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(004610) (Mackintosh, Charles Rennie) Filippo Alison. CHARLES RENNIE
MACKINTOSH AS A DESIGNER OF CHAIRS. Woodbury; Barron's, 1977. 106pp. 1st U.S
ed. Boards, Oblong 8vo. Fine in dust jacket. Illustrations in color and black
and white $60.00

(000841) MacQuoid, Percy. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE. Bracken Books, 1988.
416pp. Boards, 4to. Fine. $55.00

(000067) Madigan, Mary Jean. STEUBEN GLASS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION IN CRYSTAL.
Abrams, 1982. 1st ed ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. Edges of case
lighhtly faded. 2320 illustrations, including 61 plates in full color and 1150
line drawings. $125.00

(002100) Madsen, Stephan Tschudi. SOURCES OF ART NOUVEAU. Da Capo, 1975.
488pp. 1st Paper ed. Wrappers, 8vo. Very Good. $10.00

(011072) Magnani, Franco. INTERIORS FOR TODAY. London/New York; Studio
Vista/Whitney Library, 1974. 160pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust
jacket. 121 color plates. Very wild, bright, stylized Italian interiors make
it obvious why Italy ruled the design world in the 1980s $40.00

(011018) Malek, E.M.. ("EX-LIBRIS" RUSSIAN BOOKPLATES). Moscow; 1970. 1st ed.
Cloth, Square 8vo. Near fine in dust jacket. Text in Russian. Delightful
illus. catalogue of 346 20th c. Russian bookplates, mostly woodcuts, many in
color $35.00

(000843) Mankowitz, Wolf. WEDGEWOOD. London; Spring Books, 1966. 272pp. 2nd
prtg ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $45.00

(009638) Mannoni, Edith. MEUBLES ET ENSEMBLES STYLE 1900. Paris; Editions
Charles Massin, 1968. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. Stunningly
fine selection of furnishings in art nouveau style, brilliant color and crisp
b+w illus., text in French $50.00

(009772) Manufacturers Wall Paper Company. MANUFACTURERS WALL PAPER COMPANY.
Los Angeles; c. 1920. folio. Fair. Large scrap-book style collection of
wall-paper samples from Pan-American Wall paper company. $150.00

(003730) Margon, Lester. WORLD OF FURNITURE TREASURES YESTERDAY, TODAY AND
TOMORROW. New York; Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1954. 186pp. 1st ed. Cloth,
4to. Very good. Includes black and white photographs and measured drawings.
Section on contemporary furniture, designers noted. $20.00

(006785) Markham, Major C.A., F.S.A.. THE NEW PEWTER MARKS AND OLD PEWTER WARE
DOMESTIC AND ECCLESIASTICAL INCL. SECTIONS ON THE HISTORY OF THE PEWTERER'S...
London; Reeves and Turner, 1928. 355pp. 2nd ed. Cloth, 4to. Good, corners
bumped. History, statutes, ordinances etc. relating to pewterers from A.D.
1348, cleaning, repairing and 1,100 marks identified. $100.00

(010790) Masini, Lara-Vinca. ART NOUVEAU. Florence; Aldo Martello-Giunti,
1976. 430pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Square 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 1018 illus,
some color, text in Italian. Bios, bibliography of original art nouveau
publications, exhibitions, encyclopedic $150.00

(006997) Meen, V.B. and A.D. Tushingham. CROWN JEWELS OF IRAN. Toronto;
University of Toronto, 1968. 159pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 4to. Very good.
$75.00

(007299) Mew, Egan. JAPANESE PORCELAIN. New York; Dodd Mead & Co., nd.
Decorated Clth, 8vo. Good. Deckle edge pages, nicely done, b/w and color
plates tipped in, good illustrated glossary of porcelain marks. $25.00

(009974) Miller, Edgar G.. AMERICAN ANTIQUE FURNITURE A BOOK FOR AMATEURS. New
York; M. Barrow & Company, 1937. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine. Two volumes.
Includes clocks, mirrors, screens, day-beds and more. Illustrated with black
and white photographs $85.00

(010694) Miller, G. Lynette. FLAT TWINED BAGS OF THE PLATEAU REGION. Seattle;
G. Miller, 1986. spiral bound, 8vo. Very good. A thesis paper which includes
maps, diagrams, and photocopies. Very few copies available. $150.00

(000918) Minter, Davide C. MODERN HOME CRAFTS. New York; John H. Hopkins,
260pp. Cloth, Small 4to. Very good. Small pieces missing from soiled dust
jacket. Well illustrated with 4 colored plates, 16 half-tone plates and 532
text illustrations of crafts & craft making $45.00

(007698) Mizio, Hiroshi. FOLK KILNS I. Tokyo; Kodansha International, 1981.
40pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Folio. Fine in dust jacket. Striking color photography,
interesting text. $30.00

(010561) Mizoguchi, Saburo. THE INDIGENOUS PATTERNS AND THE HOTEL OKURA.
Tokyo; Hotel Okura, circa 1975. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in folding cloth
portfolio. Inscr. by hotel exec. to President and Mrs Gerald Ford. B+w and
color gravures of hotel and indigenous design sources for decor $75.00

(005686) Moody, Ella (editor). DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS 1973/74
VOLUME 63. New York; Viking Press, 1973. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust
jacket. Many Italian designers in embryo, e.g. Gae Aulenti's apartment for a
modern art collector, Milan, copiously illustrated $45.00

(009138) Moore, N. Hudson. OLD GLASS EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN. New York; Tudor
Publishing, 1935. Rev. Enlarged ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Very good in chipped
dust jacket in slightly worn slipcase. 256 b/w identification photos $25.00

(001028) Morrison, Katharine. ART DECO A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS. Wraps, 4to.
Very good in dust jacket. $40.00

