18th Century from Carnegie Hill Books

NY: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. First American edition. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, an unmarked, crisp copy; unclipped jacket has one closed edge tear on front cover, light chipping to spine ends, light soil.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: National Trust, 1987. Oblong quarto. 96 pp; 82 color & b/w plates and several b/w illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; edges of back cover lightly toned. House & Garden article, "Adam's Glory" by James Lees-Milne laid in. Catalogue to accompany "The Treasure Houses of Britain" exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, in which Kedleston… Read more about this item

London: Elek Books, 1971. First edition. Quarto. 111 pp; 32 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, small spot of tape residue on front flyleaf, else an unmarked copy; jacket shows moderate wear with small tear & creases to fore edge, top corner & spine ends lightly chipped. Illustrated biography of the Scottish architect who became… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Edinburgh at the University Press, 1993. Reissue; first published in 1966. Octavo. xv, 338 pp; 82 b/w photographs, 80 figures, appendix; notes; index. Publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; spine gilt bright, light soiled area on back cover. This book features the Georgian 'New Town' part of Edinburgh, built in the space of 75 years,… Read more about this item

Munich: Battenberg, 1981. Folio. [4] pp; 48 black & white plates. Text in German. Vellum-backed decorated boards in protective cardboard slipcase. As new, a fine, unmarked copy. Fine reproductions of designs by Bavarian rococo architect and designer Francois Cuvillies (1695-1768).. Hard Cover. Fine.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. Second printing. Octavo. Unpaginated, color illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with minor wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1955. Octavo. 168 pp, 423 lots, b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy. The catalog to an auction held in New York by Parke-Bernet Galleries on April 22-23rd, 1955.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Lisbon: Museu Nacional dos Coches, 1965. Sixth edition. 12mo. 43 pp; b/w illustrations; bibliography; plan of the museum. Paperback. VG.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1938. Two volumes. 16mo. 26 pp, 12 facsimile plates, 10 in color. Green paper-covered boards in marbled slipcase with paper label. VG, spines of volumes sunned, else clean, vg copies; slipcase spine has been reattached, edges lightly rubbed. This copy was specially printed for Capt. Edward Molyneux, Paris fashion designer (1891-1974).. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY: Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1984. Octavo. 68 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; catalogue of the exhibition. Paperback. VG, light rubbing along backstrip, back cover lightly soiled.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1978. First edition. Quarto. xiii, 137 pp plus 173 b/w illustrations; extensive bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a small bookplate on front pastedown, else a clean, unmarked copy; light creasing at base of jacket spine. A scholarly work on French picturesque gardens, including Ermenonville, Monceau, Mereville, Chantilly, and others.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Stockholm: Nationalmusei Skriftserie, 1984. Octavo. 120 pp; 94 b/w & color illustrations; notes; index. Text in French. Illustrated hardcover. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; slight sunning to spine.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Octavo. 104 pp; 183 b/w illustrations; appendix, makers' marks, list of Paris silversmiths, bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, prior owner name on front free endpaper & half-title page, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has one edge tear on front panel. Comprehensive survey of French 18th century silver illustrates and describes many brilliant examples… Read more about this item

Leningrad: Khudozhnik, 1973. Quarto. 254 pp; 195 color & b/w illustrations, most full page. Text in Russian with a 4-pp English summary & English captions. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy. 18th & 19th century Russian furniture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: Barbican Editions, 1987. Quarto. 166 pp; over 40 color & 100 b/w illustrations; catalogue; chronology; notes on designers & fashion houses; glossary; bibliography; index. Two copies of the exhibiton checklist laid in. Paperback with flaps. VG, minor wear at top of spine; a clean, unmarked copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Canopy Press, 1994. First U.S. edition. Quarto. 128 pp; 130 color illustrations; glossary; biographical notes. Paperback. Near Fine, former owner's blind stamp on title page & small ink stamp on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy. This well illustrated book shows the beauty and diversity of British design for woven textles from the later 17th to the… Read more about this item

London / NY: Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1973. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG- jacket spine and top edge sunned.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001. Small quarto. 216 pp; 16 color plates & numerous b/w illustrations; map; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine. The author explores early Scottish designed landscapes from the Royal Gardens around 1500 to The Hermitage in 1750, and details the dramatic developments that occurred during this period.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

London: Viking Press, 1990. First edition. Small quarto. 288 pp; numerous b/w & color illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book describes how life was lived in the modest town house during the Georgian period, and provides information about the construction and decoration of the house. The authors draw on a mass of original material, much… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First American edition. Octavo. 560 pp; 40 b/w photographs, 22 elevations, floor plans & drawings; chronology; genealogical tables; bibliography & references; glossary; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG+, unclipped jacket spine lightly sunned. The biography of a remarkably multitalented man whose life spanned the Restoration and the Early Georgian period. As an architect, he… Read more about this item