Heiniger, Ernst A. and Jean.

The Great Book of Jewels.

Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, (1974). (1974). - Quarto [13-3/4 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide], red cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The covers are very slightly bumped & there is a small dent to the front cover. The dust jacket is rubbed with the head of its spine lightly chipped & 2 small stains to the rear panel. 316 pages. There is an owner's name & address on the front pastedown. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

First edition.

With contributions by Eduard Gubelin, Erika Billeter.. [et al]. Good .

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Book number: 32423

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; JEWELS; JEWELRY; GEMS; THE GREAT BOOK OF JEWELS; ERNST A. HEINIGER; JEAN HEINIGER; ILLUSTRATIONS; GEMSTONES; PRECIOUS STONES; HISTORY OF JEWELRY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Krekel-Aalberse, Annelies.

Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1989). (1989). - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The rear cover of the book & the rear panel of the dust jacket are lightly rubbed. 272 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. The bottom edge is very slightly soiled. Near fine.

First American edition. Very good .

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Book number: 26739

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; SILVER; ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO SILVER; SILVERSMITHS; SILVER MARKS; MAKERS' MARKS; ANNELIES KREKEL-AALBERSE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Anlen, Leon; Padiou, Roger.

Les Miroirs de Bronze Anciens: Symbolisme & Tradition. Collection Des Auteurs Et Pieces de Musees.

Paris: Guy Tredaniel Editeur, (1989). (1989). - Quarto [approximately 12 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], textured cloth titled in gilt in a pictorial dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with a light score mark to the rear cover. The dust wrapper is rubbed. 635 pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. There is some light soiling to the fore-edge & top edge. Very good.

First edition. The text is in French. Very good .

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Book number: 28684

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: ART; DECORATIVE ARTS; BRONZE MIRRORS; LES MIROIRS DE BRONZE ANCIENS: SYMBOLISM & TRADITION; LEON ANLEN; ROGER PADIOU; CHINESE MIRRORS; TLV MIRRORS; SYMBOLS; EGYPTIAN MIRRORS; GREEK MIRRORS; ETRUSCAN MIRRORS; ROMAN MIRRORS; PERSIAN MIRRORS; ISLAMIC MIR

Beard, Geoffrey.

International Modern Glass.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1976). (1976). - Quarto [11-7/8 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide] dark teal cloth in a dust wrapper. The corners of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are slightly rubbed. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with a short tear to the bottom edge of its front panel. 264 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. There is offsetting to the endpapers with light foxing to the top edge of the book. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 33622

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; ART; ART GLASS; GLASSWARE; INTERNATIONAL MODERN GLASS; GLASSMAKERS; GLASS DESIGNERS; GLASS MANUFACTURERS; GEOFFREY BEARD; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Benjamin, Susan.

English Enamel Boxes / from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries.

London: Orbis Publishing, (1978). (1978). - Small quarto [approximately 10 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide], blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine with a vignette stamped in gilt within a gilt frame on the front cover. All the edges are gilt; marbled endpapers. The book is housed in a blue cloth covered slipcase with a pictorial label mounted on each panel. There is a tiny tear to the cloth on the bottom edge of the front cover. The top edge of the slipcase is lightly rubbed. 127 pages. Profuse color illustrations. Near fine.

No. 28 of a limited edition of 500 copies for the United Kingdom, signed by the author. The colophon is in the form of a pictorial bookplate mounted on the front pastedown. Fine .

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Book number: 23696

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; ENAMELWARE; ENAMEL BOXES; BATTERSEA; ENGLISH ENAMEL BOXES FROM THE EIGHTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES; SUSAN BENJAMIN; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; ILLUSTRATIONS; LIMITED EDITION.

Boger, Louise Ade.

The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain (from Prehistoric Times to the Present).

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1971). (1971). - Quarto, cloth, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. There is spotting to the front cover & some very light spotting to the rear cover. The top & bottom edges of the dust jacket are chipped. [x] & 533 pages, printed in 2 columns. Black-and-white & color illustrations with profuse black-and-white vignettes in the margins of the text. The top edge & fore-edge are foxed. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 3954

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; PORCELAIN; POTTERY; REFERENCE; DICTIONARY; ENCYCLOPEDIA; LOUISE ADE BOGER; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Cato, Ken).

Cato Design.

(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1995). (1995). - Quarto [10-1/4 inches square], cloth, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped. The head & tail of the spine & the bottom edges of the covers are rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed with the tail of the jacket spine lightly chipped. 158 & [2] pages, some of them printed on black stock. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Very good.

First edition.

Foreword by Massimo Vignelli. Very good .

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Book number: 24056

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; DESIGN; CATO DESIGN; DESIGNER; AUSTRALIAN; KEN CATO; GRAPHIC DESIGN; PACKAGING; CORPORATE IDENTITY; LOGOS; GRAPHICS; MASSIMO VIGNELLI; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Clark, Robert J.).

Art & Design in Vienna 1900-1930.

(New York): La Boetie/Robert K. Brown Art & Books, 1972. 1972. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in decorative white wrappers. The wraps are slightly darkened along the spine. viii, [ii] & 21 pages & [1] leaf plus 24 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Also with black-and-white illustrations on the inside wraps. Very good.

Catalog for an exhibition shown at La Boetie, New York from May 23 to June 24, 1972. The introduction is by Robert J. Clark. Very good .

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Book number: 22861

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; VIENNA; VIENNESE SECESSION; WIENER WERKSTATTE; ART & DESIGN IN VIENNA 1900-1930; FURNITURE; LAMPS; GLASSWARE; CERAMICS; ROBERT J. CLARK; CATALOG; EXHIBITION; LA BOETIE, NEW YORK; ROBERT K. BROWN ART & BOOKS; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Clark, Fiona.

