Kokomo Fence Machine Co.
Tenth Annual Catalogue of Ornamental Fence
Kokomo, IN: Kokomo Fence Machine Co., n.d.

n.d., ca. 1910. Oblong octavo. 40 pp; b/w photos & drawings throughout. Pink illustrated stapled wrappers. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers soiled, 2" abraded area on front cover, 2" split at head of spine. Features the company's ornamental fences & gates which received a gold medal at the Greater America Exposition in Omaha in 1899. Illustrated with drawings & specifications, as well as 10 b/w photos of fences installed at residences, parks, cemeteries, and churches. Includes a residence in Havana, Cuba.
Inventory number #013751

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

Sharf, Frederic A.
SUBURBAN AMERICA 1945-1970. Drawings of Buildings and Automobiles Which Changed the Appearance of American Suburbs
Newbury, MA: Newburyport Press, 2002

Quarto. 63 pp; 34 color drawings; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. This exhibition catalog features presentation design drawings of buildings and automobiles which changed the appearance of American suburbs. Exhibition was held at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Sharf Admitting Center, Boston from September 2002 to March 2003.
Inventory number #013708

Weill, Valerie
NEW YORK IN STORE
London: Thames & Hudson, 2007

Oblong octavo. 223 pp; full page color photographs throughout. Illustrated boards. Near fine. Photographs of eclectic New York City shop windows and interiors along with an image of each establishment's business card on the facing page.
Inventory number #013703

Jose Luis Cuevas Letters: collection, the Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, California
La Jolla, CA: Tasende Gallery, 1982

Oblong quarto. Not paginated, approx 88 pp, many with small illustrations. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, blank flyleaf and frontispiece detached but present; covers clean. A series of letters to Jose Luis Cuevas's dealer, Jose Maria Tasende. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Tasende Gallery, La Jolla.
Inventory number #013695

Ramon, Renaat; Erik Slagter
Ongehoorde gedichten = Ungehorte Gedichte = Poems unheard - of = Poemes inouis = Poeme inaudite
Gent: Poeziecentrum, 1997

Small quarto. 120 pp; drawings. Text in German, English, French, Italian & Dutch. White paperback with black lettering. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; old price label on back cover, else clean.
Inventory number #013694

Pellaprat, Henri-Paul
La Cuisine Froide Simple et Pratique: Les Hors-d'oeuvre, Plats d'oeufs froids, les entrees au fromage, les entrees de Gibier
Paris: Comptoir Francais du Livre, 1953

Quarto. 183 pp; 24 color & 31 b/w illustrations; index. Text in French. Gilt-lettered brown cloth. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear cover has small abraded spot from price label removal. Features cold hors d'oeuvres, and egg, fish, meat, and cheese dishes.
Inventory number #013680

Schroeder, Joseph J., Jr.
1896 Illustrated Catalogue of Jewelry and European Fashions, Marshall Field & Co.
Northfield, IL: Gun Digest Publishing, 1970

Large quarto. 340, [38] pp; profuse b/w illustrations; index. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers lightly soiled, light edgewear. Reprint of Marshall & Field's 1896 trade catalogue of jewelry, which contains clocks, cut glass, tableware, eye glasses, and lamp shades in addition to many pp of rings, brooches, studs & other true jewelry items.
Inventory number #013679

Fashion Group International
NIGHT OF STARS. 11th Annual Fashion Show
NY: Fashion Group International, 1994

First edition. Quarto. 58 pp; profuse color & b/w illustrations. Tan paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; covers unmarked, numbered ticket laid in. The 11th annual Night of Stars held by Fashion Group International honored Bernadine Morris, the chief fashion reporter for the New York Times. The evening featured a live fashion show by nine Paris haute couturiers : Oscar de la Renta for Balmain, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Gianfranco Ferre for Christian Dior, Maurizio Galante, Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Philippe Venet, and Gianni Versace. It features a 4-pp tribute to Bernadine Morris by Bill Cunningham, tributes by the nine Paris haute couturiers, and others.
Inventory number #013663

Hommage a Christian Dior 1947-1957
Paris: Musee des Arts De La Mode, 1986

Large quarto. 232 pp; b/w & color illustrations; exhibition catalogue; chronology; bibliography. Text in French. Illustrated wrappers with folds. VG, text pp clean & unmarked; spine browned, small stain on front cover.
Inventory number #013659

Drira, Samuel & Sybille Walter
ENCENS No. 27 Back in Japan / 2012
Paris: Encens, 2011

Quarto. Not paginated. Profuse b/w photographs, some color. Text in French & English. Grey paper-covered boards. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; covers clean & unmarked. This issue features: Gerard Pipart, Mary McFadden, Deorah Turbeville, Zoran, Yvonne Sporre, Mako Yamzaki, Axl Jansen, Christa de Carouge, Comme de Garcons, Francesco Brigida, Hans Feurer, Issey Myake, Olivier Jacquet, Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindbergh, Samuel Drira, Sybille Walter, Takao Fujikawa, Toscani, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent, and more - beautifully styled fashion shoots.
Inventory number #013657

