Arti decorative e design

Royal Crown Derby

Twitchett, John and Betty Bailey · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Woodbridge, Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. Third Edition. Hardbound. Blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color-illustrated dust jacket. 272 pp. 62 color and countless bw plates. "The first comprehensive work about this important 19th century ...

Mason Porcelain and Ironstone 1796-1853: Miles Mason and the Mason Manufactories

Haggar, Reginald and Elizabeth Adams · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

London, Faber and Faber, 1977. Hardbound. Blue cloth with yellowish, color-illustrated dust jacket. 133 pp. followed by 144 bw plates along with 10 color plates within the text. "Mason's Ironstone China has long been admired and collected by many people both here and abroad. B...

Caughley and Worcester Porcelains 1775-1800

Godden, Geoffrey A. · 1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1981. Hardbound. Burgundy cloth with white & color illustrated dust jacket. xxxvii (and 16 bw plates), 336 pp. with 10 color and 317 bw plates. "One of the most important ceramic reference books. The author not only discusses in detail the po...

Chefs-D'Oeuvre Du Musee Des Arts Decoratifs

Bordaz, Robert with Francois Mathey · 1985 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Flammarion, 1985. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 210 pp. profusely illustrated in bw and color. Text in French. Items are arranged chronologically. VG .

Staffordshire Portrait Figures and Allied Subjects of the Victorian Era, Including the Definitive Catalogue

Pugh, P. D. Gordon · 1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, Antique Collectors' Club, 1987. Hardbound. Blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. 558 pp. 62 color and 900 bw plates. This book is a revised edition of the standard work "affectio...

Spanish Interiors and Furniture. Volume 1

STAPLEY, Mildred · 1922 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

New York, William Helburn, Inc, 1922. Hardbound. Red cloth with gilt embossing. In library buckram wrapper and slipcase. Vol. 1: 9 pp. text followed by a detailed listing of the 100 bw plates that follow, which illustrated well over 100 items. The photographs are divided into ...

Early American Furniture: How to Recognize, Evaluate, Buy, and Care for the Most Beautiful Pieces--High-Style, Country, Primitive, and Rustic

Kirk, John · 1974 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Knopf, 1974. Softbound. Black wraps, color illustrated with white and orange lettering. 208 pp. profusely illustrated in bw. A most useful introductory text. Contents include: Introduction -- Chronology of American Furniture Forms -- Taste, Design, Construction, & Fu...

The Gentle Art of Faking Furniture

Cescinsky, Herbert · 1967 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

NY, Dover, 1967. Softbound. Slate cloth, light blue DJ. ix, 168 pp. 292 bw plates. A true classic reference material addressing how to tell the difference between fake and genuine antique furniture. VG .

Labors of Love: America's Textiles and Needlework, 1650-1930

Weissman, Judith Reiter and Wendy Lavitt · 1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Knopf, 1987. Hardbound. Red cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 286 pp. 100 bw and 200 color illustrations. Fifteen chapters titled as follows: "Cloth;" "Blankets, Counterpanes, and Bed Ruggs," "Quilts," "White Work," "Coverlets," "Linens in the Home;" "Early Needlework, ...

The Art of the Weaver

Schorsch, Anita · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

A Main Street Press Book, Universe Books, 1978. Hardbound. Blue paper boards with red cloth spine. 256 pp. numerous bw plates. Great articles with wonderful illustrations of weaving devices and tools. VG .

Art of the Embroiderer : Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Designer to King Louis XV

Scheuer, Nikki with additional Notes and Commentaries by Edward Maeder · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Boston, Massachusetts & London, David R. Godine Publisher & Kudos & Godine, 1983. Hardbound. Reddish cloth in color illustrated slipcase.192 pp. illustrated. A facsimile reproduction with additional notes and essays. VG/VG slipcase .

The Book of Fans

Armstrong, Nancy · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Colour Library International, 1978. Hardbound. Blue cloth with color illustrated dark dustjacket. 128 pp. profusely illustrated in color and bw. VG/VG .

American Art Tile 1876-1941

Karlson, Norman · 1998 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Rizzoli, 1998. Hardbound. Olive cloth with olive and color-illustrated dustjacket. 224 pp. profusely illustrated in color and bw. "From the world"s foremost collector, here is the new, fully illustrated standard guide to America"s first golden age of tile making. Ame...

Scrimshaw at Mystic Seaport

Edouard A. Stackpole · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Mystic, CT, Marine Historical Association, 1966. Softbound. Greyish printed wraps. 53 pp. well-illustrated in bw. A few other short articles relating to scrimshaw are tucked into this copy. Another copy is the earlier 1958 edition, with the same content but no articles. VG, pr...

Willow, Oak and Rye, Basket Traditions in Pennsylvania

Lasansky, Jeannette · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Lewisburg, PA, Union County Oral Traditions Project, 1978. Softbound. BW illustrated wraps. 60 pp. over 100 bw photographs. An outgrowth of the Oral Traditions project, this book overflows with wonderful illustrations and anecdotes. Good + some discoloration at spine of wraps,...

English Paper Mache of the Georgian and Victorian Periods

Shirley Spaulding DeVoe · 1971 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University Press, 1971. Hardbound. Teal cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 193 pp. 180 bw plates. A scarce book on this seldom-written about topic. terrific copy, NOT THE REPRINT. VG/VG .

To Have and to Hold: Decorative American Boxes

Ross, Pat · 1991 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

NY, Viking Studio Books, 1991. Hardbound. Blue cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 126 pp. profusely illustrated in color. An extraordinary look at the history of box making in America along with a source guide and bibliography which makes it a must-have for serious colle...

Graniteware Collectors' Guide with Prices

Vogelzang, Vernagene and Evelyn Welch · 1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1981. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 136 pp. profusely illustrated in bw and a few color. Wow, what a reference on this subject!. VG .

The American Chair: Three Centuries of Style

Bishop, Robert with a Foreword by Charles F. Hummel · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Bonanza, 1983. Hardcover. Red cloth; Color pictorial DJ. 526 pp. 950+ plates. Foreword by Charles F. Hummel. Chapters include The Earliest Settler, 1640 - 1700; Fashions from Abroad, 1680 - 1730; The Queen Anne Style, 1720 - 1755; The Chippendale Style, 1750 - 1800; ...

The Antique Enamelled Watch

Lewis, Dr. Milton R. · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

NAWCC, 1975. limited first. Hardbound. Blue cloth. xxiii, 92 pp. 74 color plates. A very nice copy of this uncommon title. The illustrations appear to come from pieces in the author's collection. Glossary at rear. VG+ .