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Dec Arts-Am. - Kitchens and Household Furnishings

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  Eagles, urns and Columns: Decorative Arts of The Federal Period.
Manchester, NH, The Currier Gallery of Art, 1979, circa. Softbound. VG. 20 pp. a few bw illustrations. Â
   ¶ A brief introduction by Robvert Doty is followed by a listing of 201 items in the exhibit. Several bw illustrations.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 105041
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  PoliArte.
Verona, Lampade per Interni, 1969. Softcover. VG. Bw comb bound wraps. Unpaginated. Profuse bw plates. Â
   ¶ Text in Italian, English, German, Spanish and French. Survey of Poliarte lamps.
USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 | £UK 36.25 | JP¥ 5295] Book number: 35160
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  Silver Anniversary Collection: Selected Articles from the Bulletin.
Summit, NJ, Music Box Society International, 1974. Hardbound. ISBN: 0915000008. VG. Blue gilt-embossed cloth. 992 pp. profusely illustrated in bw. Â
   ¶ What an astounding compilation of articles. Topics include music boxes, cylinder phonographs, Cylinder Boxes, Disc Boxes, Repairs, Nickelodeons, Violin Players, Small Organs, Orchestrions, Automata and everything in between. A goldmine of information not available elsewhere. These articles were written between 1949 and 1974.
USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 | £UK 75.25 | JP¥ 11032] Book number: 104994
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DOONER, KATIE E.,  Telephone Collecting: Seven Decades of Design, With Price Guide.
Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing, 1993. Softcover. ISBN: 0887404898. VG-, small sticker front cover, light wear to cover edges. Blue wraps. 125 pp. Numerous color plates.
   ¶ The definitve handbook for collectors!.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 24703
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GOULD, MARY EARLE.,  Early American Wooden Ware & Other Kitchen Utensils.
Rutland, VT, Tuttle, 1962. Hardbound. VG. Orange embossed cloth covers. 243 pp. with 131 bw Illustrations. Â
   ¶ A terrific reference, with lots of information on what 19th century American kitchens looked like and how they functioned. First reprint of the 1948 edition.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 106512
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LANDREAU, ANTHONY N.,  America Underfoot: A History of Floor Coverings from Colonial Times to the Present.
Washington, D. C. SITES, 1976. Softbound. VG-, some wear and fading at cover edges/corners, ex art library with pocket at rear still very nice. Brown wraps. 76 pp. 8 color, 84 bw plates. Â
   ¶ This interesting volume contains the following chapters: Sand and Straw, Painted Floors and Floorcloths, Oriental Rugs, 'Turkey Work' and the Axminster Carpet, Folk Rugs, The Great American Carpet Industry, and The Second Revolution: The Tufted Carpet and Other Modern Innovations, as well as many lovely plates.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 14013
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LASANSKY, JEANNETTE.,  Willow, Oak and Rye, Basket Traditions in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Univ Press, 1979. Softbound. VG. BW illustrated wraps. 60 pp. over 100 bw photographs. Â
   ¶ An outgrowth of the Oral Traditions prject, this book overflows with wonderful illustrations and anecdotes.
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 104973
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LIBIN, LAWRENCE, CURATOR.,  Keynotes: Two Centuries of Piano Design.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985. Softbound. VG. BW wraps. 32 pp. sillouette illustrations. Â
   ¶ 32 works are discussed.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 105099
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LITTLE, NINA FLETCHER.,  Floor Coverings in New England Before 1850.
Sturbridge, Old Sturbridge Village, 1967. Softcover. VG, previous owners name on cover. White ill. wraps. 83 pp. 48 bw plates. Â
   ¶ A great book on this seldom-discussed topic. Includes a bibliography.
USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1677] Book number: 30582
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MARSH, JAMES R.,  Early American Chandeliers: Catalog 53A.
Pittstown, NJ, James R. Marsh, 1953. Softcover. VG- (Some bending and small tears to the covers; Some bending to pages). White illus. folder with stapled pages within; 12 pp.; 38 bw line drawings, 16 bw photos. Â
   ¶ Catalogue of adaptations of early American hand-wrought chandeliers for sale from Fiddlers' Forge in Pittstown, NJ; Includes price list.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 109203
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MEYER, SUSAN M.,  The Salisbury Mansion: A Plan for Furnishings.
