The Golden Coast
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Photography by James Ricau. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket.
Decorative Art: any of those arts that are concerned with the design and decoration of objects that are chiefly prized for their utility, rather than for their purely aesthetic qualities. Ceramics, glassware, basketry, jewelry, metalware, furniture, textiles, clothing, and other such goods are the objects most commonly associated with the decorative arts.
See also: ART: FASHION: Textiles, Design, Jewelry
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Photography by James Ricau. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. Illustrated by Kanzaka Sekka. Hardcover in a Slipcase. Kamisaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan. Born in Kyoto to a Samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early. He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa.....
Las Vegas: KC Productions, 1960. Hardcover.
France: Adam Biro, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Discusses and illustrates only three kinds of Japanese garments: kosode, the robes of the wealthy; shozoku, the costumes worn by actors in the No theater; and kesa, garments worn by Buddhist clerics. These garments are.....
New York: The Heritage Press, 1948. Edward A. Wilson. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Edward Wilson (1886-1970) was known, not only for his illustrations, as well as his wood-cuts. He illustrated over seventy books, many of them classics and stories.....
New York: Lark Books, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Fiberarts offers a dazzling selection: 550 works were chosen from 6,000 entries from around the world and honored for their innovative design and technical expertise. From sophisticated tapestries to bold surfaces to abundant quilts.....
South Korea: Daewoo Publishing Company, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Tan linen with emerald-green gilt titles; 12 inches tall; 124 pages: color illustrations, map endpages; Text in Korean and English. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal handling; Still Gift Quality. Palin white titled.....
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin: Aardvark Publications, 1987. Limited Edition. A Near Fine Hardcover. Contains a wealth of information. Focusing on folk art carvers from the USA An excellent reference for collectors and enthusiasts. Illustrated with color and b/w photography,
New Haven and New York: Yale University Press and the Jewish Museum, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket.
New York: Universe Publishing, 2000. Illustrated cardstock in a folded box and string tied. Leonardo's Studio is a two-story, three-dimensional evocation of the artist's life and work. Every detail has been carefully abstracted from the drawings, paintings, the notes and writings of the great man.The pop-up building is accompanied by.....
New York, NY: Franklin Square Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket.
Paris: Albert Morance, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. The plates represent striking examples of First Empire (1804-15) storefront designs including perfumeries, watch makers, cafes, milliners, pharmacies, fashion salons..... each with a Paris street address.The original renderings are kept in the Cabinet des Estampes at the Bibliothèque Nationale.Background Information: Pochoir is.....
Canada: Leslie Leong Ent, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover.
Kanas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1998. Illustrated by Tom Cross. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. This book is for those that long to linger over the possibilities. The "what if's" of flowers and fairies and all the legend and lore that is woven into.....
Daytona Beach: Museum of Arts & Sciences, 2009. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Issued in connection with an exhibition held Nov. 20, 2009-May 17, 2010, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach. Small folio; 12.25 inches tall by 10.75 inches; 184 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits; Includes.....
Germany: Unknown, 1845. Illustrator: L. Lisbet. Topics: Headdresses -- 1840-1849; Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- 1800-1899; Indians of North America -- Men -- California -- 1840-1849; Rites & ceremonies -- California -- 1840-1849; Ceremonial dancers -- 1840-1849.
Milano, Italy: Electa Editrice, 1976. Limited Edition. Near Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The book represents a vast study and illustration of the Lombards and their press.
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Bermuda: Ian McDonald-Smith, 1991. 2nd Edition. Hardcover.
New York: Vwf Pub Inc, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcovers in a Fine Dust Jackets and Equality Fine Slipcase. In 1960, Malkin was sent by the Head of the Mossad, to capture Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and bring him to Israel from Argentina to stand trial for.....
London: Thames & Hudson, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Slipcase. Background Information: The Wharncliffe Book of Hours was illuminated in France by a celebrated artist, Maître François. It was named for Nicholai Joseph Foucault, a 16th century Earl of Wharncliffe. It is now in the.....
Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. Soft cover.
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Card-stock Wrapper. The love affair between fashion and Surrealism began in the Paris of the 1920s when Surrealist artists plundered fashion's imagery for their art, raising fashion beyond the level of mere style to an important expression of.....
Havana, Cuba: Impresores Ucar, Garcia, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Stiff Wraps. Translation of the Title: 'Massaguer His Life and His Autobiography Graphic History and Anecdotal' 1907-1957 Havana Cuba 1958 dedicated to the Fiftieth Anniversary of Conrado Walter Massaguer.Background Information:Conrado W. Massaguer is remembered as the dominant force in graphic.....
Mass: Rockport Publishers, 2000. Soft cover.