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1. THE ARCHITECTURE, DECORATION, AND FURNITURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM, Geo. H. Polley & Co., Boston, MA, c1890, 26 plates, good+, maroon cloth spine, paper covered boards w/light edgewear, "Selected from 'Works in Architecture' published 1778-1822 and Photolithographed from the Originals." Handsome selection of 26 folio size plates., (Order No: 38476 ), $100.00
2. THE CHIPPENDALE SOCIETY - CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS, The Chippendale Society, Leeds, UK, (2000), 40pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 45990 ), $10.00
3. LOAN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE AND THE DECORATIVE CRAFTS, Free Hospital for Women, Brookline, MA, 1925, 100pp, good, tan paper covered boards (hardcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held for the benefit of the Free Hospital for Women, Brookline, Mass. held at the Park Square Building, December 8 to 29, 1925., (Order No: 38495 ), $20.00
4. LOAN EXHIBITION OF EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY FURNITURE & GLASS - GIRL SCOUTS LOAN EXHIBITION CATALOGUE 1929, Hillman Printers (Frome Ltd), England, (1977) reprint, B&W illustrations, very good, light blue cloth (hardcover) NOTE CLOTH IS MOTTLED, Reprint of the scarce "Girl Scouts Exhibition Catalog". This exhibit in 1929 included: "Examples of Lustre Ware, Lowestoft, and Toile de Jouy used in America during these periods. Portraits by Stuart, Peale and Others". This was a benefit exhibition at the American Art Galleries in New York City from September 25th to October 9th 1929. It is this exhibit that preciptated a collecting awareness for these periods. CONDITION NOTE - This is a nice clean and tight copy BUT this copy exhibits some mottling to the cloth. This copy comes from a Florida home, and this mottling can occur in that climate. Internally a "like-new" copy., (Order No: 6355 ), $200.00
5. LES MEUBLES ET LA DECORATION EN ANGLETERRE 1680-1800, Librairie Hachette, Paris, early 1900s, B&W illustrations, 205pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover), Text and photograph captions in French. Wonderful black and white photographs of English furniture and room settings., (Order No: 29746 ), $50.00
6. MODERNE KLASSIKER -- MOBEL DIE GESCHICHTE MACHEN, Schoner Wohnen, Hamburg, Germany, (1991), B&W illustrations, 264pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 3570013677 A look at contemporary modern German furniture and its designers. Text in German., (Order No: 48488 ), $75.00
7. EARLY FURNITURE MADE IN NEW JERSEY: 1690-1870, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, 1958, B&W illustrations, 89pp, fine, wraps (softcover), An exhibition from October 10, 1958 to January 11, 1959. Includes a biographical checklist of NJ cabinet-makers. Best general reference work on New Jersey furniture., (Order No: 2421 ), $20.00
8. Allsopp, Bruce, DECORATION AND FURNITURE: VOLUME I, THE ENGLISH TRADITION, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, London, (1952), color frontis, B&W ill., 235pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The development of the English tradition of design in decoration and furniture from Saxon times to the present day., (Order No: 31342 ), $25.00
9. American Art Association, AMERICAN FURNITURE INCLUDING LABELED, PEDIGREED AND HISTORIC EXAMPLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BENJAMIN FLAYDERMAN, American Art Association, New York, B&W illustrations, 165pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Sale Number 3908 held April 17th and 18th, 1931, conducted by O. Bernet, H. H. Parke, A. N. Bade; and, H. E. Russell, Jr. Auction included "American Furniture Including a Complete Samuel McIntire Room and single pieces by the same maker. Also Examples of Excellence by Goddard, Townsend and Other Leading Craftsmen. Glass - Silver - Pewter - Chintzes - Staffordshire and Lustre Ware. Sold by the Order of the Owner Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, Mass." Prices realized written in at each item, probably during the auction., (Order No: 46258 ), $125.00
10. Ames, Kenneth L. (editor), VICTORIAN FURNITURE: ESSAYS FROM A VICTORIAN SOCIETY AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM, Victorian Society in America, Philadelphia, PA, (1983), B&W illustrations, 254pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Published as "Nineteenth Centure: Vol. 8, Nos. 3-4, 1982". Five essays including: Continuitry and Change in Furniture Style; Business, Commerce and Labor; Studies of Specific Firms and Forms; High Culture Architects and Designers; and, On the Geographic and Social Periphery - Respectability at Fifty Dollars Down, 20 Months to Pay., (Order No: 4412 ), $10.00
11. Andrews, Edward Deming and Andrews, Faith (letter to original owner and envelope from Faith Andrews laid in), SHAKER FURNITURE: THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF AN AMERICAN COMMUNAL SECT, Dover Publications, New York, 1950, B&W illustrations, 133pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's bookplate, (Order No: 724 ), $25.00
12. Andrews, Edward Deming & Faith, SHAKER FURNITURE: THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF AN AMERICAN COMMUNAL SECT, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1950, B&W illustrations, 133pp, good, wraps (softcover), Originally published in 1937. Definitive work. Franklin 2173 - best on the subject., (Order No: 4000 ), $4.00
13. Andrews, Edward Deming; Malcolm, Janet;Emerich, A. D.; Benning, A. H. (catalog by); Herman, Lloyd (foreword); Tayor, J. (intro), SHAKER - FURNITURE AND OBJECTS FROM THE FAITH AND EDWARD DEMING ANDREWS COLLECTIONS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1973, B&W and color illustrations, very good++, wraps (softcover) in fine clam shell box as issued, "COMMEMORATING THE BICENTENARY OF THE AMERICAN SHAKERS." Published for the exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts. In this presentation clamshell box is the 88 page exhibtion catalogue, an 8 page booklet SHAKER: THE HEAVEN-INSPIRED DRAWINGS; and the 8 page booklet SHAKER: RENDERINGS OF TEXTILES AND COSTUMES FROM THE INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN. In addition, laid in is the invitation and reply card to the preview exhibition in Washington, DC for the first of November, 1973., (Order No: 50609 ), $75.00
14. Billcliffe, Roger, MACKINTOSH FURNITURE, E. P. Dutton, New York, (1985) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 223pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525481753 Charles Rennie Mackintosh was the most important and original British furniture designer since Robert Adam, a century earlier., (Order No: 46467 ), $15.00
15. Boger, Louise Ade, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FURNITURE STYLES - ENLARGED EDITION, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1969), B&W illustrations, 500pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0684176416 A comprehensive guide to the stylistic development of domestic furniture from classical times to the present in Europe, America and the Far East. Each section gives a general description of the period style and an account of the leading craftsmen, which is followed by a detailed analysis of various types of furniture, starting in each case with chairs and ending with such accessories as mirrors and clocks., (Order No: 27884 ), $14.50
16. Brackett, Oliver, THOMAS CHIPPENDALE - A STUDY OF HIS LIFE, WORK AND INFLUENCE, Hoddeer and Stoughton, Ltd., London, [1924], B&W illustrations, 281pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) wear top/bottom of spine, "With Numerous Illustrations Selected to Show the Development of His Style." Franklin 2413 = Best on the Subject., (Order No: 51791 ), $65.00
17. Brady, Linda Hubbard, ROYCROFT HAND MADE FURNITURE, The House of Hubbard, East Aurora, NY, (1973), B&W ill., 61pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), A facsimile of a 1912 catalog with other related material added--for the sake of interest., (Order No: 34302 ), $20.00
18. Broome, Patrick, THE HYDE PARK COLLECTION, 1965-1990: TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM, Far Eastern Press, Hong Kong, (1989), color illustrations, 381pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 9627260061 This anniversary album, published to celebrate Hyde Park's first quarter century, brings together a cross-section of the pieces which have established Hyde Park's reputation., (Order No: 44456 ), $25.00