Worcester Historical Museum, 1986. Softbound. VG. Green printed wraps. 36 pp. 130 items illustrated in on form or another. Â
   ¶ An informative and most useful research document for understanding the day-to-day existance and life of this house way back when.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 105040
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ROTH, RODRIS.,  Floor Coverings in 18th-Century America (United States National Museum Bulletin #250, Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology, paper 59).
Washintgon, D. C, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1967. Softcover. G+, slight discoloration and soiling to cover, minor foxing to interior. White ill. wraps. pp. 1 - 64. 28 bw ills.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 28123
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SANBORN, KATE.,  Old Time Wall Papers.
New York, E.P. Dutton 7 Co. 1908. Limited to 1050 copies. Hardbound. Covers are off, spine is shot, contents clean and VG. Paper-covered boards with paper label. xiv, [2], 116 pp. 83 pates (a few tipped in colour with printed tissue guards). Â
   ¶ An excellent candidate for re-binding in any fashio that pleases. A wonderful book with original examples of old wall papers mounted in.
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 114636
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SCHNADIG, VICTOR K.,  American Victorian Figural Napkin Rings.
Des Moines, IA, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1971. Hardbound. VG. Light aqua cloth with gilt embossed title. 153 pp. profusely illustrated in bw with over 500 items shown. Â
   ¶ This mighty compendium contains over 500 photographs of decorative napkin rings from the last three decades of the 19th century.
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 105503
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SORIN, GRETCHEN SULLIVAN AND ELLEN KIRVEN DONALD.,  Gadsby's Tavern Museum Historic Furnishing Plan.
Alexandria, VA, The City of Alexandria, VA, 1980. Softcover. VG-, small sticker & slight wear to spine. Tan wraps. 257 pp. 40 bw plates. Â
   ¶ Hand-numbered-131 out of 300 copies.
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4413] Book number: 20532
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THORNTON, PETER.,  Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior, 1620 - 1920.
New York, Viking. Hardbound. ISBN: 067014228x. VG. Black cloth with brown illustrated dustjacket. 408 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw.
   ¶ A superlative book on this topic, and very well-illustrated. A pleasure to read.
USD 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 | £UK 48.25 | JP¥ 7061] Book number: 36619
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WELCH, MARY B.,  Mrs. Welch's Cookbook.
Des Moines, Iowa, Crown Craft Printing, 1985. Softbound. VG, never been used. Wire Spiral ring binding, bright yellow printed wraps. 279 pp. with laid- in conversion chart. Â
   ¶ Reprinted in 1985 by the Iowa Chapter of The Victorian Society of America, this cookbook has become a classic, both for it's content and it's philosophy regarding the importance of good food, good nutrition and the fundamental worth of a woman in her roles as mother, homemaker, chef and household manager. The author organized and headed the first Department of Domestic Economy from 1875-1883 at Iowa State Agricultural College, where her husband was the first president and had previously approved coeducation. She was an instructor of Domestic Economy, English, and Elocution from 1875 to 1893. She was very-well educated at cooking and domestic economy both in "the East" and in Great Britain as part of her preparation for her teaching load.
USD 275.00 [Appr.: EURO 183.5 | £UK 165.5 | JP¥ 24271] Book number: 37025
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WELLMAN, RITA.,  Victoria Royal.
Watkins Glen, American Life Foundation, 1970. The Library of Victorian Culture. Hardbound. VG. Purple cloth, gold lettering and insignia on cover; 192 pp text and bw drawings; occasional bw photograph.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 106909
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WINKLER, GAIL CASKEY AND ROGER W. MOSS.,  Victorian Interior Decoration: American Interiors 1830-1900.
New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1986. Hardbound. ISBN: 080500078X. VG-/VG- (corners bumped). Red boards w/ ill. dj; 257 pp text and bw illus.; 16 pp color plates in center section of book.
USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 | £UK 13.25 | JP¥ 1942] Book number: 106908
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WINTERNITZ, EMANUEL.,  Keyboard Instruments in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Picture Book.
NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1961. Softbound. VG. Brownish illustrated wraps. 48 pp. profusely illustrated in bw.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 105100
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