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COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINES We currently hold in stock
several thousand issues of this important English magazine from the 1960's to
the present day. Whilst there are notable articles on most aspects of country
living, fashion, travel, collecting, country pursuits etc, it is pre-eminent in
two aspects; its articles on country houses, and the extent and quality of its
property advertisements. Since 1897 to the present day, it publishes each week
detailed illustrated articles on the country houses of the British Isles, the
majority of which are in private ownership. Its coverage is unsurpassed, and
includes houses that are not generally open to the public, in addition to some
which no longer exist. Over its years of publication it has described several
thousand houses, both major and minor. In addition, its extensive property
advertisements have always contained the finest collection of houses and
country estates. If you have any interest in any of these areas, do contact us
as we may be able to supply you with the issues you require. One copy for
B5313) KYLIE. 2007. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4", 160 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Published in
conjunction with the exhibition ‘Kylie – The Exhibition’.
Costume collection checklist, exhibition checklist, select bibliography. Hb in
dw, a near fine copy.
B4056) Scott, Richard. ARTISTS AT WALBERSWICK : East Anglian
Interludes 1880-2000. 2002. 11" x 8 1/2", 184 pages, 11" x 8
1/2", illustrated in black and white and colour. A ground-breaking study
of Walberswick’s visiting and resident artists; includes biographical
section with more than 400 profiles of resident or visiting artists of some
significance; noted names include Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Philip Wilson
Steer, Stanley Spencer, Hilda Carline.
Hb in dw, near fine.
B5311) Eidelberg, Martin and others. THE LAMPS OF
LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY. 2005. 12 1/4" x 10", 224 pages, 250 illustrations,
B5312) Rodriguez, Mario. TRADITIONAL WOODWORK :
Adding Authentic Period Details to Any Home. 1999. 10" x 8", 169 pages, well illustrated with black and white photographs and
detailed diagrams. Clearly illustrated plans and detailed instructions for ten
authentic period-style projects. Soft covers, crease to rear cover, otherwise a
very good copy.
B5305) Roberts, Kenneth D.;R. Timmins &
Sons. TOOLS FOR THE TRADES AND CRAFTS: An Eighteenth Century Pattern Book,
R. Timmins & Sons, Birmingham. 1976. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2",vi, 222
pages, 134 full-page reprints
of tools and implements, 1800-1845. The first definitive study of English
Pattern Books and their influence on American imports and tool design. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B5306) Gilmour, Pat. ARTISTS AT CURWEN : A
Celebration of the Gift of Artists' Prints from the Curwen Studio. 1977. 9
5/8" x 7 3/8", 167 pages,
32 full colour and black and white plates, many black and white illustrations. Published for the exhibition
‘Artists at Curwen’ in 1977. Catalogue, list of lenders, the Curwen
Studio Gift, glossary. Soft covers,
near fine.
B5307) Terraroli, Valerio. SKIRA DICTIONARY OF
MODERN DECORATIVE ARTS : 1851-1942. 2001. 9 3/4" x 6 3/4", 223 pages, over 300 illustrations in black and white and colour. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B5308) THE CUTTING EDGE : An Exhibition of Sheffield
Tools. 1992. 7 3/4" x 7 7/8", 108 pages, several folding, many black and white illustrations. Published in conjunction with the
exhibition of the same name, but an excellence reference work for the field;
glossary, catalogue of
exhibits, index of tool manufacturers, bibliography. Soft covers, soft crease
at lower right corner of rear cover and preceding couple of pages, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5309) NORRIS LONDON Metal Planes. 1991. 8 1/2"
x 5 3/8", 34 pages, black and white illustrations. Reprint of two rare
Norris Catalogues from 1914 and the 1920’s, with an introduction by Tom
Witte, with reproductions of sheets relating to Norris planes from Buck &
Ryan’s 1938 catalogue, and 6 black and white photographs of Norris planes
of various types. Original Norris catalogues are very scarce, and, like the
planes, are sought after. Stapled card covers, a very good copy.
B5310) Constable, Freda; Simon, Sue. THE
ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS. 1982. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2", 38 pages, 64 plates in black and white and colour, 5
engravings. Hb in dw, close to
a near fine copy of this
important Ravilious title; minute bump to upper corner of front cover, no
inscriptions, slight mark on white surrounds of plate 5, slight mark on extreme
lower edge of pages containing plate 9, 10 and 11; the unclipped dw has slight
blemish (approximately ¼” diameter) on rear close to fold-over, a
couple of minor marks on the lower front, and a degree of general slight
discolouration on the rear; upper edge of dw is very lightly distressed for
perhaps 1mm at just the top of the spine, also a tiny loss at the upper right-hand
corner, perhaps 3mm x
B5264) FURNITURE HISTORY : The Journal of the Furniture
History Society Volume 1. 1965. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 77 pages, 12
pages of black and white plates. The first journal of the eminent Furniture
History Society, which was inaugurated in London on 23 October 1964. Five main
articles all concerned with aspects of English furniture in the eighteenth
century; a selected check-list of English books and articles on furniture,
published 1960-4; notes on contributors; list of members. In original card
covers, a little rubbed, but generally a very good copy of this scarce first
volume.
B5265) CATALOGUE OF FOOT ENGINES AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. List
“E”, 1934. 9 3/4" x 7 3/8", 32 pages, clearly
illustrated in black and white. Detailed dental catalogue of the period,
including treadle drills etc. Card covers, professionally punched 4 times to
facilitate filing, otherwise a very good copy of this uncommon catalogue.
B5266) CATALOGUE OF DOORS, MOULDS, GATES, TURNERY, TRELLIS &c. Henry
Sandell & Sons, London. 1914. 10" x 8", 80 pages, fully
illustrated in black and white. Enlarged and revised edition of Sandell’s
catalogue. Comprehensive catalogue of a wide range of architectural woodwork,
including components for stairs – newels, balusters, handrails etc in a
wide variety of designs. Large moulding section comprising architraves, panel
moulds, dados, piucture rails, skirtings and sash stuff. Stapled (very rusty)
pages within card covers, string for hanging catalogue at upper corner.
Externally a little grubby, but generally a very good copy of an interesting
and scarce catalogue.
B5267) CATALOGUE OF TOOL AND IMPLEMENT HANDLES IN ASH AND HICKORY : Bentwood
Mallets, Poles and Ladder Rungs Manufactured to Any Pattern. Shepherd &
Sons Ltd, Burscough, Nr Ormskirk, Lancashire. Fifteenth edition, no date
– late 1950s? 11" x 8", 36 pages, well illustrated in black and
white and colour. Introduction includes history of handles, with good
photographs of stages of handle production in the Shepherd & Sons factory.
Card covers, printed with wood grain, stapled, a very nice copy of a scarce and
informative catalogue.
B5268) McArthur, Wirth & Co. BUTCHERS' AND PACKERS' TOOLS AND
MACHINERY. Catalogue "A". 1900. 10 5/8" x 7 5/8", 81
pages, plus 3-page index, clear black and illustrations throughout, detailed
descriptions and prices. McArthur, Wirth & Co., Butchers, Packers and
Sausage Makers; Fixtures, Tools, Machinery and Supplies, Sausage Casings,
Spices, Refrigerators and All Styles of Ice Boxes. Detailed and interesting
catalogue, including butchers’ rails and racks in metal and wood,
sectional and showcase refrigerators (exterior wooden cased), counters, cutting
benches and blocks, hooks, skewers, larding needles, knives and steels, saws,
scales, slicers and shavers, choppers, cutters, smoke house, lard press,
sausage stuffer, mixers, spice mill, trucks, carts, hoists, lamps, ceiling
fans, aprons, butchers’ caps and other butchers’ clothing, sausage
casings, seasonings, preservatives and sausage and meat recipes. Stapled with
card cover, with lettering and illustration to front cover, also illustration
to rear cover. Covers darkened and chipping at edges and spine, otherwise a
very good copy of this early catalogue.
B5269) PRICE LIST OF U.S. STANDARD BOXWOOD AND IVORY RULES. Reprint
of the original 1872 catalogue; 1981. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2", 48 pages,
illustrated in black and white with detailed descriptions and prices.
‘Levels, try squares, gauges, iron and wood bench planes, mallets, hand
screws, spoke shaves, screw drivers, etc’. A documentary of the life of Leonard
Bailey and a list of US Patents granted to him are appended to the reprint, on
the last two pages. Stapled card covers, lettering and illustration of the
Stanley premises on upper cover, a very nice copy.
B5271) 'I. SORBY' "PUNCH"
Brand Tools for Woodworkers. No date, 1920s? 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 24
pages, detailed black and white illustrations throughout, with descriptions and
prices. Catalogue for Turner, Naylor & Co. [late Sorby & Turner, a
Sheffield tool manufacturer established in 1810. Chisels, braces and bits,
turnscrews, squares and bevels, levels, spokeshaves, saws, planes, hammers,
vices, etc. Stapled card covers, staples rusted, and covers and innermost pages
detached from staples. Vertical crease centrally through catalogue,
ironmonger’s stamp (Harold S Marsh, Ironmongers & Household
Furnishers, Brightlingsea) on exterior fron and rear cover, corners a little
creased, otherwise a very good copy of an ephemeral catalogue.
B5272) STANLEY TOOLS CATALOGUE NO. 34. Reprint, 1985. 7 1/2" x 5
1/2", 147 pages, black and white illustrations throughout, with
descriptions and prices, plus 12 page insert describing new tools added. A good
quality reprint of the 1916 edition of this popular catalogue – catalogue
no. 34 was updated and re-issued over a period of more than 50 years. Card
covers, a near fine copy.
B5273) RECORD TOOLS CATALOGUE NO. 16 Pocket Edition. 1955. 7" x
5", 156 pages, illustrated in black and white with full descriptions of
tools, loosely inserted 8-page price list. Comprehensive catalogue of tools for
woodwork and metalwork. Card covers, some fading and minor stains to covers,
otherwise a very nice fresh copy. Now uncommon.
B5275) Neale,
Gillian. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY PATTERNS,
1790-1930. 2005. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2", 192 pages, nearly 1,000
patterns identified and illustrated in colour. Offers, for the first time, a
user-friendly way for collectors to identify a pattern easily – an
invaluable visual sourcebook that collectors cannot afford to be without. Hb in
dw, a near fine copy.
B5276) Wedd, Kit; Peltz, Lucy; Ross,
Cathy. ARTISTS' LONDON : Holbein to Hirst. 2001. 11" x 9 1/2",
160 pages, 145 illustrations, almost wholly in colour. Published to accompany
the exhibition ‘Creative Quarters : the art world in London 1700 –
B5277) Booth, John, of London England. Nicholas
Danforth and His Neighbours : FRAMLINGHAM AND SAXTEAD IN THE 17th. CENTURY. 1935.
9" x 6", 64 pages, frontispiece of Framlingham Castle, by Leonard R.
Squirell. Papers on Nicholas Danforth, the Puritan emigrant from Framlingham,
England, to Cambridge (Massachusetts) in 1634. Nicholas Danforth was the father
of Thomas Danforth, who was closely identified with the early history of
Framingham, Massachusetts and of Harvard University. List of occupiers of land
and houses in Framlingham and Saxtead for the years 1628 to 1650. Card covers,
surface rather worn, endpapers foxed and blotchy, probably from contact with
the card covers, otherwise internally very good. Uncommon.
B5278) Goddio, Franck; Bernand,
Andre; Bernand, Etienne and others. ALEXANDRIA : THE SUBMERGED ROYAL
QUARTERS. 13 3/4" x 9 5/8", 274 pages, 137 photographs, many in
colour, 25 figures, [42] maps; ma number of plates and maps being folded
double-page. Presents for the first time the results of the work carried out in
Alexandria by the Institut Europeen d’Archoelogie Sous Marine (IEASM).
Chronological Outline, Bibliography. Hb in dw, in matching slipcase, a near
fine copy.
B5279) Carroll, Lewis. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL with an Introduction By Alexander Woollcott and the Illustrations By John Tenniel. 7 ¾” x 4 5/8”, 1165 pages, black and white illustrations. Hb, in original red buckram with beveled boards and gilt lettering to spine, slight bump to top of spine and upper right corner, slight fading to spine, otherwise generally a very good copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5280) Dawson, Aileen. FRENCH
PORCELAIN : A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection. 2000. 10
7/8" x 8 1/2", 437 pages, 42 colour plates, 315 black and white
plates, porcelain marks. The British Museum collection of French Porcelain,
numbering around 300 pieces, is fully catalogued in this volume. In
B5281) Brady, Nyle C.; Weil, Ray
R. THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SOILS. Completely updated and expanded
thirteenth edition, 2001. 11 1/8" x 8 3/8", 960 pages, 67 colour plates, many black and white
illustrations and diagrams. The authoritative source for all the latest
information relating to the study of soils. Laminated boards, a near fine copy.
B5282) NETTLEFOLDS SCREW DIVISION CATALOGUE
Section O Wood Screws. 21st edition, 1953. 10 1/8" x
8", xx, 75 pages [pages i – x are at the start of this catalogue,
pages xi – xx follow after page 75]. Screws and boxes are illustrated in
colour. Hb, in original green cloth boards, darkened gilt lettering to spine
and upper board, boards a little rubbed, sticker ‘all prices
cancelled’ applied to front paste-down, otherwise a very good copy.
B5283) STANLEY ELECTRIC TOOLS. Catalogue
No. SE39. No date – possibly 1939. 10 5/8" x 8 1/2", 39 pages,
clear black and white illustrations from photographs. Covers power saws,
drills, shears, routers, hammers, grinders, screwdrivers. Stapled card covers,
sellotaped number close to lower edge, otherwise a very good copy. Uncommon.
B5284) JOH. WEISS & SON WERKZEUGFABRIK
IN WIEN. 1980 reprint of 1909
catalogue, with English translation. 11" x 8 3/8". Page numbering to
102, translation pages, bibliography page etc unnumbered, clear black and white
illustrations throughout. Major catalogue of woodworking tools from
still-surviving (as of 1979) Viennese firm, re-printed by the Mid-West Tool
Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association. Crad
covers, generally a very good copy.
B5285) ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FURNISHING
BRASSFOUNDRY No. 35. No date, 1930s? 11 3/8" x 8 3/4", 247 pages,
well illustrated throughout in black and white, highlighted with colour.
Specialised catalogue, including curtain, carpet, bathroom and shop display
fittings, builders’ brassfoundry, wide-ranging general section, and
antique brassware. Sold as a useful reading copy; boards present though well
rubbed, frayed, grubby and detached, no spine, all prior to page 3 lost,
stitching holding though somewhat loose, but appears otherwise complete.
B5286) CATALOGUE OF HARDWARE Manufactured
By E.C. Stearns & Co. 1977 facsimile reprint of 1924 catalogue. 9"
x 6", 88 pages, clear black and
white illustrations. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B5292) Ewing, Elizabeth; Mackrell,
Alice. HISTORY OF 20th CENTURY FASHION. 1993. 10" x 7 1/2",
300 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Completely revised
edition of this standard reference work. Bibliography. Hb in dw, a near fine
copy.
B5295) Kismaric, Susan; Respini,
Eva. FASHIONING FICTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY SINCE 1990. 2004. 12 1/4" x
9", 144 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white. Published
on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name. Bibliography. Illustrated
boards, a near fine copy.
B5296) Graham, Tim. JUBILEE : A
Celebration of Fifty Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 2002.
11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 360 pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black
and white. Hb in dw, a near fine
copy.
B5297) Hemery, Eric. WILDERNESS
CAMPING IN BRITAIN : A Guide to Family Outdoor Living. 1975. 8 3/4" x
5 1/2", 192 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 6 line drawings, 5
maps. Twenty years camping experience covered in meticulous detail. Hb in dw,
dw price-clipped and with lengthy repaired rip on rear, otherwise a very good
copy.
B5298) Collomb, R.G. A DICTIONARY OF
MOUNTAINEERING. 1957. 7 3/4" x 5", 175 pages, 52 line drawings, illustrating
more than 100 terms in the text. Hb in dw, dw carefully price-clipped, top and
fore-edges of text foxed, otherwise a very good copy.
B5299) Rayska, Ursula. VICTORIAN AND
EDWARDIAN SHROPSHIRE FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS. 1983. 10" x 7 1/2",
120 pages, 148 black and white
photographs. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B5301) Oravez, David L. WOODCUT :
Step-by-Step Lessons in Designing, Cutting and Printing the Woodblock. 1992.
10 1/4" x 7 3/4", 128 pages, illustrated throughout with black and white diagrams and photographs.
Glossary, bibliography, suppliers. Soft covers, near fine. Now uncommon.
B5302) Hayward, Charles H. ANTIQUE
FURNITURE REPAIRS. 1979. 8 1/2" x 6 3/4", 128 pages, many black and white diagrams and
photographs. Hb in price-clipped dw, a very
good copy.
B5303) Pringle, Colombe. ROGER
VIVIER. 2004. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 50 illustrations,
B2056) Catalogue No. 685 OIL LAMPS &
FITTINGS Falk Stadelmann & Co. Ltd. Originally published September
1933, this facsimile reprinted 1976. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 112 pages,
illustrated throughout in black and white. Demonstrates the remarkable range of
oil lamps available in the 1930's, many unchanged since Victorian times. Soft
covers, white mark on upper cover, probably due to surface being removed
together with an old price label, otherwise a very good copy.
B5250) Powell, Earl A. THOMAS COLE. 11" x 9 1/2",
144 pages, more than 100 illustrations, including 67 lush colour plates. Thomas
Cole’s masterpieces awakened a passion for landscape that would
characterise American painting throughout the nineteenth century. Appendix with
Cole’s List, Chronology, Bibliography. Soft covers, slight corner bump,
else near fine.
B5255) ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST OF GENERAL BRASSFOUNDRY for Ironmongers,
Architects, Builders, Decorators, Joiners, Cabinet Makers, Plumbers,
Shopfitters, Shipbuilders, Furnishing Trade, Etc. Joseph Walker (Birmingham)
Ltd, Catalogue No. 42, November 1925. 8 3/4" x 5 3/8", xxxii, 376
pages, clear black and white illustrations throughout. Immensely detailed
catalogue, showing the huge range of a Birmingham brassfoundry in the early
part of the twentieth century. Hb, in original binding, edges slightly rubbed,
corners bumped, dint at lower front cover, three or four minor splashes on rear
board, foxing to front end-papers, short tears to a couple of pages, otherwise
a very good tight copy of this most informative catalogue.
B5249) Holdsworth, Sarah; Crossley, Joan. Innocence and
Experience: IMAGES OF CHILDREN IN BRITISH ART FROM 1600 TO THE PRESENT. 1992.
11 3/8" x 9 3/8", 112 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Published in conjunction with
the exhibition of the same name. Soft covers, crease on upper edge,
affecting all pages, otherwise a
near fine copy,
B5248) Thomas, Richard. METALSMITHING FOR THE ARTIST-CRAFTSMAN. 1960.
10 1/2" x 7 1/4", 173 pages, copiously illustrated with many black
and white step-by-step photographic illustrations.
comprehensive, covers the techniques, knowledge and skills required of the
contemporary metalsmith. Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw surface a little rubbed,
with slight loss at upper corners, otherwise generally a very good copy.
B5246) Bennett, Douglas. COLLECTING IRISH SILVER 1637-1900. 1984. 9 1/4" x 6 7/8", 228 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 130 black and white illustrations, together with more than 600 makers’ marks. Includes lengthy appendix, listing and illustrating more than 600 makers and their marks, with information about their place and period of work, for the whole of Ireland. A complete list of hallmarks for the entire period is also included, creating unique and last value for collector, dealer and historian alike. Hb, in price-clipped dw, a very nice copy. Scarce. 175.00 pounds sterling
B2166) Hitchmough, Wendy. THE ARTS & CRAFTS LIFESTYLE AND
DESIGN. 2000. 10 1/4” x 9 1/4”, 192 pages, 120 colour and 10
black and white illustrations. Takes a detailed tour of the foremost examples
of the movement, visiting such signature estates as Greene and Greene’s
Gamble House in Pasadena, and Philip Webb’s Standen in East Grinstead.
Photographs and text reveal how a room’s function determined the
selection and placement of furniture, textiles, wallpaper, ceramics and other
objects. Bibliography, list of houses to visit. Hb in dw, front endpaper cracked at spine, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5238) Sellens, Alvin. WOODWORKING PLANES A
Descriptive Register of Wooden Planes. 1978. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 232
pages, well illustrated in
black and white with photographs, copies of engravings and line drawings. A
descriptive compilation of the basic information known about the many varieties
of wooden woodworking planes used in America, generally being limited to those
planes made by American planemakers on a commercial basis. A classic reference
book in this field. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B5239) Blahnik, Manolo; photography Eric Boman.
BLAHNIK BY BOMAN : A Photographic Conversation. 2005. 14" x
11", pages unnumbered, 169 colour illustrations. Blahnik's exquisitely
detailed, unabashedly luxurious and impossibly sexy shoes take centre stage in
a fabulous array of settings, set off by Boman's unerring eye and uncanny
empathy with Blahnik's creativity. Introduction by Paloma Picasso. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B5243) Margetson, Stella. JOURNEY BY STAGES : Some Account of
People Who Travelled By Stage-Coach and Mail in the Years Between 1660 and
1840. 1967. 8 1/2" x 5 5/8", 230 pages, some 22 illustrations and maps in black and
white and colour. An entertaining account of stage-coach and mail until its
decline with the advent of the railways. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5245) Lloyd, Seton. ANCIENT TURKEY : A Traveller’s History of Anatolia. 1989. 9 3/4" x 7", 240 pages, 80 black and white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 8 maps. A lively account of Turkey’s early history. Gazetteer, Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 8.00 pounds sterling
B3419) Birks, Tony. LUCIE RIE. 1999. 11" x 8 5/8",
224 pages, pages 81 – 221 illustrating in black and white and colour and
cataloguing her remarkable ceramics. A major monograph on this important
twentieth century potter. Includes chapter on her techniques. Chronology. Text
in German. Soft covers, near fine.
B5232) Powers, Alan. CHILDREN'S BOOK COVERS : Great Book Jacket
and Cover Design. 2003. 11 1/4" x 9 1/4", 144 pages, over 400
specially photographed jackets and covers in colour. An inspirational source book for designers,
collectors, and lovers of children’s literature. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5235) Stanley, Philip E. BOXWOOD & IVORY : Stanley Traditional Rules, 1855-1975. 1984. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 188 pages, black and white illustrations. Classic title for the collector. Hb in dw, dw just fractionally rubbed at edges, otherwise a very nice copy. 95.00 pounds sterling
B5200) Breward, Christopher; Gilbert, David; Lister, Jenny, Editors. SWINGING SIXTIES : Fashion in London and Beyond 1955-1970. 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Fashion, architecture, the Boutique, city life, the media and film. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5202) Simmons, Judy. CREATIVE MARBLING ON FABRIC : A Guide to Making One-of-a-Kind Fabrics. 1999. 10 7/8" x 8 3/8", 96 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photograph and diagrams. Instructions and ideas to guide you through the basics of marbling; featured projects range from simple to complex. Useful appendices, bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 12.00 pounds sterling
B5203) Plunkett, Steven. SUFFOLK IN ANGLO-SAXON TIMES. 2005. 9
3/4" x 6 3/4", 224 pages, 31 colour illustrations, 4 maps, black and white illustrations. Extensive list
of sources and books for further reading. Soft covers, slight cockling to edges
of a couple of pages, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5204) Tinniswood, Adrian. THE ARTS AND CRAFTS HOUSE 1999. 11 1/4" x
9 1/4", 176 pages, many photographs and illustrations, mainly in colour.
An absorbing illustrated celebration of the glorious homes created by the Arts
and Crafts movement, featuring a wide range of houses in the United States,
Britain, and Europe, dating from the 1850s to the 1930s. Bibliography. Soft
covers, near fine.
B5205) Feraud, Louis; Baraquand, Michel and Others. LOUIS
FERAUD. 1986. 14 3/8" x 9 7/8", 159 pages, well illustrated with
103 colour illustrations, and
black and white. A frank and lively look at Feraud’s thirty-year career
in the world of Parisian high fashion. English edition. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5207) Kebabian, Paul B., photographs by Dudley Witney. AMERICAN
WOODWORKING TOOLS. 1978. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2", 213 pages, 31 colour,
142 halftones, 27 line illustrations.
Combines richly informative, authoritative text and stunning illustrations. Bibliography. Signed
by author on title-page. Hb in dw, boards a little discoloured, but generally a
very good copy.
B5208) ORIGINAL CATALOGUE Grimshaw, Baxter and J.J. Elliott Limited.
1931. 11 3/8" x 8 5/8", 130 pages, clear black and white
illustrations throughout. Grimshaws were manufacturers and importers of Tools
and Appliances for Watch and Clock Makers, Jewellers, Silversmiths, Opticians,
Telegraph and Electricak Engineers and Instrument Makers, Etc. A very detailed
catalogue for these tools, includingSwiss Wheel Cutting Machines for cutting
flat, bevel and skew gears and several pages relating to Lorch’s Precision,
Pattern and Watchmaking Lathes with their many accessories. An uncommon
catalogue. Cloth-backed boards, the original boards have been expertly
remounted with new endpapers. Some loss to original boards before the relaying
mainly at the front fore-edge; otherwise a very good copy.
B5210) Elder, David. ART OF WILLIAM LIGHT. 1987. 8 3/4" x
10 5/8", 148 pages, well illustrated in colour. Monograph on Colonel
William Light and his artworks. Light was the first Surveyor-General of the
then new colony of South Australia, and selected and surveyed the site of
Adelaide, the capital. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5211) McCloud, Kevin. THE COMPLETE HOME DECORATOR : The Definitive Book of
Paint and Decorating Techniques : Includes a Unique Colour Selector. 1996. 11
3/8" x 8 3/8", 272 pages, over 400 colour photographs. An unrivalled
source of reference. Glossary, list of suppliers, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5212) Small, Tunstall; Woodbridge, Christopher. ARCHITECTURAL
TURNED WOODWORK OF THE 16th, 17th, & 18th CENTURIES : A Portfolio of
Full-size Drawings. No date, 12 3/4" x 10", folded sheet
comprising title-page, preface and list of plates, 20 loose plates on card
closely packed with finely executed architectural details selected from the
smaller domestic, ecclesiastical, and public buildings from many parts of
England. The whole contained in the original portfolio with ties. Boards
somewhat rubbed and darkened, plates largely very good.
B5213) Marx, P.E., A.R.C.A.Arch; Taylor, M.S., A.R.C.A.Arch. MEASURED DRAWINGS OF
ENGLISH FURNITURE (THE OAK PERIOD). 1931. 12 1/2" x 10", 85
pages, black and white photographs and finely detailed measured drawings of 18
pieces of oak furniture to be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Hb in
dusty dw, generally a very good copy. Now a scarce title.
B5214) Margon, Lester. CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN FURNITURE
TREASURES. 1975. 11 1/8" x 8 3/8", viii + 167 pages, 38 plates,
344 drawings, 54 photographs. Detailed measured drawings of thirty-eight
furniture masterpieces with complete information on their construction and
reproduction. Soft covers, near fine.
B5217) Timmins, Alan. MAKING AN EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK. 1981.
12" x 8 3/8", 104 pages, 68 illustrations,
87 drawings, full-size drawing of the chapter ring is folded in at the rear of
the book. A wealth of superbly illustrated detail, presented in an eminently
readable fashion. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5218) Original Catalogue : JAMES CHESTERMAN & Co. Ltd. Sole Makers
of Chesterman's Patent Measuring Tapes. Catalogue 101, 1954. 11
1/4" x 8 5/8", 124 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white.
Major catalogue of woven and steel tapes together with various other
instruments for measuring – rules, squares, gauges, land chains, spring
balances etc. Hb, in original cloth-backed boards, boards somewhat rubbed and
chipped at edges, zpine grubby, internally very good.