19. Buck, Roy C. and Jones, Richard (selection and essays by), HERITAGE SAMPLER: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DOMESTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (1750-1900), Mus of Art/The PA State Univ, University Park, PA, 1979, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), A celebration of the homely arts and crafts of household and farm. Catalog to an exhibition held on July 10 - September 23, 1979., (Order No: 24901 ), $12.50
20. Burton, E. Milby, CHARLESTON FURNITURE 1700-1825, University of SC Press, Columbia, SC, (1971) 2nd ptg, 149 B&W illustrations, 150pp, good, cream cloth spine, vellum colored boards (hardcover), First Edition published in 1955 as "Contributions from The Charleston Museum: XII.", (Order No: 8614 ), $60.00
21. Cescinsky, Herbert, ENGLISH FURNITURE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Waverley Book Company, Ltd., London, n.d. c1915, color illustrations, good, 3/4 leather (hardcover) wear to spines, "Illustrated from drawings by the author and from photographs." Volume I, 384pp; Volume II, 384pp; and, Volume III, 384pp. Internally a nice clean and tight set, fading and wear to leather spines and corners. Franklin 2428 Best on the Subject., (Order No: 46608 ), $250.00
22. Christie's, REFLECTED GLORY: A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MAGNIFICENT MIRRORS, Christie's, London, 2006, B&W and color illustrations, 74pp, fine, wraps (softcover), An exceptional collection of mirrors, wonderfully illustrated, and auctioned on 6 July 2006., (Order No: 51090 ), $25.00
23. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., HIGHLY IMPORTANT AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS AND COMMISSIONS INCLUDING CERAMICS - DECEMBER 10, 1988, Christie's, New York, 1988, B&W and color illustrations, 114pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "Including furniture from Gustav Stickley's house, Syracuse, New York, circa 1903." The properties of The Collection of Althy Ardman; Nancy Murray; The Estate of Dr. James H. Stubblebine; Peter Wiles, Sr. (grandson of Gustav Stickley); and various other properties., (Order No: 33121 ), $20.00
24. Courter, J. W., ALADDIN: THE MAGIC NAME IN LAMPS - ALADDIN KEROSENE MANTLE LAMPS, ALADDIN ELECTRIC LAMPS, AND ALACITE BY ALLADIN, Wallace-Homestead Co., 1986 8th ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 168pp, good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1971., (Order No: 52793 ), $25.00
25. D'Allemagne, Henry-Rene, 80 TOILES IMPRIMEES ET INDIENNES DE TRAITE DE LA COLLECTION HENRY-RENE D'ALLEMAGNE, Librairie Grund, Paris, (1948), color illustrations, 10pp intro., very good in good fold-over case with ties, An exceptional folio presentationof wallpapers - limited to 300 copies. Eight colorful plates (10" by 12 1/2") in various subjects, including: florals, monuments, historical subjects, Napoleon, sports, dramatic scenes, hunting scenes, and more. Impressive plates, suitable for framing, which is why these limited sets have not survived intact., (Order No: 43360 ), $450.00
26. Darty, Peter, CHAIRS: A GUIDE TO CHOOSING, BUYING AND COLLECTING, The Pyne Press, Princeton, NJ, (1972), over 200 B&W and color ill., 118pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 087861060X Contents include: English chairs; French chairs; The Age of the Ebeniste and Menuisier; American chairs; Windsor chairs; Art Nouveau; and the Modern Movement. Bibliography., (Order No: 4520 ), $20.00
27. de Jonge, Eric (editor and introduction by), COUNTRY THINGS FROM THE PAGES OF THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES, The Pyne Press, Princeton, (1973), B&W illustrations, 341pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Collection of articles from the MAGAZINE ANTIQUES, on country furnishings, etc., (Order No: 6310 ), $12.50
28. De Kesel, W., VLAAMS BAROK MEUBILAIR IN LAK, Rectavit Publicaties, Drongen, Belgie, (1991), B&W and color illustrations, 120pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A look at the lacquered furniture made in Belgium., (Order No: 47186 ), $50.00
29. Downs, Joseph, AMERICAN FURNITURE: QUEEN ANNE AND CHIPPENDALE PERIODS, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1952 1st ed, 401 ill. w/descriptions, 36p intro/note, very good, red/tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Definitive, standard reference for this period. Illustrations are from the Winterthur Collection. Franklin 2210., (Order No: 544 ), $25.00
30. Drepperd, Carl W., HANDBOOK OF ANTIQUE CHAIRS, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1948 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 275pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 491 ), $10.00
31. Dumonthier, Ernest, CHAIRS BY THE JACOB BROTHERS: DIRECTORY AND CONSULATE PERIODS, Albert Morance / Brentano's, Paris / New York, (1921), 42 B&W plates - complete, very good, published as loose sheets in cloth portfolio, Part of the Documents D'Art series from the French Garde Meuble. 11 page booklet includes history, marks, and list of plates. Some light wear to cloth portfolio folder., (Order No: 37013 ), $275.00
32. Edwards, Ralph, A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHAIR, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1951, 120 B&W illustrations, 30pp of text, good+, green cloth (hardcover), Prepared by the Keeper of the Department of Woodwork, this volume is illustrated by more than 100 examples from the V&As collections covering the collection from about 1500 to the end of the Georgian period., (Order No: 43446 ), $30.00
33. Elder, William Voss and Stokes, Jayne E., AMERICAN FURNITURE 1680- 1880 FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, (1987), 139 B&W and color ill., 184pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) small bump bottom of spine, ISBN 0912298626 Catalogue of the collection, including: Seating Furniture; Case Furniture; Desks; Clocks; Tables; and, Miscellaneous., (Order No: 28128 ), $175.00
34. Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield (selected and catalogued by) (preface and essays by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth), CHINESE HARDWOOD FURNITURE IN HAWAIIAN COLLECTIONS, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI, (1996), B&W ill., 100pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1878529617, (Order No: 33026 ), $30.00
35. Ellwood, G. M. (introduction by), ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATION 1680 TO 1800, Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, [1909], 201 pages of B&W plates, ten page intro, good++, green cloth (hardcover), From the introduction. "It is the aim of this book to give some idea of the beautiful furniture produced in England between 1680 and 1800 including only what is good in design, and entirely ignoring the debased motives (Chinese and Gothic Chippendale and the work produced by Chippendale and Sheraton under direct French influence) that are of interest only to those who profess an admiration for anything that is old or of high value, however ugly it may be.", (Order No: 43464 ), $40.00
36. Feduchi, L., SPANISH FURNITURE, Tudor Publishing Company, New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 313pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Text in four languages - Spanish, English, French and German. This study covers all periods from Iberian and Roman furniture through the 20th century with Gaudi and art nouveau., (Order No: 47190 ), $75.00
37. Fitz-Gerald, Desmond (revised and edited by), VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM - GEORGIAN FURNITURE, Her Majesty's Stat. Office, London, 1969, 144 B&W color plates, 30pp of text, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of furniture, one of the most famous in the world, is particularly strong in examples from the Georgian Period. Many notable pieces have been bought over the last twenty years and this new, enlarged edition of a picture book first published in 1947 (second edition 1958) provides a lavish survey of this collection., (Order No: 45843 ), $45.00
38. Furniture History Society, FURNITURE HISTORY - THE JOURNAL OF THE FURNITURE HISTORY SOCIETY - VOLUME XXXV FOR THE YEAR 1999, Furniture History Society, Cheltenham, Glouc. UK, 1999, B&W illustrations, 172pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 41476 ), $17.50
39. Furniture History Society, FURNITURE HISTORY - THE JOURNAL OF THE FURNITURE HISTORY SOCIETY - VOLUME XXXVI FOR THE YEAR 2000, Furniture History Society, Cheltenham, Glouc. UK, 2000, B&W illustrations, 251pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 41477 ), $17.50
