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| MCCLELLAND, NANCY Historic Wall-Papers, from their Inception to the introduction of MacHinery J.B. Lippincott. 1924, Limited. Hard Cover. Ex-Library, 458 pages, plus foldout chart of wallpaper history, makes this the definitive resource on the subject. Illustrated with 12 color plates and 245 black and white plates, bibliography, good index, arranged in generally chronological order, covering (no pun) France, England, China, and America. Also valuable is a list of designers, manufacturers, and dealers during the period 1500 to 1840. An amazing resource for architects, designers, artists, home renovators, and anyone else interested in the decorative arts. Withdrawn from Columbia's Avery Library (the beautiful Avery bookplate inside front cover, plus perforations at the head of each chapter, pretty unobtrusive. Two pages with small tears to page edges, remains of paper label to base of spine. Otherwise, very light wear to the binding. Near-Fine/Issued Without Jacket. USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 1426 Click here to order or inquire at Ruggles Books. | ||
| SINKLER, JOHN P. B. The Naomi Wood Collection: An Illustration of Household Gear During the Colonial Years 1950, First Edition, 3rd Printing. Soft Cover. A tour of the Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, as it looked in 1950. Black and white photographs, mostly of the interior, give a good clear look at the period furniture and decorations inside the Mansion. About Very Good condition, with wear to spine ends, edges, and corners, front cover corners and leading edge moderately creased. About Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 2293 Click here to order or inquire at Ruggles Books. | ||
| VARIOUS Russisches Und sowjetisches Porzellan 1895-1935 Badisches Landesmuseum [Edition Braus]. 1991, First Edition. Folded Wraps. 192-page catalogue, with text in German, for an exhibition held at the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe September 21-December 1, 1991, and at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg January 24-Mrch 15, 1992. 210 plates, most in color, plus brief biographies of the artists, a selected bibliography, and three pages of marks. Fascinating to see what was going on in Russia during the various periods, especially to see "suprematist porcelain". Fine in folded wraps as issued. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4413] Book number: 3344 Click here to order or inquire at Ruggles Books. |
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