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Published by The Victorian Society in America, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
- Softcover
Seller: RW Books, Strasburg, VA, U.S.A.RW Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Published as Nineteenth Century, Vol. 8, Nos. 3-4. 1982. Very Good Minus condition with light edge and cover wear. Content clean and free of markings, binding strong. 254 pages with black & white photos and drawings. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
Published by Victorian Society in America (1983), Philadelphia, PA, 1983
- Softcover
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980
Contact seller5-star sellerPB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). 254pp Published as "Nineteenth Centure: Vol. 8, Nos. 3-4, 1982". Five essays including: Continuitry and Change in Furniture Style; Business, Commerce and Labor; Studies of Specific Firms and Forms; High Culture Architects and Designers; and, On the Geographic and Social Periphery - Re…spectability at Fifty Dollars Down, 20 Months to Pay. B&W illustrations (illustrator).
Published by Octopus Books, Ltd. (1980), London, 1980
- Hardcover
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980
Contact seller5-star sellerHC. 320pp ISBN 0706409949 "A thorough introduction to the history of furniture from its beginnings in the ancient world to the most up-to-date styles." good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). over 400 ill., 250 in color (illustrator).
VICTORIAN FURNITURE; ESSAYS FROM A VICTORIAN SOCIETY AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM. ("Nineteenth Century: Vol. 8, Nos. 3-4, 1982.")
Ames, Kenneth L. (editor). The Victorian Society in America. Harvey Green; Wilson Faude; Donald Fennimore; Jan Seidler; Paige Talbot; Rodris Roth; Christopher Monkhouse; Kenneth Trapp; Richard Guy Wilson; David Hanks; Edward Teitelman; et al (contributors).
Published by Philadelphia, PA: The Victorian Society in America, 1982., 1982
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller254 pages. Large paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.25cm. Paper covers rubbed with minor wear at edges; light crease/curl at front cover's bottom fore-edge corner; scuffing and slight bumping at spine ends; light soiling to rear cover. Several brown stains (coffee?) at text block's lower fore-edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is…firm. A very good copy. With Editor's Acknowledgments by Kenneth L. Ames, Notes on Contributors, and b/w photographs/illustrations. Features the following: Introductory essay "Furniture Study: Moving into the Mainstream" by Kenneth L. Ames; SECTION 1-CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN FURNITURE STYLE "The Ironies of Style: Complexities and Contradictions in American Decorative Arts, 1850 to 1900" by Harvey Green; "They Don't Make It Anymore" by Wilson H. Faude; "Fine Points of Furniture, American Empire: Late, Later, Latest" by Donald L. Fennimore; SECTION 2-BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND LABOR "Arms Across the Border: Trade in Chairs and Chair Parts Between the United States and Upper Canada" by W. John McIntyre; "A Tradition in Transition: The Boston Furniture Industry, 1840-1880" by Jan M. Seidler; "Shop and Factory: Philadelphia Furniture Makers and Manufacturers, 1850-1880" by Paige Talbot; SECTION 3-STUDIES OF SPECIFIC FIRMS AND FORMS "Boston Nineteenth Century Pianoforte Manufacture: The Contributions of Jonas Chickering" by Nancy A. Smith; "Prosperity Through Patents: The Furniture of George Hunzinger & Son" by Richard W. Flint; "Seating for any Place: The Folding Chair" by Rodris Roth; "The Spinning Wheel as Artifact, Symbol, and Source of Design" by Christopher Monkhouse; SECTION 4-HIGH CULTURE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS "To Beautify the Useful: Ben Pitman and the Women's Woodcarving Movement in Cincinnati in the Late Nineteenth Century" by Kenneth R. Trapp; "'The Decoration of Houses' and Scientific Eclecticism" by Richard Guy Wilson; "Frank Lloyd Wright's 'The Art and Craft of the Machine'" by David A. Hanks; "The Furniture and Furnishings of Wilson Eyre (1858-1944)" by Edward Teitelman and Betsy Fahlman; SECTION 5-ON THE GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL PERIPHERY "Respectability at $50 Down, 20 Months to Pay! Furnishing a Working-class Victorian Home" by Lizabeth Cohen; and "High Style in Montana: The Kohrs Parlor" by Rodd L. Wheaton.
