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Profusely illustrated. His design of family houses shows a practicality as well as beauty, while the tearoom interiors he created for his patron, Miss ... moreCranston, display the exquisite perfection of detail that characterized his work.".
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Gabetti e Isola. Ferrari, Fulvio; Umberto Allemandi; 1986; 32x21 cm, Italian language; 86 pages Hardback. Autograph dedication by Roberto Gobetti on the ... morefirst blank page signed 4 years after the books publication.
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Vegesack, Alexander Von Deutsche Stahlrohrmobel : 650 Modelle Aus Katalogen Von 1927-1958 ; München : Bangert; 1986 29cm height; German language; 179 ... morepages. Scarce book of reprints of German tubular steel furniture catalogues produced between 1927 and 1958.
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In English and Finnish.
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Published in association with the exhibition, at Grand-Hornu (Belgium) which ran from March 9-June 22, 2008. 443 black & white and color photos and plans ... morein and out of text. Texts by Françoise Foulon, Catherine Geel, Anne Bony, Constance Rubini, Claire Leymonerie, Nadine Descendre and Andrea Branzi; artist interview with Barry Bergdoll.
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Dansk købestævne. danske købestævne 1957 22x14cm Danish language 49 pages softback.
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Arredo Novita '73. Lo stile degli anni '70 Gorlich Editore; Milano, Görlich. Scarce catalogue of furniture lighting and textiles by the Italian publishing ... morehouse Gorlich that published a raft of books on furniture, lighting and interior design from the 1930s onwards.
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First English language monograph on Aalto. The exhibition and catalogue were split into sections on architecture and furniture, with the images of the ... morefurniture covering seven pages of plates. Aalto Architecture and Furniture McAndrew, John, Museum of Modern Art: New York; 1938; 20x26cm size; English language 48pages 35 photographs.
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Scarce Knoll International catalogue designed by Herbert Matter. Beautiful typographic layout and illustrated with black and white and colour photographic ... morereproductions depicting various pieces of furniture and textiles.
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Shows range of mainly plain oak furniture available in 1930. Tables chairs beds and chests wardrobes etc. This is the cheap and cheerful Heal's catalogue ... morethat was issued often twice a year from the late 1920s to the late 1930s.
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Circa 150 photos including 130 in colour. English title translation Marta Flies Again! 90 Years of Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom.
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Important and scarce illustrated Catalogue of the 11th Triennale Milano 1957. Condition: Heavily spotted.
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Second of the series published in 1939 hence scarce. Their primary use is the attribution of objects to designers and manufacturers.
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Jacobsen, Arne, Kastholm, Jorgen; Arne Jacobsen; 1968 ; Andr. Fred Host and Sons Kopenhavn; 26x25cm ; Danish, English, German, and French language; 87 ... morepages. Illustrates his works up to that date across architecture and design.
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Probably one of the most comprehensive and beautiful books on modern design available. 517 pages profusely illustrated with photographs and plans in the ... moretext, 15 plates in colour (one missing see condtion), 12 tipped-in.
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Papini, Roberto Le Arti D'Oggi. 800+ illustrations.
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Andersen, Rigmor; Kaare Klint Mobler; Academy of Fine Arts, 1979, 28cm, Swedish Language 94 pages. Contains an invite to the opening exhibition in 1979.
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Svensk Heminredning.
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Liberty Yule Tide Gifts Liberty & Co 1890 19.5x 26cm; English language; 40 pages. Rare early Liberty Yule Tide Gifts catalogue. Probably one of the first ... morereleased circa late 1880s- furnishing consists mostly of bamboo plus a few Moorish pieces and the occassional Japanese lacquered cabinet.
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Scarce exhibition catalogue dating from 1990 of Finn Juhl’s furniture which toured various museums in Japan which in part accelerated the interest in ... morethe work. Contributors inlcude Hanne Wilhelm Hansen; Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.; Henrik Sten Möller; Makoto Shimazaki and Oda.
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Calavas, Editeur, 23cm French In binding. Loose title sheet plus uncut sheet with plate titles and text followed by twenty four loose plates in tie folder. ... moreCondition: Covers discoloured and worn. Wear to the spine.
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First of the series published in 1934 and hence pretty scarce. Quattrocentosettanta Artisti (360 Artists), Venti Nazioni (20 Nations) with 710 black and ... morewhite illustrations.
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Forty-four pages of text followed by 93 plates with 207 illustrations. Condition: Hardback staining to front and rear cover contents clean.
