"Garden Furniture and Ornament," published in 1987 by Apollo, Poughkeepsie, NY. Gold-stamped green linen hard cover book with original dust jacket in fine condition. Expanded edition of the circa 1910 publication of the collections of J. P. White's Pyghtle Works of Bedford, England. Pyghtle Works was the world's foremost purveyor of garden furnighings to homeowners, institutions, and landscape architects, including Gertrude Jekyll, Edward Luytens, and Vita Sackville-West. This edition includes catalogues that were not part of the 1910 edition.
Indian Embroideries by John Irwin and Margaret Hall. First edition published in 1973 by S. R. Bastikar for the Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad, India. This is the 2nd in a series of 3 volumes published of the entire collections of the Calico Museum. Mr. Irwin was the Keeper of the Oriental Dept., Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Beautiful plates. Good condition, with original dust cover. Measures 9 x 11.5 inches.
Hispanic Furniture from the Fifteenth through the Eighteenth Century by Grace Hardendorff Burr. Revised and enlarged 2nd edition published by the Archive Press in 1964. The 1st edition came out in 1941. The book pages and binding are in very good condition, the white linen cover is soiled, the edges are good, and the original dust cover has some tears beneath the clear Brodart cover. Measures 12 x 9.5 inches.
Illustrated British Firearms Patents 1714-1853. Limited edition published by Winchester Press in 1969; marked #611 out of 1000 copies printed. Excellent condition. Measures 10.75 inches by 7.5 inches. Compiled and edited by Stephen V. Grancsay and Merrill Lindsay.
George Nelson Design book, first edition, published in 1979 by the Whitney Library of Design. Original dust jacket has some wear at the edges and is torn at the top back near the spine, but is wrapped in plastic. The book is in good clean condition. Measures 10 x 10.5 inches.