Search Results: Authors starting with H from Carnegie Hill Books

Paris: Hachette, 1947. First edition. Octavo. 95 pp; 30 folded plates of maps in color; fold-out map; alphabetical index of Paris streets. Blue cloth with dark blue lettering. VG-, a clean, unmarked copy, edges lightly rubbed, light stain at fore edge of front cover, not affecting text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1976. Quarto. 159 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. VG, bumped at head of spine, one corner lightly creased, light edgewear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Stark Carpet, 1993. Quarto. 314 pp; 126 full-page color plates of carpets plus several color photos of interiors of houses in the Britain and the U.S. Black cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. VG/VG, jacket lightly rubbed. The book presents the 1993 Y & B Bolour Collection of primarily 19th and early 20th century carpets. Vol. 2 shows color plates of 6 Savonnerie, 38 Aubusson, 6 Axminster, 10 Arts & Crafts, 4 Bessarabian, 17 Indian, and 27 Persian carpets. Also color plates of 11 needlework and 7 tapestry -- mid & late 19th C.. 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 Fine.

London: I. B. Tauris & Company, 2003. Octavo. 325 pp; illustrated with b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dj. VG+/VG+, -almost near fine-. Zwemmer's was a meeting place for a cross-section of the art world - artists, collectors, academics and laymen - attracted by a range of books covering all arts of all periods. Anton Zwemmer was a friend and patron of many leading artists, from Picasso to Wyndham Lewis.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Nonesuch Press, 1929. Limited edition. Twelvemo. xvi, 367 pp; copperplate engraved title page, headpiece and colophon by Stephen Gooden. Text in Latin & English. Polished buckram with gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt in marbled slipcase. Very good in good+ slipcase. Spine darkened, as usual, some pages uncut. Slipcase rubbed with some splitting to top and bottom seams, however still holding together firmly. Number 185 of 1050 numbered copies. The works of 21 poets translated from the original Latin by over 70 English poets.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Leipzig: Seemann, 1893. Folio. Title page and 34 of 38 plates present. Quarter leather. G+ to VG-. All plates with owner stamp on verso. all plates with 2 circular library perf stamps, plates on tabs and have assorted light edgewear, one plate has grid penciled over by original owner. pocket scars on endpaper and overlapping bookplates. Former property of silver designer Gustav F. Kolb of the Mauser Mfg. Company. A rare set of plates with Baroque and Rococo designs by Otto Hammel. One edition published in 1893 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide.. First Edition. Very Good.

NY: Viking Press, 1971. Quarto. 288 pp; numerous color & b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has 2 closed tears at spine ends, edge tear on back panel, jacket edges a bit yellowed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Fullerton, PA: Dent Hardware Co. n.d., ca. 1910. Octavo. 32 pp; full of b/w illustrations, index. Printed wrapper. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; cover has small sunned area at bottom of front cover. A wide range of lavatory fittings including brass standards, rails, flange & end pieces, angles & clamps, spring hinges, lavatory door latches, door stops, door pulls, wardrobe & towel hooks, urinal & sink strainers, soap cups, shower fixtures.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Lynn, MA: Collins Hardware Co. Inc., 1908. Quarto. 16 pp; b/w illustrations. Paperback. G+ to VG-, cover edges a bit brittle, covers soiled. Excellent original illustrated catalog of door knobs, drawer pulls and other items. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good-.

London: National Trust, 1987. Oblong quarto. 96 pp; 82 color & b/w plates and several b/w illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; edges of back cover lightly toned. House & Garden article, "Adam's Glory" by James Lees-Milne laid in. Catalogue to accompany "The Treasure Houses of Britain" exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, in which Kedleston was well represented. Edited & with foreword by Gervase Jackson-Stops.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007. First edition. Quarto. 263 pp; more than 750 duotone & 8 color illustrations; catalogue, bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. The Fogg Art Museum's silver collection is one of the most significant in America and includes objects that range from Elizabethan cups to works by such renowned artists as Paul de Lamerie. This book features over 300 pieces from the collection, that together offer a survey of silverware across three centuries.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1950. Quarto. xii, 160 pp; 295 b/w photographs, plans & line drawings; bibliography; index. Map on pastedowns. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, inscription on reverse of front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket lightly chipped at head & tail of spine and corners, spine darkened.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: E.P. Dutton, 1986. First American edition. Octavo. xii, 274 pp; 16 pages of b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. VG/VG, previous owner name at top of front free endpaper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Philadelphia: The Royal Electrotype Company, 1915. Twelvemo. 35 pp; 2 b/w photos. Cloth-backed boards. VG, corners worn, light wear at top & bottom of spine. Former owner name on front free flyleaf - Richard N. Moore, 1916, Providence, R.I.". Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: G. Van Oest, 1929. Three volumes. Folio. xvii, 198 pp. plans in the text, 189 b/w plates. Self wraps. VG, spines darkened and all wraps have closed tears on hinges, protected with heavy mylar overwrap, bindings tight. The old architecture of the Burgundy region of France in 189 plates with floor plans and detailed plate information in the text, complete set. Many examples of churches, chateaux, houses, palaces and government buildings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Stratford-upon-Avon: Dugdale Society, 2005. Octavo. xiv, 449 pp; color frontispiece & 46 b/w illustrations; sources; catalogue of architectural work; further manuscripts of Sanderson Miller (1750, 1756). Blue cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New.

NY: Cooper Union, 1942. Octavo. pp 327-351; 11 b/w illustrations. Stapled wraps. VG, minor soiling to covers, adhesive residue from price sticker on cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: John Murray, 1961. First edition. Octavo. 282 pp; contemporary illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This is an account of London's three greatest vanished buildings - Old London Bridge, Old St Paul's, and Old Whitehall Palace.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: R&B/Grove, 1982. First printing. Octavo. Unpaginated. Full of b/w photographs by Roswitha Hecke. Paperback. VG, light wesr to extremities; former owner writing on half title page.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.