(010878) Mottheau, Jacques. MEUBLES ET ENSEMBLES REGENCE LOUIS XV. Paris;
Charles Massin, circa 1965. Revised ed. Cloth, Small 4to. Very good in lightly
chipped, edgeworn dust jacket, owner's name. 35 b+w plates of Regency (Louis
Quinze) interiors. Especially fine examples of cabinet-maker's works shown
alone and in situ $30.00

(000846) Mrlian, Rudolf (ed.). SLOVAK FOLK ART, CREAMIC ART, WOODCARVING,
PAINTING. Czechoslovakia; Artia, 1954. Nppp. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $135.00

(000713) Munari, Bruno et al. DESIGN FURNITURE FROM ITALY CULTURE AND
TECHNOLOGY OF THE ITALIAN FURNITURE 1950-1980. Milan; Italian Trade Institute,
1981. 1st ed. Wraps, Square 4to. Very good. Catalogue of Exhibit at the Koln
Stadt Museum in 1980-81 $45.00

(008227) Munthe, Gustaf. MODERNA MOBLER. Stockholm; Bokforlaget Natur och
Kultur, 1931. 1st edition ed. Cloth Bkd Brds, 8vo. Very good, slight edgewear.
137 b/w photos of breath-takingly modern furniture, text in Swedish. Gold
relief of Nilsson chair on pretty marbled cover $150.00

(008757) N/A. FORMES ET COULEURS, NO. 6, 1944. Paris; Hachette, 1944. 1st ed.
Wraps, 4to. Very good, edgeworn, 1 sm. tear (1/2") on front edge. A very happy
issue, the first after the Liberation/last after the Occupation. Many
beautiful ads for luxury items, fashion $30.00

(011028) N/A. HAZ NADAIPAL KERT NAPFENY (SUNNY GARDEN HOUSES). Budapest;
Magyar Egyetemi Nyomdaban, circa 1933. 1st ed. Silver Foil, 4to. Very good, a
little rubbed. Great silver foil cover, copiously illus. with b+w photos,
moderne style urban and rural vacation homes, in Hungarian $75.00

(007499) Nagumo, Ryu. JAPANESE POTTERY AS A HOBBY. Tokyo; Toto Shuppan Company
Ltd, 1963. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. Text in English, 10
col., 25 b/w pls, 363 figs, 27 charts, printed in Japan (beautiful, subtle
color), and elegant design. $40.00

(010778) National Casket Company. COVERED CASKETS. New York; National Casket
Co., 1928. 1st ed. Decorated Clth, Oblong 4to. Very good, top spine end
bumped, corners, spine end rubbed. Ornate presentation copy, many b+w photos
of the caskets with specifications $150.00






(000336) Nelson, John A.. NURSERY FURNITURE 21 EARLY AMERICAN PROJECTS. New
York; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good in dust
jacket. $15.00

(007367) Nemati, Parviz. RUGS AS AN INVESTMENT. New York; Agate Press, 1980.
209pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 4to. Very good in chipped dust jacket. Edges
faded. Illustrated with color photographs of rugs. $45.00

(007829) Newhall, Venetia. AN EGGA AT EASTER A FOLKLORE STUDY. Bloomington;
Indiana University Press, 1971. 423pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo. Fine in dust
jacket. A comprehensive study of the egg's symbolic and traditional role
throughout the ages. $25.00

(010608) Newkirk, Louis V. and Coleman Hewitt, LaVada Zutter. ADVENTURES WITH
PLASTICS. Boston; D.C. Heath and Co., 1947. 272pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 8vo.
Very good, a little rubbed, lacks fr. free endpaper. Craft book for schools,
projects with plastic for students, well illus. in b+w photos and moderne line
drawings $20.00

(000234) Nothhelfer, Karl. MOBEL. Otto Maier Verlag, 1950. 207pp. 1st ed.
Cloth, 4to. Very Good. Text in German $50.00

(000834) Nothhelfer, Karl. MOBEL. Ravensburg; Otto Maier Verlag, 1950. 1st ed.
Cloth, 4to. Very Good. Contemporary German furniture. Text in German $50.00

(010140) Nothhelfer, Karl. MOBEL. Ravensburg; Otto Maier, 1950. 208pp. 1st ed.
Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 247 crisp black and white photographs
and 225 drawings (plans and details) for clean-lined moderne furniture $45.00

(005478) Nott, Stanley. CHINESE JADE THROUGHOUT THE AGES A REVIEW OF ITS
CHARACTERISTICS, DECORATION, FOLKLORE, AND SYMBOLISM. Charles Tuttle, 1962.
2nd ed. Cloth, 4to. Fine in dust jacket, boxed. Many b&w and color
illustrations $40.00

(010475) Nylen, Anna-Maja. SWEDISH HANDICRAFT. New York; Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1977. 428pp. 1st U.S ed. Cloth, Sm. oblong 4to. Very good in dust
jacket, sm. owner's name fr. fly. "The" authority first time in English, 585
b+w and 60 col. pls, 1000+ works illustrated, comprehensive and lovely,
biblio, index $65.00

(000271) OAK FURNITURE STYLES AND PRICES. Des Moines; Wallace-Homestead Books,
1980. Revised ed. Wraps, 8vo. Very Good. $5.00

(006928) Oglesby, Catherine. FRENCH PROVINCIAL DECORATIVE ART. New York;
Bonanza Books, 1951. 211pp. Cloth, Large 4to. Very good in chipped dust
jacket. Over 300 illus., 6 full pages in color, an influential work on French
provincial style, excellent reference text. $35.00

(007699) Okamura, Kichiemon. FOLK KILNS II. Tokyo; Kodansha International,
1981. 44pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Folio. Fine in dust jacket. Striking color
photographs. $30.00

