Joslin Hall Rare Books
Recent Acquisitions
For December, 2008
1. Albright, Frank P. Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and His Salem Clocks. University of North Carolina Press: 1978. A scholarly study of the master German clockmaker who emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts in 1799. Difficult, colorful, original and a genius with gears, Eberhardt and his clocks make a fascinating story. Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 160 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Fine condition. [32577] $25.00
2. Allan, James W. Islamic Metalwork. The Nuhad Es-Said Collection. London; Sotheby Publications: 1982. The beautifully illustrated, well-written catalog of this small but fine collection of medieval inlaid Islamic metalwork. The objects date from the 13 and 14th centuries (with a few earlier and later), and each of the 27 pieces is fully illustrated (many with additional photographs of details), and described, with notes regarding their inscriptions. A lovely, important catalog. Hardcover. 10"x13", 128 pages, filled with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with a little light wear, otherwise in fine, clean condition. [32585] $275.00
3. Allan, James W. Metalwork of the Islamic World. The Aron Collection. London; Sotheby’s Publications: 1986. A beautifully illustrated, scholarly catalog of this distinctive collection, featuring Islamic metalwork from (primarily) Syria, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Yemen and Afghanistan of the 13th-15th centuries. In addition to the catalog itself, where each of the 44 pieces is fully illustrated and described, there are a number of essays which were suggested by individual pieces in the collection- Islamic Metalwork and the Mediterranean, Muhammad ibn Khutlukh and the History of Early Islamic Incense-Burners, Islamic Metalwork in Medieval Yemen, On Phialae in the Islamic World, and Cairo, Damascus or Venice? Possible Provenances of Mamluk Metalwork. Hardcover. 10"x13", 168 pages, many color, black & white and line illustrations. Pictorial cloth, fine condition. [32584] $250.00
4. Allen, Gloria Seaman. First Flowerings. Early Virginia Quilts. Washington; DAR Museum: 1987. The catalog to a loan exhibition of early Virginia quilts that drew on both public and private collections. Twenty-two quilts made between 1780 and 140 are illustrated and described, and there is additional material on the general subject of quilt in early Virginia. Softcover. 8"x12", 46 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32597] $85.00
5. Arman, David & Linda. Historical Staffordshire. An Illustrated Checklist [with the] Supplement. Danville; Arman Enterprises: 1974 & 1977. An important modern guide for historical Staffordshire collectors, with illustrations and descriptions of hundreds of views, organized by maker. Hardcover & softcover Supplement. 2 volumes. 6"x9", 244 + 109 pages, hundreds of black & white illustrations. Light wear, Supplement with slight cover rubbing, creased corner. [32602] $85.00
6. Arwas, Victor. The Liberty Style. All Colour Paperback. New York; Rizzoli: 1979. A lovely pictorial survey of Liberty & Co. Art Nouveau metalwares, textiles, ceramics, furniture, and more! Softcover. 6.5"x9", 3 pages of text, plus 48 color plates with facing descriptions. Light cover soil. [32671] $25.00
7. Atil, Esin. Suleymanname. The Illustrated History of Suyleman the Magnificent. Washington; National Gallery of Art & Harry N. Abrams: 1986. A beautiful study of the ‘Suleymanname’, an imperial manuscript kept in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Commissioned by Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566), the great statesman, poet, warrior, administrator, and patron of the arts, this manuscript contains 69 extraordinary paintings which illustrate life and important occurrences in the Imperial Court. This book reproduces all the paintings in full color, each fully described, and also explains the historical background, and the artists who painted the illustrations. Hardcover. 10"x13.5", 271 pages, loaded with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. A little light wear, the sewn binding has several internal ‘cracks’ but is tight and strong. [32586] $125.00
8. Baker, Wilma Sinclair LeVan. The Silk Pictures of Thomas Stevens. A biography of the Coventry weaver and his Contributions to the Art of Weaving. New York; Exposition Press: 1957. One of the standard studies of the life and work of the inventor of the Stevensgraph, with illustrations of many examples. Hardcover. 6"x9", 147 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket worn and chipped, book itself in fine condition. Bookplate. [32579] $45.00
9. Balpinar, Belkis & Udo Hirsch. Flatweaves of the Vakiflar Museum, Istanbul. Wesel; Uta Huley: 1982. An "important guide to this museum collection of flatwoven rugs" (O’Bannon). A superbly illustrated survey of Turkish kilim rugs, each fully described. English/German text. O’Bannon 1168. Hardcover. 9"x12", 296 pages, 120 color plates, dust jacket. Jacket with some very light wear at the edges, else fine and clean. [32580] $60.00
10. Barnes, Clare Jr. John F. Kennedy, Scrimshaw Collector. Boston; Little, Brown: 1969. A very well illustrated and interesting study of the thirty-seven pieces of antique and modern scrimshaw collected by President Kennedy. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 129 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32607] $40.00
11. Barons, Richard I. An Exhibition of 18th and 19th Century American Folk Pottery. New Paltz; College Art Gallery, State University College: 1969. An early exhibition of redware, stoneware, and other utilitarian "folk" pottery, featuring pieces chosen for their distinctive aesthetic qualities (while still being completely utilitarian). Most of the pieces were from private collections. A catalog which has become very difficult to find. Strong 187. Softcover. 10"x7", 35 pages, 46 black & white illustrations. Light cover soil, a little wear. [32596] $85.00
12. Beach, Milo Cleveland. The Imperial Image. Paintings for the Mughal Court. Washington; Freer Gallery of Art: 1981. An impressive catalog of the important collection of Mughal painting in the Freer Gallery, with an emphasis on the period between 1560 and 1660. Beach’s commentary provides great insight into the subjects, the emperors who commissioned the works, and the painters, and an appendix lists major Akbar-period manuscripts and all available information on their artists. Hardcover. 9"x12", 237 pages, many black & white and some color illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with some very light wear, else in fine, clean condition. [32589] $85.00
13. Berky, Andrew S. The Passmore Pottery, 1828-1911. Pennsburg; The Schwenkfelder Library: 1953. The tale of a Berks County, Pennsylvania redware pottery, illustrated with photographs taken by a passing amateur photographer who spent half a day there in the 1890s. Strong 505. Scarce. Softcover. 6"x9", 20 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32643] $75.00