William Morris: Wallpapers and Chintzes.

New York: St. Martin's Press / London: Academy Editions, (1973). (1973). - Quarto [approximately 11-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], light blue cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with the top & bottom edges of the covers slightly faded. There is some very light staining & soiling to the rear panel of the dust jacket & the edges of the panel are slightly darkened. 95 pages. Profuse full-page & half-page illustrations in black & white and color. The top edge of the book is foxed. Very good.

First American edition.

With a biographical note by Andrew Melvin. The book contains complete catalogs of wallpapers and chintzes designed by William Morris. Very good .

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Book number: 33528

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; DESIGN; REFERENCE; WILLIAM MORRIS: WALLPAPERS AND CHINTZES; FIONA CLARK; CATALOG OF WALLPAPERS; CATALOG OF CHINTZES; ILLUSTRATIONS; BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; ANDREW MELVIN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

(Darley, Mark). Miller, R. Craig.

Modern Design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1890-1990.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1990. 1990. - Quarto [12-1/4 inches high by 10 inches high] decorative dark blue & black cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & there are 2 price-stickers on the front flap. 312 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations in color and black & white by Mark Darley. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 24652

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; DESIGN; MODERN DESIGN IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1890-1990; R. CRAIG MILLER; PHOTOGRAPHER; MARK DARLEY; FURNITURE; CRAFTSMANSHIP; POTTERY; GLASS; TEXTILES; FASHION; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Deo, Shantaram Bhalchandra.

Glimpses of Nepal Woodwork. The Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. New Series. Volume III.

(Calcutta): Indian Society of Oriental Art, (1968-69). (1968-69). - Quarto [11-3/8 inches high by 9 inches wide], tan cloth with the society's logo in red on the front cover, in a dust wrapper with a black-and-white illustration mounted on its front panel. The extremities of the dust jacket are darkened & chipped with small pieces out. The head of its spine has been partially repaired with Scotch tape. A tear to the bottom edge of its rear panel has also been repaired with tape. xv & 48 pages plus 1 folding map & 38 pages of black-and-white illustrations, including 1 architectural drawing & profuse photographic illustrations by the author. The contents are very good.

First edition.

Published as Volume III of the Journal of the Society of Oriental Art, editor Umakant P. Shah. Good .

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Book number: 35437

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; ARCHITECTURE; WOODWORK; NEPAL; GLIMPSES OF NEPALI WOODWORK; DEO SHANTARAM BHALCHANDRA; PHOTOGRAPHS; TECHNIQUES; TOOLS; DOORS; PILLARS; BRACKETS; WINDOWS; TYMPANUM; EAVE BOARDS; EROTIC SCENES; SYMBOLISM; FOLDING MAP; JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN

Dickinson, Anna; Trim, Judy.

Anna Dickinson / Judy Trim.

London: Roy Miles, (1990). (1990). - Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is slightly rubbed & bumped. 12 pages, including 6 full-page illustrations. Near fine.

Catalog for a joint exhibition of works by British artists Anna Dickinson and Judy Trim shown at Roy Miles, London from 5-19 June, 1990. Very good .

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Book number: 31868

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; BRITISH ARTISTS; ANNA DICKINSON; JUDY TRIM; JOINT EXHIBITION; ROY MILES, LONDON; CATALOG; GLASS ART; CERAMICS; METALWORK.

Dolez, Albane.

Glass Animals: 3,500 Years of Artistry and Design.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1988). (1988). - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9 inches wide], cloth, in a dust wrapper. The covers are slightly rubbed. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with a short tear to the head of the spine. 224 pages. Profusely illustrated in color & black & white. Near fine. Fine .

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Book number: 9900

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; GLASSWARE; GLASS ORNAMENTS; GLASS ANIMALS: 3,500 YEARS OF ARTISTRY ANDD DESIGN; ALBANE DOLEZ; HISTORY OF GLASSWARE; ILLUSTRATIONS; GLASSMAKERS; GLASS MANUFACTURERS.

(Downs, Joseph).

Pennsylvania German Arts and Crafts: A Picture Book.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946. 1946. - Small quarto [10 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial tan & red wrappers. The wraps are lightly soiled & foxed with their edges slightly darkened. [28] pages, including 22 pages of black-and-white illustrations. There is occasional light foxing with small stains to the bottom inner corners of a number of leaves. There is light soiling & a tear to the top margin of 1 leaf. Good.

5,000 copies printed by the Plantin Press. Good .

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Book number: 17603

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; PENNSYLVANIA; IMMIGRANTS; PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ARTS AND CRAFTS: A PICTURE BOOK; FURNITURE; CARVINGS; FRACTUR WORK; CARVED CHESTS; POTTERY; JOSEPH DOWNS; METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

Drexler, Arthur; and Daniel, Greta.

Introduction to Twentieth Century Design / from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art New York.

(New York: The Museum of Modern Art), (1959). (1959). (New York: The Museum of Modern Art), (1959). (1959). Very good. - Small quarto, 10 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial white wraps. The covers are lightly bumped & soiled and the spine darkened. 94 & [2] pages, with profuse black & white illustrations. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 99326

Catalogue: Decorative Arts

Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS; DESIGN; INTRODUCTION TO TWENTIETH CENTURY DESIGN from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art New York; ARTHUR DREXLER; GRETA DANIEL; THONET BENTWOOD FURNITURE; ART NOUVEAU; DE STIJL;THE BAUHAUS; MACHINE ART; CHAIRS; LIGHTING; TABLEWAR