Drexler, Arthur & Greta Daniel
Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1959

Small quarto. 94 pp; 132 objects, all illustrated in b/w and described. Stiff pictorial wraps. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, minor cover soil, bottom corner gently bumped. An important survey of 20th century design from MOMA's collection; at least half from the 1950's. It includes chairs, lighting, industrial design, kitchenware, tableware, and crafts.
Inventory number #013929

Humbert, Jean-Marcel, Michael Pantazzi & Christiane Ziegler
Egyptomania : L'Egypte dans l'art occidental, 1730-1930
Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1994

Stout quarto. 605 pp; numerous color & b/w illustrations; extensive bibliography & list of exhibitions; index of people. Text in French. Paperback with flaps. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; spine creased, spine & adjacent area sunned. The massive catalogue of the exhibition that originated at the Louvre, then the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. It traces the waves of Egyptian influence that swept Europe and North America from the first modern use of Egyptian themes in a painting by Poussin in 1647 to Baccarat perfume bottles shaped like Ramses, inspired by the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Egyptian imagery is presented in a collection of artwork, including ceramics by Wedgwood to jewelry by Cartier, murals by Piranesi, architectural designs by Zix, paintings by Tiepolo, and furniture by Hope. The catalogue contains 392 objects, lent from museums, private lenders such as the House of Cartier, and collections from Fontainebleu, Versailles, Malmaison and Buckingham Palace. Essays by art historians from Paris, Vienna and Ottawa give detailed histories of each object and artist.
Inventory number #013890

Smith, Paul J.
THE BED, September 23 - November 6, 1966
NY: Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 1966

Square octavo. [36] pp; b/w illustrations. Purple stapled wraps. Near Fine, an unmarked, clean copy; covers show minimal edgewear.
Inventory number #013881

Eudes, Georges
INTERIEURS MODERNES
Paris: Massin, 1958

First edition. Quarto. 136 pp; 24 color plates & 200 b/w illustrations. Test in French. Original green cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, tight binding; jacket with small loss at head of spine & one corner, 1.5" x 0.75" edge chip on back cover; light edgewear, spine lightly soiled. Full of photos of 50's interiors. The book includes interiors & furniture by Courtial, Jacques Dumond, Gustave Gautier, Klotz-Gilles, Leleu, Mategot, Maurandy, Mirabaud, Jacques Mottheau, M. Old, Pelletier, Prouve et Perriand, Ramos, Renou et Genisset, A. Richard, Jean Royere, Louis Sognot & others.
Inventory number #013862

[Stanford White]
Illustrated Catalogue of the Artistic Furnishings and Interior Decorations of the Residence No. 121 East Twenty-First Street, New York City. April 4, 5, 6, 1907
NY: American Art Association, 1907

Octavo. Unpaginated. 409 lots of furnishings, followed by 122 lots of old and modern paintings, water colors and drawings. [24] b/w interior photographs of the house. Illustrated tan wrappers. VG, pencil notations on ffep & a few scattered ticks & prices in catalogue; spine chipped with considerable loss but still tight copy, edges rubbed, lightly soiled. The sale was held on premises at 121 East 21st St.; the catalog is organized by room - from the entrance hall, dining room, music room, library, to the picture gallery. Plus separate catalogue "Supplementary Sale" - Illustrated Catalogue of Valuable Artistic Property Collected by the late Stanford White to be sold at the American Art Galleries on Nov. 25th, 26th, 27th, 1907. Octavo. Not paginated. A total of 651 lots, some b/w photographs of the items in situ. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; spine has 1" loss at head, closed tear at tail, light edgewear, light soiling. The sale includes a large range of items, from furniture, tapestry, paintings, vases, columns, stained glass panels, etc.
Inventory number #013796

Wilk, Christopher
MARCEL BREUER: Furniture and Interiors
NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1981

First printing. Small quarto. 192 pp; 199 b/w illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked, tight copy, covers bright & glossy. The first comprehensive study of Breuer's furniture & interiors; companion to the 1981 MOMA exhibition. Exhibition brochure laid in; errata slip taped to front flyleaf.
Inventory number #013463

Tracy, Berry B. & William H. Gerdts
CLASSICAL AMERICA 1815-1845: An Exhibition at The Newark Museum
Newark, NJ: Newark Museum, 1963

First edition. Quarto. 212 pp; 295 objects described, many with b/w photographs; bibliography. Cloth in very good+ condition. A crisp, unmarked copy; ;white covers arte clean & bright, spine a biy darkened. Major exhibition catalogue of American decorative and fine arts of this period, with many high-quality examples. Includes furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, wallpaper & textiles, lamps, stoves & clocks, as well as the fine arts.
Inventory number #013418

Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel
Dictionnaire raisonne du mobilier francais de l'epoque carlovingienne a la Renaissance (6 volumes)
Paris: Vve. A. Morel et Cie, 1872

Six volumes. Octavo. 443 + 535 + 478 + 506 + 498 + 488 pp; illustrated with chromolithographs, steel engravings & wood engravings. Quarter morocco over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. VG, a clean, unmarked set, occasional foxing; extremities lightly rubbed.
Inventory number #013413

Phillips, Lisa, et al
HIGH STYLES: Twentieth-Century American Design
NY: Whitney Museum/Summit Books, 1985