B5219) Barlow, Ronald S. THE ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO
VALUE. 1999. 12" x 9", 240 pages, well illustrated in black and
white with photographs and reproductions from original catalogues. Useful
identification guide; auction prices, advice on cleaning and restoration,
bibliography, list of collector organisations. Soft covers, near fine.
B5220) BENCH TOOLS : The Best of Fine Woodworking. 1990. 11 3/4"
x 9", 127 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Thirty-four articles
from issues 46 through 80 of Fine
Woodworking magazine, in book form for the first time, organized by
subject, and indexed for easy reference. Soft covers, near fine.
B5224) Plumptre, George. ROYAL GARDENS OF EUROPE. 2005. 11
3/4" x 9 1/4", 208 pages, superbly illustrated throughout, almost
wholly in colour. Leading
garden historian George Plumptre considers the richest single vein in European
gardening history. Biographies, gazetteer of gardens. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5225) Coventon, Walter. WOODWORK TOOLS AND THEIR USE. 1953. 9
3/8" x 6 1/4", 304 pages, many black and white photographs and clear
line drawings. Written by a craftsman to aid both his fellow professionals and
the amateur of woodwork; richly comprehensive, from the era when before
portable power tools started to replace hand woodworking skills. Hb in dw, previous owner’s dated
signature neatly in ink on front free end-paper, dw a little soiled, with a
small length lost on spine, and corners rubbed, but generally a very good copy
of this quality publication. Now uncommon.
B5226) Mercer, Henry C. ANCIENT CARPENTERS' TOOLS Together with Lumbermen's,
Joiners' and Cabinet makers' Tools in Use in the Eighteenth Century. 1975. 9
1/2" x 6 3/8", 339 pages, more than 250 black and white figures.
Since its first publication, this unique, wonderfully illustrated volume has
been known among collectors and students as the finest book on the subject.
Good bibliography. Hb in dw, boards a little grubby externally, ownership
information on lower edge of front end-paper, and both sides of front free
end-paper have been blacked out and covered with white adhesive label
(approximately 3 ½” x 1 ½”), dw is complete though
well rubbed and upper and lower edges much creased with the occasional tear;
the dw has been repaired and is now protected from further damage. Otherwise
internally very good.
B5230) Catalogue No. 79 HOOLE MACHINE AND ENGRAVING WORKS. Mid-West
Tool Collectors Association reprint, 1985. 8 1/2" x 6", 46 pages,
illustrated in black and white throughout. Catalogue of tools for paging,
numbering, end-name printing, bookbinders’ tools and machinery. Soft
covers, near fine.
B5231) THE SARGENT TOOL CATALOG COLLECTION. 1993. 10" x 7",
176 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white. A reprint of the Sargent
tools illustrated in the Company’s 1894, 1910 and 1922 catalogs. Foreword
by Paul Weidenschilling. Soft covers, near fine.
B5198). ERTE'S FASHION DESIGNS : 218 Illustrations from "Harper's
Bazar", 1918-32. 1981. 11 7/8" x 9", 71 pages with 218
illustrations, including 8 pages illustrating title-pages from Harper’s
Bazar in full colour. Soft covers, near fine.
B4270) Haye, Amy De La; Tobin, Shelley. CHANEL : THE
COUTURIERE AT WORK. 2003. 11 5/8" x 9", 136 pages, superbly
illustrated in black and white and colour. Chanel the couturiere, her
innovations and the immense influence she has had on the way women choose to
look in the modern world. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B1517) Lungley, Martin. GARDENWARE. 1999. 9 7/8" x 7
1/2", 143 pages, superbly illustrated,
almost wholly in colour, with numerous step-by-step sequences. Covers the
selection and preparation of local clays, throwing, decorating, and press
moulding including the production of working moulds. All of the specialized
techniques involved in the production of gardenware are included. Section on
business management. Hb in dw, fine.
B1048) Nagyszalanczy, Sandor. THE ART OF FINE TOOLS. 1998. 10
1/4" x 10 1/4", 232 pages, illustrates more than 250 magnificent
tools in colour. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5180) McNeill, Moyra. PULLED THREAD. 1971. 8 1/2" x
6", 207 pages, extensively illustrated with black and white photographs
and diagrams. A fresh examination of
pulled thread embroidery techniques, bringing in modern concepts of design.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, previous owner’s name and address neatly written
on front free end-paper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B5182) Harbison, Peter; etc. IRISH ART AND ARCHITECTURE FROM
PRE-HISTORY TO THE PRESENT. 1993. 10 1/2" x 8 1/8", 272 pages,
316 illustrations,
B5184) THE CHIPPENDALE DIRECTOR : The Furniture Designs of Thomas
Chippendale Arranged By J. Munro Bell. 1990. 11 7/8" x 8 3/8",
introductory text, followed by 63 black and white plates. Hb in dw, a very good
copy.
B5185) Williams, Sydney B. ANTIQUE BLUE AND WHITE SPODE. 1987.
10" x 7 1/2", 248 pages, well illustrated with 185 black and white
and blue and white plates. A classic in its field, an important contribution to
the history of nineteenth century ceramics. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B5187) Girouard, Mark. THE
VICTORIAN COUNTRY HOUSE. The first, Clarendon Press edition, 1971. 12
1/2" x 9", 218 pages, 420
black and white illustrations, folding map. Originally planned for publication
by Country Life Books in the English Country
Houses series, the dates 1840-90 being chosen to follow on from
Hussey’s Late Georgian volume,
and allowing for a concluding 1890-1940 volume. Extended introduction, detailed
accounts of 29 significant houses, catalogue listings of other houses,
biographical notes on architects. Hb in dw, dw price-clipped, otherwise a very
nice copy.
B5188) O'Neill, Hugh. THE
COMPLETE SPINDLE TURNER : Spindle Turning for Furniture and Decoration. 1998.
9 5/8" x 7 1/2", 160 pages, well illustrated with over 160 detailed
line drawings and colour photographs. The basic principles of turning spindles,
a summary of the tools and equipment and the secrets of producing precise
copies of your spindles without spending a fortune on equipment. Includes
spirals and barley twists! Soft covers, near fine.
B5189) MOORE & WRIGHT (Sheffield) Ltd. Catalogue of World Renowned
Precision and Hand Tools. 1965. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 144 pages,
fully illustrated in black and white. Catalogue no. 65, 1st.
edition, 1st. January, 1965. Comprehensive catalogue, useful introductory
information on micrometers, wide range of engineering and machinist’s
tools. No price list, but discount sheet inserted into pocket at rear. Spiral
bound, lettered on spine, card covers slightly creased and worn at edges, with
a short (7/8”) tear from lower edge of front cover, otherwise generally a
very good copy.
B5191) Charlesworth,
David. DAVID CHARLESWORTH'S FURNITURE-MAKING TECHNIQUES. 2000. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 119 pages, well illustrated
with colour photographs and drawings. A range of expert techniques with tools
and furniture-making, originally presented in Furniture and Cabinetmaking
magazine. Includes Charlesworth’s review of Holtey’s smoother and
mitre plane. Soft covers, bump at upper corner, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5167) Morris, Sandra. CATWALK : Inside the World of the
Supermodels. 1996. 11 3/4" x 9 1/4", 96 pages, lavishly
illustrated with 150 photographs, mainly in colour. Profiles over 40 of the
world’s top models. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B5170) Breward, Christopher; Ehrman, Edwina; Evans,
Caroline. The London Look : FASHION FROM STREET TO CATWALK. 2004. 11
1/2" x 9 7/8", 174 pages, 166 illustrations,
mainly in colour. A rich and stimulating history of 200 years of London
fashions. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5174) Wada, Takashi. THE ART OF MAKING JEWELRY. 1975. 10 1/4" x
7 1/4", 112 original Wada designs are illustrated in colour, together with many black and white illustrations. An
enlightening book by a master of the art. Hb in dw, dw a little delaminated,
otherwise a very good copy.
B5178) Fagiolo dell'Arco, Maurizio; etc. SIPARIO STAGED ART :
Balla, De Chirico, Savinio, Picasso, Paolini, Cucchi. 1997. 11" x 9
3/8", 282 pages, comprehensively illustrated in black and white and
colour. Text in Italian and English. Soft covers, lower edgessomewhat
shelf-rubbed, very minor chip at lower spine, otherwise a very good copy.
B5179) White, William. WHITE'S 1844 SUFFOLK : A Reprint of the
1844 Issue of 'History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Suffolk'. 1970. 756
pages. Invaluable source material for the historian. The original editions of
White’s are scarce and expensive, and even the twentieth century reprints are now uncommon. Hb, no dw, but
generally a very good copy.
B5139) Debenham, Tony, Editor. A FIRST CLASS CENTURY. Essex
County Cricket Club, 1995. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 64 pages, well
illustrated in sepia, black and white and colour. Official brochure celebrating
100 years of Championship cricket in Essex. Soft covers, a near fine copy.
B5140) Maccarone, Sal. TUNE UP YOUR TOOLS : The Woodshop
Maintenance Handbook. 1996. 11" x 8 1/2", 144 pages, well illustrated
in black and white. Detailed guide to the maintenance and tuning of the
woodworker’s power tools and machinery. Soft covers, near fine.
B5142) Colvin, H.M. ACKERMANN'S OXFORD with Notes by H.M. Colvin. A
King Penguin Book No. 69. 1954. 7 1/4" x 4 7/8", 36 pages of
text, 8 fupp-page black and white figures, 16 colour plates. Hb, in original
illustrated boards, with similarly illustrated dw. Previous owner’s dated
signature on front free endpaper, very minor chips short tears to upper edge of
dw, otherwise a very nice copy.
B5143) Brand, Violet & Geoffrey, Editors. BRASS BANDS IN THE
20TH CENTURY. 1979. 9 5/8" x 7 1/8", 240 pages, well illustrated
in black and white. Covers every aspect of the brass band movement, from its
humble nineteenth century beginnings. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5144) Goulding, Edwin. FUCHSIAS : The Complete Guide. Second
edition, 2002. 10" x 7 1/2", 12 colour plates from paintings, 100
colour photographs, 34 black and white figures. A detailed but practical
classic text. Detailed appendices, bibliography, glossary. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5145) Green, Daniel. GREAT COBBETT : The Noblest Agitator. 1983.
9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 496 pages, black and white frontispiece. Major biography of one of
the more interesting and puzzling figures in English literature and British
public life. Chronology, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5146) Goffin, Magdalen, Editor. THE DIARIES OF ABSALOM WATKIN : A
Manchester Man 1787-1861. 1993. 8 7/8" x 6 3/8", 390 pages, black
and white illustrations. A valuable social document of an important period in
English industrial history. Family tree, bibliography. Hb in dw, previous
owner’s address label on front free endpaper, otherwise near fine.
B5148) Marks, Robin. HAMMER & TAP : Shaping Tuapeka County
1876-1976. 1977. 9 1/2" x 6", 601 pages, well illustrated in
black and white and colour, many period photographs, maps. The centenary
history of Tuapeka County Council, and the colourful county it represents. The
council was founded only fifteen years after the district was first populated,
when mining was still big business, although the days of the gold-strikes of Gabriels
and other nearby fields had passed. Covers much civil engineering, developing
roads, ferries, fords, culverts and bridges, and the control of flooding.
Detailed appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, a very nice copy in a very
slightly worn, though still very good dw. Uncommon.
B5149) Pelichet, Edgar. MERVEILLEUSE PORCELAINE DE NYON. 1985.
12" x 9 1/2", 224 pages, more than 300 illustrations of which 198 are
from superb colour photographs. Revised, definitive edition, comprehensively
illustrated. Chronology, lists of personnel, painters and workers, production
details, marks, colours, identification and authentification, repertoire of
shapes, statuettes, figurines and groups, types of decoration, bibliography.
Hb, superbly presented in full red leather(?), gilt embossed, all edges gilt,
in illustrated slip-case with upper and lower edges of matching red leather(?).
A virtually mint copy.
B5151) Reader, W.J. VICTORIAN ENGLAND. 1974. 10" x 7
1/2", 224 pages, 111 black and white illustrations, 16 pages of colour
illustrations. A vivid and rounded portrait of Victorian England. Bibliography.
Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a very nice copy.
B5152) Pine, Lynda and Nicholas. WILLIAM HENRY GOSS : The Story of
the Staffordshire Family of Potters Who Invented Heraldic Porcelain. 1987.
10 1/4" x 8", 253 pages, illustrated with over 300 black and white
photographs and maps. The story of Goss china and its founder and his family.
Glossary, bibliography, family trees. Hb in dw, dw has minor chips at lower
edge of spine and at upper corners, otherwise a very good copy.
B5153) THE DR. SALI GUGGENHEIM Collection of French Illustrated Books. 1995.
10 1/2" x 8 1/4", 179 pages, cataloguing 407 lots, illustrated in
black and white and colour. The catalogue of the sale at Christie's, King
Street, St. James, London, 2 May 1995. Soft covers, very good.
B5154) THE LIBRARY OF CAMILLE ABOUSSOUAN. 1993. 10 7/8" x 8
1/4", 194 pages, cataloguing 1097 lots, illustrated in black and white and
colour. The catalogue of the sale at Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London, 17-18
June 1993. Hb, minor bump to upper corner, otherwise a very good copy.
B5155) Westley, Ann. RELIEF PRINTMAKING. 2001. 9 1/8" x 6
1/8", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. A
practical and inspirational guide to current relief printing methods and a
wide-ranging survey of some of the artists working in this field. Glossary, bibliography,
list of suppliers, studios and workshops. Soft covers, near fine.
B5156) Ford, Boris, Editor. The Cambridge Cultural History of
Britain Volume 4 : SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN. 1992. 9 5/8" x 6
3/4", 340 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. A
comprehensive survey of the arts in seventeenth-century Britain, which
additionally reveals the cultural and social setting in hich the writers,
musicians, architects and artists of the period worked. Bibliography. Soft covers,
slight crease to cover, previous owner’s address label of front free
endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5157) Cogelow, Fred. Sculptor in Wood : THE COLLECTED
WOODCARVINGS OF FRED COGELOW with Comments By the Artist. 1991. 10 1/4"
x 7 5/8", 153 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour, with
over 70 of Cogelow’s sculptures depicted and described. Hb in dw spine of
dw faded, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5159) Westfall, Marty. THE HANDBOOK OF DOLL REPAIR AND
RESTORATION. 1981. 10 1/2" x 7 1/4", 282 pages, black and white
and colour illustrations. Detailed step-by-step directions and illustrations on
all phases of doll restoration. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B5111) Twichett, John;
Bailey, Betty. ROYAL CROWN DERBY. Revised third edition, 1989.
11" x 8 1/2", 272 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. The first comprehensive work about the nineteenth century factories
that produced Derby ware, from 1848 to the date of publication. Very
comprehensive, covers techniques, shapes, pattern books, special productions,
lists of figures, animals, birds, designers, modelers, painters, gilders,
enamellers, marks and year ciphers, the Gladstone dessert service.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5112) Godden, Geoffrey A. GODDEN'S GUIDE TO MASON'S CHINA AND THE
IRONSTONE WARES. 1984. 11" x 8 1/2", 316 pages, over 360
illustrations in black and white and colour. Revised and enlarged edition of this
Godden standard reference book. Mason marks and dating, catalogues of
Mason’s stock sold in 1818 and 1822. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5113) Whiter, Leonard. SPODE : A History of the Family, Factory
and Wares from 1733 to 1833. 1989, reprint with new colour illustrations.
246 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white and colour. The standard
reference on Spode. Detailed appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, dw a little
chipped and creased, area approximately ¼” x
B5114) Reilly, Robin;
Savage, George. THE DICTIONARY OF WEDGWOOD. 1980. 11 1/8" x
8 3/8", 414 pages, extensively illustrated with 23 colour plates and many
black and white illustrations.
Essential reference work for the collector, dealer, and industrial historian
and archeologist. Appendices include Wedgwood Chronology, Trade marks, Pattern
Number prefixes, family trees, Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw spine faded, price clipped, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5115) Newman, Harold. VEILLEUSES : A Collector’s Guide. A
Definitive Review of Ceramic Food and Tea Warmers, 1750-1860. Enlarged and
revised edition, 1987. 12 1/4" x 9 1/8", 174 pages, 32 colour plates,
198 black and white illustrations. An invaluable reference work. Hb in dw, a
very good copy in price-clipped dw.
B5118) Eccleston, Matthew. ENFIELD - Portrait of a London Borough.
1996. 11 3/4" x 10", 259 pages, over 300 old and new photographs.
A comprehensive ‘warts and all’ investigation of the area, looking
at the history, architecture and other features of all the places within the
boundaries of Enfield. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5119) Foreword By Councillor Bernard Atha and Christopher Gilbert.
COUNTRY HOUSE LIGHTING 1660-1890. 1992. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 147
pages, well illustrated in black and white. Temple Newsam Country House Studies
Number 4. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name; the
fourth in a series devoted to neglected aspects of historic interiors. Includes
an essay on lighting in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, 1815-1900.
Bibliography. Soft covers, a very good copy of an uncommon and sought after
monograph.
B5120) GARDINER OF BRISTOL CATALOGUE No. 225. July, 1955. 1955. 9
3/4" x 6 1/4", 883 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white,
with colour plates of fireplaces, tiles, and bathroom fittings. Massively
comprehensive catalogue for a major builders’ merchant; covering in great
detail, with pricing, fireplaces, stoves and cookers, boilers and radiators,
bathroom suites, kitchen fittings, plumbers’ brassfoundry,
builder’s ironmongery, roofing materials and guttering, aluminium and
steel sheeting etc, bolts, nuts, screws and nails, paints, safes, office
furniture, metal windows and partitions, gates and fencing, and an extensive
section relating to tools. Hb, spine faded, corners a little rubbed, but
otherwise a very good copy.
B5121) Russell, Frank, Editor. ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE. [1983].
12 1/4" x 9 1/2", 332 pages, over 500 illustrations, including
B2512) Symonds, R.W. MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH FURNITURE AND CLOCKS.
1986. 13" x 10", 174 pages, 8 pages of colour plates, more than 130
black and white plates. Copiously illustrated
with over 130 superb examples of furniture, clocks and barometers, chosen as
existing the best with respect to design and quality of materials and
workmanship. Chapter on Thomas Tompion. Reprint of scarce classic title. Hb in dw, , neat blind embossed personal
library stamp on lower corner of title page, otherwise a near fine copy.
B623) Adamson, Jeremy. AMERICAN WICKER. Woven Furniture from 1850
to 1930. 1993. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 176 pages, extensively
illustrated in black and white and colour; bibliography. The design,
manufacture, use and symbolism of woven furniture directly reflects America's
changing social, cultural and aesthetic values, during its most transformative
era. Hb in dw, unobtrusive remainder
mark on lower edges, otherwise
a near fine copy.
B5122) Santore, Charles. THE WINDSOR STYLE IN AMERICA. 1997.
10 5/8" x 10 3/8", 207+294 pages, more than 500 photographs and
illustrations. The first edition containing both volumes 1 and 2 of this
definitive reference work in a single volume, supplemented with new material.
‘The definitive pictorial study of the history and regional
characteristics of the most popular furniture form of eighteenth century
America 1730-1840. Featuring new discoveries, and an expanded list of Windsor
makers’. Hb in dw, small area of loss to dw (approximately 1/4” x
3/8”), otherwise a very good copy.
B5123) Horn, Pamela. JOSEPH ARCH (1826-1919) The Farm Workers'
Leader. 1971. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8", 262 pages, frontispiece and 12
black and white illustrations. The first full-length biography of the leading
spirit behind the formation of the first-ever nation union for agricultural
workers, and later the first agricultural worker to enter Parliament as an M.P.
Detailed appendices. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5124) Mitchell, Alan. Alan Mitchell's TREES OF BRITAIN. 1996.
8 7/8" x 6", 368 pages, illustrated throughout with many of the
author’s own photographs, together with 8 colour plates. An in-depth
study of the origins of British trees, and a practical guide to where to find
the best specimens. Hb in dw, previous owner’s address label on front
free endpaper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B2195) Baker, Fiona. 20th CENTURY FURNITURE.
2000. 256 pages, illustrated
almost wholly in colour with
over 230 photographs. Includes over 230 classics of modern design,
Twentieth-Century Furniture features the work of the world’s most
influential and talented designers. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5125) JAN JANSEN IN HIS SHOES. Christie’s Amsterdam, 2007. 10
1/2" x 8 1/4", 144 pages, cataloguing 169 lots with superb colour
photographs. A landmark sale, celebrating Jansen’s 65th
birthday, as well as his 45th anniversary as an artist in shoes. The
shoes are Jansen’s own collection from his lifetime of designs; they are
catalogued in three categories – fifty lots consist of a single shoe in a
specially designed presentation case; these one-offs, some still with the
original last within the shoe, focus on Jansen as a designer. Another hundred
lots, consisting of two or more ready-to-wear shoes allow the buyer to
experience Jansen’s craftsmanship in addition to his design. The
catalogue finishes with a small number of collections of shoes as ideas, sold
together with all rights to production and copyright. An amazing catalogue, of
one of today’s great shoe designers. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B5126) Hewson, Commander J.B. A HISTORY OF THE PRACTICE OF
NAVIGATION. 1983. 9 1/2" x 6 7/8", 295 pages, black and white
illustrations. Traces the evolution of the art of ocean navigation. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B3550) Greenberg, Cara. Mid-century Modern: FURNITURE OF
THE 1950's. Revised edition, 2000. 9 7/8" x 9 7/8", 176
pages, 229 illustrations,
B5133) Charlesworth,
David. DAVID CHARLESWORTH'S FURNITURE-MAKING TECHNIQUES. 2000. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 119 pages, well illustrated
with colour photographs and drawings. A range of expert techniques with tools
and furniture-making, originally presented in Furniture and Cabinetmaking
magazine. Includes Charlesworth’s review of Holtey’s smoother and
mitre plane. Soft covers, slight bump at head of spine, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5134) Learoyd, Stan. THE CONSERVATION AND
RESTORATION OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE. 1982. 10" x 7 1/2", 136 pages,
138 text figures, pages 114-134 being black and white plates. Practical
handbook, including a guide to estimating, an invaluable source of reference
and guidance for furniture restorers. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B5135) Hopper, Robin. FUNCTIONAL POTTERY : Form
and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose. 2000. 11 1/8" x 8 3/8", 255
pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. New, expanded, full-colour
edition of this complete functional pottery reference. An invaluable reference
which should be in every potter’s studio. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B5136) Brewington, M.V. Chesapeake Bay : A
PICTORIAL MARITIME HISTORY. Second edition. 10 5/8" x 7 3/8", 238
pages, black and white illustrations. Chesapeake Bay’s maritime story
from its first settlement down to the present. Hb in dw, inscription to
previous owner on front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
B5137) Chaldecott, Nada. DHURRIES : History, Pattern, Technique,
Identification. 2003. 12" x 8 5/8", 160 pages, 265 illustrations,
B5079) CABINET BUILDERS AND GENERAL BRASSFOUNDRY CATALOGUE No. 55 and No.
57. 1924 and 1927. 9 7/8" x 6 1/8". Catalogue No. 55, 1924, is
hb, xiii pages of index, 76 fully illustrated pages with each facing page
unnumbered, and left blank for notes, 2 pages with additional items have been
neatly tipped in the appropriate position. Catalogue No. 57, 1927 Supplement,
to be used in conjunction with catalogue no. 55 has card covers, title page and
31 fully illustrated pages, together with 3 sheets loosely inserted. Widely
ranging catalogues, including external and internal door and window furniture,
house name plates, bell pushes, bedroom door knockers(!), curtain rails and fittings,
blind furniture, hat and coat and wardrobe hooks, cabinet handles, castors,
lavatory, bath and basin chains and fittings, fireplace accessories,
candlesticks, crumb trays and brushes, escutcheons etc. Very good copies.
B5080) Abbott, Patrick. THE BRITISH AIRSHIP AT WAR, 1914-1918. 1989.
9 1/8" x 7", 142 pages, well illustrated in black and white. Detailed
appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5081) Petch, Dr. C.P.; Swann, E.L. FLORA OF NORFOLK. 1968. 9
3/4" x 6", 288 pages, 115 colour illustrations, map on endpapers. Hb,
no dw, some foxing to early and late pages, otherwise a very good copy.
B5083) Pevsner, Nikolaus. THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND : South and
West Somerset. 1992. 7 3/8" x 4 1/2", 396 pages, well illustrated
in black and white. Glossary, indices of plates, artists, and places. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B5086) Harting, James Edmund. THE ORNITHOLOGY OF SHAKESPEARE
CRITICALLY EXAMINED, Explained, and Illustrated. 1978, facsimile of 1864
edition. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 321 pages, illustrated with engravings. A
critical study and explanation of bird life in Elizabethan England as reflected
through the writings of Shakespeare. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5089) ffrench, Angela. KNITTING AND DESIGN FOR MOHAIR. 1987.
10" x 7 1/2", 168 pages, well illustrated throughout in black and
white and colour and with diagrams. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near
fine copy.
B5091) Clark, H. Nichols B. A MARBLE QUARRY : The James H. Ricau
Collection of Sculpture at the Chrysler Museum of Art. 1997. 11 3/4" x
9 1/4", 280 pages, 73 colour plates, 135 black and white plates. Catalogue
of one of the largest and most important collections of nineteenth century
American marble statuary ever assembled. Biography for each artist, each
sculpture thoroughly documented and illustrated in full colour, together with
alternative views and details of major pieces. Short bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B5093) Gosling, Nigel. GUSTAVE DORE. 1973. 11" x 8
3/4", 112 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white. The first
full account in English in the twentieth century of Dore’s life and work.
Complete list of books illustrated by Dore. Hb in dw, Christmas wishes to
former owner from a friend inscribed on front free endpaper, partially deleted,
dw price-clipped, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5094) Cowham, Mike, Editor. SUNDIALS OF THE BRITISH ISLES : A
Selection of Some of the Finest Sundials from Our Islands. 2005. 11
7/8" x 8 3/4", 258 pages, well illustrated in colour. Covers unusual
and interesting sundials in all parts of the British Isles from Saxon times to
the present day. Includes articles on stained and painted glass dials, and
portable dials, useful appendices with Glossary, bibliography, and details of
the British Sundial Society. Hb in dw, No. 274 of a limited edition of
B5095) Nunley, John W.; McCarty, Cara. MASKS : Faces of
Culture. 1999. 12" x 9 3/4", 344 pages, 400 illustrations,
including 200 full colour plates. Published in conjunction with the major art
exhibition of the same name. A comprehensive cultural history, visually
spectacular and thought provoking. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5097) Johnson, Paul. CONSOLIDATED GOLD FIELDS : A Centenary
Portrait. 1987. 10 3/4" x 7 7/8", 256 pages, well illustrated in
black and white and colour. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5098) PHOTOGRAPHS OF HAMPTON COURT PALACE MIDDLESEX. 1938. 11
3/8" x 8 3/4", 58 pages, including 54 pages of black and white
plates. In wrappers, generally a very good copy in somewhat rubbed and worn
wrappers.
B5100) EXPLORING THE EAST INDIES : An Exhibition of Paintings and
Watercolours 1790-1890. 1987. 8 1/4" x 11 3/4", pages unnumbered,
title page, acknowledgements, foreword and introduction, followed by catalogue
of 43 exhibits, illustrated in black and white and colour. Select bibliography.
Stapled card covers, a near fine copy.
B5102) Sulser, Wilhelm. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SHOE. 1958. 13
1/8" x 9 1/8", [12] pages of text with illustrations, 3 pages of
black and white plates, 1 page of colour plates. A special reprint for the
Bally Shoe Museum from ‘Fashion in Human Society’. Card covers, a
little dusty, otherwise a very good copy.
B5103) Lowton, Nicholas. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHAPEL. 1996. 9
7/8" x 6 3/4", 64 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour.
Laminated boards, no dw – as issued? – a very nice copy.