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First of the series published in 1934 and hence pretty scarce. Quattrocentosettanta Artisti (360 Artists), Venti Nazioni (20 Nations) with 710 black and ... morewhite illustrations.
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Design by George Tscherny.
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Twenty years of Vladimir Kagan Designs: Furniture Classics For The Connoisseur Kagan, New York, NY; 1967; English language; 65 pages softback.
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Not all the designs are attributed to designers but those that do appear include IB Kofoed-Larsen, Kastholm and Fabricius, Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, ... moreHans Olsen, Poul Norreklit, Ole Wanscher, Kaare Klint, Cado Royal System, Poul Kjaerholm, Arne Vodder.
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Designers include: Torbjorn Ajdal, Gerhard Berg, Hans Brattrud, Sven Dysthe, Edvard Kindt-Larsen, Arne Halvorsen, Frederik A Kayser, Tove Kindt-Larsen, ... moreAdolf and Ingmar Relling, Rolf Rastad, Bendt Winge.
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Catalog of an exhibition held at Galleria Rocca6, Turin, spring 1985 and at Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris, Dec. 1, 1985-Jan. Included is the Gaelerie Yves ... moreGastou insert in French.
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Beautifully designed Centennial Catalog 1826-1926. Filled with photos of all of their wicker furniture lines. Does not affect the printed page images ... moreor text. A scarce item. A great reference. A fine addition to any collection!
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Progetto e costruzione Dal Fabbro, Mario Hoepli 1971 27.5x22 Italian 215.
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1960 21cm German French English language 166 pages softback. Scarce catalogue of goods organised by the Swiss Werkbund and produced in 1963. Beautiful ... morelayout and typography by Richard P. Lohse. Includes works of furniture by Alfred Altherr, Jurg Bally, Hans Bellmann, Max Bill, Peter Christoffel, Hans Coray, Hans Gugelot, Willy Guhl, Helen and Robert Haussmann, Josef Hoffmann, Wilhelm kienzle, Florence Knoll, Walter Knoll, Max Konig, Franco Legler, Heinz Loffelhardt, Franz Lorenz, Carl Pott, Eero Saarinen, Richard Sussmuth, Christian Vedler, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Tapio Wirkkala.
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Catalogue of goods organised by the Swiss Werkbund and produced in 1969. Beautiful layout and typography by Richard P. Lohse.
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Ceramics textiles glass and lighting - mostly furniture. Roneholm, H Et Al Applied Arts In Finland/Les Arts Appliques En Finlande ; The Finnish Section ... moreof New York World's Fair, 1939, English, 79 pages.
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Catalogue of goods organised by the Swiss Werkbund and produced in 1962. Beautiful layout and typography by Richard P. Lohse.
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There is no furniture so no Marcel Breuer or Mies furniture.
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Scarce Bruno Mathsson catalogue from circa 1942. All the Bruno Mathsson catalogues I've had are of these small proportions with the furniture removed ... morefrom any background floating in the air. Presumably it was an aesthetic they were pleasd with!
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Ceramics textiles glass and lighting - mostly furniture. Roneholm, H Et Al Applied Arts In Finland/Les Arts Appliques En Finlande ; The Finnish Section ... moreof New York World's Fair, 1939, English, 79 pages.
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Milano, Görlich 1949 24cm x24cm italian language; 96 pages. Scarce book on Carlo Rava furniture design with an introduction by Carlo Mollino.
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Now scarce. Published in 1960 this book attempted to give an outline of contemporary modern Danish design across a range of decorative arts from furniture ... moreto lighting. Karlsen, Arne ;Contemporary Danish Design; Copenhagen : Danish Society of Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design, 1960, English, 117 pages.
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Afra e Tobia Scarpa : architetti e designers Piva, Antonio Milano : Arnoldo Mondadori" ;1985 ;27cm; Italian/ English language 159 pages; softback. Contains ... morea history of their furniture, lighting and architectural production plus a useful photographic product chronology at the end that takes the work from 1959 to 1985.
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Chappey, Marcel Paris : Vincent, Freal et Cie 1930 French. Sheets loose in portfolio with ribbon ties, as issued. Features furniture lighting glass ceramics ... moreand works by the following; Andre Groult, Henri Rapin, Marcel Guillemard, Etienne Kohlmann, Jean Dunand, Da Silva Bruhns, Raymond Subes, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius, Maurice Jallot, Rene Lalique, Claude Linossier, Luc Lanel etc.
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Karlsen, Arne; Dansk mobelkunst i det 20. ar hundrede; Kobenhavn : Ejlers; 1993, Danish 224 pages + 330 pages. Gives a very detailed history of the shifts ... morein Danish furniture production during the 20c.