(000848) Oman, Charles. ENGLISH SILVERSMITHS' WORK, CIVIL AND DOMESTIC.
London; Her Mjsty's Stationary Offce, 1965. 211pp. Cloth, 4to. Very Good.
$30.00

(010067) Onassis, Jacqueline, ed. IN THE RUSSIAN STYLE. New York; Viking,
1976. 184pp. 2nd printing ed. Cloth, 4to. Fine in dust jacket. Fashions &
objets d'art from the Russian palaces of the 18th century. Impeccable
selections by Jackie O $45.00

(000037) Ormsbee, Thomas H.. EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE MAKERS. New York; Archer
House, 1957. 1st ed. Cloth, 16mo. Very Good in chipped dust jacket. A social
and biographical study $7.50

(000849) Osborne, Harold (ed.). AN ILLUSTRATED COMPANION TO THE DECORATIVE
ARTS. Wordsworth Editions, 1989. 865pp. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $20.00

(005681) Panero, Julius. ANATOMY FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS. New York; Whitney
Library of Design, 1979. Cloth, Square 8vo. Very Good in dust jacket. $12.50

(006756) Pask, Joseph A.. CLAYS AND CLAY TECHNOLOGY PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLAYS AND CLAY TECHNOLOGY JULY 1955. San Francisco;
State of California, 1955. 326pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good. Highly
technical analysis of clays in California, including "Clay Technology in
Ceramics" by E.C. Henry. $15.00

(007686) Patmore, Derek. COLOUR SCHEMES AND MODERN FURNISHING. London; The
Studio, 1945. 1st thus ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Good, shelfworn ex-lib, a few
pages damp stained at rear. Marvelous deco item, 72 plates, 40 in period
color, rooms by all the best designers (Syrie Maugham, Russell Wright, et al).
$45.00

(010500) Payant, Felix. CREATE SOMETHING A HANDBOOK FOR BEGINNERS. Columbus;
Design Publ. Co., 1939. 166pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo. Very good in chipped dust
jacket with sltly faded spine. Charming how to for teachers and pupils, many
photos, b+w illus. in deco and arts and crafts style, some WPA things $30.00

(006204) Pegler, Martin M.. HOME FURNISHINGS / MERCHANDISING & STORE DESIGN.
New York; Retail Reporting Corporation, 1990. Cloth, 4to. Very Good in dust
jacket: owner stamp. $25.00

(003028) (Penn, Irving) David Bailey, Cecil Beaton. VOGUE'S GALLERY OF 50
FAMOUS AUTHORS AND ARTISTS. London; Conde Nast, circa 1970. 255pp. 1st ed.
Cloth, 8vo. Very good in dust jacket. Anthology of articles circa 1960s
Gielgud on Haiti, W.H. Auden on Opera, many more, and photos - Hepburn,
Kennedy, Stravinsky.. $25.00

(009571) Petrie, Flinders. DECORATIVE PATTERNS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. London;
University College, 1930. 88pp. 1st ed. 3/4 Cloth, Large 4to. Near fine. Spine
ends lightly worn. Designs from various eras and countries, including Celtic,
Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, etc $125.00

(010632) Petterson, Carmen L.. THE MAYA OF GUATEMALA THEIR LIFE AND DRESS.
Guatemala City/Seattle; Ixchel Museum/U. Washington, 1976. 274pp. 1st ed.
Cloth, Large 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 60 detailed watercolors of dress
(in color), some fold out, and 13 color photos, many b+w drawings, English and
Spanish text $65.00

(009549) Picken, Mary Brooks & Alwilda Fellows. FASHION SERVICE. Scranton, Pa;
Woman's Institute of Dom/Art, 1923-4. Wraps, 4to. Very good, covers embossed.
3 volumes profusely illustrated instructional books for students of fashion.
Nice period fashions, good illustrations $60.00

(009589) Pickering, Arthur J.. THE CRADLE AND HOME OF THE HOSIERY TRADE.
Hinckley; W. Pickering & Sons, 1940. 1st ed. 1/2 Cloth, 4to. Very good.
Includes many color and black and white ads of the time $60.00

(000235) Pile, John F. MODERN FURNITURE. Wiley-Interscience, 1979. 189pp. 3rd
prtg ed. Cloth, Sm. 4to. Very Good. $25.00

(005065) Pivnick, Esther Kaplan. HOW TO DESIGN BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES DESIGNING AND
PATTERN MAKING. New York; Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1949. 312pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large
8vo. Very good in lightly chipped dust jacket, owner's ink inscr. fly. 800
how-to pictures and diagrams, from the course at Traphagen School of Fashion,
great layout and design $25.00

(006718) Poiani, Mario. ART DECO OBJETS DE VERTU. Italy; Bookking
International, 1991. 1st ed. Boards, 4to. As new in dust jacket. Many color
and black & white plates. Text in English and French $25.00

(000056) Pope, Blanche Romick. UPHOLSTERING HOME FURNITURE. Peoria; Manual
Arts Press, 1949. 1st ed. Cloth, 16mo. Very Good in dust jacket. $9.00







(000236) Popular Mechanics. MODERN FURNITURE YOU CAN BUILD. Popular Mechanics
Press, 1956. 200pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Lg. 8vo. Very Good. $12.50

(002983) Popular Mechanics. MODERN FURNITURE YOU CAN BUILD. Chicago; Popular
Mechanics, 1956. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo. Very Good in dust jacket. $20.00

(002998) Portland Furniture Manufacturing Company. PORTLAND FURNITURE MFG. CO.
1915-1916. Portland, Oregon; Portland Furniture Mfg. Co, 1916. 71pp. 1st ed.
Wraps, Oblong 4to. Very good in slightly rubbed wraps. Profusely photo
illustrated trade catalogue of Mission style and other furniture of the
period. Divans, davenports, rockers. $125.00