B5105) Norbury, Ian. PROJECTS FOR CREATIVE WOODCARVING. 1986.
9 7/8" x 8 3/4", 188 pages, approximately 300 illustrations plus 8
full colour plates. Over 50 projects to inspire the woodcarver; an eminently
worthy sequel to Norbury’s previous ‘Techniques
of Creative Woodworking’. Hb in dw, very good in near fine dw.
B5106) Denning, Antony. THE CRAFT OF WOODCARVING. 1994.
9" x 9", 176 pages, copiously illustrated with step-by-step colour
photographs, drawings etc. A complete course, with twelve original projects. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B5107) Cole, Beverley; Durack, Richard. RAILWAY POSTERS
1923-1947 from the Collection of The National Railway Museum, York. 1992.
11 3/8" x 9 1/4", 160 pages, 265 illustrations,
B5108) Dowdey, Patrick, Editor. Threads of Light : CHINESE
EMBROIDERY FROM SUZHOU AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROBERT GLENN KETCHUM. 1999.
12" x 9 1/8", 171 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour, some
fold-out illustrations. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the
same name. Includes catalogue and glossary, notes on technical aspects of
Suzhou embroidery. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B5109) Barker, Nicolas, and the Curatorial Staff of The British
Library. TREASURES OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY. 1996. 11 3/8" x 8
5/8", 272 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Soft covers,
a very good copy.
B5110) PETER SCOTT : Observations of Wildlife. 1980. 11 3/8" x 8
5/8", 112 pages, over 100 illustrations,
B3604) Plumptre, George. THE WATER GARDEN : Styles, Designs, and
Visions. 2003. 9 7/8" x 9 7/8", 208 pages, 267 illustrations,
B659) Plumptre, George,
photography Palmer, Hugh. GARDEN ORNAMENT Five Hundred Years of History and Practice (click
for illustration). 1998. Approximately 12" x 9 3/8", 256 pages, 506
illustrations,
B5032) Cannadine, David. ASPECTS OF ARISTOCRACY : Grandeur and
Decline in Modern Britain. 1994. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 321 pages, 50
black and white illustrations. Detailed appendices. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5034)
B5035) Smith, Eric. CLOCKS AND CLOCK REPAIRING : Practical
Handbook Series. 1979. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 167 pages, 16 black and
white plates, 43 black and white figures. Hb in price-clipped dw, very good.
B5036) Goodison, Nicholas. MATTHEW BOULTON: ORMOLU. Amended
edition, 2002. 11 1/2" x 8 7/8", 496 pages, 382 illustrations,
B5037) Norman, Geraldine. BIEDERMEIER PAINTING 1815-1848 : Reality
Observed in Genre, Portrait and Landscape. 1987. 11 3/4" x 9
7/8", 192 pages, 113 pages,
B5038) Bony, Anne. FURNITURE AND INTERIORS OF THE 1960s. 2004.
12 1/8" x 9 3/4", 223 pages, superbly illustrated in illustrated in
black, white and colour. An excellent reference for the furniture and interiors
of this period, and their designers. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5040) Lydgate, Tony. AWARD-WINNING WOOD BOXES : Design and
Technique. 1995. 10" x 8", 143 pages, superbly illustrated,
almost wholly in colour, with black and white diagrams. Forty stunning artistic
designs from of the world’s best box-making artists, making an
unforgettable collection, with plans, and professional ‘secrets’.
Soft covers, a very good copy.
B5041) Landis, Scott. THE WORKSHOP BOOK. 1998. 10 7/8" x
9", 216 pages, fully illustrated with over 300 photographs of workshops as
well as 20 detailed floor plans. A wide variety of clever and creative shop
designs. Folded card covers, a very good copy.
B316) Taylor, V. J. and Babb, H. A. MAKING AND REPAIRING
WOODEN CLOCK CASES. 1986. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", 191 pages. Black and
white illustrations and line drawings. A good reference book for the clock case
restorer and cabinet-maker. Hb in dw, very good.
B5043) Mead, Chris. BIRD MIGRATION. 1983. 9 5/8" x 6
7/8", 224 pages, 20 colour photographs, 35 black and white photographs,
almost 200 two-colour maps and diagrams. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine,
signed by the author (with very best wishes, Chris Mead, Ipswich 24-2-84) on
half-title.
B5044) Morris, Barbara. VICTORIAN TABLE GLASS & ORNAMENTS. 1978.
9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 256 pages, 8 colour plates, 165 black and white
plates, diagrams of glass marks. Covers cut glass, coloured and silvered glass,
paperweights and enamelled glass, engraved and etched glass, Venetian-style and
later fancy glass. Appendices give registry, trade and factory marks,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5045) Jennings, Celia, Editor. SUFFOLK FOR EVER. 1989. 8
3/4" x 5 5/8", 184 pages, map, 24 black and white photographs.
Published to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Suffolk Preservation Society. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B5046) Buchan, Rev. Mr. Alexander. A DESCRIPTION OF SAINT KILDA; Giving an
Account of Its Situation, Extent, Soil, Product, Bays, Rocks, Adjacent Islands,
Ancient Laws and Government, Religion, Customs, and Late Reformation. Facsimile
of the 1752 edition, re-published
B5047) Lack, Peter, Compiler. THE ATLAS OF WINTERING BIRDS IN
BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 1986. 10 3/8" x 7 5/8", 447 pages; maps 200 species
of wintering birds, 192 of which have full-page two-colour maps faced by a page
of text. A team of 23 artists, led by Robert Gillmor, has provided the line
drawings which head the species accounts. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5048) Campbell-Culver, Maggie. THE ORIGIN OF PLANTS : The People
and Plants That Have Shaped Britain's Garden History Since the Year 1000. 2001.
10 3/4" x 8 5/8", 260 pages, richly illustrated with contemporary
paintings and modern photographs. A seminal work on the way so many thousands
of plants have been introduced into Britain over the past 1000 years, and the
dramatic effect they have had on our landscape and gardens. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine.
B5049) Bramah, Edward and Joan. COFFEE-MAKERS : 300 Years of Art
and Design. 1989. 12" x 9 3/4", 166 pages, superbly illustrated,
almost wholly in colour. Dust-wrappered hb in slip-case, near fine.
B5052) Pye,
Chris. WOODCARVING TOOLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT Volume I. Revised
edition, 2002. 10 7/8" x 8 1/4", 239 pages, well illustrated with colour photographs
and line drawings. New edition, fully
revised and expanded, and with new colour photography. This first volume (of
two) deals with the selection, sharpening and maintenance of woodcarving tools.
Soft covers, near fine. US$ 18.75 /
B5053) S. TYZACK & SON, LTD. TOOL AND MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND
MERCHANTS : A Reprint of the 1908 Catalogue. No date. 10 3/4" x 8
3/8", 213 pages, prolifically illustrated with detailed engravings of each
tool. Tools by Stanley, Norris, Disston, Preston, Millers Falls etc. Soft
covers, near fine.
B5054) Smith, Anna Carrick and Others. SOFT FURNISHINGS : Over 65
Step-By-step Projects for Your Home. 1996. 11 3/8" x 8 1/2", 192
pages, well illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams. Soft covers, very
good.
B5055) Cunnington,
Pamela. CARING FOR OLD HOUSES. 1984. 9 7/8" x 7 1/2", 256
pages, over 300 well-chosen black and white photographs and line drawings. An extremely comprehensive guide
to sympathetic house restoration – gives advice from cellar to roof on
repairs without vandalism. Glossary,
bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5056) Gilmour, David. CURZON. 1994. 9 1/2" x 6
1/4", 684 pages, 41 black and white photographs. The
first full biography since the
official Life was published in
the 1920’s. Chronology, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5057) Boardman, John. INTAGLIOS AND RINGS : Greek, Etruscan and
Eastern from a Private Collection. 1975. 10" x 7 1/2", 118 pages, 285 illustrations,
B5062) Wolfson, John. Final Curtain : THE LAST GILBERT AND
SULLIVAN OPERAS. 1976. 10 1/8" x 6 3/4", 293 pages, liberally
illustrated with unpublished photographs of the original productions, reprints
of the earliest librettos, and all the cancelled lyrics. ‘Including the
unpublished rehearsal librettos and twenty unpublished Gilbert lyrics’.
Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, inscription to previous owner from
un-named person on front free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy.
B5064) Ashley, Maurice. THE BATTLE OF NASEBY AND THE FALL OF KING
CHARLES I. 1993. 9 5/8" x 6 5/8", 172 pages, 6 colour plates, 63
black and white illustrations. ‘The best and fullest account yet
written…a deft and readable narrative’. Soft covers, near fine.
B5065) Paine, Clive, Editor. HARTEST : A Village History. 1984.
9 1/2" x 6 3/4", 158 pages, 10 maps, 3 family trees, some 47 black
and white illustrations. A
substantial history of this Suffolk village. Soft covers, previous
owner’s name on half-title, faint splashes on covers, otherwise a very
good copy.
B5066) Marsden, Gordon, Editor. VICTORIAN VALUES : Personalities
and Perspectives in Nineteenth-Century Society. 1993. 8 1/2" x 5
1/2", 232 pages, frontispiece and 21 black and white illustrations. Soft
covers, near fine.
B5067) Ereira, Alan. THE PEOPLE'S ENGLAND. 1981. 9 3/8" x
6 1/8", 285 pages, 104 black and white illustrations, 10 figures. Traces
the experience of specific groups of working people from the advent of the
enclosures to the present day, creating an exciting and challenging new view of
England’s past. Hb in near fine dw, boards a little dull, otherwise a
near fine copy.
B5069) Karney, Mary. NO RUGGED LANDSCAPE. 1991. 8 1/2" x 5
1/2", 198 pages, family tree of the Oswins of Newstead, Australia, map of
Balnarring locality c 1881, black and white illustrations. A fascinating record
of colonial social history, based on the diaries of Georgina Oswin, mother of
seven, who recorde the simple pleasures and struggles of life in rural
Australia in the 1880s. Soft covers, previous owner’s name whited out on
front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
B5070) Moravec, General Frantisek; Masterman, J.C., Preface. MASTER
OF SPIES : The Memoirs of General Frantisek Moravec. 1975. 8 3/4" x 5
1/2", 252 pages, map as frontispiece. Spans the period from 1928 to 1948;
in 1934 Moravec reorganised the military Intelligence of Czechoslovakia,
serving as its head from 1937 to 1945. His role is best described as being head
of the espionage and counter-espionage services of his country. Described by
Graham Greene as ‘a unique account of espionage’. Hb in dw, a very
good copy.
B5071) Walters, John. The Royal Griffin : FREDERICK, PRINCE OF
WALES 1707-51. 1972. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 232 pages, some 17 black
and white illustrations. Biography of one of the most controversial of the
Princes of Wales, Frederick Louis, son of George II and father of George III.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B5072) Vaughan. John. THE ENGLISH GUIDE BOOK c 1780 - 1870 : An
Illustrated History. 1974. 8 1/2" x 5 7/8", 167 pages, 79 black
and white illustrations. The first full-length study of this fascinating genre.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5075) Osborne, Charles. W.H. AUDEN THE LIFE OF A
POET. 1995. 7 3/4" x 5", 344 pages, black and white
illustrations. ‘Among the best literary biographies of our time’.
Soft covers, previous owner’s address label on half-title, otherwise a
near fine copy.
B5077) Pringle, Colombe. ROGER VIVIER : Fashion Memoir. 1999.
8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 50 illustrations,
B4913) Smiles, Samuel. THE LIFE OF GEORGE
STEPHENSON, RAILWAY ENGINEER. Second edition, 1857. 9" x 5
5/8", engraved frontispiece,
being a portrait of George Stephenson,
xvi, 528 pages, 12 page catalogue for Mr. Murray’s list
of new and recent works, 4 page catalogue for Aylott & Co’s
publications tipped in at rear. In original cloth binding without repairs, with
gilt lettering to spine, gilt embossed image of Rocket on upper board. Boards
rubbed at edges and corners, and corners bumped, minimal (1/8”) tears at
upper and lower spine, front hinges weak, dated (Atwood 1858) name on front
free endpaper and name on inside of front free endpaper, foxing to portrait
frontispiece and occasionally elsewhere. However, generally a very good copy.
B4914) Halsby, Julian; Taber, Jacqueline. A
Bit of Trompe : ART OF LINCOLN TABER 1941-89. 2002. 9 3/4" x 8
3/4", 93 pages, well illustrated showing over 50 of Taber’s works,
with
B4920) Eidelberg, Martin, editor. DESIGN 1935-1965
: What Modern Was. 2001. 12" x 9 1/8", 424 pages, 530
illustrations, including 97 full colour plates. A unique perspective on the
decorative arts of the mid-twentieth century, focusing on 200 of the finest
objects from the most important designers and artists of the time. Based on the
Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, a superb ensemble of objects that
forms the core of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4921) Beck, Thomasina. Gardening with Silk and
Gold : A HISTORY OF GARDENS IN EMBROIDERY. 1997. 12 1/2" x 9",
160 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. A revised, updated
and lavishly re-illustrated edition of Thomasina Beck’s 1979 classic
‘Embroidered Gardens’,
presents a cornucopia of inspirational ideas for today’s embroiderers,
and lively, thought-provoking reading for all garden enthusiasts. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4922) Fielden, James and Others. THE ANTIQUES
CLINIC : A Guide to Damage, Care and Restoration. 2005. 10" x 9",
224 pages, well illustrated in colour. Covers a wide area of collecting,
including textiles, clocks and precision instruments and toys and dolls. Soft
covers, near fine.
B4923) THE SPORTSMAN'S DICTIONARY or, The Gentleman's
Companion for Town and Country … G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row,
London, 1792, the Fourth Edition. 10 3/4" x 8 3/8", vii, remaining
pages unnumbered, engraved frontispiece and 16 engraved plates
‘representing all the different kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that
are now made use of in Fowling, and the Implements for Angling’.
‘Containing full and particular instructions for Riding, Setting,
Farriery, Hunting, Fishing, Cocking, Fowling, Racing, Hawking &c, with the
various methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the
Road and Turf, also the management of Dogs, Game-cocks, Dunghill-Fowls,
Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Fish, Singing-Birds, Bees &c’. Hb, in
original tree-calf, with label to spine, much rubbed at edges and corners, and
with some three areas where the leather is wholly or partially lost, the
largest missing area being some 2 ¼” x
B4929) Greenwood, Martin. THE DESIGNS OF WILLIAM
DE MORGAN A Catalogue by Martin Greenwood. 1989. 12 1/4" x 9
1/8", 256 pages, superbly illustrated in black and white and colour.
Published to coincide with the major exhibition of De Morgan drawings and
pottery held at the Victoria and Albert Museum March – June, 1989.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4931) THE EDINA RONAY COLLECTION. 1988. 12 1/2"
x 9 1/8", 160 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Thirty-five
exclusive designs by one of the best-known knitwear designers in the world. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B4933) Taylor, V.J. THE CONSTRUCTION OF PERIOD
COUNTRY FURNITURE. 1996. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2", 192 pages, fully
illustrated with complete working drawings. Twenty-eight designs of country
furniture, each with drawings, constructional notes, and parts list. Glossary,
bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4937) Girouard, Mark. THE VICTORIAN COUNTRY HOUSE
Revised and Enlarged Edition. 1979. 10 3/8" x 7 7/8", 427 black
and white illustrations, 33 new colour plates, map. Originally planned for
publication by Country Life Books in the English Country Houses series, the
dates 1840-90 being chosen to follow on from Hussey's Late Georgian volume, and
allowing for a concluding 1890-1940 volume. Extended introduction, detailed
accounts of 29 significant houses, catalogue listings of other houses,
biographical notes on architects. For this new edition, the author has
substantially revised the text and written two new chapters. Hb in dw, a very good copy in a near fine dw.
B4944) THE CIRCLE OF GLASS COLLECTORS : Commemorative
Exhibition 1937-1962. 1962. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 72 pages, 16 black
and white plates. Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London. Stapled card covers, a very good copy.
B4947) Baudot, Francois. EILEEN GRAY. 1998.
8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated with 52 illustrations,
37 being in colour. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4948) J. & J. GODDARD LTD : THE HOME OF PIANOFORTE
SUPPLIES LIST NO. 90. No date, possibly 1930’s, their London
telephone number of the time was MUSeum 7103, and Purchase Tax is listed at
rates from 10% to 60%. Prices are of course pre-decimal, and music stools start
at £3 6s 0d (£3.30). 9 7/8" x 7 5/8", 84 pages,
illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings reproduced
from engravings. A very comprehensive catalogue, covers parts for upright and
grand pianos, harmoniums and American organs, music stools and necessary tools.
Punched sheets held securely in card covers, internally very clean, externally
rubbed and bumped at corners.
B4949) BRADBURY, GREATOREX & Co. Ltd. SPRING
FASHIONS 1937. 9 1/4" x 6", 44 pages, black and white
illustrations throughout. Coats for ladies, matrons (O.S. and larger), girls,
misses and maids (the young un-married?), costumes and suits, frocks, gowns, skirts.
Two-page priced index at rear. Nicely presented in silver-grey moiré effect stapled
card covers, dark blue cord in upper corner for hanging. A very nice, near fine
copy.
B4950) Carrington, Noel; Harris, Muriel,
editors. BRITISH ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN. 1946. 12 3/8" x 9
1/4", 68 pages, 8 colour plates, other illustrations from black and white
photographs. In the series ‘Achievement Books’. Illustrated card
covers, short tear (approximately ¾”) at top of front cover, top
and bottom of spine just slightly chipped, slight creasing at corners,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4952) Hildyard, Robin. EUROPEAN CERAMICS. 1999.
11" x 8 3/4", 144 pages, some 207 illustrations, mainly in colour. An
authoritative and indispensable reference work for students and collectors.
Selected bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B3505) Anderson, Anne; Atterbury, Paul (editor). THE CUBE
TEAPOT. 1999. 8 7/8" x 8 7/8", 83 pages, very well illustrated in
black and white and colour. The CUBE teapot was the world’s largest
selling patented teapot and an icon of modern design. Registered by Robert
Johnson in 1916, and his company succeeded in honing his creation and fending
of rivals until
B4954) Spencer-Smith, Jenny. REX WHISTLER'S WAR 1939 - July 1944 :
Artist into Tank Commander. 1994. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 180 pages,
well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue to the Special
Exhibition at the National Army Museum, London in 1994. Bibliography. Soft
covers, upper cover has vertical crease, otherwise a very good copy.
B4955) Lyles, Anne; Hamlyn, Robin. BRITISH WATERCOLOURS
FROM THE OPPE COLLECTION with a Selection of Drawings and Oil Sketches. 1997.
11 5/8" x 9 1/4", 240 pages, 103 colour and 26 black and white
illustrations. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Tate
Gallery, 1997, describes and illustrates 100 highlights from the collection.
Bibliography, checklist of artists in the Oppe Collection. Soft covers, near
fine.
B4957) Smith, Bruce. GREENE AND GREENE : Master
Builders of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. 1998. 11 1/4" x 9
3/4", 240 pages, 200 colour illustrations. The first work to present the
brothers’ most important works, surveying 25 of the firm’s
masterpieces, complete with lavish colour photographs. Chronology,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4961) AN ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK FOR BEGINNERS IN THE ART OF
CHANGE-RINGING issued under the authority of the Council. The Central
Council of Church Bell Ringers, 1976. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 32 pages, 11
black and white photographs, text diagrams. Stapled card covers, covers a
little faded at edges, otherwise a very good copy.
B4962) Mayo, John Horsley. MEDALS AND DECORATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
AND NAVY. 1897. 10 1//4" x 6 3/8", pages 280-617, superb colour
plates number 32-55. Please note – this is volume 2 only of this two
volume work. In original red cloth with top edge gilt; spine both faded and
grubby, some spotting to boards, corners rubbed and bumped, last
¼” of upper and lower spine fraying or lost. Two fine engraved
bookplates on front endpaper, both dated 1894, with the engraver’s
monogram WS. Internally there is some foxing, and one plate has unfortunately
been re-attached with Sellotape – the Sellotape has departed but the
discolouration on the inner edge of the plate and the page preceding and
following remains. However, generally a very good copy.
B4963) Davis, Ralph. ENGLISH OVERSEAS TRADE
1500-1700. 1973. 8 1/4" x 5 3/8", 64 pages, maps, tables,
bibliography. In the ‘Studies in Economic History’ series,
commissioned by the Economic History Society. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B4964) Biggs, John R. BASIC TYPOGRAPHY. 1973.
7 1/2" x 7 5/8", 176 pages, well illustrated throughout. The
principles, the mechanics, and the practice of typography. Glossary,
bibliography. Soft covers, very good.
B4966) TRANSPORT MEMORABILIA AND MODELS. 1994. 10
1/2" x 8 1/4", 86 pages, cataloguing 617 lots, many illustrated in
black and white and colour. Catalogue of Christie's South Kensington sale of
24-25 February, 1994. Engineering, steam and railway models and ephemera,
aviation art and literature, motoring art and literature. Soft covers, a near
fine copy.
B4968) TRANSPORT MEMORABILIA. 1991. 10 1/2" x 8
1/4", 61 pages, cataloguing 998 lots, many illustrated in black and white
and colour. Catalogue of Christie's South Kensington sale of 13-14 August,
1991. Maritime, aviation, toys, motoring, and railway. Soft covers, a near fine
copy.
B4969) AIRCRAFT IN MINIATURE : The Work of
William Osmond Doylend - Part II. 1994. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", 42
pages, cataloguing 200 lots, illustrated in black and white and colour.
Catalogue of Christie's South Kensington sale of 12 August, 1994 of this
collection of over 500 individually numbered models, each a replica of the
original aircraft, hand painted with original markings. Soft covers, a near
fine copy.
B4970) HIGHLAND DRESS IN MODERN STYLES for All Occasions. No date,
1930’s? Published by Stewart, Christie & Co, Tailors and Kiltmakers
By Appointment to The Late King George V. 8 5/8" x 5 5/8", 24 pages,
coloured frontispiece and 7 pages of colour plates, 10 pages of black and white
plates. ‘Depicts the Highland Dress as it is worn in modern times and
should be of especial interest to all Scots, and to those members of Caledonian
Societies overseas’. In original card covers, with the title
‘Highland dress’ gilt embossed on upper cover; a very good copy.
B4972) Kamitsis, Lydia. PACO RABANNE : Fashion Memoir. 1999. 8
3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated with 49 illustrations,
25 of which are in colour. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4973) James, John. CHARTRES : The Masons Who Built a Legend. 1985.
9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 200 pages, 116 black and white illustrations,
photographs and drawings. Glossary, bibliography. Soft covers, previous
owner’s name neatly on front free endpaper, corners somewhat bumped,
covers a little rubbed, but generally a very good copy.
B4975) FASHIONS OF THE MOMENT FOR SPRING AND SUMMER from the Fashion
Showrooms of Jamieson's. 1937. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 24 pages,
illustrated throughout in black and white. Catalogue for Spring and Summer 1937
– ladies’ coats, suits, dresses and gowns, blouses, sports wear,
shoes, children’s clothes and shoes. Stapled card covers, slight staining
to covers, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4977) Humbert, Raymond, Introduction. TRADITIONS AGRICOLES
AVALLON. 1974. 7" x 9 3/8", 1 page introduction, 32 black and
white illustrations of agricultural tools, 8 pages of text (in French)
describing the exhibition. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at
Avallon in July-September, 1974. Soft covers, near fine.
B4979) Timmins, J.G. THE FORGE AND THE WHEEL. 1971. 8" x
6 3/8", 32 pages, black and white illustrations, map. Pamphlet No.
B4980) ARTHUR PRICE MALLEABLE IRON AND GUN METAL PLANE MAKERS. No
date, but probably 1920’s from pricing and style. 10 1/2" x 8
1/4", single page leaflet, printed one-side only. ‘All Types of
Planes for the Woodworking Industry’. Leaflet advertising Shoulder
Planes, Bull-nose Planes, and castings (including the iron) for both types.
Price’s planes were supplied in malleable iron and gun metal, steel face,
fitted with rosewood infill and wedges. The shoulder planes were advertised in
4 sizes from 3/8” to 1 ½”; the bull-nose being in 1
1/8” and 1 ¼”. Styles were very much in the Norris and
Spiers tradition, examples of the planes are now not easily found. In very good
condition; an uncommon item, like most leaflets and catalogues relating to this
type of plane.
B4982) SAMMLUNG RUDOLF VON GUTMANN. 1993. 10 7/8" x 8 1/4", 117 pages, cataloguing 121
lots of fine books from the collection of Rudolf von Gutmann, many
illustrations in black and white and colour. The catalogue of the sale at
Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London on 2 April 1993, including Chinese
School Watercolours in two albums containing fine landscapes and interiors
[c.1790]; Melchior Pfintzing Teuerdank
printed on vellum [1517] and The Talman Albums c.1720. Hb, a little bumped at
corners but generally a very good copy.
B4983) Personal Collections : THE ESTATE OF PETER JAY SHARP. 1994. 10 7/8" x 8 1/4",
cataloguing 77 magnificent lots of books, French furniture and decorations,
English furniture, sculpture, and old master paintings; many illustrations in
black and white and colour, some folding. The catalogue of the sale at
Sotheby’s, New York, 13 January, 1994. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B4984) THE L.H.P. KLOTZ COLLECTION OF INCUNABULA, GERMAN ILLUSTRATED
BOOKS AND ATLASES. 1994. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", 253 pages, cataloguing
371 lots, illustrated in black and white and colour. The catalogue of the sale
at Christie's, King Street, St. James, London, 2 November 1994. Soft covers, a
very good copy.
B4985) ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY : Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
of Great Britain. Volume 26, 1983. 9 5/8" x 7 1/4", 114 pages of
text, 64 pages of black and white plates. Articles include:- ‘Renaissance Balusters and the Antique’;
‘Inigo Jones in Provence’;
‘The Grange, Northington’;
‘The Origin of the Sash-window’;
‘Balthasar Neumann’s
Schonborn Chapel at Wurzburg Cathedral and its Berninesque Prototype’;
‘Sanfelice and St Florian :
Indigenous Tradition and Staircase Design’; ‘Newly Discovered Drawings by C.R. Cockerell
for Cambridge University Library’; ‘G.H. Stokes at Battlesden and Belle Vue’; ‘Henry Clutton’s Country Houses’;
‘Vernacular Architecture : a Review
of Recent Literature’. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4986) Knight, Patrick. STATIONARY ENGINE REVIEW. 1997.
10" x 7 1/2", 115 pages, 166 illustrations,
B4988) Willis, Robert; Clark, John Willis. THE
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. 1988. 9 3/4" x 6
3/4", three volumes, 630, 776, 722 pages, over 300 plans, antique and
specially commissioned engravings. The one indispensable work of reference on
Cambridge architecture before the onset of the modern age, first published in
1886, reprinted here for the first time, with new introductory material in
volume 1. Soft covers, near fine.
B4989) Smith, Saumarez, Charles. THE BUILDING OF CASTLE HOWARD. 1997.
9 5/8" x 7 1/4", 221 pages, 55 black and white plates, 5 figures. The
first complete study of the circumstances which led to the building of Castle
Howard. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4990) King, Monique; King; Donald. THE KEIR COLLECTION :
EUROPEAN TEXTILES IN THE KEIR COLLECTION 400 BC to 1800AD. 1990. 11
1/8" x 8 7/8", 311 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. For scope, quality, variety, and general sumptuousness, the Keir
Collection of textiles rivals some of the finest museum collections in the
field. Glossary, appendix giving museums with textile collections referred to
in the catalogue, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4992) Hardy, Florence. THE LIFE OF THOMAS HARDY. 1994.
9" x 6", two volumes bound as one, 327 + 286 pages, black and white
illustrations. Illustrated biography by Hardy’s widow, first published
shortly after his death in 1928. Soft covers, very good.