40. Furniture History Society, FURNITURE HISTORY - THE JOURNAL OF THE FURNITURE HISTORY SOCIETY - VOLUME XXIX FOR THE YEAR 2003, Furniture History Society, Cheltenham, Glouc. UK, 2003, B&W illustrations, 155pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 41480 ), $17.50
41. Furniture History Society; Hird, Barbara (compiled by), FURNITURE HISTORY - VOLUMES XXVI-XXXV 1990-1999 INDEX, Furniture History Society, Cheltenham, Glouc. UK, 2002, 80pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 41481 ), $10.00
42. Garvin, James L. (introduction by), PLAIN & ELEGANT - RICH & COMMON: DOCUMENTED NEW HAMPSHIRE FURNITURE, 1750-1850, New Hampshire Historical Soc, Concord, NH, (1979), B&W illustrations, 153pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915916096 Catalogue of "A Loan Exhibition 29 September through 3 November 1978.", (Order No: 46773 ), $40.00
43. Gay, Eben Howard, A CHIPPENDALE ROMANCE, Longmans, Green, & Co., New York, 1915, B&W illustrations, 206pp, good++, brown cloth spine, teg (hardcover), Limited to One Thousand Copies. This Copy is Number 561. The furniture portrayed, which is all in mahogany, was assembled by the author and formed the decoration of his house, views of whose exterior and interior are included among the illustrations., (Order No: 45510 ), $30.00
44. Gayler, Julius F., FURNITURE YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Currier & Harford Limited, New York, 1926, B&W illustrations, 61pp, good++, blue paper covered boards (hardcover) clean, tight copy, "The Principal Periods of Furniture with Numerous Illustrations of the Best Historical and Modern Examples." 22 double sided plates in rear pocket., (Order No: 52545 ), $10.00
45. Gilborn, Craig, ADIRONDACK FURNITURE AND THE RUSTIC TRADITION, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1987), B&W and color illustrations, 352pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810918447 Here is America's finest and broadest collection of decorative arts in the rustic style., (Order No: 33130 ), $45.00
46. Gloag, John, BRITISH FURNITURE MAKERS, Collins, London, 1946 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 48pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Britain in Pictures series number 89., (Order No: 43539 ), $7.50
47. Graham, Clare, CEREMONIAL AND COMMEMORATIVE CHAIRS IN GREAT BRITAIN, Victoria & Albert Museum, England, (1994), B&W ill., 134pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1851771360 This volume examines the origins of the seat as a symbol of authority and traces the development of ceremonial and commemorative chairs in Great Britain up to the present day., (Order No: 33444 ), $75.00
48. Grandjean, Serge, EMPIRE FURNITURE 1800 TO 1825, Faber and Faber, London, (1966), 96 B&W plates, color frontis, 120pp of text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Author was conservateur of the Louvre. Uncommon title., (Order No: 522 ), $100.00
49. Gray, Stephen (edited by); Smith, Mary Ann Clegg (history by), THE MISSION FURNITURE OF L. & J. G. STICKLEY, Turn of the Century Editions, New York, (1983), B&W illustrations, 189pp, very good, wraps (softcover) small tear on front cover, ISBN 094032606X, (Order No: 49685 ), $14.50
50. Greysmith, Brenda, WALLPAPER, Macmillan Publishing Co.,Inc, New York, (1976) 1st Amer, B&W & color ill., 208pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The history of wallpaper from the sixteenth century to the present., (Order No: 30894 ), $12.50
51. Hall, Dorothea (editor) (introduced by Tony Curtis), DISCOVERING FURNITURE: COLLECTING FOR PLEASURE, AN ABSORBING GUIDE TO THE HISTORY AND VALUES OF AFFORDABLE ANTIQUES, Bracken Books, London, (1992), color ill., 144pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1851709118 From the highly popular COLLECTING FOR PLEASURE series, this book presents 34 different items such as 'The Chaise Longue', 'The Pine Chest of Drawers' and 'The Longcase Clock', and shows them in their historical settings so that the reader can learn when, where and how certain types of furniture were first introduced, how they were made and used--and at the same time, it gives complete coverage of the style and social history of the time., (Order No: 21244 ), $14.50
52. Hallett, Charles, FURNITURE DECORATION MADE EASY, Charles T. Branford Co., Boston, MA, (1956) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 146pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A practical work manual for decorating furniture by stenciling, gold-leaf application and freehand painting.", (Order No: 43421 ), $10.00
53. Halsey, R. T. H. and Tower, Elizabeth, THE HOMES OF OUR ANCESTORS: NEW ENGLAND'S FURNITURE & INTERIORS THROUGH COLONIAL & EARLY REPUBLICAN TIMES, Doubleday, Doran and Co., New York, 1946 edition, over 160 B&W and color ill., 302pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, First published in 1925. "As shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York from the Beginnings of the Republic through the Early Days of the Republic.", (Order No: 502 ), $5.00
54. Hayden, Arthur (edited and revised by Cyril G. E. Bunt), CHATS ON COTTAGE AND FARMHOUSE FURNITURE, Ernest Benn Limited, London, (1950) 2nd rev, B&W illustrations, 238pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB no external marks, In this second edition, the text has been left in its original form, though certain slight alterations have been found necessary including replacing some plates with new illustrations., (Order No: 47534 ), $7.50
55. Hayward, Charles H., ANTIQUE OR FAKE? THE MAKING OF OLD FURNITURE, Evans Brothers Limited, London, (1970), B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0237351889 The author, a cabinet maker who learned his trade at the turn of the century when traditional methods were still employed, presents an exceptionally good guide to the constructional clues in detecting of fakes in furniture., (Order No: 4810 ), $25.00
56. Headley-Whitney Museum, THE TUTTLE MUDDLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF A KENTUCKY CASE-ON-FRAME FURNITURE GROUP, Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY, (2000), B&W illustrations, 76, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition of the same name held October 5-December 31, 1997. Contents include: The Mason County Region - A Brief History; The Cabinetmaking Business in All Its Various Branches; Discussion of the Furniture; Furniture Illustrations and Descriptions; Diagram of Case-on-Frame Form., (Order No: 46502 ), $75.00
57. Hepplewhite, A.; Bienenstock N. I. (compiled and edited by); Storey, Walter Rendell (supplement by), THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE; OR, REPOSITORY OF DESIGNS - HEPPLEWHITE VOLUME, Towse Publishing Company, New York, 1942, B&W illustrations, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) EX-LIB with much edgewear, A complete reprinting of George Hellplewhite's book of furniture designs followed by the supplement, "A Gallery of Hepplewhite Furniture and A Sketch of Hepplewhite's Life and Works" by Walter Rendell Storey. Folio edition, limited to 500 copies and signed by Storey. Ex-lib with much edgewear., (Order No: 50767 ), $85.00
58. Hewitt, Benjamin A.; Kane, Patricia E.; Ward, Gerald W. R., THE WORK OF MANY HANDS: CARD TABLES IN FEDERAL AMERICA 1790-1820, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1982, 125 B&W ill, 8 color plates, 198pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0894670166 This extraordinary study of the regional characteristics of a single furniture form is a gratifying example of scientific methodology harnessed to serve the arts. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name at the Yale University Art Gallery, the book is largely based on Benjamin A. Hewitt's ten-year computer study of the form, ornament, and construction of nearly 400 federal period card tables from three broad geographic areas and nine urban centers in the Eastern United States. The study is given breadth and texture by Gerald Ward's essay on early American card-playing and by Patricia Kane's chapter on the role of design and price books in standardizing card table manufacture; but the heart of the presentation is Hewitt's comprehensive statistical analysis. (from a book review in ART & ANTIQUES, July-August 1982). An uncommon and essential furniture reference., (Order No: 24047 ), $600.00
