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Silver in Newark: A Newark 300th Anniversary Study (Contained in Vol. 18, Nos. 3+4 of the Museum, New Series)

Johnson, J. Stewart · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Newark, NJ, Newark Museum, 1966. Softbound. BW illustrated wraps. 51 pp. 65 bw plates. This is a catalogue of 170 works exhibited as part of the 300th Anniversary of Newark, NJ. With biographical directory of Newark silversmiths working before 1900. Also includes a useful bibl...

John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794-1816 / a Supplement to John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston 1794-1816

Stoneman, Vernon C. · 1965 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$450.00 (€408.28 | £340.61 | ¥71,859)

Boston, Massachusetts, Special Publications, 1965. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; Tan cloth over boards with color plate affixed to front cover (supplement); 393 pp. 9 color plates, approx. 300 bw plates; 105 pp. 75 bw plates (supplement). An in-dep...

Old Glass Paperweights: Their Art, Construction, and Distinguishing Features

Bergstrom, Evangeline · 1940 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Chicago, Lakeside Press, 1940. privately published. Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt design and glassine dustwrapper. xi, 120 pp. 20 color, 88 bw plates. VG outside, few spots inside on page edges where pages stuck together but no bad, the whole still nice with foxing to inside ...

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820: A Guide to Identification and Interpretation

White, Carolyn L. · 2005 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Lanham, Maryland, AltaMira Press, 2005. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; 147 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. An in-depth historical study of items such as clothing fasteners, jewelry, hair accessories, and more; A wonderful book for the student of history and/or fashion. ...

Art Glass by Archimede Seguso

Franzoi, Umberto (editor) · 1991 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Venice, Italy, Arsenale Editrice, 1991. Hardcover. White cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 166 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name held at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, June - September 1991. Features more than ...

Catalogue of Old Dark Blue Crockery and Old China, Delft, and Other Ware, Wanted by the Ayer Antinque China Co. With Prices Paid for Same

Sherman, N. · 1890 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,581)

Ayer, Massachusetts, Ayer Antique China Co, 1890. Softcover. Blue wraps; 23 pp.; 17 bw figures. A listing of various items the Ayer Antique China Co. is willing purchase, including the prices they are willing to pay. VG (Some minor wear to extremities, pencil markings) .

The History of the Art of Table Setting, Ancient and Modern

Murphy, Claudia Quigley · 1921 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, New York, Claudia Quigley Murphy, 1921. Softcover. Light brown wraps; 65 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. Includes table settings from Anglo-Saxon times to the early twentieth century; Discusses cloths, serving implements, silverware and dishes, how to ser...

Fraktur and Related Works on Paper: The Pioneer Collection of Dr. And Mrs. Donald A. Shelley

Earnest, Russ and Corinne et al. · 2004 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc, 2004. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps; 100 pp.; profusely illustrated in color. From the auction held October 8, 2004; 139 lots listed with annotations, many illustrated in color; Includes many wonderful examples of Pennsylvania ...

The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence

Alcott, William A. · 1846 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Boston, Massachusetts, Waite, Peirce & Co, 1846. Twelfth Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; 356 pp.; 2 bw frontispieces. A guide to all aspects of life for the young woman, including cleanliness, dress, intellectual and social improv...

One Hundred Recipes for the Chafing Dish

Kinsley, H.M. · 1894 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1894. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Mustard-yellow cloth at spine; 182 pp.; Numerous bw figures. A collection of a hundred recipes designed for the chafing dish, including beef stew with curry, chicken fricassee, scrambled eggs, fr...

Notas de Plateria

de Valle-Arizpe, Artemio · 1941 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$300.00 (€272.19 | £227.08 | ¥47,906)

Mexico, Editorial Polis, 1941. Hardcover. Yellow leather (?) over boards; Raised bands and gilt titling at spine; Marbled endpapers; 644 pp.; 126 bw plates; Color frontispiece. Text in Spanish; Includes religious, decorative, and household silver items; Also includes pre-Colum...

The Curtain-Maker's Handbook: A Reprint of F.A. Moreland's 'Practical Decorative Upholstery' Containing Full Instructions for Cutting, Making, and Hanging All Kinds of Interior Upholstery Decorations

Fales, Martha Gandy · 1979 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1979. First. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 320 pp.; Approx. 70 bw figures. Introduction by Martha Gandy Fales; A guide to Victorian drapery techniques originally published in 1889 in Boston; This is the 1979 paperback reprint--NOT a print-on-demand cop...

Les Arts Du Tissu

Migeon, Gaston · 1909 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Paris, H. Laurens, 1909. Hardcover. Beige cloth with green illustration and red lettering; 416 pp.; 175 bw figures. Text in French; Includes rugs, embroidery, and other textiles, including Byzantine, Coptic, Muslim, English, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish ...

Upholstery Conservation: Preprints of a Symposium Held at Colonial Williamsburg February 2-4, 1990

Williams, Marc A. et al (editors) · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

East Kingston, NH, American Conservation Consortium, Ltd, 1990. Softcover. Light grey illus. wraps; 462 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. A collection of 31 papers from this 1990 symposium covering topics such as conservation, materials, techniques, styles, case studies, and m...

Etiquette: The American Code of Manners: A Study of the Usages, Laws, and Observances Which Govern Intercourse in the Best Circles of American Society

Sherwood, Mrs. M.E.W. · 1834 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$39.00 (€35.38 | £29.52 | ¥6,228)

New York, George Routledge & Sons, 1834. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt titling and decoration; 397 pp.; No illustrations. Advice on manners in American society in the early nineteenth century; Covers topics such as "entering" society, courtship, conduct in crowds, wedding e...

The Household Cyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Daily Wants

Hamilton, Alexander V. · 1874 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

Springfield, W.J. Holland & Co, 1874. Hardcover. Brick red cloth over boards; All edges gilt; 423 pp.; 100+ bw figures. Sold as "a book for every home" with "something for everybody"; Includes information about cooking, taking care of the sick, household pets, etiquette, weigh...

Metallic Ornaments of the New York Indians [New York State Museum Bulletin 73, Archeology 8]

Beauchamp, William M. · 1903 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Albany, New York, University of the State of New York, 1903. Softcover. Tan wraps; 114 pp. plus plates; 37 bw plates. Includes jewelry, headbands, medals, and other items made of gold, copper, silver, brass, and other materials. Fair (Back cover missing; Front cover detached b...

A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French [in Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, November 1940, Twenty-Seventh Year, Number Nine]

Foote, Helen S. · 1940 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1940. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; pp. 131-146; 10 bw figures. This collection included an eighteenth-century John Potwine brazier, an eighteenth-century sugar basket by Andrew or James Gordon, seventeenth-century spoons by Hull a...

The United States Cook Book: A Complete Manual for Ladies, Housekeepers, and Cooks

Vollmer, Wm · 1878 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$80.00 (€72.58 | £60.55 | ¥12,775)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schaefer & Koradi, 1878. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; 165 pp.; No illustrations. Parallel text, English and German; Includes recipes and instruction for all kinds of meats, soups, vegetables, sauces, pastry, beverages, and more. Fair (Front c...

The Girl's Own Indoor Book

Peters, Charles (editor) · 1888 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. Hardcover. Brown cloth with color illustration and gilt title block; Illustrated endpapers; 548 pp.; Numerous bw figures and plates. Contains articles by various authors on the proper ways for girls to conduct themsel...