Quarto. 212 pp; illustrated throughout in color and b/w. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, mild rubbing to edge of spine. Catalogue of the Whitney Museum of American Art 1985-86 exhibition of objects from the art nouveau period through the post-modernist movement in America. It includes the work of many architects and designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Eames, Saarinen, Frank Gehry, Scott Burton, Sam Maloof, Dale Chihuly, Donald Judd, Wallace Nutting, Donald Deskey and many others.
Inventory number #013339

Vedrenne, Elisabeth
Fauteuils et Canapes / Armchairs and Sofas (Les Carnets du Design)
Paris: Madcap Publications, 1986

Quarto. 90 pp; b/w & color photographs throughout. Text in French & English. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy, covers glossy & bright.
Inventory number #013331

Battersby, Martin
THE DECORATIVE TWENTIES
NY: Walker and Company, 1969

First edition. Quarto. 213 pp; 210 illustrations, some in color; notes on illustrations; list of source books; index. Green cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket shows minimal surface wear, slight toning at top edge. An illustrated survey of the interiors & furnishings, fashion & textiles, decorative & applied arts in France, England and America during the 1920s.
Inventory number #013330

Beckerdite, Luke, ed.
AMERICAN FURNITURE 2000
Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2000

Quarto. xi, 2239 pp; many b/w & color illustrations; index. Paperback. VG+, minor edgewear, spine slightly cocked, minor scuffing to covers. This issue presents articles on: the early furniture of Christopher & Job Townsend, furniture by the Potthast Brothers of Baltimore, 1892-1975; the genesis of Neoclassical Style in Baltimore Furniture; Baltimore cabinetmaker Edward Priestley; John Cadwalader's commode-seat side chairs; Patronage in early Salem: The Symonds Shops; and Cultural Negotiations: A Study of the New Mexican Caja. Also book reviews and a list, "Recent Writing on American Furniture," compiled by Gerald W.R. Ward.
Inventory number #013166

Lunsingh Scheurleer, Theodoor Herman
PIERRE GOLE, Ebeniste de Louis XIV
Dijon: Editions Faton, 2005

Quarto. 281 pp; profuse color photographs; index. Bound in full leather in slipcase. Text in French. #67 of 220 copies in full leather, top edge gilt. Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase, a clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #013144

Pallot, Bill G.B.
L'ART DU SIEGE AU XVIII SIECLE EN FRANCE
Paris: ACR-Gismondi, 1987

Quarto. 332 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w; biographies of French chair makers 1730-1775; bibliography; index. Text in French. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket glossy with no tears, spine lightly sunned. The definitive book on the French chair in the 18th century.
Inventory number #013068

Trade Catalogue
LAWN FURNITURE
South Paris, ME: Paris Manufacturing Co., 1947

Sixteenmo. [12] pp; 9 b/w photographs. Stapled wraps with color illustrated covers. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, minor tape reinforcement to staples on inside covers; spine lightly rubbed. The catalogue features two folding recliner chairs, four folding chairs, and two stools. Includes model number, type of finish, and weight for each item.
Inventory number #013024

Gasc, Nadine & Gerard Mabille
THE NISSIM DE CAMONDO MUSEUM
Paris: Musees et Monuments De France, 1997

Quarto. 125 pp; profuse color photographs; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy with just minor scuffs to back cover. A catalog of the house museum created by Moise de Camondo in memory of his son Nissim who was killed in WWI. Camondo filled the museum with high-quality French 18th century furnishings.
Inventory number #012618

Pettorelli, Arturo
IL BRONZO E IL RAME Nell'Arte Decorativa Italiana
Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1926

Large quarto. 314 pp; 225 b/w photographic plates with 385 images; bibliography; index. Text in Italian. Original gilt-stamped green cloth. Ex private library copy: call no. on spine, bookplate on front free endpaper, library pocket on rear pastedown. VG, light fraying at top & bottom of spine, corners rubbed. An illustrated survey of the use of bronze and copper in Italian decorative art from Roman times to the early 20th century. It includes many architectural details, incl. fences, gates, doors, and door hardware, as well as lighting, furniture mounts, clocks, urns, etc.
Inventory number #012217

Ostergard, Derek E., Editor
Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946
NY: American Federation of Arts, 1987

First edition. Oblong Quarto. xvi, 366 pp; profuse b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, an unmarked copy, binding tight, page edges lightly toned; unclipped jacket hs minimal wear to spine ends, edges toned on reverse. Exhibition catalogue with 119 objects fully described with b/w photos.
Inventory number #012201

Crispolti, Enrico
Mobili di Fabio de Sanctis e Ugo Sterpini
Rome: Officina Undici, 1963

First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Full of color photographs and b/w drawings. Text in Italian, English, French & German. Illustrated boards. VG, lamination on boards lightly crazed, edges rubbed. A bit musty. Limited edition - #1788/2000 copies. Catalogo n. 1, 1963-64
Inventory number #012102

Nakashima, George
THE SOUL OF A TREE: A Woodworker's Reflections
NY: Kodansha International, 1988

First paperback edition. Quarto. 221 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs and line drawings; bibliography; glossary of terms. Paperback with dustjacket. A fine, unused copy with no markings.
Inventory number #012089