2014ref. BOOKS072662IDijon France: editions Faton 2014. HC. fine pictorial boards hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 9782878441949 Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name held at the Chateaux de Versailles 26 October 2014 to 22 February 2015. 280pp. editions Faton unknown
1992ref. BOOKS071892IPrinceton NJ: Princeton University Press 1992. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0691038678 NOTE - THIS ISBN APPLIES TO BOTH Volumes V and VI - this listing is for Volume V only which includes: RENAISSANCE FURNITURE SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN AND FRENCH by David Dubon; and FRENCH FURNITURE: EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES PART I by Theodore Dell. 384pp. Princeton University Press unknown
1998ref. BOOKS031385IYorkshire: Leeds Art Collections Fund 1998. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover owner's name. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0901286869 - THREE VOLUME SET Published to mark the 75th Anniversary of the National Art-Collections Fund. This large and important work provides a carefully researched and lavishly illustrated survey of furniture at the two celebrated country house museums maintained by the Leeds City Council. The main strength of the collection is elite English 18th century furniture much of which was commissioned for great houses now destroyed. The last complete catalogue of a public collection of English furniture was Percy Macquoid's volume on the Lady Lever Art Gallery which appeared in 1928. THREE VOLUME SET: Volume I 1978 246pp; Volume II 1978 pp247-522 Volume III pp523-744. Leeds Art Collections Fund unknown
2005ref. BOOKS069901ILondon: Christie's 2005. PB. very good wraps softcover SLIPCASE FOR Volumes I and II. color illustrations. Christie's Sale 7171 London 14 & 15 December 2005. Offered here is the complete catalogue set including: In the original very good slipcase - VOLUME I - EVENING SALE Wednesday 14 December 2005 Lots 1-82; VOLUME II - DAY SALE Thursday 15 December 2005 Morning Lots 101-225 and Afternoon Lots 301-400; and THE COMPENDIUM WITH CD - A concise gallery guide illustrating all the lots in the sale with abbreviate descriptions introductory essays and a DVD. Christie's unknown
1932ref. BOOKS070108ILondon: M. Harris and Sons 1932. PB. good brown cloth spine hardcover edgewear SEE NOTE. B&W illustrations. IMAGES AVAILABLE -- ".LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY PART III c1770 to c1840 . Including a Section showing French examples of earlier date and recent purchae of various periods." THIS VOLUME ONLY - Volume III of the three volume set. Brown cloth spine with paper covered boards - book block is a tad loose within the casing images available. This landmark catalogue has been used over the years by leading auction houses to establish provenance and/or supply information on various antiques. p315-p497. M. Harris and Sons unknown
1983ref. BOOKS069458IWoodbridge Suffolk UK: Barra Books 1983. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0907462375 First published in 1924-7. This set published in an edition of 500 copies. Volume One 349pp; Volume Two 384pp; Volumen Three 376pp. Nice Complete Set. Barra Books unknown
1923ref. BOOKS068268IGrand Rapids MI: Periodical Publishing Co 1923. HC. good faux limp leather boards hardcover with light edgewear. A Collection of Measured Drawings of Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accompanied with Photographs and Text. Periodical Publishing Co unknown
2004ref. BOOKS063868ILondon: Ronald Phillips Ltd 2004. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. color illustrations. 175pp. Ronald Phillips Ltd unknown
1999ref. BOOKS063884IBarcelona: Espiga Pinto 1999. HC. fine pictorial boards hardcover faint corner bumps. color illustrations. ISBN 9722615947 321pp. Espiga Pinto unknown
1992ref. BOOKS063514IPrinceton NJ: Princeton University Press 1992. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0691038678 Volume V: 384pp; RENAISSANCE FURNITURE - SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN AND FRENCH and FRENCH FURNITURE Pt. 1 AND GILT BRONZES EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES - Volume VI: 336pp; FRENCH 18th & 19th CENTURY FURNITURE Pt. 2 & GILT BRONZES. Princeton University Press unknown
1950ref. BOOKS050510IMilan Italy: G. G. Gorlich Editore 1950. HC. good brown boards hardcover. color frontis 510 B&W ill. Title translates to roughly: "The Piece of Furniture of art from the 1400's to the 1800's - Italy France Germany Austria England North America." A unique assemblage of furniture illustrations. 42pp of text. G. G. Gorlich Editore unknown
ref. BOOKS049281IMilano Italy: Luigi Alfieri n.d. HC. very good red cloth hardcover faint edgewear on spine. B&W and color illustrations. Camere Da Pranzo - Tinelli - Camere Da Letto - Tolette - Vassoi - Varia" Exquisite illustrations of Venetian laquerwork and decorative lacquered furniture. Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy with sharp illustrations. Very faint wear to cloth on the bottom of the spine and the rear edge of spine hard to see. RED CLOTH - NO DUSTJACKET as published Luigi Alfieri unknown
1904ref. BOOKS040436IBoston MA: American Architect Company 1904. HC. good loose leaves laid in edgeworn folio folder as published. 28 B&W photos and drawings. Franklin 2362. American and English chairs and furniture. 24pp of text. American Architect Company unknown
ref. aly2412Sarasota: Furniture Forum Inc. c. 1960. 4to. pp. 131. profusely illus. in b/w. black stamped cloth some minor edge wear pen notes on front free endpaper Sarasota: Furniture Forum Inc., [c. 1960] hardcover
