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Currently we are seeking to purchase loose copies of Country Life Magazine prior to 1970, and bound volumes from any date (it was first published in 1897, and weekly since). We are, of course, happy to view and collect from anywhere in the UK mainland. E-mail us, ring 01787 277130, or fax 01787 277677.
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 5 pounds, two copies for 4 pounds each, more than two copies at 3 pounds per copy, in each case plus normal postal charges.
B5196) Sainderichin, Ginette. KENZO :
Fashion Memoir. 1999. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 45
illustrations, 40 in colour. In the sought after 'fashion memoir' series.
Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00
pounds sterling
B5197) Steele, Valerie. THE CORSET : A
Cultural History. 2004. 11" x 9 1/8", 199 pages, superbly
illustrated in colour and black and white. One of the world's most respected
fashion historians explores the cultural history of the corset, revealing new
information and perspectives on its changing significance over the centuries.
Bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 16.50 pounds sterling
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. 14.00
pounds sterling
B5199) Blanchard, Tamsin. ANTONIO BERARDI
: Sex and Sensibility. 1999. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", 64 pages, over 150
images, mainly in colour, including previously unpublished drawings and
specially commissioned photography. Chronology. Hb in dw, 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.
16.95 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B1048)
Nagyszalanczy, Sandor. THE ART OF FINE TOOLS. 1998. 10 1/4" x
10 1/4", 232 pages, illustrates more than 250 magnificent tools in colour.
Hb in dw, near fine. 29.95 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5181) Taylor, Peter. An End to Silence : THE BUILDING OF THE
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE FROM ADELAIDE TO DARWIN. 1980. 10 1/4" x 7
5/8", 192 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour, map on
endpapers. The epic story of the building of the Overland Telegraph Line over
three thousand kilometers from Adelaide to Darwin. Useful appendices, including
a chronology, bibliography. Hb in dw, inscription (not from author) with
Christmas wishes on half-title, otherwise a very nice copy. 15.00 pounds
sterling
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, 40 in colour. An authoritative survey,
describes and illustrates the whole
sequence of Irish art and architecture up to the present. Bibliography.
Soft covers, near fine. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5183) Valenstein, Suzanne G. A HANDBOOK OF CHINESE CERAMICS.
Revised and Enlarged Edition. 1989. 10 1/4" x 7 7/8", 331 pages, illustrates 335 objects, includes a 32-page
section of colour plates. An essential reference volume for art historians and
connoisseurs, highly praised by experts in the field. Detailed appendices,
glossary, selected bibliography. Hb in dw, a very good copy. 25.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00
pounds sterling
B5186) Roberts, Kenneth D. SOME 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH
WOODWORKING TOOLS : Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces. 1991. 11
1/4" x 8 5/8", 494 pages, 162 figures, 228 plates, 28 tables. The
result of six years study in libraries, museums and travels throughout the
United Kingdom, a classic reference in its field. Hb in dw, near fine. 95.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5190) RD. MELHUISH & SONS Catalogue 'Tools for the 20th Century'
No. 10 and 11. 1898, 1899. 11" x 8 1/2", pages numbered 1 –
316 (Illustrated Catalogue No 10), 341 – 572 (Illustrated Catalogue No
11). There is no indication that pages 317 – 340 were ever present.
Quality illustrations
throughout. Catalogue No. 10 lists ‘tools, machinery, and supplies for
Metal Workers of every grade. Engineers, Machinists, Model Makers, Contractors,
Electricians, Cycle Makers, Scientific Instrument Makers, etc’. Catalogue
No. 11 lists ‘tools, machines, and labour-saving appliances for
Woodworkers’ and similar mechanical arts’. Included are tools of
interest to the ornamental turner, including eccentric, dome, oval and
rectilear chucks, epicycloidal, universal a,d horizontal cutting frames, and a
‘high-class ornamental turning lathe. The woodworking section includes a
wide variety of planes and plane parts, including wooden planes, London made
steel or wrought iron planes (manufacturer unnamed, although they could be
pre-adjuster Norrises – the first Norris adjuster patent was not until
1913), and Bailey and Stanley planes. Special mention is made of
Stanley’s Patent Lateral Adjustment, ‘a device recently patented’Chisels
and carving tools are similarly extensively listed, including individual and
sets of S.J. Addis carving tools. Hb, in original cloth, faded and a little
grubby externally, hinges a little weak, endpapers with penciled calculations,
page edges a little darkened, page corners occasionally turned down.
Nonetheless in very good
condition for an original catalogue of this age, and a wonderful reference for
collectors. 225.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50
pounds sterling
B5192) Roberts, Kenneth D.; John Rabone & Sons. Reprint
of JOHN RABONE & SONS 1892 CATALOGUE of Rules, Tapes, Spirit Levels, Etc., Hockley
Abbey Works, Birmingham, England. 1982. 12" x 9 1/4", 96 pages,
superbly illustrated in black and white, highlighted with colour. Superb
reprint of probably the most extensive publication concerning rules during the
nineteenth century. Additionally includes a checklist of 255 rulemakers
1767-1900, working in Birmingham. Because of English immigration to America,
bringing rule-making skills with them, this catalogue also provides an
excellent background to understanding American rules. Illustrated card covers,
a near fine copy. Now uncommon. 40.00 pounds sterling
B5193) Walker, Catherine. CATHERINE WALKER : An Autobiography
By the Private Couturier to Diana, Princess of Wales. 1998. 10 7/8" x
8 3/8", 154 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white. A
chronicle of two remarkable women amid the pressures of the glamourous worlds
of fashion and royalty. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5194) Etherington-Smith,
Meredith. PATOU. 1983. 9 1/8" x
7 1/4", 143 pages, black and white illustrations. Tells for the first time
the story of the fashion house, the clothes, the customers, and Jean Patou
himself – in the Paris of the 1920’s and 1930’s Patou and his
fashion house were as famous and successful as Coco Chanel. Bibliography. Soft
covers, near fine. 12.00 pounds
sterling
B5195) COSTUME NUMBER 16 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1982. 9 3/4"
x 7 1/4", 136 pages, black and white illustrations. Includes articles on ornamental
haircombs; the vogue for fancy dress 1830-1950; fashions of a Wedmore family,
1816-1916; the great Mr. Worth; and Helen Bagrie, Costumiere, 343 Union Street,
Aberdeen. Soft covers, a very good copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
B5162) Muller, Priscilla E. JEWELS IN SPAIN 1500-1800. 1972.
11 1/4" x 10 1/4", 195 pages, 265 black and white and 16 colour
reproductions. A fully documented account of jewels, jewelers and their patrons
in the Peninsula; illustrated by many previously unpublished jewelers’
drawings, inventory drawings, surviving jewels and period portraits. Hb in dw,
ex reference library, withdrawn stamps and usual neat library stamps, upper
front hinges broken, in a somewhat creased but otherwise very good dw. 25.00 pounds
sterling
B5163) Sheard, Stephen, Editor; Fassett,
Kaffe, Introduction. THE BEST OF ROWAN : 50 Designer Knitting Patterns. 1998.
12 1/4" x 9 1/4", 192
pages, each pattern illustrated in colour with clear instructions and charts.
Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5165) Campbell, Una. Robes of the Realm : 300 YEARS OF
CEREMONIAL DRESS. 1989. 12" x 8 1/2", 112 pages, 94 illustrations, 82 in colour. Published in conjunction with the tercentenary of Ede
and Ravenscroft, royal robemakers of Chancery Lane, London. Hb in dw, near
fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5166) Collier, Ann. THE ART OF LACEMAKING. 1986. 12"
x 8 1/2", 96 pages, well illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a
near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5168) Wadeson, Jacki. HAIR FLAIR. 2001. 11 3/4" x
9", 256 pages, copiously illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Style secrets of the
professionals, over 50 ways to braid and dress your hair; creative hair
dressing for all occasions. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds
sterling
B5169) Newman, Karoline; Bressler, Karen; Proctor,
Gillian. A CENTURY OF LINGERIE : Icons of Style in the 20th Century 1997. 11 3/4" x 9 5/8",
144 pages, copiously illustrated in colour and black and white. A story of
function, decoration, psychology, and, of course, fashion. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00
pounds sterling
B5171) Howard, Constance. INSPIRATION
FOR EMBROIDERY. 1971. 10" x 7 1/2", 240 pages, well illustrated
with 322 drawings and photographs, also colour plates. Information and
instruction in designing for embroidery, from simple basic structures to more
complicated finished designs. Hb in dw, previous owner’s dated signature
on front free end-paper, otherwise a very good copy. 14.00 pounds sterling
B5172) MacGregor, Neil, Editor. A CATALOGUE OF LEATHER IN LIFE,
ART AND INDUSTRY : John W. Waterer 1892-1977 A Centenary Exhibition. 1992.
