Arti decorative e design

Early American Craftsmen

Dyer, Walter · 1915 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, The Century Company, 1915. Hardcover. Green ill. cloth. xv, 387 pp. Numerous bw plates. Title continues, "Being a series of sketches of the lives of more important personalities in the early development of the Industrial Arts in America, together with sundry facts an...

The Furniture Designs of Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton

Hayden, Arthur, and Charles Messer Stow · 1938 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, Robert M. McBride and Company, 1938. 1st edition. Hardcover. Reddish patterned cloth with maroon title blocks and gilt lettering; off-white DJ with bw illus. 128 pp. Profuse bw ills. Consists of critical analysis and replicas of the original furniture design books of...

American Antique Furniture (2 Vols. )

Miller, Edgar, Jr. · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, Dover Publications, 1966. Softcover. Vol. I: blue wraps. Vol. II: brown wraps. 1106 pp. 2114 bw ills. An extensive guide to American furniture types, styles, characteristics, makers, and date of manufacture. VG .

English Cameo Glass

Grover, Ray and Lee · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, Crown Publishers, 1980. Hardcover. Brown cloth, ill. DJ. xvi, 482 pp. 422 color plates, 151 bw ills, 800 line drawings. Definitive book on all aspects of English cameo glass. Includes a 78 page pricebook of Thomas Webb and Sons. VG- slightly shaken, ex art library co...

Grueby

Blasberg, Robert · 1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Syracuse, Everson Museum, 1981. Softcover. Mauvish ill. stapled wraps. 32 pp. 19 color and bw ills. Exhibit and catalog exploring the work and life of William Grueby. From the exhibition of Oct. 28 to Nov. 21, 1989. With a 3-part essay on the ceramics of Grueby: Grueby pottery...

The Festive Tradition: Table Decoration and Desserts in America, 1650-1900

Belden, Louise Conway · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, W. W. Norton and Company, 1983. Hardcover. Magenta cloth, maroon ill. DJ. x, x, 340 pp.many BW illus. some color. "A Winterthur Book." "A lively account of the people, the means, and the artifacts surrounding this once elegant social ritual. It is rich in historical ...

The History of the Christmas Card

Buday, George · 1954 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

London, String Books, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover. Red cloth, pictorial DJ. xxiii, 304 pp. 27 color plates, 170+ bw ills. From the DJ: Full length history that describes and illustrates the way this form of greeting has changed in the course of a century. It has been af...

The American Clock: A Comprehensive Pictorial Survey, 1723 - 1900, with a Listing of 6153 Clockmakers

Distin, William, and Robert Bishop · 1976 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1976. Hardcover. Red cloth (one with yellow DJ). 359 pp. 661 color and bw ills. A valuable reference guide for collectors and enthusiasts. Details and illustrations of tower clocks, tall case clocks, dwarf tall case clocks, bracket clocks...

The Clock Book: Being a Description of Foreign and American Clocks Profusely Illustrated

Nutting, Wallace · 1924 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Framingham, Massachusetts, Old America Company Publishers, 1924. Hardcover. Brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering. 312 pp. 250 bw plates. Includes extensive information about clocks and clockmakers. "There are adequate books describing technically the mechanism of clocks. We the...

The American Clock, 1725-1865: The Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University

Battison, Edwin; Patricia E. Kane · 1973 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Greenwich, New York Graphic Society, Limited, 1973. First printing. Hardcover. Red cloth. White DJ with BW illustrations. 207 pp. Numerous bw ills. Commentary by Patricia Kane, foreword by Charles Montgomery, and introduction by Derek De Solla Price. Explores tall clocks, shel...

Old Sheffield Plate: Its Technique and History As Illustrated in a Single Private Collection

Torrey, Julia Whittemore · 1918 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. Hardcover. Grey ill. cloth. ix, 90 pp. 65 bw plates. Lavish illustrations of collection. In-depth historical and technical information regarding Sheffield Plate. VG-, foxing, wear to cover edges .

Altes Tafelsilber: Ein Brevier Fur Sammler Und Liebhaber

Brunner, Herbert · 1964 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Munich, F. Bruckmann, 1964. Hardcover. Blue cloth with silver lettering. 223 pp. 2 color plates, 271 bw ills, 640 marks. Text in German. Examination of tablesilver from Germany and other western European countries. With an extensive text section on various aspects of silver. I...

English Silver: Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden from the Campbell Collection

Roberts, Lynn Spring · 1992 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, David A. Hanks & Associates, Inc, 1992. Softcover. Black and pictorial wraps with off-white lettering, 79 pp. Numerous color and bw illustrations. Features stunning examples of Ramsden's work in the Campbell Collection. Introduction by Eric Turner, and many annotated...

Tin: Door de Eeuwen

Verster, A. J. G. · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Amsterdam, J. H. De Bussy, nd. Hardcover. Blue cloth, blue ill. DJ. 107 pp. 120 bw plates. Text in Dutch. History of tin. VG/VG .

Infinite Riches: Jewelry Through the Centuries

Duval, Cynthia · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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St. Petersburg, FL, Museum of Fine Arts, 1989. Softcover. White and color illustrated wraps with red lettering, vi, 80 pp. 10 color plates, 257 bw illus. Text by Cynthia Duval. Includes essay and descriptively annotated illustrations. FL: Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, Fe...

American and European Jewelry, 1830 - 1914

Gere, Charlotte · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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New York, Crown Publishers, Inc, 1975. Hardcover. Blue cloth, off-white ill. DJ. 240 pp. 64 color plates, 150 bw ills. Survey of jewelry, makers and designers from the French Revolution to the American commercial industry. VG / Fair (DJ has some discoloration and soiling, and ...

This Is the Way I Pass My Time: A Book About Pennsylvania German Decorated Hand Towels

Gehret, Ellen, Tandy Hersh, Alan Keyser, and Frederick Weiser · 1985 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Birdsboro, The Pennsylvania German Society, 1985. Hardcover. Off-white cloth, black ill. DJ. xii, 292 pp. 48 color plates, 562 bw ills. Examination of popular 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch craft. Book covers fabric types, details, embroidery, designs, finishing, and variants...

The Ladies' Work Table: Domestic Needlework in Nineteenth-Century America

Vincent, Margaret · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Allentown, PA, Allentown Art Museum, 1988. Softcover. Blue ill. wraps. xix, 140 pp. 100 color and bw ills. Text by Margaret Vincent. Exhibit and catalogue examines characteristics, trends, materials, patterns, and uses of American needlework. Covers the Federal era, the Victor...

English Printed Textiles, 1720 - 1836

Victoria and Albert Museum · 1960 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. Softcover. Printed patterned wraps. 80 pp. illustrated in bw. Comprised of introductory essay and many gorgeous plates. VG, corners slightly bumped, minor wear to cover edges .

The American Quilt Tradition: An Exhibition to Mark the Bi-Centenary of American Independence

London, England: Commonwealth Art Gallery, July 23 to September 2, 1976 · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

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Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 56 pp. 46 color and bw ills. Text by Shiela Betterton. Chapters survey coverlets, geometric shapes, applique, album quilts, crazy patchwork, Pennsylvania German quilts, special quilts, modern quilts, woven coverlets, and the quilting frame....