Decorative Art
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Volkskunst in Österreich.
by Schmidt, Leopold
(Wien), Forum Verlag, (1956). . Gutes Exemplar
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€18.00
Lexikon Blechspielzeug. (Mit einem Vorwort von Lydia Bayer).
by Harrer, Kurt
(Düsseldorf), Alba, (1982). . Spielzeuge u. Firmen von A - Z. Mit Hinweisen auf Spielzeug-Museen in Europa u. Literatur-Verzeichnis. - 1 Bl. mit knitterigem Randeinriß, Besitzvermerk aT; sonst gutes Exemplar
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€25.00
Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790; An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Patterns
by Branyan, Lawrence (With Neal French & John Sandon.)
London: Barrie & Jenkins [0-09-144060-2] [1981], 1st edition. (4to) 367pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Color frontispiece, illustrations, tables, bibliography, index. The dust jacket is price-clipped. (Antiques, Collectibles, Porcelain, Tableware, Worcester Porcelain).
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€272.93
Técnica aerográfica
by Juan Renau
México, Centauro, 1946. 8vo, rústica, 214 pp., profusamente ilustrado en b/n, 48 planchas, varias de ellas con ilustraciones de Josep Renau. Imprenta Cosmos. Cubierta con raspones leves en los bordes, primeras hojas con pequeño doblez en la esquina inferior, por lo demás en excelente estado. PC: Exilio español, José Bolea, Leyenda, Atlántida
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€189.04
Le Grand Livre De La Tapisserie
by Jobe, Joseph
Lausanne: Edita Lausanne, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth decorated in gilt. Near fine. 278 pages. Folio, 33 x 28 cm. Profusely illustrated: tipped-in and full page color plates, and black and white illustrations. Preface by Jean Lurcat. Articles by Pierre Verlet, Michel Florisooone, Adolf Hoffmeister and Francois Tabard. Indices.
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€23.63
The Art of Fire
by James McKelvey
Third Degree Press, 2006. Good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear; overall a clean, solid copy with minimal signs of use. Note by author(?) on title page; proofreading notes penned into upper half of inside of back cover. No other marks. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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€326.09
The Dream of a Golden Age: Danish Neo-Classical Furniture, 1790-1850
by Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen; W. Glyn Jones [Translator]
Very Rare and Very Large (about 9.75" by 12.75") Hardcover Book with 504 Well-Illustrated Pages. Text is in English. This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Scratches and Edgewear (including Light Crinkling along the Edges) but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Rubbing along the Edges but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but Sagging, typical...
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€565.22
Armorial Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century
by Craig, Sir Algernon Tudor
London: Century House, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine in worn dust wrapper. 136 pages. 30 x 24 cm. More than 100 black and white illustrations and three in color. Foreword by Henry Farnham Burke. Limited edition, copy 729 of 1000. Index. Contents bright and fresh, slight toning to fore-edges.
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€89.79
Furniture Forum, Vol. 1, No.3, Summer, 1949
by Hollis Christensen, Editor ( Herman Miller, Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Garrett Eckbo, Angelo Testa et al. )
Los Angeles: Hollis Christensen and Phillip L. Pritchard , 1949. SCARCE iconic mid-century design journal. Very Good Plus, light soiling to wrappers, small bottom corner creases. Unpaginated, 34 pp. divided into sections on Furniture, Lighting, Fabrics, and Accessories, . With 1 pp. essay titled "Light for Living" by Greta Magnusson Grossman and and a 2 pp. essay, "a site for sore eyes" by Garrett Eckbo; a section titled "Personalities in Design" with portrait photos and...
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€354.45
Promotional Poster for AMERICAN ART DECO
by Duncan, Alastair
No Place: Harry N. Abrams Original publisher's promotional poster, 20 1/2" w x 30 3/4" h, for the book published 1986, the poster with same great Art Deco artwork as the original dust jacket. Near Fine, faint creasing. An uncommon poster, well suited for framing, distributed in short supply at the ABA trade show in 1986. All posters shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 20 1/2" x 30 3/4".
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€283.56
Furniture Forum, Vol.1, No.2 - Spring, 1949
by Hollis Christensen, Editor ( Beatrice Wood, Isamu Noguchi, George Nakashima, Herman Miller et al. )
Los Angeles: Hollis Christensen, 1949. SCARCE iconic mid-century design journal. Very Good, 1" tear to wrappers top edge at spine, light soiling to wrappers, a few pages with small bottom or top corner creases. Unpaginated, 32 pp. divided into sections on Furniture, Lighting, Accessories, and Interiors. With 1 pp. essay titled "Potters and Craftsmen" by Beatrice Wood and 2 pp. essay, "the new and the good" by Alvin Lustig; a section titled "Personalities in Design"...
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€378.08
MAN THE DESIGNER
by Helen Marie Evans
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1973. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 11 x 9 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; one corner worn, edges a touch sunned. Binding tight. PO's name on ffep. DJ is GOOD+ ; worn with numerous closed tears. Des. Stax.
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€18.90
Contemporary Lampworking
by Bandhu S. Dunham
Salusa Glassworks, Inc., 2011. 3 vols. Used - Near Fine condition. Text blocks are all bright, crisp, and unmarked. Spiral bound. Covers show minor shelf wear. Books appear unused / unread. Full three volume set. Scarce.
