Hardcover. Blue boards; silver lettering. Color-illus. dj with white lettering; black lettering on spine. xiv; 202 pp. with 31 color plates and several bw illus. Catalogue from the exhibition held at The Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, Brighton, 9th October-30th December 1990; curated by Meg..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 1999. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with debossed black lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with gilt lettering; colorful frontispiece/photograph; 263 pp; richly illustrated. "Jacques Garcia, (born 25 September 1947) is a French architect, interior designer and garden designer, best known for his contemporary interiors of Paris hotels and restaurants." --..... More
New York: Running Heads, 1991. Hardcover. Grey boards with charcoal lettering. Color-illus. dj with black lettering. Decorative end papers. 158 pp. with 150 color photographs. Photographs by Mick Hales. The grandeur of Empire and the sleekness of Biedermeier along with "The New Neo" in all sorts of stunning interiors. With..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2006. Hardcover. Blue cloth, blue and gold and decorated dust jacket in mylar cover; illus. flyleaves, 276 pp., many color and BW illus. Considers the life and work of 19th-century English-born Welsh architect and interior designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), revealing him "for the visionary designer and major..... More
Paris: Editions d'Art Charles Moreau, 1953. Boards. Portfolio of tan boards, originally with blue spine. 48 loose bw plates. Text in French. List of plates included and introduction by Jean Fressinet. More
Paris: Arts Decoratifs, 2007. Hardcover. White glossy paper boards with black lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white, red and black lettering; 319 pp.; richly illustrated in color. Text in French. More
London: Aurum Press, 1997. Paperback. Bw photo wraps with white and black lettering, and light blue spine; light blue French flaps;bw photo frontispiece; 192 pp; richly illustrated in bw. "It is exactly 100 years since Country Life began to commission leading architectural photographers to record the great country houses of..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1967. First. Hardcover. Cherry red cloth/boards; gold spine lettering; decorative end papers; color-illus. dj with black lettering. 288 pp. with 40 color and 200 bw illus. throughout. A lavish book showing many grand interiors from 1650 to the 1960s from mansions and other stately buildings..... More
London, England: Thames & Hudsion, 1982. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt emblem & spine printing. Color-illustrated dust jacket, white lettering on black spine. 251 pp. Numerous illustration in BW and color. Photo is of a previous copy; this copy is the Thames & Hudson edition with identical pagination and..... More
Kempen, Germany: teNeues, 2007. Hardcover. Colorfully illustrated paper boards with white lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white lettering; 220 pp; richly illustrated in color throughout. Text in English, with parallel text in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. More
London: Wordsearch, 1994. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with red lettering, black dust jacket with red illustration and white lettering, 321 pp, profusely illustrated in color. Parallel English and French text. Photographs Alain Dovifat, prefaces Colin Amery [and others], introduction Peter Murray, texts Elisabeth Perennou. "Berthet-Pochy are one of the most..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 2016. English-language Edition. Hardcover. Colorfully illustrated glossy paper boards with white and black lettering; Colorfully illustrated DJ with black and white lettering; colorful photographic frontispiece; 253 pp; richly illustrated primarily in color. "This illustrative book highlights Alberto Pinto's final works from around the world, and the latest creations..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 2010. Hardcover. Red illustrated glossy boards with white lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white lettering; 246 pp; richly illustrated in color. Translated from the French into English. "The secrets behind the work of chameleon designer Pierre Yves Rochon, who has devoted thirty years to the quest for "absolute..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 2013. Hardcover. Black paper over boards. Color pictorial dj. 351 pp. Interiors specialists Barbara and Rene Stoeltie examine the evolution of interior design from the seventeenth century to the present through thirty-four designers. Included are projects by Bill Willis, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Madeleine Castaing. Johann Gottfried Buring, and..... More
London: Mitchell Beazley, 1999, 2000. Reprinted. Hardcover. Chocolate brown cloth, brown-gray & illus. dust jacket, 192 pp., 180+ color illus. "The art of interior design as we know it today emerged during the early part of the 20th century, pioneered by such figures as Elsie de Wolfe, Syrie Maugham and..... More
Milan, Italy: Electa, 2005. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ white spine printing. 203 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy pictorial dustjacket. Text in Italian. The author deals with an architectural feature that has been studied very little in Italy: the wooden flooring that embellishes the palaces of Central and..... More
Munich: Prestel, 2006. Hardcover. Yellow cloth wraps, black and color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 224 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at Neue Galerie, New York, 2 Nov. 2006-26 Feb. 2007. More
Munich: Prestel, 2006. Hardcover. Yellow cloth wraps with gilt lettering on the spine; black and color-illustrated DJ with white lettering. 224 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at Neue Galerie, New York, 2 Nov. 2006-26 Feb. 2007. More
Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1928. Boards. Tan hardcover portfolio with cloth spine and black lettering. Fabric ties. 40 loose color plates plus introduction and list of plates. Text in French. A wonderful set of colored plates, interior design/furnishings, by Djo-Bourgeois, E. Kohlmann, Francis Jourdain, Mlle Max Vibert, Mme S. Mazoyer..... More
The MIT Press, 1984. Hardcover. Black buckram, white & color illustrated dust jacket, 156 pp., many BW and color illustrations. "In part a manifesto and in part a noncanonical history of the most progressive and heretical experiments in the applied arts and design. Covering two centuries of avant-garde designs, but..... More
The MIT Press, 1984. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, 156 pp., many BW and color illustrations. "In part a manifesto and in part a noncanonical history of the most progressive and heretical experiments in the applied arts and design. Covering two centuries of avant-garde designs, but concentrating on the 1950s to..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 2005. Revised. Hardcover. Black cloth with debossed lettering; maroon & color illus. dust jacket with gilt lettering; 263 pp., profusely illus. in color. Showcases the work of French interior designer Jacques Garcia (b. 1947). "In mid-career, Jacques Garcia invites us to explore an oeuvre in continuous development in..... More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. Hardcover. Forest green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with green lettering. 288 pp. 32 unnumbered pages of plates. Illustrations, facsimilies, plans. Contents: The concept of the decorator -- The quicksands of style and fashion -- The uses of houses and their..... More
Paris: Les Arts Decoratifs, 2008. Hardcover. White glossy paper boards with black lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white, black and red lettering; inscription to previous owner on endpaper; colorful frontispiece (photograph); 319 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color; includes floorplans. "The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Jewish..... More
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth on boards with white embossed lettering and design, Turquoise DJ with color illustration; 167 p.; 100 illustrations, 70 in color. From the dust jacket: In the nineteenth century, proud householders commissioned painters to record their dwellings, much as today's owners..... More
