Books on Antiques

BOOK DESCRIPTION PRICE
NEEDLEWORK

Samplers & Samplermakers: An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850

Mary Jaene Edmonds

Hardcover. Excellent condition. Published in conjunction with the exhibition: Samplers & Samplemakers: An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 7, 1991- February 2, 1992. Published in 1991 by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, NY. 168 pages. About 80 samplers are discussed, which are greatly illustrated with color illustrations. $40

A Gallery of American Samplers: The Theodore H. Kapnek Collection

Auction Catalog: The Theodore H. Kapnek Collection of American Samplers; Saturday, January 31, 1981; Sotheby’s York Avenue Galleries

Book: Glee Krueger

Book: Paperback. Good condition. Published in 1978 by E. P Dutton, New York, NY, in association with the Museum of American Folk Art. 96 pages Auction: Paperback. Excellent Condition. 1 book, 1 catalogue. $50

Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Woman, 1730-1830

Betty Ring

Paperback. Good condition with roughness around the front and back cover and the binding. Not marked up. Published by Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983. Catalog for exhibition in Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, both in 1984. Both color and black and white illustrations. 276 pages. $250

Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850; First Edition

Florence M. Montgomery

Hardcover. Very good condition with some roughness on the corners of the books jacket. Copyright 1970 by The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. Published by The Viking Press, Inc., New York, NY, 1970. Over 400 examples from the Winterthur Museum discussed in detail. Heavily illustrated. 379 pages $100

Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique

Lanto Synge

Hardcover. Excellent condition. Published in 2001 by Antiques Collectors’ Club & The Royal School of Needlework, Woodbridge, England. Heavily illustrated (350 illustrations) in both color and black & white. 352 pages. $100
FURNITURE

Charleston Furniture: 1700-1825

E. Milby Burton

Hardcover. Very good condition with moderate wear on book’s jacket. Third printing in 1980, published by University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. 150 pages. $25

American Furniture in the Bybee Collection

Charles L. Venable

Hardcover. Excellent condition with little bit of wear on top of the book’s jacket. First edition. Published in 1989 by the University of Texas Press in Austin Texas. Published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art. Heavily illustrated by Lee Clockman, many illustrations in color. 192 pages $40

American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection

J. Michael Flanagan

Hardcover. Good condition with some wear and tear to the book’s jacket. Pages in perfect condition, no mark ups. Published in 1986 by National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Published in association to the exhibit at the National Gallery in 1986-1987, of George and Linda Kaufman’s collection. Heavily illustrated book, photos done by Dick Bakker, in color, with descriptions for each illustration. 263 pages. $60

Frederick K. & Margaret R. Barbour’s Furniture Collection

The Connecticut Historical Society

Hardcover. Good condition with some marks on the cover. Ex-library edition. Catalogue No. 4. Published in 1963 by the Connecticut Historical Society. 71 pages. $20

American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament

Morrison Heckscher & Leslie Bowman

Hardcover. Excellent condition, Near perfect book jacket. Published in 1992 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Published in conjunction with the exhibit, American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1992. 288 pages. $30

The Pennsylvania Germans: A Celebration of Their Arts 1683-1850

Beatrice B. Garvin & Charles F. Hummel

Paperback. Very good condition with wear to the book’s binding. Published in 1982 by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Exhibition catalog. Illustrated in both color and black and white. 196 pages. $25

The Pennsylvania Germans: A Celebration of Their Arts 1683-1850

Beatrice B. Garvin & Charles F. Hummel

Paperback. Good condition, the cover and binding has a lot of wear on it however pages are in great condition. Published in 1982 by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Exhibition catalog. Illustrated in both color and black and white. 196 pages. $20

American Furniture: 1620 to the Present

Jonathan L. Fairbanks & Elizabeth Bidwell Bates

Hardcover. Good condition with large tear to the books jacket, however interior pages are in pristine condition. Published in 1981 by Richard Marek Publishers, New York, NY. Heavily illustrated with 100 color pictures and 1300 black and white pictures. 561 pages. $15

