Amer Dec Arts from Carnegie Hill Books

NY: Sotheby's, 1996. Quarto. 86 lots, all with color & b/w photographs. Essay by Janet Zapata. Paperback. A near fine, unmarked copy. This collection of American silver based on Japonism is noteworthy in its depth and breadth, encompassing all the important phases of the period with outstanding examples from Tiffany, Gorham, Whiting Mfg. Co., Dominick & Haff, Durgin, Enid Yandell,… Read more about this item

NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli, 1986. Quarto. 511 pp; 426 illustrations, 94 in color; dictionary of architects, artisans, artists & manufacturers; extensive footnotes; selected bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Major exhibition on the American Aesthetic Movement, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1985. Octavo. 121 pp; 83 objects described & illustrated in color & b/w; index. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, top corner bumped.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927. First edition. Octavo. xiii, 223 pp; frontispiece & 93 b/w plates; index. Cloth spine with paper label and 3/4 batik cover. VG, some pages uncut. Edges of covers well rubbed, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY: Viking Press, 1968. Oblong octavo. 128 pp; 85 b/w illustrations; list of makers & dealers; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, previous owner name on first blank page, else unmarked; jacket has tape repair on front panel, extremities rubbed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1962. Revised edition. Octavo. 243 pp; over 200 b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket shows occasional light soil on back panel, else near fine, with no tears.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Museum, 1960. First edition. Octavo. 196 pp; hundreds of b/w illustrations and color frontispiece. Paperback. Near Fine. Former owner stamp on front free endpaper & same owner blindstamp on title page. Museum Pamphlet Series, number 4. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Arts & Antiques Book, 1982. First printing. Quarto. 160 pp; 100 color plates; 150 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dj. Some closed tears and wear to corners & spine tips of dj. Very good in a VG- dustjacket. Former owner stamp on ffep and same owner blindstamp on title page. Survey of American furniture design of… Read more about this item

Pocopson, PA: The Font ca. 1960. Book catalog. Octavo. 39 pp. Paperback. Out of stock list and return envelope laid in. VG. About 6 of the items are checked off in the margin with pen, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Quarto. 497 pp; 491 b/w photographs; 127 illustrations of inlays in color; 21 room settings (11 in color; 46 cabinetmakers' labels and 39 furniture details for regional identification; cabinetmakers' biographies; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, light chipping at top & bottom of dj spine & bottom corner, dj price clipped. The important reference… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. First edition. Quarto. 123 pp catalogue of 81 household items produced over a 12 year period. Includes photographs of the pieces and some architectural sketches. Paperback. Near Fine. Well-documented exhibition catalogue.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Quarto. xiv, 397 pp; 1508 b/w & color illustrations; notes; indexes. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Octavo. 261 pp; 91 b/w illustrations; appendix; notes; index. Cloth with dj. Fine/Near fine. A fascinating account of the uses and meaning of art for those who buy it and live it. This study ranges from Manhattan's Upper East Side to blue-collar Brooklyn to middle- and upper-middle-class suburbs on Long Island.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First edition. Quarto. 352 pp; profusely illustrated with 524 color & b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. A well-illustrated survey of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum, home of America's most important collection of painting, sculpture and decorative arts, dating from 1630. Separate chapters on the Period Rooms, furniture, silver, pewter, ceramics,… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First printing. Slim octavo. 479 pp; over 360 color photographs; visual key; price guide; checklist of artists and craftsmen; index. Paperback with dj. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket with light edge wear. One of the "The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques" series.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Christie's, 1983. Quarto. 254 pp with 781 lots illustrated in b/w & color. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Auction held October 14 & 15, 1983. An important sale of fine American and English furniture, English and Continental ceramics, Chinese export porcelain, textiles and related decorative arts.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.