An extensive bibliography on all aspects of American decorative arts: References and Surveys; Architecture; Furniture; Metals; Ceramics and Glass; Textiles; Timepieces; Household Activities and Systems; Artisans and Culture. 392pp 3.42lb 11.3x8.8x1.5in View More...
rubbing to extremities, dust soiling to top edge of text block. 448 architectural books are catalogued with bibliographic descriptions, collations, and comments. Illustrated with 30 black and white plates. 383pp 3.83lb 11.2x8.4x2.0in View More...
light foxing to top edge of text blocks. This is a catalogue of a collection of American books illustrated for the most part with woodcuts and wood engravings in the Princeton University Library. The catalogue in the main volume, published in 1958, consists of two main parts: I. American Book Illustration prior to the Nineteenth Century and II. American Book Illustration in the Nineteenth Century. Entries in Part I appear in chronological order from 1670 to 1800 and over 192 books are described. Entries in Part II appear in alphabetical order by illustrator from Adams to Young and over 111... View More...
lightly rubbed at extremities. The catalogue of an exhibition honoring the 600th anniversary of the death of Francis Petrarch. 24 manuscripts are described and illustrated. Includes a color frontispiece of Trionfi, Triumph of Time, ca. 1480. 63pp 0.91lb 11.0x8.0x0.5in View More...
faint scratches to front cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, October 6, 2001 - January 6, 2002. 180 books are described and illustrated in color, many with multiple images. 302pp 3.79lb 11.0x9.5x1.3in View More...
partly unopened; dust jacket with tiny chip at head of spine and small tear on front panel, light soiling to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. This volume of twelve essays is concerned with American children's books of the nineteenth century. The book was designed by the English illustrator and wood engraver, Nora S. Unwin. 160pp 0.64lb 7.8x5.4x0.7in View More...
remainder dot on bottom edge of text block, dust jacket with band of yellowing at spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. 151pp 1.83lb 10.8x8.2x0.8in View More...
reprint edition; light rubbing to extremities. Reprint of the standard bibliography on costume first published in 1905. Volume I has 645 pages and 310 illustrations with entries 1 through 1641. Volume II has 840 pages and 203 illustrations with entries 1642 through 4818, Addenda (Nachtrage), References (Handbibliothek) with entries 4819 through 5064), Name Index (Namen-Register), Subject Index (Sach-Register), and Some Acquisitions After Completion of the Catalog (Erwerbunger Nach Abschluss des Katalogues). Text in German. 1485pp 10.87lb 11.3x9.3x4.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY... View More...
#84 of 475 copies; spine darkened, lacking slipcase. This book contains a series of essays on the early history of the book. Profusely illustrated. 290pp 2.42lb 9.5x6.7x1.4in View More...