Southern Folk Art

Edited by Cynthia Elyce Rubin

Hardcover. Excellent condition with some marks on the front and back. Published in 1985 by Oxmoor House, Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama. Second printing. Many color illustrations. 223 pages. $30
PAINTINGS

The Art of the Old South: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture & the Products of Craftsmen 1560-1860

Jesse Poesch

Hardcover. Very good condition with some wear and tear to the edges of the book’s jacket. This edition was published in 1989 by Harrison House, New York, NY. Heavily illustrated in both color and black and white. 384 pages. $25

Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale

Charles Coleman Sellers

Paperback. Very good condition Wear to the binding of the book, interior of books in pristine condition. Published in 1952 by the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA. First edition. Black and white illustrations. 369 pages. $50
FOLK ART

American Catalogue: The Cats in American Folk Art

Bruce Johnson

Paperback. Very good condition with some wear along the book’s binding. Published in 1976 by Avon Books, New York, NY. Published by arrangement with Museum of American Folk Art. Mostly black and white illustrations with a couple of color illustrations. Un-paginated pages. $25

American Folk Sculpture

Robert Bishop

Paperback. Excellent condition with very little wear to edges of front cover. Published in 1983 by E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York, NY. Heavily illustrated in both black & white and color illustrations. 392 pages. $15

Shipcarvers of North America

M. V. Brewington

Hardcover. Good condition with wear and tear to the edges of the book’s jacket but pages in perfect condition. Published in 1962 by Barre Publishing Company, Barre, MA. First edition. Heavily illustrated in black and white. 173 pages. $20

American Folk Painting

Mary Black & Jean Lipman

Hardcover. Good condition with wear and tear around the edges of the book’s jacket; and binding wearing on the inside of the cover page. First edition. Published in 1966 by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, NY. Includes 86 full color illustrations and 146 black and white illustrations. 244 pages. $20

Folk Art’s Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association

Paul S. D’Ambrosio & Charlotte M. Emans

Paperback. Excellent condition. Published in 1987 by New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, NY. Many illustrations, both in color and black and white, some full page. 224 pages. $50

American Folk Art in Ohio Collections

Robert Doty

Hardcover. Good condition with tears to the book’s jacket, however, books interior is in perfect condition. Published in 1976 by the Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio. Published with the exhibit held at the Akron Art Institute from September- December 1976. Heavily illustrated. Pages unmarked but 91 pages. $12

Expressions of a New Spirit

Elizabeth V. Warren, Curator & Stacy C. Hollander, Assistant Curator

Hardcover. Pristine condition. Published in 1989 by the Museum of American Folk Art, New York, NY. Contains highlights from the permanent collection at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, NY. Heavily illustrated in color.168 pages. $10

The Gift of Inspiration: Art of the Shakers 1830-1880

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc.

Paperback. Excellent condition with very minimal wear to cover edges. Published by Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY in 1979. Catalog for exhibition in May 1979. 20 color and 32 black and white illustration pages. 72 pages. $20
METALWORK

Metalwork

Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke

Hardcover. Good condition with tears around edges of the book’s jacket, however, inside of book in pristine condition. Published in 1970 by Universe Books, New York, NY, reprint. 16 full color and 112 black and white illustrations. 227 pages. $25
CERAMICS

Dated English Delftware

Louis L. Lipski & Michael Archer

Hardcover. Excellent condition with some wear and tear to the top of the book’s jacket. Interior of book is in pristine condition. Limited edition copy, 1 of 1000 that were printed (number 957). First edition. Published in 1984 by Sotheby Publications. The book discusses over 1800 objects ranging in the period from the 1600s to the early 19th century. Heavily illustrated with 24 color and 800 black and white illustrations. 447 pages. $350
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