14. Berney, Esther S. A Collector’s Guide to Pressing Irons and Trivets. New York; Crown Publishers: 1977. A very well illustrated guide to 19th and early 20th century examples, including box irons, sad irons, goffering irons, fluters, polishing irons, self-heating irons, tailor, laundry & commercial irons, specialty irons, electric irons, toy and traveling irons, laundry stoves and haters, and Shaker irons, as well as trivets. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 182 pages, 358 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear, else fine and clean. [32601] $60.00
15. Bivins, John, Jr. The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina, 1700-1820. MESDA/University of North Carolina Press: 1988. A massive and important study of this early furniture-making center. With examples drawn from a number of public and private collections, this was not an attempt to document every piece of furniture that could be found, but to survey and document the "unique regional" style. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", xiii + 562 pages, color frontispiece, hundreds of black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Fine condition. [32576] $1,000.00
16. Blair, Sheila S. & Jonathan M. Bloom (eds.). Images of Paradise in Islamic Art. Hanover; Hood Museum of Art: 1991. An examination of the promise of Paradise in Islamic belief, the duties needed to attain it, and how Paradise is represented in Islamic arts, including rugs, metalwares, ceramics, and manuscripts. The book accompanied an exhibition of 89 works of art of the 9th-19th centuries, which are all illustrated and described here, some in color. Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 116 pages, color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear, several short tears, otherwise in fine, clean condition. [32587] $50.00
17. Bordes, Marilyn Johnson. Baltimore Federal Furniture in the American Wing. New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1972. A short catalog, of most interest for the text by Marilyn Johnson Bordes. Softcover. 6.75"x9", 18 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32670] $40.00
18. [Brown] The Magnificent Nicholas Brown Desk and Bookcase. New York; Christie’s: June 3, 1989. Yes, yes, a single-lot auction catalog, in the middle of ‘Americana Week’. But WHAT a lot. The "magnificent Nicholas Brown Chippendale mahogany block-and-shell desk and bookcase" attributed to John Goddard. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 23 pages, 1 lot, color illustrations. Light wear. [32620] $45.00
19. Callen, Anthea. Women Artists of the Arts & Crafts Movement, 1870-1914. New York; Pantheon Books: 1979. A sweeping survey of the lives and work of American and English women in the Arts & Crafts Movement, including ceramics, needlework, lace making, jewelry and metalwork, woodcarving, furniture, interior design, printing, bookbinding, illustration, and more. Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 232 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket lightly worn. [32667] $60.00
20. [Card Games] Historic Cards and Games: The Stuart and Marilyn Kaplan Collection. New York; Christie’s: June 21, 2006. The catalog to an auction sale of one of the foremost private collections of rare playing cards, tarot cards, boxed games of all ages, and other rare game-related accessories. The Kaplan’s spent 37 years assembling this collection, which ranged from the 15th to the 20th century. 15th century tarot cards vie with early American playing cards, Napoleonic prisoner-of-war bone domino boxes, books on games, paintings and prints illustrating game players, and 20th century bridge counters for shelf space. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 300 pages, 484 lots, filled with color illustrations. Fine condition. [32614] $45.00
21. Chu, Arthur & Grace. Oriental Cloisonne and other Enamels. A Guide to Collecting and Repairing. New York; Crown Publishers: 1975. 3rd printing. A very popular and well-written guide to understanding, evaluating, collecting, repairing Japanese and Chinese cloisonné and other enameled work. A very good nuts and bolts guide. Hardcover. 7"x10", 180 pages, 18 color and 248 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with some soil. [32606] $40.00
22. Collmann, Sophie M. Jews in Art. Cincinnati; S. Bacharach: 1909. A book for young adults with informal biographies of Josef Israels, King Hiram, Philip Veit, Henry Mosler, Eduard Bendemann, Ephrain moses Lilien, Max Liebermann, and Sir Moses Ezekiel. Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 119 pages, black & white plates. Covers with light wear, former owner’s name on endpaper. [32609] $65.00
23. Crooks, Guy L. Brief History of the Pottery Industry of Crooksville, Ohio, 1868-1932. Crooksville; Crooksville Messenger, probably around 1950. A history of the local "bluebird" stoneware potteries in the Crooksville, Ohio area, where the author’s father moved his family and helped operate one. Many of the local farmers in the area were also potters. This text originally appeared as an article in the Crooksville Messenger newspaper, and was reprinted in booklet form here. A later edition is recorded by Strong, published as a program for the Crooksville-Roseville Pottery Festival in 1967. Scarce in any edition. Softcover. 3"x5.5", 28 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. Some soil, printed on poor quality paper which is browning. [32644] $100.00
24. [Davis] Harry Davis. Painter. Helen Davis: 1949. Born Herschel Davidowitz in Lodz, Poland in 1892, Herschel showed talent as a painter which was squelched by his pragmatic parents. The artist (then in the embroidery business) emigrated to America in 1923, and employed two young men named Raphael Soyer and Chaim Gross in his workshop. In 1940, in reaction to the rise of Nazism in Europe and the death of his son, he began painting again, with European Jewry as his theme. He showed his works to Gross, who encouraged him and suggested he join the Art League of America. Raphael Soyer wrote the biographical note to this cataloh of Davis’ work. Hardcover. 8"x10", 6 pages plus black & white plates. Some cover wear, a little soil. [32647] $65.00
26. [Decoys] The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Waterfowl Decoys. New York; Christie’s: January 18, 2003. The catalog to the auction sale of a premier collection of American wildfowl decoys. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 158 pages, 365 lots, packed with color illustrations, some folding. Fine condition. [32621] $45.00
27. Diderot, Denis (ed.). Fayancerie [and] Emailleur a la Lampe, et Peinture en Email. Paris; ca. 1770. The "Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des métiers" ("Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts") was one of the greatest achievements of scholarship and literature in the late 18th century world. Published in France under the editorship of Denis Diderot between 1751 and 1772, with additions until 1780, Diderot once explained that "All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings." Of course this was not a universally popular sentiment in late 18th century France, and the book was officially banned by the King in 1759.