B4993) Smith, A. Hassell; Baker, Gillian M.; Kenny,
R.W., Editors. THE PAPERS OF NATHANIEL BACON OF STIFFKEY. Volume I
1556-1577; volume II 1578-1585; volume III 1586-1595. Published 1979, 1983
and 1990, as volumes 46, 49 and 53 of the Norfolk Record Society’s
publications. 10" x 6 3/8", 354 + 400 + 434 pages, engraving of
Stiffkey Hall, folding pedigree of the Bacon family, table showing movement and
present location of the principal groups of Bacon papers; illustration of the
emblem sent by George Gascoigne to Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper. Hbs in dws,
near fine.
B4995) Chandler. Richard; Clay, Edith, Editor. TRAVELS IN
ASIA MINOR 1764-1765. 1971. 10" x 6", 253 pages, colour
frontispiece and 16 black and white plates which reproduce the contemporary watercolours
of William Pars, artist to Chandler’s expedition. Includes an
appreciation of William Pars by Andrew Wilton, together with a catalogue of
drawings and a summary biography. Detailed appendices, including published
works of Richard Chandler, bibliography, and map. Hb, no dw, with the bookplate
of Brian Fothergill (biographer) on front endpaper, together with the ink
inscription ‘To Brian with best wishes from Edith’ on front free
endpaper – this inscription may reasonably be assumed to be from the editor
to Brian Fothergill, the previous owner. Apart from the lack of the dw, a very
good copy.
B5000) Smith, C.Herbert. THROUGH THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL BY
MOTOR BOAT. 1929. 7 1/2" x 5", 77 pages, black and white
photographic frontispiece of the boat with author, wife and friend on canal,
near Bradford-on-Avon. A detailed account of the author’s journey from
the Thames at Reading, through the Kennet and Avon canal to Bristol. The canal
was at the time in the ownership of the Great Western Railway Company, and in
very indifferent condition. Hb, in original cloth with gilt embossed titling on
spine and upper board, a little foxing to early and late pages, otherwise a
very nice copy of an uncommon title.
B5002) Emmison, F.G. ELIZABETHAN LIFE : DISORDER : Mainly from
Essex Sessions and Assize Records. 1970. 9 3/4" x 6", 354 pages,
25 black and white plates. An entirely fresh account of social life during
Elizabeth I’s time as mirrored mainly in the 14,000 judicial records for
Essex – the richest and most complete Quarterly Sessions records in
Britain. Detailed appendices. Hb in dw, upper corner of rear board bumped,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B5005) Doree, Stephen G., editor. THE PARISH REGISTER AND TITHING
BOOK OF THOMAS HASSALL OF AMWELL. 1989. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 281
pages, frontispiece, 6 black and white plates, 5 maps. Published by the
Hertfordshire Record Society as volume 5 of the Hertfordshire Record
Publications. Hb in dw, near fine.
B5007) John, Eric. THE POPES : A Concise Biographical History. 1964.
10" x 7 1/4", 496 pages, 16 colour plates, some 140 monochrome
plates. Hb, bookplate of Brian Fothergill (biographer) on front paste-down,
slight foxing to half-title, no dw, otherwise a very good copy.
B5008) Jekyll, Gertrude. OLD ENGLISH HOUSEHOLD LIFE : Some Account
of Cottage Objects and Country Folk. 1925. 9 3/8" x 6 1/2", 222
pages, 277 black and white photographs and drawings. Hb, no dw, bumped at lower
edge of spine resulting in three splits to the cloth, two approximately
1/10” long, the other approximately ½” long. Otherwise a
very good copy, uncommon in this first edition.
B5009) Buning, W. BAUANATOMIE HANDWERKLICH-TECHNISCHE GRUNDLAGEN
DES WOHNBAUES ALS EINFUHRING IN DIE BAUKUNST Von W. Buning. 1928. 10"
x 7 3/8", 158 pages, 166 superbly detailed drawings of building
construction including brick and stonework, studwork, doors, windows, stairs,
roofing etc. German text. Hb in cloth-backed boards, corners rubbed, upper
board rather stained, cloth back speckled, however otherwise a very good copy.
B5013) Pons, Bruno. WADDESDON MANOR : ARCHITECTURE AND PANELLING. 1996.
12 1/4" x 8 7/8", 704 pages, 652 black and white illustrations, 22
colour plates. A scholarly account of the origins of the house, and a catalogue
of the paneling carved in the eighteenth century in France for great houses in
Paris, and now assembled at Waddesdon. Hb in dw, near fine. Note – a very
heavy book, additional postage will be required.
B5015) Evans, George Ewart. The Crooked Scythe : AN ANTHOLOGY OF
ORAL HISTORY. 1994. 7 3/4 x 4 7/8", 202 pages, edited and with
drawings by David Gentleman. Soft covers, near fine.
B5017) Bate, Percy. ENGLISH TABLE GLASS. No
date, inscription dated 1915. 9" x 5 5/8", 130 pages, 67 black and
white plates showing some 250 glasses. Hb, in original dark blue cloth, with
the title gilt-embossed on the spine and upper board; top edges gilt, bumped at
corners, splash marks on upper board, foxing to edges and endpapers, dated ink
inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise generally a very good copy.
B5018) Wilkinson, R. THE HALLMARKS OF ANTIQUE
GLASS. 1968. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 220 pages, some 279 illustrations
in black and white and colour. A detailed guide to the characteristics of
collectable glass; the author spent most of his working life in glass, working
for the small family firm of F. Wilkinson & Co. Hb in dw, dw largely
complete though rubbed and carefully repaired, signed by author on front free
endpaper, a very good copy.
B5019) ACID ETCHED GLASS 1850-1930. 1990. 8 1/4"
x 5 3/4", 32 pages, 7
pages of black and white plates,
9 illustrations to each page. Catalogue for an exhibition of acid etched glass held
at Jeanette Hayhurst Fine Glass, Kensington Church Street, London. Illustrated card covers, inscribed by
Jeanette Hayhurst to previous owner, a near
fine copy.
B5020) Parry, Stephen. MINIATURE DECANTERS AND
WHISKY MEASURES. 1981. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4", 15 pages, 4 pages of black and
white illustrations. Catalogue for an exhibition held at Jeanette Hayhurst’s shop in the Knightsbridge
Pavilion, Old Brompton Road, London. Illustrated
card covers, signed by Stephen Parry, a very good copy.
B5021) Sitwell, Sacheverell. MORNING, NOON AND
NIGHT IN LONDON. 1948. 8 7/8" x 5 1/2", 86 pages, 8 attractive
colour plates. Hb, no dw, in original yellow cloth, the boards somewhat grubby,
previous owner’s neat signature on front free endpaper, otherwise very
good.
B5023) Smit, F.G.A.M. THE ART OF GLASS ON STAMPS. 1987.
8 1/4" x 5 7/8", 67 pages, black and white illustrations. Card
covers, a near fine copy.
B5024) Goodman, Andrew; Edited and Presented By
Robert Hardcastle. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S LONDON. 2000. 9 5/8" x 7
3/8", 192 pages, black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Soft covers,
near fine.
B5025) Hamilton, Mark. Rare Spirit : A LIFE OF
WILLIAM DE MORGAN 1839-1911. 1997. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 236 pages, illustrated in black
and white and colour. The first full biography of an outstandingly
talented and creative man. Provides a survey of his achievements as a ceramic
designer over thirty-eight years, his collaborations ith William Morris and
Edward Burne-Jones, and his best-selling novels. Useful appendices and bibliography.
Hb in dw, slight remnants of a
removed label on front free endpaper,
ink note on free endpaper, otherwise
a near fine copy.
B5026) Stuart, David C. GEORGIAN GARDENS. 1979.
9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 256 pages, well illustrated in black and white.
Examines gardens of country and town, covering the years from 1730 to 1830. The
gazetteer describes well over 200 of the most important Georgian gardens, most
of which are open to the public. Hb in price-clipped dw, near fine.
B5027) Symonds, R. W., Preface. THE ORNAMENTAL
DESIGNS OF CHIPPENDALE from The Gentleman
and Cabinet-Maker's Director 1762.
1968. 9 3/4" x 6 1/8", 24 page introduction ‘Rococo in the English Handicrafts’ in English and
French, 80 pages of black and white plates from The Director. Bibliography
of eighteenth century works on English rococo design. Hb in price-clipped dw, a very
good copy.
B5028) Parkman, Francis. THE DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT WEST. 1962.
8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 331 pages,
4 black and white illustrations, 2
maps. The discovery of the whole length of the Mississippi, and the
first attempts at settling Louisiana. First published in 1869, this is a reprint of the 11th
edition, originally published
in 1879. Hb in dw, very good.
B5029) Goodden, Angelica. The Sweetness of Life :
A BIOGRAPHY OF ELISABETH LOUISE VIGEE LE BRUN. 1997. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 384 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. The definitive biography, a long-overdue reassessment of this sometimes
scandalous, often devious but prodigiously gifted woman and artist. Bibliography. Hb in dw, bookplate on front paste-down, a very nice copy.
B3673) Bumpus, Bernard. CHARLOTTE RHEAD : Potter and Designer. 1987.
8 1/2" x 5 3/4", 108 pages, well illustrated with colour plates,
black and white illustrations, stamps. The first book to be published on the
life and work of Charlotte Rhead – one of the most innovative pottery
designers during the inter-war period. An essential reference work for
collectors and dealers ...and those interested in the history of design.
Lists all Charlotte Rhead's known designs and illustrates many of them in
colour. Illustrated boards, a very nice copy of this scarce and sought after
reference work.
B4829) Beckett, John. The Urgent Hour : THE
DRAINAGE OF THE BURNT FEN DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH LEVEL OF THE FENS 1760-1981. 1983.
8 1/4" x 8 1/4", 53 pages,
interesting black and white
photographs and drawings.
Card covers, a near fine copy, now uncommon.
B4831) Jones, Owen. THE GRAMMAR OF CHINESE
ORNAMENT. 1987. 13 1/4" x 9 3/8", 224 pages, 100 colour plates.
Formerly entitled Examples of Chinese
Ornament this book was first published in1867 in an edition of 300 copies
only. It is a significant source book for all designers and artists, and a
welcome addition to the library of everyone interested in the fine arts. Hb in
dw, near fine.
B4832) McWilliam; Neil, Sekules, Veronica.
Life and Landscape : P.H. Emerson : ART & PHOTOGRAPHY IN EAST ANGLIA
1885-1900. 1986. 8 1/4" x 11 5/8", 123 pages, well illustrated in
black and white. Published on the occasion of the first exhibition to show the
entire oeuvre of P.H. Emerson, one of
Victorian England’s most important photographers. Select bibliography of
books and articles on the Broads 1834-1900; complete illustrated checklist of
published photographs by P.H. Emerson, select bibliography of publications by
P.H. Emerson. Illustrated card covers, a near fine copy.
B4833) Brown, Jonathan; Ward; Sadie. THE
VILLAGE SHOP. 1990. 8 3/4" x 9", 96 pages, well illustrated in
black and white and colour. The history, cuurent day problems, and help and
advice available to those seeking to improve or even to save their businesses.
Soft covers, near fine.
B4835) Wilson, Gillian. SELECTIONS FROM THE
DECORATIVE ARTS IN THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM. 1983. 11" x 8 1/2",
110 pages, superbly illustrated in
colour. Illustrates and describes 50 items from the museum’s fine
collection of French decorative arts, arranged in chronological order.
Bibliography. Folded card covers, short (1 ½”) tear at lower edge
of upper cover, otherwise a very good copy.
B4837) Tcherviakov, Alexandre F. FANS FROM THE
18TH. TO THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY : Collection of the Palace of
Ostankino in Moscow. 1998. 13" x 9 5/8", 216 pages, superbly
illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Preface by Karl Lagerfeld. The language
of the fan, catalogue, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B3019) Carruthers,
Annette and Greensted, Mary. GOOD CITIZEN'S FURNITURE The Arts
and Crafts Collections at Cheltenham. 1999 reprint. 10 1/2" x 8
1/2", 168 pages, 12 colour illustrations, many specially commissioned
black and white photographs. This is a fine catalogue of the collection of Arts
and Crafts Movement furniture collection at Cheltenham, which is 'probably the
best in the world'. Each item of furniture is fully catalogued and illustrated
alongside its catalogue entry. Additionally, 3 chapters describe the general
principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement with particular reference to
furniture design; the growth of the movement in the Cotswolds, and the
development of the Cheltenham collection. A vital source work for the period.
Bibliography. Soft covers, fine.
B4839) Silberberg, Lily; Shoben, Martin. THE
ART OF DRESS MODELLING : Shape Within Shape. 1998. 11 1/2" x 7
7/8", 105 pages, detailed black and white illustrations throughout. A
unique book, covering a wealth of classic styles as well as the basic skills of
modelling on the dress stand. Lily Silberberg is recognised as UK's most highly
regarded toilist. Soft covers, mint.
B4842) Geerlings, Gerald K. WROUGHT IRON IN
ARCHITECTURE : An Illustrated Survey. 1983. 11 1/4" x 8 3/8", xii
+ 202 pages, 380 illustrations, including 307 black and white photographs and
73 line drawings. Originally published in
B4845) Tsao, Hsingyuan. Differences Preserved :
RECONSTRUCTED TOMBS FROM THE LIAO AND SONG DYNASTIES. 2000. 10 1/4" x
8 1/2", 68 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Exhibition
catalogue. Bibliography, Glossary of Chinese names. Card covers, near fine.
B4849) Van Dyk, Stephen H. RARE BOOKS. 2001.
8 3/4" x 8 7/8", 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Highlights the
rare, unusual, and diverse collections in the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design
Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution. Folded card covers, near fine.
B4851) Wiseman, E.J. VICTORIAN DO-IT-YOURSELF :
Handicrafts and Pastimes of the 1880s. 1976. 10" x 7", 168 pages,
many black and white illustrations. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near
fine copy.
B4852) Postma, Thijs. FOKKER : Aircraft Builders
to the World. 1980. 11 7/8" x 9", 160 pages, comprehensively
illustrated in black and white and colour. A profusely illustrated history of
one of the most innovative aircraft companies in the world. Hb in dw, previous
owner’s blind embossed circular stamp of front free endpaper, otherwise a
near fine copy.
B4853) Beard, Geoffrey. THE WORK OF JOHN VANBRUGH.
1986. 10" x 7 5/8", 176 pages, 127 black and white illustrations.
A detailed text, followed by an outstanding sequence of specially commissioned
photographs, supported by contemporary drawings, engravings and plans. Notes to
the illustrations, useful appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, remains of label
on front free endpaper, price-clipped dw neatly laminated with the ends of the
laminate stuck to the endpapers, otherwise a very good copy.
B4857) Raffan, Richard. TURNING BOXES WITH RICHARD
RAFFAN. 1998. 10" x 8", 172 pages, well illustrated in black and
white and colour. Soft covers, very good.
B4858) Oman, Charles. ENGLISH ENGRAVED SILVER 1150
to 1900. 1978. 9 7/8" x 7 1/2", 158 pages, frontispiece and 159
superb black and white illustrations. The first book to be written on the
subject, the result of over twenty years original research. Includes a
catalogue of the works attributed to the engraver ‘P over M’, an
invaluable appendix listing the apprenticeships of engravers, and a short
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4859) May, W.E. THE BOATS OF MEN-of-WAR. 1999.
10" x 7 1/2", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white. The
only study of the whole history of this neglected topic, covers hoisting boats,
lifeboats, arming boats etc. Includes the largest collection of boat draughts
ever published. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4860) ORNEMENT MEDIEVAL. 1999. 11 3/4" x 8
1/4", 95 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white. Brief
introduction and annotations in French. Source book for medieval design and
ornament in furniture, costume, carving, alphabets. Soft covers, near fine.
B4861) THE ART OF THE MAP-MAKER IN ESSEX 1566-1860. 1948.
11" x 8 3/4", xv pages of text, 30 plates including
B4862) Elsey, Les. PROFILE OF THE SOUTHERN MOGULS.
1986. 11" x 8 1/2", 158 annotated black and white photographs. In
the ‘Profile Series’. Laminated boards, spine slightly faded,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4863) Arwas, Victor. BERTHON & GRASSET. 1978.
11 1/2" x 8 1/2", 144 pages, over 120 illustrations including
B4866) Lohr, Dr. Alfred. TRUHEN, LADEN UND
KASSETTEN. No date. 9 3/4" x 8 1/2", 48 pages, quality black and
white photographs, illustrated endpapers. German text. Illustrates and
describes some twenty early carved wooden chests and caskets, together with a
plate illustrating the kind of woodworking tools used by their makers. Hb in
dw, dw a little grubby, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4867) Beckwith, John. THE BASILEWSKY SITULA. 1963.
9 5/8" x 7 1/4", 18 pages of text, frontispiece, 15 text
illustrations, 14 black and white plates. Monograph No. 21, Victoria and Albert
Museum on the Basilewsky Situla, an ivory bucket for holy water, one of the
most important examples of early medieval carving to have survived. It is
discussed together with related objects by John Beckwith, Deputy Keeper of
Architecture and Sculpture. Bibliography. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4868) O'Toole, Laurence. THE ROSELAND BETWEEN
RIVER AND SEA. 1978. 10" x 8", 175 pages, black and white
illustrations and maps. A history of the four Cornish parishes – St Just,
St Gerrans, St Anthony and Philleigh which make up the Roseland, between the
sea and he River Fal. Dust-wrappered card covers, a near fine copy.
B4870) Steele, Valerie. SHOES : A Lexicon of
Style. 1998. 10 5/8" x 9 1/4", 192 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. Folded
card covers, a near fine copy.
B4873) Chenoune, Farid. Hidden Femininity : 20th
CENTURY LINGERIE. No date. 12" x 9 3/4", 198 pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Timeline, bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B3290) Bernstein, S. COLLECTING CHINESE ART. 2000. 11
3/4" x 8 5/8", 180 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour,
map. Illustrates and documents 120 outstanding Chinese works of art; each
example in jade, glass, sculpture and metalwork is illustrated in full colour
and described in the light of the latest archeologically derived information.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4874) Harbison, Craig. JAN VAN EYCK : The Play of Realism. 1995.
11" x 8 1/4", 228 pages, 132 illustrations,
B4878) Staebler, Wendy W. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING IN CONTRACT
INTERIORS. 1997. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 256 pages, 408 illustrations,
mainly in colour. A compilation of 123 outstanding details from the work of 56
of America’s finest architects and designers; each detail is shown with
its actual working drawings, accompanied by information about the design process,
the materials, and how the finished details were integrated with the overall
design. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4880) Delgado, James P. Across the Top of the World : THE QUEST
FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE. 11 1/4" x 9 1/4", 228 pages, 100
colour and 100 black and white illustrations, maps. A spellbinding saga of
Arctic exploration, enhanced by quotations from grim first-hand accounts and by
dramatic images. Extensive bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4884) Bharucha, Fershid; Gomes, Rosalie. Buried Treasures
: THE BLACK-AND-WHITE WORK OF MAXFIELD PARRISH : 1896-1905. 1992. 11"
x 8 1/2", pages unnumbered, short introduction followed by black and white
plates – miscellaneous illustrations, illustrations for ‘Mother Goose in Prose’, ‘Its Walls were as of Jasper’,
‘Knickerbocker’s History of
New York’, ‘The Golden
Age’, ‘Dream Days’,
and ‘The Great South-West’.
Soft covers, near fine.
B4886) Johnson, Anna. HANDBAGS : The Power of The Purse. 2002.
4" x 6", 486 pages, over 900 full colour photographs. Brilliantly
comprehensive, a superb guide to the world of handbags of all types.
B4889) Edgington, David; Hudson, Charles. STATIONARY
ENGINES FOR THE ENTHUSIAST. 1981. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", pages
unnumbered, 223 black and white photographs and figures. Soft covers, a little
rubbed externally, but generally a very good copy.
B4891) Pressler, Christine. Schöne alte Kinderbücher :
Eine Illustrierte Geschichte Des Deutschen Kinderbuches Aus Funf Jahrhunderten.
1980. 10 7/8" x 9 1/2", 212 pages, copiously illustrated in black
and white and colour. German text. Extensive bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.40.00 pounds sterling
B4896) PHILIP JACKSON : SCULPTURE SINCE 1987. 2002. 12 1/8" x
10", 120 pages, more than 100 superb colour photographs. A long-overdue
monograph on the work of Philip Jackson, one of the foremost figurative
sculptors working in Britain today. Includes illustrated appendix of
Jackson’s work since 1987, with details of where the public sculpture can
be seen. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4897) Walker, Aidan; Editor. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOOD : A
Tree-by-Tree Guide to the World's Most Versatile Resource. 1989. 10
1/4" x 10 1/4", 192 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in
colour, diagrams, maps. Foreword by John Makepeace, essay on ‘The
Craftsman’ by Alan Peters. Includes detailed A-Z directory of more than
150 of the world’s most popular and beautiful woods. Glossary. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4898) Scher, Stephen K. The Currency of Fame : PORTRAIT MEDALS OF
THE RENAISSANCE. 1994. 11 3/8" x 9 1/4", 424 pages, 495
illustrations including 105 medals in full colour. Published in conjunction
with the exhibition held in New York and Washington. An unparalleled study of
the Renaissance portrait medal, with examples drawn from the finest collections
in the world, both public and private. Catalogue, bibliography. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4901) CONTINENTAL AND RUSSIAN BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS,
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 1990. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4", 274+ pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Sotheby’s auction
sale, comprising 493 lots, including a remarkable series of love-letters by
Tsar Alexander II, the papers of Cardinal Granville relating to the Council of
Trent, and a fine letter from Jean Racine to Madame de Maintenon. Card covers,
a near fine copy.
B4902) 19th and 20th Century Furniture and Decorations -
Belle Epoque Series. 1994. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4", 99+ pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Sotheby’s auction
sale, comprising 210 lots, including the Barber of Seville Piano by Francois
Linke, and a Linke Centre Table from the
B4903) GLOBES AND PLANETARIA. 1995. 10 5/8" x 8
1/4", 31+ pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue
of Christie’s South Kensington auction sale, comprising 49 lots,
including miniature and pocket globes, globe curiosities and miscellaneous,
armillary spheres, orreries and planetaria, table and library globes. Card
covers, a very good copy.
B4904) MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, SPECTACLES AND RELATED
INSTRUMENTS. 1993. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4", 44+ pages, well illustrated
in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Christie’s South Kensington
auction sale, comprising 234 lots including a Heine of Wurzburg very rare and
fine mechanical steel and ivory chain-saw. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4905) The Art of Invention Part II AMERICAN PATENT
MODELS 1836-1899 from the Cliff Petersen Collection. 1996. 10 5/8" x 8
1/4", 124 pages, colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations of
all lots. Catalogue of Christie’s East, New York auction sale, comprising
300 lots. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4906) Kerslake, John. Mr BOSWELL. 1967. 8
1/2" x 10 7/8", pages unnumbered, illustrated in black and white. Catalogue
for the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery; foreword by Roy Strong
(then Director of the National Portrait Gallery), catalogue of 110 items. Card
covers, a very good copy.
B4907) Lloyd, Stephen. Raeburn's Rival : ARCHIBALD
SKIRVING 1749-1819. 1999. 9 3/4" x 8 1/2", 87 pages, 19 colour
plates, 30 black and white figures. Published in conjunction with, and as a
catalogue for the exhibition held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
celebrating Skirving’s life and work, and marking the 250th
anniversary of his birth. Dust-wrappered card covers, a near fine copy.
B4909) FINE ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO Including 19th
Century Sculpture. 1985. 10" x 7 7/8", 161 pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Christie’s New
York auction sale, comprising 542 lots including lamps by Tiffany’s. Soft
covers, inscription on half-title, otherwise very good.
B4910) BEL AMEUBLEMENT ET OBJETS D'ART. 2003. 10
5/8" x 8 1/4", 214 pages, well illustrated mainly in colour.
Catalogue of Sotheby’s Paris auction sale, comprising 149 lots; text in
French and English. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4911) AMERICAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS. 1995.
11" x 8 1/2", 161 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Catalogue of Butterfield & Butterfield‘s San Francisco
auction sale, comprising 647 lots. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4912) 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE FURNITURE, SCULPTURE,
CARPETS AND WORKS OF ART. 1996. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4", 121+pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Phillips Bond Street
London auction sale, comprising 332 lots. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4600) EMILIO PUCCI : Biennale di Firenze : Looking at
Fashion. 1996. 11" x 9 1/2", 200 pages, superbly illustrated in
black and white and colour. Catalogue for the retrospective of the work of
Emilio Pucci at the Biennale di Firenze – the first serious exhibition devoted
to his life and work. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. Now uncommon.
B1299) Desmond, Ray. KEW : THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC
GARDENS 1995. 10 3/8" x 7", 468 pages, 34 colour plates, many
black and white illustrations. Soft covers, very good.
B4789) Harris, Carole. MILLER'S COLLECTING FASHION
& ACCESSORIES. 2000. 9 1/2" x 7 5/8", 160 pages, well
illustrated almost wholly in colour. The essential guide to collecting fashion
and accessories. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4797) The Editors of WoodenBoat Magazine. THIRTY
WOODEN BOATS : A Second Catalog of Building Plans. 1999. 10 3/4" x 8
1/8", 78 pages, detailed scale drawings. A catalog of designs for the
amateur, the professional, and the dreamer. Soft covers, near fine.
B4798) Riely, John. ROWLANDSON DRAWINGS FROM THE
PAUL MELLON COLLECTION. 1977. 11 1/8" x 7 7/8", 93 pages of text,
36 plates in monochrome and colour. Published for the exhibition at the Yale
Center for British Art, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Detailed
catalogue, bibliography. Soft covers, a very nice copy.
B4800) Dock, George, Jr. AUDOBON'S BIRDS OF
AMERICA. 1979. 11 1/2" x 8 3/4", 170 pages, 30 full-page, full
colour illustrations, illustrated
catalogue of the 500 plates which appear in the 1871 edition of The Birds of America. Folded card
covers, near fine.
B4803) Murdoch, John. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH
MINIATURES. 1997. 11 1/8" x 8 3/4", 375 pages, 20 full-page
colour plates, more than 200 black and white photographs. The first complete
catalogue of the seventeenth-century English miniatures in the national
collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A comprehensive resource of information
for scholars, also a lively and readable volume for those with a general
interest in art and society. Hb in dw and handsome slipcase, dw a little
creased at upper edge, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4805) Broido, Lucy. THE POSTERS OF JULES CHERET :
46 Coloured Plates and an Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne. 1980. 12
1/4" x 9 3/8", 128 pages, 46 full colour plates, 200 black and white
reproductions. Biographical essay, chronologies, bibliography, index of poster
titles. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B4806) Earl, Donald. THE AGE OF AUGUSTUS. 1968.
11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 208 pages, 84 plates including
B4807) Royka, Paul A. MISSION FURNITURE :
Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. 1997. 11 1/4" x 8
5/8", 208 pages, more than 300 colour photographs. Provides identification
clues, glossary of terms, and values – an excellent reference source for
all those interested in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4809) Liefkes, Reino, editor. GLASS. 1997. 10
7/8" x 8 5/8", 160 pages, some 200 illustrations in black and white and
colour. A standard reference work for students, collectors and all those
interested in this versatile material. Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4811) Gardiner, Jim. MAGNOLIAS : A Gardener's
Guide. 2000. 10 5/8" x 7 1/2", 329 pages, more than 150 superb
colour photographs, line drawings and maps. A detailed examination of the charms and
challenges of growing the variety of magnolias available to contemporary
gardeners. Bibliography, index of magnolia names. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4815) Taylor, Michael. THE ART OF THE FLAT TIN
FIGURE. 1995. 12" x 8 1/2", 128 pages, generously illustrated
with colour and monochrome photographs and drawings, including both ‘work
in progress’ and some of the finest examples of Michael Taylor’s
finished pieces, which have brought him 26 Gold Medals in international
competitions. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4816) Taragin, Davira S. CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS AND
THE SAXE COLLECTION. 1993. 10 1/8" x 9 3/4", 216 pages, 122
colour plates plus 26 black and white illustrations. Published on the occasion
of the exhibition of the same title, reproducing each of 123 objects by 98
artists in full colour, and providing a thumbnail biographical sketch of each
artist. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4819) Rene Lalique et Cie. LALIQUE GLASS : The
Complete Illustrated Catalogue for 1932. 1981. 11" x 9 3/8",
xviii + 149 pages, 122 plates showing over 1500 glass objects, price list.
