crafts

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY SLEIGH on the title page. Widely considered one of the finest poets of his generation, Tom Sleigh brings to his new collection his trademark intensity and craftsmanship. In these poems, small things reveal large metaphysical and historical correspondences. In "Newsreel," for instance, the entire Cold War era comes to a drive-in movie theater, as Marilyn Monroe's screen image gives way to a tale of sci-fi Armageddon. In the elegiac "New York American Spell, 2001," Sleigh combines ancient spells with reportage of terrorism. Sleigh's overarching theme is the ever-changing face of love. As in Ovid's Metamorphoses, his poems reveal the workings of eros, for good or ill, in all its public and private guises. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Paris, J. Schemit, 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red leather spine and corners. gilt lettering on spine, black cloth boards. Text is in French. 208 b&w plates containing 2300 documents. A stunning and comprehensive presentation of pre-industrial wrought iron items on display at Musee Le Secq des Tournelles, France (the museum is housed in in a 16th-century church). This is Volume 2 ONLY of a two-volume set. Architect ALBERT KAHN'S COPY with his ownership signature on the half title page in pencil. Light wear to top of spine and a small sticker at base of spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Fresno, CA, Linden Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with some wear to dust jacket. Minor soiling to dust jacket front. Color photographs throughout. A collection of twentieth-century handmade woodwork including furniture, sculpture, toys, and musical instruments.

Softcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 263 pages. Color plates throughout. Five essays by contributors. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Lokapala, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 27 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs. Clean, bright copy. INSCRIBED BY YOUNGMAN on the front fly leaf.

Hardcover. Lokapala, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 27 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 224 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w with a few color plates in rear. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Aurora, 1st, Aurora, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 459 pages, 1430 illustrations, including 705 plates in full color. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket with small scratch to front cover. Excellent reference copy.

Hardcover. NY, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 128 pages, b&w illustrations, some color. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 2nd pr., 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped in black, 161 pages, many b&w drawings. This Book Gives More Than 150 Delightful And Practical Uses Carefully Selected From Magicians' And Seaman's Manuals, Craft Books, Accounts Of Native Games, And Other Widely Scattered Sources. Ranging From Tricks And Games To Serious Knotwork And Netting, They Will Keep You Entertained While Opening Up A Host Of New Crafts And Recreational Areas. Shelf worn copy, clean internally.

Hardcover. Milwaukee WI, Bruce Publishing, 3rd pr., 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pebbled maroon covers with green lettering, 64 pages, illustrated in b&w. Information and instruction for the beginner in leatherwork, placing emphasis on materials and tools needed. Clean copy.

Softcover. London, Phaidon Press, reprint, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, about 72 pages, unpaginated. The Gamble House, also known as the David B. Gamble House, is an iconic American Craftsman home in Pasadena, California, designed by the architectural firm Greene and Greene. Constructed in 1908 09 as a home for David B. Gamble, son of the Procter & Gamble founder James Gamble, Blueprints, renderings, photos vintage and modern. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Pivately Printed, 1st , 1908, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 3/4 leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering on spine and raised bands. 16 pages of text by W. Stanton Howard. 261 pages. Black & white plates. Card of author tipped on front end paper. Previous owner's name & stamp. Bright, sharp condition.

Hardcover. US, Gestalten, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 256 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Girl's Best Friends features work by outstanding jewelry designers including Ted Noten, Saskia Diez, byAMT, and Kelsey Quan; fashion labels such as Commune de Paris 1871; artists such as the duo Confettisystem; and a range of innovative designers from other disciplines. The most comprehensive showcase of the innovative jewelry being created today.

Hardcover. US, Gestalten, 1st, 2012-04-25, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 256 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Girl's Best Friends features work by outstanding jewelry designers including Ted Noten, Saskia Diez, byAMT, and Kelsey Quan; fashion labels such as Commune de Paris 1871; artists such as the duo Confettisystem; and a range of innovative designers from other disciplines. The most comprehensive showcase of the innovative jewelry being created today.

Softcover. Belfast IR, M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr , Six-panel brochure illustrating Glacier Window Decorations, a thin transparent material which imitates stained glass. The designs were manufactured in Belfast by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr, this piece from a distributor: Wm. B. Quaile of New York. Printed in color on both sides, Folded size 3 1/2 x 6", full size 20 1/2 x 6". Chipping, mild soil. No date appears, most likely 1890s.

Softcover. NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 330 pages illustrated in color. Islamic glassmakers were not only brilliant technicians and innovators in their own right, but they also preserved many of the methods of their Sasanian and Roman predecessors, passing them on centuries later to Venetian and other masters. Glass of the Sultans is the first comprehensive study of the accomplishments of these craftsmen, which are of lasting significance both to Islamic and to world art. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Washington CT, Craftsbury Common, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 88 pages. Illustrated with b&w photographs by Hubbard, taken while traveling throughout America, reminiscent of the Farm Security Administration photographers of the 1930s. INSCRIBED BY PHOTOGRAPHER on the inside front cover. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color illustrations throughout. Herman Miller, the leader in modern twentieth-century furniture manufacture, was a totally design-oriented company. Known best for Eames and Nelson furniture designs, showrooms, and interiors, they also produced outstanding graphic design. Mid-century and later advertisements, drawings, brochures, catalogs, posters, and wall panels are shown in this visually exciting new book. Photos of award-winning and other graphic designs are all from the Herman Miller Archives. This beautiful book is a must for anyone with an interest in modern furniture, graphics, or twentieth century design in general.

Hardcover. NY, Dial Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. "Mrs. Nelson thinks her husband may be having an illicit affair- a run-of-the-mill situation as far as John Marshall Tanner, one-time lawyer turned investigator, is concerned. Except that the beautiful Mrs. Nelson doesn't want her husband's infidelity documented. The facts must be covered up to protect him from scandal and blackmail. With the first sentences of the book, you will know you are in the hands of a great Chandler fan and detective story craftsman." Clean copy.

Hardcover. Switzerland, Edita S. A. Lausanne, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, large folio in a bright dust jacket. 278 pages, color and b&w illustrations, many tipped-in color plates. Essay on Gothic tapestry by Pierre Verlet; essay on classical tapestry by Michel Florisoone; contemporary tapestry by Adolf Hoffmeister. An essay titled "The Weaver's Art" is by Francois Tabard. Lacks slipcase. DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright. lightly worn dust jacket. 240 pages illustrated in color. A full-color survey of the architectural firm of Greene & Greene that almost single-handedly defined the Arts & Crafts aesthetic in America in the first decades of the 20th century. An in-depth tour of 25 magnificent homes examines the creative evolution of their style as well as surveying their greatest works. Light tape repair to spine of dust jacket.