Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 510 pages of text including an index. Hardcover white cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal rubbing to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Text is in German; this is the first Leipzig edition. Illustrated with hundreds of black & white..... More
St. Louis, MO: The Oriental Publishing Co., 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 79 pages of text (un-numbered). Leather spine with gilt lettering, and leather corners, with green cloth boards (hardcover; original binding). Minor rubbing to extremities, and slight sunning to spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Contains 36..... More
Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Iris-Verlag, 1925. First (presumed) edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 23 pages of text, followed by 72 black & white illustrations. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket moderately browned along spine, with minor rubbing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Moderate foxing to final page of text..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Eason & Son, Ltd., 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 24 pages of text. Stiff paperback binding with illustrated fold-out front cover; minimal shelfwear, now protected in custom stiff archival mylar. In addition to front and rear interior and exterior illustrations, there are 28 works illustrated in color..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: Ars Ceramica, Ltd., 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 32 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear, but a circular hole punched through at the top edge near the spine, not affecting text or illustrations. Contains 13 color and 18 black & white photographs, and numerous..... More
Paris, France: Flammarion, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 215 pages of text. Thick laminated card covers, slightly flexible but not paperback, with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with almost 100 color photographs. Text is in French. More
Milan, Italy: Antonio Vallardi Editore, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 127 pages of text; indexed. Green hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Illustrated with approximately 150 color and black & white photographs and plates. Interiors, Furniture, Decoration and Architecture of the 19th Century in Italy. Text is..... More
New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 240 pages of text, including an index. Hardcover cloth binding in almost new condition. Dustjacket with minor shelfwear to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Contains 200 illustrations, including 100 color plates. Henry Francis Dupont, Travel, Museum Tours..... More
Paris, France: Editions Tel, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 190 pages of text. Pictorial hardcover binding is heavily rubbed at the extremities, with fraying to the spine tips, and one chip to the center of the spine. Text block is nearly detached from binding. Lacks the dustjacket. Includes the..... More
Hong Kong: Christie's, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). About 200 pages; unpaginated. Paperback binding. Over 150 objects illustrated in full color, including one fold-out plate. Includes prices realized sheets. More
Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1970. Second edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). [xvi] introductory pages, followed by 32 plates. Stiff paperback binding with black plastic spiral spine; starting to crack, with small pieces missing but remaining functional and attractive. Small stain on front cover, and overall minimal shelfwear. Small library markings..... More
Waterbury, CT: Mattatuck Historical Society, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 120 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear and spotting; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with 35 black & white plates. With a Foreword by Ann Y. Smith; appendices: "Newtown Joiners, 1750-1820" and "Woodbury Joiners, 1750-1820"..... More
London, UK: Faber and Faber, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 262 pages including a bibliography and index. Brown hardcover cloth binding with minimal sunning to top edge, and small bump to top corner. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with a map, 10 color plates..... More
Syracuse, NY: Keramic Studio Publishing Co, 1928. First thus edition. Hardcover. Folio. 40 black & white plates, and ten color plates. Reprinted from the journal, edited by Adelaide Alsop Robineau, featuring works of Hiroshigi (color), Persian miniatures, Persian coats, Byzantine jewelry, East Indian 17th century jewelry, Coptic 5th century Egypt..... More
Paris, France: Flammarion, 1988. First French edition. Hardcover. Square quarto (4to). 208 pages including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with 252 plates, including 96 in color. Provides biographies of designers. Text is in..... More
Paris/New York: Albert Morance/Brentano's, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 11 pages of text, followed by 42 black & white photographic plates. Unbound, as-issued; protected in the original publisher's string-tie portfolio. Green cloth spine is slightly rubbed at extremities, with small tears and fraying; grey paper-covered boards are rubbed at..... More
London: A. Brown and Sons, Limited, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. [ii], xlvi, 240 pages of text, [iii] list of subscribers. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with moderate rubbing to extremities and slight bumping to corners; gilt lettering and decoration stamped on front cover and spine. Binding protected in custom..... More
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors Club, 2000. Reprint edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). Three volume paperback set in slipcase. This is the 1990 reprint of the 2nd revised edition of 1954. Vol. I: ACA-CHA; viii, 349 pages of text. Illustrated with hundreds of black & white photographs, and seventeen color plates..... More
Chicago, IL: published by author, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 99 pages of text. Hardcover binding (maroon leatherette) in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with a few small tiny chips and tears, some of which were repaired with clear tape on reverse; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by approximately..... More
Washington, D.C: Textile Museum, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 187 pages of text including a bibliography. Black hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities, and a few tiny creases and tears; protected in archival mylar. Described in English and French, and illustrated (many in color) with..... More
Paris, France: Musee de l'Institut du Monde Arabe, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Oblong octavo (8vo). 50 pages exhibition catalogue. Illustrated stiff paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with three color and dozens of black & white photographs. Yahiaoui Mohamed (Yamo), Abdi Abdelkader and Cherif Medjeber are the three featured Algerian..... More
London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Sold by Chapman & Hall, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). cix (Introduction), 699 pages of text including a bibliography and index. Hardcover: original quarter leather binding; brown leather spine and green cloth covered..... More
Toronto, ON, Canada: M. F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. x, 156 pages of text including an index of the illustrations, and a bibliography. Tan hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with a few tiny creases and tears to extremities, with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 234..... More
Orlando, FL: Orlando Museum of Art, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 151 pages of text including a bibliography and an index of potteries. Trade paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with numerous large color photographs. Introductory text contains underlining in thin red marker. Exhibition Catalogue. More
Mexico City, Mexico: Direccion de Promocion Industrial, Comercial y Artesanal, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). About 125 pages (unpaginated). Tan hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to the extremities, and overall slightly age-toned; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with 106 plates, most of which..... More