Lippincott, January 1944. Hardcover. 2nd impression; Solid binding w/ some general wear at spine; Clean, sturdy boards w/ foxing/fading present at spine; Pages free of markings; An excellent reading/reference copy. More
Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, November 2006. Oversized Hardcover. Talks about a collection of more than 250 everyday items such as lamps, toasters, tea kettles, salt and pepper shakers, all chosen for their exceptional design. Stating that the items that represent the best in design today will become the antiques of..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), October 1996. Oversize Softcover. Ever wondered if Barbie had a last name? (It's Roberts.) Who invented Lincoln Logs? (John L. Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright.) Why a Wiffle Ball has holes? (So you can throw a curve without throwing out your arm.) Filled with a host..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), April 1992. Soft Cover. More
Booth-Clibborn Editions, January 1995. Oversize Softcover. This book features many of the remarkable works of art housed in the former armoury and other museums of the Moscow Kremlin, including Peter the Great's coronation crown, and Faberge's Tricentennial Easter Egg commissioned in 1913 by Nicholas II to celebrate 300 years of..... More
University of Texas Press, January 2016. Oversized Hardcover. Extensively illustrated with representative images, this unique book illuminates the cultural significance of the highly colorized "linen" postcards that depicted a glowing America in the 1930s and 1940s and that fascinate collectors today. From the Great Depression through the early postwar years..... More
Chronicle Books, April 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. From the 1920s to the 1950s, a small but useful advertising gimmick spread like wildfire into the purses, pockets, and kitchen drawers of millions of Americans. The give-away matchbook was one of the most pervasive means ever found of putting promotional images..... More
Palazzo Editions, November 2008. Oversize Softcover. A movement dedicated to the revival of traditional craftsmanship, Arts and Crafts was enthusiastically embraced by all those who had become disenchanted with shoddy mass-production at the turn of the 20th century. This comprehensive history of Arts and Crafts traces both the origins of..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), November 1995. Soft Cover. More
Quantum Books Ltd, January 2003. Paper Back. More
Stackpole Company, January 1972. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket with tears and chips with tape-repair along top edge at spine. Front flap is clipped. Jacket cover design by Robert Cuevas. Grey cloth covered boards with bold red lettering stamped along spine. Tight binding. [689 pages0. More
Whitman Publishing Co., January 1962. First Edition. Stapled Pamphlet. Stapled pamphlet in flexible, textured black paper cover with two stapled.[96 page]. More
Sotheby's, January 1988. Paper Back. {8 & 1/4' x 11'} Off white heavy cardstock slipcase with black lettering and photograph reproduction. Four volumes. 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
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
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
Dutton Books, January 1972. Oversized Hardcover. A couple of closed tears to jacket. More
ABRAMS, October 2000. Oversized Hardcover. This book trains the reader to discern when, where, how, and even why an object was made. The inclusion of silver and paintings sets the furniture in context and the juxtaposition of genuine works and fakes enables the reader to judge quality and authenticity. This..... 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
Schiffer, October 1997. Hardcover. In 1988, Barbara Streisand paid $363,000 at auction for a sideboard by Gustav Stickley, establishing mission furniture as a rival of early American furniture. Since then, dealers and collectors have scrambled to learn how to identify makers and evaluate prices. This extensive book, now with updated..... More
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
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
Muller, January 1971. Hardcover. More
Princeton Architectural Press, October 1997. Reprint. Paper Back. Between 1890 and 1940, America's culture of consumption took its modern form: products were mass-produced, mass-distributed, and designed to be rapidly replaced by the buying public. The same period also saw the rise of the modern bathroom and kitchen as newly equipped..... More