9 1/4" x 8 7/8", 68 pages, illustrated in black and white. Published as a companion volume to the exhibition of
the same name held during 1992, illustrating John Waterer’s work and
setting it in a historical context. Chronology, biography, bibliography,
catalogue. Card covers, a very nice copy. Uncommon. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5173) Brandon, Ruth. SINGER AND THE SEWING MACHINE : A
Capitalist Romance. 1977. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 244 pages, black and
white illustrations. I.M. Singer & Co was a pioneer in mass-marketing,
introducig such innovations as hire purchase and sales demonstrations, and
became the first multi-national company. Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw,
otherwise a very good copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds sterling
B5175) Clark, Judith. Spectres : WHEN FASHION TURNS BACK. 2004.
10 1/8" x 8 1/4", 168 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Published in conjunction with
the groundbreaking exhibition ‘Malign Muses’ initiated by
ModeMuseum, Antwerp, and later on view under the title ‘Spectres’
in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Contemporary Space. Hb, no dw,
probably as issued, a very nice copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5176) Kent, Kate Peck. NAVAJO WEAVING : Three Centuries of
Change. 1996. 10" x 8 1/2", 139 pages, 24 colour plates, 80 black
and white illustrations. Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, the
classic introductory text on this appealing Native American art form. Soft
covers, near fine. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5177) Lucero, Helen R.; Baizerman, Suzanne. CHIMAYO
WEAVING : The Transformation of a Tradition. 1998. 10" x 8", 231
pages, 96 colour plates, many black and white illustrations. The first study
examining the Rio Grande Hispanic weaving tradition from 1870 to the present,
thorough and beautifully illustrated. Glossary, Bibliography. Soft covers, near
fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 75.00 pounds sterling
B1053) Taunton, Nerylla. ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK TOOLS AND EMBROIDERIES. 1997. 11" x 8 1/2", 220 pages, more than 225 colour plates, 14 black and white plates. Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near mint. 48.00 pounds sterling
B3362)
Byatt, Derrick. Promises to Pay: FIRST THREE
HUNDRED YEARS OF BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES. 1994. 10 7/8" x 8 3/4",
245 pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black and white. Published as
part of the official programme of the Bank of England to commemorate the
Tercentenary of its foundation in 1694. Unique access was allowed to a wealth
of hitherto unavailable material in the Bank’s Archive, relative to
design, production, numbering, forgery, and lost and damaged notes. Useful
Bibliography and appendices. Hb in dw, near fine. US$ 105.00 / 70.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds
sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5147) Egerton, Rev. John Coker, Wells,
Roger, Editor. Victorian Village : THE DIARIES OF THE REVEREND JOHN COKER
EGERTON, Curate and Rector of Burwash East Sussex, 1857-1888. 1992. 8
7/8" x 6 3/8", 369 pages, black and white photographic illustrations.
Egerton kept a daily diary during his thirty years in Burwash, forming a
remarkable record of Victorian village life; illustrated with photographs taken
in Burwash around the time of the diaries. Hb in dw, previous owner’s
address label on front free endpaper, otherwise near fine. Now uncommon. 48.00
pounds sterling
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. 80.00
pounds sterling
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. 80.00
pounds sterling
B4757) Lussier, Suzanne. ART DECO
FASHION. 2003. 8 1/2" x 7 3/4", 96 pages, 96 illustrations,
including 60 colour plates. Published in conjunction with the major exhibition,
Art Deco 1910 – 1939. Hb in dw, near fine. 9.95 pounds sterling
B5150) 0'Byrne, Robert. After a Fashion :
A HISTORY OF THE IRISH FASHION INDUSTRY. 2000. 9" x 7 3/4", 180
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Chronicles the
development of an indigenous fashion industry in Ireland from the 1950s to the
present. Soft covers, a very good copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B5155) Westley, Ann. RELIEF PRINTMAKING. 2001.
9 1/8" x 6 1/8", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. A practical and inspirational guide to current relief printing methods
and a wide-ranging survey of some of the artists working in this field. Glossary,
bibliography, list of suppliers, studios and workshops. Soft covers, near fine.
12.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5158) Dabydeen, David. HOGARTH'S BLACKS
: Images of Blacks in Eighteenth Century English Art. 1987. 9 5/8" x 6
5/8", 158 pages, 88 black and white illustrations. An important picture of
a neglected aspect of eighteenth century life and culture. Bibliography. Soft
covers, a very good copy. 60.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00
pounds sterling
B5160) Singer, Margo; Spyrou, Mary. TEXTILE
ARTS : Multicultural Traditions. 2003. 9 5/8" x 7 3/8", 128
pages, extensively illustrated in black and white and colour. Surveys the
textile traditions of many cultures, describing basic materials and techniques.
List of suppliers, museum collections, bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 12.50
pounds sterling
B5161) de Dienes, Andre. MARILYN MON
AMOUR : The Private Album of Andre de Dienes.1986. 11 5/8" x 9",
155 pages. black and white illustrations. Compelling early photographs of
Marilyn Monroe, taken between 1945 and 1953. Hb in dw, boards slightly darkened
towards outside edges, otherwise a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4498) Wilcox,
Claire (editor). VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. 2005.
11 1/4" x 9 5/8", 224 pages, 367 colour plates, 20 black and white plates. Published in conjunction with the major Victoria and Albert Museum
exhibition, the first ever Vivienne Westwood retrospective. Perceptive text,
with a stunning photographic
section which charts the development of Westwood’s ideas and technique.
Glossary, Bibliography, Chronology, list of collections, list of
Westwood’s items in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Soft covers, a near
fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B3288) Calasisbetta, Charlotte Mankey; Tortora, Phyllis. THE FAIRCHILD DICTIONARY OF FASHION. Third edition, 2003. 10" x 7 7/8", 522 pages, black and white illustrations. Expanded and updated edition, defines more than 15,000 fashion terms. The ideal reference for designers, fashion media, instructors, students, historians, and fashion enthusiasts. Soft covers, near fine. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 65.00 pounds sterling
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
1” lost from lower corner of front free endpaper, otherwise a very good
copy. 85.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
B5116) Lentzsch, Franziska. FUSELI : The
Wild Swiss. 2005. 10 7/8" x 8 7/8", 271 pages, well illustrated,
mainly in colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Kunsthaus
Zurich. Offers a representative overview of Fuseli’s creative production,
including all his important paintings, and a concise selection of his graphic
work. Chronology, list of works exhibited, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 40.00
pounds sterling
B5117) Physick, John; Darby, Michael.
'Marble Halls' : DRAWINGS AND MODELS FOR VICTORIAN SECULAR BUILDINGS
Exhibition August-October 1973. 1973. 10 7/8" x 8 5/8", 220
pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Published as a catalogue
for the exhibition of Victorian architecture, as represented by surviving plans
and models. Covers a wide range of secular architecture, including the Crystal
Palace for the Great Exhibition, houses by Pugin and William Burges, the Houses
of Parliament, railway stations, bridges, and lighthouses. Biographies of
associated architects. Soft covers, a little bumped, but otherwise a very good
copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5118) Eccleston, Matthew. ENFIELD -
Portrait of a London Borough. 1996. 11 3/4" x 10", 259 pages, over
300 old and new photographs. A comprehensive ‘warts and all’
investigation of the area, looking at the history, architecture and other
features of all the places within the boundaries of Enfield. Hb in dw, near
fine. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 95.00 pounds sterling
B5120) GARDINER OF BRISTOL CATALOGUE No. 225.
