Salny, Stephen M.
FRANCES ELKINS Interior Design
NY: W. W. Norton, 2005

Quarto. 208 pp; profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a new, unused copy; jacket glossy with no wear. The career of Frances Adler Elkins (1888-1953), sister of renowned Chicago architect David Adler, spanned more than three decades. An avant-garde decorator and arbiter of taste, Elkins was celebrated for inspired designs that integrated various periods and styles, from country French to chinoiserie to art deco, and featured furnishings by such modern designers as Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti.
Inventory number #014519

Simpson, Jeffrey
Rose Cumming : Design Inspiration : Dessin Fournir Collections
NY: Rizzoli, 2012

First edition. Large quarto. 224 pp; profuse color photographs. Hardcover with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a crisp copy with no inscriptions; jacket glossy with no wear. Rose Cumming was the most flamboyant of the "great lady decorators."
Inventory number #014412

Alabastine Co.
Dainty Wall Decorations
Grand Rapids, MI: The Alabastine Co., 1908

Narrow quarto. 32 pp; 13 color illustrations; 27 panel designs & b/w photos. Red & beige embossed wrapper with string tie. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers show light soil, 2-in. watermark on bottom edge of front cover. The Alabastine Company, founded in 1879, produced a variety of paint products from the gypsum that was mined from the shale beds near Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's earliest product, a dry pigment wall paint, was marketed as a "sanitary" and "hygienic" alternative to more traditional wall coverings of the day, such as lead-based paints, whitewash, and wallpaper. This booklet offers color schemes for various rooms in a house, in addition to a church and a schoolroom. Not in OCLC.
Inventory number #014023

Novi, A.
Cheminees et Coins de Feu. Deuxieme Serie [With] Additional Ephemera
Paris: Charles Moreau, 1954

Folio. [8] pp text, 42 plates loose as issued in portfolio. Publisher's pictorial paper-covered portfolio with cloth spine. VG, plates clean, with toning to edges; portfolio with light soil, spine starting to split at top & bottom. 42 b/w plates of fireplaces, most with two different designs. The designers include A. Bernard, Roger Berthier, Leleu, Jacques Mottheau, Jean Pascaud, Raphael, Jean Royere, L. Sognot, and others. LAID IN: 10 partial plates from First series, Cheminees & Coins de Feu; six models of Derbyshire stone fireplaces; 3 b/w photos of fireplaces, two by Van Wetter & one by Jacques Stevens.
Inventory number #013719

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

Morrison. A.G.
Drapery, Interior Decoration and Architecture: A Practical Hand-book for the Dealer, Decorator and the Workroom
NY: T.A. Cawthra & Co., 1906

4to. 139 pp; 245 b/w photos, drawings & plans, 33 pp of advertisements. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on cover. VG, former owner name on front pastedown, else an unmarked copy; cover has light wear to spine ends & corners, light spotting to cloth at edges of front cover
Inventory number #013425

Collins Hardware Company
COLLINS HARDWARE COMPANY INCORPORATED: Builders Hardware Catalog
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.
Inventory number #011800

Cuvillies, Francois
MORCEAUX DE CAPRICES A DIVERS USAGES = Entwurfe und Skizzen zu verschiedenem Gebrauch
Munich: Battenberg, 1981

Folio. [4] pp; 48 black & white plates. Text in German. Vellum-backed decorated boards in protective cardboard slipcase. As new, a fine, unmarked copy. Fine reproductions of designs by Bavarian rococo architect and designer Francois Cuvillies (1695-1768).
Inventory number #011718

Cooper, Dan
INSIDE YOUR HOME
NY: Dan Cooper Publication, 1951

8vo. 127 pp; illustrated w/color frontis photo, b/w photos & drawings by Teresa Kilham. Spiral bound. Interior design from the 50s.
Inventory number #011635

Kirsch Window & Door Draping Manual. Vol. 1, No. 9
Sturgis, MI: Kirsch Manufacturing Company, 1925

Quarto. 12 pp; full of b/w illustrations. Stapled wraps. VG, vertical crease in center, bottom front corner creased, tiny nick in fore edge, well thumbed. This is the French Door issue.
Inventory number #011623