Officially banned or not, work continued quite openly, and in the end the ‘Encyclopedie’ presented a marvelous overview of human knowledge at the time. Among the most valuable articles were those discussing, explaining and illustrating the crafts and trades, complete with views of workshop interiors, tools and manufacturing methods.
These two sections (or chapters) from the Encyclopedie illustrates the process of making pottery, and painting enamels. The first section includes 12 plates illustrating tools, machinery, workshops, forms and kilns, as well as finished plain and fancy pottery. The second section illustrates the tools, lamps and workshops used by enamel painters. Hardcover. 10.5"x16", 5 pages of text and 12 copper engraved plates; 1 page of text and 4 engraved plates. Bound in new cloth, with a reproduction of the Encyclopedie’s title page. Clean and nice. [32636] $350.00
28. [Dummer] Clarke, Hermann F. & Henry W. Foote. Jeremiah Dummer, Colonial Craftsman & Merchant, 1645-1718. Boston; Houghton-Mifflin Company: 1935. Limited to 225 copies. The second volume in what was eventually a series of four volumes on 17th century American silversmiths. Dummer was one of the earliest New-England born silversmiths, and apprenticed with John Hull. Clarke was able to locate and describe 108 pieces of Dummer's work, and also discusses Dummer's engraving of a plate for Connecticut currency in 1709. Henry Foote contributed the chapters concerning Dummer's possible work as a portrait painter. The list of 153 subscribers to the book also makes interesting reading, giving a quick look at who was interested in the subject of Colonial silver in 1935. The usual museums, libraries and leading collectors are all there, as well as Edsel Ford, and Boston silversmiths George Gebelein and Arthur Stone. Hardcover. 8"x10", 209 pages, plus 24 black & white plates. Slipcased. A very bright and nice copy, about the best copy I have ever seen. [32650] $450.00
29. [Eiffel Tower/Paris Universal Exposition] La Tour Eiffel et les Expositions Universelles, Collection de Monsieur K. Paris; Etude Tajan: January 22, 2000. The catalog to an auction sale of as magnificent and probably unique private collection of souvenirs, graphics and other items related to the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Universal Exposition, and other expositions. By far the main emphasis was on the Eiffel Tower and its Exposition. Fascinating. Softcover. 6.5"x9.5", 47 pages, 348 lots, color illustrations. Fine condition. [32615] $85.00
30. Elder, William Voss III. Baltimore Painted Furniture 1800-1840. Baltimore Museum of Art: 1972. The catalog to an important loan exhibition which drew on both private and public collections. William Voss Elder contributes the introductory essay, and there is a checklist of cabinetmakers working in Baltimore in this period. Semowich 882. Softcover. 11"x9", 132 pages, black & white illustrations. Covers a bit rubbed and worn. [32668] $125.00
31. [Elsholz] The Elsholz Collection of Early American Glass. Auctions 1-2-3. Hyannis; Richard A. Bourne: December 9-10, 1986 - May 5-6, 1987 - November 17-18, 1987. The three-volume catalog to one of the most important auctions of American glass ever held. William Elsholz collected early American pattern and blown glass for sixty years, focusing on the 1825-1860 period, and his collection contained many rarities. Kenneth Wilson wrote the Introduction to the catalog. 3 volumes. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 531 pages, 1,892 lots. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. With prices realized sheets for each session. A little light wear, but overall in fine, tight condition, cased in removable protective plastic covers. [32598] $250.00
32. Fales, Dean A. American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880. New York; E.P. Dutton: 1972. An important reference work. "Special attention is given to federal-period fancy furniture, Windsor chairs, and painting on Shaker and Pennsylvania German furniture... this remains an excellent overview." (Ames) Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 299 pages, 510 illustrations, some in color, dust jacket. Light wear. [32630] $125.00
33. Fales, Dean A., Jr. Essex County Furniture: Documented Treasures from Local Collections, 1660-1860. A Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition. Salem; Essex Institute: 1965. A catalog of 76 documented Essex-county items, including 47 pieces of furniture, in addition to frames, clocks and looking glasses. The catalog includes important 17th century work, as well as a good selection of Federal-era pieces. Ames & Ward; Semowich 914. Softcover. 6"x9", about 100 pages, many black & white illustrations. Covers wit light wear, a little soil. [32574] $100.00
34. [Forman] Jobe, Brock W. (ed.). New England Furniture. Essays in Memory of Benno M. Forman. [in] Old-Time new England. Volume 72. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities: 1987. Brock Jobe contributes a bibliography of Forman’s works, and there are essays on various aspects of American 17th and 18th century furniture by Philip Zea, Gerald W.R. Ward, Jeanne Sloane, Luke Beckerdite, Brock Jobe, Myrna Kaye, William Hosley, Jr., Robert Mussey, Jr., Andrew Passeri and Robert Trent. Softcover. 6"x9", 354 pages, black & whitew illustrations. Light wear. [32575] $40.00
35. Fried, Henry B. Cavalcade of Time. A Visual History of Watches from the private collections of the Zale Corporation. Dallas; Zale Corp: 1968. Morris B. Zale, the jeweler who founded the national chain that bears his name, collected extraordinary watches, 98 of which are illustrated and described here, including a late 16th century gold astronomical watch, a 1700 French pocket sundial and a 1720 watch set into a snuffbox. There follow many fine late 18th and 19th century watches, gold and enameled, erotic watches, skull-form watches, and more. Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 126 pages, color illustrations. Fine. [32578] $25.00
36. [Frymire] Simmons, Linda Crocker. Jacob Frymire. American Limner. Washington; Corcoran Gallery of Art: 1975. The catalog devoted to an exhibition of the work of Jacob Frymire [1765-1822], an elusive early American Pennsylvania portraitist. Softcover. 8"x8", 56 pages, color and black & white illustrations, addenda sheet. In fine condition. [32649] $40.00
37. [Galle] Important Galle Glass. New York; Sotheby’s: June 11th, 1992. As one might expect for an auction of only 31 pieces of glass to which Sotheby’s devoted an entire hardcover catalog- the pieces here were both spectacular and spectacularly rare. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 51 pages, 31 lots, each lot illustrated in color, some with several pictures. Pictorial covers, somewhat rubbed. [32600] $40.00
