Nineteenth Century Hat Maker's and Felter's Manuals by Pufpaff, Suzanne - 1995

Paris: Editions Albert Morance. Very Good; Folder toned and scuffed, booklet toned.. 1923. Softcover. Booklet describing elegant dressing tables, mirrors and other furniture related to the feminine toilette in the Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire Styles. Pages uncut. Accompanied by 48 loose black and white photograph reproduction plates of meuble-toilette examples from Versailles, Fontainebleau and other collections. All housed in a silk ribbon-tied, printed brown cardboard portfolio. Text in French. Measures 24 x 18 cm. A volume in the Documents d'Art series sponsored by the Mobilier National de France. Uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 12 pages .

American Silver Thimbles, Rogers, Gay Ann. Haggerston Press, London, England, 1989.First Edition. Blue cloth boards, silver spine titles. 4to up to 12" tall. 223 pages including index. Volume in pristine condition, unclipped dust-jacket has the lightest of shelf wear.From the dustjacket: "This is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of American silver thimbles. It will be of particular value to collectors because it covers the full range of American silver thimbles, form the rarest and most fanciful to the common work-a-day examples. All are clearly illustrated and fully described with particular attention to design details and to dates and places of manufacture. American Silver Thimbles is aimed at collectors who want to identify particular thimbles as well as those who want a general history of American silver thimbles. Specific information about the thimbles comes from primary sources, notably trade catalogs from all the major and minor manufacturers of American thimbles, and articles… Read More

The book is in new condition. The Dj has some slight spotting along covers. This book is no. 1031 of 3,000 limited edition English language copies, An additional 2,000 French copies were also printed. This Catalogue was published on the opening of the Exhibition Rene Lalique at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

Chicago: Dartnell Publications, 1937. First printing. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Stiff illustrated card covers with orange comb binding. 154 pages. Illustrated throughout with color and b/w images. Corners worn. One tooth at top of comb binding is missing. No names or marks. Includes ten page reproduction of the New Bauhaus [Chicago] catalogue designed by Moholy-Nagy. Due to size, international shipping at cost.

Stated First Edition. XIV +, 209 pages, with welll over a hundred full color photos, many full page. The book and unclipped dj are in new condition. .

Book will be priority mailed to any U. S. address. .

Paris: Editions Albert Morance. Very Good; Folder toned and scuffed, booklet toned.. 1923. Softcover. Booklet describing elegant dressing tables, mirrors and other furniture related to the feminine toilette in the Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire Styles. Pages uncut. Accompanied by 48 loose black and white photograph reproduction plates of meuble-toilette examples from Versailles, Fontainebleau and other collections. All housed in a silk ribbon-tied, printed brown cardboard portfolio. Text in French. Measures 24 x 18 cm. A volume in the Documents d'Art series sponsored by the Mobilier National de France. Uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 12 pages .

American Silver Thimbles, Rogers, Gay Ann. Haggerston Press, London, England, 1989.First Edition. Blue cloth boards, silver spine titles. 4to up to 12" tall. 223 pages including index. Volume in pristine condition, unclipped dust-jacket has the lightest of shelf wear.From the dustjacket: "This is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of American silver thimbles. It will be of particular value to collectors because it covers the full range of American silver thimbles, form the rarest and most fanciful to the common work-a-day examples. All are clearly illustrated and fully described with particular attention to design details and to dates and places of manufacture. American Silver Thimbles is aimed at collectors who want to identify particular thimbles as well as those who want a general history of American silver thimbles. Specific information about the thimbles comes from primary sources, notably trade catalogs from all the major and minor manufacturers of American thimbles, and articles… Read More

The book is in new condition. The Dj has some slight spotting along covers. This book is no. 1031 of 3,000 limited edition English language copies, An additional 2,000 French copies were also printed. This Catalogue was published on the opening of the Exhibition Rene Lalique at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

Chicago: Dartnell Publications, 1937. First printing. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Stiff illustrated card covers with orange comb binding. 154 pages. Illustrated throughout with color and b/w images. Corners worn. One tooth at top of comb binding is missing. No names or marks. Includes ten page reproduction of the New Bauhaus [Chicago] catalogue designed by Moholy-Nagy. Due to size, international shipping at cost.

Stated First Edition. XIV +, 209 pages, with welll over a hundred full color photos, many full page. The book and unclipped dj are in new condition. .

Book will be priority mailed to any U. S. address. .