Published by Victorian Society in America, Philadelphia, 1983
- Softcover
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. 254 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Profusely illustrated: photographs and prints. Owner inscription. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Very good.
Published by Victorian Society in America
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Victorian Furniture, Furniture Design) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be inclu…ded.
Published by Philadelphia (The Victorian Society in America), 1983
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA)
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Published by Philadelphia (The Victorian Society in America), 1983
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA)
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Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America : An Encyclopedia
Gibbon, Guy [Editor]; Ames, Kenneth M. [Editor]; Brown, James A. [Editor]; Chartkoff, Joseph L. [Editor]; Crown, Patricia L. [Editor]; Frison, George C. [Editor]; Mitchell, Donald H. [Editor]; Morrison, David [Editor]; Pokotylo, David L. [Editor]; Wilde, James D. [Editor]; Wood, W. Raymond [Editor];
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Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. no dustjacket as issued. Binding gently shaken but sound. Bottom corners are bumped. Small stains to leading text block edge. Text and images unmarked. 10.25" x 7.25". 941pp.
Language: English
Published by The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterhur., DE, 1989
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 392, [8] p. This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay that outlines the development of scholarship in the files and…points toward new directions for research with annotated entries on the most significant works. Three chapters present the basic reference tools and surveys of art and architecture. These are followed by chapters devoted to such topics as furniture; metals, including silver and gold, pewter, and Britannia metal; ceramics and glass; textiles; timepieces; household activities and systems; and craftsmen and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Includes an author/title index. From an on-line posting. Kenneth L. Ames "Born and raised in central Connecticut B. A. Art History, Carleton College, 1964 M. A. Art History, University of Pennsylvania, 1966 Ph. D. Art History, University of Pennsylvania, 1970 Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities Grants from the American Philosophical Society Founding member, Decorative Arts Society National Council and annual convention chair, American Studies Association Art History faculty, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA (1967-73) Professor and department chair, Office of Advanced Studies, H. F. du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur DE (1973-89) Head of History Survey, New York State Museum, Albany NY (1989-95) Professor, American decorative arts, Bard Graduate Center, New York NY (1996-) Writer, lecturer, and consultant on museological and arts and humanities issues" Gerald W. R. Ward is the Katherine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of the Americas, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He has contributed to, among others, Glass Today by American Studio Artists, Jewelry by Artists: In the Studio 1940-2000, A New World Imagined: Art of the Americas, and MFA Highlights volumes on American Decorative Arts and Native American Art." Also from an on-line posting: " This bibliography addresses Architecture, furniture, metals; Ceramics, glass, textiles, timepieces, household activities and systems, and artisans and culture. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Minor creasing/bending to the bottom corner of some pages.
Material Culture A Research Guide
Schlereth, Thomas J. (Editor) / Schlereth, Thomas J. (Photographer) / Ames, Kenneth L. (Photographer)
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 230 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Yale University Press, 2012
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0300185391. Oversized, Heavy, Hardback. No dustjacket as issued. Near Fine Condition. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.
Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America, 1650?1920: An Annotated Bibliography
Ames, Kenneth L. [Editor]; Ward, Gerald W. R. [Contributor];
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Published by The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterhur., 1989
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.Bookplate
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Bright red cloth boards with shiny gilt titles to front and spine, sharp corners, firm hinges. P/O bookplate affixed to inside front o/w clean, unmarked throughout. Scarce. BP/Domestic Arts/Decorative Arts.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 336 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America : An Encyclopedia
Gibbon, Guy [Editor]; Ames, Kenneth M. [Editor]; Brown, James A. [Editor]; Chartkoff, Joseph L. [Editor]; Crown, Patricia L. [Editor]; Frison, George C. [Editor]; Mitchell, Donald H. [Editor]; Morrison, David [Editor]; Pokotylo, David L. [Editor]; Wilde, James D. [Editor]; Wood, W. Raymond [Editor];
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Material Culture A Research Guide
Schlereth, Thomas J. (Editor) / Schlereth, Thomas J. (Photographer) / Ames, Kenneth L. (Photographer)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 230 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.