(009563) Poucher, William A.. PERFUMES, COSMETICS & SOAPS. New York; D. Van
Nostrand, 1930. 394pp. 3rd ed. Cloth, 8vo. Very good. Volume 1. Illustrated
with photographs. A dictionary of raw materials with an account of the
nomenclature of synthetics $35.00

(009965) Purtell, Joseph. THE TIFFANY TOUCH. New York; Random House, 1971.
309pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo. Very good in dust jacket. Illustrated with black
and white photographs $25.00

(001585) Raeth, George A.. MODERN HOMECRAFT / MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHING. Chicago; Frederick J. Drake, 1941. 1st ed. Cloth,
Oblong 8vo. Very Good in slightly worn, chipped dust jacket. Includes Art Deco
style $35.00

(007809) Rainwater, Dorothy T. and Donna H. Felger. AMERICAN SPOONS SOUVENIR
AND HISTORICAL. Camden; Thomas Nelson, 1971. 416pp. Cloth, 8vo. Very good in
dust jacket. $40.00

(006220) (Random House). THE RANDOM HOUSE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA VICTORIANA
TO ART DECO. New York; Random House, 1974. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good in
dust jacket. $45.00

(002426) Rapin, Henri. LA SCULPTURE DECORATIVE: 3EME SERIE. Paris; Ch. Moreau,
Nd (late 20s). 32 platespp. 1st ed. Portfolio, Folio. Rubbed, edgeworn,
loosening. Beautiful loose plate photographs of art deco sculpture on
buildings and some commercial pieces $195.00

(001258) Reade, Brian. COSTUMES OF THE WESTERN WORLD THE DOMINANCE OF SPAIN
1550-1660. London; George G. Harrap & Co., 1951. 1st ed. Cloth, Small 4to.
Very good in dust jacket, owner's address plate fr. fly. 50 illus., some
color, in this survey of clothes from Spain's greatest epoch. Biblio,
excellent notes on sources $20.00

(008990) Reichard, Gladys A.. NAVAJO SHEPHERD AND WEAVER. Glorieta, NM; Rio
Grande Press, 1968. Reprint ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Very good. Reprint of the
1936 classic, 15 b/w pls, 35 figs. $30.00

(008681) Revi, Albert Christian. NINETEENTH CENTURY GLASS IT'S GENESIS AND
DEVELOPMENT. Edinburgh; Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1964. 270pp. Cloth, 4to. Very
good in chipped and damp stained dust jacket. 3rd printing. Includes blown
glass, Venetian techniques, Cameo glass, and even a dress and parasol of spun
glass fabric!Illustrated with black and white photographs. $45.00

(010927) Reyburn, Samuel W.. SELLING HOME FURNISHINGS SUCCESSFULLY. New York;
Prentice-Hall, 1938. 284pp. Cloth, 8vo. Ex-libris, owners stamp verso fr. free
enpp.. Fold-out time chart of styles, color wheel, photos, drawings, interiors
("Swedish Modern", "Tropical" eg), glossary, biblio. $20.00

(008997) Riemerschmid, Richard. WIR FINGEN EINFACH AN ARBEITEN UND AUFSATZE
VON FREUNDEN UND SCHULERN UM. Munich; Richard Pflaum Verlag, 1953. 128pp. 1st
ed. Cloth, Large 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. Well illus. in b/w $45.00

(003069) Riess, Stan. THE DESIGN COLLECTION SELECTED OBJECTS. New York; Museum
of Modern Art, circa 1970. 1st ed. Spiral boards, Square 8vo. Very good.
$30.00

(007025) Riley, Noel, ed.. WORLD FURNITURE. New York; Mayflower Books, 1980.
320pp. 1st U.S ed. Cloth, Small 4to. Very good in dust jacket, spine slightly
cocked. 400 illus., 250 in color, with good index and glossary, very clear and
good reference $35.00

(008281) Robinson, Julian. THE GOLDEN AGE OF STYLE ART DECO FASHION
ILLUSTRATION. New York; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, circa 1976. 128 pppp. 1st
U.S ed. ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. 100 color plates $40.00

(010101) Roche, Serge. MIROIRS GALERIES ET CABINETS DE GLACE. Paris; Paul
Hartmann, 1956. 1st ed. Stiff wraps, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 294 b+w
gravure plates and 13 tipped in color plates of mirrors in interiors, as
inlay, and as objets. Text in French $35.00

(000852) Roche, Serge. MIRRORS IN FAMOUS GALLERIES AND COLLECTIONS. London;
Ducksworth, 1957. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 280 b+w gravure and 13
tipped in color plates of mirrors in interiors, as inlays, or stand alone
objets. Gorgeous selection $35.00

(010710) Rogers, Meyric R.. ITALY AT WORK HER RENAISSANCE IN DESIGN TODAY.
Italy; Compagnia Nazionale Art., 1950. 1st ed. Wraps, 4to. Very good. Dust
jacket edgeworn, spine ends chipped. Illustrated with photographs of
furniture, ceramics, industrial design, fabrics and more! $30.00

(007674) Rosenberger, Richard F. and Charles Kaufmann. THE LONGRIFLES OF
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES. Pittsburgh;
University of Pittsburgh, 1993. 139pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Oblong 4to. Fine in dust
jacket. The golden age (1785-1815) of the "Kentucky rifle" by western
Pennsylvania gunsmiths beautifully illustrated. 57 examples. $30.00

(008863) Ross, Josephine. SOCIETY IN VOGUE THE INTERNATIONAL SET BETWEEN THE
WARS. New York; Vendome Press, 1992. 192pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in
dust jacket. The best of British VOGUE between the wars, illus. in col. and
b/w. Syrie Maugham on interior design, Chanel of fashion, etc $25.00

