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Berthod, Claude Extravagance: The World of Whimsical Interiors
France Flammarion 2001 2080106422 / 9782080106421 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
New in shrink wrap from the publisher. In a box since 2001. The book explores extravagance, what it terms as beyond interior design, as a state of mind. It can be inspired by anything from a Moroccan medina to Pop Art. What ever moves people. The book is full of color photographs of amazing interior spaces, both those of the rich and famous and those of ordinary people. An amazing book.
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60.00 USD
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Bevlin, Marjorie E. Design Through Discovery
Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A. Harcourt College Publishers 1984 0030621488 / 9780030621482 Mass Market Paperback Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
g, with no marks., moderate cover wear. fourth edition. The basic elements and principles of design. 426pp. profusely illustrated.
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4.99 USD
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Child, Heather Calligraphy Today
New York Pentalic Corporation 1973 Cloth Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
vg/vg with Demco book jacket over cover. Ex-lib. w/ usual markings, but obviously not checked out more than a few times. Book plate ffep, no marks. The work of outstanding calligraphers from Britain, America and Europe.
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6.99 USD
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Greenaway, Kate Language of Flowers
New York Avenel Books 0517221756 / 9780517221754 Hard Cover Fine Fine 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Greenaway
F/F, with no marks inside or out. Pristine. Never used. 80pp. Criss-cross index in back w/ various attributes and the flowers that represent them, plus a description of the meaning of each flower. Reprint or original printed in 1884 at the apex of Kate Greenaway's career. Lovely drawings of children and flowers w/ beautiful detail and color.
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17.99 USD
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Hornung, Clarence P. Treasury of American Antiques
New York, NY, U.S.A. Harry N. Abrams Incorporated 1969 0810920603 / 9780810920606 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
VG, with no marks, only slight shelf wear. 450 illustrations in full color. An excellent resource. Ships' figureheads, glasswear, sculpture, flags, furniture, quilts and more. A lovely compendium.
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17.99 USD
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Mutherich, Florentine; Gaehde, J. E. Carolingian Painting
New York, NY, U.S.A. George Braziller Incorporated 1977 0807608521 / 9780807608524 First Printing Soft Cover Fine-Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
F/ w/ no marks. Cover has minor wear. 127pp. Late 8th and early 9th century century A.D. marked the flowering of a new period in the history of European culture. Civilization and the arts were revived by Charlemagne. The King summoned the leading scholars and artists to his court. An introduction and detailed descriptions of the major manuscripts of the period. Fully illustrated in color.
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24.00 USD
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Ogg, Oscar The 26 Letters
New York Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1959 Cloth Fine-Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Oscar Ogg
F to VG cover and interior. Minor bumping to corners. Tight and bright copy w/no marks. Red cloth cover w/gold lettering. The history of writing, invention of the alphabet, decorative lettering. Profusely illustrated throughout w/ lettering by the author.
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17.99 USD
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Pickles, Sheila (editor) The Language of Flowers : Penhaligon's Scented Treasury of Verse and Prose
New York, NY, U.S.A. Crown Publishing Group 1989 0517574608 / 9780517574607 Cloth As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
F/F, stated first American edition. Book is as new, without d/j as issued. Cover is blue cloth w/ decorations. Each flower is discussed as to meaning, with numerous color illustrations of flowers and reproductions of paintings. This lovely book fits perfectly into its purple slipcase, which is also decorated in color. Slipcase has tiny bumps to corner, otherwise fine. A wonderful gift.
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24.99 USD
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Russell, Leonard (ed.) The Saturday Book Being the Eighth Annual Issue of This Celebrated Cabinet of Curiosities Adn Looking-Glass of Past and Present
Hutchinson 1948 Cloth Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
G, cover is faded along edges, corners slightly bumped. Interior has minor foxing on endpaper and first pg. only, otherwise inerior is pristine. Tight, bright copy. Arts, music, painting, poetry, photography. A lovely copy with photos by Lewis Carroll and much, much more.
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14.99 USD
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Varney, Almon C. Our Homes And Their Adornments or How to Build Finish Furnish and Adorn a Home
St. Louis E.P. Jordan & Co. 1885 Decorative Cloth Good-VG 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
G-VG, brown boards-spine and front- decorated w/ elaborate gilt lettering. Spine ends rubbed, corners bumped somewhat, boards show some minor wear, but overall tight and bright. Content pgs. loose, but otherwise binding is strong and intact. Interior is profusely decorated with b/w illustrations. No marks on interior, no name, no bookplate, etc. A fine copy of this hard to find volume.
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274.99 USD
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