Chinese Jades: Archaic and Modern
Charles Tuttle, January 1977. Oversized Hardcover. Clean, crisp copy in jacket with one stray ink mark (less than one inch) on front free endpaper. 176 pgs. More
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The Bathroom, the Kitchen, and the Aesthetics of Waste (Village Voice Literary Supplement)
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
Guide to the later Chinese porcelain, periods of K'ang Hsi, Yung Chpeng and Ch'ien Lung, -- The Victoria and Albert Museum
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
Oriental Rugs a Complete Guide
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
Cocoa and Corsets: A Selection of Late Victorian and Edwardian Posters and Showcards
The Stationery Office/Tso, September 1996. Oversize Softcover. Here's a full-color book of posters showing turn of the century advertisements for everything from cocoa, corsets, cigarettes and inner tubes, to toothpaste and beer. An introductory section helps detail the origins, development and market of each product. More
American Glass : From the Pages of Antiques, Two Volumes in One
Pyne Press, January 1973. Oversize Softcover. More
Snuff Bottles from China: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection
Bamboo Publishing Inc., December 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio; {10 & 1/2' x 14 & 1/2'}; In very good+/fine dustjacket. Pine green cloth covered boards with tooled gold illustration centered on front board and gold lettering on spine. In slipcase with green silk cover stiff boards with dumpstains and brown..... More
Colonial and Early American Lighting -- 169 illustrations (Third Enlarged Edition)
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
Celadon Wares
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
A Collectors Book on Toothpick Holders
Wallace-Homestead Book Co, 1973. Stapled Pamphlet. 6' x 9'; 56 pages; stapled; 30 full color plates with photos of toothpick holders. Description opposite. More
Jade Kingdom (1986)
Springer, December 1986. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Faux black leather binding with jade green lettering. Very minor shelf wear on the jacket. More
The collector's book of jade
Crown Publishers, January 1978. Oversized Hardcover. Light shelf wear on the jacket. One bumped corner (jacket and book). More
Treasure Houses of Britain: Five Hundred Years of Private Patronage and Art Collecting
National Gallery of Art, May 1986. Oversize Softcover. More
Indian Miniatures: 73 Plates in Full Color
London (Paul Hamlyn), 1969. January 1969. Hardcover. More
European Porcelain
Cameo/Hamlyn Publishing Group, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Art Nouveau.
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
The age of Louis XV
Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Early Decorative Textiles (Cameo Series)
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
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Antique Jade [Cameo Series]
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
English Silver
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
EARLY AMERICAN GLASS - INFORMAL SKETCHES WITH SPECIAL NOTES ON AMELUNG - Illustrations from the Author's Collection
published by the author, January 1939. Stapled Soft Cover. Number 168 of an edition hand-numbered and limited to 200 copies. Signed by the author ('with compliments'). More
Understanding Jade
Times Books International, December 1992. Hardcover. Filled with photographs of jade objects, this book is ideal for the jade collector and fancier. More
Glassblowing: The Technique of Free-blown Glass
Watson-Guptill Pubns, December 1974. Oversized Hardcover. More
Antique Glass in Color
Doubleday, 1971. Oversized Hardcover. Edgewear to jacket. Book clean, no marks. Color photos throughout. More
American Pressed Glass and Figure Bottles
Nelson, 1970. Oversized Hardcover. Rear cover of book dampstained at bottom. Jacket and interior of book not affected. More
