Leopold, Allison Kyle
VICTORIAN SPLENDOR: Re-Creating America's 19th-Century Interiors
NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986

Quarto. ix, 272 pp, color photographs throughout. bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. More than 150 color photos show the range of the 20th-century revival of the Victorian interior. The author focuses on the historic significance of each room in the house.
Inventory number #006558

Lasdun, Susan
VICTORIANS AT HOME
NY: Viking Press, 1981

First edition. Oblong octavo. 160 pp; numerous illustrations, some in color; index. Cloth with dj. near fine in near fine dust jacket. This book traces the changing character of English homes from Queen Victoria's birth in 1819 to her death in 1901. Lasdun includes the homes of families from widely different backgrounds
Inventory number #005886

Witt-Doerring, Christian
JOSEF HOFFMANN INTERIORS 1902-1913
NY: Prestel, 2006

First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; illustrated throughout mostly in b/w. Hardcover with dustjacket. Published in conjunction with the Josef Hoffmann exhibition at the Neue Gallerie in NYC from November 2, 2006 to February 26, 2007. Illustrated with color photographs of Hoffmann’s masterpieces -on their own and as parts of interiors- this monograph focuses on significant aspects of Hoffmann’s career: his early years as a member of the Secessionist Movement and founder of the Vienna Workshops, his role in the intellectual rebellion that took place in Austria; and his progression toward a Modernist ethic. It takes readers through four dazzling interiors designed by Hoffmann and furnished with his signature pieces, including furniture, wall and floor coverings, textiles, lighting, ceramics, glassware and metalwork.
Inventory number #004543

Cohen, Edie
WEST COAST ROOMS: Portfolios of 41 Architects and Interior Designers
Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2001

First edition. Quarto. 192 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; directory of design & architecture firms, and photographers. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers show light wear. Presents the portfolios of forty-one of the West Coast's best designers, including Barbara Barry, Thomas Beeton, Olson Sundberg, and Kelly Wearstler.
Inventory number #004422

Lovatt-Smith, Lisa
NEW YORK LIVING
NY: Whitney Library of Design, 1999

First edition. Quarto. 214 pp; color illustrations throughout; bibliography. Cloth in unclipped jacket. Near fine in near fine jacket.
Inventory number #004109

Miller, Danielle & Richard Powers
TROPICAL MINIMAL
NY: Thames & Hudson, 2006

First edition. Quarto. 192 pp, illustrated with nearly 300 color photographs; list of architects and designers. Black hardcover cloth binding with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. A new, unused copy. The authors have selected the best examples from around the globe -- from Florida to Brazil, from New Zealand to Singapore.
Inventory number #004003

Koues, Helen
HELEN KOUES ON DECORATING THE HOUSE
NY: Tudor Publishing Company, 1936

Second printing. Octavo. xvi, 317 pp; color frontispiece, illustrated with nearly 300 b/w photographs, drawings, floor plans. Turquoise pictorial cloth with image of fireplace, flanked by rocking chair and wooden pew-like bench on cover, gilt lettering on cover & spine. No dj. Spine faded, included gilt lettering, with light wear at top & bottom, else a VG copy. The author discusses and illustrates decorating a house in four styles: Early American, Colonial, English, and Spanish.
Inventory number #003973

Gilliatt, Mary
ENGLISH COUNTRY STYLE
Boston: Little Brown, 1986

First American edition. Octavo. 223 pp; color illustrations throughout; directory of sources; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Mary Gilliatt shows not only how the English country style has evolved over the centuries but also how the English country look can be achieved successfully in your own home.
Inventory number #003891

Storey, Walter Rendell & Helen Anderson Storey
A HANDBOOK OF HOME DECORATION
Pelham, NY: Bridgman Publishers, 1941

Octavo. 208 pp, illustrated with b/w photographs & line drawings; index. Tan cloth with red lettering. VG, light soil on spine.
Inventory number #002962

Madden, Chris Casson
A ROOM OF HER OWN : Women's Personal Spaces
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1997

Second printing. Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; index. Illustrated boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG+. Women from all walks of life show us the sanctuaries they have created in their own homes.
Inventory number #002398

McMillan, Patricia Hart & Rose Bennett Gilbert
DECORATING COUNTRY-STYLE : The Look and How to Have It
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1980

Small quarto. 224 pp; b/w photographs throughout. Cloth-backed boards with dj. VG/VG.
Inventory number #002220

Strohl, Mike
NEW AMERICAN STYLE
Glen Cove, NY: PBC International, 1997

First edition. Quarto. 175 pp; color photographs. Cloth with dj. VG+/VG+. Foreword by Suzanne Slesin. Very nicely presented, a wide selection of styles, from folk art to modern.
Inventory number #001732

Swimberghe, Piet
FLANDERS: The Art of Living
NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1995

First edition. Square quarto. 231 pp; profusely illustrated with photographs by Jan Verlinde. Cloth with dj. Near Fine/Near Fine. An inside look at the art, decoration and architecture behind the ornate interiors and magnificent gardens of Flanders. Over 200 photographs explore homes and castles rich with history, as well as the living spaces of contemporary designers, architects collectors and artisans.
Inventory number #001368

Cerwinske, Laura
MIAMI Hot & Cool
NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1990

First edition. Square quarto. 232 pp; profusely illustrated in color; directory; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, jacket not price-clipped. A look inside residences, from bungalows, deco & modern interiors to Mediterranean style, and seven gardens. They include Vizcaya, the 70-room villa on Biscayne Bay; the Pink House, bungalows of salvaged wood in Coconut Grove, and contemporary homes with the Deco curves of Miami Beach.
Inventory number #000681

Campbell, Nina
THE ART OF DECORATION
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1996

First American edition. Quarto. 160 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; decorator tips; index; list of retailers and distributors. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Nina Campbell, well-known designer of the English country look, presents ten distinctive homes, ranging in style from a New York apartment to a baronial castle. Each project is documented with lush color photographs.
Inventory number #000086