(004450) Ross, Marvin. THE ART OF KARL FABERGE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
University of Ok. Press, 1st ed. Good in dust jacket. Boards very slightly
bowed. $150.00

(008996) Rossbach, Ed. BASKETS AS TEXTILE ART. New York; Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1973. 200pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. $35.00

(005684) Rossbach, Sarah. INTERIOR DESIGN WITH FENG SHUI. New York; Arkana,
1987. Wraps, 12mo. Very Good. $8.00

(007920) Rothenburg, Polly. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CERAMIC ART. New York; Crown
Publishers, 1972. 276pp. Cloth, 4to. Very good+ in dust jacket. Third
printing.Iluustrated with photographs. Covers pottery making, decoration,
sculpture, architecture, Raku and more. $15.00

(010487) Rudofsky, Bernard. ARE CLOTHES MODERN? AN ESSAY ON CONTEMPORARY
APPAREL. Chicago; Paul Theobald, 1947. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Good, a bit soiled
and rubbed, corners bumped, inside clean. "Lasting beauty" through the ages,
100s of b+w illus., amusing and scholarly seminal text by leading art
historian $50.00

(000205) Rutt, Anna. HOME FURNISHINGS. John Wiley, 1935. 1st ed ed. Cloth,
8vo. Very Good. Lots of deco, includes fabric design, furniture, etc $30.00

(001770) Rutt, Anna Hong. HOME FURNISHING. New York; John Wiley and Sons,
1961. Cloth, 12mo. Very Good in dust jacket. $15.00

(000854) Scarlett, Frank & Marjorie Townley. ARTS DECORATIFS. A PERSONAL
RECOLLECTION OF THE 1925 PARIS EXHIBITION. St. Martins, 1975. 104pp. Boards,
4to. Fine in dust jacket. $35.00






(000853) Schaefer. 19TH CENTURY MODERN. Praeger, 1970. 211pp. Cloth, 4to.
Good. $35.00

(000206) Schmitz, Dr. Hermann. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FURNITURE. Frederick
Praeger, 1957. 320 pppp. 1st ed ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. Damage to plates
143-146. $65.00

(000666) Schmitz, Hermann. THE ENCYCOPEDIA OF FURNITURE. New York; Frederick
A. Praeger, 1957. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo. Very Good in dust jacket: some damage to
pp 143 - 146. $65.00

(010530) Schneck, Adolf G.. SCHRANK TISCH UND BETT BAND 2. Stuttgart; Julius
Hoffman, 1945. 118pp. 1st ed. Wraps, 4to. Very good. 100s illus. (b+w photos,
line drawings, plans) for Biedermeyer, deco and moderne style furniture. Lots
of veneer, bentwood etc $35.00

(009000) Schneider, Dawn E.. CORRELATED ART. Scranton, PA; International
Textbook Co., 1951. 196pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Small 4to. Very good in chipped dust
jacket. $20.00

(008831) Schofield, Maria. DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS 1978 VOLUME 67.
London; Studio Vista, 1973. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket.
Houses and public interiors and homes copiously illus. in color and b+w. Nice
chapter on makers of early music instruments $30.00

(008832) Schofield, Maria. DECORATIVE ART AND MODERN INTERIORS 1977 VOLUME 66.
New York; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust
jacket. Museums, private homes, colleges, and concert halls in the U.S.,
Japan, Finland, Poland, Italy etc in b+w and colorand Europe. All in color and
black and white photographs $45.00

(004917) Scranton Lace Co.. WINDOW DRAPING WITH NET AND LACE. Pennsylvania;
Scranton Lace Co, 1919. 65pp. 2nd ed. Textured Clth, 4to. Good. Both hinges
starting. Many color plates $50.00

(009567) Sembach, Klaus-Jurgen. STYLE 1930. New York; Universe Books, 1971.
175pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Small sq 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. Elegance and
sophistication in Architecture, Design, Fashion, Graphics and photography.
Seminal collection of images $65.00

(006926) Shackleton, Philip. THE FURNITURE OF OLD ONTARIO. Toronto; McMillan
of Canada, 1973. 399pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Folio. Very good in chipped dust
jacket. Signed. 600 illustrations in b/w and color, clearly described.
Essential reference for collectors, restorers, et al. $125.00

(000116) Shea, John. 19TH CENTURY MODERN. New York; Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1971. 208pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good. $30.00

(009566) Shea, John G.. ANTIQUE COUNTRY FURNITURE OF NORTH AMERICA. New York;
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975. 228pp. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket.
Illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and plans $40.00

(008520) Shea, John G.. CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE MAKING FOR EVERYBODY. New York;
Van Norstrand Reinhold Co., 1965. 178pp. Cloth, 4to. Very good in chipped dust
jacket. 3rd prnting. Designers listed, illustrated in black and white
photography and drawings. $35.00

(000855) Shea, John G.. THE AMERICAN SHAKERS AND THEIR FURNITURE WITH MEASURED
DRAWINGS OF MUSEUM CLASSICS. New York; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. 208pp. 1st
ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs, plans
and measurements $40.00

(001552) Shepardson, Ken F.. FURNISHING THE HOME GROUNDS. New York; Bruce
Publishing Company, 1939. Cloth, 12mo. Good: foxing. $15.00

(008189) (Sheraton, Thomas) Walter Rendell Storey. THOMAS SHERATON'S COMPLETE
FURNITURE WORKS. New York; Towse Publishing, 1946. Cloth, Very good in chipped
dust jacket. Top corners bumped. First American edition of 1802 English 3rd
edition. Limited to 500 copies, this #89 $150.00

(004455) Sinkankas, John. GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA. Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1959. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. $65.00

