Foltz Bertina (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering. lacking dust jacket. Spine a little sunned. Nice shape overall.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. A sequel to the classic self-help book for women, "Live Alone and Like It," with recipe contributions by Folz, associate editor of Vogue magazine. All of Hillis's works focused on empowering young women to live independently, cook for themselves, and manage their finances. 8vo. 196pp. Gilt stamped green cloth boards, pages toned, drawings throuhgout by Cipe Pineles, near fine. In illustrated jacket with one small chip and some edgewear, very good.

1938, cloth with dustjacket, 182 pp., extremely rare follow-up of "Live Alone and Like It", despite some discolouring (spine) a fine copy in likewise unclipped (!)dustjacket.

Two works. Folio. 24 pp. Numerous colour plates, black & white text illustrations, plates. Blue textured softcovers, art deco silver lettering & ruling at lower fore-edge, yapp fore-edges, beautiful translucent ribbed silver & clear endpapers (minor shelfwear, minor bumping lower fore-edge), still VG copy; Oblong 16mo. 14, [2] pp. Colour-illustrated lithograph illustrations throughout, self-printed colour lithographed softcovers, NF copy, stapled as issued tucked into rear pocket. First editions of these gorgeous Art Deco-era etiquette pieces and salesman catalogues intended to instruct the 1930s hostess in how to properly set the table for all occasions. International Silver was founded in 1898 and absorbed a number of New England Silver companies from the end of the 19th century up through the Roaring 20s eventually becoming the largest purveyor of sterling silver table settings and tableware in America. Barker Bros. was the famed Los Angeles furniture company founded in 1880, which became one of the region's biggest home-furnishing stores, eventually closing due to mismanagement in 1991.