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€141.78
Frank Lloyd Wright/Steelcase; Text by David Allen Hanks
by Wright, Frank Lloyd (Ephemera)
Np: Steelcase, 1981. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good. 6 pages. 20 x 19 cm. Promotional piece for desk designs by FLW re S.C. Johnson Building. Color illustrations plus three page fodlout of black and white sketches of Steelcase designs with explanation of the desk design. Slight toning and small stain front cover.
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€23.63
![Deutsche Volkskunst. Hrsg.: Staatliche Kommission für Kunstangelegenheiten, [Berlin].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/898/473/1393473898.0.b.jpg)
Deutsche Volkskunst. Hrsg.: Staatliche Kommission für Kunstangelegenheiten, [Berlin].
(Dresden, Sächsische Zeitung, 1952). . Die Ausstellung deutsche Volkskunst wird veranstaltet anläßlich der Deutschen Festspiele der Volkskunst 1952. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter: Adolf Spamer u.a.- Außen gebräunt, innen gut und sauber
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€18.00
Bronze, Clay and Stone Chinese Art in the C.C. Wang Family Collection
by Juliano, Annette L
Seattle & London: University of Washington Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white patterned cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Unpaginated. 34 x 26 cm. Seventy five plates, most are full page and in color with extensive descriptions for each. Selected Bibliography and Index of Chinese names and terms.
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€33.08
Ke yin ji fa tu jie. (Di 1 ban.).
by Cao, Qi
Shanghai, Shanghai ren min mei shu chu ban she / Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1989. . Engraved illustration techniques (Chinese Edition). Anleitung zur chinesischen Siegelschneidekunst. - Gut und sauber
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€45.00
STEUBEN DESIGN, A LEGACY OF LIGHT AND FORM
by M. J. Madigan
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 9 x 11 in. Gray cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; clean, a touch rubbed, no wear. Dec. Art. Stax.
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€14.18
The Lure of the Antique
by Dyer, Walter A
New York: The Century Co, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated green cloth. Very good. 497 paages. Illustrated with 159 photographs. Index. A general survey.
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€18.90
THE KAMEI COLLECTION, 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN TEXTILES, DYEING, WEAVING AND WALLPAPER - VOL. 1
by anonymous
Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, 1987. Paperback. Very good +. 9 x 12 in. Paper wraps. Lavish color plates. Text in English. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, minor edge wear. BInding tight, text unmarked. Dec. RGR.
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€23.63
Yankee Weathervanes; Illustrated with Drawings by Corinne Pascoe
by Kaye, Myrna
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth spine and brown boards decorated in blind. Very good in nicked dust wrapper. 236 pages. 21 x 19 cm. Also contains reproductions of old catalogue pages. Host of images in black and white. A Weathervane Bibliography. Index.
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€37.81
The Book of Canadian Antiques
by Webster, Donald Blake (editor)
"The Book of Canadian Antiques." Edited by Donald Blake Webster. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1974]. First edition. pp. 352. 64 colour plates, 350 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, orange cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (worn, tattered with tear to front cover).Very good condition, dust jacket- good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 5/8" (31cm x 24.5cm).
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€69.21
Spiegel. Spiegelgalerien, Spiegelkabinette, Hand- und Wandspiegel. (Aus dem Franz.).
by Roche, Serge / Germain Courage / Pierre Devinoy
Tübingen, Ernst Wasmuth, (1985). . Umfassende Kunstgeschichte des Spiegels von seinen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart: Antike / Mittelalter / Europa, 17. u. 18. Jahrhundert (Manufakturen u. Herstellungsverfahren; literarische u. bildnerische Zeugnisse aus Frankreich, Deutschland, England, Spanien, Portugal, Italien, Flandern u. Niederlande) / Galerien u. Spiegelkabinette in Europa / Naher u. ferner Osten, Afrika, Amerika / 19. Jahrhundert / Jugendstil u. Art Deco. - Mit Bibliographie. - Bildlegenden...
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€30.00
George Tinworth (Contributor Desmond Eyles--Chronology of Principal Works; Publisher series: Harriman-Judd Collection Volume.)
by Rose, Peter (Art of George Tinworth; Contributor Desmond Eyles: Chronology of Principal Works.)
Los Angeles: C.D.N. Corporation [0-9609320-0-3] 1982, 1st edition. (4to) 98pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Padded imitation leather with color pastedown illustration. Illustrated endpapers, color plates, monochrome plates, chronology, bibliography, index. There is a thin, shallow, and barely noticeable cut running down the center of the front cover, a light bump at the top of the spine. Art of George Tinworth. Collection of Allen Harriman & Edward Judd. Contributors include Desmond Eyles...
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€119.10
GESCHICHTE DES KOSTUMS (5 VOLUMES)
by Rosenberg, Adolf & Dr Edward Heyck
NY: E. Weyhe. Very Good. ca1915. Hardcover. Five volumes or portfolios of 80 plates each; each plate accompanied by historical and explanatory text. Issued originally in 40 parts of 10 plates each, one-half in colors (total 400 plates). Green cloth with two spine labels. Cloth lightly faded at edges. Texts tight, clean & intact: printed on heavy stock paper. Ex-library. No date: there were four printings in New York from 1905-1920 (worldcat). German Text . Fashion; Egypt; Rome; Middle Ages;...
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€278.83
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