1968. Asia House Gallery; Robert P. Griffing, Jr. The Art of the Korean Potter: Silla, Koryo, Yi. NY, 1968. 132p, over 100 ills., 8 in color. Very good to fine hardcover in d.j. Small bookplate partly removed from inside front endpaper. ** Handsome and comprehensive exhibition catalogue. The show was..... More
![Moorcroft: A Guide to Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1993 [revised ed.]. Paul Atterbury](/pictures/thumb/A5649.jpg?v=1571766246)
1998. Atterbury, Paul. Moorcroft: A Guide to Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1993. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis and Hugh Edwards, 1998. Rev. ed. (this ed. 1st pub. 1993). 208p, hundreds of wares shown in many photos, most in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to "one..... More
1993. Baekeland, Frederick, and Robert Moes, et al. Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections. NY: Japan Society 1993. 206p (120 entries), many photos, many in color. Very good paperbound. ** This important loan exhibition catalogue is a definitive guide to its subject. Covers the development, classical traditions, forms, functions, and..... More
![Gruau [Milton Glaser's copy]. Francois Baudot](/images/noimage.png)
1998. Baudot, Francois. Gruau. Paris: Assouline 1998. 80p, many color ills. Very good hardcover in d.j. (lightly shelfsoiled). In the publisher's Memoire de la Mode series. In French. ** Introduction to the life and work of the French fashion designer and illustrator, then still alive. Lots of elegant 1940s and..... More
1981. Blasberg, Robert W. Grueby. Syracuse: Everson Museum of Art 1981. 32p, many ills., 4 in color (including cover). Very good paperbound. ** Informative text plus catalogue of an exhibition also shown at the Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York. 87 objects (vessels, tiles, reliefs) from this popular and prestigious ceramics firm..... More
1964. Bodelsen, Merete. Gauguin's Ceramics: A Study in the Development of His Art. London: Faber and Faber 1964. 238p, ca. 200 ills., several in color. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. ** Important study of the "some sixty ceramic pieces that Gauguin executed in the late 1880s and early 1890's..... More
1967. Bohrod, Aaron. A Pottery Sketchbook. University of Wisconsin Press 1967. 2nd ptg. 195p, hundreds of line ills., some in brown or against a brown background. Good hardcover (short split to top of front hinge; small stain to front endpaper, some endpaper browning) in fair d.j. (soiled, chipped). ** Reproduces..... More
1977. Bowie, Theodore, introd. Karl Marz Potter: Retrospective. Indiana University Art Museum 1977. 63p, many photos + small color plate mounted on title page. Very good paperbound (covers smudged overall; internally fine). Japanese paper endpapers. ** Exhibition catalogue of over 200 functional works--stoneware, earthenware, porcelain bowls and vases, etc. Can..... More
1980. Bowlt, John, introd. Russian Theater and Costume Designs from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, 1980. 64p, ca. 100 ills., 5 in color. Good paperbound: cover edges rubbed; ex-museum lib., with ink stamps on title page. Internally very good. ** Chiefly Ballets Russes designs..... More
1964. British School at Athens. Annual: No. 64. London, 1964. 308p, many b&w ills. on 64 pls. + several folding site plans, elevations, etc. Very good hardcover (rear endpaper lightly smudged); no d.j. (as issued?). ** Twelve articles on early Greek jewelry, recent excavations at Mycenae, "A Note on the..... More
1979. Bruhn, Thomas P. American Decorative Tiles 1870-1930. Storrs, CT: William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 1979. 48p, many b&w photos + color cover. Good paperbound (covers quite rubbed but not torn; internally fine). Errata sheet laid in. ** Loan exhibition catalogue of 180 tiles from the leading..... More
1978. Campbell, James Edward. Pottery and Ceramics: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale 1978. 241p. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** Long wide-ranging annotated bibliography of books and journals on ceramics worldwide--histories, technical works, collections, etc. Hundreds of entries, all in English. The first such reference since..... More
