Bishop, Robert et al
FOLK ART: Paintings, Sculpture & Country Objects
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983

First printing. Slim octavo. 479 pp; over 360 color photographs; visual key; price guide; checklist of artists and craftsmen; index. Paperback with dj. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket with light edge wear. One of the "The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques" series.
Inventory number #000510

Haldane, Jack & James Hawkins
AMERICAN APPROACH TO ANTIQUE CARPETS Vol. 2
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.
Inventory number #000506

Port, Weimar
CHICAGO THE PAGAN
Chicago: Judy Publishing Co., 1953

First edition. Octavo. 175 pp; b/w photos & drawings by the author; index to illustrations; subject index. Cloth with black-stamped lettering on cover & spine, map endpapers, in dustjacket. VG/VG, no ownership marks, jacket lightly soiled, minor chipping at head of spine. Pseudonym of Will Judy (1891-1973), non-fiction writer, publisher, diarist, poet, and dog lover. The author depicts Chicago as"'a pagan woman with a come hither look."
Inventory number #000478

Friedman, Mildred & Glenn M. Andres
HHPA: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates: Buildings and Projects 1992-1998
NY: Rizzoli, 1999

First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy; jacket in protective mylar cover. HHPA is especially renowned for its theater and performing arts complexes. This book features the presentation of 50 projects (interiors and exteriors), plus works in progress and planning projects. They include: Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Center and Bryant Park in New York City; Cleveland Library, Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu; the comprehensive development plan for Warner Bros. Hollywood Studios; and the Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library, built in 1926 by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
Inventory number #000351

Trocme, Suzanne
RETRO HOME
NY: Rizzoli, 2001

First edition. Octavo. 143 pp; profusely illustrated in color; directory; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; no wear to jacket. A nostalgic look at 20th-century house style decade by decade from 1910 to 1990. Each chapter features a guide to the trends of the times, followed by advice on re-creating the look. In addition, the book offers a glimpse into the homes of people whose authentic interiors reflect that era today.
Inventory number #000350

Gadd, David
THE LOVING FRIENDS: A Portrait of Bloomsbury
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974

Octavo. xii, 210 pp; several b/w photographs; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #000338

Clarke, Mary
THE SADLER'S WELLS BALLET : A History and Appreciation
NY: The Macmillan Company, 1955

First American edition. Octavo. xv, 336 pp; 55 b/w photographs, appendices; bibliography of sources; index. Maroon cloth with silver-stamped lettering on spine in dj. VG/VG-, dj spine slightly darkened, price clipped at bottom of dj flap. Well-written history of the Sadler's Wells Ballet, founded in 1931 by Ninette de Valois, with the help of Frederick Ashton and Constant Lambert.
Inventory number #000284

Rothschild, Miriam, Kate Garton & Lionel De Rothschild
THE ROTHSCHILD GARDENS
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997

Quarto. viii, 190 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. A fresh, unmarked copy; crisp jacket with no tears. Many members of the Rothschild family have been passionate and knowledgeable gardeners over the last two centuries, creating magnificent parklands and gardens throughout England, Europe, and elsewhere. Featured here are gardens at Waddesdon Manor, Exbury, Ascott, Ashton Wold, and Ramat Hanadiv.
Inventory number #000271

Rennert, Jack
POSTER PIZZAZZ
NY: Poster Auctions International, 1987

Quarto. Unpaginated, 312 lots, all illustrated in color and b/w; bibliography. Light blue cloth with illustration of poster of Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion affixed to cover; black lettering. VG-, a clean, unmarked copy; minor edge wear. Sale No. 5, November 22, 1987. Special sections include British Rail and Film posters
Inventory number #000180

OSTERREICHS AMERIKA-AUSSTELLUNG "KUNSTSCHATZE AUS WIEN"
Wien: Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1953

Octavo. xv, 78 pp text; 96 b/w plates. Text in German. Paperback. Good, covers soiled.
Inventory number #000153

Mesple, Paul
TOULOUSE
Paris: Editions Alpina, 1951

Twelvemo. 63 pp; fully illustrated with b/w photographs by Jean Dieuzaide. Text in French. Paperback. Good+ back cover lightly soiled. Part of the series "La France Illustree"
Inventory number #000152

King, Mrs. Francis
VARIETY IN THE LITTLE GARDEN
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923

Octavo. 120 pp; 8 half tone plates, 1 fold-out plan and table of when to prune small trees and flowering shrubs, Publisher's tan cloth with gilt lettering & decoration. Small white stain at bottom of both covers, browned endpapers, else VG.
Inventory number #000118

Lewis, Roy Harley
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS: An Insider's Account
NY: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1978

First edition. Octavo. 200 pp; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG.
Inventory number #000108

Root, Waverley
THE PARIS EDITION: The Autobiography of Waverley Root 1927-1934
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987

First edition. Octavo. xvi, 208 pp. Cloth with dj. VG/VG.
Inventory number #000091

Campbell, Nina
THE ART OF DECORATION
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1996

First American edition. Quarto. 160 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; decorator tips; index; list of retailers and distributors. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Nina Campbell, well-known designer of the English country look, presents ten distinctive homes, ranging in style from a New York apartment to a baronial castle. Each project is documented with lush color photographs.
Inventory number #000086

Macleod, Dawn
DOWN-TO-EARTH WOMEN: Those Who Care for the Soil
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1982

First edition. Octavo. xx, 186 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; book list; index. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG. Well-known gardeners - Gertrude Jekyll, V. Sackville-West, Margery Fish are included, as well as others lesser known - Caroline Hamilton, Theresa Earle, Ellen Willmott, Dorothy Hewer, Margaret Brownlow, Mairi Sawyer, Phyllis Reiss, Elsie Matley Moore, Cecily Mure, Enid Money, and Betty Prentice.
Inventory number #000026

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