Universe Publishing(NY), April 1990. Oversized Hardcover. Mention Faberge eggs, and immediately a vision of luxurious treasures springs to mind! Lost to the world for many years after the Russian Revolution and the downfall of the Czars, these masterpieces have gradually come to light and are now seen as symbols of..... 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
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
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
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
Little Brown & Co, October 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown; jacket with light edgewear and small closed tear and chip at top of spine; else, very good. More
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Art Media Resources, Limited, January 1997. Oversized Hardcover. Glossy pictoral boards. Some very light scratch marks on the back of the jacket. More
Scribner Book Company, January 1977. Cloth. Beautiful navy blue cloth binding lettered in gold along the spine. Light shelf wear and a 2mm closed tear on the jacket. More
Pyne Press, January 1973. Oversize Softcover. More
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
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
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
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
Crescent, September 1994. Oversized Hardcover. A photographic journey introduces readers to the many decorative forms of jade and highlights the priceless collection of Yeh Bor-Wen. Dark green textured boards with bright gold lettering along the spine and pictoral endpapers. Tiny pinhead size blemish on the front board. More
Springer, December 1986. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Faux black leather binding with jade green lettering. Very minor shelf wear on the jacket. More
Crown Publishers, January 1978. Oversized Hardcover. Light shelf wear on the jacket. One bumped corner (jacket and book). More
National Gallery of Art, May 1986. Oversize Softcover. More
Crown Publishing, January 1941. Oversized Hardcover. Jacket quite worn and spine-sunned. Book solid. More
London (Paul Hamlyn), 1969. January 1969. Hardcover. More
Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Cameo/Hamlyn Publishing Group, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
Paul Hamlyn, January 1969. Hardcover. More
