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German Porcelain and Faience (the Universe Library of Antique Art)

Ducret, Siegfried · 1962 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

New York, Universe Books, 1962. Hardbound. Oatmeal cloth with brown lettering, gray and illus. dust jacket, 466 pp. with 180 color (tipped in) and bw plates. "Any consideration of the development of the art of porcelain in Europe must award the highest place to Germany's contr...

Nordiska Museets Mobler Fran Svenska Herremanshem: Del II, 1700-Talet

Wallin, Sigurd · 1933 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

Stockholm, Sweden, Nordiska Museets Förlag, 1933. Hardcover. brown & tan illustrated wood-grain boards w/ mounted title plate. book xliii, 224 plates, bw & select color. Text in Swedish. Good- (boards scuffed & scratched; harsh, deep rubbing to upper board edge. corners harshl...

Vinovo and Its Porcelain: Monographs of Decorative Art, 4

Sarasino, Ernesto · 1925 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,472)

Milan, Italy, Bottega di Poesia, 1925. Hardcover. light tan boards w/ orange printing. 39 pgs w/ 30 bw plates. Text in English. Pages tanned; text remains dark and detailed. Good (boards darkened; scuffed & smudge; scoring to back. spine ends rubbed w/ erosion. corners bumped,...

Wallpapers and Wall Coverings: A Practical Handbook for Decorators, Paperhangers, Architects, Builders and House-Owners

Jennings, Arthur Seymour · 1903 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$400.00 (€362.91 | £302.72 | ¥63,882)

New York, William T. Comstock, 1903. Hardcover. brown boards w/ black printing. 155 pgs w/ bw, color plates; closing appendix pgs, advertisements & three fabric swatches. Three color plates; plates remain vibrant. Light toning to glossy pages, otherwise remain bright; text and...

Kasuri: Japan's Ikat Tradition, Textiles from the Helen Allen Textile Collection

Hastreiter Louise, Kristine · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, 1990. Softcover. Stapled white wraps with bw image and blue lettering. 8 pp. with 9 bw images. Photo is of a previous copy. VG- (round, red classification sticker taped to lower spine & department notation to interior wrap edge. wra...

An Intricacy of Design: Kashmir Shawls the Helen Allen Textile Collection

Soncea-Atira, Rae and Beverly Gordon · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, 1990. Softcover. Stapled cream wraps with bw image and black lettering. 11 pp. with 4 bw images. Photo is of a previous copy. VG- (round, red classification sticker taped to lower spine & department notation to interior wrap edge. w...

Imagery in Copplerplate-Printed Textiles from the Helen Allen Textile Collection

McMillan, Reed · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, 1990. Softcover. Stapled grey wraps with bw image and black lettering. 12 pp. with 4 bw images. Photo is of a previous copy. VG- (round, red classification sticker taped to lower spine & department notation to interior wrap edge. wr...

Ukrainskoe Narodnoe Iskussvo: Tkani I Vishivki

Manchurova, N.D. · 1960 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.12 | ¥43,919)

Kiev, Gosdarstvennoe Izodrazitlnogo Uskisstva i Mizukalnoi Lituratuy, 1960. Hardcover. Color illustrated DJ with gilt lettering; light brown over cloth with blue lettering and design on the spine and black illustration on the cover; red and blue cloth bookmark; [72] pp.; lxxxv...

Old Derby China Factory: The Workmen and Their Productions

Haslem, John · 1876 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$80.00 (€72.58 | £60.54 | ¥12,776)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1876. Hardcover. Purple stamped cloth with gilt letters on spine and gilt decoration on front cover, top edges gilt. green pastdowns & endpapers. xvi, 255 pp. 12 color plates. Textblock remains tightly bound. Opening and closing free-endpapers all...

Color Harmony and Design in Dress

Melrose, Millicent · 1922 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

New York, Social Culture Publications, 1922. Paperback. Brown marbled wraps with gilt lettering; 64 pp. Good (Wraps are heavily worn; spine strip is chipped at both ends; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean, but toned; textblock is solid.) .