59. Hinckley, F. Lewis, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE: THE AUTHENTIC CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN & AMERICAN DESIGNS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CONNOISSEURS, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1953) 1st ed, 1103 halftones, 355pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 4155 ), $65.00
60. Hinckley, F. Lewis, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE: THE AUTHENTIC CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN & AMERICAN DESIGNS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CONNOISSEURS, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1953, over 1100 photographs, 355pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4225 ), $7.00
61. Hopkins, Thomas Smith, COLONIAL FURNITURE OF WEST NEW JERSEY, orig pub 1936, B&W illustrations, 113pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Limited reprint of the 1936 edition published by This Historical Society of Haddonfield, New Jersey, which was also limited to 300 copies. An important cornerstone work to New Jersey furniture., (Order No: 1055 ), $45.00
62. Hughes, Therle (written and illustrated by), THE POCKET BOOK OF FURNITURE, Country Life, London, (1973) 3rd ptg, 132 B&W figures, 416pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0600430677 The detailed analysis of the vast range of furniture available, together with over 1,000 line drawings, provides a useful guide for the collector in identifying particular pieces., (Order No: 22840 ), $4.50
63. Hummel, Charles F., A WINTERTHUR GUIDE TO AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE FURNITURE: MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN COLONIES, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1976) 1st ptg, over 135 B&W and 16 col. ill, 144pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0517521768 The 151 pieces illustrated in this guide are a careful sampling of Chippendale furniture (1755-1790) from New York, Philadelphia, and the South., (Order No: 4291 ), $5.00
64. Hyam, Leslie A. and Falcke, Shirley (foreword by), COLONIAL FURNITURE - THE SUPERB COLLECTION OF THE LATE HOWARD REIFSNYDER INCLUDING SIGNED PIECES BY PHILADELPHIA CABINETMAKERS, American Art Association Inc, New York, 1929, B&W illustrations, 275pp, good+, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), Scarce catalogue of the April, 1929, landmark auction sale of the collection built over 30 years by Howard Reifsnyder and formerly contained in The Reifsnyder Residence; The Pennsylvania Museum; and, Mount Pleasant Mansion, Philadelphia. Items sold by the order of the Executors Hannah G. Reifsnyder and Corn Exchange National Bank and Trust Company, Philadelphia. Prices realized written in for each item in Red Ink. This auction set a record for the highest price paid for a piece of American furniture when Henry F. Dupont purchased Item 696 - "The Very Important Van Pelt Chippendale Carved Mahogany Highboy, Philadelphia circa 1770" for the sum of $44,000 (1929 pre-crash dollars!!!) for Winterthur. Lot 656 "Important Queen Anne Carved Fiddle-Back Side Chair, Philadelphia, circa 1730" sold for $9,000, and in January 2002 this same chair sold to a private collector at Christie's New York for $666,000, believed to be an auction record for American Queen Anne side chairs. The similar chair (Lot 655) sold for $38,500 at Sotheby's in June 1990. An unbelievable auction catalogue, and as important as the 1929 Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition catalogue., (Order No: 41356 ), $750.00
65. Israel Sack, Inc. (Joseph H. Hennage, Editor, Highland House), AMERICAN ANTIQUES FROM ISRAEL SACK COLLECTION - VOL V., Highland House Publishers, Washington, DC, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, p1116-p1387, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Volume Five includes reprints of Sack Brochures 26, 27, 28, and 29 with an index following page 1387. There are 48 pages in full color., (Order No: 50728 ), $100.00
66. Janzen, Reinhild Kauenhoven, and Janzen, John M., MENNONITE FURNITURE: A MIGRANT TRADITION (1766-1910), Good Books, Intercourse, PA, (1991), 241 B&W and color ill., 231pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1561480479 Tells the story of the Plains Mennonites and their journeys. It recounts the roots of their furniture tradition and documents its connection to life in the Vistula Delta in the late 1700s and early 1800s., (Order No: 6581 ), $7.50
67. Jobe, Brock (editor), PORTSMOUTH FURNITURE: MASTERWORKS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1993) 1st ed, B&W photos, 14 color plates, 454pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874516080 First comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840. Essays on Portsmouth history, furniture production in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and entries for 117 individual objects. Published by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston. The hardcover was published just a short time, and then followed by this softcover printing., (Order No: 7420 ), $425.00
68. Johnson, Peter, THE PHILLIPS GUIDE TO CHAIRS, Merehurst Press, London, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1853910643 This book "places the stylistic movements in the context of their times by considering each period of chair development..." it "is as much about people as furniture; it describeds the changing social patterns, and spans the sweep of history..." A good overview to the chair - types, styles, etc., (Order No: 6009 ), $10.00
69. Jourdain, Margaret, ENGLISH DECORATION AND FURNITURE OF THE LATER XVIIITH CENTURY (1760-1820), Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, [1922], 426 B&W plates, 269pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTIC FORMS. Final book in a series of four that form an historical and analytical survey of English Decoration & Furniture from 1500-1820. Larson 1595 - Best on the Subject., (Order No: 4193 ), $125.00
70. Kelly, Alison, DECORATIVE WEDGWOOD: IN ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE, Country Life Limited, London, (1965), 5 color ill., 75 B&W ill., 147pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) EX-LIB minimal markings, A study of Wedgwood's decorative production as it relates to the taste of the times in the applied arts. The author describes the whole range of Wedgwood's output in the field of interior decoration, from the basalt figures and wall plaques to the more esoteric fonts and funeral urns, and shows that jasper plaques were inset in furniture by both French and English cabinet-makers., (Order No: 19460 ), $25.00
71. Kenworthy-Browne, John, CHIPPENDALE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES - CONNOISSEUR'S LIBRARY, World Publishing, New York, (1973) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 64pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0529050137 "A guide to the great craftsmen in an age of furniture greatness.", (Order No: 49559 ), $7.50
72. Lea, Zilla Rider (editor), THE ORNAMENTED CHAIR: ITS DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA (1700-1890), Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, (1960) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 173pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1960. "Primarily a book of photographs, of which over three hundred are presented, with a pertinent text that describes our English heritage, the Sheraton Fancy chair, the decorated Windsor, and the stencilled chair - from its finest beginnings to it degeneration. It includes also Victorian painted chairs, the Pennsylvania German, and the Southern types., (Order No: 3660 ), $15.00
73. Lee, Jean Gordon (essay by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith), PHILADELPHIANS AND THE CHINA TRADE 1784-1844, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, (1984), 270 B&W and color ill., 232pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812279395 Published on the occasion of two exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844, July 1-September 23, 1984, and The Canton Connection: Ships, Captains and Cargoes, organized by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, July 1-September 16, 1984., (Order No: 15633 ), $85.00
74. Lessard, Michel (translated by Jane Macaulay and Alison McGain), ANTIQUE FURNITURE OF QUEBEC: FOUR CENTURIES OF FURNITURE MAKING, McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (2002) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 544pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0771046707 Brings together hundreds of sumptuous full-color photographs and an authoritative text that together describe every pahse in the history of Quebec furniture. An essential reference., (Order No: 37481 ), $75.00
