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RGW18773Watercolour heightened with gum arabic some numerals and words added in pencil mounted on board mount inscribed with name and address of Jellinek also titled in pencil one chair identified as 'chair ingenieur'. The firm of Jellinek were based in Paris at 95 rue Faubourg. They specialised in making leather chairs in the English style. Presumably this watercolour was to be used to illustrate one of the firm's catalogues. hardcover
198313641Honolulu: Daughters of Hawaii 1983. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.9x9.3x1.3in. light shelf wear dust jacket rubbed at extremities. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>350pp 4.64lb 11.9x9.3x1.3in Daughters of Hawaii hardcover
18731402090009Govt. Print. Off 1873-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1 p.l. xxvi 786 p. 23 cm. Hardcover. Bound in publishers brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Good binding and cover. Slight fading to gilt. Front hinge not A few spots on front cover. Clean unmarked pages. <br>The Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872 concerned the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier construction company. Congressman Oakes Ames had bribed numerous Congressman with money and stock from Credit Mobilier. Credit Mobilier overcharged the government for construction and pocketed the difference with the acquiescence of shareholding or self-interested members of Congress. This book concerns the Congressional inquiry into the scandal. Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company. Credit Mobilier of America. History of Bribery and government malfeasance. Govt. Print. Off hardcover
199223977Hanover: SPNEA 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12.3x9.4x1.3in. Signed by Authors. signed by author; small amount of foxing at top of half-title page dust jacket with very faint rub mark across front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>This important book the result of discoveries made during an exhaustive survey of Portsmouth furniture at more than 230 sites throughout the country places the furniture makers of Portsmouth alongside those of Newport Boston Philadelphia and New York as creators of some of the finest early American furniture. The book contains three essays by James L. Garvin Brock Jobe and Johanna McBrien a graphical description of furniture terminology Reader's Note and a catalogue describing in detail 117 pieces of furniture each illustrated in black & white photographs with 14 of the pieces also illustrated in full-page color plates. In addition there are two appendices on Furniture Makers and Allied Craftsmen and on Portsmouth Branded Furniture and an extensive bibliography. <br>454pp 4.97lb 12.3x9.4x1.3in SPNEA hardcover
195319194Batsford 1953. Roy. 4to. First Edition with a fine coloured frontispiece title in red and black and 171 fine plates in monochrome; original blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter very lightly age-spotted as often and with minor loss affecting lettering at lower edge of front panel. A lovely copy of a standard reference. Batsford, hardcover
199823311New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12.3x9.4x1.1in. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>With 238 illustrations including 101 in full color. <br>272pp 3.96lb 12.3x9.4x1.1in Metropolitan Museum of Art hardcover
1918H16554Kiel & Milwaukee WI: Kiel Furniture Co 1918. Near Fine. Oblong quarto 12.5 x 10 inches in full black cloth with "J. B. Laun" stamped in gilt on front cover. 63 1 pp illustrated throughout images printed in slight browntone with inserts including "New Kiel Table Designs Supplement to Catalogue 28" and some price lists circulars and flyers. Products include dining room suites tables library tables desks stools tabourettes pedestals and "novelties." The Kiel Furniture company was founded in 1882 and employed German-American immigrants in the small town of Kiel and has been in business ever since now under the name A. A. Laun Furniture Company named for the younger brother of J. B. Laun one of the original presidents of the company who took over as vice president and general manager in 1916. The types of products featured in these catalogs reflects both the tastes of their clientele mainly middle-income Midwestern households but also reflects the Stickleyesque influence of Arts & Crafts and Mission style aesthetics. No copies of this particular catalog located in any institution. This is the president of the company's own copy! Kiel Furniture Co unknown
1920H16553Kiel & Milwaukee WI: Kiel Furniture Co 1920. Near Fine. 5 catalogs oblong quarto wraps each about 13 x 10 inches very good plus to near fine condition 64 to 96 pp. each illustrated throughout some in subtle browntone occasional plates in color with occasional price lists and inserts. Products include dining room suites tables library tables desks stools tabourettes pedestals and "novelties." The Kiel Furniture company was founded in 1882 and employed German-American immigrants in the small town of Kiel and has been in business ever since now under the name A. A. Laun Furniture Company named for the younger brother of J. B. Laun one of the original presidents of the company who took over as vice president and general manager in 1916. The types of products featured in these catalogs reflects both the tastes of their clientele mainly middle-income Midwestern households but also reflects the Stickleyesque influence of Arts & Crafts and Mission style furniture. Searching the OCLC database we could find NO copies of any of these particular Kiel Furniture catalogs in institutions; the earliest Kiel catalog we could find institutionally is a 1925 catalog of furniture a single example of which is in the Wisconsin state historical archives. Lightest wear and soil. Kiel Furniture Co unknown