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Catalogue features work by the following: Paul Volther, Vilhelm Wohlert, Edvard Kindt-larsen, Nanna and Jurgen Ditzel, Arne Jacobsen, Hans Olsen, Borge ... moreMogensen, Eijner Larsen and Bender Madsen, Arne Vodder, Grete Jalk, A. Wahl Iversen, Hans Wegner.
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Contains works by Peter Hvidt, Arne Jacobsen, Kaare Klint, HW Klein, Kai Kristiansen, Ib Kofod-Larsen' Ejner Larsen and Bender Madsen, Folke Ohisson, ... moreVerner Panton, Alf Svensson, Hans J Wegner. An uncommon Fritz Hansen catalogue with really great production values given its editorial team.
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First of Roberto Aloi's Esempi series was on chairs and settees and like all others in the series provided a comprehensive overview in contemporary furniture ... moredesign across the world. There was a second edition of this work published with all new images in 1953 but this is the scarcer of the two.
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Enevoldsen, P. Norreklit, Kurt Ostervig, Larsen and Madsen, Bodil Kjaer, Axel Thygesen. Separate price list inside. 1963 Vibo Danish Furniture A Victor ... moreBorge Enterprise Lange Schnoor: Denmark; 1963; 30x21cm; English language; 84 pages.
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An important an increasingly scarce publication on Swiss design including furniture, lighting and product design. Features works by the following - Max ... moreHaefeli, Alfred Roth, ,Wilhelm Keinzle, Flora Steiger Crawford and Rudolf Steiger, Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Wener Max Moser, Alfred Altherr, Sigrfied Giedion, Marcel Breuer, Hans Coray, Willy Guhl, Max Bill, Hans Bellmann, Hans Gugelot, Jacob Muller, Jurg Bally, Robert Haussmann, Kurt Thut, Rosemarie and Rico Baltensweiler, Ueli BergerMario Botta.
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And Schubell, Arne Jacobsen, Arne Vodder, Edvard Kindt-Larsen, Gorlov Knudesen & Korshagen, Kurt Ostervig, Wahl Iversen, A Kildeberg, Severin Hansen, ... morePoul Jeppesen, Hundevad, Sven Madsen, kaj Kristiansen, P Kirkegaard, Kai Lyngfeldt Larsen, Hovmand Olsen and N O Moller, Houmand Olsen, Helge Sibast, Borge Mogensen, C A Skov, S Omann.
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The CoID was awarded the International prize in 1959 of the Compasso d'Oro. This booklet celebrates that award with a history of the design council and ... morephotographic illustrations of exhibitions and design work.
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Exposition Internationale de Paris 1937 Suéde: arts et techniques dans la vie moderne Åke Stavenow 1937 21x13cm French language 143 pages softback. Scarce ... morepublication in French of the Swedish Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exhibition.
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Furniture by designers such as Alvar Aalto, Altherr, Hans Bellmann, Marcel Breuer, Siegfried Giedion, Max Ernst Haefeli, Gustav Hasenpflug, Charles Hoch, ... moreWilhelm Kienzle, Werner max Moser, Alfred Roth, Flora Steiger-Crawford produced from both tubular steel and aluminium.
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They needed to be strongly built and to a large extent were constructed below contemporary ground level. The uses of most rooms on many Roman sites can ... moreonly be guessed at, but baths are an exception.
