FLATWEAVES OF TURKEY.
London: Philip Wilson, (2003). First edition. Hardcover. Red boards; vi, 164 pp., 118 color illustrations from photographs. A detailed study of Turkish kilims and related flat-woven textiles. More
Decorative Arts
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"La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne" presents: THE EXHIBITION LE THEATRE DE LA MODE IN LONDON.; Sponsored by the "Continental Daily Mail" under the auspices of "L'Association Francais d'Action Artistique" in aid of British and French Charities. The Exhibition is presented under the patronage of: The British Ambassador in Paris and Lady Diana Cooper. The French Ambassador in London and Madame Massigli.
(Paris: Printed by l'Imprimerie de Bobigny, 1945). First edition. Paperback. Spiral bound card wrappers, front wrapper with color lithograph by Christian Berard; 30 x 25.5 cm; unpaginated 46 pages advertisements, 84 pages text, 8 pages advertisements; illustrated with 3 tipped in color plates, many halftones from photographs, other illustrations. Program... More
CHICAGO METALSMITHS: an illustrated history.
Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos, reproductions from old advertisements, etc., xvi, 141 pp; square octavo, original black cloth stamped in silver. Very good, brief gift inscription to half title page, else quite clean and unworn. No jacket. Superb catalogue of art metalwork... More
ENCYCLOPEDIE DES OUVRAGES DE DAMES
Paris: Librairie Ch. Delagrave, [1884]. First edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth with title and leaf-pattern decoration embossed in black; octavo (9.5 x 6 inches); (5), 622 pp. 6 pages adverts at rear. 890 engraved illustrations. Top edge gilt. Covers very lightly soiled, pages slightly darkened due to paper quality, still... More
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day.
London: Hutchinson, n.d. (1920s). Edition not noted. Hardcover. Original blue cloth, octavo (6.5 x 9.25 inches), 267 pp., 4 color plates including the frontispiece, 79 b/w illustrations and figures throughout. Spine somewhat faded, tear to cloth at top of spine, moderate foxing. A complete manual for the calligrapher and student... More
THE ART & CRAFT OF OLD LACE (The Art Handicrafts Encyclopaedia Series)
NY: E. Weyhe, (1931). First edition. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title; large quarto (12.5 x 10 inches); 49 pages of text plus 181 pages of b/w photo illustrations. Text pages foxed; else fine in edgeworn pictorial jacket with chips to jacket spine ends. A superbly illustrated history of... More
THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE; or Repository of Designs for Every Article of Household Furniture, in the Newest and Most Approved Taste; etc.
London: B.T. Batsford, 1897. First edition thus. Hardcover. Folio (14.5 x 10 inches), publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt, (6), 24 pp. + 123 engraved plates. Rebacked, preserving original spine, occasional light foxing, nick to edge of first index page. Batsford's 1897 facsimile of the important 1794 third edition of Hepplewhite's catalogue of designs. Scarce. More
DECORATIVE TEXTILES; An Illustrated Book on Coverings for Furniture, Walls and Floors, Including Damasks, Brocades and Velvets, Tapestries, Laces, Embroideries, Chintzes, Cretonnes, Drapery and Furniture Trimmings, Wall Papers, Carpets and Rugs, Tooled and Illuminated Leathers
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. / Grand Rapids: The Dean-Hicks Co., 1918. First edition / Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto, original blue cloth with gilt titles, cover ornament in gilt and red; xxii, 458 pp., 580 monochrome illustrations, 27 full-page color plates; In publisher's two-piece box. Covers are virtually as-new, light... More
SPECIMENS OF ECCENTRIC CIRCULAR TURNING: With Practical Instructions for Producing Corresponding Pieces in That Art.
London: the Author, 1818. Second printing. Hardcover. 86 pp, 6 full-page plates, many illustrations in the text; octavo, printed card wrappers. Contains complete instructions for obtaining striking effects with the lathe. Scarce. More
PRACTICAL TALKS BY AN ASTRONOMER.
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Early reprint (first edition was 1902). Hardcover. Octavo, decorative dark blue cloth with cover design in gilt and olive green; xi, 235 pp., 8 plates from photographs. Previous owner names to front endpapers, top edge dusty, else about fine. Handsome cover design by former Decorative... More
FORMAL PENMANSHIP AND OTHER PAPERS.
London: Lund Humphries, (1971). First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, gray cloth; (157) pp., 23 monochrome plates, many illustrations in the text. The writings of master calligrapher and scholar of paleography Edward Johnston (1872-1944). Johnston is widely recognized as the father of modern calligraphy. His 1906 instructive manual "Writing, Illuminating, and Lettering"... More
LA COLLECTION BESSELIEVRE. Dentelle e Broderies anciennes. Cinquante-deux Planches reproduisant les pieces les plus remarquables de cette collection choisies at ciassées par l’editeur.
Paris: Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs, no date (circa 1910). First edition. Hardcover. Folio (16 x 12 inches), original red cloth and boards portfolio with printed paper title label; (4) pp. + 52 photogravure plates. Wear to spine and edges of portfolio, contents fine. Superb photographic reproductions of the magnificent collection... More
WOOD CARVING.
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1922. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth and decorative boards; viii, [1], 162 pp., frontispiece and 5 monochrome plates, many engraved illustrations in the text. Some rubbing to edges and corners, minor stains to covers, else very good. A complete manual of classic woodcarving techniques. More
DAS HAUS EINES KUNSTFREUNDES
Glasgow: The Fraser Press, 1991. Limited edition facsimile of the first edition. Hardcover. Unbound portfolio (21 x 15.75 inches), black cloth spine, green boards with decorative paper title label, string ties; title page, introduction, preface (3 leaves), 14 color plates. Fine facsimile edition of the Scottish architect and designer's magnificent... More
HISTORY OF LACE. Entirely Revised, Re-Written, and Enlarged under the Editorship of M. Jourdain and Alice Dryden
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Revised and enlarged edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth with titles in gilt, lace decoration on front cover and spine in white; quarto (7 x 10 inches), pp xvi, 536. Frontispiece, 89 plates, 177 illustrations. All edges gilt. Spine decoration rubbed; foxing to title page and... More
LES TAPISSERIES, TOILES PEINTES & BRODERIES DE REIMS
Reims: L. Michaud, 1912. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies, this #93. Hardcover. Large quarto, half red morocco and boards, (191) pp. 83 illustrations - 10 are hors texte full-page photogravures with tissue guards, 73 in-text (some full-page). Original front wrapper bound in. Slight fading to boards, else near... More
TAPISSERIES ET ETOFFES COPTES
[Paris]: [H. Ernst], no date (circa 1910). Hardcover. Cloth and boards porfolio with paper title label to front board; 11.5 x 15 inches; 2 leaves (introduction, table); 48 mounted color plates. Scuffing and fading to portfolio, some chipping to edges of mounts, plates fine. A fine record of ancient Coptic textile designs. More
GRINLING GIBBONS IN CAMBRIDGE.
Cambridge: Privately Printed at the University Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. (27) pp., b/w photographs throughout; 4to, red cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. A celebration of the work of sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) and his legacy in Cambridge. Edition of 250 copies... More
THE VALOIS TAPESTRIES
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1975. Second edition. Hardcover. xxvii, 150 pp.48 monochrome plates, most with multiple images in the plate. 4to, original blue cloth, dustjacket (price-clipped). The author has written a new preface for this second edition. The first edition was published in 1959. More
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