1926h44590Chicago Kiel & Milwaukee WI: R. E. Sandmeyer Co. Kiel Furniture Co 1926. Hardcover. Very good. Oblong folio 22.5 x 11.5 inches tan cloth with leather corners book very good some wear and rubbing to leather soil to cloth contents very good. Approximately 150 sheets some printed some handwritten. A unique book done for and by the Kiel Furniture Co. of Kiel and Milwaukee Wisconsin in order to provide extensive statistics on sales figures by place etc in order to provide the company with data for determining sales goals for the coming year. Sandmeyer's system provided graphic and statistical analysis to chart sales figures and their breakdown by state and by town according to several factors. Copious handwritten entries. Excellent for any researcher interested in the Kiel Furniture company's economics history as well as furniture sales by state and community. Extra postage required for this overlarge book. R. E. Sandmeyer Co., Kiel Furniture Co hardcover
1988BOOKS044261ILondon: Furniture History Society 1988. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. A pioneering survey of the organization and development of furniture making in London from about 1700 to about 1870 based on wide-ranging archival research. 219pp. Furniture History Society unknown
Sheridan, Michael. IntroIn Pristine Condition. unknown
200021003Paris: Les Editions de l'Amateur 2000. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.3x9.4x2.2in. in shrinkwrap. <br>With over 600 names listed and 950 illustrations. Text in French. <br>702pp 7.40lb 11.3x9.4x2.2in <br>EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY Les Editions de l'Amateur hardcover
200022321Wappingers' Falls:: Antique Collectors' Club. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1851493026 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. Second edition. As new in like dust jacket. . Antique Collectors' Club, hardcover
1990410913Tokyo: Knoll International Japan 1990. A fine copy with minimal handling wear. 11 x 11 inches. Text in English and Japanese. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover in boards. In the dust jacket. Includes a foreword by Marshall Cogan and introduction by Tadao Ando. Knoll International Japan unknown
1971410915New York: Knoll 1971. A soft crease to the front cover and a few small marks but generally clean. 11.5 x 11.5 inches. Profusely illustrated. Printed wrappers. A beautifully designed catalogue for Knoll: designed by Massimo Vignelli photographs by Herbert Matter exhibition design by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. The exhibition was held from January 12 to March 12 1972. Knoll unknown
1991410914Tokyo: Knoll International Japan 1991. Som moderate handling wear but generally fine. 11 x 11 inches. Text in English and Japanese. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover decorated glazed boards. An excellent survey of Knoll's legacy and designs. Knoll International Japan unknown
200520860Hartford CT: Connecticut Historical Society Museum 2005. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 12.3x9.4x1.9in. An authoritative work that discusses and depicts nearly 300 examples of Connecticut Valley furniture. Illustrated with 450 photographs and line drawings. <br>551pp 7.42lb 12.3x9.4x1.9in <br>EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY Connecticut Historical Society Museum hardcover
200725808Salem MA: Peabody Essex Museum 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12.3x9.4x1.2in. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>300pp 4.32lb 12.3x9.4x1.2in Peabody Essex Museum hardcover
1923183051St. Louis Mo: Lammert Furniture Company 1923. Hardcover. VG General age wear to cover. Spine shows creasing and some damage on top and bottom. Previous owners name written on ffep. Feux bown leather decorative cover. unnumbered pages. Illustrations. Lammert Furniture Company hardcover
192337295Lammert Furniture Co 1923. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Seven centuries of furniture. In brown faux leather. Lammert Furniture Co Hardcover
2010G1427650489I3N00Aardvark Global Publishing 2010. Perfect Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Aardvark Global Publishing paperback
1427650489.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
199214250London: Philip Wilson 1992. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 12.0x9.6x1.0in. During one of the most unstable periods in French history in the latter part of the eighteenth century Bernard Molitor 1755-1833 son of a Luxembourg miller rose to prominence in the field of luxury cabinet-making or ébénisterie in Paris. Accompanied by extensive photographs of the furniture itself most of which are reproduced here for the first time the main part of the text discusses the life and work of Molitor. This is followed by a complete illustrated catalogue of his known works to date. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. 189 figures accompany the text 73 in color. The catalog has 55 illustrations. <br>248pp 3.65lb 12.0x9.6x1.0in Philip Wilson hardcover
198914414Paris: Les Editions de l'Amateur 1989. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.5x8.8x1.0in. in shrinkwrap. <br>The furniture inventories of Le Petit Trianon at Versailles from 1807 1810 and 1839. Text in French. <br>244pp 3.25lb 11.5x8.8x1.0in Les Editions de l'Amateur hardcover
1900161160. 1900. Hardcover. Good. LEVASSEUR E. Furniture Manufacturer. New and Original Designs in Art Furniture. 22 plates with illustrations numbered 1-146. Original gilt lettered red cloth portfolio. Lacks the linen ties and page edges dusty. folio. c1900. <br/> <br/> . hardcover