Sietsema, Robert
ORIENTAL DESIGNS
NY: Hart Publishing Co., 1978

Quarto. 79 pp; over 250 b/w illustrations; sources. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, unmarked copy; jacket has light edge wear.
Inventory number #009233

Bati, Anwar & Simon Chase
THE CIGAR COMPANION: The Connoisseur's Guide
Scranton, PA: Running Press, 1995

Second edition. Octavo. 223 pp; illustrated throughout in color. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Journalist Bati's inside look at this segment of the tobacco industry encompasses history, manufacture, brand names, purchase, and storage. Aided by old and recent photographs (including a visit to the Cuban state tobacco monopoly), Bati investigates all aspects of the trade and reveals some surprising facts - e.g., cigars were originally sold in bundles covered with pigs' bladders, and Spain imports more cigars than any other European country. The middle (and largest) section is a directory; over 65 companies, from Arturo Fuente to Zino, are featured, each with brand names, labels, and ratings for flavor and quality.
Inventory number #009219

Matyjaszkiewicz, Krystyna
RUSSIAN STYLE 1700-1920: Court and Country Dress from the Hermitage
London: Barbican Editions, 1987

Quarto. 166 pp; over 40 color & 100 b/w illustrations; catalogue; chronology; notes on designers & fashion houses; glossary; bibliography; index. Two copies of the exhibiton checklist laid in. Paperback with flaps. VG, minor wear at top of spine; a clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #009216

Rattazzi, Priscilla
GEORGICA POND
NY: Callaway Editions, 2000

Oblong octavo. 94 pp; 90 b/w photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. VG in VG dustjacket.
Inventory number #009213

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

Morris, Bob
CRISPIN THE TERRIBLE
NY: Callaway Editions, 2000

Oblong quarto. [32] pp; color illustraitons by Dasha Ziborova. Hardcover with dustjacket. A fine copy in fine unclipped jacket. Press release laid in. Lovely watercolor illustrations tell the story of Crispin, the dandy feline hero who longs for a sense of independence.
Inventory number #009118

Woods, May
VISIONS OF ARCADIA: European Gardens from Renaissance to Rococo
London: Aurum, 1996

First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; many color & b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Inventory number #009089

Hibbard, Don, Glenn Mason, Karen Weitze
HART WOOD: Architectural Regionalism in Hawaii
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2010

Octavo. 276 pp; nearly 200 b/w photographs & floor plans; notes; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a new unused copy. This illustrated book traces the life and work of Hawaiian architect Hart Wood (1880-1957). He arrived in Hawaii in 1919 as a partner of C. W. Dickey before a solo career. An outspoken leader in the development of a Hawaiian style of architecture, Wood incorporated local building traditions and materials in many of his projects and was the first in Hawaii to blend Eastern and Western architectural forms in a conscious manner.
Inventory number #009065

Lacroix, Paul
XVIIme SIECLE LETTRES SCIENCES et ARTS. France 1590-1700
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1882

Second edition. Quarto. 581 pp; 17 chromolithographs and 300 wood engravings created under the direction of M.A. Racinet; all edges gilt. Text in French. Bound in original leather-backed pebbled cloth with coat of arms of the city of Paris on cover and gilt tooling and titles on spine. VG- scattered moderate foxing throughout including the margins of several plates, but mostly in prelims, the plates are otherwise bright and clean. This book features manners and customs, literature, the sciences and arts in France from 1590 to 1700.
Inventory number #009055

Sheed, Wilfrid
SQUARE'S PROGRESS
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965

First printing. Octavo. 309 pp. Publisher's yellow cloth with black-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy, bottom edge rubbed; price-clipped jacket shows light soil. The author's third novel. Young suburban couple's marriage falls apart - he travels to Spanish Morocco; she returns to her roots in Stapleton, Penn. Book design by Marshall Lee.
Inventory number #009043

O'Brady, Frederic
THERE'S ALWAYS A THROGMORTON
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1970