(001034) Sitwell, Major-General H.D.W. THE CROWN JEWELS AND OTHER REGALIA IN
THE TOWER OF LONDON. Dropmore Press Ltd, 1953. 116pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Folio.
Very good in dust jacket. $100.00

(000856) Skelley, Leloise Davis. FINE GLASS. Garden City Publishing, 1942.
144pp. 1st ed. Cloths, 4to. Very Good. $25.00

(003667) Sleffel, Charles Conrad. WORKING IN METALS. Doubleday, Page, 1916.
8vo. Good. Front hinge re-glued. $20.00

(009838) Small, John William. SCOTTISH WOODWORK OF THE SIXTEENTH & SEVENTEENTH
CENTURIES. London; Bernard Quaritch, 1898. 1st limited ed. Cloth, Folio. Good.
Some foxing. Front hinge weak. Large full page plates. #445/500 copies $200.00

(000963) Smith, Keith. PRACTICAL SILVERSMITHING & JEWELRY. Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 1975. 111pppp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $20.00

(008753) Spears, Ruth Wyeth. BETTER DRESSMAKING. New York; M. Barrows &
Company, 1947. Rev. Enlarged ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Very good in dust jacket.
How to up date any item of clothing, ways with lace and stitchery,
all-important dress maker details, pressing, etc etc $25.00

(003722) Spours, Judy. ART DECO TABLEWARE. New York; Rizzoli, 1988. 224pp. 1st
American ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust jacket. British Domestic Ceramics
1925-1939. Color photographs. $45.00

(010156) Stavenow, Ake, ed.. KONSTFACKSKOLAN THE SWEDISH STATE SCHOOL OF ARTS
CRAFTS AND DESIGN. Konstfack, 1964. 1st ed. Cloth, Sm. square 4to. Very good
in dust jacket. Many b+w photos of the school on its 126th anniversary, text
summaries in English, rear, signed by designer Stig Lindberg $40.00

(011049) Steele, Valerie. PARIS FASHION A CULTURAL HISTORY. New York; Oxford
University Press, 1988. 317pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Fine in dust jacket.
A goldmine, interesting period fashion illustrations and highly literate,
convention-challenging text, bibliography, index $20.00

(002345) (Steuben Glass). ASIAN ARTISTS IN CRYSTAL. New York; Steuben Glass,
1956. 83pp. 1st ed. 8vo. Very good in stiff wrappers. $25.00

(007877) (Storr, Paul) and N.M. Penzer. PAUL STORR THE LAST OF THE GOLDSMITHS.
London; B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1954. 292pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good.
Thorough study of the work of Paul Storr, with 81 excellent b/w plates. Sales
records, registered marks, other helpful info. $95.00

(006219) Strange, T. A.. FRENCH INTERIORS, FURNITURE, DECORATION, WOODWORK AND
ALLIED ARTS DURING THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES. New York; Bonanza Books, 1958.
Cloth, 4to. Very Good in dust jacket. $30.00

(008115) Strathmore. THE STRATHMORE QUALITY DECKLE EDGE BOOKPAPERS.
Mittineague, Mass.; Mittineague Paper Company, 1906. 1st ed. Decorated Clth,
Large 8vo. Very good, light rubbing on spine ends, corners. Vol. 1. Deluxe
item showing Strathmore fine bookpapers "in the best manner", 40 marverlous
examples of the printer's art. $75.00






(010122) Strong, Lawrence and Charles Strong. THE ART OF SHOW CARD WRITING.
Chicago; Drake & Co, 1922. Revised ed. 8vo. Good.. Binding good, with some
wear to boards and a blindstamp on front end-paper. Yummy illustrations.
$75.00

(008755) Takasawa Keiichi. KIMONO A PICTORIAL STORY. Tokyo; Japan Travel
Bureau, 1948. 1st ed. Japan paper, Small 4to. Very good, lightly foxed. From
Occupied Japan, Japan paper cover tied with peach ribbon, rice paper inside,
great color, b/w photos, gouaches by author $50.00

(010488) Temple, Keith. PINBALL ART. London; Blossom, 1991. 1st ed. Cloth,
4to. Fine in dust jacket. 120 color illus., chron. list of artists and their
better known games post WW II, index $25.00

(008148) The Master Designers. THE MASTER DESIGNER'S SYSTEM OF DESIGNING,
CUTTING AND GRADING MEN'S GARMENTS. Chicago; The Master Designer, circa 1929.
149pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good. Illustrated by more than 100 diagrams,
tables and proportions, with complete Self-instructions. $55.00

(005683) THE NEW BOOK OF SMART INTERIORS SELECTED FROM COUNTRY LIFE. Country
Life, 1937. 1st ed. 1/2 Cloth, Folio. Good: hinge starting, covers bumped and
rubbed. Includes several homes in the Art Deco style $45.00

(008672) The New York School of Interior Decoration. A COURES IN INTERIOR
DECORATION NO.1 LESSON AND EXAMINATION QUESTIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD
TASTE IN INTERIOR DESIGN. New York; NY School of Interior Dec., 1933. 1st ed.
3/4 Leather, 4to. Good. Front joint starting affecting crown of spine.
Illustrated in black and white photography $50.00

(001186) Thompson, C.J.S. THE MYSTERY AND LURE OF PERFUME. Philadelphia;
Lippincott, 1927. 247pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Foxing, front fly missing,
otherwise good. Nice lavender moire gold-stamped cloth cover. Detailed, quirky
history of scent (including aroma-therapy), 26 illus., index $45.00

(010150) (Thonet, Michael) Dreyfuss, Henry. THONET 19TH CENTURY BENTWOOD
FURNITURE. Los Angeles; UCLA Galleries, 1961. 1st ed. Wraps, Square 8vo. Very
good. An illustrated exhibition catalogue of Vienna furniture designer
Thonet's bentwood furniture, incl. children's items $20.00