75. Linley, David, EXTRAORDINARY FURNITURE, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1996), 230 ill., w/200 color plates, 192pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0810932571 Presents some of the world's most opulent, inventive, skillfully made, and unusual pieces of furniture., (Order No: 36996 ), $35.00
76. Little, Nina Fletcher, COUNTRY ARTS IN EARLY AMERICAN HOMES, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1975 1st ed, 190 B&W ill., 20 color plts, 221pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0525473920 Valuable study of a wide variety of country arts that were characteristic of early American Homes. Contents include: architectural development of the New England country house, carvings for house and barn, schoolgirl and ladies art, picture frames with painted decoration, flowers in the parlor, small objects for use and enjoyment, wooden boxed for all occasions, ceramics used by American housewifes, fireboards on the hearth, and more., (Order No: 5362 ), $5.00
77. Lockwood, Luke Vincent, COLONIAL FURNITURE IN AMERICA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1901, over 300 B&W ill., 352pp, good, maroon cloth, teg (hardcover) rubbing to spine, (Order No: 530 ), $40.00
78. Lockwood, Luke Vincent, COLONIAL FURNITURE IN AMERICA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1913, 867 B&W illustrations, 2 vol set, good, decorated red cloth w/light wear and fade to spine, teg, Folio, two volume set: Volume I, 334pp; Volume II, 307pp. First published in 1901, and then in 1902. This new and enlarged two volume edition was published in 1913. In 1926 the 3rd edition was published with supplementary chapters and over 1000 illustrations. That edition was reissued in a single volume in 1951 and 1957., (Order No: 938 ), $95.00
79. Lockwood, Luke Vincent, COLONIAL FURNITURE IN AMERICA - THIRD EDITION - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1951 3rd ed, over 1,000 B&W ill., very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Volume I, 398pp; Volume II, 354pp. "Supplementary Chapters and One Hundred and Thirty-Six Plates of New Subjects have been added to this Edition, which now includes over 1,000 illustrations of representative pieces." An exceptionally nice clean and tight set., (Order No: 939 ), $35.00
80. Luther, Clair Franklin, THE HADLEY CHEST, reprint of the 1935 edition, B&W illustrations, 144pp, supp., fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), A quality reprint done in 1985 of this extremely scarce book on The Hadley Chests. In preparing this book the author examined 96 of the 108 examples known to him. Following the text (and bound in) is the two page 1938 supplement of Hadley Chests discovered since the publication in 1935, together with changes in ownership. A must for the furniture reference library., (Order No: 18425 ), $75.00
81. Lyman Allyn Museum (catalogue by Minor Myers, Jr. and Edgar deN. Mayhew), NEW LONDON COUNTY FURNITURE 1640-1840, The Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, (1974), B&W illustrations, 134pp, good+, wraps (softcover) SOME UNDERLINING thus the price, Catalogue of the exhibition held October 5 through November 10, 1974., (Order No: 20146 ), $50.00
82. M. Harris and Sons, OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE: DESIGNERS AND CRAFTSMEN, M. Harris and Sons, London, (1946) 3rd ed, B&W illustrations, 108pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1935. "From time to time all of us are apt to find ourselves at a loss for an historical fact concerning our country and its customs. We offer you this book from our particular province of 'Old English Furniture', to provide just those items of information which escape the memory but which are nevertheless important to all those who love and admire England and her homes.", (Order No: 43437 ), $12.50
83. M. Harris and Sons, THE ENGLISH CHAIR: ITS HISTORY AND EVOLUTION, M. Harris and Sons, London, 1948, B&W illustrations, 186pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1937. This book deals with the evolution of the chair down to the reign of George IV in some detail, and, with a few drawings in the text, is illustrated by nearly 100 full-page plates., (Order No: 43438 ), $25.00
84. Mackson, I. (compiled and photographed by), AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS AND FURNITURE DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Geo. H. Polley & Co., Pub., Boston, MA, (1900), 63 B&W plates, good++, original brown cloth folio case with ribbon ties, From the introduction, "The object in preparing this work has been to bring together a collectin of representative examples of the Architecture, Interiors and Furnishings of the latter part of the 19th century." The one sheet introduction is followed by 63 plates each with overall measurements of 12 1/2 inches by 18 inches. The examples are anything but "representative examples" but are the finest, most luxurious, and totally "upper crust" of American society. Architects and residence owner's whose works and homes are illustrated include in part: Richard K. Hunt, Architect; C. P. H. Gilbert, Architect; Philip Kleeburg, interior of residence; Parlor, Harry Payne Whitney's residence; interiors of Beverly Cove, Mass. residence; interior, Greenwich, Conn.; residences, Brookline Mass; Law School, Cambridge, Mass, H. H. Richardson, Architect; two double-plates of interior, Cornelius Vanderbilt's residence, New York; entrance, Metropolitan Club, New York; and on and on. Very impressive portfolio., (Order No: 44489 ), $750.00
85. Macquoid, Percy, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, Studio Editions, London, (1988), over 900 B&W ill, & 60 color, 416pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket light edgewear, Including: THE AGE OF OAK; THE AGE OF WALNUT; THE AGE OF MAHOGANY; and THE AGE OF SATINWOOD. The first major survey of English furniture, originally published in four volumes between the years 1904-1908., (Order No: 21403 ), $50.00
86. McLeod, Van, THREE CENTURIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FURNITURE MAKING, NH Furniture Masters Assn., Concord, NH, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 36pp, fine, wraps (softcover), "New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association Fourth Annual Exhibition and Auction." Essay entitled "Generation to Generation: New Hampshire's Furniture-Making Tradition;" followed by biographies of the furniture- makers and then the pieces on exhibit., (Order No: 51738 ), $25.00
87. McPherson, Anne S., SUGAR CHESTS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY, 1800-1835 - JOURNAL OF EARLY SOUTHERN DECORATIVE ARTS, WINTER 1997, MESDA, Winston-Salem, NC, 1997, B&W illustrations, 76pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Volume XXIII, Number 2, Winter 1997 of the Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts published by The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. This issue is devoted to "That Article of Household Furniture Peculiar to Earlier Days in the South": Sugar Chests in Middle Tennesse and Central Kentucky, 1800-1835 by Anne S. McPherson (page 1 to 66). This is followed by two book reviews., (Order No: 49736 ), $50.00
88. Meader, Robert F. W., ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO SHAKER FURNITURE, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, (1972), 235 B&W illustrations, 128pp of text, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0486228193 267 individual pieces are shown. Following the text is a reproduction of an "Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Shakers' Chairs" from Mount Lebanon, NY., (Order No: 15896 ), $7.50
89. Molesworth, H. D. and Kenworthy-Browne, John, THREE CENTURIES OF FURNITURE, The Viking Press, New York, (1972), color illustrations, 328pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670706884 The book makes no attempt to be a complete catalogue of styles or makers, but rather it presents a fascinating array of some of the finest furniture in Europe and America during the past three hundred years., (Order No: 44418 ), $12.00
90. Morazzoni, Guiseppe, MOBILI VENEZIANI LACCATI II - VOLUME II ONLY OF FURNITURE VENEZIANI LACCATI, Luigi Alfieri, Milano, Italy, n.d., B&W and color illustrations, very good, red cloth (hardcover) faint edgewear on spine, "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)., (Order No: 49281 ), $450.00
