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L'Ambiente Moderno. Mobile E Decorazione Interna -

L'Ambiente Moderno. Mobile E Decorazione Interna -

L'Ambiente Moderno. Mobile e Decorazione Interna

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Milan: Preiss , Bestetti & Co., 1907. Fine. 4to, decorative gray wrappers with lettering in mustard or rust. Fine. Complete first year in twelve numbers. Brief text in first number and a total of 96 fine photogravure plates on heavy stock plus advertisements. Furniture and room settings in Stile Liberty (also known as Stile Floreale) by architects and designers. Important names in the movement whose work is illustrated include Giacomo Cometti, designer, sculptor and cabinetmaker; Eugenio Quarti, a cabinetmaker of extraordinary originality; Galileo Chini, ceramist and painter; and A. Mazzucotelli, who was the leading figure in decorative wrought iron and exponent of design reform. Other designers are Enrico Monti, Giovanni Bistolfi, Ernesto Basile and Luigi Brunelli, among others. There are also several plates of installations at the "Casa dell'Arte" in Florence. Scarce. . Decorated Wrappers. Fine.. 4to.
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  • Publisher Preiss , Bestetti & Co.
  • Place of Publication Milan
  • Date Published 1907
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  • Keywords DECORATIVE & APPLIED ARTS DESIGN ART NOUVEAU, , NOUVEAU FURNITURE, STILE LIBERTY, FLOREALE
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Décor et Meubles Pour la Maison (Moderne et Ancien)
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Décor et Meubles Pour la Maison (Moderne et Ancien)

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Paris: Le Décor d'Aujourd'hui, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good -. [14], 324 p.: 21 color plates tipped in on heavy, captioned stock, and many black-and-white photographs, drawings, and plans; 30 cm. Buff linen spine with black-stamped spine title; buff paper over boards printed in black with a leaf pattern. Grey endpaper. Lacking dust jacket. The third volume in the series Le Décor de la Maison. Call number in white on lower spine. Small stamp of Drexel Institute of Technology Library on lower section of title page. Remains of book pocket on back fixed endpaper. A detailed look at mid-20th-century French furniture and interior design. In Very Good- Condition: ex-library, as described above; edges rubbed; ends of spine frayed; cover slightly soiled; pages and plates clean and tight.
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JODAI-GIRE, 7TH AND 8TH CENTURY TEXTILES IN JAPAN FROM THE SHOSO IN AND  HORYU-JI
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JODAI-GIRE, 7TH AND 8TH CENTURY TEXTILES IN JAPAN FROM THE SHOSO IN AND HORYU-JI

by Matsumoto, Kaneo

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9784879400123 / 4879400122
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Japan: Shikosha Publishing Co. Near Fine. 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. 4879400122 . Clean soft pictorial covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with color plates & B/W photographs. Textile catalogue. Japanese and English text. Antiques, Textile. ; Color Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 252 pages .
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Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages
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Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages

by Marks, Richard

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9780802005922 / 0802005926
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-0592-6] [1993]. (4to) 301pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Color frontispiece, black & white and color illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. The bottom corners are lightly bumped. Time Period Middle Ages. Locale:. (Art, Stained Glass).
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AMERICAN FABRICS (1954)
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AMERICAN FABRICS (1954)

by Carlyle, Cora (editor)

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New York: Doric Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green buckram cloth with white title on spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Published quarterly by the Doric Publishing Co. Illustrated with color & b/w photographs and various fabric samples, designs and colors. 4 hard bound issues, 1954 (Nos 28-31). Catalogue; Ex-Library; Photographs, Cloth Samples; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Unpaginated pages .
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Girlhood Embroidery Two Volumes American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. (2 Volumes)
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Girlhood Embroidery Two Volumes American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. (2 Volumes)

by Ring, Betty

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New York: Alfred A Knopf [0-394-55009-9] 1993, 1st edition. (4to) 583pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 2 volumes. Map, black & white and color illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index. (Crafts, Crafts--United States, Embroidery--United States, Samplers--United States).
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The Book of Meissen

The Book of Meissen

by Rontgen, Robert E.

