Arti decorative e design

The First National Silk Convention: Catalogue of the Historical Exhibition of Textiles by R.A. Meyer-Riefstahl Ph. D. , Director of the Exhibition

Meyer-Riefstahl, R.A. · 1915 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Paterson, NJ, First National Silk Convention Committee, 1915. Softbound. White illustrated wraps. 76 pp. 380 items from 20 different categories are briefly described, following the introductory text. No illus. Catalogue from the exhibition held at City Hall in Paterson, Octobe...

Folk Art in Oklahoma

1981 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma Museums Association, 1981. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 104 pp. Some color, many bw plates. VG, ex art library with ink stamp on page block edges, small label on cover .

Directly from China: Export Goods for the American Market, 1784-1930

Nelson, Christina H. · 1984 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Salem, Massachusetts, Peabody Museum of Salem, 1984. Softbound. White & color illustrated wraps. 120 pp. profusely illustrated in bw. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition illustrating "that the United States-China trade became a truly national enterprise which influenced t...

American Fire Marks: The Insurance Company of North America Collection

1933 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Philadelphia, Insurance Company of North America, 1933. Softcover. Pale wraps with black lettering and insignia. 133 pp.; Bw frontis of the Old Philadelphia Fire Department and numerous additional bw plates. Stitched binding. Includes history of fire marks in England and Ameri...

The Saltillo Sarape

Jeter, James & Juelke Paula Marie · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Santa Barbara, CA, New World Arts, 1978. Softbound. White wraps with color illustration on front cover, 97 pp with 30 full color plates. Contents include: Salute the Saltillo sarape. The Saltillo sarape : history. Design -- Weaving and dyeing -- The weaving industry in Mexico ...

Quilt Collections; a Directory for the United States and Canada

Oshins, Lisa Turner · 1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Washington, DC, Acropolis Books, ltd, 1987. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 255 pp. some illustrations. VG-, ex-private library with a spine title, bookplate, and pencil notation behind title page. A clean, bright book. Small crease in lower cover corner.

Ho for California! Pioneer Women and Their Quilts

Laury, Jean Ray and California Heritage Quilt Project · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1990. Hardbound. Blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, light blue color illustrated dust jacket. 152 pp. 140 color illus. 62 halftone illus. The result of holding 32 Quilt Search Days over a two-year period throughout the state of California. This book "is...

Michigan Quilts 150 Years of a Textile Tradition

MacDowell, Marsha and Ruth D. Fitzgerald · 1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

East Lansing, MI, Michigan State University Museum, 1987. Softbound. Red color illustrated wraps. 177 pp. over 260 bw and color plates. VG interior but with museum ex-lib. sticker, bookplate, and stamps. Covers show mild shelf wear but no chips or tears.

Coverlets: A Handbook on the Collection of Woven Coverlets in the Art Institute of Chicago

Davison, Mildred and Christa C. Mayer-Thurman · 1973 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1973. Softbound. Rust colored pictorial wraps. 227 pp. Decorative end papers. Profusely illustrated in bw and with a few images in color, including frontis. Catalogue from the exhibition held July through October 1973. Includes the histor...

Crazy Quilts

McMorris, Penny · 1984 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1984. Hardcover. Red cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 127 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. The work offers highlights of the "Crazy Quilt" period (1876-1900), with considerable detail and delightful color and bw plates. Museum ex-lib. ...

The Royal Doulton Potteries. A Brief Summary of Their Rise and Expansion During Six Reigns

n/a · 1914 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Royal Doulton Potteries, 1914. Hardbound. Original brownish boards with decorated border & plate to front cover, slightly bowed and slightly soiled, slight chipping to spine. 80 pp. Well-illustrated, inc. 5 color plates. Includes the history of the company, photos of v...

American Quilt Collections: Antique Quilt Masterpieces

Zegart, Shelly · 1997 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Tokyo, Japan, Nihon Vogue, 1997. Hardbound. Blue glossy boards, gold & color illustrated dust jacket. 179 pp. Profusely illustrated with large color plates. An in-depth and superbly illustrated history of quilt collecting in America, with the emphasis on the later part of the ...

Scandinavian Design: Directory of Arts and Crafts Resources in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Moller, Vigo Sten (editor) · 1953 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Copenhagen, Langkjaers Bogtrykkeri, 1953. Softbound. Cream spine & black glossy printed wraps. 126 pp. Profusely illustrated in BW. Text in English. With a brief preface and information about the background of each company. An eye candy catalogue of Scandinavian design and exc...

The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords: Early American Silver (Volume 3 of the Auction Set)

Sotheby's, NY: October 29, 2004 · 2004 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Sotheby's, 2004. Paperback. Glossy color illustrated wraps. 304 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. 142 lots of superb American silver are not only catalogued, but photographed, illustrated and exhaustively annotated in this catalogue, which is sure to be a classic i...

Selections from Israel Sack, Inc

Sotheby's, NY: January 20, 2002 · 2002 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

2002. BW illustrated wraps. 100 pp. 233 items are listed and illustrated in color. This portion of the Americana sale held that day included lots 1150 - 1383. In this sub-catalogue, there is an essay on the founder of the Gallery. .

Gallery Catalogue XI, Winter 1999

Levy (Bernard & S. Dean), Inc., NY: Winter, 1998 · 1999 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

1999. Softcover. Burgundy wraps. 32 pp. 32 color plates. Introduction and many annotated illustrations of stunning early American furniture pieces. VG .

American Furniture 2003

Beckerdite, Luke (editor) · 2003 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Hanover, NH, The Chipstone Foundation and University Press of New England, 2003. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. x, 311 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. Some of the essays included are: "Early Carving in the South Carolina Low Country: The Career and Work of Henry Burnett ", by Joh...

American Furniture in the Bybee Collection

Venable, Charles · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Austin, TX, University of Texas Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark red cloth, color pictorial dust jacket . xx, 92 pp. 82 color, numerous bw plates. This extensively annotated and beautifully illustrated catalogue of 82 works is accompanied by an introductory essaya b...

The Lace Book

Moore, N. Hudson · 1904 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1904. Hardbound. Blue library buckram. 206 pp. with over seventy engravings or illustrations on 56 plates. Text pages have decorative border. Good, reading copy. Ex-lib with usual marks plus perforation stamps on title page and all plates. Spa...

The Lace Book

Moore, N. Hudson · 1904 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1904. Hardbound. Full blue leather with gilt embossing and designs. 206 pp. with over seventy engravings or illustrations on 56 plates. Good. Leather is worn and thin at hinges .