Arti decorative e design

Home Dissertations: An Offering to the Household for Economical and Practical Skill in Cookery, Orderly Domestic Management, and Nicety in the Appointments of Home

Tilton, Mrs. E. Stevens · 1886 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

New York, New York, Hunter & Beach, 1886. Hardcover. Green and red cloth with illustration over boards; Approx. 200 pp.; Numerous bw figures. Includes offerings on the happy and efficient running of a home, including subjects such as manners, art, flowers, conversation, housek...

Collecting Small Silverware

Helliwell, Stephen · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Oxford, England, Phaidon / Christie's, 1988. First. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 192 pp.; 500+ bw figures. Includes cutlery, alcohol-related items, desk accessories and tools, tobacco-related items, bedroom and bathroom silver, items for children, and m...

Silver Boxes

Delieb, Eric · 1979 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Fernale Editions, 1979. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 119 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Nicely illustrated; Extensive annotations; Includes four sections: Special Purpose Boxes, Boxes with Royal Associations, Applied Ornament, and ...

The Colman Collection of Silver Mustard Pots

Culme, John · 1979 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Norwich, England, Colman Foods, 1979. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 143 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Includes information about the making of mustard and mustard pots; Nicely illustrated. VG- (Spine creased) .

Accumulation & Display: Mass Marketing Household Goods in America, 1880-1920

Ames, Kenneth L. and R. Richard McKinstry, et al. · 1986 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Winterthur, DE, Winterthur Museum, 1986. Softbound. Black and grey printed covers, 156 pp. BW illustrations throughout. Issued in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition based largely on the trade catalogue collections of Winterthur Museum. With essats about trade catalogues by E. ...

The White House. Its Historic Furnishings and First Families

Monkman, Betty C. (Photographs by Bruce White) · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

New York, Abbeville Press, 2000. Hardbound. White cloth with color pictorial glossy dustjacket. 320 pp. profusely illustrated in color. Introduction by Wendell Garrett. For 200 years the White House has served as the residence of our nation's president and his family. John and...

The Goldsmith and the Grape: Silver in the Service of Wine

Gainsbury, Peter et al. · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, The Goldsmiths' Company, 1983. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 47 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied an exhibition of gold and silver wine-related items, including those from ancient, medievel, and post-medievel times; 273 items listed; Includes a glossary...

Royal Goldsmiths: The Garrard Heritage

Clifford, Dr. Helen · 1991 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$36.00 (€32.66 | £27.25 | ¥5,749)

London, Garrard & Co. Ltd, 1991. Softcover. BW color wraps; 96 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Contains fifty items from English gold- and silversmiths, including candelabras, cups from Ascot and other sporting events, tea sets, tureens, and more; Extensive annotat...

Paint on Wood: Decorated American Furniture Since the 17th Century

Herman, Lloyd E. · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. Softcover. Yellow pictorial stapled wraps; 36 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name, which featured painted American furniture in the Federal, Empire, Arts and Crafts, Art De...

American Art Pottery: Pragmatism and Fantasy

Zakin, Richard and Heather Tunis (curators) · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Auburn, New York, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 1982. Softcover. Lavender illus. stapled wraps; 20 pp.; 10 illustrations. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name; Eighty-five works listed; Ten pieces illustrated by Richard Zakin; Errata sheet laid in. VG .

The Collectors Encyclopedia of Roseville Pottery: Second Series

Huxford, Sharon and Bob · 1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Paducah, Kentucky, Collector Books, 1981. Hardcover. Color pictorial paper over boards; 207 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Includes updated values since the original 1980 edition; Nicely illustrated with extensive text. VG .

The Collectors Encyclopedia of Roseville Pottery: First Series

Huxford, Sharon and Bob · 1993 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Paducah, Kentucky, Collector Books, 1993. Hardcover. Color pictorial paper over boards; 191 pp.; Approx. 200 bw and color plates. Includes updated values since the original 1976 edition; Nicely illustrated with extensive text. VG+ .

Creative Clays: American Art Pottery from the New Orleans Museum of Art

Keefe, John Webster · 1992 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1992. Softcover. Color pictorial stapled wraps; 32 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Accompanied a traveling exhibition that featured seventy pieces of American art pottery by Cowan Pottery Studio, Hull Pottery Compa...

American Furniture 1998

Beckerdite, Luke (editor) · 1998 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Milwaukee, WI, The Chipstone Foundation and University Press of New England, 1998. Softcover. Black and color illustrated wraps. xiii, (3), 293 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. This volume features articles on late Baroque Boston seating furniture, Germanic influence on furnitu...

Baroque, the Soul of Brazil

Sant'Anna, Alfonso Romano de · 1998 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Comunicacao Maxima, 1998. First English edition. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth; Color pictorial dj.; 202 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. An in-depth study of the Baroque style in Brazil--in its architecture, music, painting, theater, literature, and m...

Adi: Le Imprese

Cifarelli, Manuela (editor) · 2008 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Bologna, Italy, Editrice Compositori, 2008. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 274 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Parallel text, Italian and English; A compendium of the companies belonging to the ADI Enterprise Department, which comprise companies who promote modern ...

Shaker Design: Out of This World

Burks, Jean M. (editor) · 2008 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Color illus. endpapers. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Ma...

Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass from New England Collections

Caviness, Madeline H. · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Medford, Massachusetts, Tufts University, 1978. Softcover. White and color illus. wraps; 100 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied a 1978 exhibition held at the Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University. With an introduction by Madeline H. Caviness. The annotated an...

Period Design & Furnishing: A Sourcebook for Home Restoration and Decoration

Miller, Judith and Martin · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, New York, Crown Publishers, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. Light brown cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 240 pp.; Approx. 600 color photos. A guide to creating the feel of different periods of design in your home, including Medieval, English Baroque, Regency, Georgian, ...

Crow Indian Beadwork: A Descriptive and Historical Study

Wildschut, William and John C. Ewers · 1959 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Museum of the American Indian, 1959. Softcover. Tan wraps; 55 pp. plus plates; 3 color, 44 bw plates. An in-depth study of Crow beadwork in men's and women's clothing, blankets, moccasins, riding gear, and other items. VG- (Ex-lib. usual markings) .