Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement , *
by David Cathers

Here is the updated and revised edition of David M. Cathers’ ground-breaking book on American Arts and Crafts furniture. Originally published in 1981, this revised edition provides authoritative information on Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Workshops, the L. & J.G. Stickley Furniure Company, and the Roycroft Shops. The book was the first to trace the style and, through a richly detailed text and over 200 illustrations, provide a means for identification, dating, and subjectively evaluating many individual pieces. This extensively illustrated book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in the history of American decorative arts.

Softcover, 256 pp. $25.00

Publishers of Books about the
American Arts and Crafts Movement

Grand Rapids Art Metalwork, by Don Marek

This is another lavishly illustrated hardcover book by noted Grand Rapids authority Don Marek. Forest Mann, The Forest Crafts Guild, Stickley Brothers and the rest of the Grand Rapids school of design in metalwork, plus jewelry, metal lamps, and “Russian hand beaten copper” - it's all here.

Hardcover 144 pp, Publisher's price: $70; our price $65.00

From Our Native Clay, by Dr. Martin Eidelberg *

This book was prepared for an exhibition held at Christies New York in the summer of 1987. The 200 pieces of American art pottery were selected from private collections of American Ceramic Arts Society members. The book is printed in full color featuring pottery by Grueby, Teco, Rookwood, Marblehead, Ohr, Van Briggle, and others. Dr. Martin Eidelberg of Rutgers University served as editor for the book. The book presents a series of essays by Robert A. Ellison, Jr. on the history, techniques, and aesthetics of American art pottery. The catalog descriptions were written by Betty Hut. Both new and experienced collectors will find this comprehensive and beautiful book a valuable addition to their Arts and Crafts and art pottery libraries.

Softcover, 112 pp. $20.00

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Purcell & Elmslie, Prairie Progressive Architects
by David Gebhard, edited by Patricia Gebhard (2006)

We have recently acquired a limited quantity of this acclaimed treatment of the work of prairie school architects Purcell & Elmslie by noted architectural historian David Gebhard. Originally published in 2006 at a list price of $29.95, this lavishly illustrated (mostly in color) book recounts the lives and work of these distinguished Midwest architects. Includes numerous photos of their principal commissions, including the Woodbury, IA County Courthouse, the Merchants Bank in Winona, MN, and many other Midwest banks, churches and residences. If the prairie school architecture is your thing, this book is a must-have.

Building with Nature - Inspiration for the Arts and Crafts Home, by Leslie M. Freudenheim

This book "delves into the international and California inspiration behind the American Arts and Crafts expression in architecture.  Fascinating and amusing material from previously unpublished letters and documents, as well as some never-before-published photographs support this bold and completely revised edition of the classic work in its field.  The book focuses on the largely unknown yet exceedingly charismatic Swedborgian minister Reverend Joseph Worcester, a serious student of architecture, and the quiet revolution he created as he turned Californians, and eventually Americas, towards the Arts and Crafts movement.  He and his friends launched the first Arts and Crafts society in the United States (founded in San Francisco in 1894). They encouraged less materialism through architecture that complemented a simpler life in tune with nature, helping to launch the Craftsman movement across America."

Hardcover, 230 pp. Publisher's Price: $45.00  Our Price $37.50

John Rogers - American Stories, by Kimberly Orcutt

This book was published in 2010 by the New York Historical Society to accompany an exhibition of John Rogers' iconis "groups," small plaster casting of groups of people taken from history, literature, or every day American life, that were issued between 1860 and 1893.  John Rogers was known as "the people's sculptor."  Several John Rogers group depicted persons or scenes from the Civil War.  The book has many color plates showing Rogers group as well as essays by noted scholars discussing Rogers' life and the sources and inspirations for his famous work.

Hardcover, 244 pp. Publisher's Price: $45.00  Our Price $45.00

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