1988. Carroll, Diane Lee. Looms and Textiles of the Copts: First Millennium Egyptian Textiles in the Carl Austin Rietz Collection of the California Academy of Sciences. [San Francisco]: California Academy of Sciences 1988 (Memoir 11). 201p, ca. 100 photos and line ills., 8 in color. Very good paperbound. ** Scholarly..... More
1978. Charpentier, Francoise Therese. Emile Galle. Nancy: Universite de Nancy II, 1978. 121p, many black-and-white ills. Very good paperbound (back cover shelf-soiled). In French. ** Life and work of the important Art Nouveau ceramicist. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1890. Chevreul, M.E. The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to the Arts. London: Bell 1890. 3rd ed. (Bohn's Scientific Library) xlvi, 465p + 12p of publisher's catalogue + 15 color pls., 1 overlay, 3 folding monochromatic pls. Good hardcover (covers soiled and faded, front hinge..... More
1992. Christie's, London. The T. Crowther & Son Collection of Architectural Furnishings. Auction catalogue (no. 4824), 1992. 221p, many photos, many in color. Good paperbound (lower corner of front cover creased; a little shelfwear; internally very good). ** Over 1400 sumptuous items from the inventory of this venerable firm upon..... More
![Anne Carlu [presentation copy + ALs]. Jacques Cogniat](/pictures/thumb/A6287.jpg?v=1569524408)
1952. Cogniat, Jacques. Anne Carlu. Subtitled: "Dessins portraits paysages compositions peintures murales." Geneva: Cailler 1952. 96p in loose fascicles, as issued; many large tipped-in plates, 10 in color. Very good paperbound (card covers) in good color d.j. (edge tears mended, lightly soiled and chipped). Presentation copy from both Anne Carlu..... More
2006. Danto, Arthur C. Sheila Hicks Weaving as Metaphor. Yale University Press 2006. 415p, 195 color pls. + 195 small color reference ills. Very good hardcover (white boards shelf-smudged, outer pages faintly foxed); no d.j., as issued. ** Texts also by Nina Stritzler-Levine (editor) and Joan Simon. Catalogue of the..... More
1967. Dorival, Bernard. Raoul Dufy. Tokyo: Musee National d'Art Occidental, 1967. N.p. (199 works), over 200 ills. Good paperbound in worn original glassine d.j. In Japanese. ** Catalogue of a large, wide-ranging exhibition, including many works on paper and ceramics. It was also shown in Kyoto. The illustrations, though all..... More
1920. Dufy, Raoul. Croquis de Modes par Raoul Dufy: Soieries de Bianchini-Ferier et Cie Dessinees par Raoul Dufy. [Paris] Gazette du Bon Ton, no. 1, fevrier 1920. 8 loose hand-colored lithographed fashion plates by Dufy, within paper covers. Covers good (old label and small stain); plates all very good and..... More
1980. Ebendorf, Robert. [Robert Ebendorf]. Florence Duhl Gallery, NY, and University Art Galleries, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1980. [12]p, many ills., some in color. Texts by the artist and Heikki Seppa. Good paperbound (shelfsoiled), with a signed piece of art metalwork mounted to the front cover. ** Untitled..... More
1997. Eliens, Titus M., et al., eds. Dutch Decorative Arts 1880-1940. Kingston, NY: Battledore 1997. 254p, many photos, almost all in color. As new hardcover in as new d.j. ** Important survey of Dutch avant-garde design, beautifully illustrated. Essays by various scholars on "Nieuwe Kunst," the Amsterdam School and Expressionism..... More
1928. Frankl, Paul T. New Dimensions: The Decorative Arts of Today in Words & Pictures. NY: Payson & Clarke 1928. 80p + 122 photos. Very good hardcover (front cover foxed, endpapers browned); lacks d.j. ** The first edition of this handsome survey of moderne furnishings and the principles of "modern..... More
1960. Galerie Charpentier [Ader, Perigois, Laurin]. Importante Collection de Porcelaines Tendres de Vincennes et Sevres. Auction cat., Paris, June 22, 1960. N.p. (lots 151-298) + many photos on 43 pls. Good paperbound. ** Also in the sale were Old Master paintings and drawings, 18th-century furniture, and tapestries, all from the..... More
1895. Galerie Georges Petit, Paris. Catalogue des Objets d'Art et de Riche Ameublement executes dans les ateliers et sous la direction de M.A. Beurdeley. 1895. 56p (365 items), many photos (phototypie by Berthaud). Fair paperbound: covers faded, rather chipped; scattered foxing throughout. Sewn binding generally sound. ** In 1895 Beurdeley..... More