July, 1955. 1955. 9 3/4" x 6 1/4", 883 pages, illustrated
throughout in black and white, with colour plates of fireplaces, tiles, and
bathroom fittings. Massively comprehensive catalogue for a major
builders’ merchant; covering in great detail, with pricing, fireplaces,
stoves and cookers, boilers and radiators, bathroom suites, kitchen fittings,
plumbers’ brassfoundry, builder’s ironmongery, roofing materials
and guttering, aluminium and steel sheeting etc, bolts, nuts, screws and nails,
paints, safes, office furniture, metal windows and partitions, gates and
fencing, and an extensive section relating to tools. Hb, spine faded, corners a
little rubbed, but otherwise a very good copy. 30.00 pounds sterling
B5121) Russell,
Frank, Editor. ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE. [1983]. 12 1/4" x 9
1/2", 332 pages, over 500 illustrations, including 68 in colour. Documents
for the first time the extraordinary achievements of the architects of the fin
de siecle. The reference section contains over 150 illustrated biographies of
the architects and an extensive bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B3933) Bony,
Anne. FURNITURE AND INTERIORS OF THE 1940s. 2003. 12" x 9
5/8", 223 pages, superbly illustrated in illustrated in black, white and
colour. An excellent reference for the furniture and interiors of this
transitional period, and their designers. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5124) Mitchell,
Alan. Alan Mitchell's TREES OF BRITAIN. 1996. 8 7/8" x 6", 368
pages, illustrated throughout with many of the author’s own photographs,
together with 8 colour plates. An in-depth study of the origins of British
trees, and a practical guide to where to find the best specimens. Hb in dw,
previous owner’s address label on front free endpaper, otherwise a very
nice copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4876) Toss, Brion. The Rigging Handbook : TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN AND TRADITIONAL RIGGING. 2004. 9 1/2" x 7
1/2", 392 pages, copiously illustrated with black and white drawings.
Incorporates ‘The Rigger’s Apprentice’ and ‘The
Rigger’s Locker’. The definitive book on the art of rigging
– a classic in its field. Tables, graphs, glossary, bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00
pounds sterling
B5126) Hewson,
Commander J.B. A HISTORY OF THE PRACTICE OF NAVIGATION. 1983. 9
1/2" x 6 7/8", 295 pages, black and white illustrations. Traces the
evolution of the art of ocean navigation. Hb in dw, near fine. 48.00 pounds
sterling
B5128) Pollak, Emil and Martyl. A GUIDE TO THE MAKERS OF AMERICAN WOODEN
PLANES. Third edition, 1994. 9
7/8" x 7", 462 pages, over 2200 imprint illustrations and 930 wedge outlines.
Includes nearly 2000 biographical entries, with a star system indicating the rarity of over
1500 of the imprints illustrated. Glossary, bibliography. Soft covers, near
fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5129) Carruthers,
Annette. EDWARD BARNSLEY AND HIS WORKSHOP : Arts and Crafts in the Twentieth
Century. 1992. 9 7/8" x 6 7/8", 208 pages, 107 black and white
illustrations. Authoritative and readable study, examining the difficulties,
and rewards, of pursuing the Arts and Crafts ideal in the twentieth century.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, a very nice copy. 65.00 pounds sterling
B5130) MARPLES
"SHAMROCK BRAND" Tools 1938 Catalogue. 1938. 11" x 8 3/8",
xiii, 245 pages, clear black and white illustrations throughout. ‘An
up-to date and thoroughly comprehensive list of Tools for all Trades’.
Includes a number of full-page Marples advertisements, which use black and
white photographs highlighted with red. Priced throughout. Hb, in original
cloth, with gilt lettering to upper board, spine unobtrusively re-backed,
corners rubbed, particularly at the lower corner of the upper board; endpapers
somewhat grubby and foxed, foxing to early pages, particularly at the
fore-edge, first signature rather forward, and hence the edges a little
roughened, otherwise a sound copy of this comprehensive catalogue for one of
Sheffield’s major tool manufacturers. 120.00 pounds sterling
B5131) Young,
Alan. TUDOR AND JACOBEAN TOURNAMENTS. 1987. 10" x 7 5/8", 224
pages, 85 black and white illustrations. The first book to trace the history
and significance of the tournament in all its aspects in the Tudor and Jacobean
periods. Glossary, calendar of Tudor and Jacobean tournaments. Hb in dw, near
fine. 8.00 pounds sterling
B3550)
Greenberg, Cara. Mid-century Modern: FURNITURE OF THE 1950's. Revised
edition, 2000. 9 7/8" x 9
7/8", 176 pages, 229 illustrations, 109 in colour. A definitive guide to
the period, the ‘bible’ of fifties design. Designer information,
source guide. Soft covers, near fine. 14.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50
pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00
pounds sterling
B5137) Chaldecott, Nada. DHURRIES :
History, Pattern, Technique, Identification. 2003. 12" x 8 5/8",
160 pages, 265 illustrations, 248 in colour. The very first comprehensive guide
to the dhurrie - for centuries the
most popular floor-covering in the Indian sub-continent. Glossary,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5138) Ostermann, Matthias. THE NEW
MAIOLICA : Contemporary Approaches to Colour and Technique. 1999. 11
1/8" x 8 3/4", 160 pages, well illustrated almost wholly in colour. A
workshop in print, specifically addressing the practice of tin glaze; also a
source book for any ceramist attracted by colour and painting. Hb in dw, near
fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5078) THIRTIES : British Art and Design Before
the War. 1979. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4", 320 pages, well illustrated in
black and white. The extensive catalogue for the wide-ranging exhibition
organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Victoria
and Albert Museum, held at the Hayward Gallery. Detailed biographical section,
covering artists, designers, architects and photographers, extensive
bibliography. Soft covers, a very good copy. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5082) Beedle, J. 43 SQUADRON ROYAL FLYING CORPS ROYAL AIR
FORCE : The History of the Fighting Cocks, 1916-66. 1966. 8 3/4" x 5
1/2", 336 pages, 39 black and white plates. Detailed appendices give
commanding officers, squadron bases, squadron aircraft performance details,
details of all aircraft known to have been on Squadron strength, and squadron
markings and affiliations. Hb in dw, a very good copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5084) Reeve, Nigel. HEDGEHOGS. 1994. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 313 pages, 20 colour plates, over 60 figures, including 30 beautiful
line drawings by Ruth Lindsay and several by the author. The most authoritative
work on hedgehogs yet, explores all major areas of hedgehog natural history;
useful appendices including veterinary information on the treatment of
parasites and diseases. Hb in dw, near fine. 16.00 pounds sterling
B5085) Spinage, C.A. ELEPHANTS. 1994. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 319 pages, coloured frontispiece, 25 colour plates, text figures.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00
pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds
sterling
B5087) Chenoune, Farid. JEAN PAUL GAULTIER : Fashion Memoir. 1996.
8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 54 illustrations, 48 in colour. In the
sought after 'fashion memoir' series. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00
pounds sterling
B5088) Reprint of the First Edition of the ONE-INCH ORDNANCE SURVEY
of ENGLAND and WALES Sheet 12 RICHMOND. 1983, second impression of reprint.
Folded map, approximately 30” x 40”, near fine in very good paper
pocket, as issued. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5090) Turner, Alwyn W. BIBA : The Biba Experience. 2005.
11 1/4" x 9 3/4", 240 pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black
and white. A unique record of one of the most astonishing retail successes in
history, entirely driven by the forceful vision of one person; an essential
reference to one of the most successful brand names. Bibliography. Hb in dw, a
fine copy. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 28.00 pounds sterling
B5092) Avery, Charles. BERNINI : Genius of the Baroque. 1997.
12 1/4" x 10", 288 pages, 400 illustrations, 80 in colour, 142 in
duotone. Reveals the full stature and versatility of Bernini, and sheds much
new light on one of the great styles of Western art: the Baroque. Photography
by one of the world’s foremost photographers of sculpture. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, near fine. 75.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5094) Cowham, Mike, Editor. SUNDIALS OF THE BRITISH ISLES :
A Selection of Some of the Finest Sundials from Our Islands. 2005. 11
7/8" x 8 3/4", 258 pages, well illustrated in colour. Covers unusual
and interesting sundials in all parts of the British Isles from Saxon times to
the present day. Includes articles on stained and painted glass dials, and
portable dials, useful appendices with Glossary, bibliography, and details of
the British Sundial Society. Hb in dw, No. 274 of a limited edition of 600, a
mint copy. 55.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00
pounds sterling
B5096) Wax, Carol. THE MEZZOTINT : History and Technique. 1990.