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Colonial & Early Federal Interiors - Architectural Design Elements / Scarce Book
COLONIAL INTERIORS– THE COLONIAL AND EARLY FEDERAL PERIODS First Series by Leigh French Jr. Bonanza Books, NY, 1923 Reprint. This book is a comprehensive pictorial guide to American seventeenth and eighteenth century design and covers the architectural elements of interior design. The photographic survey covers by chapter; Interiors(in General) Fireplaces; Stairs; Interior Doors; Interior Windows and Cupboards; and Scaled Details. There’s a wealth of information here for the collector. Dealer, or historian of American Colonial and Federal period furnishing and design elements. Oversize 9.4” x 12.1” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 141 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive ... morea 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Gimson and the Barnsleys Arts & Crafts Furniture Architecture / Scarce Book
Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery- Now FREE! GIMSON AND THE BARNSLEYS“WONDERFUL FURNITURE OF A COMMONPLACE KIND” by Mary Comino. Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1980. The aims of the Arts& Crafts Movement have been written about at length by many of its members. After training as architects and coming under the influence of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Gimson and the Barnsleys gradually became involved with furniture design and the revival of the traditional crafts. Gimson and the Barnsleys left no written testament yet their lives were enriched by their love of nature and of rural pursuits and fulfilled by the enjoyment derived from their work, with its emphasis on handwork, quality and simple design, in the true spirit of the Movement. This fascinating account of their careers traces the development ... moreof their work and its influence on the twentieth century from their successors. Peter Waals, Edward Barnsley and Gordon Russel, to the craftsmen and furniture designers of today. 7.5” x 10” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 224 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Antique Furniture American French English 1600-1900 / Scarce Illustrated Book
THREE CENTURIES OF FURNITURE by H.D. Molesworth and John Kenworthy-Browne. The Viking Press, NY, 1969/1972. From the seventeenth century through the Art Nouveau of the early 20th century. This book presents examples that“vary from simpler designs, as in Colonial America, to the high style of English, French, Italian, Spanish, and other European designs. While the book focuses on individual pieces, many complete rooms are included to show the type of settings for which different kinds of furniture were designed and made. The book makes no attempt to be a complete catalogue of styles or makers, but rather it presents a fascinating array of some of the finest furniture in Europe and America during the past three hundred years. The broad scope of the book offers all antique lovers, decorators, artists, designers, in addition to more general readers, ... morea valuable reference work as well as an inspirational one. An important achievement of this book is the superb color photography and views of the architecture of interiors which are rarely attained so consistently and successfully. Chapter coverage includes: Versaille and the Court style. The Protestant North[of Europe] Rococo, the great cabinetmakers, the late 18th century, the empire, regency and federal styles, the mid-19th century and the artist-craftsman. Brief essays are highly readable and this text, a pictorial guide to the“cream of the crop” of Western interiors is a visual treat from cover to cover. Oversize/ heavy 9.75“ x 12.25“ hardback with dust in very good condition. 328 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Federal Period Antique Furniture Design Decorative Arts / Scarce Scholarly Book
THE OVERLOOK TREASURY OF FEDERAL ANTIQUES by George Michael. The Overlook Press, NY, 1972/1986. This scholarly study reviews representative works of the major designers and craftsmen of the Federal period. The book“explores in detail the work of artisans such as Hepplewhite. Sheraton, Phyfe, and Revere, as well as others, who, while less well known, made distinctive contributions to this quintessential American age. This book covers by chapter: The Federal Period Begins; Federal Period Furniture; Ceramics; Glass and Its Makers; Pewter, Silver, and Other Metals; Timepieces; Religious Sects and Their Contributions to the Period; Other Artisans and Their Work; Bibliography; and Price Guide to Federal Period Antiques. In-depth captions accompany each of the black-and-white photographs. This is a must-buy book for the novice or advanced collector, ... moredealer, or historian of Federal period antiques. 7.2” x 10.2” hardback with dust covr in very good condition. 239 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Herter Brothers Victorian Antique Furniture - History Types / Scarce Softbk Book
HERTER BROTHERS– FURNITURE AND INTERIORS FOR A GILDED AGE. By Katherine Howe and others, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1994. The Herter brothers’ extraordinary accomplishments have never before been the subject of a book. Here is an in-depth“study of these talented men. Their company, and its work, prized then as now for its design, richness of materials and detail, superb craftsmanship, and splendid diversity. The best of the Herter Brothers’ furniture and interiors are displayed in 133 color and 167 black-and-white illustrations, including many close-up details as well as comparative work by rival fine cabinetmakers of the time in New York and Europe. This book tells the story of the company from its earliest manifestations, when Gustave worked with other partners and alone, through his partnership with his brother, to Christian’s years as head ... moreof the firm and the end of his tenure. The book places the company firmly in its context, international as well as domestic, with an extensive discussion of the brothers’ background and influences and an absorbing narrative of the furniture and decoration trade in New York City in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This book also reviews superb work done by the firm for their wealthy patrons. These commissions, many illustrated here, included woodwork, plasterwork, lighting fixtures, window treatments, wall and ceiling paintings, carpets, textiles, mosaics, stained glass, and decorative objects in addition to furniture. This book is a work of art in itself, and belongs in the permanent library of the connoisseur of American furniture. 8” x 11”softback in very good condition. 272 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Antique Hepplewhite Furniture Identification - 1794 Reprint / Scarce Book
