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Golden Coast Publishing Company, 1978. 4to size clothbound hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 87 glossy pages with color photographs and one black and white drawing From dust jacket: "In Savannah, we are reminded continually of the conservative, dignified and simple life of the 19th century. Here, a living city in an historical setting, the most enlightened preservationists are trying to preserve not merely old buildings In the pages of this book, you will look inside 25 houses, some with museum quality period rooms and others with informal, contemporary furnishings." Dust jacket has light wear, light soil or foxing, is chipped at head and heel of spine and has a one inch tear to top of front. Penciled price on fep and tacky area where sticker was removed, slightly cocked spine. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Martin, Van Jones. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House Includes 5 Recipe Cards! Adapted for Audio; 3.5 hours on 3 CDs From packaging: "(Author) Frances Mayes fell in love with Tuscany and Bramasole... Now Frances and her husband... share the experience of Tuscan life as they have lived it, with specific ideas and inspiration for readers stateside to bring the beauty and spirit of Tuscany into their own home decor, meals, gardens, entertaining and most important, outlook on life" Three CDs in hard plastic jewel case. New recipe cards are tucked into jewel case. Illustrated cardstock overwrap fits over the jewel case. Recipes Cards are: White Peaches with Almond Cream The Big Vegetable Soup Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes Oven Roasted Tomatoes Baked Olives with Garlic and Citrus Zest Discs and jewel case are in excellent condition. Front case insert is slightly wrinkled. Cardstock overwrap has light wear. . Audio CD. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

4to size horizontal softcover; 48 glossy pages illustrated throughout with color photographs. A collection of antique art carpets are displayed throughout the catalogue along with snippets of background information. (There are no prices or sales pitches in this volume.) Covers and pages creased at top; edgewear; address label on back cover. We have another volume in a separate listing. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.

1992. Folio size staple bound softcover; 16 glossy pages illustrated throughout with color photographs. A collection of antique art carpets are displayed throughout the catalogue along with snippets of background information. (There are no prices or sales pitches in this volume.) Average handling wear to covers with some small creases, curled top corner; edgewear; address label on back cover. We have another volume in a separate listing. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Press.

Belgium: Stichting Kunstboek Bvba, 2006. Inscribed and signed on fep by all three authors! Nine by nine inch square pictorial hardcover; 96 glossy photo illustrated pages From book: "Christmas flowers include bouquets, arrangements and all other possible decorations. Flowers as well as botanicals and artificial materials provide color, texture and fragrance. Flowers can be used to communicate emotions such as joy, hope, expectation and the warmth of friendship, especially at Christmas. The design is determined by the message they have to convey. The possibilities are endless but the technique should always take the needs of the living material into account." In excellent condition! . Signed by Author. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Prentice Hall, 1946. Tan clothbound hardcover with brown titles on cover and spine; 469 red top stained toned pages with many black and white photographs and illustrations, color wheel and a multi-page fold-out section of black and white photographs. Contents include: Planning Room Arrangement Structural Finishes Applied Finishes Permanent Floor Coverings Decorative Floor Coverings Fabrics Furniture Accessories Light Color and the Room Coordinative Color Air Conditioning Traditional Decorating and the Modern Home Victorian, Regency, Biedermeier American and English Decoration Spanish and Italian Renaissance French Decoration Antique Some soil to covers, badly bumped corners of covers and top corners of pages. Some wear and small tear in the margin of first page of pull out section; top stain is faded. Thanks for shopping with us and supporting literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Acceptable/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Center, Massachusetts: Granite Press, 1993. Signed and inscribed by co-author Brenda J. Gitlin on title page 317 pages with 373 black and white illustrations by Clarissa M. Neff From back: "Four books in one: Decorating Hints Window Dressings Paint Techniques Organization Tips Ingenuity is the Key Expand your imagination and gain the confidence to revitalize your home with style...all the time keeping to your mini-budget Creatively use what you already own and find treasures in unneeded junk..old headboards, doors, drawers, sneakers, hula hoops, etc. Learn no-sew treatments for windows, canopies, upholstery...plus trade secrets for paint to enhance your wall, furniture, floors, accessories, etc. Organize your home and increase your usable space...more seating in your kitchen, extra sleeping quarters, needed work areas, valuable storage, etc." In very good condition, we note only edgewear. We have two signed copies Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits… Read More

Newton Center, Massachusetts: Granite Press, 1993. Signed and inscribed by co-author Brenda J. Gitlin on title page 317 pages with 373 black and white illustrations by Clarissa M. Neff From back: "Four books in one: Decorating Hints Window Dressings Paint Techniques Organization Tips Ingenuity is the Key Expand your imagination and gain the confidence to revitalize your home with style...all the time keeping to your mini-budget Creatively use what you already own and find treasures in unneeded junk..old headboards, doors, drawers, sneakers, hula hoops, etc. Learn no-sew treatments for windows, canopies, upholstery...plus trade secrets for paint to enhance your wall, furniture, floors, accessories, etc. Organize your home and increase your usable space...more seating in your kitchen, extra sleeping quarters, needed work areas, valuable storage, etc." In very good condition, we note only edgewear. We have two signed copies Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits… Read More