11 1/4" x 9 1/4", 296 pages, 310 illustrations, 25 in colour. The
first comprehensive study of every aspect of the mezzotint; includes an
extensive technical section which clearly outlines the procedures involved. A
major resource for art historians, collectors, and enthusiasts. Select
bibliography, index, and list of suppliers. Hb in dw, near fine. 40.00
pounds sterling
B2026) Greenhalgh, Paul,
Editor. ART NOUVEAU 1890-1914. Victoria
and Albert Museum Publications, 2002. 11 5/8" x 10", 464 pages, superbly illustrated,
mainly in
colour. Includes contributions from twenty leading scholars in the
field; and was published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Victoria
and Albert Museum, London and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The most
comprehensive reference volume available. Extensive Bibliography; object list
for the exhibition; name and subject indexes. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 18.00
pounds sterling
B5099) Pery, Jenny. EDWARD PIPER 1938-1990. 2000. 11 7/8" x 8 7/8", 80 pages, extensively illustrated in black
and white and colour. Published
on the occasion of Edward Piper’s retrospective exhibition, both as a monograph on the painter and his work, and
as a catalogue for the exhibition. Biographical details, list of exhibitions, one-man shows. Soft covers,
upper edges cockled, particularly towards the rear of the book, otherwise a
near fine copy. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5101) Martin, Richard. AMERICAN INGENUITY : Sportswear 1930s
- 1970s. 1998. 11 7/8" x 9 3/8", 96 pages, well illustrated in
colour and black and white. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the
same name, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Profiles of
designers, bibliography. NB - ‘Sportswear’ is the American term for
daywear. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B5104) Jekyll, Gertrude. COLOUR SCHEMES
FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 1993. 8 5/8" x 5 1/2", 326 pages, 32
colour illustrations, 120 black and white illustrations. Considered to be Miss
Jekyll’s finest work, reprinted from the 1935 edition with 32 colour
illustrations added. Hb in dw, previous owner’s dated inscription on
front free endpaper, price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy. 9.50
pounds sterling
B5105) Norbury, Ian. PROJECTS FOR
CREATIVE WOODCARVING. 1986. 9 7/8" x 8 3/4", 188 pages,
approximately 300 illustrations plus 8 full colour plates. Over 50 projects to
inspire the woodcarver; an eminently worthy sequel to Norbury’s previous ‘Techniques
of Creative Woodworking’. Hb in dw, very good in near fine dw. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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, 246 in colour. Contains over 200 of the most striking and
innovative designs of the period. An illustrated introduction, extended
captions and biographies of the artists provide a comprehensive analysis of the
classic era of the railway poster. Soft covers, near fine. 15.00 pounds
sterling
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. 30.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5110) PETER SCOTT : Observations of Wildlife. 1980.
11 3/8" x 8 5/8", 112 pages, over 100 illustrations, 39 in full
colour. A collection of paintings, and a self-portrait of the artist, covering
a career of over 40 years. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. Hb in dw,
near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
B3925) Corbett, Patricia. VERDURA : The
Life and Work of a Master Jeweler. 2002. 12 1/4" x 9 1/8", 224
pages, 238 illustrations, 182 in colour. Written with full access to the
Verdura archives, a superbly illustrated monograph on this precociously
talented designer and jeweler. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00 pounds sterling
B3604) Plumptre, George. THE
WATER GARDEN : Styles, Designs, and Visions. 2003. 9 7/8" x 9
7/8", 208 pages, 267 illustrations,
174 in colour. Discusses both
grand and small water gardens throughout the world. A sumptuous tribute to a
great tradition which unites some of the most lavish and beautiful garden
schemes ever devised. Bibliography, list of famous water gardens. Soft covers,
near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
B3398) Guitaut, Caroline de. FABERGE
IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION. 2003. 12 1/2" x 9 1/8", 272 pages, over 240 colour illustrations. This is the first definitive guide to the
Royal Collection of Faberge, with an account of its history. Chronology of the
house of Faberge, family tree of the British, Danish and Russian royal
families, Biographies of Faberge’s workmasters, Glossary, Bibliography.
Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
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, 150 in colour. Covers the history of ornamental features in the Western garden; its role in modern garden design, including its application to the more modest scale of the modern garden. Survey of available garden ornaments; select list of suppliers, bibliography. Soft covers, very good. 16.50 pounds sterling
B3219) Vass, Laszlo; Molnar,
Magda. HANDMADE SHOES FOR MEN. 1999.
10 1/8" x 8 5/8", 216 pages, superbly and extensively illustrated,
almost wholly in colour. An
expert look into the workshops of internationally renowned shoemakers,
presenting the skills and techniques used in total detail. Probably the best
illustrated, and most detailed monograph ever produced on the crafts of the
lastmaker, tanner, closer, and the shoemaker. Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. US$ 42.00 /
28.00 pounds sterling
B5030) Woottens of Wenhaston :
THE PLANTSMAN'S HANDBOOK 2003. 2003. 7 1/4" x 6 7/8", 184 pages, superb botanical plates in full colour
by Christine Shephenson, black and white
drawings. Detailed catalogue of plants, including a wide variety of
pelargoniums and irises, with much knowledgeable and useful advice. Soft
covers, a very good copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B5034) Boyne, William. The Yorkshire
Library A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT RELATING TO THE COUNTY OF YORK. 1974. 8
3/4" x 6", 304 pages. ‘A Bibliographical Account of Books on
Topography, Tracts of the Seventeenth Century, Biography, Spaws, Geology,
Botany, Maps, Views, Portraits, and Miscellaneous Literature, Relating to the
County of York, with Collations and Notes on the Books and Authors’.
Second impression of the first edition, which was published by William Boyne in
1869, in a limited edition of only 150 copies for private distribution. Hb in
dw, a near fine copy in a very good dw. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B5036) Goodison, Nicholas. MATTHEW
BOULTON: ORMOLU. Amended edition, 2002. 11 1/2" x 8 7/8",
496 pages, 382 illustrations, 241 in colour, 141 in black and white . A
magisterial study of Matthew Boulton’s ormolu ornaments, and his
manufactory at Soho, near Birmingham, with much new and unpublished material.
Survey of ornaments, detailed appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, a fine copy. 85.00
pounds sterling
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, 80 in colour. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, near fine. 22.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5042) Love, John A. THE RETURN OF THE
SEA EAGLE. 1983. 9 1/4" x 6", 227 pages, 85 black and white
photographs and illustrations taken from the author’s own pen and ink
sketches and other text figures. A fascinating account of the sad decline and
ultimate extinction in Britain of the Sea Eagle, concluding with an intimate narrative
of the reintroduction project. Hb in dw, near fine, signed by author (best
wishes John A Love) on title page. 55.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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
1974 in an edition of 500 copies. 7 5/8" x 4 7/8", 46 pages. Hb
in blue cloth, gilt lettering to upper board, no dw as issued, a very nice
copy. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds
sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
B3321) Leong,
Roger. From Russia with Love : COSTUMES
FOR THE BALLETS RUSSES, 1909-1933. 1998. 11 3/8" x 9 3/8", 96
pages, superb illustrations,
almost wholly in colour.