THE HEPPLEWHITE DIRECTOR arranged by J. Munro Bell. Wordsworth Editions, Hertfordshire, England, 1990. This reprint of Hepplewhite’s Directory was titled. The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide; or repository of designs for every article of Household Furniture in the Newest and Most Approved Taste. The book exhibits nearly“Three Hundred different designs, engraved on one hundred and twenty-eight plates. Each detailed line drawing illustration reflects elegant eighteenth-century furniture- including tables, chairs, sofas, wardrobes, reading desks, commodes, chests, clock cases, beds, cabinets, etc. For the collector, dealer or appraiser of Neo-classic English furniture, this scarce book is an invaluable reference for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique furniture. 8.5” x 12” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 59 ... morepages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Biedermeier Furniture Decorative Design (1815-1848) / Scarce Illustrated Book
BIEDERMEIER by Angus Wilkie. Abbeyville Press, NY, 1987. This comprehensive text“contains an overview of the astonishing variety of furniture produced by local cabinetmakers in Vienna. Berlin, Munich, and in northern Germany as well as scattered localities in Italy, Scandinavia, and Russia. The regional designs are compared to one another with the aid of numerous unpublished drawings that are married with examples of the actual pieces, giving a rare view of the world of the nineteenth century craftsman and of the design philosophy underlying the elegant aesthetics of the Biedermeier style. With its eye-catching collection of beds, and birdcages, settees and spittoons, armoires and etageres, this book] is an essential source book for all concerned with nineteenth-century design. This text is an invaluable reference for the collector, dealer, ... moreor historian of antique furniture. Oversize 10.3” x 12.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 216 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Antique Georgian Dublin Furniture (207 Illustrations) / Scarce Book
THE MORE SIGNIFICANT GEORGIAN FURNITURE by F. Lewis Hinckley. Washington Mews Book, 1990 continues the explanation of Hinckley’s major thesis, a longstanding confusion between Irish furniture and English. A primary concern thus of these particular researches has been to establish the unacknowledged importance during the eighteenth century of Dublin in comparison with London. Paris, Stockholm, Potsdam, and so on… Late Chippendale furniture was produced in Dublin during the continued popularity of Chippendale designs after the regular Chippendale years and lasting until the middle of the nineteenth century… English literary authorities and museum furniture historians should gradually realize that it can only diminish or seriously harm their authority when they cannot recognize, by design alone, that such plainly true Dublin masterpieces have ... morenot originated within their professed field of expertise. One hopes that pieces of such fine and superfine capital-city quality as those so mistakenly credited to Pierre Langlois and John Channon will soon be generally recognized as not being in any way representative of London designs and execution and that they will then be exhibited and published according to their own prestigious capital city of origin. 8.5” x 11.5” hardback with dust cover very good condition(spine is sun bleached) 125 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
American Antique Furniture Identification - 1,000+ Photos / Scarce Book
FURNITURE TREASURY– VOLUME III by Wallace Nutting. Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. NY, 1933/1974. This book is a stand-alone reference. Yet"will be welcomed by everyone who owns the first two volumes, with their 5,000 splendid photographs, of Nutting' Furniture Treasury. For here additional data on many of the pieces pictured in that set. Notes and styles, dates, construction, and origins. But Volume III is much more than merely a supplement to the other volumes. Here Wallace Nutting, the most renowned authority in the field, gives everyone the opportunity to profit by his own experiences throughout a long life devoted to American antiques. He tells the reader where and what to collect, analyzes the special problems of the small collector, lists twenty-one precautions for the beginner. Of special interest is Mr. Nutting’s outline of ... morecabinet-making and his account of how the old cabinetmakers worked, with a complete list of early cabinetmakers. He also gives a list of various woods, describing their characteristics and uses. He discusses the repair and restoration of antiques, giving excellent advice on finishes and upholstery. There is a valuable glossary of nearly 1,200 terms relating to furniture. This bible-thick book is an invaluable reference for the connoisseur of antique furniture. Bible-thick 7.7” x 10.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 548 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004
Antique Larkin Oak Furniture Identification incl Catalog Reprints / Scarce Book
LARKIN OAK: A Treasury of Oak Furniture Given as Premiums by the Larkin Soap Co. by March& Walter Ayars. Echo Publishing, Summerdale, PA, 1984. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white. This text provides a pictorial survey of antique Larkin oak furniture produced between 1900-1922. Hundreds of different items are pictured in reproduced sales brochures and advertisements. These reproduced adds not only provide pictures of the items but also give names, model numbers, descriptions, measurements, and in some instances original prices. Pictured are dining room sets, bedroom sets, desks and secretaries, tabourets and other table types, china cabinets, book shelves, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource reference work for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique American furniture. 8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition. ... more125 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. ©2004