Decorative Arts from Trevian Books

Berlin: Monroe Books, 2023 Selections from a seminar examining the cultural economic, technological and spatial conditions as well as the temporary and recurring ways of living together in a family-run hotel in Venice. With a reference to Patricia Highsmith, but apparently overlooking the superbly bizarre "The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole" by Frederick Rolfe. First edition. 23 cm; 127… Read more about this item

Sao Paulo: Editora Decor, N.d. [c. 2007] Trade catalog for the architrectural and design firm of Casas, with reference to the influences of Sao Paulo on his life and career. Showiing examples of architectural work in New York, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, and other cities, as well as his designs for furniture. First edition. 24.5 cm; unpaged [approx. 150]; illustrated from… Read more about this item

Milan: Corraini, 2018 Periodical devoted to design, etc. Diller & Scofidio, Carlo Mollino, etc. Fine in wrappers..

VIlle De Luxembourg, 1995 Catalog for the 1995 Luxembourg exhibition of the work of local boy Bernard Molitor. Text in English, French, and German. First edition. 30 cm; 250 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in wrappers..

Hayot: 1996 Monograph on the legendary French ebonist. Text in French. First French edition. 29.5 cm; 247 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

Triangle N.d. A survey of plaster ceilings and wrought iron in works by Gaudi. Text in English, Catalan, and Spanish. First edition 2 volumes. 19 cm; pp. 95, 96; illustrated from photographs. Fine copies in a slightly damaged publisher's slipcase..

Ridgefield: Aldrich Museum, 2012 Published in association with the 2012 exhibition at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield CT, of works by Castle, specifically works in wood and gel-coated fiberglass made in the 1960s-70s. First edition. 30.5 cm; 239 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Garden City: Doubleday Page, 1912 Essentially a collection of trade catalogs treating all aspects of interior and exterior furnishing of the contemporary [1912] house. With essays and examples of the correct paint (with a page of paint samples), furniture, wallpapers, plumbing fixtures, doors, lighting, fireplaces and mantels, greenhouses, gates and fences, etc.; section of advertisements at rear. First edition. 31… Read more about this item

Paris: Association De Sauvegarde De l'Hotel Paiva, 1990 A brief monograph on the Hotel, built by Lachmann, aka "La Pavia", in 1856-65 in a lavish Renaissance style by architect Pierre Manguin. Now the Travellers Club of Paris clubhouse. 21 cm; 24 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A very good copy in wrappers..

New York: Friends of Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 1939 Promotional book celebrating the architecture, interior design, restaurants, guests, personalites, and the roles played in New York social life by the hotel, in its Park Avenue location since 1931. First edition, 1/5,000 copies. 4to; 177 pp.; illustrated, including many tipped-in plates from photographs. Dent to bottom of backstrip; else a very… Read more about this item

New York: Port Authority, 1985 Catalog for the remarkable collection of paintings, sculpture, installations, etc., owned and displayed by the Post Authority. Includes work by George Segal, Miro, Nevelson, Corbusier, others. First edition. 28 cm; 125 pp.; illustrated. Tear and rubbed spot to front wrapper; else a good copy or better in pictorial wrappers..

New York: Marquardt & Co., N.d. [c. 1958] Issue of trade publication by Marquardt paper company devoted to the work of Swiss-born designer Erik Nitsche. Showing examples of Nitsche's work in posters, advertising, record album covers, etc. First edition. 19.5 cm; 24 pp.; illustrated. Spotting to wrappers; contents bright and clean. A good copy in wrappers..

Amsterdam: CBRE,n.d. (c. 2010) Trade catalog for the Dutch office design firm CBRE, showing completed projects for major international and local companies. 31 cm; 158 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in boards, published without a dust jacket..

Oxford Univ. Press, 1992 Issue of this design journal featuring articles on MOMA, representations of plastic materials, Gerald Summers and Simple Furniture, Case Study of Ben Bowden's Bicycle of the Future. 24.5 cm; pp. 173-243; illustrated. A very good copy in wrappers..

London: Julian Barran Ltd., 1997 Catalog for the 1997 London exhibition of work by the Russian artist Natalia Gontcharove relating to costume designs for Diaghilev and the Ballets Russe, as well as other sketches and studies. Price list laid-in. First edition.24 cm; illustrated. Small bump to bottom tip; else a very good copy or better in pictorial wrappers..

Albany: Albany Institute, 1984 Orignally the catalog for the 1982 exhibition of the history of stove making in Albany, at the Albanhy Institue, but now revised with new material on technology, patents, etc. Showing photogaphs of 162 examples of product, as well as information on the history and technology of the stove in 19th century America. Revised edition. 28 cm;… Read more about this item

New York: Prestel, 2000 First English edition, with revisions, of Kern's massive study of labyrinths in light of their historical, cultural, religious, and symbolic significance. 31 cm; 360 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

Philadelphia: Goldie Paley Gallery, 1991 Catalog for the 1991 exhibition of Hoffmann's drawings for architectural projects and for practical objects, utensils, dishes, containers and cases, patterns and fabrics, glasses and bowls, lamps, furniture, etc. First edition. 28 cm; 32 pp.; illustrated from drawings. Bump to spine; else a very good copy in pictorial wrappers..

New York: Rizzoli, 2009 Extensive monograph on the work of the great American designer and decorator. With a history of his early influences, his firm and its major commissions, and with texts of Baldwin's "Decorating Today" lectures. First edition. 30.5 cm; 255 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Paris: Flammarion, 2009 A monograph on the recent work of celebrity interior designer Jacques Grange. First American edition. 31 cm; 265 pp.; illiustr. from photographs. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.