The Book of The Bath Francoise de Bonneville 1st US 1998

Published by Assouline, 1st edition, Paris, 1998. Hardback with English text. A private view through the eyes of Françoise Mohrt… on the dresses, houses, art collections, and the wo...

Published by Rizzoli, 1st U. S. edition, New York, 1987. Hardback with English text, translated from the original French text. Monsieur Dior’s ‘New Look...

Published by Flammarion 1st US Edition 2018 Coloratura High Jewellery and Precious Objects by Carrier 1st ed. This gorgeous book with its one hundred original and innovative pieces, ...

Published by Phaidon Press Limited, 1st edition, London 1998. Hardback with English text - an introduction by Patrick Kinmonth. Mario Testino and his oeuvre certainly need no intr...

Published by Harry Abrams 1st English language edition 1992. Hardback A survey of the finest costume jewelry created by American and European designers an...

1ST Us Edition published by Rizzoli 2007. A beautiful book that delves deep into the life of Ralph Lauren with remarkable insides from his beginnings sa a boy from the Bronx to his ...

The Book of the Bath Hardcover – October 15, 1998 by Francoise De Bonneville (Author) published by Rizzoli. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1998. For over 2000 years, in the Far East as in the West, bathing and showering have been more than practical necessities. Bathing has become a rite and a refuge, and this is the first book to lavish due attention on the history of the bath across the centuries and around the world. Although the room for bathing as we know it has existed for only a century, public baths wee institution in ancient cultures; and, of course, beginning n the Renaissance, bathing was not just hygienic, but a sensual and sybaritic event. In The Book of the Bath, abundant illustrations- from Byzantine frescoes and Orientalist paintings of harems...

Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs Regine Schulz. Collectible 1st edition, 1st printing 1998 Large hardcover coffee table book, comes with a free Egyptian bookmark. Title: Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs Publisher: H. F. Ullmann Publication Date: 1998 Binding: Hardcover. Language : ? English Hardcover : ? 540 pages Synopsis: For this volume, an international research team joined forces in order to present the vast and manifold legacy of ancient Egypt.This beautifully illustrated hardback edition explores all the magic and mysteries of ancient Egypt that continue to fascinate us, in over 500 pages of full-color photographs and comprehensive text. It covers everything from architecture, sculpture and painting to everyday life, statecraft, society and religion. Book Description: Dr. Regine Schulz studied egyptology in Berlin and Munich. After teaching at several universities and curating the Egyptian collections at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, she is currently working as director of the Roemer-und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Germany, which is mostly dedicated to Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Peruvian art. Comes with a free papyrus bookmark featuring a painted design inspired by ancient Egyptian art...

Chanel: The Couturiere at Work by Amy De la Haye, Shelley Tobin. Published by Woodstock, N. Y. The Overlook Press, 1994 Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996 - Costume design - 136 pages. '...

The Thousand Islands of the Adriatic Hardcover Book 1965. Text by Antun Soljan Published by Yugoslavija 1st edition 1965.  

Tiffany Blue Book 2017, The Art of the Wild, 2017. Tiffany & Co., NY, 2017. 1st Ed hardcover with slip case. This addition to the Blue Book collection of 2017 captures the mystery and marvels of nature in each and every way. Created at the Tiffany studio by combining artisanal and innovative craftmanship, this collection features six themes. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Whispers of the Rainforest, Miracle Berry, The Falls, Leaves of the Sun, and Featured Cloak all of which demonstrate intricate designs. Known for the beauty of its diamonds and precious stones, Tiffany & Co. presents a series of prestigious jewelry creations each year with its Blue Book collection, showcasing the creativity, skills and expertise of its studio. The collection brings diamonds, precious jewels, pearls and 18-karat yellow gold to necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings with designs inspired by specific themes. "We continuously push the boundaries of craftsmanship and innovation in every way. Every single year we're looking for different ways to produce pieces that are so technically complicated, they seem almost impossible, but this is where we make the impossible happen," says Melvyn Kirtley, Tiffany & Co. chief gemologist and vice president of high jewelry. "The Art of the Wild" features exceptional jewels, including baguette- and round-cut diamonds, spessartites, rubellites, tsavorites, sapphires, black South Sea pearls and tourmalines. Standout pieces include a ring featuring a 13-carat oval elbaite tourmaline, a platinum necklace with 200-baguette cut diamonds, round pavés diamonds, and more than 350 hand-sculpted 18k yellow gold leaves, and a pair of palm leaf earrings...

The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book. Published by Yale University Press, 1989 344 pages, Hardcover First published September 10, 1989 Persian art, with its detail...