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International Arts and Crafts

Livingstone, Karen and Linda Parry (editors) · 2005 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

London, V&A Publications, 2005. Hardcover. Black cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 367 pp. 320 color plates, 40 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with several 2005-2006 exhibitions of items from the Arts and Crafts movement. "Reveals not only the importance of the Arts and Craf...

Glass Paints, Varnishes and Brushes: Their History, Manufacture and Use

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company · 1923 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$42.00 (€38.11 | £31.79 | ¥6,707)

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1923. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt letters and decoration on front cover; 200 pp. BW illus. "From cover to cover, this is a practical book. This Company for a generation has set itself to the task of educating ...

The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany

McKean, Hugh F. · 2002 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,068)

Atglen, Penna, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. Black cloth, green & color illus. dj. 304 pp. 60 bw, 200+ color plates. "Evaluates Tiffany's art in terms of his personal work -- including pieces in all the media that attracted him over the course of his prolific care...

From Museum Vaults: Deaccessioned from the Centennial Museum Ar the University of Texas at El Paso

Charlton Hall Galleries, Inc · 2009 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

West Columbia, SC, Charlton Hall Galleries, Inc, 2009. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, 258 pp. profusely illus. in color. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2009 auctions of this collection. "Impressive 17th through Early 20th Century European Fine & Decorative Arts...

American Historical Views on Staffordshire China

Larsen, Ellouise Baker · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

NY, Dover Publications, Inc, 1975. Softbound. Blue wraps. 345 pp. 350 bw plates. All the old prefatory notes and proems, a foreword, an index of borders and corresponding keys to the older editions precede the following chapters: Enoch Wood & Sons; Andrew Stevenson; James and ...

Metal Crafts in Architecture: Bronze, Brass, Cast Iron, Copper, Lead, Current Developments, Tin, Lighting Fixtures, Specifications

Geerlings, Gerald K. · 1929 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

New York, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards, with black titling and illustration; Black cloth at spine, with gilt titling; vi, 202 pp.; 277 bw figures. Includes examples in bronze, brass, cast iron, copper, lead, zinc, and tin. Wonderf...

Wrought Iron in Architecture

Geerlings, Gerald K. · 1929 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

New York, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ black-stamped printing; black cloth spine w/ gilt printing. 202 pp.; 324 bw figures. Includes examples from Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, England, Germany, and America, in photos and ...

A History of Furniture

Jacquemart, Albert · 1878 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$52.00 (€47.18 | £39.36 | ¥8,304)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1878. Hardcover. Reddish-brown cloth, gilt letters & decorations on spine & front cover; 470 pp. many BW illus.; weighs 3.75 lbs. A terrific tome, with exquisite engravings supplied by Jacquemart's son. G (Moderate wear to outer spine, with a tear alo...

Scandinaviandesign (Scandinavian Design). Auction Date November 18, 2011

Wright · 2011 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Chicago, Wright, 2011. Softcover. White wraps with color illustration. Auction catalog of lots 101 - 341, of furniture, lighting, rugs, accessories from the 1930s to 1960s. NF .

Porcelain Stories from China to Europe

Emerson, Julie et al. · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum / University of Washington Press, 2000. Hardcover. Cream & color-illus. boards, translucent titled dust jacket, 319 pp. many color & BW illus. "Explores porcelain's beginnings in China around A.D. 600, then floows its diverse development...

Silverwork and Jewelry: A Text-Book for Students and Workers in Metal (the Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks)

Wilson, H. and Unno Bisei · 1912 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1912. Second Edition. Hardcover. Brown paper boards with red cloth spine, 496 pp. many BW illus. & diagrams. Second edition of this issue, "with new sections done in collaboration with Professor Unno Bisei of The Imperial Fine Art College, To...

Modern Furniture Making and Design

Hooper, Rodney · 1939 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Peoria, Illinois, The Manual Arts Press, 1939. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards, with black titling at spine and front cover; Mauve bw pictorial dj.; 160 pp.; 32 bw figures, numerous bw plates. This book was first published in England, under the title Woodcraft in Design and...

The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain: Volume One (the World of Art Series)

Williams, Leonard · 1907 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

London, T. N. Foulis, 1907. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt decoration on front cover, 289 pp.; 61 BW plates. The first volume only of a three-volume set featuring various decorative arts of older Spain. This volume contains details of gold, s...

The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes

Webb, Wilfred Mark · 1908 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

New York, The McClure Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Cream-colored cloth with three-color decoration on spine & front cover; gilt top edges; 393 pp.11 BW plates, 169 BW figures in text. "The present book aims at being of more immediate interest and usefulness; it sta...

Art Metalwork: A Manual for Amateurs

Kronquist, Emil F. · 1942 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, New York, Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.), 1942. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards, silver titling at spine; 204 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. Includes information on metalworking tools and processes, and finishes on met...

The Golden Age of Ironwork

Magaziner, Henry Jonas and Robert D. Golding · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Ocean Pines, Md, SkipJack Press, 2000. Hardcover. Black boards, gilt letters on spine, black & gold & illus. dust jacket, 224 pp. many BW illus. "Since Philadelphia is so rich in its collection of cast iron facades and was the home of both the nation's foremost ornamental iron...

American Furniture 2012

Beckerdite, Luke (editor) · 2012 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,581)

Hanover, NH, The Chipstone Foundation / University Press of New England, 2012. Hardcover. Off-white cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Color pictorial endpapers; 192 pp.; Profusely illustrated, chiefly in color. A collection of five essays: The Hands that Rocked the Cradl...

Good Citizen's Furniture": The Work of Ernest and Sidney Barnsley

Pevsner, Nikolaus and Mary Comino · 1976 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Cheltenham, England, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, 1976. Softcover. BW pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 45 pp.; 15 bw figures. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name. Includes a nice introductory essay, as well as photos of the brothers. 140 pieces annotat...

The Drapery Sketch Book: A Collection of Useful and Interesting Drapery Sketches of Lasting Value to Buyers and Sellers and Practical Workmen

Cawthra, E.A. · 1914 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

New York, T.A. Cawthra & Co, 1914. Hardcover. Tan paper over boards; Brown cloth spine; black cover decoration and lettering. 96 pp. with bw illus. + 41 pp. advertisements with bw illus. An intriguing look at door and window treatments and styles over the ages, with examples o...

Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844

Lee, Jean Gordon · 1984 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984. Hardcover. Terracotta boards with gilt spine lettering. Black dj with color illustration and orange lettering. 231 pp. with nearly 300 items pictured in color and bw. Catalogue published on the occasion of two exhibitions at the ...