Published in conjunction with the
exhibition of the same name; essays discuss the phenomenon of the
Ballets Russes from its origins in St. Petersburg, illustrated by selected works from the
exhibition; catalogue of the exhibition. Soft covers, minor bump at lower
corner, otherwise near fine. 30.00
pounds sterling
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 / 12.50 pounds sterling
B5053) S. TYZACK & SON, LTD. TOOL AND
MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANTS : A Reprint of the 1908 Catalogue. No
date. 10 3/4" x 8 3/8", 213 pages, prolifically illustrated with
detailed engravings of each tool. Tools by Stanley, Norris, Disston, Preston,
Millers Falls etc. Soft covers, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5057) Boardman, John. INTAGLIOS AND RINGS : Greek, Etruscan and Eastern from a Private Collection. 1975. 10" x 7 1/2", 118 pages, 285 illustrations, 10 in colour. Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5058) GIANNI VERSACE COLLEZIONE DONNA PRIMAVERA ESTATE 1994 N. 26. 1994. 13 1/8" x 9 5/8", 160 pages, photographed throughout by Richard Avedon, minimal text. Couture Fashion, accessories – including belts, scarves, handbags, watches, perfume, sunglasses, shoes, patterned tights, furnishings, ceramics – and amazing uses of safety pins! Soft covers, a near fine copy, now uncommon. 95.00 pounds sterling
B5059) GIANNI VERSACE COLLEZIONE DONNA AUTUNNO INVERNO 1996 1997 N. 31. 1994. 13 1/8" x 9 5/8", 60 pages, modeled by Kate Moss, photographed throughout by Richard Avedon, minimal text. Gianni Versace Couture, modeled as only Kate Moss can! Soft covers, a near fine copy, now uncommon. 95.00 pounds sterling
B5060) GIANNI VERSACE COLLEZIONE DONNA PRIMAVERA ESTATE 1997 N. 32. 1997. 12 1/2" x 9 3/4", 120 pages, photographed throughout by Richard Avedon, minimal text. ‘Versace A Way of Life’. Couture fashion, jewellery, watches, perfume, ceramics, furnishing fabrics, all superbly photographed with stunning models. Soft covers, a near fine copy, now uncommon. 95.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
B5063) Buchet, Martine. PANAMA : A
LEGENDARY HAT. No date. 12 1/4" x 9 3/8", 143 pages, superbly
illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00 pounds
sterling
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. 6.50 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
B5068) Corfield, Penelope J.; Evans,
Chris, Editors. Youth and Revolution in the 1790s : LETTERS OF WILLIAM
PATTISSON, THOMAS AMYOT AND HENRY CRABB ROBINSON. 1996. 9 3/8" x 6
1/4", 200 pages, 35 illustrations in black and white and colour. Publishes
and analyses for the first time the recently discovered letters of three young
English reformers in the heady days of revolution in France and hopes of
democratic reform in England. Hb in dw, near fine. 9.50 pounds sterling
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.
8.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
B5073) Cavaliero, Glen. THE RURAL
TRADITION IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL 1900-1939. 1977. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2",
240 pages. A survey of the principal writing in the heyday of the genre.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, a very good copy. 9.50 pounds sterling
B5074) Dudeney, Mrs. Henry; Crook,
Diana, Editor. A LEWES DIARY 1916-1944. 1998. 8 5/8" x 5 7/8",
254 pages, black and white illustrations. The hardback first edition, no. 145
of 250 copies, numbered and signed by the editor. Brings to life the provincial
town of Lewes in the earlier part of the twentieth century, encapsulating the
life and character of a contrary and fascinating woman. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 5.00 pounds sterling
B5076) Auden, W.H.; MacNeice, Louis. LETTERS
FROM ICELAND. 1937. 8 5/8" x 5 1/2", 268 pages, 51 black and
white illustrations, 6 diagrams, folded map. ‘The only book by Mr. Auden
and Mr. MacNeice’. Hb in dw, endpapers spotted (foxing?) dw 15.00
pounds sterling
B5077) Pringle, Colombe. ROGER VIVIER :
Fashion Memoir. 1999. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 50
illustrations, 23 in colour. In the sought after 'fashion memoir' series.
Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4410) Wilcox, Claire (editor). VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. 2004. 11 5/8" x
10", 224 pages, 367 colour plates,
20 black and white plates. Published in
conjunction with the major Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, the first
ever Vivienne Westwood retrospective. Perceptive text, with a stunning photographic section which charts the
development of Westwood’s ideas and technique. Glossary, Bibliography, Chronology, list of collections, list of Westwood’s items in the
Victoria and Albert Museum. Hb in dw, a near fine copy. 35.00 pounds
sterling
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. 45.00
pounds sterling
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 30 in
colour, end-papers illustrated with details from Laurence Whistler’s
commemorative window in Fingringhoe Church. Places Taber’s work in the
context of late twentieth-century academic and trompe l’oeil painting.
List of exhibitions, catalogue raisonne, list of subscribers. Hb in dw, near
fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4917) Young, Andrew McLaren. CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
1868-1928 : Architecture, Design and Painting. 1968. 10 1/4" x 9
1/2", 71 pages of text, 32 pages of black and white plates. Catalogue for
the exhibition at the Edinburgh Festival, 1968. Card covers, a little rubbed,
especially at the edges of the spine, but generally a very good copy. 9.50
pounds sterling
B4918) McDowell, Colin, Editor. FASHION : The Pimlico
Companion to Fashion : a Literary Anthology. 1998. 9 1/4" x 6",
452 pages. The ultimate literary collection about dress. Soft covers, front
cover creased at the lower corner, otherwise a near fine copy. 8.50 pounds
sterling
B4919) Black, Sandy. KNITWEAR IN
FASHION. 2002. 12" x 8 1/2", 192 pages, 300 illustrations, 285 in
colour. Radical ideas in knitwear design; a comprehensive survey of the art and
design of knitwear today. Technology, developments, yarns and fibres, designer
biographies, Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 28.00 pounds
sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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 1” at maximum. The
front hinges are weak, though holding. Engraved bookplate with coat of arms on
front endpaper, other dated (1820, 1830) inscriptions on front free endpaper,
pages somewhat darkened. Overall though, a very good copy with an acceptable
and appropriate binding. 175.00 pounds sterling
B4924) Cullerton, Brenda. GEOFFREY BEENE. 1995. 14
1/4" x 10 1/2", 141 pages, 120 illustrations, including 70 in full
colour and 50 in duotone, each chosen for this book by Mr. Beene. Major
monograph on one of America’s greatest fashion designers, winner of 8
Coty Awards, fashion’s most prestigious prize. Chronology, list of
‘recognitions’ awarded to Beene. Hb in dw, pages slightly cockled,
otherwise a near fine copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 55.00
pounds sterling
B4930) Peacock, John. SHOES : The Complete Sourcebook. 2005.
10 7/8" x 10 1/8", 168 pages, over 2000 specially drawn illustrations,
over 750 in colour. The most comprehensive and detailed history and source book
of shoes ever published. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.50 pounds sterling
B4931) THE EDINA RONAY COLLECTION. 1988. 12 1/2" x 9
1/8", 160 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in colour.
Thirty-five exclusive designs by one of the best-known knitwear designers in
the world. Hb in dw, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4935) McDowell, Colin. SHOES : Fashion and Fantasy. 1998. 11 3/4" x 7 7/8", 224 pages, 342 illustrations, 101 in colour. ‘A goldmine for fashion historians, an inspiration for designers’. Soft covers, near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00
pounds sterling
B4938) McGrath, Jinks. THE
JEWELLER'S DIRECTORY OF DECORATIVE FINISHES from Enamelling and Engraving to
Inlay and Granulation. 2005. 9 5/8" x 7 3/8", 128 pages, superbly
illustrated in colour. An indispensable reference for jewelers, designers,
students, and anyone working with base and precious metals; a complete guide to
the tools, materials, and techniques for creating beautifully decorative
finishes for jewellery. Soft covers, near fine. 14.00 pounds sterling
B4939) Orban, Christine. EMANUEL
UNGARO : Fashion Memoir. 1999. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 46
illustrations, 35 in colour. In the sought after 'fashion memoir' series. Chronology.
Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4940) Sozzani, Franca. DOLCE &
GABBANA : Fashion Memoir. 1999. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 44
illustrations. In the sought after 'fashion memoir' series. Chronology. Hb in
dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4943) Norris, Herbert. MEDIEVAL
COSTUME AND FASHION. 1999. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8", xxvi, 485 pages, 16
colour plates, 682 black and white illustrations. Unabridged republication of
‘Costume and Fashion: Senlac to Bosworth’, which was
published in 1927. An invaluable reference for costume enthusiasts, fashion
designers, and cultural historians. Soft covers, near fine. 16.00 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
B4945) C.W. Burton, Griffiths & Co.
ENGINEERS' SMALL TOOLS, MACHINES AND APPLIANCES. 1909. 6 7/8" x
5", 402 pages, illustrated throughout. Catalogue no. 14B. Comprehensive
catalogue, with products of many major manufacturers including Brown &
Sharpe, Billings & Spencer, Starrett, Goodell, Disston, Union Adjustable
Iron and Wood Planes, Stanley Planes and Shaves, Irwin Auger Bits, Yankee
Automatic Screwdrivers, Drawing Instruments, Chesterman’s Spring Measures
and Tapes, Millers Falls, Tinmen’s Tools. In original cloth-backed
boards, a little grubby, but generally a very good copy of a very comprehensive
catalogue of the period. 65.00 pounds sterling
B4946) MRS.
