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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 20.00
pounds sterling
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.
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.
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 /
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 45.00 pounds
sterling
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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,
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.
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. 48.00 pounds sterling
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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,
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.
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. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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 /
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
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.
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.