‘…the most valuable single document in the Lalique
collector’s library’. Unabridged re-publication of the original
(1932) edition. Soft covers, near fine.
B4820) Wilson, Derek. History at Source : SAIL AND
STEAM 1794-1901. 1973. 13" x 10 5/8", introduction plus reproductions
(full-scale where possible) of 38 documents, mainly from the National Maritime
Museum, starting with documents relating to the Battle of Cape St Vincent. Card
covers, front cover slightly creased and a little rubbed, particularly on the
edges of the spine, but generally a very good copy.
B4821) Throp, Arnold. THE LAST YEARS OF MILL
ENGINE BUILDING. 1993. 11 1/2" x 8 1/8", 138 pages, some 88 black
and white figures. Published as the Journal of the International Stationary Steam
Engine Society, ‘Stationary Power
No.
B4824) Christie's South Kensington. TOOLS SCIENTIFIC AND
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS And Other Items. 1985. 8 1/8" x 5 1/2", 33
pages, 2 black and white plates. Auction catalogue of some 299 lots, some
illustrated. Card covers, stapled, plate pages detached from staples, annotated
with prices by previous owner, otherwise very good.
B4825) Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee. The Gilbert
Collection : MICROMOSAICS. 2000. 12" x 9 3/8", 310 pages,
superbly illustrated almost wholly in colour. Examines the comprehensive
Gilbert Collection of micromosaics through full colour illustrations and
detailed descriptions and commentaries. Biographies, glossary, bibliography,
exhibition history. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4826) Crippa, Maria Antonietta. LIVING GAUDI :
The Architect's Complete Vision. 2002. 12 3/4" x 9 5/8", 211
pages, archival photographs and more than 150 full colour illustrations. Focuses
on Gaudi’s town and country houses, parks and gardens, and his
relationship with his Catalan craftsmen. Biography, bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4828) Kelsall, Keith. GLASS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
ENGLAND : The Footed Salver. 1989. 9 7/8" x 7 1/2", 135 pages,
over 200 glasses illustrated with black and white photographs. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4756) Robertson, Kevin; Abbott, David. GWR
The Badminton Line : A Portrait of a Railway. 1988. 10" x 7 1/2",
233 pages, well illustrated with black
and white photographs, diagrams
and plans. The first full account of the construction of one of the GWR’s
main lines. Detailed appendices, including costings. Hb in dw, minor bump to
lower corner, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4760) Woodcock, Thomas; Robinson, John
Martin. HERALDRY IN HISTORIC HOUSES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 2000. 10 " x
8 7/8", 240 pages, 111 full colour illustrations, 100 line drawings. A guide to the heraldry
which can be seen in fifty houses owned and preserved by Britain’s
National Trust. Notes on the families, Gazetteer,
English Kings of Arms, Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4762) Corin, John. PROVIDENT AND THE STORY OF THE
BRIXHAM SMACKS. 1980. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 64 pages, black and white
photographs and line drawings. Traces the colourful career of one of the last
survivors of the great fleet of towering, brown canvassed ketches which once
sailed from the Devon port of Brixham. Soft covers, bumped at top of spine,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4763) Elliott, Colin. STEAM FISHERMEN IN OLD
PHOTOGRAPHS. 1979. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 64 pages, illustrated with over
50 old black and white photographs from the unique Ford Jenkins collection.
Soft covers, very good.
B4764) Elliott, Colin. SAILING FISHERMEN IN OLD
PHOTOGRAPHS. 1979. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 64 pages, illustrated with
over 50 old black and white photographs from the previously unpublished Ford
Jenkins collection. Soft covers, very good.
B4765) Coe, Ralph T. Sacred Circles : TWO THOUSAND
YEARS OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART. 1976. 10 1/2" x 9", 236
pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. Published in conjunction
with, and as a catalogue for, the exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London.
Glossary, time-chart, bibliography. Soft covers, corners creased otherwise very
good.
B4766) Bayliss-Smith, Tim; Owens, Susan. BRITAIN'S
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT FROM THE AIR. 1990. 11" x 8 3/4", 256 pages,
illustrated with black and white photographs. The changing landscape charted
using the unique perspective of aerial photography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4767) Joyce, David. THE ULTIMATE CONTAINER
GARDEN. 2002. 11 1/2" x 8 3/4", 216 pages, more than 500 colour
photographs and artworks. An indispensable tool for those who wish to make the
most of their environment. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4768) Davies, Philip. TROUGHS & DRINKING
FOUNTAINS : Fountains of Life. 1989. 8" x 6 5/8", 115 pages,
illustrated with black and white photographs. In the ‘Chatto Curiosities of the British
Street’ series. Opens up an extraordinary and long-forgotten chapter
of architectural and social history. Soft covers, near fine.
B4769) Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith. EAST
CROYDON TO THREE BRIDGES. 1988. 9 1/2" x 6 5/8", 96 pages,
extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. Laminated boards, a
near fine copy.
B4770) Bridgewater, Alan & Gill. THE CRAFT OF
WOOD CARVING. 1981. 10" x 7", 159 pages, 40 black and white
photographs, about 120 interesting drawings by the authors. Glossary,
bibliography. Hb in dw, dw spine faded, otherwise a very good copy.
B4771) Stewart, Joyce; Stearn, William T. THE
ORCHID PAINTINGS OF FRANZ BAUER. 1993. 11 1/2" x 8 3/4", 160
pages, well illustrated, including 63 superb colour reproductions of almost all
Bauer’s completed orchid paintings. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4777) Charles S. Green & Co. Ld, Manufacturers of
SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE : CATALOGUE. No date, pre UK decimalisation
(1970’s), and from the style of silverware presented probably
1960’s or earlier. 12 1/4" x 9 3/4", title page and
introduction, 44 catalogue pages, each item illustrated with a black and white photograph, some
enameled or gilded items highlighted with colour. Presents a wide range of Green’s
manufactured items in hall marked sterling silver, best electro-plate on nickel
silver, and reproductions of old Sheffield Plate (silver plate on copper),
including toilet sets for ladies and men, christening presents, lead crystal,
silver mounted scent sprayers, engine-turned and gilt decorated
‘flapjacks’ (apparently a compact designed to carry loose powder),
cigar and cigarette accessories, services for tea and coffee, and for serving
fruit, trays, condiment sets and tableware, pens and pencils, sports trophies,
flasks, tankards, nickel silver holders for Pyrex casserole dishes, cocktail
shakers and accessories. The catalogue is presented as loose-leaves securely
held in a proprietary illustrated card folder. No price list, although there is
a pocket at the rear of the folder which would probably have contained one.
Overall a near-fine copy of this comprehensive catalogue.
B4779) Warhol, Andy; Doonan, Simon. ANDY
WARHOL : Fashion. 2004. 6 5/8" x 4 7/8", 255 pages, 250 colour
illustrations. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4780) Lukin, James. SIMPLE DECORATIVE LATHE WORK : A
Practical Handbook on the Construction and Use of the Ordinary Turning Lathe
for the Purpose of the Above Art. 1994. 7" x 4 3/4", 88 pages, black
and white illustrations. Card covers, near fine.
B4750) Cranfield, Ingrid. ART DECO HOUSE STYLE :
An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. 2001. 10 1/2" x 9
1/4", 160 pages, lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white. An
invaluable guide to the maintenance and renovation of Art Deco homes. List of stockistsa in UK and USA,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine, now hard to find in hb.
B4752) ILLUSTRATED FURNITURE CATALOGUE Maple & Co.
London. Revised and enlarged illustrated catalogue, 1882. 7 1/4" x 9
1/2", 328 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white, with brass
bedsteads attractively highlighted with yellow. Maple & Co were founded in
1841, and are noted to be ‘Upholsterers to Her Majesty’ [Queen
Victoria]. Card cover has corner view of Maple & Co’s London shop.
Details of the Estate and House Agency department, with commission charges,
inside front and rear covers. Sections cover dining room, bedroom, drawing
room, library, and hall furniture, with separate section for antique oak dining
room and library furniture; bedsteads, bedding, dinner services, electro-plated
goods, wicker work, Austrian Bent Wood furniture, blankets, quilts, crockery
toilet ware, glass, gas fittings, general ironmongery, pier glasses, inside and
outside blinds, kitchen furniture, carpets, floor cloths, etc, damasks,
chintzes, etc, Officers’ Barrack furniture, dog stoves and fire dogs,
various baths, linens and sheetings. In original cloth backed, illustrated card
covers, covers chipped at edges, upper right corner lost (a triangle
approximately 1 ½” x 1 ¼”), dog-leg tear from lower
edge of upper cover, approximately
B886) Lewis, John and Griselda. PRATT WARE English and Scottish
Relief Decorated and Underglaze Coloured Earthenware 1780 - 1840. Revised edition 1993. 11" x 8 5/8", 320 pages, 96
colour plates, 514 black and white illustrations. Still the standard work on
Pratt ware. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B2491) Lochnan, Katharine A., Schoenherr,
Douglas E., Silver, Carole (Editors). THE EARTHLY PARADISE : Arts and
Crafts by William Morris and His Circle from Canadian Collections. 1993. 11
3/4" x 9 1/8", 294 pages, nearly 300 photographs, half in full
colour. Published in conjunction with the travelling exhibition ‘The Earthly Paradise’, for which
it also serves as a catalogue. Includes a dozen essays dealing with every facet
of Morris’s work, providing an excellent intro to Morris and his
achievements, and adds a new chapter to Morris studies. Soft covers, near fine.
B4741) Bemrose, William. A MANUAL OF WOOD CARVING
with Practical Instructions for Learners of the Art, and Selected Designs.
1906. 9 7/8" x 7 1/4", 72 pages, 8 page catalogue at rear, 24 pages
of plates and other text illustrations. Catalogue includes advertisements for
‘A.J. Addis’s Celebrated Carving Tools’ and ‘Rd.
Melhuish Ltd ‘. Hb, in original decorated cloth; bevelled boards; just a
little rubbed at corners and upper and lower spine, ink inscription to previous
owner on front free endpaper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4743) Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England : AN
INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON. Volumes 1
– 6 plus An Archeological Atlas, being 18 transparent map overlays with a
commentary. The set consists of :- Volume 1: Archaeological Sites in North-East
Northamptonshire; Volume 2: Archaeological Sites in Central Northamptonshire;
Volume 3: Archaeological Sites in North-West Northamptonshire; Volume 4:
Archaeological Sites in South-West Northamptonshire. Volume 5: Archaeological
Sites and Churches in Northampton; Volume 6: Architectural Monuments in North
Northamptonshire; Northamptonshire : An Archaeological Atlas. First editions, 6
volumes + atlas folder, 1975-85. Volumes 1-6
B4746) Timmers, Margaret, Editor. IMPRESSIONS OF
THE 20TH CENTURY : Fine Art Prints from the V&A Collection. 2001. 10
7/8" x 8 3/4", 176 pages,
118 colour illustrations, black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine.
B4747) CHUBB LOCKS and BUILDERS HARDWARE CATALOGUE and
Price List. No. 25. 1931. 10" x 7 1/4", 105 pages,
comprehensively illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations.
Includes letter from Chubb introducing this edition of the catalogue, four
items of ephemera relating to locks and security and separate price list for
this catalogue. Hb, in cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, but generally a
very nice copy of this uncommon catalogue.
B2812) Edwards, John, Foreword; Ogden, Perry,
Photography. 7 REECE MEWS : Francis Bacon's Studio. 2001. 9 3/8" x
6 3/4", 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations.
Hb in dw, near fine.
B3728) McCaffrey, Lloyd. SHIPS IN MINATURE : A New Manual for Modelmakers. 1988. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 144 pages, 89 black and white photographs and line drawings. Useful appendices, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. /14.00 pounds sterling
B4717) Abraham, R.M. SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS : Their
Design, Construction, Testing & Adjustment. No date. 8 3/4" x 5
5/8", ix, 309 pages, 238 illustrations. Hb in original blue cloth, with
gilt lettering to spine, no dw. Previous owner’s name on front free
endpaper, a little bumped at corners, but generally a very good copy.
B4722) Williams, John H. ST PETER'S STREET,
NORTHAMPTON : Excavations, 1973-1976. 1979. 12" x 8 1/2", 342
pages, 145 black and white illustrations. This excavation, one of the largest
medieval urban excavations undertaken in England, makes an important
contribution to the understanding of town origins and growth. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4725) McMurtrie, Francis; Blackman, Raymond
V.B., Editors. JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1949-1950. No date, circa 1950. 8
1/2" x 12 7/8", 50 pages of advertisements, xxi, A1-A12, 416 pages,
black and white photographs throughout. In original black blind-embossed cloth,
no dw, spine splitting to rear, short tear to lower edge of frontispiece and
title page, first advertisement page creased and with minor tears, a little
rubbed and bumped generally, but overall a very good copy of this authoritative
work.
B4726) Blackburn, Roderic H. DUTCH COLONIAL HOMES
IN AMERICA. 2002. 11 1/2" x 9 1/4", 240 pages, 200 spectacular
new colour photographs. An unprecedented look at twenty-eight houses, plus
eleven barns and other structures, built in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries by Dutch colonists in the north-eastern United States. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, just a little shelf-rubbed, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4729) Chenoune, Farid. Beneath It All : A CENTURY
OF FRENCH LINGERIE. 1999. 12 " x 9 3/4", 200 pages, comprehensively
illustrated in black and white and colour. Reveals how lingerie has changed
throughout the decades to reflect changing ideas and attitudes. Timeline,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4732) Chahine, Nathalie. BEAUTY : The Twentieth
Century. 2000. 8 1/4” x 5 7/8", 400 pages, well
illustrated in colour and black and white. The first book dedicated to the
universal history of beauty. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4734) Thurley, Simon. HAMPTON COURT: A Social and
Architectural History. 2003. 12 1/2" x 10", 450 pages, lavishly
illustrated in colour and black and white, inclusive a specially commissioned
suite of plans and reconstructions, revealing the evolving form of the
buildings. A building that has been at the heart of British history since the
Tudors is vividly brought to life by its leading historian. Hb in dw, minor
bump to lower edge, otherwise a near fine copy.
B2670) Daniels, Stephen. HUMPHRY REPTON : Landscape
Gardening & the Geography of Georgian England. 2000. 10 7/8" x 8
7/8", 248 illustrations,
with many previously unpublished pictures. Humphry Repton (1752-1818) was the
leading landscape gardener of later Georgian England; innovative and prolific,
he undertook more than four hundred commissions during his thirty-year career.
He worked for a wide variety of clients, and on many sites throughout England;
he also promoted his profesio n with extensive writings about the theory and
practice of landscape gardening. Superbly illustrated; examines in depth more than twenty representative
commissions. Gazetteer, Bibliography. Hb
in dw, dw spine faded, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4698) Glanville, Philippa; Young, Hilary;
Editors. Elegant Eating: FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF DINING IN STYLE. 2002. 10
7/8" x 8 3/4", 144 pages,
well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. The art of fine dining in Europe
– the first book to concentrate on the art of decorating the table,
following the courses of a grand dinner from cocktails to dessert. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4702) Huxley, Anthony. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF
GARDENING. 1978. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 352 pages, well illustrated
with over 1000 illustrations in black and white and colour. The first
authoritative book about the history and the development of the methods of
gardening. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4703) OLD ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK OF THE SIXTEENTH AND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. No date. 11 3/4" x 9 1/2", full-page
plates, one in colour, each with catalogue description on facing page. Introductory essay on early
needlework, followed by notable examples of the art. Presented in ribbon-tied
card covers, a very nice copy.
B4704) Lane, Terence. ROBERT PRENZEL 1866-1941 :
His Life and Work. 1994. 11 5/8" x 8 3/4", 64 pages, well
illustrated with 99 plates in black and white and colour. Published as a catalogue for the exhibition
of the same name, celebrating the work of a very talented Prussian carver, who,
in emigrating to Australia, devised a uniquely Australian style in his
furniture and carvings. Soft covers, near fine. Uncommon.
B4705) TRESORS d’IRLANDE. 1982. 10 5/8" x
8 1/8", 254 pages, richly illustrated in black and white and colour.
Published in conjunction with the major exhibition of Irish treasures. French
text. Glossary, bibliography. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B4706) Baynes, Ken; Baynes, Kate, editors. The
Shoe Show : BRITISH SHOES SINCE 1790. 1979. 10 3/4" x 8 5/8", 96
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Published in conjunction
with the exhibition ‘The Shoe
Show’, the Crafts Council’s first major review of a single
craft discipline taken in historical perspective. A pictorial history of shoes;
interviews with the craftsmen of the time. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4707) Pugin, Augustus Charles. PUGIN'S GOTHIC
ORNAMENT : The Classic Sourcebook of Decorative Motifs. 1987. 11 1/8"
x 8 1/4", publisher’s note, followed by reproductions of 100 black
and white plates from ‘Gothic
Ornaments Selected from Various Buildings in England and France’,
originally published in1828-31. Soft covers, near fine.
B4709) Hands, Peter; Richards, Colin,
compilers. BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING ON THE LONDON MIDLAND REGION Volume 1.
1985. 12" x 8 1/4", 96 pages, 181 black and white plates. Signed by
compilers. Laminated boards, a near fine copy.
B4714) Marx, Klaus. THE WAINWRIGHT P TANKS. 1990.
10 3/4" x 8 1/2", 60 pages, well illustrated with black and white
photographs. The full history of all the P tank locomotives. Soft covers, near
fine.
B4715) Vaughan, William; Borsch-Supan, Helmut;
Neidhardt, Hans Joachim. CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH, 1774-1840 : Romantic
Landscape Painting in Dresden. 1972. 11" x 8 1/2", 112 pages,
illustrated with 10 colour plates and over a hundred black and white
illustrations. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for, the
exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London. The only full-scale publication in
English in English, an invaluable record of the greatest genius of German
Romantic painting. Bibliography, Chronology. Soft covers, near fine.
B4716) Ellis, George. MODERN PRACTICAL JOINERY. 1907. 10 1/2" x 7", 486 pages, upwards of 1,200 illustrations, including 33 photographs. 'The methods of construction described are those generally adopted by skilful workmen, and are such as are in constant use in the best London workshops at the present time' (from the preface to the 1st. edition). Covers house joinery, bank, office, church, museum domestic and shop fittings, air-tight cases etc. Advertisements at rear include interesting one-page advertisement for Norris planes - at this time, pre the adjuster. A very nice copy. SORRY, SOLD
B4688) A Goldsmiths' Company Exhibition : CELEBRATION IN
GOLD AND SILVER : AN EXHIBITION OF EXQUISITE JEWELLERY AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER
Made During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II. 2002. 11 5/8" x 9 1/4",
80 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Published in conjunction with, and
as a catalogue for the exhibition to celebrate HM The Queen’s Golden
Jubilee. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4690) Stickley, Gustav. CRAFTSMAN HOMES :
Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. 1979.
11" x 8 1/8", 205 pages, 296 illustrations, illustrations inside
covers in colour. Unabridged republication of the second edition; four plates
which are in colour in the original edition are in black and white in the
appropriate place, and also printed in colour, though smaller, inside the front
and rear covers. Gathers together the entire range of design from ‘The Craftsman’. 296 architectural
drawings and floor plans. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B4693) Ellis, C. Hamilton. TWENTY LOCOMOTIVE MEN. 1958. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8", 214 pages, some 40 black and white illustrations. Twenty Locomotive Superintendent, or Chief Mechanical Engineer, as some lines later styled him, from William Bridges Adams, born in 1797, to the deat of Sir John Aspinall, in 1952. Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw somewhat dusty and a little chipped, particularly at the head of the spine and lower front, otherwise generally a very good copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4653) Weston, D.E. EAST ANGLIA'S LITTLE KNOWN
WATERWAY : The Lark Navigation. [1979]. 8 1/8" x 5 7/8", 20
pages, black and white illustrations, map. “The Bargees’ Route to
Bury by way of Mildenhall”. A guide for ramblers, boaters and visitors to
Bury St. Edmunds. Now uncommon. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4654) THE FASHION BOOK. 2001. 6 3/8" x 4
3/4", 520 pages, comprehensively illustrated in black and white and
colour. An A-Z guide to the 500 most important names in fashion since the
1860's. Glossary, directory of museums and galleries. Soft covers, very good.
B4657) Spence, William P. FINISH CARPENTRY : A
Complete Interior and Exterior Guide. 1995. 10 7/8" x 8 1/4", 288
pages, comprehensively illustrated with black and white photographs and clear
diagrams. Designed for the beginning carpenter, this illustrated guide to
carpentry gives advice on techniques and finishing touches that make for a
professional finish. The book covers mouldings, panelling, wainscoting and wood
flooring, cornice construction, roofing and siding etc. Soft covers, near fine.
12.00 pounds sterling
B4659) SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE of Ballet And Theatre
Material, Costume and Decor Designs, Portraits, Bronzes and Books. 13th
March, 1980. 9 5/8" x 7 1/8", 153 pages, illustrated in black and
white and colour. Auction catalogue, catalogues 283 lots, the property of Mr.
Ram Gopal, The late Leonide Massine, The late Tilly Losch, and other owners.
Estimates loosely inserted. Soft covers, very good.
B4660) SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE of Ballet Material and
Manuscripts from the Serge Lifar Collection. 9th. May, 1984.
9 5/8" x 7", pages unnumbered, illustrated in black and white and colour.
Auction catalogue, catalogues 228 lots. Results sheet loosely inserted. Soft
covers, very good.
B4661) SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE Ballet and Theatre Material
from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Carr Doughty. 4th.
June, 1981. 9 5/8" x 7", pages unnumbered, illustrated in black and
white and colour. Auction catalogue, catalogues 356 lots, Glossary of ballet
productions. Results sheet loosely inserted. Soft covers, very good.
B4662) SOTHEBY'S CATALOGUE Ballet and Theatre Material
and Related Reference Books. 4th March, 1982. 9 5/8" x
7", pages unnumbered, illustrated in black and white and colour. Auction
catalogue, catalogues 390 lots. Estimates and Results sheets loosely inserted.
Soft covers, very good.
B4665) Lebeau, Caroline; Corbett, Patricia.
Fabrics : THE DECORATIVE ART OF TEXTILES. 2004. 12" x 9", 218
pages, 223 illustrations,
B4669) Baird, Ljiljana, Editor. THE LIBERTY HOME :
Soft Furnishings and Gifts. 1997. 11 1/2" x 9 1/2", 144 pages, well
illustrated in colour with photographs and diagrams. 29 projects inspired by
Liberty fabrics together with a discussion of the history of the famous Regent
Street store. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4671) MODERN FIREPLACES BATHS & LAVATORIES : General
Ironmongery Catalogue No. 23. WINSTONE & Co. Ltd, Cross St., Finsbury
Pavement, London E.C. No date, probably 1930’s or earlier? 11 1/4" x
8 1/2", viii, 188 pages, well illustrated throughout in black and white.
Winstone & Co Ltd described themselves as ‘Founders and
Manufacturers, Stove and Range Specialists, Wholesale Builders’
Ironmongers’. The major part of the catalogue is devoted to fires and
fire surrounds and mantelpieces, a wide variety of stoves incorporating solid
fuel ranges, from the ‘Cottager’ range to many different variants
of the ‘Kitchener’ range, which could be
B4678) Creed, Charles. The Wool Education Society
: Lecture on "THE TREND IN WOOL FASHIONS". 1958. 8 3/8" x 5
1/2", 15 pages, black and white illustrations, mainly of mannequins
showing a selection of wool dresses, jackets, suits and coats, designed by Mr.
Creed. Lecture given at the Royal Society of Arts, London, together with the
following question and answer session. Stapled card covers, lower edges a
little cockled, mark on upper edge of cover and first page due to paperclip,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4679) Hill, Patricia, Fabric Editor of Vogue. The
Wool Education Society : Lecture on "REFLECTIONS ON WOOL FASHIONS SINCE
WORLD WAR II". 1959. 8 3/8" x 5 1/2", 24 pages, 20 black and
white fashion plates. Lecture given at the Royal Society of Arts, London,
together with the following question and answer session. Stapled card covers,
mark on upper edge of cover and first page due to paperclip, otherwise a very
good copy.
B4680) Curry, Leonora, Former Fashion Editor,
"Fashion and Fabrics". The Wool Education Society : Lecture on
"IN PURSUIT OF FASHION : THE MAGIC OF WOOL". 1953. 8 3/8" x
5 1/2", 20 pages, black and white frontispiece, 21 black and white
figures. Lecture given at the Royal Society of Arts, London, together with the
following question and answer session. Stapled card covers, staples a little
rusted, otherwise a very good copy.
B4682) Buck, Anne M. The Wool Education Society :
Lecture on "WOOL IN THE HISTORY OF FASHION". 1957. 8 3/8" x
5 1/2", 16 pages, black and white illustrations of fashions. Lecture given
at the Royal Institution, London. Stapled card covers, mark on upper edge of
cover and first page due to paperclip, otherwise a very good copy.
B4683) Lens, Bernard. THE EXACT DRESS OF THE HEAD. 1970. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 9 pages of text, title-page and 29 pages of black and white plates reproduced from the original book of drawings dating from 1725/6. Description by John Nevinson. Stapled card covers, a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4684) The Royal School of Needlework’s Exhibition
to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee ‘THE THREADS OF HISTORY’. 1977.
8 1/4 x 5 7/8", 68 pages, black and white illustrations. Catalogue of the
exhibition, with 234 items dating from the 14th. century to the
present day. Advertisements at rear. Stapled card covers, a near fine copy.
B4687) Archer, B. J., Editor. HOUSES FOR SALE : Architects,
Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Vittorio Gregotti, Arata Isozaki, Charles Moore,
Cesar Pelli, Cedric Price, Oswald Mathias Ungers. 1980. 11" x 8 1/4",
115 pages, comprehensively illustrated in black and white and colour. Original
designs for family dwellings by eight internationally known architects. Soft
covers, near fine.
B4646) Oakley, Kenneth P. MAN THE TOOL-MAKER. 1972.
8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 101 pages, frontispiece and 41 black and white
illustrations. Glossary. Soft covers, near fine.
B4647) Steegman, John. THE RULE OF TASTE: FROM
GEORGE I TO GEORGE IV. 1986. 8 1/2" x 5 1/4", 203 pages. An
unprecedented insight into the minutae of classical living during the Georgian
era, including a chapter on Strawberry Hill and Fonthill. Bibliography. Soft
covers, some highlighting otherwise very good.
B4648) Dudgeon, Piers, Editor. VILLAGE VOICES; A PORTRAIT OF
CHANGE IN ENGLAND'S GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND 1915-1990; A 75th Anniversary
Celebration of Rural Britain By the W.I. - Britain's Foremost Women's Movement.
1989. 10 5/8" x 8 5/8", 176 pages, well illustrated in black and
white and colour. Soft covers, very good.
B4649) Victor, Adam. THE COMPLETE MARILYN MONROE. 1999.
12 3/8" x 8 3/4", 342 pages, 350 photographs,
B4635) Warren, Phelps. IRISH GLASS : Waterford -
Cork - Belfast in the Age of Exuberance. 1981. 10" x 6 1/4", 264
pages, 4 colour plates, 263 black and white illustrations. Second edition
revised expanded and reset, with additional chapters and 49 new black and white
illustrations. Major monograph, an invaluable comparative study of the styles
and characteristics of Irish glass … contains the most complete
collection of photographs of examples of Irish glass yet to have been
published. Extensive appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, a near mint copy.
