Princeton University Press, February 1992. Paper Back. This volume focuses on the decorative arts of a period that has only recently begun to receive serious attention from museums and collectors. It starts with the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 and continues to America's entry into World War 1 in 1916..... More
Lw Book Sales, U.S., June 2011. Oversize Softcover. Early 20th century manufactured furniture in the Arts & Crafts style is popular again today. The famous Americn firms L. & J. G. Stickley, Limbert, Roycroft and others manufactured bold oak styles that featured simplicity of design and decoration. Architect Frank Lloyd..... More
HarperResource, October 2004. Trade Paperback. The only fully illustrated, four-color guide to U.S. stamps, this official publication provides the most comprehensive information available about the U.S. stamp program and its vivid history. Beginning with the first stamps released in 1847, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps covers nearly 4,000..... More
Conrad Octopus, March 1996. Oversize Softcover. More
Bulfinch Press, October 1996. Oversized Hardcover. Previous owner's address stamp on free endpapers. Private library pocket on rear free endpaper. More
Cameo/Hamlyn Publishing Group, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Linden Publishing, January 1997. Oversize Softcover. A tribute to furniture craftsman Gustav Stickley honoring the spirit of the man and his work by integrating a life history with design philosophy and instructions for building nine pieces of Craftsman furniture. Stickley made his furniture for the middle class working family, yet..... More
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Random House~trade, January 1967. Hardcover. More
London (Paul Hamlyn), 1969. January 1969. Hardcover. More
Dover Publications, June 1992. Paper Back. Excellent reproduction of extremely rare catalog, originally distributed by important Grand Rapids, Michigan manufacturer of fine Mission-style furniture. Unusual pen-and-ink drawings depict 188 pieces, among them a large-arm rocker of bolted construction, fold-down tables and desks, bookcases with leaded glass doors, library and octagonal..... More
Springer, December 1986. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Faux black leather binding with jade green lettering. Very minor shelf wear on the jacket. More
Dutton Books, January 1972. Oversized Hardcover. A couple of closed tears to jacket. More
National Palace Museum, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Folio; (Eight & 1/2-inch x Eleven-inch); In pictorial cardboard slipcase in fine condition; Reddish-Orange cloth covered boards with gold lettering. Orange end pages.Original clear acrylic dust cover; 50 color plates & many more black & white illustrations. Text in English, Chinese and Japanese..... More
Faber & Faber, January 3rd, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. edition in very good dustjacket. Uniform green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Top corners front & back bumped. Foxing/dust stained top textblock edge & fore-edge. 4 color plates scattered through book, including frontispiece. 17 black &..... More
Wildside Press, December 2009. Trade Paperback. A guide to the repair and refinishing of furniture at home. More
ABRAMS, November 1987. Hardcover. An examination of the true heritage of Adirondack rustic furniture. The book illustrates hundreds of the finest surviving pieces, from elaborate sideboards ornamented with twig mosaics in complex patterns to chairs and beds made out of gnarled branches forming fantastic shapes. Craig Gilborn, director of the..... More
Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation, 1944. Soft Cover. {5' x 7 & 1/4'} Wrappers darkened. Flaking. Dust stained textblock edges. Sound with clean interiors. [384 pages]. More
Dover Publications, Inc., June 1962. Paper Back. Beginning with the rushlight holders used by the earliest settlers and ranging up to the elaborate chandeliers of the Federal period, this book is a unique coverage of the fascinating story of lamps and other lighting devices in America. The selection of lighting..... More
Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, January 1949. Hardcover. 6th printing in jacket. Quarto. More
Scribner, January 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first in jacket. Quarto. Corners of boards mildly bumped. More
Published under the authority of the Board of Education, January 1927. First Edition. Cloth. No dustjacket. Quarto; {6' x 10'} Vermillion red cloth covered boards gold lettering on spine. One serious bruise bottom board edge. Otherwise relatingly mild wear considering it is 94 years old. Previous owner's bookplate affixed front..... More
CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIV PRESS, January 1891. Hardcover. Edge and corner wear; front hinge starting but still tight. More
Tuttle Publishing, December 1989. Oversized Hardcover. Provides the novice with advice on the selection and care of Oriental rugs as well as identifying the rugs of each nation. Gilt-decorative burgundy cloth binding; stain on leading edge; else, very good. Jacket clipped and a little soiled. More