BEETON'S COOKERY BOOK AND HOUSEHOLD GUIDE. 1895. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4",
270 pages, colour plates (3 located, no list given), 350 wood engravings, 1000
receipts and instructions, advertisements at front and end. New and greatly
enlarged edition. Containing Recipes for every kind of Cookery, Hints and
Advice in Household Management… Menus for all Seasons and for all
Meals… Trussing of Poultry and Game, with Sketches from Life’. Hb, in original red decorated cloth,
cloth slightly lightened at top of spine, (approximately 1” x 1/8”
increasing to ½”), corners bumped, especially lower front corner,
pages generally darkened as usual, otherwise a very good copy. 28.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 65.00
pounds sterling
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. 60.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4951) Steele,
Valerie. SHOES : A Lexicon of Style. 1999. 10 7/8" x 9 1/2",
192 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. Published in conjunction
with the exhibition of the same name at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of
Technology in New York City. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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 1968. In its
heyday the CUBE was used by the great transatlantic liners, on national
railways and by hotels and restaurant chains. Lists of manufacturers, marks, Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4953) Hull, Alastair; Luczyc-Wyhowska,
Jose. KILIM THE COMPLETE GUIDE : History
Pattern Technique Identification. 2000. 12 5/8" x 9 1/2", 352 pages, 649 illustrations, 394 in
colour, 18 maps. The standard work on this appealing subject. Glossary, bibliography. Folded card
covers, a near fine copy.
20.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B3924) Lefkowith, Christie Mayer. THE
ART OF PERFUME Discovering and Collecting Perfume Bottles. 1998. 11
3/4" x 8 1/2", 208 pages, 370 illustrations, 220 in colour. This
lavishly illustrated survey presents some of
the most striking creations, reflecting the talents of both leading designers
and glassmakers. Authoritative historical analysis and a reference section listing over 500 major perfumers, designers and
glass-makers; an indispensable record for collectors and designers alike.
Bibliography. Soft covers, minor crease to cover, otherwise a very good
copy. 28.00 pounds sterling
B4959)
EGYPTIAN TOURING ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK 1938-39. No date, but presumably
1938. 6 7/8" x 4 3/4", 109 pages, which includes advertisements at
front and rear, 2 folding maps in text, folding mileage table for distances
between major towns, folding map of Egypt in pocket at rear. The Egyptian
Touring Association was founded in 1932, and was a member of Alliance
Internationale de Tourisme and federated with The Automobile Association of
Great Britain. Hb, in original cloth binding with black lettering to upper
board; somewhat bumped at corners and dented (probably a string mark) to
forward edges, boards a little stained and splashed, inside front cover is
pencilled ‘1,280’ and rear free endpaper carries a stamp mark
‘T. Eva Egyptian Collection’ with again a pencilled
‘1,280’ and some largely rubbed-out pencilled numbers. Internally a
very fresh copy. 65.00 pounds sterling
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. 6.50 pounds sterling
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. 80.00 pounds sterling
B4963) Davis, Ralph. ENGLISH OVERSEAS
TRADE 1500-1700. 1973. 8 1/4" x 5 3/8", 64 pages, maps, tables,
bibliography. In the ‘Studies in Economic History’ series,
commissioned by the Economic History Society. Soft covers, a very good copy. 2.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4965) Swann, Cal. TECHNIQUES OF TYPOGRAPHY. 1969. 7
3/4" x 8 1/4", 96 pages, well illustrated throughout. The printing
processes, hand and mechanical composition, printing, layout and specification.
Glossary. Soft covers, very good. 5.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4967) TRANSPORT MEMORABILIA. 1992. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4",
65 pages, cataloguing 510 lots, many illustrated in black and white and colour.
Catalogue of Christie's South Kensington sale of 13 August, 1992. Engineering
and steam models, railway art and literature, motoring art and literature,
aviation art and literature. Soft covers, a near fine copy. 12.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.00 pounds
sterling
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. 15.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds
sterling
B4976) ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY : Journal of the
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Volume 35, 1992. 9
3/4" x 7 1/4", 224 pages, well illustrated with black and white
photographs and drawings. Articles include ‘An English Glossary of
Medieval Mouldings… c. 1040-1240’; ‘Inigo
Jones’s Architectural Education before 1614’; ‘Inigo
Jones’s Theory of Design’; ‘The Restoration of the
South Front of Wilton House…’; ‘Originals or
Apprentice’s Copies? Some Recently Found Drawings for St. Paul’s
Cathedral…’; ‘A Collection of Seventeenth-Century
Architectural Plans’; ‘Smith and Rossi’; ‘…
The Competition for Coventry Cathedral’. Soft covers, covers a little
grubby and creased at corners, otherwise very good. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds
sterling
B4979) Timmins, J.G. THE FORGE AND THE
WHEEL. 1971. 8" x 6 3/8", 32 pages, black and white
illustrations, map. Pamphlet No. 4 in the Local History Series published by the
University of Sheffield Institute of Education. Stapled card covers, Philip
Walker’s copy, with a two-line note to him from a fellow-tool enthusiast
on top of page 1, and a note (in the same hand?) at the foot of the front
cover. Apart from these annotations, a near fine copy. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4981) Newton, Wm. J. Borough of
Accrington : ILLUSTRATIONS TO BYELAWS AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO
NEW STREETS AND BUILDINGS. No date, but all illustrations dated 1897. 8
1/2" x 5 1/2", [32 – my counting] black and white illustrations
showing the technical aspects of house and street construction – walls,
chimneys and flues, house drainage, manholes etc. All the illustrations are
from quality technical drawings, printed by J Broadley, Lithographer,
Accrington, and attributed to Wm. J. Newton, Borough Surveyor. This is only the
illustration volume, although clearly it was originally associated with the
text volume(s) of the Byelaws. Cloth backed card covers, corners of upper cover
creased, and generally a little grubby, but overall a very good copy. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 28.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4986) Knight, Patrick. STATIONARY ENGINE
REVIEW. 1997. 10" x 7 1/2", 115 pages, 166 illustrations, 129 in
colour. A clear and simple study of a number of the makes and models that were
produced in the heyday of the stationary engine. Laminated boards, no dw (as
issued?), a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4987) White, Nicola. VERSACE. 2000.
8 7/8" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated with more than 55
stunning images, almost wholly in colour. An informative and fascinating look
at the world’s most popular couturier. Hb in dw, near fine. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
B4989) Smith, Saumarez, Charles. THE
BUILDING OF CASTLE HOWARD. 1997. 9 5/8" x 7 1/4", 221 pages, 55
black and white plates, 5 figures. The first complete study of the
circumstances which led to the building of Castle Howard. Bibliography. Soft
covers, near fine. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 45.00 pounds sterling
B4991) McEwen, Currier. THE SIBERIAN
IRIS. 1996. 10 1/4" x 7 1/8", 206 pages, 37 colour plates. The
only book devoted to every aspect of Siberian irises. Extensive appendices,
glossary. Hb in dw, near fine. 40.00 pounds sterling
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.
10.00 pounds sterling
B4993) Smith, A. Hassell; Baker,
Gillian M.; Kenny, R.W., Editors. THE PAPERS OF NATHANIEL BACON OF STIFFKEY.
Volume I 1556-1577; volume II 1578-1585; volume III 1586-1595. Published
1979, 1983 and 1990, as volumes 46, 49 and 53 of the Norfolk Record
Society’s publications. 10" x 6 3/8", 354 + 400 + 434 pages,
engraving of Stiffkey Hall, folding pedigree of the Bacon family, table showing
movement and present location of the principal groups of Bacon papers;
illustration of the emblem sent by George Gascoigne to Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord
Keeper. Hbs in dws, near fine. 95.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00 pounds
sterling
B4997) Lock, Ray, Editor. THE COURT ROLLS
OF WALSHAM LE WILLOWS 1351-1399. 2002. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", 234
pages, 2 maps, 4 plates. published as volume 45 of the Suffolk Records Society.