(005009) (Tiffany, Louis C.) McKean, Hugh F. THE "LOST" TREASURES OF LOUIS
COMFORT TIFFANY. New York; Doubleday, 1980. Cloth, 4to. Very good in dust
jacket. Photographs by Will Roussear & others $85.00

(006780) (Tiffany, Louis Comfort) Donald Stover. THE ART OF LOUIS COMFORT
TIFFANY. San Francisco; M.H. de Young Memorial Mus, 1981. 125pp. 1st ed.
Wraps, 4to. Very good. Exhibition catalogue of the collection of Charles
Hosmer Morse Fdn. Color and b&w illus., brief guide to exhibition tipped in
$30.00

(000858) Tolstoy, Vladimir. RUSSIAN DECORATIVE ARTS 1917-1937. Rizzoli, 1990.
439pp. Cloth, 4to. New. $125.00

(008040) Tukhan, Kudret H.. ISLAMIC RUGS. ]London; Arthur Barker Limited,
1968. 112pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo. Good in dust jacket. Tight copy. Includes
Persia, Turkey, Caucasia and Armenia. $25.00

(010048) Tyrsova, Renata and M.Ch. Chotek. BRODERIES ET DECORATION POPULAIRES
TCHECO-SLOVAQUES. Paris; Ernst Henri, 1933. 1st ed. Cloth Bkd Brds, Folio.
Ex-lib. Portfolio of 34 color plates of elaborate Czech folk embroidery,
textile and costume patterns $150.00

(004513) Varagnac, Andre. FRENCH COSTUMES. London; Hyperion Press, 1939. 1st
ed. Cloth, Large 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. 40 brillaintly colored
pochoir/serigraph plates of French folk costumes. Designed by E.
Lepage-Medvey, text in English, biblio $150.00

(009338) Vreeland, Diana. D.V.. New York; Alfred Knopf, 1984. 1st ed. Cloth,
8vo. Near fine in dust jacket. Herself on herself, a flinty, highly readable
autobiography of a life in fashion and publishing $25.00

(005183) Walker, T. L. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOMETRICAL
PROPERTIES OF CRYSTALS. McGraw Hill, 1914. 1st ed. Very good. Illustrated with
drawings $25.00

(007342) Waltz, Barbara and Bernadine Morris. THE FASHION MAKERS. New York;
Random House, 1978. 223pp. 1st ed. 1/2 Cloth, 4to. Fine in dust jacket. Very
dishy insider's look at fashion. Portraits and blurbs on 50 noted designers
(Karan, Blass, Adolfo, Halston, et al). $30.00

(000217) Wanscher, Ole. THE ART OF FURNITURE. New York; Reinhold Publishing
Co, 1967. 419pp. 1st Amer ed. Cloth, Sm. 4to. Very good in dust jacket with 1"
closed tear, light wear. Name index, bibliography, 12 color plates, 300+ b&w
photographs, 100 scale drawings, a splendid reference and aide $100.00

(000859) Wanscher, Ole. THE ART OF FURNITURE. Reinhold, 1967. 419pp. 1st Amer
ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $85.00

(007485) Ward, Barbara McLean and Gerald W.R. Ward, eds.. SILVER IN AMERICAN
LIFE SELECTIONS FROM THE MABEL BRADY GARVAN AND OTHER COLLECTIONS AT YALE
UNIVERSITY. Boston; David R. Godine, Publisher, 1979. 1st U.S ed. Cloth, Large
4to. Near fine in dust jacket. Catalogue for the A.F.A. exhibition, with many
illus., bibliography, index of silversmiths, manufacturers, designers. $60.00

(006463) Warren, Garnet. THE ROMANCE OF DESIGN. Doubleday, 1926. 237pp. 1st
ed. Half cloth, 4to. Good; corners bumped, spine ends slightly frayed. History
of fabric and tapestry design, illustrated in color and black & white $45.00

(001085) Watkinson, Ray. WILLIAM MORRIS AS DESIGNER. Reinhold Publishing,
1967. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. Owner's bookplate. $30.00

(000860) Watson, Sir Francis (ed.). THE HISTORY OF FURNITURE. Morrow, 1976.
334pp. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. $35.00

(010307) Waugh, Norah. THE CUT OF WOMEN'S CLOTHES 1600-1930. New York; Theatre
Arts Books, 1969. 336pp. 2nd printing ed. Cloth, 4to. Very good in chipped
dust jacket, sm. owner's name fr. fly. 75 cutting diagrams, 54 dressmaking
patterns, 71 plates, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS selection. I said ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
$65.00

(010357) Waugh, Norah. THE CUT OF MEN'S CLOTHES 1600-1900. London; Faber &
Faber, 1964. 1st ed. Cloth, Large 8vo. Very good in lightly rubbed, price
clipped dust jacket. Sm. owner's name on fr. fly. Patterns, line drawings,
many illus. and quotes from contemporaries, list of designers, index $40.00

(009663) Wedgewood, Josiah C.. STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY AND ITS HISTORY. New
York; McBride, Nast & Co., 1913. 1st ed. Decorated Clth, 8vo. Good, soiled and
rubbed, lightly foxed. The history of the pottery works told with verve and
sympathy. 15 b+w photos, elegant lay out and design (of course) $50.00

(001542) Weisberg, Gabriel P.. ART NOUVEAU BING. N.Y.; Abrams, 1986. 1st ed.
cloth, 4to. Very Good, remainder mark. $45.00

