Arti decorative e design

Vieux Papiers, Vieilles Images: Cartons D'Un Collectionneur

Grand-Carteret, John · 1894 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$325.00 (€294.87 | £246.00 | ¥51,898)

Paris, France, A. le Vasseur et Cie, 1894. Hardcover. Color marbled paper over boards; Black leather at spine and corners; Color marbled endpapers; 543 pp.; 1 bw, 5 color plates; 461 bw figures. Text in French; A collection of French paper pieces--stationery, postcards, letter...

Das Kleine Andachtsbild Vom XIV Bis Zum XX Jahrhundert

Spamer, Adolf · 1930 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$275.00 (€249.51 | £208.15 | ¥43,914)

Munich, Germany, F. Bruckmann AG, 1930. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; 334 pp. plus 217 plates; Color illus. frontispiece tipped in; 52 bw figures; 217 color and bw plates; Color plates tipped in. Text in German; Features devotional pictures from the fourteenth to twentie...

Lace: History and Fashion

Kraatz, Anne · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.60 (€26.86 | £22.40 | ¥4,727)

New York, Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. Hardbound. Burgundy cloth boards with black and beige DJ, 192 pp, 180 illustrations, 92 in color. From the jacket--Lace: the very word conjures up visions of both purity and eroticism--the virginal white of a lace wedding vei...

National Costumes Designed by Lepage Medvey; with a Preface by Andre Varagnac. English Translation by S.P. Skipwith; Austria Hungary Poland Czecho-Slovakia

Lepage-Medvey E. · 1939 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

London, Hyperion Press, 1939. First. Hardbound. Tan cloth on boards, brown stamped lettering; cream dj with color illustration; 19 pp,; 40 color plates with tissue protector, Large and heavy. A good binder's copy, very good except binding glue has dried. First 6 pages and plat...

Lace Album

Fischbach, Friedrich · 1878 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$175.00 (€158.78 | £132.46 | ¥27,945)

privately printed, 1878. Hardcover. Burnt orange cloth over boards; Brown leather at spine and corners; Early library binding; Approx. 50 pp.; 25 bw plates. A book of lace designs compiled by Frederick Fischbach; This is NOT a print-on-demand or reproduction copy. Good (Ex-lib...

Les Tissus Anciens: Reconstitues a L'Aide Du Costume Des Miniatures Et de Documents Inedits Par E. Guichard

Darcel, Alfred · 1878 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,922)

Paris, France, Librairie Abel Pilon, 1878. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards (library binding); Approx. 100 pp.; 50 bw plates. Text in French; Oversized, approx. 10.75" x 14.5"; Beautiful textile designs for home and costume, including lace, samplers, and more. VG- (Ex-lib. p...

Modèles de Dessins D'Orfèvrerie... Dessine´S Et Grave´S Par Salembier ; 36 Planches, 140 Motifs

Salembier, (Henri) · 1900 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$750.00 (€680.47 | £567.69 | ¥119,765)

Paris, Librarie Charles Foulard, 1900. Hardbound. Marbled portfolio case containing a title sheet, and 36 individual sheets with multiple engraved illustrations on each. Title-page printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper. Plates are signed as Sallembier, not Salembier. A most intere...

Chippendale Furniture: Circa. 1745-1765, the Work of Thomas Chippendale and His Contemporaries in the Rococo Taste

Coleridge, Anthony · 1968 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1968. First. Hardcover. Black boards, red cloth spine with black lettering, cream DJ with black lettering and color illustration; 230 pp plus 420 plates on unnumbered pages. From the dust jacket: This book covers the development and period of...

The Walters Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Painted Enamels of the Renaissance

Verdier, Philippe · 1967 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Baltimore, Maryland, Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1967. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering on cover and spine; blue cloth slipcase, [xxvii] 423 pp; color frontispiece, 215 plates, chiefly bw, eight in color. A sharp, bright copy. From the introduc...

Christian Monuments in England & Wales: An Historical and Descriptive Sketch

Boutell, The Rev. Charles · 1854 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, George Bell, 1854. Hardbound. Green cloth on boards, rebound, NOT A REPRINT, 156 pp, bw illustrations on almost every page, some full-page, most in text. An in-depth look at designs on slabs, coffins, etc. with approx. 200 examples. VG-, ex-library with stamps on title...

Arte E Tradizione Dei "Fraveghi

Boggero, Franco and Farida Simonetti · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Genoa, Italy, Fiera del Mare, 1982. Softcover. BW pictorial wraps; 117 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Text in Italian; Accompanied an exhibition of artworks of the "fraveghi," including furniture, metalwork, jewelry, tools, and more. VG .

Svenskt Glas '83: Prisbelont Design

Anderbjork, Jan-Erik et al. · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Stockholm, Sweden, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1983. Softcover. Color pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 35 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw. Text in Swedish; Accompanied an exhibition of Swedish glass; Features thirty-three unique designs, including bowls, candlestic...

Roberto Capucci: Art Into Fashion

Blum, Dilys E.; Roberto Capucci, Modedesigner Italien; Philadelphia Museum of Art · 2010 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2010. Softcover. Black wraps with color illustration, 202 pp. 182 color and 22 BW illustrations. From the publisher: Italian couturier Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary fashion designers for his innovative silhouet...

Tiffany: Innovation in American Design

1999 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Christie's, 1999. Softbound. Color patterned wraps with vellum DJ, 199pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. Auction catalog; each piece is well annotated. VG .

Svenskt Jugendglas: Overfangsglas 1898-1918

Widman, Dag et al. · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Stockholm, Sweden, Nationalmuseum Stockholm, 1980. Softcover. BW illus. wraps; 48 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Text in Swedish; Accompanied a 1980/81 exhibition of Swedish glass from between 1898 and 1918; Features 175 works; Extensive text. VG (Light wear to extremities) .

Rococo in Nederland

Baarsen, Reiner; Dirk Jan Biemond, et al. · 2001 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Amsterdam, Zwolle, Rijksmuseum / Waanders, 2001. Hardcover. Text in Dutch. Red cloth on boards with gilt embossed lettering on cover and spine, white DJ with color illustration, 331 pp, profuse color images throughout. Published in conjunction with the exhibition entitled "Roc...

Objects for Preparing Food

Zimmerman, Sandra R. (curator) · 1972 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972. Softcover. BW illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 52 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied an exhibition that appeared at The Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York City and The Renwick Gallery of the Natio...

Furniture

Singleton, Esther · 1911 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$48.00 (€43.55 | £36.33 | ¥7,665)

NY, Duffield & Company, 1911. First. Hardcover. Blue cloth. [xx] 273 [238] pp. 119 bw plates plus tissue-covered frontispiece, 68 bw illustrations in text, additional laid-in photos of furniture (possibly by previous book owner). A lovely find, with much character as a first e...

Treasury of American Design and Antiques. A Pictorial Survey of Popular Folk Arts Based Upon Watercolor Renderings in the Index of American Design, at the National Gallery of Art. 2 Volumes in 1

Hornung, Clarence P. · 1950 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1950. Hardbound. VERY LARGE blue cloth with pictorial dustjacket. 846 pp. with over 3000 color and bw plates. Will require extra postage. Two volumes in one; book one is "On Land and Sea," book two is "In the Home." Packed with treasures of Amer...

Catalogue of the Green Tree Collection

Garvan, Anthony N.B. and Carol A. Wojtowicz · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Mutual Assurance Company, 1977. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards; 165 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Includes a wide swath of items from the collection of the Mutual Assurance Company of Philadelphia, also known as the Green Tree;...