Antonelli, Paola (ed.)
WORKSPHERES Design and Contemporary Work Styles
NY: Harry N. Abrams & MoMA, 2001

Quarto. 223 pp; fully illustrated in color. Illustrated thin boards. Near Fine, an unused copy with no marks internal or external; covers with no visible wear. Modern design for office spaces. Published on the occasion of the 2001 exhibition Workspheres: Innovative Design Solutions for the Workplace of the Near Future. This book introduces work concepts originated by internationally recognized designers who address the unique needs of specific work scenarios, including the nomadic office of a business traveler; the domestic office; the virtual office; and more traditional offices in settings configured for group interaction. Also includes essays by Larry Keeley, Christopher Budd, John Thackara, Aura Oslapas, Kayoko Ota, Jim-hee Chang, Hui-Chi Chou and Rachaporn Chouchouey.
Inventory number #004037

Walsh, John
THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM AND ITS COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997

Second printing. Quarto. 288 pp; illustrated throughout in color; appendix. Hardcover with jacket in as new condition. A look at the history and collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Inventory number #004033

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

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

Rose, Graham
THE SMALL GARDEN PLANNER
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1987

Oblong octavo. 168 pp; illustrated with many color photographs and plans. Cloth with dj. VG/VG.
Inventory number #003934

Miller, Nory
HELMUT JAHN
NY: Rizzoli, 1986

Quarto. 263 pp; numerous color and b&w photos and illustrations of projects; biography; completed buildings; projects; awards; collaborators; reviews. Paperback. Near Fine.
Inventory number #003916

Crutchley, Anna
THE TASSELS BOOK: An Inspirational Guide to Tassels and Tassel Making
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Lorenz Books, 1996

Quarto. 160 pp; illustrated throughout in color. Cloth in dust jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. The beautiful art of passementerie made simple - The definitive contemporary approach to a traditional craft.
Inventory number #003915

Coats, Peter
FLOWERS IN HISTORY
NY: Viking, 1970

Octavo. 264 pp; 40 color & 148 b/w illus; index. Cloth in unclipped dust jacket. VG/VG. Illustrated history of flowers, including paintings, old botanical prints, and photographs of plants and flowers in their natural surroundings.
Inventory number #003909

Dwight, Eleanor, Ed.
THE LETTERS OF PAULINE PALMER: A Great Lady of Chicago's First Family
NY: M.T.Train / Scala Books, 2005

Quarto. 332 pp; full of duotone illustrations; notes; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a new, unused copy. Three generations of the Potter Palmer family of Chicago emerge from the letters of Pauline, as the young bride of Potter Palmer II writes to her mother Mabel Blake Kohlsaat, wife of newspaper owner, Herman H. Kohlsaat. In a lively and intimate style, they tell of family life, European travel, art collecting and Chicago history in the first decades of the 20th century.
Inventory number #003904

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

King, Mrs. Francis
THE LITTLE GARDEN
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922

Third edition. Octavo, ix, 94 pp; many plates & illustrations, 1 fold-out plan. Brown cloth with gilt lettering & decoration. VG- mild rubbing to joints & spine tips, rear endpaper browned from attached newspaper clipping, occasional light pencil underlining.
Inventory number #003882

Slocum, Perry D. & Peter Robinson
WATER GARDENING: Water Lilies & Lotuses
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1996

Quarto. 322 pp; 446 color photographs; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. Part One is the most complete exposition ever published on water gardening, providing specific, hands-on information on constructing water features in a garden landscape. Part Two is devoted to the crowning glories of water gardens -- the spectacular water lilies and lotuses, most of which are illustrated here in full color.
Inventory number #003879

St. John, Charles
A SCOTTISH NATURALIST The Sketches and Notes of Charles St. John 1809-1856
London: Andre Deutsch, 1982

First edition. Quarto, 191 pp; numerous color plates, many b/w sketches in the text. Cloth with dust jacket. VG+/VG+ to near fine, jacket price-clipped. A great copy.
Inventory number #003876

Japan Institute of Arts and Crafts
DALE CHIHULY: JAPAN, 1990
Tokyo: Japan Institute of Arts and Crafts, 1990

Quarto, unpaginated; full-page color plates; artist information; list of installations. Text in Japanese and English. Black wrappers. VG- slight scuffs to covers. Deep rich illustrations of many of Chihuly's glass designs along with introductory text on each group of work in the exhibition. Essay by Henry Geldzahler. Limited to 10,000 copies.
Inventory number #003875

Hottes, Alfred C
1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED
NY: A.T. de La Mare Co., Inc., 1935

Second revised edition, first printing. Octavo, 320 pp; numerous photos and illustrations. Cloth with gilt titles on cover and spine. VG-, some dulling to spine gilt, minor rubbing, minor fraying to spine tips, mildly shaken. 1001 Q&A by the former Professor of Horticulture, Ohio State University, and (then) Associate Editor of Better Homes and Gardens.
Inventory number #003809

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

Porter, A. Kingsley
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1928

New edition. Octavo. 84 pp. Cloth with pastedown on front cover and paper spine label, with dustjacket. Top edge gilt. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket has scattered foxing, with some transfer to front cover.
Inventory number #003757

Suff, David
CITY GREEN A Portfolio
NY: W. W. Norton, 1984

Square quarto. Unpaginated, color drawings by the author. Green illustrated boards, no dj, as issued. Top & bottom of spine and edges of covers rubbed. A series of paintings of parks and other green spots in London, many relatively unknown.
Inventory number #003756

Furneaux, Rupert
THE MEDICAL MURDERER
London: Elek Books, 1957

First edition. Octavo, 159 pp; some b/w illustrations. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. VG+/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has light soil, spine toned.
Inventory number #003731