Pennsylvania German Designs: A Portfolio of Silk Screen Prints

Knotts, Benjamin · 1943 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art / The Index Of American Design / The National Gallery Of Art, 1943. Hardcover. portfolio w/ orange boards & cloth spine. 4 letterpress pages followed by 19 (of 20) color plates. Pages and plates have edge-wear, tanning & smudges. Foxing to edges,...

Hausliche Kunst

Lipperheide, Frieda · 1894 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Berlin, Germany, Verlage Von Franz Lipperheide, 1894. Hardcover. brown cloth boards w/ black illustration & select red printing. book viii, 180 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Text in German. Pages tanned with dark tanning to edges. Pages may have white discolored dampstaining to low...

Les Faiences Anciennes Et Modernes, Leurs Marques & Decors, Faiences Etrangeres / Seconde Edition

Mareschal, M.A.A. · 1873 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$70.00 (€63.51 | £52.98 | ¥11,179)

1873, Librairie Eugene Delarogue, Paris, France. Hardcover. grey boards over tan paper w/ red & black printing. yellow pastedowns & endpapers. book viii, 93 pgs w/ color lithographic plates, closing index. Text in French. Pages remain fairly bright with instances of smudges, m...

The Wrightsman Collection, Volume II: Furniture, Gilt Bronze and Mounted Porcelainm, Carpets

Watson, F.J.B. · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966. Hardbound. Crimson cloth with gilt letters and decorative motif on spine and large gilt motif on front cover. decorative end papers taken from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopedie; pgs 291 through 671, bw illustrations, fold-out...

Spanish Interiors and Furniture. Volumes 1, 2 and 3

BYNE, Arthur (Photographs and Drawings) & STAPLEY, Mildred (Brief text) · 1922 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

New York, William Helburn, Inc, 1922. Hardbound. Publishers red cloth decorated with gilt lettering and designs. Vol. 1: 9 pp. text followed by a detailed listing of the 100 bw plates that follow, which illustrated well over 100 items. Vol. 2: Detailed listing of plates, plate...

Ronald Phillips: Fine Antique English Furniture

Ronald Phillips Ltd · 2018 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

London, Ronald Phillips Ltd, 2018. Hardcover. Forest green cloth boards w/ gilt printing. illustrated pastedowns, endpapers. 255 pgs w/ color illustrations throughout. Dated May 2018. Details and illustrates 121 pieces. VG/VG (scuffs, scratches to cloth. rubbing to corners. du...

Vienna Moderne: 1898-1918: An Early Encounter between Taste and Utility

Adlmann, Jan Ernst · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1978. Softcover. White & illus. wraps. 96 pp. Numerous bw & color plates throughout. Accompanied a 1978-1979 traveling exhibition. Defines the style of Vienna Moderne, and profiles some of the designers who fit the bill. With an illust...

Tapisseries, Broderies Et Dentelles; Recueil de Modeles Anciens Et Modernes

Muntz, Eugene · 1890 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

Paris, Librairie de L' Art, 1890. Hardcover. Three-quarter red leather with red marble paper over boards; five raised bands on the spine, with gilt lettering and design; 1 preliminary leaf, 43 pp.; frontispiece, illustrations, plates. Text in French. Good (Boards are worn over...

Une Theorie Universelle Au Milieu Du Xixe Siecle: La Grammar of Ornament D'Owen Jones

Varela Braga, Ariane · 2017 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Roma, Campisano Editore, 2017. Paperback. Red wraps with color illustration and pink, white and black lettering; 278 pp.; 64 unnumbered pages of plates; richly illustrated, primarily in color. Text in French. Good+ (EX-LIBRARY, indicated only by a stamp reading "Withdrawn" on ...

Catalogue de la Collection A. Finoelst de Paris

Destree, M. Joseph · 1927 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Bruxelles, Galerie Georges Giroux, 1927. Paperback. Tan wraps with brown lettering. 179 pp. 158 BW illustrations, 16 BW plates. Text in French; A catalogue of a sale held September 26-27, 1927. Good- (Wraps are heavily worn/scuffed/smudged/chipped; spine strip is peeling and w...