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

Montgomery, Charles F
BOOKS ABOUT THE ARTS OF AMERICA
Pocopson, PA: The Font, n.d.

ca. 1960. Book catalog. Octavo. 39 pp. Paperback. Out of stock list and return envelope laid in. VG. About 6 of the items are checked off in the margin with pen, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #008567

Bragdon, Lillian J. et al
COLOR GUIDE TO HOME DECORATION by 20 of America's Foremost Interior Decorators
NY: Sterling Publishing, 1956

Small folio. 191 pp; color illustrations throughout; index. Pictorial cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, top of jacket spine lacks 1/8 in. & light wear to bottom, one small edge chip, jacket price-clipped. This book shows how effective the blending of various periods of furnishings and the right use of color can be with the use of over 200 color photographs.
Inventory number #007770

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

Parissien, Steven
THE GEORGIAN HOUSE in Britain and America
NY: Rizzoli, 1995

First edition. Quarto. 240 pp; full of color plates; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book enables the reader to understand the craftsmanship and context of the Georgian house. The first part describes the development of the Georgian style; the second part focuses on each element of the house itself.
Inventory number #006672

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

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

Jacobs, Karrie
THE PERFECT $100,000 HOUSE: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home
NY: Viking, 2006

First edition. Octavo. 291 pp; b/w drawings by Gary Panter; bibliography; web sites; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. An architecture and design critic's coast-to-coast search for an ideal American home that is both aesthetically pleasing and affordable cites the challenges facing prospective homeowners today, describing the author's meetings with architects and builders who are revolutionizing the ways people think about homes, construction techniques, and community.
Inventory number #005555

Carlson, Raymond
THE FLOWERING CACTUS: An Informative Guide, Illustrated in Full-Color Photography, to one of the miracles of America's Southwest
NY: McGraw Hill, 1954

First edition. Quarto. 96 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs; list of flowering cactus, with common & botanical names, growing range, and best months for flowers. Cloth with dustjacket.
Inventory number #005244

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

Madigan, Mary Jean & Susan Colgan, ed.
EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE from Settlement to City: Aspects of Form, Style, and Regional Design from 1620 to 1830
NY: Billboard Publications, 1983

Quarto. 160 pp; many color plates & b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, small chip at top edge of jacket front panel. Essays by Wendy Cooper, Marvin Schwartz, Richard Dana Reese, Henry Kauffman, and other experts, on various aspects of American furniture -- Chippendale, Phyfe, Lannuier, the Neoclassical influence, Kasten, New England joinery, Shaker chairs, etc.
Inventory number #003771

Thiede, Arthur & Cindy Teipner
AMERICAN LOG HOMES
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1992

Oblong quarto. 194 pp; full of b/w & color photographs; list of architects & designers, list of builders, list of log-home companies; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG. The authors, after spending 3 years traveling across the U.S. in search of log homes, present over 50 examples. They range from Abe Lincoln's original log cabin to lavish new homes. Floor plans are provided for 24 houses.
Inventory number #003549

Lockwood, Alice G.B., ed.
GARDENS OF COLONY AND STATE: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840. 2 Volumes
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1931

Two volumes, 1931-34. Folio. xxii, 464 pp; xxi, 444 pp; profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographs and plans. Two-tone cloth with gilt-stamped titles. VG. Vol. 1 covers the Northeast and Midwest, Vol. 2 covers the South plus California. A major reference work on landscape architecture--still considered to be the best book on early American gardens.
Inventory number #003439

Halle, David
INSIDE CULTURE: Art and Class in the American Home
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993

Octavo. 261 pp; 91 b/w illustrations; appendix; notes; index. Cloth with dj. Fine/Near fine. A fascinating account of the uses and meaning of art for those who buy it and live it. This study ranges from Manhattan's Upper East Side to blue-collar Brooklyn to middle- and upper-middle-class suburbs on Long Island.
Inventory number #003074