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9780887400148 / 0887400140
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Exton: Schiffer Publishing [0-88740-014-0] [1984], 1st edition. (Folio hardcover) 333pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Faux marbled endpapers, glossary, black and white and color illustrations, lists, notes, bibliography, index. (Antiques, China--Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain, Porcelain, Pottery, Tableware).
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Canadian Silversmiths & Their Marks 1667-1867

Canadian Silversmiths & Their Marks 1667-1867

by Langdon, John Emerson

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Lunenburg: Stinehour Press [1960], a numbered copy from a limited edition of 500. (Hardcover) 190pp. Very good plus. Issued without dust jacket. Pale green cloth. Illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index. The spine is faded, and there is a previous owner's name and faint blindstamp on the front endpaper. (Antiques, Silversmiths--Canada, Silverware).
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Contemporary Studio Glass. An International Collection.

Contemporary Studio Glass. An International Collection.

by KONISHI, Harumi, Photographs.

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New York / Tokyo / Kyoto: Wetherhill / Tankosha / National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, 1982 First edition / First printing. Limited edition Number 407 of 1,000 copies. Pale blue raw silk. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Front top corner has a light crease.
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Técnica aerográfica
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Técnica aerográfica: brocha de aire

by Juan Renau

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México, Centauro, 1946. 8vo, rústica, 214 pp., profusamente ilustrado en b/n, 48 planchas, varias de ellas con ilustraciones de Josep Renau. Imprenta Cosmos. Cubierta con raspones leves en los bordes, primeras hojas con pequeño doblez en la esquina inferior, por lo demás en excelente estado. PC: Exilio español, José Bolea, Leyenda, Atlántida
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Contemporary Lampworking
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Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame Three Volume Set

by Bandhu S. Dunham

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9780965897211 / 0965897214
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Salusa Glassworks, Inc., 2011. 3 vols. Used - Near Fine condition. Text blocks are all bright, crisp, and unmarked. Spiral bound. Covers show minor shelf wear. Books appear unused / unread. Full three volume set. Scarce.
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Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's: Top Chops Sectioning Dechroming and Fadeaways

Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's: Top Chops Sectioning Dechroming and Fadeaways

by Barris, George

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Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's Vol. 1: Top Chops, Sectioning, Dechroming and Fadeaways. Barris, George ISBN-10: 0965200507. . Thaxton Press. Trade Paperback. EXLIB. 128 pages. 10 ½ X 8 1/4.This is volume I of a four volume set.
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MODERN FRENCH DECORATION

MODERN FRENCH DECORATION

by Kahle, Katharine Morrison

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New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. 219 pages, including 27 pages of black and white photographs. An important and well-illustrated examination of of French design in furniture, textiles, lighting, ironwork, and accessories as decoration was moving from Art Deco to Modernism. The book is in excellent condition: clean, bright, and tight; with just a hint of toning of pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
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Applied Art; A collection of designs showing the tendencies of American industrial art; Volume One
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Applied Art; A collection of designs showing the tendencies of American industrial art; Volume One

by MARTINI, Herbert E. (editor)

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New York: F.K. Ferenz, 1919. Good. Folio. 42 (of 50) plates loose as issued plus front matter. Lacks original half-cloth case. Lacks the following plates: 2, 15, 20, 23, 29, 35, 38, 42. Each plate has a library embossment from Fieldston School of the Ethical Culture. Wear and creasing to some edges. Front matter has ragged edges. This is a collection of plates (most in color) showing the evolution of industrial and advertising art and printing in America.
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Five Centuries of Italian Majolica