First printing. Octavo. 252 pp. Publisher's purple cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, inked-out price at top corner of front free endpaper, else an unmarked copy, binding tight & square; price-clipped jacket has light edge wear. A sophisticated salacious satire on sex viewed through the eyes of an aging sybarite and visiting American scholar who gets involved with a one-legged young opera singer.
Inventory number #009042

Kjellberg, Pierre
Le Mobilier du XXe Siecle: Dictionnaire des Createurs
Paris: Les Editions de L'Amateur, 1994

First edition. Stout quarto. 693 pp; 540 color & 410 b/w illustrations; bibliography. Text in French. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine in Fine jacket, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket bright, with no wear. The major reference book of twentieth-century furniture designers, listing more than 600, from Alvar Aalto to Charles Zublena.
Inventory number #008983

Jotisalikorn, Chami & Annette Tan
THAILAND CHIC: Hotels, Restaurants, Shops, Spas
Singapore: Archipelago Press, 2006

Square octavo. 232 pp; color photographs throughout; index. directory. Paperback with flaps. Near Fine. Almost 50 hotels, spas and shops are presented in detail, each selected for its style appeal. Includes descriptions of architecture, ambience and cuisine of the various regions.
Inventory number #008942

Stevens, David
PERGOLAS, ARBOURS, GAZEBOS, FOLLIES
London: Ward Lock Limited, 1987

Quarto. 128 pp; numerous color photographs, line drawings & plans; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, price-clipped jacket has light wear at top & bottom of spine; 6 pp have ink underlining. An interesting selection of color photos, drawings, and plans illustrate the important role these elements have played in the development of the English garden.
Inventory number #008902

Teruel, Rudi & Dongxing Wu
Babi bo lan hui = The World of Barbie [Chinese edition]
Shijiazhuang: Hebei, 2003

Octavo. 143 pp; color photographs throughout. Text in Chinese. Paperback with French-fold covers. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. An illustrated book showing each of the collector editions and limited editions of Barbie's dolls.
Inventory number #008878

Dietz, F. Meredith
LET'S TALK TURKEY
Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1948

Octavo. 340 pp. color frontis & 2 color plates, 8 photos, illustrated chapter heads. Brick red cloth with silver lettering & decoration on cover & spine, no jacket. VG- some toning to pages, binding ttight. Adventures and recipes of the White Turkey Inn, located on Rt. 7 below Danbury Ct. A large collection of recipes from the restaurant and also vintage photos and stories about the inn.
Inventory number #008873

Menzies, Elizabeth G.C.
MILLSTONE VALLEY
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1969

Quarto. 308 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w; notes. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. Very good in Very good jacket; one small closed tear to top edge of back panel.
Inventory number #008815

Simonian, Greg
The Green Book: EXTRAORDINARY WATCHES
Los Angeles: Westime, 2008

Quarto. 272 pp; lavishly illustrated with color photographs. Printed boards. Near Fine. Glossy catalog for Westime in LA. Beautiful detailed photographs and cut-away views of watches from A. Lange & Söhne, Audemars, Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Chanel, Chopard, Daniel Roth, Eberhard, Franckmuller, Girard-Perregaux, Harry Winston, Jaquet Droz, Richard Mille, Urwerk, Vacheron Constantin, Zenith, and others.
Inventory number #008810

Sotheby's
The Keir Collection of Medieval Works of Art. Sale 7056
NY: Sotheby's, 1997

Quarto. 257 pp; broad illustrated overviews in color with b/w illustrated sale index of the 126 lots; extensive bibliography. results list laid in. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean unmarked copy; jacket shows light wear. Fantastic collection of medieval enamels, belts, badges, bowls, chasse, censers and plaques. Sale held in NY on Thursday, November 20, 1997.
Inventory number #008807

Browning, Judith H.
NEW YORK CITY: Yesterday and Today 30 Timeless Walking Adventures
Stamford, CT: Corsair Publications, 1990

Octavo. 414 pp; illustrated throughout in b/w; bibliography. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy. The walking tours include historic Trinity Church, the New York Federal Reserve, Brooklyn Heights, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum, Grand Central Terminal, Gracie Mansion, Grant's Tomb, Morris-Jumel Mansion, the Cloisters, and others.
Inventory number #008805