Rathbone, Perry
In Memory of Curt Valentin 1902-1954: An Exhibition of Modern Masterpieces Lent by American Museums October 5 - October 30, 1954
NY: Curt Valentin Gallery, 1954

Twelvemo. Unpaginated; b/w illustrations of selected works in the exhibition. Stapled paperback. Near fine. Catalogue of 30 masterworks of painting and sculpture.
Inventory number #010423

Daughters of the American Revolution
Genealogical Guide: Master Index of Genealogy in the Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine Volumes 1-84 (1892-1950) With Supplement Volumes 85-89 (1950-1955) Combined Edition
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1994

Octavo. 137, 26 pp. Cloth with gilt titles. Near fine, small notation on rfep. no jacket. The master index for family names listed in the DAR magazine between 1892 and 1955.
Inventory number #010360

Berger, Molly W, ed.
The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 25: THE AMERICAN HOTEL
Miami Beach, FL: The Wolfsonian - Florida Intl Univ, 2005

Octavo. 315 pp; full of color & b/w illustrations. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. Ten illustrated essays look at the architects, designers, and social forces that created the large American hotel from Gilded-Age New York to 1950s Miami Beach. Includes an article on the many hotels designed by Dorothy Draper.
Inventory number #010198

Sack, Albert
FINE POINTS OF FURNITURE: Early American
NY: Crown Publishers, 1978

27th printing. Small quarto. xvi, 303 pp; fully illustrated with b/w photographs of chairs, beds, bureaus, chests and cupboards, chests-on-chests, clocks, desks, secretaries, highboys, lowboys, mirrors, sideboards, sofas and tables. Cloth with dustjacket. VG in VG jacket.
Inventory number #009827

Hood, Graham
AMERICAN SILVER: A History of Style, 1650-1900
NY: Praeger, 1971

First edition. Octavo. 255 pp; 286 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, former owner name on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy; jacket shows light edgewear.
Inventory number #009788

Gould, Mary Earle
EARLY AMERICAN WOODEN WARE & Other Kitchen Utensils
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1962

Revised edition. Octavo. 243 pp; over 200 b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket shows occasional light soil on back panel, else near fine, with no tears.
Inventory number #009638

Wilson, H. Weber
GREAT GLASS IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE: Decorative Windows and Doors Before 1920
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1986

Quarto. vi, 122 pp; 172 color & b/w illustrations; glossary; bibliography; index. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket.
Inventory number #009575

Sweeney, John A.
THE TREASURE HOUSE OF EARLY AMERICAN ROOMS
NY: Bonanza, 1978

Reprint. Quarto. 179 pp; profusely illustrated in color and b/w; index. Cloth with unclipped dustjacket. Near fine in near fine jacket. The rooms, furniture and objects are from Winterthur collections. 17th - 19th century decorative arts are well represented.
Inventory number #009166

AMERICAN FABRICS Number Ten, 2nd Quarter, 1949
NY: Reporter Publications, 1949

Folio. 124 pp; color & illustrations; fabric samples tipped in; advertisers index. Paperback. VG. may be missing a swatch or two. Included articles: portfolio of authentic district checks, portfolio of fabric fashions, loom hand-weaving part III
Inventory number #008778

AMERICAN FABRICS Number Eight, 4th Quarter 1948
NY: Reporter Publications, 1948

Folio. 155 pp; color & b/w illustrations; fabric samples tipped in; advertisers index. Paperback. VG Trade periodical. Articles in this issue include: the MMA collection of textiles, using apparel woolens in interior design, chinchilla, Christopher Marlowe, moths, block-printed cottons of Jouy, hand-weaving part I of III.
Inventory number #008776

Fein, Albert
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED and the American Environmental Tradition
NY: George Braziller, 1972

Octavo. 180 pp; 105 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, ink lines in margin on 2 pages, else a clean copy; price-clipped jacket with a few short edge tears. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the principles and theories that motivated Olmsted, along with illustrated examples of his many works throughout the U.S.
Inventory number #008713

O'Hagan, Helen, Kathleen Rowold & Michael Vollbracht
BILL BLASS: An American Designer
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2002

First edition. Quarto. 272 pp; color & b/w illustrations throughout. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, small black dot on bottom edge. Published to accompany a major retrospective of the designer's 50-year career, this volume features over 100 new photographs by such notables as Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Horst, and Guy Bourdin, in addition to Blass's own sketches.
Inventory number #007311

Schoeser, Mary & Celia Rufey
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TEXTILES from 1790 to the Present
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1989

Quarto. 256 pp; profusely illustrated in color and b/w; bibliography; appendix; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, closed tear on front panel (not visible). Textiles for draperies, upholstery, floor coverings and other applications in homes ranging from palatial to spare. The authors chart the changing tastes and technical innovations of succeeding decades from 1790 to the present day.
Inventory number #005951

VanDerhoof, Jack
A Bibliography of Novels Related to American Frontier and Colonial History
Troy, NY: Whitston Publishing Co., 1971

Octavo. 501 pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering, no jacket as issued. VG, ex-library copy, a sound, lightly used copy, top corner of front flyleaf clipped, library stamp at base of title page.
Inventory number #005939

Kirk, John T.
AMERICAN CHAIRS: Queen Anne and Chippendale
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972

Quarto. 208 pp; color frontispiece, 252 b/w illustrations; appendix; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG in VG- jacket, two closed tears to top rear edge of jacket, former owner signature on front flyleaf. An excellent guide to the art of chairmaking in 18th century America, clearly written and well illustrated. Arntzen P220.
Inventory number #005756

Congdon, Herbert Wheaton
THE COVERED BRIDGE: An Old American Landmark
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946

Octavo. 151 pp; over 100 b/w photographs; references; index. Rust cloth with dustjacket. Jacket chipped at bottom of spine & bottom corner, a few edge tears. A study of Vermont's many covered bridges. The author describes them, relates their histories, and discusses their construction.
Inventory number #005607

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Newport - an Early American Seaport. Volume VIII Number 3
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1922

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 8 number 3 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Kenneth Clark.
Inventory number #005139

Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney
AMERICAN PORCELAIN 1770-1920
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1989

Quarto. 320 pp; 121 objects or sets of objects illustrated in color, with a few details in b/w; bibliography. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Inventory number #004840

Montgomery, Charles
AMERICAN FURNITURE The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
NY: Viking Press, 1966

First edition. Quarto. 497 pp; 491 b/w photographs; 127 illustrations of inlays in color; 21 room settings (11 in color; 46 cabinetmakers' labels and 39 furniture details for regional identification; cabinetmakers' biographies; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, light chipping at top & bottom of dj spine & bottom corner, dj price clipped. The important reference book on American Federal furniture; and an essential work for the serious student of American decorative arts. Arntzen P218, Franklin 2300
Inventory number #004216

Brown, J. Carter & Mary Black
AMERICAN NAIVE PAINTINGS from the National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1985

Quarto. 90 pp; 60 color & b/w plates; notes on the artists, index of artists. Paperback. VG, light edge wear.
Inventory number #003959