Rink, Martina
ISABELLA BLOW
NY: Thames & Hudson, 2010

Large quarto. 192 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy, small dent to fore edge; unclipped jacket with minor edge wear on back cover. A tribute to Isabella Blow, who inspired and discovered dozens of creative young designers. Personal letters and portraits by many of the fashion world's great photographers and writers.
Inventory number #013656

Riley, Robert
GIVENCHY: 30 Years
NY: The Galleries at FIT, 1982

Octavo. 52 pp; color & b/w illustrations throughout. White paperback. VG, text clean & unmarked, binding tight; covers show minor soil. Exhibition held at the Fashion Institute of Technology, May 10 - October 2, 1982.
Inventory number #013652

Cravath, Paul D.
Notes on the Cruise of Warrior in the Far East 1927
NY: Privately Printed, 1927

Octavo. ix, 179 pp; frontispiece; 17 b/w photo plates. Maps of the cruise on endpapers. Blue cloth-backed boards with paper labels on cover & spine, rough-cut edges. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, fore edge of illustrations page with some loss due to poor opening; light wear to spine ends and top corners, spine label a bit toned, top edge of text dusty. Overall, a solid copy of this uncommon book, a record of the honeymoon cruise of Mona Bismarck following her marriage to Harrison Williams, said to be the richest man in America at the time. Cravath, a guest on the trip, created this book as a public thank-you gift for his hosts. At the time, Williams' 'Warrior' was the largest, most expensive pleasure boat in the world.
Inventory number #013650

Sotheby's
NOTHING TO WEAR
NY: Sotheby's, 1998

Quarto. 195 lots, all illustrated with color photographs; index of designers; bibliography. Paperback. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy. Essays by Carrie Donovan and Miss Satin. An eclectic sale of apparel, accessories (hats, luggage, handbags), fashion drawings & photographs, beachwear, and 1960's fashions for the "It Girl." Results laid in.
Inventory number #013646

Christie's
VINTAGE COUTURE. South Kensington, 29 November 2012
London: Christie's, 2012

Quarto. Not paginated. 91 lots, each lot illustrated with color photographs. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, minor soil on back cover. Results laid in.
Inventory number #013645

Garache, Claude, Yves Bonnefoy, Jacques Thuiller
Derriere Le Miroir No. 213 : Garache
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1975

Folio (15" x 11"). 20 pp; with ten original color lithographs, both single and double-page, including the cover, and 30 b/w drawings. Text in French. Loose in portfolio wraps. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy internally; cover shows minor soil, lower corner on back cover gently creased. This issue devoted to Claude Garache and his best-known subject matter, the female nude painted entirely in one color on a white background. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Inventory number #013633

Hewitt, Mark Alan
THE ARCHITECT & THE AMERICAN COUNTRY HOUSE 1890-1940
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990

First edition. Quarto. xiii, 312 pp; 308 color & b/w illustrations; extensive bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. Near fine in near fine jacket. Wealthy Americans began building opulent country estates in the late 1880s and continued for the next 50 years. The author explores the architects who designed these houses, the clients who commissioned them, and their historic significance. Architectural photographs by Richard Cheek.
Inventory number #013629

Lawford, Valentine. Introduction By Diana Vreeland
VOGUE'S BOOK OF HOUSES, GARDENS, PEOPLE
NY: Viking Press / A Studio Book, 1968

First edition. Quarto. 195 pp; color & b/w photographs by Horst. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; price clipped jacket rubbed at spine ends - 0.5 in. at head of spine now mostly white rather than red; light edgewear, usual delamination issue. Features Madame Jacques Balsan; Mr & Mrs. Carter Burden, Jr; Miss Doris Duke; Mr. Henry Francis du Pont; Lord & Lady Eliot; Mrs. Charles Fuller; the Desmond Guinnesses; Horst's house on Long Island; Mrs. Nancy Lancaster; Marchese Emilio Pucci, Baron & Baroness Philippe de Rothschild; Duke & Duchess of Windsor and others.
Inventory number #013594

White, Gleeson, editor
Practical Designing: A Handbook on the Preparation of Working Drawings
London: George Bell and Sons, 1893

First edition. Octavo. viii, 327 pp; [2] folded leaves of plates; b/w illustrations. Dark blue cloth decorated & lettered in gilt on cover and spine. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy internally; the covers are clean & gilt bright; touch of rubbing to edge of backstrip on rear cover & two tiny red dots on rear cover. Binding design by Gleeson White. A stellar copy. Scarce.
Inventory number #013591