Lowe, David
CHICAGO INTERIORS: Views of a Splendid World
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1979

Quarto. 150 pp; b/w illustrations throughout; sources and notes for illustrations. index. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. Near fine in VG jacket. A couple of small edge tears to jacket. 250 illustrations, many of vanished places, gathered from Chicago's archives.
Inventory number #011596

Uecker, Wolf
Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks
NY: Abbeville Press, 1986

First American edition. Quarto. 280 pp; illustrated with color and b/w photographs throughout; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Very good in VG jacket.
Inventory number #011593

Baschet, Roger & Rene Briat
STYLES REGIONAUX: Architecture, Mobilier, Decoration. Vol. 3: Lorraine, Luxeuil-Montbeliard, Franche-Comte, Bresse-Bugey, Savoie, Dauphine
Paris: Baschet & Cie., 1967

Quarto. 200 pp; profuse b/w & color illustrations. Text in French. Tan boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, top corners bumped; jacket has two short edge tears, minor wear to two corners. Architecture, furniture and decoration of the following regions: Lorraine, Luxeuil-Montbeliard, Franche-Comte, Bresse-Bugey, Savoie, Dauphine.
Inventory number #011411

COLOR AND ITS USE IN INTERIOR DECORATION. Lesson 2
NY: New York School of Interior Design, 1963

Revised edition. Octavo. 47 pp; 2 color charts. Stapled paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #010987

Wilhide, Elizabeth
WILLIAM MORRIS DECOR AND DESIGN
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1991

Quarto. 192 pp; illustrated with more than 140 color photographs; pattern glossary; list of suppliers; bibliography; index. Hadcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. Morris (1834-96] was an amazing figure, a painter, poet, translator, weaver, typographer; designer of stained glass, tiles, carpets, furniture, and tapestries; and a socialist organizer. Wilhide focuses on Morris's zeal to ``Bring art back into people's lives'' via his stunning wallpapers and furnishings, which drastically changed late 19th-century English interiors. While the book is well written and researched, its special appeal is the inclusion of numerous lush photos of historic rooms decorated by Morris & Co., along with contemporary rooms decorated from current sources.
Inventory number #010786

Briat, Rene
RIDEAUX ET TENTURES: Fenetres et Portes, Lits, Passementerie, Tentures de Tissus et de Papier Peint, Garniture de Sieges
Paris: Baschet, n.d.

ca. 1987. Quarto. 189 pp; profusely illustrated (mostly b/w); index. Text in French. Hardcover with dustjacket. Fine/Near Fine. A well-illustrated history of draperies, wall hangings, wallpaper, and upholstery.
Inventory number #010614

O'Brien, Liz
ULTRAMODERN: Samuel Marx Architect
NY: Pointed Leaf Press, 2007

First edition. Large quarto. 216 pp; over 200 illustrations, most in color. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a clean, unmarked copy in fine jacket. This is the first monograph on American architect and furniture designer Samuel A. Marx 1885-1964). 20th-century decorative arts dealer and Marx expert Liz O'Brien reveals many of Marx's undiscovered projects, including houses that have been razed despite preservationist protests, as well as his range of furniture designs.
Inventory number #010180

Clark, Sally
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: Details
NY: Hearst Books, 1996

Quarto. 144 pp; profuse color photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has small loss at base of spine.
Inventory number #009945

Garey, Carol Cooper
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL DECORATING STYLE
NY: Hearst Books, 1992

First edition. Quarto. 223 pp; full of color photographs; directory of designers & architects. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine
Inventory number #009704

Dutton, Ralph
THE ENGLISH INTERIOR 1500 to 1900
London: B.T. Batsford, 1948

First edition. Octavo. viii, 192 pp; 171 color & b/w illustrations, plans & drawings in the text; index. Cloth. VG. Lacking dustjacket. Small pull to crown of spine. Dutton denotes the four centuries covered as Continental Influence (1500-1625), Florescence of Design (1625-1710), Age of Splendour (1710-1820), and the Decay of Taste (1820-1900)
Inventory number #009458