91. Moses, Michael (cosponsored by Israel Sack, Inc.), MASTER CRAFTSMEN OF NEWPORT: THE TOWNSENDS AND GODDARDS, MMI Americana Press, Tenafly, NJ, (1984), B&W and color illustrations, 361pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), THE BOOK on Newport, Rhode Island furniture. We have been fortunate in the last 10 years to be able to find and offer only a dozen copies of this elusive title, and are pleased to again offer a copy for furniture historians and fine cabinet makers., (Order No: 3349 ), $850.00
92. Musgrave, Clifford, ADAM AND HEPPLEWHITE AND OTHER NEO-CLASSICAL FURNITURE, Faber and Faber, London, (1966), color frontis, B&W ill., 224pp, plates, good+ w/very lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This is one of the most comprehensive works on the neo-classical furniture of the Adam and Hepplewhite periods., (Order No: 41783 ), $50.00
93. Nagel, Charles, AMERICAN FURNITURE 1650-1850: A BRIEF BACKGROUND AND AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Chanticleer Press, New York, (1949), 69 color & B&W ill, 18 draw., 112pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 6307 ), $12.50
94. Nutting, Wallace, FURNITURE OF THE PILGRIM CENTURY: 1620-1720 - INCLUDING COLONIAL UTENSILS AND HARDWARE, Marshall Jones Co. Publisher, Boston, MA, (1921) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 587pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 701 ), $40.00
95. Nutting, Wallace, FURNITURE TREASURY (MOSTLY OF AMERICAN ORIGIN) - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE - FIRST EDITIONS, Old America Company Pub., Framingham, MA, (1928) 1st ed, over B&W 5,000 ill., good+, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjackets), "All Periods of American Furniture with Some Foreign Examples in America also American Hardware and Household Utensils." Three volume set: Volume I and Volume II, First Editions published in 1928, Volume III (550pp), also a First Edition was published in 1933. Nice clean and tight set from the estate of the original purchasers., (Order No: 9341 ), $200.00
96. Nykor, Lynda Musson and Musson, Patricia D., MENNONITE FURNITURE: THE ONTARIO TRADITION IN YORK COUNTY, James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 1977, B&W illustrations, 95pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0888621485 Authors concentrate on the furniture of the York County area, and draw parallels and contrasts with the predominant styles in other Ontario communities. Also discussed are the homes, farms, and churches of the Mennonite community., (Order No: 37059 ), $45.00
97. Nylander, Richard C., WALLPAPERS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS: A GUIDE TO SELECTING REPRODUCTION WALLPAPERS, The Preservation Press, Washington, D.C., (1983), B&W illustrations, 127pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0891331107 This volume tells us how to choose and buy appropriate papers and provides the first catalog of 359 reproduction wallpapers available today (including 109 photographs), arranged according to historical period and manufacturer., (Order No: 32348 ), $4.50
98. Ormsbee, Thomas Hamilton, A STOREHOUSE OF ANTIQUES, Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, 1947 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 155pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A highly informative and superbly illustrated survey of antiques in wide variety, of especial interest to Americans." This wide range of subjects includes furniture from various periods: Sandwich, Victorian and other glass articles; silver; early American china, Lowestoft and other ceramics; prints; pewter and other metalwares; and textiles., (Order No: 16411 ), $10.00
99. Osborne, H. P., AN OUTLINE OF THE HOME FURNISHING PERIODS, Outline Publishing Company, Long Beach, CA, 1941 3rd ed, B&W illustrations, 168pp, good+, "leatherette" brown cloth (hardcover), "Its purpose is to give the student of the art of furnishing the home, and the people connected with the home furnishing industry, a reference book with a short story of each period and the bare facts on each subject outlined.", (Order No: 29750 ), $14.50
100. Palardy, Jean (translated from the French by Eric McLean), THE EARLY FURNITURE OF FRENCH CANADA, Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1965, B&W illustrations, 412pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1963, and the softcover first in 1971. Acclaimed as the definitive work on traditional French-Canadian furniture. A valuable sourcebook of basic information on the design and workmanship of French-Canadian furniture from the seventeenth to the first half of the nineteenth century. Offered here is the large hardcover edition., (Order No: 15899 ), $50.00
101. Parsons, Charles S. (text by), THE DUNLAPS & THEIR FURNITURE, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH, (1970), over 100 B&W ill., 310pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Definitive. Exhibition held 6 August to 13 September, 1970. Text provides extensive research on the Dunlaps and early New Hampshire cabinetmaking. Extensive appendices, and a transcription of Major John Dunlap's Account book. Franklin 2319., (Order No: 6028 ), $75.00
102. Payson, William F. (editor), MAHOGANY ANTIQUE AND MODERN: A STUDY OF ITS HISTORY AND USE IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS, E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, (1926) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 154pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) faint edgewear, Use by cabinetmaker, in architecture, boats, pianos, historic furniture, etc. Franklin 5352 - Best on the Subject., (Order No: 937 ), $85.00
103. Praz, Mario, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FURNISHING: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE 20TH CENTURY, George Braziller, New York, (1964), 400 B&W and color ill., 396pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) front hinge repair, A lively and informative history of home interiors through five centuries. Instead of using period rooms photographed today, Praz has illustrated this book with paintings, drawings, and prints, by artists from the early Renaissance to the twentieth century, who faithfully recorded the studies and salons, boudoirs and banqueting halls, kitchens and baths of their contemporaries., (Order No: 14631 ), $15.00
104. Rava, Carlo Enrico, IL MOBILE D'ARTE DAL QUATTROCENTO ALL'OTTOCENTO - ITALIA, FRANCIA, GERMANIA, AUSTRIA, INGHILTERRA; AMERICA DEL NORD, G. G. Gorlich Editore, Milan, Italy, (1950), color frontis, 510 B&W ill., 42pp of text, good, brown boards (hardcover), 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., (Order No: 50510 ), $150.00
105. Raycraft, Don, and Raycraft, Carol, EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines, IA, (1972), 24 color plates, very good, spiral comb binding (wraps) (softcover), 24 color plates with descriptions on opposite page., (Order No: 42582 ), $5.00
106. Reepen, Iris and Handke, Edelgard, CHINOISERIE - MOBEL UND WANDVERKLEIDUNGEN, Bad Homburg, Leipzig, (1996), B&W and color illustrations, 267pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 3927879754 Katalog 5 Edition der Verwaltung der Staatlichen Scholsser und Garten Hessen.. Fachgebiet Museen. Text in German., (Order No: 50432 ), $45.00
107. Rhode Island School of Design, CATALOGUE - THE PENDLETON COLLECTION, Rhode Island School of Desig, Providence, RI, 1923, 35pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The Pendleton Collection of Colonial Furniture was made by Mr. Charles L. Pendleton of Providence, and was given by him to the Rhode Island School of Design in 1904. His aim in making the collection was to furnish a house as a gentleman of taste and wealth could have done at the close of the eighteenth century. This booklet contains a description of the pieces taken up in the order of their arrangement in the rooms, and the plan of this smaller catalogue, together with most of the facts used in it, is drawn from the fine catalogue prepared by Luke Vincent Lockwood in 1904, which was limited to 160 copies., (Order No: 35031 ), $30.00
108. Rivers, Shayne and Umney, Nick, CONSERVATION OF FURNITURE, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford UK - Burlington, MA, (2003), B&W illustrations, 803pp, very good++, decorated black boards (hardcover), ISBN 0750609583 This book is a comprehensive resource covering the principles and practice of the conservation and restoration of furniture. A review of the historical development of furniture introduces a wide range of structural types and materials that may be encountered, including wood, ivory, turtleshell, horn and metals, as well as decodrative surfaces such as paint, japanning, lacquer and gilding. Building on this foundation, the book shows how to develop and implement logical solutions to conservation problems., (Order No: 50991 ), $160.00
