Parke-Bernet Galleries
FURNITURE & SCULPTURE FOR THE GARDEN AND TERRACE A GROUP OF SOLARIUM FURNITURE, Japanese Granite, Bronze and Other Garden Ornaments Belonging to Various Owners
NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1959

Octavo. 72 pp; b/w photographs of various items. 311 lots. Stapled wraps. VG, minor soiling to covers. Sale no. 1907, Wednesday & Thursday May 27 and 28, 1958. Lead, wrought & cast iron, sculptured and cast stone, bronze and other ornaments. Japanese granite bronze and other garden ornaments belonging to various owners including New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania private collectors.
Inventory number #005130

Hawkes, William, ed.
THE DIARIES OF SANDERSON MILLER OF RADWAY Together with His Memoir of James Menteath
Stratford-upon-Avon: Dugdale Society, 2005

Octavo. xiv, 449 pp; color frontispiece & 46 b/w illustrations; sources; catalogue of architectural work; further manuscripts of Sanderson Miller (1750, 1756). Blue cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine.
Inventory number #005119

Quiney, Anthony
THE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND
London: Thames and Hudson, 1995

Quarto. 224 pp; 81 color & 112 b/w photographs & drawings; bibliography. Paperback. Near fine. A history of the traditional buildings of England from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, which concludes by tracing revivalist styles from the 19th century through to the present day.
Inventory number #005092

Ames, Winslow
PRINCE ALBERT AND VICTORIAN TASTE
NY: Viking, 1968

First edition. Quarto. 238 pp; several sections of b/w photograph pages; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG in VG jacket, some wear on spine extremities and jacket edges
Inventory number #005072

Robinson, Thomas P.
YOUR OWN HOUSE
NY: The Viking Press, 1941

Octavo. 184 pp; illustrated with over 200 pencil drawings. Cloth with illustration on front cover. VG.
Inventory number #005037

Bianchi, Robert Steven
FABERGE: Imperial Craftsman and His World Exhibition Album
London: Booth Clibborn, 2000

Quarto. 96 pp; numerous color photographs. Paperback. Near Fine. Exhibition catalog.
Inventory number #005033

Jarry, Madeleine & Maryvonne Dobry
PERIOD NEEDLEPOINT FOR ANTIQUE FURNITURE
NY: William Morrow, 1976

First English edition. Square octavo. 127 pp; numerous color photographs, numerous b/w designs & text illustrations. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #005005

Fell, Derek
GARDEN ACCENTS: The Complete Guide to Special Features for Creative Landscaping
NY: Henry Holt, 1987

Quarto. 144 pp; profuse color photographs; sources; bibliography. Cream cloth with dustjacket. A very good book in a very good jacket. This book shows many ways that various garden details can be used to create different garden styles
Inventory number #005004

Doucet, Jerome
CHAUSSURES D'ANTAN
Paris: Chez Devambez, 1913

First edition. 10.25" high x 7.25" wide. 40 pp; 4 watercolor & 4 sepia plates w/ tissue guards of shoes & boots. Watercolors by Maurice Leloir. Text in French. Stiff printed wraps. Good condition. The sewn binding is tender, with most of spine covering missing; covers are lightly soiled. Some pages are uncut.
Inventory number #005002

Geller, L.D.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ELEGANCE: The Tradition of Charles Bulfinch and the Plymouth Federal Savings Bank
Plymouth, MA: Pilgrim Society, 1976

First edition. Octavo. xiv, 65 pp; 38 b/w plates. Black cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #004988

Betts, Edwin M.
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FLOWER GARDEN AT MONTICELLO
Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1971

Second edition. Octavo. 60 pp; numerous photos and illustrations in color and b/w. Paperback. VG/VG minor soiling to covers. Historical data used to restore the gardens of Monticello to its original plan, includes a list of plants grown by Jefferson and a bibliography.
Inventory number #004933

Juin, Hubert & Janine Niepce
FONTAINES ET BASSINS. Le Pieton de Paris
Paris: A.C.E., 1981

Quarto. 117 pp; b/w & color photographs by Janine Niepce. Text in French. Paperback. VG. Photographs of Paris's fountains and pools by Janine Niepce.
Inventory number #004922

Gallup, Donald, ed.
THE FLOWERS OF FRIENDSHIP: Letters written to Gertrude Stein
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953

First edition. Octavo. 403 pp; b/w illus. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover in dustjacket. VG/VG, bottom corner chipped, light edgewear.
Inventory number #004868

Denning, Trevor
THE PLAYING-CARDS OF SPAIN: A Guide for Historians and Collectors
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996

Quarto. xii, 184 pp; 8 color plates & 84 b/w illustrations; appendices; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #004860

Tilley, Roger
PLAYING CARDS
London: Octopus Books, 1973

Octavo. 97 pp; 89 color & b/w illustrations. Illustrated cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. This book traces the history of playing cards from the earliest cards in China, India, and Persia to the present day.
Inventory number #004859

Fox, Carl
THE DOLL
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1972

First edition. Quarto. 343 pp; nearly 200 color & b/w illustrations; notes; bibliography. Red cloth with gilt lettering in dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #004855

Rago, David & John Sollo
SOLLO : RAGO John Sollo and David Rago Present a 20th Century Weekend, April 2 & 3, 2005
Lambertville, NJ: Sollo:Rago, 2005

Quarto. 286 pp; 1233 lots, illustrated in color. Paperback. Near fine. Furniture, lamps, jewelry, ceramics, art glass, paintings, works on paper by hundreds of well-known designers.
Inventory number #004851

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

Roth, Susan L.
GREAT BIG GUINEA PIGS
NY: Bloomsbury, 2006

First American edition. Quarto. unpaginated; color illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dj. Fine in near fine jacket. -Did you know that once upon a time, about 8 million years ago, guinea pigs weren't sweet, cute, or little? We all know about the enormous dinosaurs that used to roam the earth, but millions of years ago, there were GREAT BIG GUINEA PIGS, too! During a bedtime story, one little guinea pig learns all about his very big ancestors, and how guinea pigs evolved into the lovable pets we have today. This fun and factual picture book by Susan Roth features richly textured cut-paper illustrations that bring to life the story of the great, big, prehistoric guinea pig.-
Inventory number #004820

Lenclos, Jean-Philippe & Dominique
WINDOWS OF THE WORLD
NY: W.W. Norton, 2001

First edition. Octavo. 173 pp; color photos on every page. Paperback. Fine. A photographic survey of this basic architectural element, from the simple, square porthole of a stone farmhouse in Brittany to the fine ironwork details of the mashrabiya that screen windows in Morocco to the windows of New York’s Greenwich Village. The authors show how the diverse proportions, designs, materials, and colors of windows reflect the geography, traditions, and culture of local habitats.
Inventory number #004808