Bernar Venet
Bernar Venet
This is a very good softcover copy of a gallery brochure of the work of sculptor Bernar Venet. It is bound with a spiral wire binding and consists of 8" X 11" color photographs of Bernar Venet's work, individual pieces and room settings. 35 photographs in all. No text, but the photographs have captions in French and English with materials and sizes. All the works are furniture that is torch cut steel with a wax finish. Galerie J. Rabouan-Moussion, Paris. No price list. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Dorotheum
Austrian Design
This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Light wear to the spine. Completely clean inside and out. Text in German and English. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at the Dorotheum in Vienna on February 29, 2012. The sale consisted of Austrian modernist furniture designs from the 20th century. Essay by Christian Witt-Dorring. 168 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Works by over 50 designers. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 182 pages.This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Ward, Gerald W. R.
American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Foreword by Mary Gardner Neill. Preface by Patricia E. Kane. Catalogue of 233 examples in the collection, organized by type, by Gerald Ward. All works illustrated in black & white + a color plate section with 25 full page plates. The pieces range in date from the 1650's to the 1950's, with the vast majority dating to before 1850. Bibliography. Concordance. 10" square, 485 pages. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Saporiti Italia
Saporiti Italia: Sedie
This is a very good hardcover copy without dust jacket, as issued, with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is Volume 4, in the Saporiti Italia series on their furniture production. This volume is on chairs. Illustrated in color. Text in Italian, English, French and German. Many of Saporiti Italia's chais from these years have Missoni fabric coverings. 11" high X 10" wide, 50 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Clara Santini
Mille mobili veneti. L'arredo domestico in Veneto dal sec. XV al sec. XIX. Venezia
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian. This is Volume 3 only of Santini's three volume series on Venetian furniture. 611 color photographs of Venetian furniture from the 15th century through the 19th century. Bibliography. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. 13" high X 10" wide, 335 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Acayaba, Marlene Milan et al.
O Museu da Casa Brasileira
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Portuguese. Probably the finest collection of Brasilian furniture and decorative arts. Most of the works illustrated are furniture, over 160 pieces, the earliest from the 17th century and continuing through the 20th century. Also a section on decorative arts and a much smaller section on paintings. Essays by several writers including Delia Beru, Gloria Bayeux, Jose Wilton Guerra, Maria Helena Brancante, Maria Helena Estrada, Maria Ruth Amaral Sampaio, and Marlene Milan Acayaba. 11" high X 8" wide, 319 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Zanotta
Zanotta 1986-87
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside. Covers have light soil. Text in Italian. Introduction in Italian, French, English and German. Zanotta started producing furniture in 1954. They produce works by all the leading Italian designers. Illustrated throughout in color with a photograph of each object + a technical drawing and specifications. 7" high X 5" wide, about 140 pages.
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Artcurial
Art Deco
This is a very good softcover copy. Short soft crease to edge of front cover and first page Completely clean, save for a small mark on the rear cover. Text in French and English. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Artcurial in Paris on May 24, 2016. The sale included an exceptional group of pieces by Maxime Old (1910 - 1991) a master of art deco furniture designs. The pieces offered here are from his commission in 1970 in Marseille for the offices of the Port Autonome of Marseille. 24 lots by Maxime Old in the sale. 164 lots in all. All lots illustrated in color. Prices realized sheet included. 11" high X 8" wide, 188 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Duncan, Alastair
A A. Rateau
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear. One closed tear to back panel of dust jacket. Completely clean. Text by Alastair Duncan. This catalog was prepared to accompany the first exhibition of the work of A A. Rateau since before World War II. It was the culmination of a decade's worth of research and acquisition of works by Rateau undertaken by the Delorenzo Gallery. 20 works by Rateau are catalogued and illustrated in color. Archives from the Rateau family supplied black & white photographs of Rateau's studio, etc. Chronology. 11" high X 10' wide, 88 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Aloi, Roberto
Esempi di Arredamento Moderno di Tutto Il Mondo. 2 Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli
This is a very good softcover copy in a very good blue dustwrapper with light edge wear. Very clean inside, just one tiny tan stain (the size of a finger print) to the edge of the front blank endpaper. Otherwise completely clean. This is another volume in Roberto Aloi's famed and prized 'Esempi' series. This volume is Volume 2: Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, (on tables, small tables and serving carts). 250 works are illustrated here in black & white, with information on the designer, producer, materials, etc. Text in Italian. Entries in Italian, French, English and German. Short essay by Italian architect Carlo di Carli. Back in the day these were indispensable references for collectors and dealers. All the volumes covered modern design not only in Italy, but all over Europe, England, America. 11" high X 8" wide. First published in 1956 this copy was reprinted a year later in 1957. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Aloi, Roberto
Esempi di Arredamento Moderno di Tutto Il Mondo. 2 Bis.Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli. Seconda Serie
This is a very good softcover copy in the original gray stiff card covers, printed in blue. No dustwrapper. Completely clean. This is another volume in Roberto Aloi's famed and prized 'Esempi' series. This volume is Volume 2 Bis: Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, Seconda Serie (on tables, small tables and serving carts). 254 works are illustrated here in black & white, with information on the designer, producer, materials, etc. Text in Italian. Entries in Italian, French, English and German. Short essay by Italian architect Carlo di Carli. Back in the day these were indispensable references for collectors and dealers. All the volumes covered modern design not only in Italy, but all over Europe, England, America. 11" high X 8" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Harwood, Barry R.
The Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and Innovation in 19th Nineteenth-Century America
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Covers a bit rubbed. Completely clean inside and out. The spine is not creased, binding firm. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition that opened at the Brooklyn Museum in November 1997 and ran to February 1998. This was the first large exhibition of the designs of George Hunzinger (1835- 1898), one of the most innovative and influential 19th century American furniture designers. 10 color plates + over 200 black & white photographs and reproductions of pages from trade catalogs, interiors with Hunzinger furniture, etc. Bibliography. 12" high X 8" wide, 168 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Contet, F.
Les Sieges d'Art: Epoques Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI et Empire
This is a very good hardcover portfolio in the original brown paste-paper covered boards with just light wear. Brown cloth spine with title in gilt. Completely clean. 50 black & white photographic plates with 110 objects shown. All portfolio cloth ties are present. 18" high X 13" wide. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Contet, F.
Les Sieges d'Art: Epoques Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI et Empire
This is a very good hardcover portfolio in the original blue, brown and cream marbled paper covered boards with just light wear. Brown cloth spine with title in gilt. Completely clean. 50 black & white photographic plates with over 100 objects shown. All portfolio cloth ties are present. 18" high X 13" wide. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Leben, Ulrich
Molitor ébéniste de Louis XVI à Louis XVIII
This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with light wear, and one tiny chip off the rear panel of the jacket. Completely clean. Text in French. This is the first French edition released after the 1989 German edition. The most comprehrensive monograph on Bernard Molitor (1755- 1833), one of the last great ebenistes in France. One of his first orders came from Marie Antoinette, who ordered floor paneling from mahogany wood for her boudoir in Fontainebleau from him. This book provides a catalogue raisonne of 173 of Molitor's works. All illustrated in black & white, also many color plates, 270 illustrations in all. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 247 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Pellegrini, Antonio
Una Casa in Citta e un Casino in Campagna
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in gray linen cloth with a brown leather title label on the spine, title in gilt, and gilt device on front cover, with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Top page-edge gilt. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. Text in Italian. An interesting look at Venetian furniture, decorative arts and paintings in a house in town, and a house in the country. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 10" high X 8" wide, 225 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Luther, Clair Franklin
The Hadley Chest
This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket. The jacket is has a chip at the top of the spine, and a tiny chip at the front panel lower corner, otherwise complete. Completely clean inside and out. This is a limited edition of 525 numbered copies. Illustrated in black & white with photographs. 11" high X 8" wide, 144 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Bibliotheque de L'image
Ensembles Mobiliers: Volume 13, 1953
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket of volume 13 only, (1953) from the 18 volume series. Completely clean, no wear at all. No text. 48 black & white plates. This series exactly reproduces the portfolios produced in Paris between 1937 and 1960 by Charles Moreau. These portfolios are larger and were highly sought after because each plate shows a room setting, not just an individual piece of furniture, making it easier to understand the style. Index of Designers in this volume includes: Andre Arbus, Louis Baillon, Suzanne Guiguichon, Maurice Jallot, Jules Leleu, Pierre Guariche, Pierre Paulin, Jean Royere, Louis Sognot among many others. 9" high X 12" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Krier, Leon
I mobili disegnati da Leon Krier
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian, French, English and German. Illustrated in color with photographs of each piece of furniture + line drawings with technical specifications for each piece. Includes pieces named Mensa, Sella, Aries, Agnus, Ovis, Tetra, Pylon, Palmus, Abacus, Témenos, and Lamina. 12" high X 8" wide, 41 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Tinti, Mario
Il Mobilio Fiorentino
This is a very good hardcover copy in the dark blue cloth covers with gilt titles and stool design on the front cover. Very clean inside and out but small light stains to lower margins of a few pages not affecting the plates. No date but usually said to be ca. 1930. Text in Italian. 320 black & white plates. Scarce standard reference for Italian furniture from Florence. 13" high X 10" wide, 78 text pages + plates. Very scarce in this condition, it feels hardly used. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Vial, Henri, Marcel Adrien & Girodie, André
Les Artistes Décorateurs Du Bois, Répertoire Alphabétique des Ébénistes, Menuisiers, Sculpteurs, Doreurs Sur Bois Ayant travaillé en France Aux XVII° et XVIII° Siècles
This is a very good hardcover two volume, mixed set with light wear. Volume 1, Tome Premier: A a L, was published in 1912, Bibliotheque d'Art et d'archeologie, as a limited edition of 600 copies. Volume 2, M a Z & Supplement, was published in 1922 by Jean Schemit, Editeur, Paris. Both volumes are bound in light green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. There is a gift inscription on the front endpaper of Volume 1. Otherwise completely clean throughout. Both volumes have the original softcovers bound in. Text in French. Not illustrated. 10" high X 8" wide, 323 & 261 pages. Large heavy books, foreign shipping will be extra. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield
Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties
This is a fine hardcover copy bound in olive green cloth with title in gilt on the spine, with a near fine hardshell slipcase with light edgewear, and a small brown stain to the top edge of the slipcase only. Completely clean inside. Essential reference on Classical Chinese furniture written by one of the great twentieth century collectors. 250 finely printed illustrations, including 27 color plates. 14" high X 10" wide, 303 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Kjellberg, Pierre
Art Deco Les Maitres du Mobilier, Le Decor des Paquebots
This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket. Spine of jacket a bit sunned. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Second edition revised and enlarged. Color and or black & white illustrations on every page. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 247 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Christie's
English and Continental Furniture (including Property from Culham Court Interiors by Chester Jones)
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's London January 26, 2007. Sale code: FLUX-7386. The sale included furniture from ineriors designed by Chester Jones for Culham Court. 226 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. 11" high X 8" wide, 162 pages.
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Pradere, Alexandre
French Furniture Makers: The Art of the Ébéniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. No fading or marks to jacket. Completely clean inside and out. Black silk moire endpapers. Slight yellowing to the page edges. Along with works by Pierre Verlet, this monograph is one of the standard works on fine French furniture of the 18th century. This book covers the works of over 60 French ebenistes. 530 illustrations including many color plates. At least one color plate for each master carver + several black & white illustrations. Glossary of Woods. Glossary of French terms. Bibliography. 13" high X 10" wide, 442 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Churchill, Edwin A.
Simple Forms and Vivid Colors: An Exhibition of Maine Painted Furniture, 1800-1850
This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Very clean inside and out, except for previous owner name on half title-page: Robert Thayer, the well known Connecticut antiques dealer. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Maine State Museum from July 8, 1983-February 28, 1984. Foreword By Dean A. Fales, Jr. Illustrated throughout in color with 32 large color plates. photographs. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 117 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Rice, Norman S.
New York Furniture Before 1840 in the Collection of the Albany Institute of History and Art
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Albany Institute of History & Art in 1962. Introduction by Milton W. Hamilton. Text and preface by Norman S. Rice, who also curated the exhibition. This is the Cogswell Fund Series publication number two. Illustrated throughout in sepia with photographs. Bibliography. 10" high X 8" wide, 63 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Colglazier, Gail Nessell
Springfield Furniture 1700-1850: A Large and Rich Assortment
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Very clean inside and out, Previously owned by Robert Thayer, the well known Connecticut antiques dealer, with his scribbled name on the title-page. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum from April 27 to December 31, 1990. Checklist of cabinetmakers working in Springfield, 1700- 1850. Illustrated in color and black & white. 8" high X 9" wide, 56 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Ronfort, Jean Neree.
Andre Charles Boulle, 1642-1732 : un nouveau style pour l'Europe
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. The spine is not creased, binding firm. Text in FRENCH. This catalog was prepared to accompany an exhibition held at Museum fur Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, from October 30, 2009 to January 31, 2010. Andre Charles Boulle (1642- 1732) became the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Initially discovered by Jean Baptiste Colbert, Boulle spent his life working for the Sun King, Louis XIV, and other French royals. 121 works in the exhibition, about 75 of these are pieces of furniture or decorative arts. Also drawings and paintings. Almost all these works illustrated in color, a few in black & white. Also a section on 20th century furniture influenced by Boulle. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 467 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Ferrari, Fulvio; Ferrari, Napoleone
The Furniture of Carlo Mollino
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color with photographs, drawings and detail shots on practically every page. Essays by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari. Chronology. Bibliography. 12" high X 10" wide, 239 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Abbott, James Archer
Jansen Furniture
This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket, Completely clean. This is a comprehensive survey of the Jansen decorating firm's furniture, both seating and case furniture. Illustrated in black & white and color. Glossary. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 384 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Dealporte, Guillemette
Rene Herbst: Pioneer of Modernism
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. The jacket is not faded or clipped. Completely clean. Text in English. Illustrated mostly in black & white using vintage photographs of Rene Herbst's furniture and interiors. His relationship with UAM is extensively explored. Chronology. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 215 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Colombari, Rossella et al.