Completes the transcription of all surviving court rolls for the
fourteenth-century manors of Walsham le Willows, covering the proceedings on
ninety-nine courts after the Black Death had tragically reduced the local
population. Hb in dw, near fine. 28.00 pounds sterling
B4998) Marsh, Lisa. The House of Klein :
FASHION, CONTROVERSY, AND A BUSINESS OBSESSION. 2003. 9 3/8" x 6
1/8", 232 pages, black and white photographs. The inside story of the rise
of Calvin Klein, the fashion legend, and the business empire he built up. Hb in
dw, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 48.00
pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B5008) Jekyll, Gertrude. OLD ENGLISH
HOUSEHOLD LIFE : Some Account of Cottage Objects and Country Folk. 1925. 9
3/8" x 6 1/2", 222 pages, 277 black and white photographs and
drawings. Hb, no dw, bumped at lower edge of spine resulting in three splits to
the cloth, two approximately 1/10” long, the other approximately
½” long. Otherwise a very good copy, uncommon in this first
edition. 25.00 pounds sterling
B5009) Buning, W. BAUANATOMIE
HANDWERKLICH-TECHNISCHE GRUNDLAGEN DES WOHNBAUES ALS EINFUHRING IN DIE BAUKUNST
Von W. Buning. 1928. 10" x 7 3/8", 158 pages, 166 superbly
detailed drawings of building construction including brick and stonework,
studwork, doors, windows, stairs, roofing etc. German text. Hb in cloth-backed
boards, corners rubbed, upper board rather stained, cloth back speckled, however
otherwise a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B5011) Wilcox, Claire. BAGS. 2000. 8
1/2" x 7 5/8", 127 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour.
Explores the changing styles and uses of bags from the Middle Ages right into
the new millennium. List of major UK dress collections featuring bags,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 148.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
B5016) Berce, Yves-Marie; Translated By
Amanda Whitmore. HISTORY OF PEASANT REVOLTS : The Social Origins of
Rebellion in Early Modern France. 1990. 9" x 6", 359 pages. Soft
covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 22.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 95.00 pounds sterling
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. 45.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4834) Zega,
Andrew; Dams, Bernd H. PALACES OF THE SUN KING : Versailles :
Trianon : Marly : The Chateaux of Louis XIV. 2002. 11 1/2" x 15
1/4", 208 pages,
165 illustrations,
130 in
colour. A fundamental reappraisal of the architecture of Louis XIV. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine. 80.00 pounds sterling
B3857) Harvey, Janet. TRADITIONAL TEXTILES OF CENTRAL ASIA. 2002. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 160 pages, 262 illustrations, 212 in colour, 2 maps. A valuable source of information for designers and students, collectors and travellers. Glossary, Bibliography, list of collections. Soft covers, near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
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.
12.50 pounds sterling
B4836) MacDonald, Margaret F. Palaces in the Night : WHISTLER
IN VENICE. 2001. 11 5/8" x 9 7/8", 160 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. Lavishly
illustrated, discusses the whole range of Whistler’s Venetian work.
Appendix with Whistler’s work in Venice, bibliography. Hb in dw, near
fine. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
B4838) Puranananda, Jane; Green, Gillian. Through the
Thread of Time : SOUTHEAST ASIAN TEXTILES. 2004. 10 3/4" x 8
1/2", 181 pages, well illustrated
in colour and black and white. The James H W Thompson Foundation
Symposium Papers – a fascinating cross-section of articles on Southeast
Asian textiles, their history and their use. Soft covers, near fine. 30.00
pounds sterling
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. 45.00 pounds sterling
B4840) SALVATORE FERRAGAMO : Autumn - Winter Collection 1984/85. 1984.
11 1/2" x 8 1/8", 66 pages, colour illustrations throughout with
black and white key to photographs. Text in Italian, key to photographs in
Italian and English. Catalogue of Ferragamo’s 1984/85 collection of
shoes, handbags and garments. Timeless clothes and accessories, beautifully
modelled, from one of the great names of fashion. Uncommon. Soft covers, just a
fraction rubbed at edges, including a very small area (approximately 1/8”
x ½”) rubbed at lower back edge, otherwise a near fine copy. 30.00
pounds sterling
B4841) Tyler, Jayne; Parsons, Clare. Madame Clapham :
HULL'S CELEBRATED DRESSMAKER. 1999. 9 3/8" x 6 5/8", 26 pages,
well illustrated , mainly in colour. Mrs. Emily Clapham’s dressmaking
salon, opened in Hull in 1887, achieved world-wide patronage for the quality
and style of her ladies’ fashion by the 1880’s. Uniquely, without
having premises outside Hull she was still able to compete with the London
fashion houses, traveling to meet her clients at major hotels at York,
Harrogate, Grimsby and London - and
for her most esteemed client, Queen Maud of Norway, she traveled to
Sandringham. She styled herself as Court Dressmaker from 1901, making many
dresses suitable for presentation at court. Illustrated card covers, mint. 9.50
pounds sterling
B4842) Geerlings, Gerald K. WROUGHT IRON IN ARCHITECTURE : An
Illustrated Survey. 1983. 11 1/4" x 8 3/8", xii + 202 pages, 380
illustrations, including 307 black and white photographs and 73 line drawings.
Originally published in 1929, a classic work with carefully researched surveys
of the craft in several countries in Europe and America, with detailed
photographs of the architectural uses of wrought iron in gates, railings,
screens, lighting fixtures, banisters, balconies, door knockers etc. Soft
covers, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
B4846) THE JOURNAL OF THE GLASS ASSOCIATION Volume 3. 1990. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 52 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. The
journal was issued every two years. This issue includes articles on Robert and
Thomas Hudson, Newcastle Glass Engravers; A Nineteenth Century Glass Factory in
Bolton; Christopher Dresser’s Art Glass and Stained Glass; Enamelled
Glass Produced by Stuart & Sons Ltd 1928-1939; Joseph Caffey – Etched
Glass from Percival Vickers & Co. in the 1880’s; A Poet in the
Glasshouse (Mervyn Peake); William ‘Clyne’ Farquharson (1906-1972)
A Short Biography. Illustrated card covers, a near fine copy. 10.00 pounds
sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4850) Balzer, Richard. PEEPSHOWS : A Visual History. 1998.
11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 160 pages, 186 illustrations, including 111 full colour
plates. Offers the reader a rich sense of the history of this mysterious and
magical box; includes nearly 200 annotated images, many never before published.
Bibliography. Appendix gives the complete text of the book in French. Hb in dw,
near fine. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4853) Beard, Geoffrey. THE WORK OF JOHN VANBRUGH. 1986.
10" x 7 5/8", 176 pages, 127 black and white illustrations. A
detailed text, followed by an outstanding sequence of specially commissioned
photographs, supported by contemporary drawings, engravings and plans. Notes to
the illustrations, useful appendices, bibliography. Hb in dw, remains of label
on front free endpaper, price-clipped dw neatly laminated with the ends of the
laminate stuck to the endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. 25.00 pounds
sterling
B4854) Leisinger, Hermann. Romanesque Bronzes : CHURCH
PORTALS IN MEDIAEVAL EUROPE. 1956. 12 3/4" x 10 1/8", some 12
pages of descriptive text, followed by 160 pages of superb black and white
photographs. Documents in detail sixteen Romanesque doors, executed between
1015 and 1186, located in Russia, Poland, Germany and Italy. Hb, no dw,
otherwise a very good copy. 35.00 pounds sterling
B4855) Simonetti, Farida; Gallo, Marzia Cataldi. Farsi
Portare in Carega : PORTANTINE E LIVREE PER LA NOBILTA GENOVESE. 1995.
9" x 9 1/8", 135 pages, beautifully illustrated in black and white
and colour. Text in Italian. Superb illustrations of magnificent sedan chairs,
and the livery for their attendants. Folded card covers, externally somewhat
darkened, otherwise a near fine copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4856) Eliens, Titus M.; Groot, Marjan; Leidelmeijer,
Frans, Editors. Avant-Garde Design : DUTCH DECORATIVE ARTS 1880-1940. 1997.
