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
Paris: Flammarion, 1999. Hardcover. Black cloth, maroon & color illus. dust jacket with profile silhouette, 263 pp., profusely illus. in color; weighs 5 lbs. and may require extra postage. Showcases the work of French interior designer Jacques Garcia (b. 1947). "In mid-career, Jacques Garcia invites us to explore an oeuvre..... 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
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
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Hardcover. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket, white lettering on black spine. 251 pp. Numerous illustration in BW and color. "The story of wallpaper is a fascinating blend of social, cultural, technological, economic and design history to which this book does full justice." --..... More
New York: Rizzol, 1997. Hardcover. green boards w/ white spine printing. 189 pgs w/ color illustrations. green pictorial dustjacket. Clean, sharp and bright. A wonderful, lavishly illustrated edition on the homes and their interiors of renowed artists such as Franz von Stuck, Edward Linley Sambourne, Sir John Sloan, Mario Praz..... More
NY: The Studio Publications, 1934. Hardcover. White cloth spine/blue cloth. 32 pp. 16 color, 30 bw plates. 48 tipped-in plates plus black and white; accessories arranged by Syrie Maugham, rug by Jean Lurcat, decorative panel by Gino Severini, Donald Desky lamp, Heal furniture, Mappin & Webb Silver, Paris flat by..... 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, 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
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
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
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
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
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2014. Hardcover. Decorative white boards; color-illus. dj with black spine. 239 pp. full of mostly color photographs. Since 1935, the Parisian company Pierre Frey has designed and manufactured some of the most coveted textiles and wallpaper in the world. A member of the prestigious..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First. Hardcover. Cream cloth/boards with blind-stamp spine lettering. Color-illus. dj with black/red lettering. 383 pp. with color and duotone images throughout. Showcases 36 "spectacular houses and gardens whose owners come from the worlds of fashion, music, art and society." An irresistible voyage through some..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2011. First. Hardcover. Orchid cloth/boards with silver spine lettering. Color-illus. dj with white spine lettering. 272 pp. with color and bw illus. throughout. 5 pounds; may require extra shipping. Messel began his career of designing for theatre with Diaghilev's Ballet Russe in 1925. His career grew into..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2010. First. Hardcover. White cloth/boards; blind stamp lettering. Bw photographic dj with chartreuse/black lettering. Decorative end papers. 298 pp. with color/bw images throughout. Weighs 5 pounds and may require extra postage. "Trendsetter, fashion icon, and wife of an internationally renowned novelist and playwright, interior designer Syrie..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1924. Hardcover. Cardboard portfolio covers with cloth strips at spine, black lettering, ribbon closure. 4 pages, 54 loose plates of sketch reproductions in BW. Published, under the direction and with an introduction by Leon Moussinac. Text in French. More
Paris: Flammarion, 2017. Hardcover. Cream paper covered boards with gilt writing on cover and spine, illustrated dust jacket, 261 (3), profusely illustrated in color illustrations. "Enchanting châteaux famously dot France's Loire Valley and beckon visitors with their charm and history. The northernmost is the Château du Lude-a medieval fortress set..... More