Carlo Mollino. Catalogo dei mobili/ Furniture Catalogue
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in English and Italian. Preface by Gillo Dorfles. This is a comprehensive catalog of Carlo Mollino's furniture presented in chronological order. Illustrated in color and black & white with vintage photographs for each piece + usually color photographs of surviving examples. Exhibition history. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 111 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Marcilhac, Félix
André Groult (1884-1966) : Décorateur-Ensemblier du XXe Siècle
This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. Standard reference on André Groult (1884-1966), one of the finest of the French art deco furniture makers. He was born in the same generation as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Andre Arbus, Jean-Michel Frank, among many others. In 1935, Groult designed the furnishings of the first-class cabins on the ocean liner SS Normandie. He became well known for his use of galuchat, a type of animal skin often taken from sharks. He exhibited an interior in the famous 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. Illustrated in color and black & white. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 279 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Kylloe, Ralph
Indiana Hickory Furniture
This is a very good softcover copy bound in simple tan printed stapled wrappers. This copy SIGNED by Ralph Kylloe, playfully and with contact information: address, new phone number. Includes edited facsimile printings of the product catalogues of the Old Hickory Furniture Company (1922) and the Indiana Willow Products Co. (1948). 8" high X 11" wide, 13 pages text + illustrations. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Kuchumov, A.
Household Interior Decoration in Nineteenth Century Russia: The Exhibition in the Pavlovsk Palace Museum
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in blue cloth with gilt titles and designs, without dust jacket as issued, with almost no wear. No slipcase. Completely clean. Text in English, Russian, French and German. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Pavlovsk Museum in 1977. Illustrated throughout in color. List of Plates with lots of identifying information about the furniture, date, etc. 11" high X 10" wide, 302 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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NUTTING Wallace
Furniture treasury (Mostly of American Origin). All periods of American furniture with some foreign examples in America also American hardware and household utensils... Vol. I (-III)
3 voll.n in 8, legatura edit. in p. tela (il terzo volume presenta la sovraccoperta) con 5.000 illustrazioni (nei primi due volumi), pp. 548 (il terzo volume). Ponderosa e ricca opera che documenta la storia del mobile antico americano.
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Barnett, Helen
The Art of Stencilling
64 pages, illustrated, (Osmiroid Creative Leisure Series) eng
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A Short History of Hopewells Furnishers Nottingham
20 pages, illustrated. eng
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Bartolucci, Marisa; Cabra, Raul (eds.)
Karim Rashid
96 pages, illustrated, index, (Compact Design Portfolio Series). eng
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Bartolucci, Marisa; Cabra, Raul (eds.)
Karim Rashid
96 pages, illustrated, index, (Compact Design Portfolio Series). eng
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Gloag, John
English Furniture
181 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index, (Library of English Art). eng
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Robertson, Max (ed.)
Going for a Song: English Furniture, Arthur Negus Talks to Max Robertson
252 pages, illustrated, appendices, time chart, glossary, index, light spotting to page edges. eng
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Ayyildiz, Ugur
Contemporary Hand Made Turkish Carpets
96 pages, illustrated. eng
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Trigg, John and David Field
Fashioning Furniture : Beautiful Designs That Will Save You £££s
96 pages, illustrated by the authors and Marilyn Day. eng
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Andrews, John
The Price Guide to Antique Furniture 1970
445 pages, illustrated. eng
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Miller, Judith & Martin & John Bly (eds.)
The Antiques Directory : Furniture
639 pages, illustrated, glossary, index. eng
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Davis, Frank
The plain man's guide to second-hand furniture
2nd impression. Hardback in dust jacket. VG/G (repaired). Ink inscription on the front endpaper. 16917. eng
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AA.VV.
Important Barbizon & other paintings Bronzes by Rodin and Barye Brussels Tapestries Rugs French and Italian furniture Silver, linens & other fine appointments Collection of the late Emil Winter removed from his residence "Lyndhurst" Pittsburgh, Pa. Public auction sale January 15, 16, and 17
in inglese cartone edit. lievemente sbiadito e mancante del dorso, lievi erosioni ai bordi
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Lilli Latino Giorgio
Atlante-repertorio dell'artigianato d'arte italiano alla fine del XX secolo (stampa 1992)
tela edit. con sovrac. ill., piccolo rottura in sovrac.
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