38. Gans-Ruedin, E. Indian Carpets. New York; Rizzoli: 1984. A well-illustrated study of Indian carpets, with additional material on weaving techniques, materials, dyes, and motifs. O’Bannon 1836. Hardcover. 10"x10", 318 pages, 120 color illustrations, line drawings, dust jacket. Fine condition. [32634] $75.00
39. Gerdts, William H. & Russell Burke. American Still-Life Painting. New York; Praeger Publishers: 1971. A comprehensive and important study of still-life painting in 18th, 19th and 20th century America. Hardcover. 10"x11", 264 pages, 28 color plates and 220 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear. [32628] $125.00
40. Gibson, Michael. 19th Century Lustreware. Woodbridge; Antique Collectors’ Club: 1999. In this volume one of the foremost experts on lustreware provides a wealth of detail on the history of lusterware, its decoration and manufacturers. Gibson "incorporates all the latest research into his text, in some cases re-thinking of previously held theories... the techniques of lustring are described in some detail and there is a comprehensive coverage of the companies and personalities involved in its manufacture." Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 191 pages, color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32604] $85.00
41. Gilodo, Andrei. Russian Silver, Mid 19th Century - Beginning of the 20th Century. Moscow; Beresta: 1994. A beautifully produced study of Russian silver and enamels, based on the collection of the Russian Decorative-Applied Art and Folk Art Museum. The English / Russian text includes an introductory essay and picture captions, marks and brief histories of 15 leading silver factories of the period. Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 171 pages, packed with color illustrations, dust jacket. Fine condition. [32655] $85.00
42. [Gorham] Gorham Sterling Flatware -1888. Cincinnati, Eden Sterling: 1997. A nicely-done facsimile of the 1888 Gorham catalog of their sterling flatware, illustrating a wide variety of pieces in the Versailles, Old Medici, Cluny, Old Masters, St., Cloud, and other patterns. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 40 pages, black & white illustrations. Fine. [32651] $65.00
43. Graves’ Patent Improved Sofa Bed. Boston; Samuel Graves & Son: c.1880. A very pictorially pleasing circular illustrating 10 fancy Victorian "sofa beds" (which look like fainting couches), 7 on one side and 3 on the other. These apparently looked like couches until opened when they could double as a bed for somebody you didn’t really like, much like today’s versions, or futons. Advertising circular, 10"x7.5", printed both sides. Folded twice, some soil and wear. [32637] $45.00
44. Haertig, Evelyn. Restoring and Collecting Antique Beaded Purses. Carmel; Gallery Graphics Press: 2000. A beautifully illustrated, information-packed study of antique beaded purses, and how to care for them. The author was a veteran collector of vintage beaded purses and wrote several books on the subject. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 210 pages, filled with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32627] $50.00
45. [Hibbard] Cooley, John L. A.T. Hibbard, N.A. Artist in Two Worlds. Concord; The Rumford Press: 1968. The standard biography of this popular New England artist, with an entire chapter on his Rockport baseball exploits and "brush" with the Boston Red Sox and Joe Cronin. Hardcover. 8"x10", 175 pages, 18 color plates, many black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket a bit worn, with a tape repair. Else fine and clean. [32629] $85.00
46. Hilton, Alison. Russian Folk Art. Bloomington; Indiana University Press: 1995. A remarkable survey of traditional Russian folk arts in wood, textiles, lacquer, bone, metals, and ceramics. Hardcover. 7"x10", 356 pages, black & white and color illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with some light soil. [32626] $25.00
47. Hoffmeister, Peter. Turkoman Carpets in Franconia. Edinburgh; The Crosby Press: 1980. A catalog of the Turkoman rug collections of Count von Luxburg and Peter Hoffmeister. O’Bannon 1562. Hardcover. 9.5"x13", 105 pages, 60 color illustrations, many line illustrations, dust jacket. A little light wear, but overall very nice and clean. [32581] $180.00
48. Holmgren, Robert J. & Anita E. Spertus. Early Indonesian Textiles from Three Island Cultures. Sumba - Toraja - Lampung. New York; Harry N. Abrams & The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1989. The nicely-illustrated catalog to an important exhibition of a private collection of 19th and 20th century Indonesian textiles which illustrates the iconographic origins of Indonesian textile arts. Beautifully photographed and written with a special fondness for Indonesian traditional arts. This catalog will remain an important reference for years to come. Hardcover. 9"x11.5", 111 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. In fine, clean condition. [32583] $75.00
49. Howard, David S. New York and the China Trade. New York Historical Society: 1984. The fine catalog to this important exhibition. Text includes the essay "Merchants and Mandarins- New York and the Early China Trade" by Conrad Edick Wright. The catalog divides New York’s China Trade history into four distinct eras: The Colonial Period, 1620-1780; The First Five Years, 1785-1790; The First Century, 1790-1800; and The Last Century, 1880-1984. Of this, the vast majority of space is devoted to the periods of 1785-1880; 1880-1984 takes up only 5 pages. Softcover. 8"x10", 142 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Light wear. Former owner’s embossure on the title page. [32665] $35.00
50. Impey, Oliver. Chinoiserie. The Impact of Oriental Styles on Western Art and Decoration. New York; Charles Scribner's Sons: 1977. Even as the China Trade brought Oriental reproductions of European wares to the West, manufacturers and artists in the West were busy copying Oriental themes and decorations. This "Chinoiserie" style would eventually mix with the 18th century Rococo style in an exuberant burst of abandon and flourish which lasted through the 19th century right up to the Aesthetic Movement’s Japonism style. This is one of the best illustrated studies of this subject, and includes chapters on the history of the China trade and how it influenced the West, as well as textiles, ceramics, paintings, furniture, metalwork, architecture and garden design. Hardcover. 8.5"x10", 208 pages, 20 color and 233 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. A very nice copy. [32664] $45.00
51. [Ireland] Catalogue of Irish Glass, Silver and Paintings... Meath; Sotheby’s: November 20, 1978. The catalog to a fine auction of antique Irish glass, silver and paintings, held at Slane Castle, County Neath. Softcover. 7"x9.5", 113 pages, 420 lots, packed with black & white illustrations. Prices realized list stapled inside front cover, stamp and several notes on cover and some pages. [32622] $35.00
