19th Century from Carnegie Hill Books

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1976. First edition. Quarto. xxi, 347 pp; frontispiece "Gothic Lily" wall paper, printed by hand by John Penny Ltd from the original wood blocks, 11 color plates, 208 b/w illustrations, 3 tables; appendices; notes; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket lightly chipped at top of spine and one corner..… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Edinburgh at the University Press, 1993. Reissue; first published in 1966. Octavo. xv, 338 pp; 82 b/w photographs, 80 figures, appendix; notes; index. Publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; spine gilt bright, light soiled area on back cover. This book features the Georgian 'New Town' part of Edinburgh, built in the space of 75 years,… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1846. Fourth edition. Twelvemo. 220 pp; illustrated with coat of arms. Blind-stamped full leather with four raised bands on spine with five blind-stamped ornament device or gilt-stamped lettering; beveled edges, white inlay lettered panels to boards on which is hand-printed the title (front) and dates of the diary entries: 1635-1648 (rear); all edges gilt… Read more about this item

Granada: Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, 2003. Quarto. 205 pp; full of photographs; index of authors. Paperback with flaps. Near Fine, former owner name at top of ttle page, else clean & unmarked. A 2003 exhibition of a century of photographs of the Alhambra, including photographs taken by the British photographer Charles Clifford.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. Quarto. 160 pp; more than 60 color & 50 b/w illustrations throughout; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. The illustrated history of absinthe. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli, 1986. Quarto. 511 pp; 426 illustrations, 94 in color; dictionary of architects, artisans, artists & manufacturers; extensive footnotes; selected bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Major exhibition on the American Aesthetic Movement, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 2004. Quarto. 32 pp; [23] color illustrations; exhibition catalogue. Paperback. Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy. Landscape painter Charles De Wolf Brownell (1822-1909) is one of the least known and most underappreciated American artists of the mid-19th century. Many of Brownell’s best known paintings reflect the spirit and talent of a Rhode Island renaissance man who… Read more about this item

London: Sotheby's, 1999. Quarto. 224 pp; 306 lots, fully illustrated with color photographs. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Paris: Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, 1980. Square octavo. 373 pp; profuse illustrations, many in color; bibliography; index. Text in French. Paperback. Light wear to covers, creased spine, else VG. Exhibition of large-scale architectural drawings by winners of the prestigious Prix de Rome, awarded by the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Exhibition held at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, 14 january-22… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966. First printing (stated). Octavo. 356 pp; b/w photogarphs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, top corner bumped; unclipped jacket has one short edge tear, minor wear to spine ends, price in ink next to printed price on jacket flap. Biography of the French stage and early film actress, who made… Read more about this item

London: Cresset Press, 1968. Octavo. 192 pp; b/w illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: J. Sabin & Sons, 1877. First edition. 15" high x 12" wide. 24 plates illustrating designs by stained glass craftsmen, illustrators and architects, including Charles Booth. Three-post cloth binding (not original) has been re-covered. The plates are on tabs for the binding holes. VG+, Plates are clean; there are some stray pencil marks & smudges in the margins of… Read more about this item

NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First printing. Octavo. 284 pp. Cloth-backed hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket shows minor rubbing, no tears or chipping.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

Dourdan: E. Thezard Fils Elephant folio (20.5 x 15). 30 color plates (chromolithographs), incl. 3 double (folded) plates. Text in French. Original publisher's brown quarter cloth over brown boards. G++ to VG- Covers show moderate wear and water stains, not effecting interior or plates - edges & corners rubbed, top corner bent on the cloth-line, spine ends worn, front hinge… Read more about this item

Paris: Osmont et Dezon n.d. (ca. 1820-1825). Volume 4 of seven stand-alone volumes. Oblong quarto. Title page followed by 48 (of 50) hand-colored engravings. Quarter calf and marbled boards with gilt title on spine. Existing examples of this book do not appear to have a title except for the first cahier, with the following volumes designated only by their number… Read more about this item

Leningrad: Khudozhnik, 1973. Quarto. 254 pp; 195 color & b/w illustrations, most full page. Text in Russian with a 4-pp English summary & English captions. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy. 18th & 19th century Russian furniture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1988. Quarto. Unpaginated. 325 plates, some full-page, rest smaller. Paperback with jacket. Fine/Fine. This book illustrates textiles and other specimens selected from over 16,000 pieces collected by Count Koreaki Kamei (1861-1896) while he was studying aesthetics and art history in Germany from 1886 to 1891.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Rizzoli, 1991. Quarto. 96 pp; 64 color illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. A near fine, unmarked copy - looks new. The designs are from The Drawings Collection, The British Architectural Library, and The Royal Institute of British Architects. C.F.A. Voysey (1857-1941) . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

London: Barbican Editions, 1987. Quarto. 166 pp; over 40 color & 100 b/w illustrations; catalogue; chronology; notes on designers & fashion houses; glossary; bibliography; index. Two copies of the exhibiton checklist laid in. Paperback with flaps. VG, minor wear at top of spine; a clean, unmarked copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986. Quarto. ix, 272 pp, color photographs throughout. bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. More than 150 color photos show the range of the 20th-century revival of the Victorian interior. The author focuses on the historic significance of each room in the house.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.