B4636) Bower, Helen. TEXTILES AT TEMPLE NEWSAM :
The Roger Warner Collection. 2000. 11 5/8" x 8 1/8", 112 pages,
423 illustrations,
B4639) du Tertre, Nancy. THE ART OF THE LIMOGES
BOX. 2003. 10 1/4" x 8 5/8", 144 pages, 216 illustrations,
including
B4625) Haigh, Raymond. CLASSIC CLOCKS FOR
WOODWORKERS : Complete Patterns for 21 Clocks. 1994. 10 1/2" x 8
3/8", 160 pages, well illustrated with colour photographs and clear diagrams.
A practical book, invaluable for every woodworker interested in making
timepieces. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4627) Bowers, Peter M.; McDowell, Ernest R. TRIPLANES
: A Pictorial History of the World's Triplanes and Multiplanes. 1993. 10
5/8" x 8 1/4", 160 pages, many archive photographs. The first
collection of the world’s great triplanes and multiplanes, including more
than 200 from Europe and the United States. Soft covers, a little rubbed,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4628) DRESS IN HONG KONG : a Century of Change and
Customs. 1992. 11" x 8 1/4", 112 pages, well illustrated in black
and white and colour. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the
exhibition of the same name. Covers the language of dress, the history of urban
and rural clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, footwear, buttons and loops,
household textiles and miscellaneous items. Bibliography. Text in English and
Chinese. Uncommon. Soft covers, near fine.
B4629) Hughes, Ann, Editor. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY
ENGLAND : A Changing Culture Volume 1 Primary Sources. 1984. 9 1/8" x
6", 401 pages, black and white illustrations. A direct insight into one of
the most dramatic periods of English history. Biographical index. Soft covers,
previous owner’s address label on half-title, together with inscription
to previous owner from friends, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4630) Aylmer, G.E. Rebellion or Revolution?
ENGLAND FROM CIVIL WAR TO RESTORATION. 1990. 7 5/8" x 5", 274
pages, table of events list for further reading. Soft covers, previous
owner’s address label on half-title, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4633) Harris, Victor; Matsushima, Ken. Kamakura
: THE RENAISSANCE OF JAPANESE SCULPTURE 1185-1333. 1991. 10 7/8" x 8
5/8", 128 pages, 65 colour illustrations. Published in conjunction with,
and as a catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at the British Museum.
Catalogue, Glossary, Bibliography. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B4604) Backemeyer, Sylvia, Editor. Object Lessons
: CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN'S ART AND DESIGN ARCHIVE. 1996. 10 3/4"
x 8 3/8", 88 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. The
first survey of this eclectic collection, carefully garnered over the past 100
years. Bibliography, Biographies of some Central Saint
Martin’s staff and students. Soft covers, a little shelf-rubbed, but
otherwise a very good copy.
B4605) Wilson, Elizabeth; Taylor, Lou. Through
the Looking Glass : A HISTORY OF DRESS FROM 1860 TO THE PRESENT DAY. 1989.
10" x 7 5/8", 240 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Bibliography. Soft
covers, near fine.
B4606) Witt, Cleo. INTRODUCING BRISTOL GLASS. 1984.
9 1/4" x 7 1/4", 31 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. An introduction to the far-ranging and complex subject of Bristol
glass. Card covers, near fine.
B4607) Damase, Jacques. SONIA DELAUNAY. Fashion and Fabrics. 1997.
12 1/2" x 8 5/8", 176 pages, 180 illustrations,
B4097) Morris, Alistair. ANTIQUES FROM THE GARDEN.
2001. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2", 279 pages, 250 colour and some 500 black and
white illustrations. Reprint of the revised and enlarged second edition; an
invaluable research tool for students of garden and art history, as well as for
collectors of gardenalia. Bibliography. Hb in dw, slight bump to upper edge,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4608) Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. ASIAN COSTUMES AND
TEXTILES from the Bosphorus to Fujiyama. 2001. 12 1/8" x 10", 291
pages, map, superbly illustrated almost wholly in colour. Glossary,
bibliography. Hb in dw, one page creased and with a short (approximately
B4609) Mansfield, H. O. NORFOLK CHURCHES : Their
Foundations, Architecture, and Furnishings. 1976. 9 1/8" x 7
1/8", 207 pages, black and white illustrations. Foreword by Lady Harrod.
‘Norfolk is one of the great architectural treasures of Europe because of
its mediaeval country churches’ wrote Sir John Betjeman, then Poet
Laureate. Amazingly comprehensive. Alphabetical list of Norfolk churches,
Glossary, Brief guide to periods and dates relative to the text; bibliography.
Hb in dw, a very nice copy.
B4616) Millar, John. WILLIAM HEAP AND HIS COMPANY 1866. 1976.
9 3/4" x 7 1/8", 246 pages, well illustrated. Written to celebrate
the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the founding of a small engineering
company and their products and achievements world-wide. Hb in dw, dw spine
faded, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4619) Clare, John. THE PARISH : A Satire. Penguin
Classics, 1986. 7 3/4" x 5", 96 pages. ‘This lively,
literary and important poem’. Soft covers, slight crease to lower corner,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4620) Crosley, Richard. LONDON'S COATS OF ARMS
and the Stories They Tell. 1928. 8 1/2" x 7", 255 pages, black
and white illustrations. Hb in dw, dw with minor tears and slight loss at top
of spine, otherwise a very good copy.
B4621) Ferrua, Antonio. THE UNKNOWN CATACOMB : a
Unique Discovery of Early Christian Art. 1991. 12 3/8" x 9 1/8",
180 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Bibliography, Glossary. Hb in
dw, very minor chip to edge of dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4591) Benton, Charlotte; Benton, Tim; Wood,
Ghislaine. ART DECO 1910-1939. 2003. 11 1/2" x 10", 464 pages,
superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. The definitive book on what was,
arguably, the most popular style of the twentieth century. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine.
B4593) Friedman, Terry; Linstrum, Derek; Read, Benedict;
Rooke, Daru; Upton, Helen. THE ALLIANCE OF SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE : Hamo
Thornycroft, John Belcher and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Building.
1993. 12 1/4" x 9 5/8", 84 pages, well illustrated in black and
white. Studies in the History of Sculpture Number 3. Wrappered soft covers,
near fine.
B4595) Dearden, James S. RUSKIN, BEMBRIDGE AND
BRANTWOOD : The Growth Of The Whitehouse Collection. 1994. 9 5/8" x 7
3/8", 223 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. The history of
J. Howard Whitehouse’s extraordinary collection of books, letters,
manuscripts, drawings and other items belonging to John Ruskin. Soft covers,
near fine.
B4596) Faensen, Hubert; Ivanov, Father
Vladimir; Beyer, Klaus G. EARLY RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE. 1975.
13" x 9 3/8", 536 pages, 420 plates,
B4599) Lehmann, Ulrich. Tigersprung : FASHION IN
MODERNITY. 2000. 9 1/4" x 7 1/8", 532 pages, 90 black and white
illustrations. ‘Demonstrates that fashion has been central rather than
peripheral to the conceptualisation of modernity by some of the most compelling
and influential artists, writers, and intellectuals of the past 150
years’. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4573) Sergeant, Philip W. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
ENDGAME AT CHESS. 1939. 7 5/8" x 4 7/8", 219 pages, 200 diagrams illustrate the examples. Hb
in dw, dw ragged and dusty, previous owner’s name on front free endpaper,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4574) Chernev, Irving; Reinfeld, Fred. WINNING
CHESS : How to Perfect Your Attacking Play. 1953. 8 7/8" x 5
3/8", 231 pages, many chess diagrams. Hb, no dw, inscription to previous
owner from fellow members of the Clacton Chess Club on front free endpaper,
covers faded with darker area remaining on upper board, otherwise very good.
B4575) Faber, Richard. YOUNG ENGLAND. 1987. 8
3/4" x 5 1/4", 276 pages, black and white illustrations.
Bibliography. Hb, no dw, bookplate of Brian Fothergill (biographer) on front
pastedown, inscribed for Brian Fothergill by the author on front free endpaper,
a very good copy.
B4576) Hall, Maggie. SMOCKS. 1979. 8 1/4 x 5
7/8", 32 pages, black and white illustrations. Shire Album 46. Card
covers, a near fine copy.
B4579) de Dillmont, Therese. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK.
No date. 6 1/8" x 4 1/8", 787 pages, 16 colour plates, countless
black and white illustrations, catalogue of D.M.C. Library . Hb in original
cardboard box (designed for shipping, rather than as a permanent slip-case;
fold-in section of box present, but detached); a very nice copy.
B4580) Chumbley, Ann; Warrell, Ian. TURNER
AND THE HUMAN FIGURE : Studies of Contemporary Life. 1989. 10 5/8" x 8
1/4", 63 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Published
in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4582) Erlanger, Philippe. THE AGE OF COURTS AND
KINGS : Manners And Morals 1558-1715. 1967. 9 3/4" x 6 1/4", 308
pages, 150 black and white illustrations. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a
near fine copy.
B4586) Miles, Alice Catherine; Parsons, Maggy,
Editor. Every Girl's Duty : THE DIARY OF A VICTORIAN DEBUTANTE. 1992. 9
3/8" x 6 1/4", 182 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour,
genealogies of the Duppa family of Hollingbourne House, Kent and the Miles
family of Leigh Court, Bristol. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4587) Wedeck, H.E. DICTIONARY OF APHRODISIACS. 1994.
8 5/8" x 5 1/2", 256 pages. Covers every aspect of the subject
with examples from all over the world. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4588) Irwin, Margaret. That Great Lucifer : A
PORTRAIT OF SIR WALTER RALEGH. 1998. 9 1/8" x 6", 320 pages,
black and white illustrations. Soft covers, near fine.
B4546) Wilson, Erica. ERICA WILSON'S EMBROIDERY
BOOK. 1975. 11" x 8 1/2", 374 pages, well illustrated in black
and white and colour. Admirably clear directions, with stitch diagrams, on crewel, needlepoint,
silk and gold thread work, black work, white work, stump work and
appliqué. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B4547) FASHION 86 The Must-Have Book for Fashion
Insiders. 1985. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2", 160 pages, well illustrated in
black and white and colour. The definitive review of the current trends on the
international Fashion scene. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4548) Kingshill THE BRITISH DESIGNER COLLECTIONS. Spring,
Summer 1995. 12" x 8 3/4", 135 pages, illustrated throughout in
colour. Catalogue of fashion from over 30 of the top British designers,
selected from British Fashion Week, photographed by Lord Lichfield and John
Swannell. Features Jean Muir Studio, Caroline Charles, Betty Jackson, Bellville
Sassoon, Jasper Conran, Roland Klein, etc. Uncommon. Hb, sadly pages 69/70,
99/100, 103/104, 115 – 118 inclusive, 121/122, 129-132 have been torn out
by an over-enthusiastic previous owner, thus
B4549) Hirst, Roy; Hirst, Barbara. Raised
Embroidery : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DECORATIVE STUMPWORK. 1995. 10 1/4"
x 10 1/4", 80 pages, superbly illustrated throughout, almost wholly in
colour. Invaluable guide to this elaborate and intricate form of raised and
padded embroidery, with some wonderfully original examples of figurative
stumpwork. Hb in dw, near fine, inscribed on title page ‘For Betty, with
our best wishes Barbara & Roy Hirst’ [from the library of a lecturer
in fashion and textiles], a very nice copy.
B4555) Laver, James. A CONCISE HISTORY OF COSTUME.
1979. 8 1/4” x 5 3/4", 288 pages, 314 plates,
B4558) Baillen, Claude. CHANEL SOLITAIRE. 1973.
9 1/2" x 6 1/8", 192 pages, black and white photographs. Memorial and
tribute to a woman who was one of the decisive influences on her century. Hb in
dw, date on half-title, dw just a little worn at edges, otherwise a very good copy.
B4560) Laskin, Grit. A GUITARMAKER'S CANVAS : The
Inlay Art of Grit Laskin. 2003. 11 1/4" x 9 3/4", 132 pages,
superbly illustrated, more than 90 full colour photographs of his work over the
past 15 years. The inlay artist as guitarmaker – a combination of superb
graphic art with stunning technique. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B4562) Jackson-Stops, Gervase. THE COUNTRY HOUSE
IN PERSPECTIVE. 1990. 12 1/4" x 9 3/8", 160 pages, superbly
illustrated, mainly in colour. A unique overview of the development of British
architecture and gardening through six centuries; a grand tour through the best
that the country house can offer. Glossary, bibliography. Hb in price-clipped
dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4564) DEBRETT'S DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE OF TODAY. 1990. 10 7/8" x 8 1/8",
over 2040 pages. Indispensable reference book. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4569) Safford, Carleton L.; Bishop, Robert. AMERICA'S
QUILTS AND COVERLETS. 1974. 11 1/8" x 8 5/8", 313 pages, 600
photographs,
B2960) Block, Jane. GISBERT COMBAZ (1869-1941) Fin
De Siecle Artist. 1999. 11 5/8" x 9 5/8", 143 pages, lavishly
illustrated in colour and black and white. Published in conjunction with the
exhibition ‘Gisbert Combaz 1869-
B4527) Williamson,
Paul. GOTHIC SCULPTURE, 1140-1300. Yale University Press Pelican History of Art
Series, 1995. 11 1/8" x 8 3/8", 301 pages, lavishly illustrated with
385 illustrations in black and white and colour. The first book to examine the
development of Gothic sculpture throughout Europe. Glossary, bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4535) Austin, G.D. PETERBOROUGH TRAMWAYS. Peterborough
Papers No. 1. 1975. 8 1/4 x 11
5/8", 56 pages, 25 black and white photographs, 2 maps, drawings, ticket
illustrations, detailed appendices. Card covers, a very good copy.
B4538) Strong, Roy. THE ENGLISH ARCADIA : 100 Years
of "Country Life". 1996.
11 3/4" x 9", 224 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Rural life, as seen through the pages of one of Britain’s finest
and most successful magazines. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4539) Bell, David E.T. THE HIGHWAY MAN. 1971.
10" x 6 1/8", 200 pages, black and white photographs and drawings. A
selection of David Bell’s cycling articles reprinted from the
‘Ayrshire Post’, and an additional article ‘Balminnoch
Days’. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4545) GOLDSMITHS' TECHNICAL DIGEST. 1989. 11
5/8" x 8 1/4", 48 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Magazine
issued by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Interesting articles, including
several on trade fairs and technical developments; Kari Tarkiainen, modern
silversmith; assaying in ancient times; diamond cutting; gold leasing; platinum
review and platinum design awards. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4505) Groves, Naomi Jackson. ERNST BARLACH -
LEBEN IM WERK. Plastiken, Zeichnungen Und Graphiken Dramen, Prosawerke Und
Briefe. 1975. 10 1/2" x 8", 122 pages, some 120 black and
white illustrations. German text. Cloth-backed laminated boards in cardboard
slip-case, spine slightly faded, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4514) Guest, Coral G. PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR : A
Naturalistic Approach. 2001. 11 1/8" x 8 3/4", 128 pages,
superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. An inspirational guide. Botanical
terms, bibliography, directory of suppliers. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4516) Lomax, James. BRITISH SILVER AT TEMPLE NEWSAM AND LOTHERTON
HALL. A Catalogue of the Leeds Collection. 1992. 11 5/8" x 8
3/8", 191 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. The first
complete and fully illustrated catalogue of British silver belonging to a
public art museum in the United Kingdom to appear since the Second World War.
Hb in dw, a near mint copy.
B4517) Martin, Stephen A., Editor. ARCHIBALD KNOX. 1995.
12" x 10", 144 pages, over 350 illustrations, mainly in colour. Major
monograph on a central figure in the evolution of modern decorative arts,
provides the most extensive collection of illustrations ever assembled of
Knox’s vast body of work. Bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine
copy.
B4496) Watson, Rowan. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND
THEIR MAKERS. An Account based on the collection of the Victoria and Albert
Museum. 2003. 10 7/8" x 8 5/8", 144 pages, 128 illustrations,
almost wholly in colour. An entirely new look at the subject. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4500) House, John; Stevens, MaryAnne. POST-IMPRESSIONISM
: Cross-Currents in European Painting. 1979. 11" x 8 3/8", 303
pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. Published as a catalogue for
the exhibition of the same name held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Chronology, bibliography. Soft covers, just slightly bumped at corners,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4501) Dunmore, Stephen; Carr, Robert. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 4
NORFOLK. 1976. 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", 22 pages, 3 black and white
plates, 6 figures, 3 folding. The late Saxon town of Thetford, an
archaeological and historical survey. Card covers, previous owner’s label
on half-title, otherwise a very good copy.
B4504) Benjamin, Susan. THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF
HALCYON DAYS ENAMELS : The Revival of an English 18th-Century Craft. 1995.
9 7/8" x 8 3/4", 151 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in
colour. Illustrates over 500 of the outstanding designs produced, including
those made for the royal family. Hb in dw, dw spine little faded, and marked,
otherwise a near fine copy.
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B4465) Garfield, Simon. MAUVE : How One Man
Invented a Colour That Changed the World. 2000. 8" x 5 1/8", 222
pages, 8 pages of plates. The invention of the first colour to be mass-produced
in a factory – an invention made by a chemist, William Perkin, at the age
of 18. The impact of the new colour, and the chemistry involved in it, had
fundamental effects on the development of explosives, perfume, photography, and
modern medicine. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B4466) Braybrooke, Neville, Editor. THE LETTERS OF
J.R. ACKERLEY. 1975. 9 3/4" x 6 1/8", 354 pages. Ackerley,
writer, poet, but principally a fine literary editor, involved with the BBC and
The Listener over many years, exchanged letters with scores of writers of note
for 40 years. Soft covers, very good.
B4468) Hutton, W. THE HISTORY OF THE ROMAN WALL. Reprint
of the 1813 edition, 1990, re-set in new type, but with old spellings and
capitals kept. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", 84 pages, illustrated in black and white
and colour, maps. William Hutton claimed to be the ‘first man to walk
Hadrian’s Wall’, in 1802 at the age of
B4470) Santi, Bruno. THE MARBLE PAVEMENT OF THE
CATHEDRAL OF SIENA. 1993. 10 3/8" x 7 5/8", 63 pages, superbly
illustrated, mainly in colour.
‘The most beautiful…great and magnificent pavement ever
made’. A full six centuries in construction, with as long and complex a history as the cathedral itself; the
first records of the pavement’s beginning date back to 1369. Illustrated
card covers, a near fine copy.
B4471) Roberts, Jane; Lloyd, Christopher. GEORGE
III AND QUEEN CHARLOTTE : Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste. 2004.
11 5/8" x 9 1/4", 408 pages, 479 colour illustrations, family trees,
appendix on the dispersal of Queen Charlotte’s collection, concordance,
bibliography. Published in conjunction with the major exhibition of the same
name at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. An important contribution
to studies of the fine and decorative arts in the Georgian period, an essential
source of reference for both academics and collectors. Hb in dw, a near fine
copy.
B4474) Jones, Ernest; Edited and Abridged By Lionel Trilling
and Steven Marcus. THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIGMUND FREUD. Abridged
One-Volume Edition, Readers Union Ltd and The Hogarth Press, 1963. 9
3/8" x 6 1/8", 541 pages, black and white illustrations. Hb in dw, A
very good copy.
B4475) Eatwell, Ann. SUSIE COOPER PRODUCTIONS. 1987.
9 5/8" x 7 1/2", 107 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Published as a catalogue for the exhibition of the wrork of Susie
Cooper organized by the Ceramics Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, and
held at the Victoria and Albert Museum and at the City Museum and Art Gallery,
Stoke-on-Trent in 1987. Catalogues 243 items each with a black and white
illustration, 21 colour plates. 2-page index of marks and monograms, glossary
including decorating techniques, details of composition of services supplied by
the Susie Cooper Pottery, list of employees and associates, list showrooms,
agents, retailers of Susie Cooper designs, patterns supplied to the John Lewis
Partnership, suppliers of materials to the Susie Cooper Pottery, and a short
interview with Susie Cooper regarding modern tableware design. Bibliography. Illustrated
card covers, errata slip, a very good copy.
B4476) Reyburn, Wallace. BUST-UP : The Uplifting
Tale of Otto Titzling and the Development of the Bra. 1971. 8" x
5", 106 pages, black and white illustrations. Laminated boards, a very
good copy.
B4477) Vivian, John. TALES OF THE CORNISH MINERS. 1970.
8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 40 pages, black and white illustrations. Card
covers, near fine.
B4480) Fleming, Andrew. THE DARTMOOR REAVES :
Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. 1988. 10" x 7 1/2", 135
pages, 75 black and white illustrations, including photographs, maps, diagrams.
A major investigation of one of the most complete ‘prehistoric
landscapes’ in Europe. Hb in dw, previous owner’s label on front
free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4484) Morris, J.E. NORTHUMBERLAND. 1933. 6
1/8" x 3 7/8", 391 pages, 32 illustrations from photographs, 2 maps
(one folding), 4 plans. In the excellent ‘Little Guide’ series. Hb,
in original red buckram, gilt lettering to spine, blind embossed shield to
upper board, white lining to spine and upper board; previous owner’s name
on front free endpaper, ‘bought at Malvern July
B4443) Ellis, Marianne; Wearden, Jennifer. OTTOMAN
EMBROIDERY. 2001.
B2577) Brown, Clare; Wearden, Jennifer. SAMPLERS
from the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1999. 12" x 9 7/8",
144 pages, 112 colour plates of samplers from the outstanding collection at the
Victoria and Albert Museum, black and white diagrams showing stitching
techniques. A gallery of the most important and beautiful samples in the
Victoria and Albert Museum; an opportunity to see in close-up fragile objects
which cannot be left on permanent display or seen in strong light.
International in scope, covering a wide variety of stitch types, with practical
information and inspiration for designers and embroiderers. Glossary, with illustrations of stitch techniques,
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4444) Schiffer, Nancy N. JAPANESE EXPORT
CERAMICS, 1860-1920. 2000. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 207 pages, over 500
colour photographs. Comprehensively illustrated, carefully researched text and
descriptive captions. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4450) Southerton, Peter. READING GAOL BY READING
TOWN. 1993. 8 5/8" x
6", 134 pages, 14 black and white illustrations. An eye-opening history of
Reading Gaol. Its most famous inmate was Oscar Wilde, who published his poem
‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ [which is included here] under his
prison number. List of the prison governors, and of executions at the gaol ,
bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4451) Donaldson, Stephanie. COUNTRY CONTAINERS. 1999.
11 1/4" x 9 3/4", 168 pages, well illustrated with colour photographs
and diagrams. A unique approach to container planting, achieving delightfully
uncontrived plantings redolent of the countryside. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4454) Hammond, J.L.; Hammond, Barbara. THE
TOWN LABOURER 1760-1832 : The New Civilisation. 1995. 8 1/2" x 5
1/4", 346 pages. A detailed picture of the social conditions created by
the Industrial Revolution. Soft covers, near fine.
B4455) Grow, Lawrence. THE WARNER COLLECTOR'S
GUIDE TO PRESSED GLASS. 1982. 8" x 5 1/4", 256 pages, 50 colour
plates, 306 black and white illustrations. A systematic classification of
American pressed glass by form; over 500 pressed glass objects classified and
described in detail. Soft covers with wrap-around sleeve; ½” tear
at rear of sleeve, with associated creases, fold-ins of sleeve creased,
owner’s name to front free endpaper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4456) Thurston, Edgar. BRITISH & FOREIGN
TREES AND SHRUBS IN CORNWALL. 1930. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 288 pages,
portrait frontispiece and 42 black and white plates. Hb in price-clipped dw,
original green cloth with gilt titles to spine, page edges a little foxed, dw a
little creased and dusty, but generally a very nice copy.
B4457) Wharam, Alan. THE TREASON TRIALS OF 1794. 1992.
9 1/4" x 5 7/8", 304 pages, 21 figures. The first full account of one
of the central events in the modern political history of England and the legal
history of the English-speaking countries. Detailed and authoritative. Hb, a
near mint copy.
B4459) Harvey, John. THE ENGLISH CATHEDRALS. 1956.
9" x 6", 192 pages, 82 illustrations, including plans, map.
Considered by Professor Pevsner as ‘the best modern book on the
subject’. Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw, ink inscription (not from
author) previous owner, dw largely
complete, though frayed and torn at edges, otherwise generally a very good
copy.
B4424) McGrath, Norman. PHOTOGRAPHING BUILDINGS
INSIDE AND OUT. 1987. 11 3/8" x 8 3/8", 176 pages, well
illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Featuring 44 interior, and 22 exterior
projects; the definitive book
on photographing buildings, written by one of the world’s most eminent
architectural photographers. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B4426) H.E.
Savill, Scarborough. CATALOGUE
OF PERIOD CABINET FITTINGS. Trade catalogue, no date. 12 1/8" x
9 3/4", 11 pages, copiously illustrated in black and white. Period cabinet
handles, escutcheons, hinges, bolts and castors, knobs, locks, clock finials
and fittings etc. Duplicated price list enclosed. Stapled card covers, a little
creased and very dusty, but internally a very good copy.
B4428) Spephenson, John. Understanding Threadlines
: A COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO THE EARLY FIXED SPOOL FISHING REELS. 1992.
8 1/4 x 5 7/8", 231 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white and
colour. Highly detailed account. Soft covers, near fine.
B4429) Ravensdale, Jack; Muir, Richard. EAST
ANGLIAN LANDSCAPES: PAST AND PRESENT. 1984. 9 7/8" x 7 1/8", 256
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour, 14 figures including
double-page map. An authoritative account of the creation of the East Anglian
landscape with its distinctive areas of the Fens, Breckland, Norfolk Broads,
and varied coast. Hb in dw, previous owner’s label on front free
endpaper, otherwise near fine.
B4440) Ioannou-Yannara, Tatiana. GREEK THREADWORK:
Bobbin Lace. 1990. 9" x 8 3/4", 204 pages, 28 colour illustrations,
86 black and white illustrations, 13 drawings. Beautifully illustrated, text in
Greek and English. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4441) Battaglia, Franco de. DOLOMITI TRENTINE. 1988.
13 1/2" x 9 3/4", 267 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Published to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the first scientific study
of the geological features of the Dolomites. Biographical details of notable
mountaineers of the region. Text in Italian, with 2-page resumes in German,
English and French. A superb production, hb in black cloth and illustrated dw,
in illustrated slipcase. Hard to find.
B4442) Jackson-Stops, Gervase; Pipkin, James. THE
ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE : A Grand Tour. 1985. 10 1/4" x 10 1/2", 240
pages, 180 colour photographs. Complements one of the largest exhibitions ever
to be mounted at the National Gallery of Art, Washington – The Treasure
House of Britain : 500 Years of Private Patronage and Art Collecting. A
scholarly and sumptuous survey of England’s stately homes. Glossary,
Gazetteer. Hb in price-clipped dw, inscription to previous owner (not from
authors) inside front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
B4413) Bond, Francis. WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 1909.
9" x 5 5/8", 332 pages, 4 pages of advertisements; illustrated by 270
black and white photographs, plans, sections, sketches and measured drawings.
Bibliography. Hb, no dw, in the original light blue cloth with dark blue
lettering on spine and upper board. Light foxing to endpapers, some pencil
comments in the margins, but generally a very nice copy.
B4415) Wills, Ferelyth and Bill. SCULPTURE IN
WOOD. 1975. 9 5/8" x 7 3/8", 96 pages, well illustrated with 8 pages
of colour plates and over 300 black and white illustrations and drawings.
‘Step-by-Step Series’. Hb in dw, very good.
B4416) Tyacke, Sarah; Huddy, John. CHRISTOPHER
SAXTON AND TUDOR MAP-MAKING. 1980. 9 5/8" x 7", 64 pages,
83 illustrations in black and white and colour. Published in conjunction with
the exhibition celebrating Saxton’s quatercentenary. Select reading list.
Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4417) Deeks, Richard. SOME SUFFOLK MURDERS. 1994.
8 1/8" x 5 3/4", 55 pages, black and white illustrations. Eighteen
Suffolk murders, from 1588 to the twentieth century. Card covers, upper corner
creased, otherwise a very good copy. Surprisingly hard to find.
B4420) Snodin, Michael; Styles, John. DESIGN
AND THE DECORATIVE ARTS : Georgian Britain 1714-1837. 2004. 11
1/4" x 9 7/8", 168 pages, lavishly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Chronology, bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4421) Snodin, Michael; Styles, John. DESIGN
AND THE DECORATIVE ARTS : Tudor and Stuart Britain 1500-1714. 2004. 11
1/4" x 9 7/8", 168 pages, lavishly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Chronology, bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4422) Snodin, Michael; Styles, John. DESIGN
AND THE DECORATIVE ARTS : Victorian Britain 1837-1901. 2004. 11
1/4" x 9 7/8", 167 pages, lavishly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Chronology, bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4397) Roberts, Hugh. For the King's Pleasure :
THE FURNISHING AND DECORATION OF GEORGE IV'S APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. 2001.
12" x 9 3/4", 453 pages,
some 489 illustrations in colour and black and white. A pioneering study of one
of the most lavish and costly interior decoration schemes ever carried out in
England. Receipts, bibliography, concordance, list of workmen employed by Morel
and Seddon. Hb in dw, a near mint copy of this handsome title.
B4398) Hummel,
Charles F. WITH HAMMER IN HAND The Dominy Craftsman of East Hampton, New
York. 1982. 11 7/8" x 8
5/8", 424 pages, black and white illustrations. 'Piece de resistance of
any tool collector's library'. Hb in dw, dw largely complete, though creased
and torn; neatly repaired. Otherwise a very good copy.
B4403) Ettinger, Roseann. COMPACTS AND SMOKING
ACCESSORIES. 1999. 11" x 8 1/2", 168 pages, copiously
illustrated, mainly in colour. Revised and expanded second edition. Soft
covers, just a little rubbed at lower corner, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4404) Blandino, Betty. COILED POTTERY :
Traditional and Contemporary Ways. Revised colour edition, 2003. 9
5/8" x 7 1/2", 144 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white
and colour. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4405) OLDENBURGISCHE VEDUTEN : Ansichten Aus Funf
Jahrhunderten. 1983. 9 5/8" x 8 5/8", 64 pages, beautifully
illustrated with topographical views in black and white and colour. 4 colour
reproductions of views loosely inserted into pocket inside the rear cover. Text
in German. Hb in dw, a very nice
copy.
B4406) Flemming, Monika; Pommerencke, Peter. PAPERWEIGHTS
OF THE WORLD. Revised third edition with updated price guide, 2000.
11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 168 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in
colour. Colour photographs and price guide to over 1000 collector’s
items, with the history of the paperweight, product information on the
manufacturers; legendary manufacturers of the nineteenth century, and new
creations by contemporary artists. Glossary, bibliography. Hb, a near fine
copy.
B4409) GLASS AT THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM. 1978. 9
5/8" x 7 3/8", 128 pages, black and white illustrations. Catalogue,
containing 334 entries covering more than 1000 items, mostly previously
unpublished. Addendum slip loosely inserted. Soft covers, a very good copy.
B1715) AN INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY
OF CAMBRIDGE Volume Two North-East Cambridgeshire. Royal Commission on
Historical Monuments, England 1972. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", 163 pages,
colour frontispiece, numerous specially prepared drawings and 120 pages of
black and white photographs, folded map in pocket at rear. Contains a general
survey of the field archaeology in the area, followed by detailed descriptions
of the monuments. An excellent source for details of vernacular architecture.
Hb in dw, near fine.
B3567) Branigan, Keith; Foster, Patrick. BARRA
: ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON BEN TANGAVAL. 1995. 12" x 8 3/8", 231
pages, many black and white photographs, figures, tables. ‘From the end
of the Ice Age to the Crofting Commission’. Reports of almost 250 sites
and monuments found on the Tangaval peninsula on Barra, by a team of
archaeologists, hisatorians, and environmental scientists from the University
of Sheffield. Bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4357) Harrison Peter. Seabirds : An
Identification Guide. 1983. 9 1/2" x 6", 448 pages, 88 superb
colour plates, showing over 1600 birds painted in full colour by the author,
324 distribution maps, 2 coloured maps. Bibliography. Hb in dw, signed by the
author on title-page ‘For Arthur
Good Birding Pete Harrison’, a near fine copy.
B4360) ELVEDEN
HALL Thetford, Norfolk. The Property of The Earl of Iveagh. Volume II
of the seven volume catalogue of the contents, auctioned on the premises
21 – 24 May 1984 by Christie, Manson and Woods Ltd, London (‘Christie’s’)
plus additional volume giving prices realised. 10" x 7 7/8", 328
(Furniture) + [16] pages Prices Realised. Catalogues lots 351 to 1661, many
illustrations in black and white and colour. Bumped at lower corner, causing
creasing to covers, otherwise a very good copy.
B4361) Mayo, Simon. Margaret Mee's Amazon :
PAINTINGS OF PLANTS FROM BRAZILIAN AMAZONIA BY MARGARET MEE. 1988. 11
5/8" x 8 1/4", 56 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Published
in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition of the sixty
paintings which comprise Margaret Mee’s Amazon collection. Soft covers,
near fine.
B4362) Forster-Hahn, Francoise; Keisch,
Claude; Schuster, Peter-Klaus; Wesenberg, Angelika. Spirit of
an Age : NINETEENTH-CENTURY PAINTINGS FROM THE NATIONALGALERIE BERLIN. 2001.
11" x 9 5/8", 192 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour.
Published in conjunction with the exhibitionat the National Gallery, London.
Catalogues some 77 paintings. Bibliography. Folded card covers, previous
owner’s initials and date inside front cover, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4367) SHERINGHAM HALL, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk,
Christie’s Sale Catalogue. 1986. 10" x 7 7/8", 199 pages,
872 lots of furniture, pictures, ceramics and silver; illustrated in black and
white and colour. Catalogue for the sale of much of the contents of Sheringham
Hall, ‘Humphry Repton’s most favourite work’, the summation
of his art as landscape designer and architect. Soft covers, minor creases, but
generally a very good copy.
B4368) Vanes, Jean. EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIP
IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY BRISTOL. 1982. 8 1/2" x 5 1/4", 26 pages,
black and white illustrations. Card covers, a near fine copy.
B4369) Wilder, Prof. Alex. BURYING ALIVE : A
Frequent Peril. With Draft Copy of a Bill to prevent Premature
Encoffinment, Burial, or Cremation. No date, c1900. 7 1/8" x 4
7/8", 20 pages. Includes a list of literature published by the London
Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial on burying alive and the
prevention of premature burial. Paper covers, externally a little darkened and
creased, but generally a very good copy. Loosely inserted, an associated
pamphlet ‘The Signs and Proofs of Death’ by Sir Benjamin Ward
Richardson, M.D., F.R.S. No date, c1900. 4 ¾” x 3 5/8”, 12
pages. Paper covers, a very nice copy. The London Association for the
Prevention of Premature Burial was founded 1896; the objects of the association
included the scientific investigation of trance, suspended animation and other
‘death-counterfeits’, and the diffusion of knowledge amongst the
general public and the medical profession regarding the verification of death
and risks of premature burial. Very uncommon.
B4370) GOLDSMITHS’ REVIEW. 1987. 11 5/8" x
8 1/4", 57 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. The first number
of a new magazine issued by the Goldsmiths’ Company. Interesting
articles, including one on McCabe McCarty, a company producing some of the
finest work seen anywhere in the world; also one by George Daniels on a
forthcoming Clockmakers’ Company exhibition. Card covers, a near fine
copy.
B4371) Bolton, Andrew. MEN IN SKIRTS. 2003. 13
5/8" x 7 7/8", 144 pages, extensively illustrated, with 150 colour
illustrations. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Victoria and
Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. An inspiration to
all forward-thinking males. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4376) Maclean, Charles. Island on the Edge of the
World : THE STORY OF ST KILDA. 1977. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 160
pages, maps, black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped
dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4378) Fawdry, Marguerite. ENGLISH ROCKING HORSES.
1986. 7 3/8" x 9 3/4", 64 pages, well illustrated in black and
white. History, making, renovation and restoration, makers and menders,
tricycle horses, beech horses and other ‘stable companions’.
Patents, list of museums where old rocking horses are ‘at rest’,
bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. Uncommon.
B4379) Hawkins, Desmond. AVALON AND SEDGEMOOR. 1982.
8 3/8" x 6 1/8", 192 pages, black and white illustrations.
‘Undoubtedly the best guide to central Somerset’. Bibliography.
Soft covers, near fine.
B4380) White, T.H. THE AGE OF SCANDAL : An
Excursion Through a Minor Period. 1951. 9" x 5 3/4", 264 pages,
black and white illustrations. Hb, no dw, attractive bookplate of Brian
Fothergill (biographer) inside fron cover, otherwise a very good copy.
B4381) The Duchess of Devonshire. TREASURES OF CHATSWORTH
: A Private View. 1991. 10 1/8" x 9 5/8", 239 pages, illustrated
throughout almost wholly in colour. The Duchess’s personal selection of
100 treasures from Chatsworth – rare and beautiful artefacts from both
public and private rooms. Hb in dw, a very good copy.
B4390) Laing, Alastair. In Trust for the Nation :
PAINTINGS FROM NATIONAL TRUST HOUSES. 1995. 11 1/4" x 9", 256
pages, illustrations throughout in colour. A permanent record of the exhibition
held at the National Gallery in London to celebrate the National Trust’s
centenary. Gazetteer, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4391) Adburgham, Alison. SHOPS AND SHOPPING
1800-1914 Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her
Clothes. 1964. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 304 pages, frontispiece and 16 black
and white plates, 100 figures in the text. Dates of establishment of firms
mentioned; references. Hb in price-clipped dw, dw a little frayed at upper and
lower edges, with one or two short tears, otherwise a very good copy.
B4393) Wright, Christopher. THE FRENCH PAINTERS OF
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 1985. 11 3/4" x 9", 288 pages, 170
illustrations, over half in full colour. Includes biographies of every artist
in seventeenth century France who left a work of sufficient merit to have been
preserved; index of locatrions, bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, dw a
little worn at corners and with one or two short tears at head of spine,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4396) Premerl, Nada. THE FLAT OF THE ARCHITECT
VIKTOR KOVACIC : Masarykova 21 Zagreb. 2000. 10 3/8" x 8 3/8",
128 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white, with photographs,
plans and drawings. Viktor Kovacic, 1874-1925, was posthumously awarded the
Grand Prix at the World Exhibition of Decorative Arts, Paris in 1925. This
catalogue of his flat and its contents also covers his life and works, his
major works executed in Zagreb, and his articles and papers. Bibliography. Text
in Croatian? and English. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. Print run of
only 800 copies, now uncommon.
B4353) Packard, John and Faith. THOMAS MILLS -
SUFFOLK BAPTIST AND BENEFACTOR. No date. 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", 56
pages, black and white illustrations. Bibliography,
list of important dates in Mills’ lifetime. Card covers, previous
owner’s address label on title-page, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4331) Earle, Joe, Editor. The Toshiba Gallery : JAPANESE
ART AND DESIGN. 2000. 10 7/8"
x 8 5/8", 223 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Celebrates many of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s greatest treasures,
an unrivalled panorama of Japan’s achievements in art and design from the
earliest times. Chronology, Glossary. Soft covers, near fine.
B4332) BLACK'S PICTURESQUE GUIDE TO NORTH WALES. 1858. 7 1/2" x
4 3/4", [v], 241, 64 pages, folding map of North Wales, folding map of
Chester and Shrewsbury railways, [31] engravings as called for [Eagle Tower,
called for on page 162 is assumed to be the unnamed engraving on page 168;
Dolbadarn Castle (vignette title), called for on page 173 (where the textual
references are found) is assumed to be the unnamed vignette on the title page].
64 page catalogue ‘Black’s Guide Book Advertiser’ bound in at
rear. Hb, in original dark green cloth, with gold embossed Prince of Wales
feathers, title and county shields gold embossed on spine (gold on spine
somewhat darkened and rubbed), a little foxing, previous owner’s name in
pencil on reverse of frontispiece, old pencil price on facing page, stitching
just a little loose. Nonetheless, overall an unusually nice copy.
B4333) Hayes, John. THE ART OF THOMAS ROWLANDSON. 1990. 9
7/8" x 11 7/8", 200 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour.
Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition at The
Frick Collection, New York, and in Pittsburgh and Baltimore. ‘One of the
greatest of all English draftsmen’. Chronology. Hb in dw, a near fine
copy.
B4335) Garrould, Ann; Power, Valerie. HENRY MOORE
TAPESTRIES. 1998. 10 1/4" x 10 7/8", 112 pages, well illustrated
in black and white and colour. Soft covers, near fine.
B4339) Danby, Miles. MOORISH STYLE. 1999. 11 3/8" x 9
7/8", 240 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. Dust wrappered
card covers, a near fine copy.
B4341) Blake, William; Eaves, Morris, Essick, Robert
N., Viscomi, Joseph, Editors. WILLIAM BLAKE : The Early Illuminated
Books Volume 3. 1998. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 287 pages, well
illustrated, mainly in colour. Presents five of Blake’s earliest essays
in illuminated printing. Soft covers, near fine.
B4342) Dirsztay, Patricia CHURCH FURNISHINGS : A NADFAS Guide. 1978.
8 5/8" x 5 1/2", 246
pages, copiously illustrated with line drawings. A superb illustrated glossary
of all terms relating to the description to church furnishings – covers
brass, memorials, wall paintings, textiles, stone, metal and woodwork, and some
architectural terms necessary to their description. Uncommon in hardback. Hb in
dw, a very good copy.
B4347) Wood, Florence and Kenneth, Editors. A
Lancashire Gentleman : THE LETTERS AND JOURNALS OF RICHARD HODGKINSON
1763-1847. 1992. 9" x 6 3/8", 407 pages, some 88 black and white
illustrations, family trees. A unique and fascinating record of the life of a man who lived through one of
the most important eras of English history. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4348) Coaldrake, William H. ARCHITECTURE AND
AUTHORITY IN JAPAN. 1996. 9 5/8" x 6 7/8", 337 pages, black and white photographs, line drawings and plans. ‘By
far the best book on the place of architecture in Japanese history and culture. Glossary, Chronological table. Soft covers, near fine.
B4350) Dixon-Hunt, John. THE PICTURESQUE GARDEN IN
EUROPE. 2004. 9 5/8" x 7 5/8", 208 pages, 181 well chosen
illustrations in black and white and colour. A scholarly and richly illustrated
book, essential reading for all garden historians and anyone with an interest
in garden design. Soft covers, near fine.
B4351) Hickey, Dave; Gross, Jennifer R. JOSIAH
McELHENY. 1999. 9" x 10 1/4", 65 pages, illustrated in black and
white and colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name
at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Josiah McElheny creates
installations of glass objects that are inspired by art history and anecdotes
in history or literature. Presents a survey of his career as well as documents
new work created while an artist in residence at the Gardner Museum. Card
covers, a near fine copy.
B4306) Banbury, Gisela; Dewar, Angela. EMBROIDERY FOR
FASHION. 1985. 10" x 7 3/8", 144 pages, 69 black and white
photographs, 5 colour photographs, 74 line illustrations. An uncomplicated
guide to embroidering garments of all types. Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped
dw, inscription from donor (not author) to previous owner covers much of front
free endpaper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4310) Buchanan, William, Editor. MACKINTOSH'S MASTERWORK : The
Glasgow School of Art. 2004. 11 1/8" x 8 3/4", 198 pages,
comprehensively illustrated in black and white and colour with contemporary and
recent photographs, plans and blueprints. Completely redesigned new edition,
greatly expanded, with a lot of new artwork included. Bibliography. Hb in dw, a
near mint copy.
B4311) Bradley, Frederick. FINE MARBLE IN ARCHITECTURE. 2001.
12" x 8 1/2", 192 pages, illustrated throughout with superb colour
photographs, including illustrations of 48 representative marbles with the
technical data for each variety, followed by stunning photographs showing the
use of marble in built work throughout the world. CD-ROM Packaged with the book
containing screen-resolution TIFF images of all the samples for both Mac and
Windows platforms. Hb in dw, a near
fine copy.
B4312) McDowell, Colin. RALPH LAUREN The Man, The Vision, The
Style. 2002. 11 3/4" x 10", 203 pages, comprehensively
illustrated in black and white and colour. The first book about one of modern
America’s true cultural leaders. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4313) Loring, John; Galanos, James; Lambert, Eleanor. TIFFANY
IN FASHION. 2003. 12 1/4" x
9 1/4", 271 pages, 250 full colour photographs. Hb in dw, near
fine.
B4314) Gromort, Georges. THE ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE. 2001.
11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 254 pages, finely illustrated with photographs and
detailed plans and elevations. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4315) Davidian, H.H. THE RHODODENDRON SPECIES Volume IV –
AZALEAS. 1995. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 184 pages, 163 colour
photographs, 7 black and white photographs, numerous line drawings and maps. Hb
in dw, both boards and dw very slightly rubbed, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4317) Polak, Ada. GLASS - ITS TRADITION AND ITS MAKERS. 1975.
10" x 6 7/8", 224 pages, 101 black and white illustrations, 2 maps.
The first full history of glass and glassmaking. Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw a
little creased, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4319) Hollingworth, Jane. COLLECTING DECANTERS. 1980.
10" x 7 7/8", 128 pages, 50 specially commissioned line drawings, 70
illustrations,
B4323) Reynolds, Kimberley; Seddon, Richard. ILLUSTRATED
DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS : A Handbook for the Artist and Art Lover. 1981. 9
1/2" x 6 1/4", 190 pages, illustrated in black and white. Includes
more than 1000 terms used in the practice, history and interpretation of art.
Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4325) Duby, Georges. RURAL ECONOMY AND COUNTRY LIFE IN THE
MEDIAEVAL WEST. 1990. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", xiv, 600 pages. The
best available introduction to the agricultural life of the medieval world.
Very detailed, glossary, bibliography. Soft covers, a mint copy.
B4327) PROPERTY FROM TWO DUCAL COLLECTIONS : WOBURN ABBEY, BEDFORDSHIRE. 21
September, 2004. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", 511 pages, well illustrated almost
wholly in colour. Auction catalogue, some 1533 quality items. Card covers, rear
covers somewhat marked, otherwise a near fine copy. Note – a very heavy
catalogue.
B4329) Hourihane, Colum. GOTHIC ART IN IRELAND 1169-1550 :
Enduring Vitality. 2003. 11 1/8" x 9", 186 pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. ‘A whole new light on the
subject of Gothic art in Ireland’. Bibliography. Hb in dw, minor bump at
head of spine, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4330) Hadfield, John. VICTORIAN DELIGHTS : Reflections of Taste
in the Nineteenth Century. 1987. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2", 128 pages, 180
illustrations,
B4299) Vaughan, Adrian. A PICTORIAL RECORD OF GREAT WESTERN
SIGNALLING. 1984. 11" x 8 5/8", 160 pages, copiously illustrated
with black and white photographs and drawings. The revised edition of this
standard work. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4300) Harris, Michael. GREAT WESTERN COACHES FROM 1890. 1985.
11 7/8" x 8 3/8", 160 pages, comprehensively illustrated with black
and white photographs and line drawings. Comprehensive study covering the
best-loved period of the GWR’s existence. Chronology. Hb in price-clipped
dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4301) Rowland, Don. BRITISH RAILWAY WAGONS THE FIRST HALF MILLION.
1985. 10 3/8" x 7 3/4", 192 pages, comprehensively illustrated
with black and white photographs and line drawings. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4293) Remington, R.Roger; Bodenstedt, Lisa. American
Modernism : GRAPHIC DESIGN 1920 TO 1960. 2003. 11" x 8
1/2", 192 pages, 240 illustrations,
B4295) Salomon, Kathryn. JEWISH CEREMONIAL EMBROIDERY. 1988.
10" x 7 3/8", 168 pages, 121 black and white photographs, 13 colour
photographs, 76 line drawings. Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw,
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4297) Dodds, Andrew. EAST ANGLIA DRAWN. 1988. 8 1/4" x 5
7/8", 63 pages, line drawings. Dust wrappered card covers, author’s
inscription facing title page, letter from author/artist loosely enclosed. A
very nice copy.
B4262) Beckett, Sir Edmund. A RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON CLOCKS AND
WATCHES AND BELLS. Seventh edition, 1883. 400 pages, 48 page catalogue at
rear, folding frontispiece of the Great Westminster Clock (‘Big
Ben’), 81 black and white text figures. In the Weale’s Scientific
and Technical Series. Hb in original buckram, short split at head of spine,
spine uniformly a little darkened, boards marked with a couple of cup rings and
various splashes, corners bumped, slight stain to page edges which is visible
at upper edge of frontispiece; nonetheless internally very clean and a nice
tight copy.
B4264) Long, Helen. VICTORIAN HOUSES AND THEIR DETAILS :
The Role of Publications in Their Building and Decoration. 2002. 10
7/8" x 8 5/8", 131 pages,
165 figures, some 16 pages of colour plates. An excellent reference, provides a
vivid pictorial history of the time. Bibliography. Soft covers, slight rippling
to pages, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4266) Fellows, Richard. EDWARDIAN CIVIC BUILDINGS AND THEIR
DETAILS. 1999. 10 3/4" x 8 5/8", 129 pages, well illustrated with
black and white photographs and plans. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4272) MacCulloch, Donald B. THE WONDROUS ISLE OF STAFFA : Its
History, Geology, Features and Associations. 1957. 8 5/8" x 5 1/2", 205 pages, 14 black and
white illustrations. The only book which covers fully all aspects of this
Scottish island. Hb in price-clipped dw, dw rubbed at edges and faded at spine,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4278) Givhan, Robin, Text; Perkins, Lucian, Photography. RUNWAY
MADNESS. 1998. 10 " x 15 1/4", illustrated throughout in colour
and black and white. Fashion on and off the cat-walk / runway. Illustrated
boards.
B4280) Procter, Molly G. VICTORIAN CANVAS WORK : Berlin Wool Work.
1972. 10" x 7 1/2",
160 pages, 68 photographs, 4
colour plates. The history,uses and techniques of Berlin wool work. Patterns,
Bibliography, list of suppliers. Hb in dw, ex reference library with label and
‘withdrawn’ stamp inside front cover, together with a couple of
small rubber stampings on title page and towards the end, otherwise a very good
copy.
B4282) Arthur, Liz. ROBERT STEWART DESIGN 1946-95. 2003. 11
1/4" x 8 3/4", 152 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. The first account of a Scottish artist and designer, whose principal
projects were in the fields of textiles and ceramics. List of commissions,
reading list. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4284) Waterfield, Giles; French, Anne; Craske,
Matthew. BELOW STAIRS : 400 Years of Servants’ Portraits. 2003. 9
7/8" x 7 3/4", 212 pages, well illustrated mainly in colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition
of the same name at the National Portrait Gallery in 2004. Celebrates and
explores the portraits of servants and uncovers their place in the history of
British domestic life. Bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B3629) Lacovara, Peter; Trope, Betsy Teasley; D'Auria,
Sue (editors). The Collector's Eye : MASTERPIECES OF EGYPTIAN ART from the
Thalassic Collection, Ltd. 2001. 11" x 8 1/2", 170 pages, well
illustrated in colour and black and white. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition of
the same name. Illustrated card covers, near fine.
B1556) North, Anthony. PEWTER AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. 2000.
11 1/4" x 8 3/8", 192 pages, over 250 illustrations in black and
white and colour. Comprehensive study, based on the extensive collection of the
Victoria and Albert Museum. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4235) Emmison, F.G.. ELIZABETHAN LIFE : Morals and the Church
Courts. Mainly from Essex Archdiaconal Records. 1973. 9 3/4" x
6", 348 pages, black and white illustrations, folded map bound in at rear.
A wealth of material on the Elizabethn permissive society; a serious account of
the business of the Archdeacons’ Courts (popularly known as the
‘Bawdy Courts’). Hb in dw, minor bump to lower corner, otherwise a
very nice copy.
B4237) Anderson, R. C. and J.M. Quicksilver : A HUNDRED YEARS OF
COACHING, 1750-1850. 1973. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 223 pages, 11
figures, some 27 black and white illustrations, map. Detailed appendices with
Chronology and Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw (probably by publisher),
otherwise a near fine copy.
B4240) King, D.J. Cathcart. THE CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES : An
Interpretive History. 1991. 9 1/8" x 6 1/8", 212 pages, plans,
black and white illustrations. A comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of
the castles of England and Wales. Soft covers, previous owner’s label inside front cover, else a near
fine copy.
B4244) Spufford, Margaret. Contrasting Communities : ENGLISH
VILLAGERS IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. 1979. 9" x 5
7/8", 374 pages, 13 maps, 5 graphs, 20 tables. The first book in English
to attempt to portray the educational opportunities and religious convictions
of the villagers of this period, as well as their economic situation. Soft
covers, previous owner’s address label on half-title, inscribed by author
on half-title, a very good copy.
B4245) Rule, John. THE LABOURING CLASSES IN EARLY INDUSTRIAL
ENGLAND, 1750-1850. 1994. 8 1/2" x 5 3/8", 408 pages, 6 tables,
Bibliography. Soft covers, previous owner’s address label on half-title,
otherwise a very good copy.
B4249) Braybrooke, Patrick. LORD ALFRED DOUGLAS : His Life and
Work. 1931. 8 7/8" x 5
5/8", 281 pages, 8 black and white illustrations, Bibliography of the works
of Lord Alfred Douglas. Hb, in original yellow cloth with black lettering on
spine and upper board; cover darkened on spine and upper inch of boards,
signature of previous owner (Brian Fothergill, biographer) with ‘Chelsea,
B4250) Smith, Charles Saumarez. THE RISE OF DESIGN : Design and
Domestic Interior in Eighteenth-century England. 2000. 9 1/8" x 5
3/4", 259 pages, black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Soft covers,
near fine.
B4251) Kjellberg, Anne; North, Susan. Style and Splendour :
THE WARDROBE OF QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY. 2005. 10 7/8" x 8 3/4", 112 pages, superbly
illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Published in conjunction with the
exhibition of the same name at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Includes
a wealth of stunning creations from Queen Maud’s wedding trousseau of
1896 to the latest Worth designs purchased shortly before her death in 1938.
Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, mint.
B4253) Callaway, Nicholas. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE : One Hundred Flowers
: In The West : The New York Years. 1987, 1989, 1991. 16 1/4" x 13
5/8", 13 5/8” x 161/4”, 16 1/4" x 13 5/8"; 100, 98,
91 colour plates. The landmark three-volume series on Georgia O’Keeffe,
magnificently illustrated in colour. The three volumes, the first published by
Phaidon, ‘In The West’ and ‘The New York Years’
published by Alfred A Knopf; original cloth in dw, all near fine copies.
B4255) FEATHER MASTERPIECES OF THE ANCIENT ANDEAN WORLD. 1990.
12" x 10 5/8", illustrated throughout in colour. The catalogue for
the exhibition of the same name, held in London in 1990. These feather textiles
are some of the world’s oldest treasures, and the collection catalogued
here formed the most important exhibition of its kind ever to be shown in
Western Europe. Illustrated card covers with over-printed acetate dw, a near
fine copy.