52. [Kane] Important American Furniture, and Decorative Arts. The Ronald S. Kane Collection. New York; Christie’s: January 22, 1994. Part of Christie’s ‘Americana Week’, this was the auction of a superb collection of important American furniture. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 106 pages, 80 lots, packed with color illustrations and several folding color plates. Fine condition. [32619] $35.00
53. [Kirk] Samuel Kirk and Son: American Silver Craftsmen Since 1815. Chicago Historical Society: 1966. The Chicago edition of the catalog to a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Kirk firm. Includes illustrations mostly of 19th and early 20th century examples. Softcover. 8.5"x5.5", 31 pages, black & white illustrations. Light soil, paperclip indentation on the front cover. [32653] $30.00
54. Lash, Stephen S., et al. America and the Sea. Treasures from the Collections of Mystic Seaport. Mystic Seaport/Yale University Press: 2005. A beautifully-illustrated survey of paintings, photographs, ship models, scrimshaw, figureheads, and illustrated books. Hardcover. 9.5"x11", 159 pages, loaded with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. In fine condition. [32613] $40.00
55. Lee, Jean Gordon. Philadelphians and the China Trade 1784-1844. Philadelphia Museum of Art/University of Pennsylvania Press: 1984. An important and well illustrated catalog, published in conjunction with two exhibitions at the Museum. It includes several essays as well as a complete catalog of the many objects exhibited. Softcover. 9"x12", 232 pages, hundreds of color and black & white illustrations. Light wear, tips thumbed, covers a bit rubbed. [32666] $60.00
56. Lilly, A.T. The Silk Industry of The United States from 1766 to 1874. New York; Jenkins & Thomas: 1882. The author, whose family were silk industry pioneers in Connecticut, focuses on New England in this report. A first edition was p[published in Boston in 1875. OCLC locates 10 examples of this New York edition. Softcover. 5.75"x9", 12 pages. Light cover soil, else fine. [32640] $60.00
57. Lipton, Mimi (ed.). The Tiger Rugs of Tibet. New York; Thames & Hudson: 1988. "A comprehensive exploration and illustration" of these fascinating rugs (O’Bannon). The text includes contributions from Cyril Barrett, Jim & Barbara Ford, Philip Gldman and Tom Phillips. O’Bannon 1736. Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 191 pages, 110 color and 108 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32633] $150.00
58. Lockwood, Charles. Bricks & Brownstone. The New York Row House, 1783-1929. An Architectural and Social History. New York; McGraw-Hill: 1972. The first book to study the architecture, styles and history of the venerable New York row house. Using a variety of period prints and photos the progress of the form through the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and other later styles is scrupulously documented. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 262 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket worn and chipped around the edges. [32661] $50.00
59. Longnon, Henri & Frances Wilson Huard. French Provincial Furniture. Philadelphia & London; J.B. Lippincott: 1927. A pleasant pctorial ramble though the furnishings found in Flanders, Artois, Picardy, Brittany, Normandy, Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne, Burgundy... ok, wait, now we’re talking about wines. In any case, many more provinces. Of as much interest as the photos of furniture are the reproductions of entire period rooms as shown in old paintings. Hardcover. 6"x9", 167 pages, black & white plates. Pictorial covers, light cover soil, top half of half-title page ripped off in an apparent fit of Gallic rage. [32610] $25.00
60. Lowry, Glenn D. & Milo Cleveland Beach. A Jeweler’s Eye. Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection [with] An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / University of Washington Press: 1988. A magnificent study of the Islamic books, paintings and drawings from the Vever Collection. Henri Vever [1854-1942] was a noted French jeweler, connoisseur and collector, one of the most important figures in the French Art Nouveau movement, and a passionate collector of Eastern and Islamic art and antiques. His grandson’s gift to the Sackler Gallery of his collection of almost 500 antique Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Indian manuscripts, paintings, albums, calligraphy and bookbindings was the impetus for the publication of these two volumes.
The first title ("Jeweler’s Eye") is a beautiful, color-illustrated survey of 76 highlights of the collection. The second volume is a very important scholarly catalog of all 491 objects, each illustrated in black & white, with appendices listing the artists & calligraphers, and a study of the pigments and paper of some of the objects. The first volume is beautiful but relatively common, the second volume is of great utility for the scholar and collector, and very difficult to obtain. Together they form a dynamic duo, and fitting tribute to this important collection. 2 volumes, slipcased. 9.5"x12", 240 + 446 pages. First volume with 27 black & white illustrations and 76 color plates, 2nd volume with 491+ black & white illustrations. Small nick in slipcase, else fine and clean. [32588] $650.00
61. Lucas, Robert Irwin. Tarentum Pattern Glass. Tarentum; Robert I. Lucas: 1981. A detailed, thorough and well-researched study of the pattern glass produced by Challinor & Taylor, Richards & Hartley, and the Tarentum Glass Company, all of Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Illustrated with a wide variety of photographs, and reproductions of pages from vintage company catalogs. Uncommon. Hardcover. 6.5"x9", 422 pages, black & white and line illustrations. In fine condition. Signed by the author. [32612] $150.00
62. Macht, Carol. Classical Wedgwood Designs. New York; Gramercy Publishing: 1957. "The sources and their use and the relationship of Wedgwood Jasper Ware to the classical revival of the Eighteenth Century". Hardcover. 6"x9", 144 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Former owner’s name stamp on endpaper and embossure on title page. Sticker residue on endpaper. [32657] $25.00
63. Macke, John H. The Carpet-Dealer’s Guide. A Manual of Practical Information on the Art of Measuring Rooms and Cutting Carpets, Including Various Topics of Interest to All Carpet-Dealers. Cincinnati; Cranston & Stowe: 1891. A fascinating American Victorian guide for carpet dealers, with complete instructions for calculating areas and cutting properly, laying borders, and carpeting stairs. The author felt that the few sets of instructions which had previously been published in trade periodicals had been, though avidly read, deficient in technical expertise, and sets out a complete geometrically-based system for cutting carpets most efficiently and practically. A very uncommon book. Hardcover. 6.25"x9", 228 pages, line figures, black & white illustrations; errata slip. Publisher’s checkerboard-patterned brown cloth with gilt titles. Covers with light wear, rear cover with some slight staining along the edge. Contents fine. [32631] $750.00