109. Robinson, Charles A. (introduction by Philip Zea) (edited by Kenneth Joel Zogry), VERMONT CABINETMAKERS & CHAIRMAKERS BEFORE 1855 - A CHECKLIST, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 126pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0939384205 25 page introduction to Vermont furniture is followed by a Checklist of Craftsmen alphabeticallty listed. An index to the checklist is arranged by town in Vermont., (Order No: 48744 ), $50.00
110. Roe, F. Gordon, VICTORIAN FURNITURE, Phoenix House Limited, London, (1952), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Author shows that there was no one uniform "Victorian Period", but sundry Victorian periods overlapping each other, linked by the person of the Queen. Main emphasis is on the home., (Order No: 5413 ), $14.50
111. Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez (foreword by Stanley Stone), AMERICAN FURNITURE AT CHIPSTONE - LEATHER BOUND EDITION LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, University of Wisconsin Pr., Madison, WI, (1984) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 439pp, fine (hardcover) full leasther, aeg in fine slipcase, ISBN 0299097609 A catalogue of the collection assembled by Stanley Stone. One of only 100 copies specially bound in full leather, all edges gilt, in a fine slipcase., (Order No: 17712 ), $750.00
112. Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez (foreword by Stanley Stone), ANTIQUE FURNITURE AT CHIPSTONE, Univ. of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI, (1984) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 440pp, good+, brown cloth spine (hardcover) no slipcase, lt. cover soil, ISBN 0299097609 Catalogue of the collection assembled by Stanley Stone, including: Case Furniture; Clocks; Seating Furniture; Looking Glasses; Tables and Stands; Unusual and Specialized Furniture; Beds; and, Fire Screens., (Order No: 48970 ), $40.00
113. Rovetti, Paul F.; Cummings, Hildegard; Fogarty, Robert S.; Ott, John Harlow; and, Sprigg, June, SIMPLE GIFTS: HANDS TO WORK AND HEARTS TO GOD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, (1978), B&W illustrations, 40pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A Loan Exhibition of Shaker Craftsmanship Primarily from Hancock Shaker Village, March 20-May 21, 1978, The William Benton Museum of Art., (Order No: 45611 ), $12.50
114. Sack, Israel; Hennage, Joseph H. (editor), AMERICAN ANTIQUES FROM ISRAEL SACK COLLECTION - VOLUME IV, Highland House Publishers, Washington, DC, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, p852-p1112, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A reprint of Sack brochures: #22, #23, #24, and #25 with index., (Order No: 50410 ), $60.00
115. Schiffer, Herbert F. and Schiffer, Peter B., MINIATURE ANTIQUE FURNITURE: INCLUDING DOLL HOUSE AND CHILDREN'S FURNITURE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, Livingston Publishing Co., Wynnewood, PA, (1972) 1st ed, over 300 photographs, 265pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870980491 Over 300 color and black and white photographs present a unique essay on children's and dolls' genuine antique handcrafted furniture. Refers the reader to and invites comparison with similar pieces in other specialized works on antique furniture. Emphasis is placed on certain items whose regional characteristics are dominant., (Order No: 5287 ), $15.00
116. Schwartz, Marvin D., PLEASE BE SEATED: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHAIR, 2000 BC-2000 AD, American Federation of Arts, New York, (1968), B&W illustrations, 62pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A catalogue of the educational exhibition which has been organized and is circulated by the Decorative Arts Program of The American Federation of Arts in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution with the sponsorship of the Resources Council and a number of leading furniture manufacturers., (Order No: 35561 ), $10.00
117. Semowich, Charles J. (compiled by), AMERICAN FURNITURE CRAFTSMEN WORKING PRIOR TO 1920 - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, (1984) 1st ptg, 381pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket as published, ISBN 031323275X Contents include: Works about Individual Craftsmen; Works about Groups of Craftsemen; General Works; Trade Catalogues; Appendix; Craftsmen - Biographical Index; Author - Title Index; Subject Index., (Order No: 49289 ), $125.00
118. Shackleton, Philip, THE FURNITURE OF OLD ONTARIO - LIMITED SIGNED EDITION, Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada, (1978), over 600 B&W illustrations, 399pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0770516653 First published in 1973. Provides an authoritative guide to some of the most interesting furniture made in Ontario from the beginnings of settlement to 1860., (Order No: 36419 ), $15.00
119. Shapland, H. O., THE PRACTICAL DECORATION OF FURNITURE - VOLUME ONE; VOLUME TWO; AND, VOLUME THREE - THREE VOLUMES IN ONE, Ernest Benn, Ltd., London, 1926, B&W illustrations, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Volume One: Veneering, Inlay or Marqueterie Gilding, Painting; 44 pages of text followed by 48 plates; Volume Two: Moulding, Pierce Work, TurnedWork, Twisting, Carving; 37 pages of text followed by 48 plates; and, Volmume Three: Applied Metalwork, Covering with Leather and Textiles, Lacquering and Miscellaneous Decoration; 15 pages of text followed by 48 plates., (Order No: 50717 ), $75.00
120. Sheraton, Thomas; Bienenstock, N. I. (compiled and edited by); Storey, Walter Rendell (supplement by), THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S DRAWING-BOOK. IN FOUR PARTS - SHERATON VOLUME, Towse Publishing Company, New York, 1946, B&W illustrations, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) - Folio Volume, Reprint of the Third Edition, Revised of 1802, followed by a supplement "A Gallery of Sheraton Furniture and A Sketch of Sheraton's Life and Works: by Walter Rendall Storey., (Order No: 50766 ), $125.00
121. Solverson, John F., THOSE FASCINATING LITTLE LAMPS: MINIATURE LAMPS AND THEIR VALUES, Antique Publications, Marietta, OH, (1988), color illustrations, 112pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915410427 Contents include: Lamp Production; Lamps "by size;" "by burner type;" "Stem" lamps; "Finger" lamps; and much more., (Order No: 30987 ), $30.00
122. Sotheby's, AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS - JUNE 16, 1989, Sotheby's, New York, 1989, B&W and color illustrations, very good, wraps (softcover), Including Property from the Estate of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Property of Mrs. Van Van Nes. 106 lot, not all are illustrated., (Order No: 33122 ), $15.00
123. Spofford, Harriet Prescott, ART DECORATION APPLIED TO FURNITURE, Harper & Brothers, Publ., New York, 1878, B&W illustrations, 237pp, ads, good, decorated brown cloth, aeg (hardcover) EDGEWEAR See Note, From the preface: "The following chapters on the history and character of Household Furniture, originally published in Harper's Bazar, are reprinted at the solicitation of many readers, withsome additions and emendations." NOTE - Wear top and bottom of the spine, and edgewear. Clean and tight copy., (Order No: 52549 ), $165.00
124. Stoneman, Vernon C., JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR CABINETMAKERS IN BOSTON 1794-1816 - AND A SUPPLEMENT TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR - TWO VOLUME SET, Special Publications, Boston, MA, 1959 and 1965, B&W and color illustrations, good, brown cloth (hardcover) SEE NOTE - Supplement is very good, First book, published in 1959 is 393 pages - CONDITION NOTE - Lacks slipcase, and moisture touching the rear board at one time has caused the brown cloth to exhibit some waviness, and the last forty pages of the glossy stock paper exhibit faint waviness as a result, but have no damage or never been stuck. The SUPPLEMENT is very good, 105 pages., (Order No: 46995 ), $350.00
125. Strange, E. F. (edited by), OLD FURNITURE - A MAGAZINE OF DOMESTIC ORNAMENT - VOLUME THREE JANUARY - APRIL, 1928, Old Furniture Ltd., London, 1928, B&W and color illustrations, 242pp, good, bound in blue buckram cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB, More than just great articles on furniture, also there are articles on Celadon Porcelain, Chinese Porcelain, Maidenhead Spoons, earliest dated English Sampler, Wall-Papers in Old England. But majority of articles are on English Furniture., (Order No: 47720 ), $20.00