B4259) Pakenham,
Valerie. THE BIG HOUSE IN IRELAND. 2001. 11 1/2" x 9 1/2", 192
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Attempts to re-create
the world of the Big House from the words of those who lived or stayed there -
quoting from letters, diaries, memoirs, household accounts and travellers'
tales. Bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
B4261) Harris, Leslie. ROBERT ADAM AND KEDLESTON : The Making of a
Neo-Classical Masterpiece. 1987. 8 1/4" x 11 5/8", 96 pages, well
illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue for the exhibition of the
remarkable collection of architectural drawings at Kedleston, one of the finest
in any country house. Chronological table, Bibliography. Card covers, near
fine.
B3003) Myers, Richard; Myers, Hilary. WILLIAM MORRIS TILES
: The Tile Designs of Morris and His Fellow Workers. 1996. 12 1/8" x
9", 152 pages, 40 colour plates, 250 black and white illustrations. The
first comprehensive survey of the colourful ceramic tiles produced by Moris
& Company, with all the many different designs illustrated and discussed in
detail. Useful appendices. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4219) General Catalog and Price List No. 14 THE HILL & GRIFFITH CO.
Manufacturers of Foundry Facings, Supplies and Equipment, Polishing and Buffing
Compositions.... Cincinnati, Ohio, 1925. 9 1/4" x 6", 607 pages,
extensively illustrated in black and white. Hb, much blind embossing of cloth
covers with embossed spine lettering on bronzed panel and bronzed medallion
showing foundry worker embossed onto upper board. One page has faint ink
splashes, but otherwise a very good copy.
B4221) Bradley, Ian. A HISTORY OF MACHINE TOOLS. 1972. 8
3/4" x 5 5/8", 224 pages, well illustrated with black and white
photographs and line drawings. Lathes, milling machines, drilling machines,
metal forging equipment, woodworking machinery, machine tools, hacksawing and
cold sawing machines, grinding machines. Hb
in dw, near fine, a very nice copy.
B4222) Heathcote, Norman. ST. KILDA. 1985; reprint of the
uncommon 1900 edition. 8 1/2" x 5 7/8", 229 pages, many black and
white illustrations from photographs and drawings, 32-page Longman’s book
catalogue, folding map at rear. Hb in dw, a near fine copy.
B4223) Hamilton, Walter. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK Artist and Humourist; with Numerous Illustrations and a Bank Note, NOT to be Imitated. Second edition, 1878. 8 3/8" x 5 1/4". The original paper wraps have been neatly bound in buckram, with gilt lettering to the spine; original paper cover darkened at edges, exteme lower corner lost, upper corner weakened by folding, small area of loss on fore-edge; short tear to lower edge of page [1], repaired tear to upper edge of page 25/26. Illustrations include the anti-hanging bank note. Previous owner’s signature (Brian Fothergill Cambridge MCMXLIV [biographer]) on front free end-paper. Generally a very nice presentation of an ephemeral pamphlet. 80.00 pounds sterling
B4226) Hilton, George W. THE CABLE CAR IN AMERICA : A New Treatise Upon
Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways.
1971. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 484 pages, comprehensively illustrated with
black and white and colour photographs, drawings and diagrams – some 684 illustrations. The history of cable
traction, followed by individual histories of the 62 cable companies in 28
cities. Bibliography. Hb in dw, some loss to upper edge of dw at rear, but
generally a very nice copy.
B4228) Fraser, Harry. THE ELECTRIC KILN : A User's Manual. 2000.
9 1/4" x 6 1/8", 128 pages, illustrated in black and white and
colour. Very much a manual on how to install and make the best use of your
electric kiln. Soft covers, near fine.
B4194) Lazarus, Peter; Balmer, Derek, Photography. CINZANO
GLASS COLLECTION. 1974, 1978. 10" x 10", unpaginated, illustrated
throughout with full-page colour photographs and black and white photographs in
the margin adjacent to the description, which is in 6 languages, including
English, French, Italian and German.
Presented in dark blue ring binder, a very good copy.
B4197) Moule, Thomas; Barron, Roderick, Introduction. THE
COUNTY MAPS OF OLD ENGLAND. 1993. 14 1/4" x 10 1/4", 127 pages,
56 coloured maps. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4201) Schiffer, Nancy. THE POWER OF JEWELRY. 1988. 12
1/4" x 9", 272 pages, hundreds of stunning colour photographs of 1189
magnificent pieces of jewelry and gem stones. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4202) Ogilvie, M.A. WILD GEESE. 1978. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 350 pages, 16 colour plates, 41 tables. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine, a very nice
copy.
B4203) Trevelyan, Raleigh. PRINCES UNDER THE VOLCANO. 1972. 9
3/8" x 6 1/8", 531 pages, 69 plates, 5 text illustrations, 4 maps. Bibliography, family trees. Hb,
Brian Fothergill (biographer) bookplate inside front cover, inscription (almost
certainly from author) ‘Brian love
from Raleigh March
B4205) Trinder, Barrie; Cox, Jeff. YEOMEN AND COLLIERS IN
TELFORD : Probate Inventories for Dawley, Lilleshall, Wellington and
Wrockwardine, 1660-1750. 1980. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 487 pages, map of
Shropshire as frontispiece, 8 illustrations.
One of the most thorough surveys of probate inventories yet published, it is
based on an analysis of 846 inventories from the area. Gazetteer, Glossary. Hb
in dw, previous owner’s
name neatly on half-title, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4206) Newton, Ian. THE SPARROWHAWK. 1986. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 396 pages, 24 plates, 90 figures, 63 tables, 4 appendices,
Bibliography. A detailed account of all aspects of the sparrowhawk’s
lifestyle, population levels and trends and the impact of man and environment
on the species in recent times. Hb in dw, a very nice copy.
B4209) Whitaker, Wilfred B. VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN SHOPWORKERS :
The Struggle to Obtain Better Conditions and a Half-Holiday. 1973. 8
7/8" x 5 1/2", 222 pages, ueful appendices, extensive Bibliography.
The uphill struggle to achieve what would now seem minimally good conditions of
work, including a weekly half-holiday. Hb
in dw, near fine.
B4215) Porter, R. F. FLIGHT IDENTIFICATION OF EUROPEAN RAPTORS. 1976. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 184 pages, 80 pages of black and white plates with 180 photographs, 78 text figures. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4217) Elkins, Norman. WEATHER AND BIRD BEHAVIOUR. 1983. 9
1/2" x 6 1/4", 239 pages, 16 pages of plates, 50 figures, 5 tables, 9-page
bibliography, appendices. An intriguing and instructive study of exceptional
usefulness to birdwatchers and ornithologists. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4171) Lie-Nielsen, Thomas. TAUNTON'S COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
TO SHARPENING. 2004. 11 1/8" x 9 1/8", 216 pages, comprehensively
illustrated, almost wholly in colour,
with more than 750 photographs and drawings. This step-by-step reference illustrates the equipment and methods for
getting sharp edges on all types of tools. Hb, fine.
B4174) Cooper, John Eric; Eley, J.T., Editors. FIRST AID
AND CARE OF WILD BIRDS. 1979. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 288 pages, 23
black and white photographs, 45 black and white figures. Detailed and
comprehensive. Hb in dw, a very nice copy.
B4175) Winn, James Anderson. JOHN DRYDEN AND HIS WORLD. 1987. 10" x 7", 651 pages, black and white illustrations, fold-out genealogical table. ‘The most important biography of Dryden ever written.’ Soft covers, very slight delamination on lower cover, otherwise a near fine copy. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4178) Leith-Ross, Prudence; McBurney, Henrietta. THE
FLORILEGIUM OF ALEXANDER MARSHAL in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at
Windsor Castle. 2000. 12" x 9 3/4", viii + 384 pages, 165 colour
plates, some 23 text figures in black and white and colour. Handsomely produced
study and complete catalogue of Marshal’s Florilegium, the only surviving
example of a flower book painted by and English artist in the seventeenth
century. Appendices, Bibliography, concordance. Hb in dw, just a very minor
bump to lower corner of rear cover, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4180) Crane, David. Romantics and Revolutionaries : REGENCY
PORTRAITS FROM THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY LONDON. 2002. 10 5/8" x 8
5/8", 160 pages, superbly illustrated almost wholly in colour. Published to accompany the
American tour of the National Portrait Gallery’s Regency portraits in
2002. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4186) Brown, Leslie. BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY : A Study of Britain's
24 Diurnal Raptors : The New Naturalist No. 60. Reprint, October
1976. 8 3/4" x 6", 400 pages, 16 plates with 40 superb black and
white photographs. Appendices, Bibliography. Hb in dw, previous owner’s name neatly inscribed on front free
end-paper, dw in attached, clear protective wrapper (as usual), a very nice
copy.
B4188) Stanier, Peter. South West Granite : A HISTORY OF
THE GRANITE INDUSTRY IN CORNWALL AND DEVON. 1999. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8", 223
pages, 53 black and white plates, 34 figures,18 tables, detailed appendices,
bibliography. A well researched and detailed account. Soft covers, near fine.
B3988) Basham, John E. BRANDON 1789 - A Village Fire. 1986. 8
3/4" x 5 7/8", 47 pages, black and white illustrations, plans.
Interesting account of a major fire in the small parish of Brandon in the
north-west corner of Suffolk, soon to become the centre of the British gunflint
trade. Card covers, a very good copy. US$18.75 /
B4160) Williamson, Paul. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. 2003. 11 3/4" x 9 5/8", 160
pages, superbly illustrated in colour,
showing more than 100 panels of stained glass from the V & A’s
exceptional collection, each supported by a commentary and bibliography. Soft
covers, near fine.
B4165) Loosley, S.G.H. WYCLIFFE COLLEGE : The First Hundred Years
1882-1982. 1982. 8 5/8" x
5 3/4", 259 pages, black and white illustrations, plan and indentures on
endpapers. Hb, a near fine copy.
B4166) Turner, Mark; Hoskins, Lesley; Kinchin, Juliet; Ruddick,
William. ART NOUVEAU DESIGNS FROM THE SILVER STUDIO COLLECTION 1885-1910.
1986. 11 3/4" x 8 1/8", 67 pages, illustrated in black and white
and colour. Loosely inserted single sheet reporting the presentation of the
contents of the Silver Studio of Design to the Hornsey College of Art. The
official catalogue for the exhibition of the same name, held at the Hunterian
Gallery, University of Glasgow. The Silver Studio was started by Arthur Silver
in West London in 1880, and rapidly became Britain’s largest design
studio, supplying designs principally for wallpapers, furnishing textiles,
carpets, linoleum, and metalwork. The Silver Studio at all times kept
meticulous records, so that it is possible to date almost all of the 20,000
designs now in the collection. This was the first public exhibition devoted to
Silver Studio Art Nouveau. Card covers, a very good copy, uncommon.
B2376) Dakers, Caroline. CLOUDS : Biography of a Country
House. 1994. 10 3/8" x 7 3/4", 278 pages, 26 colour plates, 136
black and white photographs. Designed by Philip Webb, one of England’s greatest
architects, completed in 1886, Clouds was described as ‘the house of the
age’. This handsomely illustrated
book recounts the story of Clouds: its planning and creation; the art
commissioned to adorn its walls; the activities and interests of the three
generations of Wyndhams who lived in it; the sale of the house in the
1930’s and its transformation into a charitable institution. Hb in dw,
fine.
B4152) Kirkham, Pat, Editor. WOMEN DESIGNERS IN THE U.S.A.,
1900-2000 : Diversity and Difference. 2002. 12" x 8 7/8", 462
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of
the same name. Exhibition checklist, Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4153) Cook, Beryl. CRUISING. 2002. 10 5/8" x 7 3/4", illustrated throughout in colour. Folded card covers, near fine. 8.00 pounds sterling
B4156) Mendes, Valerie; Haye, Amy de la. 20TH CENTURY
FASHION. 1999. 8 1/4" x 5 7/8", 280 illustrations,
B1014) Wilson, Christopher. THE GOTHIC CATHEDRAL. The Architecture of the Great Church 1130 - 1530. 1992. 9 3/4" x 6 3/4", 304 pages, 221 illustrations. Glossary, Bibliography. Soft covers, very good, except for remainder mark on lower edge. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4140) THOMAS SHOTTER BOYS (1803 - 1874) Centenary Exhibition. 1974. 9 1/4" x 6 3/4", 82 pages of text, 20 plates in black and white and colour. Detailed catalogue for the exhibition, short Bibliography. Card covers, a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4146) Storrer, William Allin. THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT COMPANION. 1993. 10 3/4" x 10 5/8", 492 pages, 965 photographs of interiors and exteriors, drawings describing 702 floor plans, many plans published for the first time. The only single volume to bring together the essential details, descriptions, brief histories, photographs and plans of everything Wright built; a work-by-work guide to more than 470 buildings, as well as a number of projects completed after Wright’s death in 1959. Hb in dw, pages a little cockled at upper edge, one or two minor repaired tears to dw, otherwise a near fine copy. 60.00 pounds sterling
B4123) Ruhemann, Helmut. THE CLEANING OF PAINTINGS Problems and Potentialities with Bibliography and Supplementary Material By Joyce Plesters. 1968. 10" x 7 3/8", 508 pages, 6 colour plates, 95 monochrome plates, 4 line diagrams. Classic title by one of the world’s leading authorities, at the time for many years Consultant Restorer to the National Gallery. Extensive appendices, major bibliography (some 120 pages). Hb in dw, dw a little darkened, with unobtrusive, minor repairs, generally a very nice copy. 60.00 pounds sterling
B4125) Jenkins, J. Geraint. ESGAIR MOEL WOOLLEN MILL. 1975. 5
3/4" x 8 1/4", 38 pages, black and white photographs and line
drawings. Card covers, previous
owner’s label on title-page, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4127) Raistrick, Arthur. MINES AND MINERS ON MALHAM MOOR. 1983.
8 1/4" x 5 3/4", 42 pages, black and white photographs and maps. Card
covers, a very good copy.
B4131) Robertson, Bruce. EPICS OF AVIATION ARCHAEOLOGY. 1978.
9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 156 pages, black and white photographs. Hb in
price-clipped dw, previous
owner’s name on front free end-paper, otherwise a very nice copy.
B4134) Urban, Mark. THE MAN WHO BROKE NAPOLEON'S CODES : The Story
of George Scovell. 2001. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8", 333 pages, illustrated
in black and white and colour, maps. Draws on a wealth of original sources,
including many ciphers and code-tables, showing Scovell to be a true forerunner
to the great code-breakers of the twentieth
century. Hb in dw, minor bump
to upper edge, otherwise near fine.
B4135) Chambers, Douglas. THE PLANTERS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN
: Botany, Trees and the Georgics. 1993. 11" x 9 7/8", 214 pages,
130 illustrations in black and
white and colour. Discusses the philosophy of gardening and landscaping that
developed during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the gardeners
who made the gardens, and the new planting materials available to them. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4137) Loring, John. LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY AT TIFFANY & CO.
2002. 12 1/8" x 9 1/4", 255 pages, 360 photograph, including 350 full
colour plates. Substantial monograph on the foremost American designer of the
late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, who was a leader of the Art Nouveau movement. A lively text,
extraordinary colour photographs and wonderful watercolour sketches reproduced
from original notebooks. Chronology, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4138) Hardwick, Joan. Addicted to Romance : THE LIFE AND
ADVENTURES OF ELINOR GLYN. 1994. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 306 pages, 30
black and white illustrations. Select Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4116) Fagence Cooper, Suzanne. PRE-RAPHAELITE ART IN THE VICTORIA
AND ALBERT MUSEUM. 2003. 10 7/8"
x 8 3/4", 176 pages, 170 colour and 37 black and white
illustrations. Explores the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum to
present a fresh view of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Bibliography. Hb in dw,
minor bump, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4119) Krech, Shepard. A VICTORIAN EARL IN THE ARCTIC : The
Travels and Collections of the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale 1888-89. 1989. 11
1/8" x 8 5/8", 207 pages, 150 black and white and 8 colour
illustrations. Examines Lord Lonsdale’s ‘epic trip’ and the
collection of artifacts acquired en route. Bibliography, concordance. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4120) Smith, Stuart. A VIEW FROM THE IRON BRIDGE. 1979. 8
1/4" x 5 3/4", 72 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white
and colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at
the Royal Academy of Arts. Soft covers, previous owner’s label on title
page, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4121) Thomas, William Gerwyn. BIG PIT, BLAENAFON. 1984.
6" x 9", 48 pages, black and white annotated photographs,
introduction. Text in English and Welsh. Card covers, previous
owner’s label on title
page, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4101) McGrath, Jinks. THE RINGS BOOK. 2002. 9 1/4" x 6
1/8", 128 pages, superbly illustrated in colour. Demonstrates the
techniques of ring making in clear step-by-step sequences; showcases the work
of an international group of artists. Glossary, list of suppliers,
Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4102) Singer, Margo; Spyrou, Mary. TEXTILE ARTS : Multicultural Traditions. 2003. 9 5/8" x 7 3/8", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. SORRY, SOLD
B4107) CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE SIR
MAX BEERBOHM. 1960. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 104 pages, 383 catalogued
lots, black and white illustrations. Soft covers, indications of small label
having been removed from cover, otherwise a very good copy.
B4110) Toy, Maggie. PRACTICALLY MINIMAL : Inspirational Ideas for
Twenty-First Century Living. 2003. 10 7/8" x 9 1/2", 192 pages, 250 colour
photographs. Folded card covers, near fine.
B4111) Talbot, Edward; Dow, George; Millard,
Philip; Davis, Peter. LNWR LIVERIES. 1985. 12 3/8" x
10", 184 pages, well illustrated
in black and white and colour, with photographs, plans and diagrams. A very detailed production.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, dw with minor tears and chips, otherwise a very good
copy.
B4115) Locher, J. L. (editor). M. C. ESCHER : HIS LIFE
AND COMPLETE GRAPHIC WORK : With a Fully Illustrated Catalogue. 2000.
11 7/8" x 9 5/8", 349 pages, 606 illustrations, including 36 full colour plates. Biographical
Chronology, catalogue, concordance, Bibliography. Hb in dw, minor chips and
short repaired tears to edge of dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4079) Bolger,
Doreen, Editor and others. WILLIAM M. HARNETT. 1992. 11 3/4" x 8
7/8", 333 pages, 223 illustrations,
B4083) Lewis, Peter N. THE DAWN OF PROFESSIONAL GOLF : The Genesis
of the European Tour 1894-1914. No. 481 of 1000 numbered and signed copies,
1995. 10" x 7 1/2", 176
pages, illustrated throughout
with period sepia photographs. The first detailed study of the early years of
the professional ‘tour’. Detailed appendices, Bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4088) Raguin, Virginia Chieffo. THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS :
The Art of Light Medieval to Contemporary. 2003. 11 1/4" x 9
3/8", 288 pages, 335 illustrations,
B4092) Priestley, Harold. THE ENGLISH HOME. 1970. 10 1/8"
x 7 3/4", 216 pages, black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, spine of dw bleached near white with a few minor creases and repaired
tears, otherwise a very good copy.
B4093) Chambers, James. THE ENGLISH HOUSE. 1985. 10" x 7
5/8", 288 pages, 217 illustrations in black and white and colour.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B3953) Ovens, Robert; Sleath, Shelia. TIME IN RUTLAND :
A History and Gazetteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of
Rutland. 2002. 10" x 7 5/8", 400 pages, map, comprehensively
illustrated with photographs, line drawings, plans etc. Wonderfully
comprehensive, includes bellfounders and clock and watchmakers in addition to
the detailed gazetteer. Glossary, Bibliography, extensive appendices. Hb in dw,
mint.
B672) Lane, Charles. COOPER HENDERSON AND THE OPEN ROAD The Life
and Works of Charles Cooper Henderson 1803 - 1877. 1984. 11 1/2" x 8
3/4", 122 pages, frontispiece and 100 illustrations,
B3782) Roberts, Jane. VIEWS OF WINDSOR : Watercolours by Thomas
and Paul Sandby from the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
1995. 10 1/2" x 9 1/4", 144 pages, superb colour illustrations of forty-seven views
from the Royal Collection, supplemented by more than 100 further illustrations, including photographs
and maps. Published in conjunction
with the exhibition of the same name. appendices with notes on
provenance of the Sandby drawings in the Royal Collection, media, paper,
watermarks and mounts, Bibliography. Hb
in dw, near fine. 18.00
pounds sterling
B4003) Strangeways, Ian. MEASURING THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT. 2003. 9 3/4" x 6 3/4", 534 pages, black and white
photographs and diagrams. Describes the techniques and instruments used to
measure all of the variables of the natural world. Second edition, updated and
expanded considerably. Soft covers, near fine. US$45.00 /
B4004) Taylor, Zachary. DECORATIVE WOOD INLAY. 1997.
9 3/4" x 7 1/2", 127 pages, over 140 colour photographs and 25
easy-to-follow diagrams. Written for woodworkers of fair experience and skill
who possess genuine relish for the refined surface decoration of wooden
objects. Soft covers, near fine. US$18.00
/
B4005) Dollot, Rene. L'AFGHANISTAN - Histoire,
Description, Moeurs et Coutumes, Folklore, Fouilles. Préface d'Abel
Bonnard. 1937. 8 7/8" x 5 3/8", 318 pages, black and white
illustrations. Text in French. Hb, with original paper covers mounted on upper
and lower boards, a very nice copy. US$37.50
/
B4009) Daniell, William; Addey, David. A VOYAGE ROUND GREAT
BRITAIN Volume Two Land's End to the Clyde in the footsteps of William Daniell,
R.A. (1769-1837). 1997. 8 3/4" x 7 3/4", 48 colour and 48 black and
white illustrations, map on endpapers. The second volume of a fascinating
record of the British coastline, contrasting Daniell’s engravings and
comments from between 1813 and 1823 with David Addey’s watercolours of
the same locations at the end of the twentieth century. Hb in dw, fine.
B4011) Rizzi, Aldo. MOSTRA DEL TIEPOLO Catalogo
Dei Dipinti - Catalogo Dei Disegni e Acqueforti. 1971. 11 1/4" x
10", 2 volumes, 199, 121 pages, comprehensively illustrated in black and
white and colour. Italian text. Hb in dw, in slipcase; slipcase slightly
splitting, well worn at edges, remnants of small label, relevant newspaper
cutting neatly pasted inside front cover of Catalogo
Dei Dipinti otherwise both volumes near fine in near fine dw’s.
B4014) Loft, Abram. ENSEMBLE! : Rehearsal Guide to
Thirty Great Works of Chamber Music. 1992. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 360
pages. Hb in dw, dw spine faded, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4016) Maher, Peter. THE LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB :
Three Score Years and Ten 1922-1992. 1992. 11 5/8" x 8 1/8", 90
pages, well illustrated in black and white. Card covers, previous owner’s name in pencil on
title page, otherwise near fine.
B4018) Physick, John. THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT
MUSEUM, the History of Its Building. 1982. 9 3/4" x 7 7/8", 288
pages, 395 illustrations,
B4021) Millington, Barry, Editor. THE WAGNER
COMPENDIUM : a Guide to Wagner's Life and Music. 1992. 10 1/4" x 7
1/4", 431 pages, 30 illustrations. Employs the latest research to present
a comprehensive survey of the man, his oeuvre
and his times. Bibliography. Hb in dw, previous owner’s dated initials on
front free end-paper, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4023) Sayce, Roger. THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE CIRENCESTER : An Independent College. 1992. 10" x
7 1/2", 370 pages, 29 colour plates, 75 black and white illustrations.
B4026) Jackson, Radway. THE VISUAL INDEX OF
ARTISTS' SIGNATURES AND MONOGRAMS. 1991. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 239
pages, some 9,000 signatures and monograms. Hb in dw, two or three minor chips
to edge of dw, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4027) Cotton, Carolynne. UXBRIDGE PAST : A Visual
History. 1994. 10" x 7 3/8", 144 pages, 185 black and white
illustrations. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise near fine.
B4029) Collins, Ian. A BROAD CANVAS : Art
in East Anglia Since 1880. 1999. 11 1/4" x 10 1/8", 144 pages,
well illustrated in colour and black and white. Tracing the footsteps of an
impressive array painters and sculptors including Munnings, Seago, Rennie
Mackintosh, Stanley Spencer, Henry Moore, and John Piper. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4030) Pearsall, Ronald. THE WORM IN THE BUD : The
World of Victorian Sexuality. 1969. 9 5/8" x 6 3/8", 560 pages,
‘sin map’ of Victorian London on endpapers. A strange and
fascinating insight into Victorian life. Hb in dw, dedication from Guy Harvey
to previous owner on page facing title-page, dw price-clipped and chipped at
edges, otherwise a very good copy.
B4034) Klein, Dan, McClelland, Nancy A.,
Haslam, Malcolm. IN THE DECO STYLE. 1991. 9 3/4" x 9 7/8",
288 pages, 346 illustrations,
B4037) Trachtenberg, David; Keith, Thomas. MAUCHLINE
WARE : A Collector's Guide. 2002. 11" x 8 1/2", 287 pages, 385
plates, mainly in colour. An exhaustive and invaluable reference work on the
products of the souvenir woodware industry which flourished in the small
Scottish town of Mauchline from 1830 to 1930. Copious appendices, including a
Price Guide. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4040) THE SINGULAR ART OF JULIAN MURPHY. 1999. 11
3/4" x 11 5/8", 126 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Folded
card covers, a very good copy.
B4043) Harper, Russell J. KRIEGHOFF. 1979. 9
7/8" x 9 7/8", 204 pages, 53 full colour illustrations, more than 100
black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Hb in dw, minor bump to one corner,
otherwise near fine.
B4044) A Neat Plain Modern Stile : PHILIP HOOKER AND HIS
CONTEMPORARIES, 1796-1836. 1993. 11" x 8 1/2", 334 pages,
186 black and white figures. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue
for the exhibition shown in New York in 1992. Catalogue Raisonne,
Bibliography. Soft covers, very good.
B4045) Clark, Timothy. UKIYO-E PAINTINGS IN THE
BRITISH MUSEUM. 1992. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2", 256 pages, 223 colour and
224 black and white illustrations. A catalogue of the 200 paintings in the
British Museum by artists of the Ukiyo-e, or ‘floating world’,
school. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
B4046) Gordon, Dillian. Making and Meaning : THE
WILTON DIPTYCH. 1993. 11" x 8 5/8", 96 pages, 48 superb colour
plates, 33 black and white figures. Published in conjunction with the
exhibition exploring the Wilton Diptych in depth. This is one of the most
beautiful yet most enigmatic paintings ever made, the greatest painting to
survive from fourteenth century England. Family tree of the Plantagenets,
Glossary, Bibliography. Card covers, near fine.
B4047) Asfour, Amal; Williamson, Paul. GAINSBOROUGH'S
VISION. 1999. 11 3/8" x 7 3/4", 325 pages, 185 illustrations in
black and white and colour. Well illustrated examination of
Gainsborough’s achievements. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine.
B4048) Sloman, Susan. GAINSBOROUGH IN BATH.
2002. 11 3/8" x 9 3/8", 266 pages, 173 illustrations in black and
white and colour, map to endpapers. Illuminates artistic activity in Bath and
Gainsborough’s part in it. Detailed appendices, Bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine.
B4049) Adam, Robert; Robertson, Carol. SCREENPRINTING
: The Complete Water-Based System. 2003. 10 1/8" x 9 1/8", 208
pages, 265 illustrations,
B4050) Cooper, W. Heaton. MOUNTAIN PAINTER : An
Autobiography. 1984. 12 1/4" x
9", 148 pages, 129 illustrations,
mainly in colour, mainly reproductions of Heaton’s work. Hb in
price-clipped dw, dw a little rubbed at edges, generally a very nice copy.
B4051) Steward, Robert M. BOATBUILDING MANUAL. 1976.
9 1/4" x 6 1/8", 220 pages, black and white illustrations.
Comprehensive and detailed. Hb in price-clipped dw, a very good copy.
B4057) Moorhouse, Geoffrey. Hell's Foundations : A TOWN, ITS MYTHS, AND GALLIPOLI. 1992. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 256 pages, black and white illustrations. A study of the effects of war on Bury, a