64. Marsh, Blanche. Robert Mills. Architect in South Carolina. Columbia; R.L. Bryan Company: 1970. Robert Mills was America’s first trained architect and a social reformer, was influential in the design of the Washington Monument, and designed many buildings that still stand in his native state. Hardcover. 8"x11", 178 pages, black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear and several chips. [32660] $40.00
65. Maxwell, Gilbert S. Navajo Rugs -past, present & future -. Palm Desert; Desert-Southwest Publishing Company: 1964. 2nd printing. A very popular guide to Navajo rugs, their history, weaving, and collecting them. Maxell was a veteran rug dealer, and has many interesting anecdotes. Softcover. 6"x8.5", 72 pages, black & white, line, and 20 color illustrations. Covers rubbed, light soil, a little wear, "bumped" about 2 inches down from the top along the spine. [32572] $15.00
66. Mayhew, Henry. Mayhew’s London. Being Selections from ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ by Henry Mayhew (First published in 1851). London; Spring Books: 1969. Henry Mayhew’s landmark study, "London Labour and the London Poor" was first published in 1851 and revised several times over the next decade. It covers, often in dramatic and colorful detail, the lives of the street folk, costermongers, peddlers & street sellers, beggars, workmen and laborers of mid-Victorian London. This new edition abridges the 3-volume 1861 edition, concentrating on the more graphic and personal side of the massive survey. Hardcover. 6"x8.5", 592 pages, line illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket lightly worn with a tear on the front panel and several short rips on the rear panel. Name on the front endpaper, otherwise clean and nice inside. [32566] $25.00
67. McClelland, Nancy. Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency 1795-1830. New York; Dover Publications: 1980. A reissue of the 1939 edition, this remains the standard work on Phyfe. McClelland is especially valuable for tracing "the English background of Phyfe's work and in placing his shops' production in the context of his competitors, both in New York City and elsewhere" -Ames & Ward. Softcover. 6.5"x9", 364 pages, 295 black & white illustrations. Light cover wear, newspaper offsetting inside the front cover. Black endpaper removed. Former owner’s embossure on the title page. [32663] $50.00
68. Miller, J. Jefferson, II. Eighteenth-Century Meissen Porcelain from the Margaret M. and Arthur J. Mourot Collection in the Virginia Museum. Richmond; Virginia Museum: 1983. A well-illustrated catalog of 68 pieces from this collection, including Bottger stoneware, Chinoiserie, underglaze blue porcelains, harbor scenes & landscapes, Japanese designs, Hauslmaerie, and colored ground pieces. Softcover. 7.5"x10.5", 68 pages, 3 color and many black & white illustrations. Light wear. [32599] $25.00
69. Miller, Judith. Arts & Crafts. London/New York; DK: 2005. A beautifully illustrated introduction to the Arts & Crafts movement and its products, from the DK Collector’s Guide series. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 240 pages, hundreds of color illustrations, dj. Fine condition. [32672] $25.00
70. Miller, William Davis. Samuel and Gideon Casey, Silversmiths. Reprinted from the Rhode Island Historical Society Collection, October, 1929. In this very scarce offprint William Davis Miller describes several examples of Casey silver that were identified subsequent to the publication f his "The Silversmiths of little Rest" the year before. These included several spoons, a castor, salt cellar and teapot. Softcover. 6"x9", 7 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32641] $100.00
71. [Moorcroft] Moorcroft Pottery. South Kensington; Christie’s: October 9, 1998. The very well illustrated auction catalog to a sale of very fine Moorcroft pottery. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 47+ pages, 483 lots, packed with color illustrations. Fine condition. [32624] $35.00
72. [Moorcroft] Moorcroft Pottery. South Kensington; Christie’s: October 8, 1999. The very well illustrated auction catalog to a sale of very fine Moorcroft pottery. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 48 pages, 557 lots, packed with color illustrations. Fine condition. [32625] $35.00
73. [Moorcroft] Dennis, Richard. William Moorcroft and Walter Moorcroft, 1897-1973. Catalogue of an exhibition of pottery at the Fine Art Society. London; Richard Dennis: 1973. The catalog to a landmark exhibition of the work of this famous firm. Softcover. 8.5"x11.5", 128 pages, 2 color plates and many black & white illustrations. Former owner’s name stamp on endpaper and embossure on title page. Light cover wear, a little rubbing, tips thumbed. [32658] $65.00
74. Mount Vernon China. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association: 1962. Revised edition. A pleasing pictorial romp through the china collection at Mount Vernon. Softcover. 5.5"x8.5", 56 pages, several color and many black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32656] $20.00
75. Ocean Liner Furnishings and Art. New York; Christie’s: June 23, 2005. A wonderful auction of ocean liner art and memorabilia, going back to the 19th century, but mostly 20th. Includes posters, paintings, promotional models, artifacts and furnishings from all your favorite liners! Almost half the auction was devoted to furnishings, decorations and other artifacts from the S.S. United States and the S.S. Normandie. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 119 pages, 294 lots, filled with color illustrations. Corner bump, else fine. [32616] $45.00
76. [Parsons] Garvin, James L. New Hampshire Clocks, Silver, and Furniture. A Salute to Charles S. Parsons. Manchester; Currier Gallery of Art: 1988. The catalog to an exhibition in honor of the premier historian of New Hampshire decorative arts. James L. Garvin contributes the extensive Foreword. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 36 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. Fine condition. [32648] $75.00
77. [Peale] Richardson, Edgar P., Brooke Hindle & Lillian B. Miller. Charles Willson Peale and His World. New York; Harry N. Abrams: 1983. This fine monograph includes biographical essays by Edgar P. Richardson and Lillian B. Miller and a study of his science and technology by Brooke Hindle, as well as a foreword by Charles Sellers and a catalog of Peale’s known paintings. Hardcover. 9"x12", 272 pages, 98 color and 91 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. In fine, bright condition. [32593] $45.00
78. Perez, Nissan N. Focus East. Early Photography in the Near East (1839-1885). New York; Harry N. Abrams / Domino Press, Jerusalem: 1988. A mesmerizing survey of the people and places of the East, from Egypt to the Ottoman Empire, during the middle of the 19th century as captured by professional and amateur photographers of the day. A sweeping work, it includes photographs from every photographer known to have worked in the area during this period. Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 256 pages, 268 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Jacket with light wear, some small holes on the rear panel, else fine and clean. [32590] $50.00
79. [Peto] Frankenstein, Alfred. John F. Peto. The Brooklyn Museum: 1950. An early and important exhibition catalog which helped re-discover this forgotten tromp l’oeil painter. Softcover. 7"x8.5", 50 pages, black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32645] $40.00
80. Pittsburgh Plate Co., Cooke Bros., Proprietors, Manufacturers of Fine Silver Plated Ware, Spoons, Forks, Knives, Hollow Ware. Pittsburgh; c.1870s. A pleasing and interesting price list folder, illustrated with a fancy silver & glass cruet set on the front cover. The three pages list and price an assortment of flat ware. 4"x6.5", folder- illustrated cover + 3 pages of prices. Some soil and wear. [32638] $40.00
81. Potter, Frederic. A Lecture on the Manufacture of Plated goods to the Society of Arts. Delivered 19th April, 1843. No place: 1843. An early lecture which focused in some detail on the manufacture of rolled-plated goods at Sheffield and Birmingham. Electro-plating is mentioned as an inferior process that has not yet been able to produce durable objects, and a short paper is presented on an alternative to the very dangerous method of gilding with mercury, that of using cyanide of potassium instead, which doesn’t sound a whole lot better. Pilkington, of course, was about to make the entire subject academic. A rare lecture- OCLC locates no copies. Softcover. 5.25"x8", 16 pages. Both front and rear cover detached but present. Slight stain at bottom edge. [32639] SOLD
82. [Prendergast] Wattenmaker, Richard J. The Art of Charles Prendergast. Rutgers University Art Gallery/Boston Museum of Fine Arts: 1968. The catalog of a loan exhibition of carved & painted panels, chests, frames, boxes and sculpture by the Arts & Crafts era artist. Softcover. 7"x7", 119 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Light cover wear. [32608] $25.00
83. Prucha, Francis Paul. Peace & Friendship. Indian Peace Medals from the Schermer Collection, National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery: 2001. The catalog to an exhibition of this private collection of 18 American Peace Medals, from George Washington to Chester Arthur. Each is illustrated and described. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 40 pages, color illustrations. Fine. [32654] $65.00
84. Pullin, Anne Geffken. Glass Signatures, Trademarks and Trade Names from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. Radnor; Wallace-Homestead: 1986. An invaluable guide. Softcover. 6"x9", 368 pages, line illustrations. Light wear, tips thumbed, etc. [32662] $45.00
85. Sack, Albert. The New Fine Points of Furniture, Early American. Good, Better, Best, Superior, Masterpiece. New York; Crown Publishers: 1993. Albert Sack's updating of his classic work. He adds two new categories and features an entirely new selection of furniture. "Good, Better, Best" has had a place on the bookshelf of every furniture enthusiast for decades, and now a new edition upholds the tradition. Essential for the student of American furniture. Hardcover. 8"x10.5", 320 pages, 650+ color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32595] $250.00
86. Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery. Albuquerque; University of New Mexico Press: 1974. A survey of the work of seven families of Native American potters- Acoma families Chino and Lewis; Hopi family Nampeyo; Santa Clara families Gutierrez and Tafoya; and San Ildefonso families Gonzales and Martinez. Softcover. 7"x7", 112 pages, many b& and some color illustrations. Light cover soil, tips lightly thumped, corner bump. [32571] $20.00
87. [Smith] Pennsylvania German Folk Art and Decorative Arts from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith. New York; Christie’s: June 3, 1995. Sale 8116. An on-site auction of Pennsylvania-German furniture, metalware, ceramics, folk art, textiles, and more. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 149 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Corner bump, else fine. [32618] $45.00
88. [Spoons] Catalogue of a Remarkable Collection of 16th and 17th Century Provincial Silver Spoons incorporating the entire collection left by the late H.D. Ellis, Esq. London; Sotheby & Co.: November 13-14, 1935. The catalog to one of the most important auctions of English provincial silver ever held. Catalog by G.E.P. How. Softcover. 6"x9.5", 205 pages, 252 lots, many black & white illustrations. Light wear. [32617] $300.00
89. Spuhler, Friedrich. Islamic Carpets and Textiles in the Keir Collection. London; Faber and Faber: 1978. A scholarly study of antique Islamic carpets and textiles in this famous private collection, including carpets from Anatolia, Egypt, Persia, Mughal India and the Caucasus, and textiles of Tiraz, Seljuk, Mamluk, Safavid, Mughal, Anatolian and Moorish origin. O’Bannon 1027. Hardcover. 9"x11", 251 pages, color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32632] $200.00
90. [Stone] Chickering, Elenita C. Arthur J. Stone. Handwrought Silver 1901-1937. Boston Athenaeum: 1981. The catalog to an important loan exhibition of the Boston Arts & Crafts silversmith’s work. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 24 pages, black & white illustrations, marks, errata slip. Fine condition. [32652] $60.00
91. Stringer, George E. New Hall Porcelain. London; Salisbury Square: 1949. The New Hall factory was founded in 1781 by a joint-stock company of five Staffordshire potters who had acquired the Bristol patent for hard-paste, the first instance of a joint-stock company in Staffordshire. The factory produced fine ware until 1830. Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 136 pages, 1 color and 38 black & white plates, dust jacket. Light wear, jacket soiled and with several chips, name stamp and gift inscription on endpaper, light foxing on the endsheets. And frontispiece margin. [32603] $50.00
92. [Stuart] Park, Lawrence. Gilbert Stuart. An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works, with an account of his life. New York; William Edwin Rudge: 1926. One of the most imposing biographies of an early American artist ever written, the first two volumes are devoted to a biography of Stuart by John Hill Morgan, a detailed descriptive lists of his portraits, including a separate list of portraits of George Washington. The last two volumes are completely devoted to 606 black & white plates illustrating Stuart’s portraits. Many of Park’s notes and correspondence with owners of Stuart portraits are now in the Joseph Downs Collection at Winterthur. "A major and monumental work" (Karpel). Karpel H498. 4 volumes. Hardcover. 9.5"x13", 982 pages, with 8 black & white illustrations, 4 gravure frontispieces with tissue guards, and 606 full-page black & white plates. A few light cover scuffs, otherwise an exceptionally clean and fine set. [32592] $450.00