126. Symonds, R. W. and Whineray, B. B., VICTORIAN FURNITURE, Country Life Limited, London, (1965), color frontis, 282 B&W ill., 232pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) (wear bottom of boards), First published in 1962. This book studies the furniture of the whole Victorian period. It goes into the developments and fluctuations in furniture styles (and there were many), the techniques and materials used by the leading makers, and the special show-pieces created for the great and popular Exhibitions that were a feature of the age; and it includes an interesting account of the Victorian home in general., (Order No: 26605 ), $15.00
127. Szabolcsi, Hedvig, FRENCH FURNITURE IN HUNGARY, Branden Press, Boston, (1964), 48 B&W and color plates, 49pp text, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Franklin 2693., (Order No: 21985 ), $30.00
128. Tracy, Berry B. (introduction by); Johnson, Marilynn (furniture texts by); Schwartz, Marvin D. and Boorsch, Suzanne, 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA: FURNITURE AND OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1970, 298 B&W and color plates, index, biblio., very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0870090055 "An Exhibition in Celebration of the Hundreth Anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - April 16 through September 7, 1970.", (Order No: 3465 ), $12.00
129. Varney, Almon C., OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS; OR, HOW TO BUILD, FINISH, FURNISH, AND ADORN A HOME, J. C. Chilton & Co., Pub., Detroit, MI, 1882 1st ed, B&W ill., chromolith ad, 496pp, very good, decorated green cloth (hardcover) EXCEPTIONAL COPY, "Containing practical instructions for the building of homes, interior decoration, wood carving, scroll sawiang, house painting, window hangings, screens, curtains, window gardening, incidental decorations, decorative art needle-work, and economic landscapte gardening; to which is added a household compendium of new, practical and valuable recipes, the whole being designed to make Happy Homes for Happy People." EXCEPTIONALLY NICE CLEAN, TIGHT AND BRIGHT COPY., (Order No: 16981 ), $250.00
130. Verlet, Pierre (foreword by), FRENCH CABINETMAKERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, French & European Pub., Inc., New York, (1965), B&W and color illustrations, 344pp, good+, cream colored cloth (hardcover), Magnificently illustrated and detailed accounts for forty craftsmen--the greatest French cabinetmakers of the eighteenth century., (Order No: 39790 ), $70.00
131. Vernay, Arthur S., CATALOGUE OF EXAMPLES FROM A COLLECTION OF EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE, ENGLISH PORCELAINS, SILVER, ETC. ..., Arthur S. Vernay, New York, (1922), 46 quality B&W plates, unpaginated, good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), "...ACAUIRED BY ARTHUR S. VERNAY." An impressive offering of English Furniture and Works of Art of the XVIth, XVIIth, and XVIIIth Centuries., (Order No: 43632 ), $20.00
132. Walch, Katharina; and Koller, Johann, LACKE DES BAROCK UND ROKOKO - BAROQUE AND ROCOCO LACQUERS, Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich, Germany, (2003), B&W illustrations, 397pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 3874906515 A collection of essays on the restoration of lacquer surfaces on furniture and other items. Text in German and English., (Order No: 51209 ), $65.00
133. Ward, Gerald W. R. (edited by); Jobe, Brock W.; Trent, Robert F.; Zimmerman, Philip D; Michie, Thomas, S.; Vogel, Anne H. etal, AMERICAN FURNITURE WITH RELATED DECORATIVE ARTS, 1660-1830: THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM AND THE LAYTON ART COLLECTION, Hudson Hills Press, New York, (1991) 1st ed, 189 ill incl 25 color plates, 315pp, fine, yellow cloth (hardcover) in fine slipcase, inscr. by Anne, ISBN 155595068X The American decorative arts have become one of the most distinguished collections and one of the strongest exhibition programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum, one of America's leading institutions. All 113 objects are here published in a volume of beauty as well as unusual scholarly distinction., (Order No: 17331 ), $40.00
134. Ware, William Rotch (edited by); measured drawings by H. C. Dunham, SEATS OF THE COLONISTS AND OTHER FURNISHINGS - PART I (ALL PUBLISHED), American Architect Company, Boston, MA, 1904, 28 B&W photos and drawings, 24pp of text, good, loose leaves laid in edgeworn folio folder, as published, Franklin 2362. American and English chairs and furniture., (Order No: 40436 ), $100.00
135. Waring, Janet, EARLY AMERICAN STENCILS ON WALLS AND FURNITURE, William R. Scott, Publisher, New York, (1937) 1st ed, 165 B&W figures, 149pp, good, cloth cover light soiling/wear (hardcover), First limited edition of 800 copies. Influential, scholarly book which re-established the stencil as a tool of decoration. Part One: Stencilled Walls, Part Two: Stencilled Furniture., (Order No: 5453 ), $60.00
136. Waring, Janet, EARLY AMERICAN STENCIL DECORATIONS: A REISSUE OF EARLY AMERICAN STENCILS ON WALLS AND FURNITURE, Century House, Watkins Glen, NY, B&W and color illustrations, 150pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1937., (Order No: 15958 ), $30.00
137. Weidman, Gregory R., FURNITURE IN MARYLAND 1740-1940: THE COLLECTION OF THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD, (1984), B&W and color illustrations, 342pp, good+, wraps (softcover) underlinings on a couple pages, ISBN 0938420291 A comprehensive history., (Order No: 52530 ), $175.00
138. Wenham, Edward, OLD FURNITURE FOR MODERN ROOMS (FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE REGENCY), The Studio Publications, Inc, New York, n.d. [c1940s], 8 B&W plts, 41 line drawings, 204pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Concerned with old furniture as furniture for everyday use, rather than as "collector's pieces.", (Order No: 14186 ), $5.00
139. Wiegandt, Claude-Paule, TRANSITION LOUIS XVI - LE MOBILIER FRANCAIS, Editions Massin, Paris, (1995), color illustrations, 93pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 2707202819 Text in French. Wonderful illustrations., (Order No: 49560 ), $25.00
140. Wilde, Wilson (introduction by), THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY: ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND FINE ARTS, Hartford Steam Boiler Co., Hartford, CT, [1983], color illustrations, 32pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A visual presentation of the antiques and art used in furnishing the corporate headquarters which were completed in 1983. Connecticut pieces are preserved in appropriate settings as they would appear originally. Contents include: introduction; Entrance; Assistant's Office; President's Conference Room; President's Office; President's Study; and, New Directions., (Order No: 38649 ), $20.00
141. Wills, Geoffrey & Joy, Edward T., THE COLLECTORS' BOOK OF ENGLISH ANTIQUES, A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, orig pub 1964, B&W and color illustrations, 104pp & 96pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498014312 Originally published in two volumes as: THE BOOK OF ENGLISH FURNITURE, and THE BOOK OF ENGLISH CHINA., (Order No: 876 ), $5.00
142. Wills, Geoffrey, ENGLISH FURNITURE 1550-1760, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, (1971), B&W and color illustrations, 256pp, index, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0851121748 Contains descriptions and illustrations of the furniture made in England between 1550 and 1760., (Order No: 44259 ), $30.00
143. Wood, Lucy, CATALOGUE OF COMMODES - THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY, HMSO, London, (1994), B&W and color illustrations, 367pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0112905323 The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight houses an unrivalled series of English commodes, the highlight of its outstanding furniture collection and part of the much larger collection and part of the much larger collection originally formed by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925). This group of over forty commodes includes some of the greatest achievements of 18th-century London cabinet-making and is a tribute to Lever's passionate commitment to British art., (Order No: 51022 ), $175.00