Five Centuries of Italian Majolica

by Liverani, Giuseppe

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NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First American Edition. Folio. 9 1/2" x 12." 260pp., 83 tipped-in color plates and 52 b/w illustrations.A Very Good or better copy - clean, straight, tight, no markings, in a Good, heavily frayed dj with several small chips missing.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Good. Folio. Illus.
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Five by Eight: New Ceramic Art From Japan

Five by Eight: New Ceramic Art From Japan

by Fischer, Felice [Introduction]

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Philadelphia: The Clay Studio, 2011. Small Quarto (9 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 250 x 210 mm), 71, [1] pages in printed dust jacket over black paper wrappers (soft cover). Exhibition of Japanese ceramics at the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, from September 23 to October 30, 2011. Eight Japanese artists each contributed five examples of their work. Nicely illustrated, with artists' statements and lists of their exhibitions. In English and Japanese. With an introduction by Felice Fischer, curator of East Asian Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, foreword by Jeff Guido, artistic director of the Clay Studio, and a preface by Makiko Maki, Five by Eight committee representative. This catalogue is scarce to the market. CONDITION: Light edge wear but internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Near Fine.
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Interiors of Virginia Houses of Colonial Times [Signed]

Interiors of Virginia Houses of Colonial Times [Signed]

by Sales, Edith Tunis

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Richmond, VA: William Byrd, 1927. SIGNED First edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published Richmond, VA: William Byrd, 1927. Signed and dated (September second, 1927) by author on half title. 4to., 7 1/2" x 10." Blue cloth with white lettering and design to cover, marble pattern end papers, color frontis with printed tissue guard, two-color title page. Illustrated with 371 original plates. Spine lettering mostly rubbed off, slight rubbing to the cover lettering, few spots/marks on rear cover, otherwise very good. Binding tight, hinges strong. Internally very good, pages clean, crisp. Very good minus overall.. Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to.
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The Whispered Directory of Craftsmanship Vol. II: A Contemporary Guide to the Italian Handmaking...

The Whispered Directory of Craftsmanship Vol. II: A Contemporary Guide to the Italian Handmaking Ability

by VV. AA

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Mondadori Electa, 2012. 6.82 x 0.7 x 9.73 inches. Like New. Mondadori Electa, Italy, in English, 6.82 x 0.7 x 9.73 inches, 200 pages An authentic guide to Italian craft skills compiled by Fendi, a name that has always been synonymous with in-depth research and good works made by hand. Condition: Like New Ships from Hawaii.
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Arte Popolare Italiana

Arte Popolare Italiana

by Toschi, Paolo

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Roma: Carlo Bestetti Edizioni D'arte, 1960. This is a very good hardcover copy in gray cloth covers printed in red and gold with tassel device on the front cover and title in faded gilt to the spine. Edges of the covers a bit toned. Small date on lower edge of front endpaper. Very clean inside. Text in Italian. The 2 page ENGLISH summary laid-in. This is a thorough survey of Italian craft and folk arts including sections on farm and agricultural implements, furniture, textiles and costumes, jewelry and personal ornament, ceramics and glassware, metalwork, cooking ware, wrought iron work, signage, theatrical and festival masks, religious arts, also a section on popular prints. Extensive bibliography. 553 illustrations including many color plates. Plus many more illustrations in the section on popular prints. List of craft makers and producers. 12" high X 10" wide, 451 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and… Read More
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Design Is Where You Find It
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Design Is Where You Find It

by Chatt, Orville K

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9780813804156 / 0813804159
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Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1972. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1972, first printing. Oblong 4to., 7 1/4" x 10 1/4." 124 pp., illustrated with over 170 photographs. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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American Decorative Arts: 360 Years of Creative Design
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American Decorative Arts: 360 Years of Creative Design

by Bishop, Robert; Coblentz, Patricia

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9780810906921 / 0810906929
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NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1982. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1982, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 13 1/2", 405pp., 443 illustrations, 160 in full color. Gift inscription on fly leaf, else fine in fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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