93. Taylor, Ellsworth. Folk Art of Kentucky. A survey of Kentucky’s self-taught artists. University of Kentucky Fine Arts Gallery: 1976. An exhibition of the work of 32 20th-century Kentucky folk artists, with biographical notes. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 36 pages, black & white illustrations and a tipped-in color plate. Some wear. [32646] $40.00
94. Thurman, Christa C. Mayer. Textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago. Art Institute of Chicago: 1992. An excellent survey of the Museum’s important collection of western silks, tapestries, ecclesiastical textiles, needlework, lace, printed cloth, early American textiles, Chicago-based Arts & Crafts textiles, and modern textiles. A book you will never regret having on your shelf. Hardcover. 9"x12", 152 pages, packed with color illustrations, dust jacket. In fine, clean condition. [32582] $40.00
95. Transactions of the American Ceramic Society, comprising the papers and discussions of the First Annual Meeting, held at Columbus, Ohio, February 6-8, 1899 [with] the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Transactions. Columbus: 1899-1916. The first six years Transactions of this important body, with many technical papers covering all aspects of the American ceramics industry, including machinery, glazes, clays, manufacturing, and more. Bound a bit oddly, with transactions 1,2 & 3 in a single binding, Transactions 4 & 6 in a single binding, and Transactions 5, 17 & 18 each in its own binding. Hardcovers. Bound in 5 volumes. 6"x9", 3,397 pages, black & white plates (several folding) and line illustrations. Covers with some soil and wear, hinges almost all broken and contents detaching from the covers. Contents mostly clean and fine. [32591] $275.00
96. [Turkish Pottery] Iznik Pottery: The Vincent Bulent Collection. London; Christie’s: April 26, 2005. The catalog to an auction sale of a superlative collection of 16th and 17th century Turkish ceramics. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 121 pages, 80 lots, packed with color illustrations. Fine condition. [32623] $75.00
97. Twitchett, John & Betty Bailey. Royal Crown Derby. New York; Clarkson Potter: 1976. A very well illustrated study which includes, for the first time, a complete reproduction of the ‘Book of Shapes’. Hardcover. 8.5"x12", 224 pages, 34 color plates, 166 black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear. [32659] $45.00
98. Wall, William E. Graining, Ancient and Modern. Somerville; Published by the Author: 1924. 2nd edition, revised & enlarged. William E. Wall, considered to be one of the preeminent grain-painters and marblers, was himself the son of a grainer. Edmund Wall established his shop in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, where his son learned the trade and eventually took over the business. William received many awards and medals for his work, including medals at the Columbian Exposition, the St. Louis World's Fair, the Jamestown Tercentennial and the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition. He wrote several books and pamphlets on graining, of which "Graining, Ancient and Modern", first published in 1905, is the most famous. This book is one of the classic modern studies of graining techniques and history, with many illustrations and complete descriptions of tools, methods and recipes. This 3rd edition was revised and enlarged. Hardcover. 6.25"x9.5", 143 pages plus 68 plates, most in color. Light cover soil, first few ages lightly soiled, else fine. [32636] $125.00
99. Weidman, Gregory R. Furniture in Maryland 1740-1940: The Collection of the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore; Maryland Historical Society: 1984. A catalog of 260 selected objects from the MHS collection. Although a majority of the furniture was made in Maryland, a substantial portion was made in other places and brought to Maryland by the families which eventually donated it, thus providing an intriguing study of Maryland furniture taste in the 18th and 19th centuries. Softcover. 9"x12", many black & white and several color illustrations. Covers with moderate wear, tips thumbed, contents clean. [32594] $250.00
100. Wilkie, Angus. Biedermeier. New York; Abbeville Press: 1987. A beautiful coffee-table book exploring the decorative and fine arts of the Biedermeier masters. Includes much information on German cabinetmakers of the period. Also includes a number of brilliant period watercolors showing Biedermeier period interiors. Hardcover. 10.5"x12", 216 pages, loaded with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. A near fine copy with the spine ever so slightly faded. [32669] $75.00
101. Yoder, Dr. Don. Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Color Drawings. Lancaster; Landis Valley Associates: 1969. A pictorial catalog to an early loan exhibition of Pennsylvania German frakturs and drawings. The exhibition drew from both public and private collections. Includes an essay on fraktur types by Vernon S. Gunnion and Carroll JL.L. Hopf. Softcover. 8.5"x11", 68 pages, 12 color and 68 black & white illustrations. Light soil. [32611] $50.00
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102. Murphy, Brian. The Root of Wild Madder. Chasing the History, Mystery and Lore of the Persian Carpet. New York; Simon & Schuster: 2005. "[Brian] Murphy has not written a book about Persian carpets [but about] shopping the bazaars of Iran and Afghanistan… negotiated through elaborate conversations-about God, family, war, trade, Hafez's sublime poetry, and, almost incidentally, carpets". Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 297 pages, 23 color illustrations, dust jacket. New. Published for $25.00. [95098] $12.50
103. Meng, Ho Wing. Straits Chinese Furniture. A Collector’s Guide. Singapore; Times Books International: 2003. "Singapore Straits Chinese furniture is a fusion of Chinese Qing dynasty ornateness and early 19th-century English dignity and decorum. It developed its own style and uses in the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca, and Penang". Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 188 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. New. Published for $55.00. [95100] $25.00
104. Meng, Ho Wing. Straits’ Chinese Silver. A Collector’s Guide. Singapore; Times Books International: 2004. "Hindu-Islamic in shape and function, yet characteristic of the Chinese in emblem and design, the fine silver of the Singapore Straits Chinese is an unusual melding of two traditions." Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 191 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. New. Published for $55.00. [95101] $25.00