(010974) Wettergren, Eric. L'ART DECORATIF MODERNE EN SUEDE (MODERN DECORATIVE
ART IN SWEDEN). Musee de Malmo, 1925. 185pp. 1st French ed. Cloth Bkd Brds,
4to. Good, worn custom marbled bds binding, hinge split at rear. Prof'l repair
to rear endpp. Part of tipped wallpaper sample cut out of p. 161. Spectacular
tipped color gravure plates ofall manner of decorative arts, incl. posters,
silver, furniture, textiles, bookbindings, ceramics, lamps, interiors (of
stores, offices, homes) etc etc. Many b+w gravure plates, too, the whole laid
out with great delicacy and taste, text (French trans.) by Director of Malmo
Museum. $100.00

(001468) Wiederanders, Max. NEUE GEBRAUCHSMOBEL. Augsburg; Verlag Hans Rosler,
1942. Cloth, 8vo. Good: light rubbing. $45.00

(010403) Wilcox, R. Turner. THE DICTIONARY OF COSTUME. New York; Scribners,
1969. 403pp. Cloth, Large 4to. Very good in dust jacket. 450+ clear,
unassuming line drawings, 3200 great entries from a ("aal", a hindu red dye)
to z ("zukin", a Japanese headscarf) $45.00






(010147) Willcox, Donald J.. NEW DESIGN JEWELRY. New York; Van Nostrand, 1979.
117pp. Cloth, Square 8vo. Very good, front fly water stained. 201 figures (b+w
and color photographs, drawings) of contemporary Scandanavian jewelry, incl.
Norsk, Georg Jensen $15.00

(009453) Willsberger, Johann. GOLD. New York; Doubleday & Co., 1976. 178pp.
1st English ed. Cloth, Square 4to. Very good in chipped dust jacket.
Sumptuous, dazzling survey of gold objects from pre-history to today
illustrated in full color. Over 100 plates $35.00

(010311) Wilson, Jose and Arthur Leaman. DECORATING AMERICAN STYLE. Boston;
New York Graphic Society, 1975. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in price clipped
dust jacket. 131 color, 225 b+w illus. History, designers of note, living with
art and antiques, glossary, biblio., nice low key approach $35.00

(007283) Wingfield, Lewis. NOTES ON THE CIVIL COSTUME IN ENGLAND FROM THE
CONQUEST TO THE REGENCY AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE INT. HEALTH EXHIB'N SO.
KENSINGTON. London; William Clowes and Sons, 1884. 1st ed. Decorated Bds, 4to.
Fair, spine started, some pp. loose, shelfworn, a bit soiled. Very light
foxing fr. endpaper. 24 chromolithographs. Very pretty powder blue/gilt covers
with bevel edge, page edges gilt $50.00

(000896) (Wohnbuch, Knaurs) Gerd & Ursula Hatje. KNAURS WOHNBUCH. Munich;
Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, 1961. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to. Very Good. Text in
German. Modern furniture and interiors, illus. in color and black and white.
George Nelson, Le Corbu, Eames, et al $45.00

(011111) (Wolfe, Elsie de) Jane S. Smith. ELSIE DE WOLFE A LIFE IN THE HIGH
STYLE. New York; Atheneum, 1982. 366pp. Boards, 8vo. Near fine in slightly
edge-chipped dust jacket. 2nd printing. The elegant life and remarkable career
of Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl. Illustrated $25.00

(009466) Wollin, Nils G.. NUTIDA SVENSK KONSTSLOJD I BILD. Stockholm;
Bokforgaget Natur och Kultur, 1931. 206pp. 1st ed. 1/2 Leather, Large 4to.
Very good, calf spine and corners lightly worn, scuffed. 353 b+w, 8 col.
plates. Modern Swedish furniture, textiles, objets d'art (including fine
books). Captions in English $200.00

(003695) Wright, Richardson, ed.. HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR
DECORATION. New York; Simon and Schuster, 1942. 304pp. 1st ed. Cloth, Large
4to. Very good in chipped dust jacket. 140 rooms in color, many art deco. 300
photos, 850 drawings (16 pp. by Pierre Brissaud, photos by Steichen, Anton
Breuhl et al)Decorators include Elsie de Wolfe, Ruby Ross Wood, Joseph Platt
et al. Chapter called "Plastics promise new forms", many lucite furnishings by
Davison, Pendleton, Scovil, Peacock, Scott Wilson, Lorin Jackson. Chapters on
An Apartment in Stockholm (by Estrid Erikson), Chartreuse and Coral, Rooms and
Fireplaces for Cabins and Camps, etc etc. - astonishing modernity and vivid
use of color throughout. $65.00

(007933) Yarwood, Doreen. OUTLINE OF ENGLISH COSTUME. London; B.T. Batsford,
1970. Cloth, 4to. Near fine in dust jacket. 300 drawings of English fashion
from 13th to 20th c. with great attention to costumer's details (hats,
underwear, shoes), index $25.00

(010060) Yoshida, Mitsukuni et al. JAPAN STYLE. New York; Kodansha, 1980. 1st
ed. Cloth, Oblong 4to. Very good in dust jacket. Cloth edition out of print.
Latest trends in Japanese design influenced by tradition. Color photographs
$35.00

(009898) Zaletova, Lidya et al. REVOLUTIONARY COSTUME SOVIET CLOTHING AND
TEXTILES OF THE 1920S. New York; Rizzoli, 1989. 1st U.S ed. Wraps, 4to. Very
good. 100s illus. Great Italian design and printing make this already
indispensable item sooo good looking. Bios, glossary, documents $20.00

(010334) Zschokke, Fridtjof. MITTELALTERLICHE BILDFENSTER DER SCHWEIZ. Basel;
Holbein, 1946. 1st ed. Wraps, Folio. Very good in dust jacket. Portfolio of 10
tipped-in color plates of Medieval stained glass windows in Swiss locales,
with German text $35.00-