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Sisters Sisters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 99 ratings — published 1994
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Arts and Crafts Style Arts and Crafts Style (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 26 ratings — published 1991
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Cherished Objects Cherished Objects (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 1991
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Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time (1893 Reprint) Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time (1893 Reprint)
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avg rating 3.05 — 22 ratings — published 1907
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Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875-1900 Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875-1900 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 16 ratings — published 2001
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John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2005
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Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I Wallpaper in America: From the Seventeenth Century to World War I (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published 1980
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Clara and Mr. Tiffany Clara and Mr. Tiffany (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 58,302 ratings — published 2010
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 66,707 ratings — published 2010
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The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1977
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Arts and Crafts Movement Arts and Crafts Movement (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 21 ratings — published 1987
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A Regency Lady's Faery Bower A Regency Lady's Faery Bower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 19 ratings — published
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A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 6 ratings — published
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Marie Laurencin, artist and muse Marie Laurencin, artist and muse (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1989
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Marie Laurencin Marie Laurencin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 2.80 — 5 ratings — published 1977
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Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 2003
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The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-Century England The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-Century England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1999
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Dior in 50 Objects: The iconic fashion house through its finest creations Dior in 50 Objects: The iconic fashion house through its finest creations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 662 ratings — published 2001
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Art for Everyone: How to Collect Art & Personalize Your Space on Any Budget Art for Everyone: How to Collect Art & Personalize Your Space on Any Budget (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 57 ratings — published
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Our Governors' Mansions Our Governors' Mansions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published 1997
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Marie Antoinette Style Marie Antoinette Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.69 — 65 ratings — published
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Full-Color Floral Designs in the Art Nouveau Style Full-Color Floral Designs in the Art Nouveau Style (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 1977
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Essential Charles Rennie Mackintosh Essential Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 16 ratings — published 2001
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Arts and Crafts in Britain and America Arts and Crafts in Britain and America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 1978
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American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Furniture of the Depression Era: Furniture and Accessories of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Furniture of the Depression Era: Furniture and Accessories of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 1986
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Utopian Craftsmen: The arts and crafts movement from the Cotswolds to Chicago Utopian Craftsmen: The arts and crafts movement from the Cotswolds to Chicago (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published
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Bungalow The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home Bungalow The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 45 ratings — published 2004
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 11 ratings — published 1989
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Collector's Guide to Wallace Nutting Pictures: Identification & Values Collector's Guide to Wallace Nutting Pictures: Identification & Values (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 1997
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Beach Houses: From Malibu to Laguna Beach Houses: From Malibu to Laguna (Hardcover)
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avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1994
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,840 ratings — published
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Outhouses: Flushing Out America's Hidden Treasures Outhouses: Flushing Out America's Hidden Treasures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2005
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Fine Points of Furniture: Early American (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Fine Points of Furniture: Early American (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 1986
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Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired By Ancient Rome Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired By Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2007
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An Elizabethan Inheritance: The Hardwick Hall Textiles An Elizabethan Inheritance: The Hardwick Hall Textiles (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 1998
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London Style (Taschen 25th Anniversary Icon Series) London Style (Taschen 25th Anniversary Icon Series)
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avg rating 3.49 — 67 ratings — published 2001
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International Arts and Crafts International Arts and Crafts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 16 ratings — published 2005
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Gracie Mansion: A Celebration of New York City's Mayoral Residence Gracie Mansion: A Celebration of New York City's Mayoral Residence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2005
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Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting Artificial Sunshine: A Social History of Domestic Lighting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 2002
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[ FAKING IT MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE PHOTOSHOP BY FINEMAN, MIA](AUTHOR)HARDBACK [ FAKING IT MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE PHOTOSHOP BY FINEMAN, MIA](AUTHOR)HARDBACK
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William Morris: Father of Modern Design and Pattern William Morris: Father of Modern Design and Pattern (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 21 ratings — published 2013
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Marie-Antoinette Marie-Antoinette (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 53 ratings — published 2013
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Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 471 ratings — published 2022
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William Morris: Ornamentation & Illustrations from The Kelmscott Chaucer William Morris: Ornamentation & Illustrations from The Kelmscott Chaucer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 17 ratings — published 1973
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The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 88 ratings — published 2005
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Queen Victoria's sketchbook Queen Victoria's sketchbook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 80 ratings — published 1979
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The Exceptional Woman: Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun and the Cultural Politics of Art The Exceptional Woman: Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun and the Cultural Politics of Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 41 ratings — published 1996
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W. Somerset Maugham
“The dining-room was in the good taste of the period. It was very severe. There was a high dado of white wood and a green paper on which were etchings by Whistler in neat black frames. The green curtains with their peacock design, hung in straight lines, and the green carpet, in the pattern of which pale rabbits frolicked among leafy trees, suggested the influence of William Morris. There was blue delft on the chimneypiece. At that time there must have been five hundred dining-rooms in London decorated in exactly the same manner. It was chaste, artistic, and dull.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence