Architecture / Decoration & Ornament from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Crescent Books; Crown, 1989. 8 pages + 40 colour plates; 38 cm. Poster Art Series. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 1st thus. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. A selection from L'architecture privee au XIXe siecle. 3. serie. Decorations interieures peintes. Paris, Ducher et Cie, 1877.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. Folio.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1979. xx, [1], 232 pages, [8] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Published in association with an exhibition originated by Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Dust spotting/top edge. Clean inside copy. CONTENTS: The development of ornament;… Read more about this item

New York: Thames & Hudson; World of Art Series, 2001. 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm.. Tight, clean copy. "Ornament, the art of decorative patterning, has given rise to some of the most spectacular creations of human imagination and skill. Although the modernist emphasis on unadorned form pushed ornament to the margins of Western taste in the twentieth century,… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Southwest Museum, 1985. xii, 95 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Frederick Webb Hodge Anniversary Publication Fund, volume 12. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1994. Cloth, 192 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, with a personalized inscription. First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This magnificent book is devoted to the art of the finishing touch,… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1974. xviii, 138 pages, [4] leaves of plates, chiefly illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. CONTENTS: Florals (Motifs 1 through 293)l Landscapes (Motifs 294 through 327); Birds and animals (Motifs 328 through 407); Borders (Motifs 408 through… Read more about this item

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc.; Book Sales, 1992. Cloth, 128 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated with colour plates of decorative tiles, spanning the ancient through the modern world.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publishers, 1987. 160 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First paperback edition.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

London: Pavilion Books, 1993. Cloth, 136 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "The terracotta tile has a history of decorative and practical use which stretches back thousands of years. This book traces its development,… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1988. Cloth, 184 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 27 x 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Mural painting and decoration. Interior decoration.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oblong.

Boston, MA: Charles T. Branford Company, 1951. 90 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Drawings by author. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Front free endpaper with price-clipped corner. Clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Twenty Full Scale Patterns, Fifteen Photographs, Restoring Antiques.". Hardcover. Good/Fine. 4to.

New York: Berkley Books, 2005. xxx, 386 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Remainder mark/tail edge. The Amber Room was commissioned by King Frederick I of Prussia and given as a gift by Peter the Great in 1701. The Nazis disappeared with it in 1945. "The history of art has produced few works as ambitious and as valuable… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1979. 60 pages, chiefly illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "Authentic Victorian patterns adapted for stained glass workers. Exquisite leaf patterns, intricate scroll designs, florals, borders. Use whole or in part for windows, transforms, panels, lampshades, mirrors, frames, mobiles or other craft projects." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1974. xviii, 138 pages, [4] leaves of plates, chiefly illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Another copy available. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. CONTENTS: Florals (Motifs 1 through 293)l Landscapes (Motifs 294 through 327); Birds and animals (Motifs 328 through 407); Borders (Motifs 408… Read more about this item

New York: American Craft Museum, 1988. 52 pages; 28 cm. Exhibition held at the American Craft Museum, New York, NY. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Includes commentary, essays and an exhibition checklist.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1993. Cloth, 236 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: For God and earthly princes; Painted magnificence; The march of the machine; The triumph of the designer;… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.; The Classical America Series in Art and Architecture, 1983. 215 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Foreword by Daniel J. Boorstin; Preface by Arthur Ross; Introduction by Pierce Rice. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Vence: Chapelle du Rosaire des Dominicaines de Vence, 1963. 43 pages, illustrations, portrait; 26 cm. Text in French/Texte en francais. TRES BON ETAT. Legerement use. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Washington D.C. and Athens, OH: Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, 2004. viii, 291 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol Ser. Firm binding, clean inside copy. CONTENTS: Pantheon on the Potomac: the architectural evolution of the Capitol rotunda, by William C. Allen; The… Read more about this item

London: Grange Books, 1997. Pictorial boards, 128 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated with colour plates of decorative tiles, spanning the ancient through the modern world.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to.