Arti decorative e design

Colonial Living

Tunis, Edwin · 1957 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Cleveland, OH, The World Publishing Company, 1957. Softcover. Pale green illustrated wraps with white lettering, 155 pp. bw illustrations. "Colonial Living, Edwin Tunis's vigorous re-creation of the 17th- and 18th-century America, examines the everyday lives of those sturdy me...

Home Life in Colonial Days

Earle, Alice Morse · 1898 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1898. Hardcover. Beige cloth with red and dark green decoration. xvi, 470 pp. Numerous bw illustrations. The author reconstructs for us colonial life by describing in great detail manners, customs, dress, homes, and child life. G+, some wear ar...

Masterpieces of American Folk Art

Armstrong, Tom (Introduction) · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum and Monmouth County Historical Association, 1975. Softcover. White and color illus. wraps. Unpaginated. Profuse bw illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1975 exhibition of a wide variety of folk art pieces. With a brief introduction by Tom A...

Woodworking Tools, 1600 - 1900 (Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 51)

Welsh, Peter · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1966. Softcover. white ill. wraps. Pp. 178 - 228. 66 bw ills. Includes bibliographical references (page 227). VG Cover has some shelf wear, minor staining on end pages from cover .

Bentwood

Barter, Tanya, John Dunnigan, and Seth Stem · 1984 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Providence, RI, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 48 pp. Numerous bw illustrations. Contributions by Tanya Barter, John Dunnigan, and Seth Stem. VG- (mild scuffing to cover with wear to edges) .

Chicago Metalsmiths: An Illustrated History

Darling, Sharon S. · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, 1977. Hardcover. Small square quarto. Hardcover. Black cloth with silver lettering and border design. No dust jacket, as issued. xvi, 141 pp. 155 bw illustrations. Sections include: From Trinketmakers to Tastemakers 1804-1890; A Renaissance...

Publications by the Fellows: Winterthur Program in Early American Culture (1954 - 1979)

1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

1981. Softcover. Silver wraps. ix, 120 pp. No ills. VG .

Heirloom Furniture

Gottshall, Franklin · 1957 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Bonanza Books, 1957. Hardcover. Brownish boards, off-white cloth spine, off-white ill. DJ. 154 pp. Profuse bw ills. VG/VG .

Sheraton Furniture Designs from the Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book, 1791 - 94

Edwards, Ralph · 1946 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, John Tiranti Ltd, 1946. Hardcover. Black cloth. 84 pp. 113 bw plates. This is a small book, measuring about 5" x 7." Lovely bw design drawings with an index to the plates and an introduction by Ralph Edwards. VG-, mild scuffing to cover, slight foxing and fading to int...

The Decorative Twenties

Battersby, Martin · 1969 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Macmillan Publishing, 1969. Softcover. White illustrated wraps. 216 pp. 209 bw & color illus. "The first comprehensive record of the decorative applied arts during the period between the Armitice after World War I and the Wall Street crash of 1929." (dj of hardback) ...

The Sense of Order: A Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art

Gombrich, E. H. · 1984 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1984. Softcover. BW illus. wraps. xii; 411 pp. 11 color, 89 bw plates. "Investigation from one of world's most leading scholars on the phychology of decorative design and the creation and function of formal orders. A delight for scholars a...

The Decorative Thirties

Battersby, Martin · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Walker and Company, 1988. Hardcover. Navy cloth with silver spine lettering, greenish blue illustrated dust jacket with black lettering, 224 pp. 48 color plates, 176 bw illustrations. Revised and edited by Philippe Garner. Incomparable guide to dress and costume, int...

The Consise Encyclopedia of English Pottery and Porcelain

Mankowitz, Wolf, and Reginald G. Haggar · 1957 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1957. Hardcover. Navy cloth. xv, 312 pp. 24 color plates, 160 bw ills. VG .

Early American Pottery and China

Spargo, John · 1948 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Garden City, Garden City Publishing Co. Inc, 1948. Hardcover. Beige cloth, green cloth spine. Beige, illus. dj with red lettering. xvii, 393 pp. 64 bw plates. Comprehensive information of the classifications of china according to type and glaze. VG, lower corner slightly bumpe...

European and American Snuff Boxes, 1730 - 1830

Le Corbeiller, Clare · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, New York, The Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards, viii, 120 pp. 700+ bw ills. Covers snuffboxes made of gold, silver, hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, wood and rare materials. Inscribed by the author. Erratum sheet...

European and American Snuff Boxes, 1730 - 1830

Le Corbeiller, Clare · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, The Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Black cloth, blue ill. DJ. viii, 120 pp. 700+ bw ills. Covers snuffboxes made of gold, silver, hardstone, porcelain, enamel, lacquer, tortoiseshell, horn, ivory, wood and rare materials. VG/G, wear and tear to DJ edges, book nice an...

The Most Splendid Carpet

Anderson, Susan H. · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Washington, DC, National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, 1978. Softcover. Green illus. wraps. x, 93 pp. Color frontispiece, 45 bw plates. Details the research and other efforts involved in reproducing the Senate Chamber carpet. Fascinating. VG, clean and tight ...

Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers, Natural and Man-Made, and the Art of Their Use in Decorative Textiles

New York: American Federation of Arts, June 1965 to December 1967 · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Softcover. Black ill. wraps. 53 pp. Profuse bw plates. VG-, wear to cover's edges, curling to front cover .

Floor Coverings in 18th-Century America (United States National Museum Bulletin #250, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 59)

Roth, Rodris · 1967 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1967. Softcover. White illustrated wraps. pp. 1 - 64. 28 bw illustrations. G+, slight discoloration and soiling to cover, minor foxing to interior .

Bohemian Engraved Glass

Pesatova, Zuzana · 1968 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Prague, Artia, 1968. Hardcover. Pink cloth. 61 pp. + 132 bw plates. "The beautiful specimens of cut and engraved crystal glass produced by Bohemia's master craftsmen are known throughout the world, and have proved invaluable to her glass industry. Glass engraving is practised ...