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc., 1965. A publication of the Historical Society of Early American Decorators 8vo sized hardcover with dust jacket; 372 pages with illustrated endpapers and many black and white photographs. From jacket: "For here at last are available the most outstanding articles that have appeared in "The Decorator" - the bi-annual publication of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration." Contents include: Country Tin Painting Stencilling Chairs Decorated Vehicles, Cornices and Pianos Pennsylvania German (it says German, not Dutch) Ornamentation Japanning Glass Theorems, more Rubbing and edgewear to jacket which has lightly sunned spine; we note a spot on the reverse of title page and on table of contents page, light shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. We note a crack in the binding at pages 270/271. Musty aroma. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their respective copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us.… Read More

1971. 8vo size spiral bound softcover; unpaginated about 20 pages. Heavy cardstock (heavy like postal card) shows maker's marks and photographs of more than 300 examples of Nippon or Japanese porcelain. Edgewear and some rubbing or transfer from photo pages to page before. Moderate wear to covers; tanned border to first page. PLUS: Universal Price Guide to Hand Painted Nippon Porcelain by John F. Hotchkiss including prices for each illustration in "The Enchantment of Hand Painted Nippon Porcelain" by Paul J. and Candace A. Lima Private Press; 1971 8vo size staple-bound pamphlet; 8 pages with some black and white photographs In very good condition with only a small, slight crease on front cover. . Spiral Comb. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. First American Edition Small 4to size black clothbound hardcover; 299 pages with two sections of black and white photographs on glossy paper plus many other black and white illustrations. Contents include: Medieval Period Tudor and Stuart Furniture The Queen Anne, Georgian and Regency Periods The Victorian Period The 20th Century Bed and Cradles Chests Tables Chairs and Other Seats Sideboards and Dressers Couches, Day-beds and Sofas Bookcases and Cabinets Desks, Bureaux and Secretaires Chests of Drawers, Tallboys and Commodes Stands Frames for Pictures and Mirrors Titles on spine are rubbed. Front cover has some soil. Price erased from fep, adhesive sticker residue on fep. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First American. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1946. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with illustrated dust jacket; 274 deckle edged pages including glossary and index; illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs and drawings Contents include: Chairs Settles, Settees, Sofas and Seats Highboys and Lowboys Bedroom and Boudoir Furniture Clocks Mirrors Elegancies, Conceits, Fancies and Fads Silver and Sheffield Plate Pottery and China Pressed Glass Children's Toys Jacket has rubbing, edgewear and minor chipping at head and heel of sunned spine of jacket. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1994. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles June/July 1994, Issue 75 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 168 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Craft & Commerce: An Unusual Pilewoven Khorjin The Bad Beys of Central Asia The Hand of Mani: Felt Rug Representations in Manichaean Minatures, more. Edgewear, light handling wear to front cover. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1992. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles August 1992, Issue 64 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 188 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Cintamani To Weave for the Sun Exhibitions, more. Edgewear; handling wear to covers. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1995. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles April/May 1995, Issue 80 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 176 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Ziegler's Carpet Cartoons A Celebration of the Human Figure Royal Exposure (Iranian, Persian art) The Ardabil Carpet, more. Edgewear. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1992. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles December 1992, Issue 66 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 176 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: New on Old: Handmade Textiles in Fez The Buccleuch European Carpets A Clear Prospect: Ignazio Vok's exhibition of kilims, more. Handling wear to covers, scratches on front cover, very small crease on back cover. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1992. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles April 1992, Issue 62 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 160 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Vrindavani Vastra: Figured Silks from Assam Zeikhur The Boston Rug Party, more. Some handling wear to covers, bumped top of spine. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1994. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles December 1993/January 1994, Issue 72 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 168 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Letters from Kerman Strident Spirit: Kurdish Divan Covers Deities, Saints & Allegories: Late Antique and Coptic Textiles, more. Edgewear, handling wear to covers, worn front corners, light crease on far edge of back cover. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1995. Hali: The International Magazine of Fine Carpets and Textiles February/March 1995, Issue 79 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 184 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: The Saltillo Serape: History and Conservation Sarab Opus Teutonicum: A Medieval Westphalian Lecturn Cover Breathless in Lhasa, more. Edgewear; crease to top corner of front cover and first few pages. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1993. 4to size softcover traditional magazine binding, 168 heavy glossy pages with heavier weight color illustrated covers; profusely illustrated throughout, includes a large amount of illustrated advertising. Contents include many columns plus: Art from the Steppes Chinese Rugs Unearthing History: Archaeological Textiles in Egypt Embroidered Topography Kashmir Map Shawls Edgewear; two small creases on back cover. We have many other issues of Hali available in separate listings. . Magazine. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.