ref. DKEriBAK60Holland MI: nd. folio. pp. 136 2. profusely illus. index. later damaged wrs. many leaves dog-eared. Holland, MI: nd. unknown
1913ref. 11142308Toledo: Come-Packt Furniture Company 1913. Softcover. Overall Good to Very Good condition with some creases and tears and a chip at the top right hand corner of one page. Early 20th century oblong direct mailer measuring 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" that folds out to four 4 large pages each measuring 24" x 36" containing many black and white photos of Mission and Arts and Crafts furniture models. Come-Packt Furniture Company unknown
1976ref. 1014917Baker Furniture January 1976. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Boxed set of 2 hardcovers and a paperback index. 11.25x9 maroon leatherette covered boards with gold gilt decoration in matching box. Softcover index book is illustrated. Illlustrated throughout all the books with both b/w and color glossy photos. Very nice gift quality set. 6 pounds. sku 136489 Baker Furniture hardcover
1929ref. Q1031New York: Halsey McCormack & Heller 1929. Very good. Blueprint 24.5 x 31 inches. Design dated 1929 with 1930 company stamp on the reverse. Full scale schematic drawing for a combination desk lamp/writing set possibly designed for the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Brooklyn. With an original linen-backed photograph of the object 8.25 x 10.5 inches with binder punches in the gutter and writing on the back light soil and creasing. The blueprint has a 2-inch closed tear along one of the center creases otherwise Near Fine. Currently folded up the blueprint could easily be ironed out for display--or one could track down the original set and have a DIY Joseph Kosuth-style "One and Three Desk Sets" installation a suggestion made in jest but that would actually be pretty neat. Halsey McCormack & Heller was an architecture firm founded in 1920 known for their landmark Art Deco and Beaux-Arts style bank buildings located around New York including the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Brooklyn 1927-1929 the Emigrant Savings Bank in the Bronx and the Dime Savings Bank in Brooklyn. Halsey, McCormack & Heller unknown
1905ref. 002413Chicago: A. J. Johnson & Sons Furniture Company 1905. First Edition. Very good. Trade catalog n. d. ca 1905; oblong folio 18 1/4 x 13; pp. 58 recto only; textured olive wraps 1/4 cloth and large rivets as published; a small cut to cloth on spine; wraps with a few spots to margins and nicks and cuts along edges of paper; faint vertical crease; numerous sepia-tone illustrations; very good condition. A beautiful lavish trade catalog for the A. J. Johnson & Sons Furniture Company - established in 1869 and known for manufacturing luxury furniture. Each page featured an entire suite ie. beds bureau chifforette vanity foot stool etc. the materials the pieces were made of Mahogany Walnut the style of the furniture Queen Anne Hepplewhite William and Mary and the dimensions. A. J. Johnson & Sons Furniture Company hardcover
ref. 136489Holland Michigan Baker 1111. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Boxed set of 2 hardcovers and a paperback index. 11.25x9 maroon leatherette covered boards with gold gilt decoration in matching box. Softcover index book is illustrated. Illlustrated throughout all the books with both b/w and color glossy photos. Very ni Holland Michigan, Baker hardcover
1965ref. BIBLIO-44084Furniture History Society London original journal issues 1965-2016. 39 vols printed wrappers 4to. This is a good but broken run of Furniture History the journal of the Furniture History Society which is an extensively illustrated scholarly journal issued annually to members. The society's website notes that: "It is the only journal devoted to the history of furniture from all parts of the world and is internationally recognised as authoritative. Subjects range from the work of individual makers and designers to aspects of interior decoration domestic economy and trade practice. Contributions have been made by the leading scholars in the field. From time to time single issues are devoted to individual subjects or notable articles published in special editions. vol.1 slightly rubbed and soiled the others Very Good clean copies. Furniture History Society, London, original journal issues, 1965-2016 unknown
1912ref. 3220206Oblong folio 318 x 472 mm 88 chromolithograph illustrated pages; only occasional light spotting; original cloth-backed flexible boards imitating cloth front cover printed in bronze colour; spine worn a few marks. The furniture house Grocholesky situated in a small town near Hildesheim in Lower Saxony offered entire suites for living- dining- and bedrooms mainly in art nouveau style however still including the odd piece of historicist design for the more conservative buyer. The large and beautiful illustrations show suites of furniture with the measurements on each page; the furniture suitably decorated with modernist vases and mantelpiece decorations on display on dressers shelves and cupboards to give customers an idea of design potential. gProvenanceg: Inscribed on the rear inside cover by a citizen of Bockenem at a later date and with stamp and release stamp by a local museum. Bockenem: Grocholesky, Printed by H. W. & C., Berlin.
1997ref. 2111902160304174Foundation Tamashin Regional Cultural Foundation 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 400 pages Size: A5 size (Foundation) Tamashin Regional Cultural Foundation paperback
1948ref. 2110502150412893Technical data publishing society 1948. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Technical data publishing society paperback
1953ref. 2092902137306136Maruzen 1953. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 42p Size: 26 x 18 cm Maruzen paperback