New York: David McKay Company, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange cloth. ix, 244pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inconspicuous ex-private library, with discreet Dewey Decimal number on spine. First edition. More
New York: David McKay Company, 1963. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple cloth. xii, 174pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inoffensive ex-private library, with small Dewey Decimal number on spine. First edition. More
York: The Clique, 1990. Hardcover. Complete 6-volume set. 8vo. Various color glazed pictorial paper over boards. x, 246pp; x, 246pp; ix, 244pp; x, 246pp; x, 246pp; x, 254pp. Very good to near fine. Tight and attractive complete set of this annual known as the "IRBP," the six volumes devoted to..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 848pp. Numerous illustrations, decorative endpapers. Very good/very good. Non-authorial gift inscription on half-title page. Later printing, a tight and handsome copy. More
New York: Hearst Books, 1979. Hardcover. 4to. Black paper over boards, dust jacket. 192pp. Numerous illustrations (some color). Near fine/near fine. Ownership stamps on front and rear pastedowns. First edition. Obsolete price-wise, of course, but a superb reference source nevertheless. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 278pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Near fine/very good. Minor jacket wear. Second printing, tight and attractive. A superb copy of this highly-regarded study. More
Trenton: Edward Marshall Boehm, 1976. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth. 161pp. Map frontispiece, illustrations (some in color). Near fine. Ownership stamp on front and rear pastedowns. Promotional material tipped to front pastedown. Daily narrative of this tour of Chinese ceramic factories. More
Simpson, IL: J.W. Courter, 1980. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed wrappers. 36pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Name/address of noted antiques publication inkstamped on rear wrapper and inside front wrapper. Clean, tight, handsome copy of this annually-published guide. More
Simpson, IL: J.W. Courter, 1982. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed wrappers. 36pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Name/address of noted antiques publication inkstamped on inside front and rear wrappers. Press release laid in. Clean, tight, handsome copy of this annually-published guide. More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1911. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine and tan paper over boards with black lettering. xxv, 163pp. Numerous captioned tissue-guarded full-page plates. Very good. Faint binding wear to otherwise tight and internally fine copy. An attractive first edition of this famed exhibit held July to..... More
New York: Bramhall House, 1935. Hardcover. Small 4to. Orange cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 149pp, (116pp). Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Fine/very good. Early (not first) printing. More
Sussex, England: Lyle Publications, 1970-71. Paperback. Illustrated by John R. Nabbs. Three volumes. Small 4to (volumes one and two); 24mo (volume three). Stiff white wrappers. 103pp; (30pp); (34pp). Numerous illustrations (volume one only). Very good. First edition of this three-volume set. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 127pp. Numerous illustrations (some color). Very good/very good. Ownership stamps on page edges and front and rear pastedowns; minor discoloration along spine and edges. First edition, with review slip laid in. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1977. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 241pp. Illustrations. Near fine/fine. Ownership stamps on front and rear pastedowns. First edition. More
Toronto: The Charlton Press, 1995. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xvi, 248pp. Numerous illustrations (some color). Near fine. Second edition, tight and handsome, of this reference. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., [2006]. Hardcover. 4to. White paper over boards with black and burgundy lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 430pp. Color frontispiece, extensive illustrations (most color). Near fine/fine. Black remainder dot on top page edges. An uncannily tight and bright first edition of this thick, hefty history that..... More
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, [1974]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth with brown lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 255pp. Numerous illustrations and line drawings. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear, with sunned spine. Tight, handsome copy of this outstandingly-illustrated how-to guide to constructing everything from a Plimouth plantation chair to a Winterthur desk-on-frame. Stackpole..... More
N.p. American Heritage, 1968. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy cloth, slipcase with pictorial paper label. 416pp. Extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Mild slipcase wear. Tight, nice copy of this broad survey. This publisher does NOT indicate edition in any ascertainable manner. More
New York: The World Publishing Company, [1972]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 80pp. Color frontispiece, color illustrations. Fine/near fine. A handsome, tight first U.S. edition of this handy study. More
London: Octopus Books, [1974]. Hardcover. 4to. Brown pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 72pp. Extensive color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good/near fine. Mild bit of binding edgewear. Tight, attractive first edition of this superbly-illustrated history and survey of dolls worldwide. More
Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1998. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 357pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Near fine. First edition. More
New York: Bonanza Books, [1965]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 142pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Side by side English/Spanish text. A tight and nice reprint of the original Archive Press edition. More
New York: Quadrangle /The New York Times Book Co., 1973. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Patrick Evans. Small 4to. Blue cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 373pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Ownership stamp on front flyleaf. First British edition. Helpful volume of various techniques for antique restoration. More
New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1980. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red paper over boards, dust jacket. xvi, 271pp. Numerous line drawings. Very good/very good. Abrasion on front flyleaf. Tight and attractive reprint edition. More
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1941. Hardcover. Foreword by Henry A. Wallace. Small 4to. Green decorated cloth. iv, 148pp. Illustrations, many maps, charts. Very good. First edition. Informative guide of the history of cotton. More