12" x 9 1/4", 255 pages, spectacularly illustrated with 150
especially commissioned colour and 75 monochrome illustrations. Published to
coincide with an exhibition of Dutch Decorative Arts at the Stedelijk Museum,
Amsterdam. Directory, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 40.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4861) THE ART OF THE MAP-MAKER IN ESSEX 1566-1860. 1948.
11" x 8 3/4", xv pages of text, 30 plates including 6 in colour. Hb
in dw, lower edges a little cockled, dw largely complete though somewhat torn
and stained. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4863) Arwas, Victor. BERTHON & GRASSET. 1978. 11
1/2" x 8 1/2", 144 pages, over 120 illustrations including 65 in
colour. The first comprehensive study to be published on Berthon and Grasset,
gives a detailed and lively account of their lives and work Checklist of
posters and graphics by Grasset and Berthon, bibliography. Soft covers, a very
good copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4864) THE JOURNAL OF THE GLASS ASSOCIATION Volume 1. 1985. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 76 pages, illustrated in black and white. The journal
was issued every two years. This issue includes articles on Thomas Betts
– an Eighteenth Century Glasscutter; The Early History of the Redhouse
Glassworks, Wordsley, Staffordshire; The Davenports and their Glass; The North
of England Bottlemakers’ Strike of 1882-1883; Venetian Cameo Glass; John
Walsh Walsh of Birmingham – Tradition and Innovation 1918-1939.
Illustrated card covers, previous owner’s small address label on title
page, otherwise a near fine copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4865) THE JOURNAL OF THE GLASS ASSOCIATION Volume 4. 1992. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 50 pages, illustrated in black and white. The journal
was issued every two years. This issue includes articles on Early Nineteenth
Century Patterns from the Ford Ranken Archive; The Account Books of John
Unsworth – Glass Engraver of Warrington; Glass Furniture in the
Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; ‘Synchronising with
Contemporary Taste’ – the British Glass Industry in the 1950s;
Geoffrey P. Baxter, Glass Designer. Illustrated card covers, near fine. 10.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds
sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4869) Meadmore, Clement. The Modern Chair : CLASSIC DESIGNS
BY THONET, BREUER, LE CORBUSIER, EAMES, AND OTHERS. 1997. 11" x 8
1/4", 192 pages, 230 line illustrations and halftones. Unabridged republication
of The Modern Chair : Classics in Production. Profusely illustrated,
brings together more than 40 examples of chairs which combine practicality and
elegance, transcending the confines of period and fashion. Soft covers, a very
good copy. 14.00 pounds sterling
B3864) Askari, Nasreen; Crill, Rosemary. Colours of the Indus : COSTUME AND TEXTILES OF PAKISTAN. 1997. 11" x 8 7/8", 144 pages, 224 illustrations. almost wholly in colour, maps. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Bibliography, Glossary. Soft covers, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4103) McGrath, Jinks. BASIC
JEWELLERY MAKING TECHNIQUES. 1993. 11" x 8 1/2", 112 pages,
superbly illustrated with colour
photographs of step-by-step techniques. Soft covers, near fine. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4872) THE JOURNAL OF THE GLASS ASSOCIATION Volume 2. 1987. 11
3/4" x 8 1/4", 67 pages, illustrated in black and white. The journal
was issued every two years. This issue includes articles on Chandeliers at
Bath; The Prince’s Glasses : Some Warrington Cut Glass 1806-1811; The
‘WHR’ Drawings for Cut Glass and the Origins of the Broad Flute
Style of Cutting; The Glassware of Percival Vickers & Co. Ltd., Jersey
Street, Manchester, 1844-1914; Two Bohemian Engravers Rediscovered; Keith
Murray Modern Glass – the Swedish Connection. Illustrated card covers,
near fine. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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.
30.00 pounds sterling
B4874) Harbison, Craig. JAN VAN EYCK : The Play of Realism. 1995.
11" x 8 1/4", 228 pages, 132 illustrations, 44 in full colour.
‘A fascinating investigation into the nature of the great pioneer’s
clients’. Bibliographic commentary, bibliography. Soft covers, near fine.
20.00 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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds
sterling
B4882) Baudot, Francois. ALAIA : Fashion Memoir. 1996. 8
3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour,
mainly full-page. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4883) MEMORIES OF FRANK PATTERSON. Second edition September
1990 - first edition was June 1990. 12" x 8 3/8", pages unnumbered
(approximately 80), filled with Frank Patterson’s (‘the Cycling
artist’) memorable black and white drawings of cycling and the
countryside. Hb in dw, near fine. 45.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00
pounds sterling
B4887) Mendes, Valerie D. BLACK IN FASHION. 1999. 13
1/4" x 9 7/8", 144 pages, superbly illustrated. Celebrates that
enduring fashion phenomenon, the little black dress, effectively giving a
history of twentieth century fashion viewed from a single and compelling
perspective. Bibliography, Glossary. Soft covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds
sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4890) Fontanel, Beatrice. Support and Seduction : A HISTORY
OF CORSETS AND BRAS. 2001. 12 1/4" x 9 5/8", 159 pages,
220 illustrations, including 60 full colour plates. A far from frivolous
history of bras and corsets – and the story of women’s
emancipation. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
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
B4892) Riffel, Melanie; Rouart, Sophie; Walter,
Marc. Toile De Jouy : PRINTED TEXTILES IN THE CLASSIC FRENCH STYLE. 12"
x 9 3/4", 218 pages, over 270 illustrations in colour. The
first-ever complete history of these textiles – an essential reference
for anyone interested in the history of textiles or design, or looking for
fresh ideas for interior decoration. Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00 pounds
sterling
B4893) Todd, Pamela. WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE ARTS AND CRAFTS
HOME. 2005. 11 5/8" x 9 1/2", 192 pages, 217 illustrations, 140
in colour. Celebrates Morris’s genius for decoration and design –
the definitive source book for anyone interested in living with Arts and Crafts
style. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4895) Fulton, Nicole; Weston, Stuart. NEW UPHOLSTERY.
2004. 11 3/8" x 8 3/4", 176 pages, well illustrated in colour.
All you need to prepare and inspire you to create beautifully upholstered
furniture – the essential practical companion to inspire you. Hb in dw,
near fine. 15.00 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. 70.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 65.00 pounds sterling
B4899) Taylor, John Russell, Introduction. RICHARD ZIEGLER
Pastels and Drawings 1922-35. 1992. 9 1/2" x 8 3/4", 64 pages,
illustrated in colour. Catalogue of the exhibition to celebrate the
artist’s centenary. Introduction in English and German, catalogue, brief
biography. Card covers, a very good copy. 14.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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 1904 St. Louis Exhibition. Card
covers, a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4903) GLOBES AND PLANETARIA. 1995. 10 5/8" x 8 1/4",
31+ pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of
Christie’s South Kensington auction sale, comprising 49 lots, including
miniature and pocket globes, globe curiosities and miscellaneous, armillary
spheres, orreries and planetaria, table and library globes. Card covers, a very
good copy. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 5.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00
pounds sterling
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. 17.00 pounds sterling
B4788) Schoeller, Guy. BETTINA : Fashion Memoir.
1998. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 56 illustrations, 13 in colour. In
the sought after 'Fashion Memoir' series. Chronology. Hb in dw, near
fine. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4790) Nadelhoffer, Hans. CARTIER Jewelers Extraordinary. 1999. 11 3/4" x
9", 312 pages, 493 illustrations, 198 in colour. The full authenticated
story of Cartier, the author was given access to previously unpublished
photographs and working designs, also the company archives were placed at his
sole disposal. Extensive notes, bibliography,
Cartier family tree, chronology.
Folded card covers, near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4791) Mascetti,
Daniela; Triossi, Amanda. EARRINGS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT. 1999.
12" x 9", 224 pages, illustrated with over 600 examples, 108 in colour. A wide-ranging study that will be
a rich source of inspiration and delight for collectors and fashion lovers,
students and lovers of jewelry. Biographical notes on designers, glossary,
bibliography. Folded card covers, remainder mark on lower edges, otherwise a
near fine copy. 17.00 pounds sterling
B4792) Wilson, David M. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY : The Complete
Tapestry in Colour with Introduction, Description and Commentary. 2004. 13
3/4" x 10 1/2", 234 pages; the tapestry itself is reproduced in full
colour over 146 pages, with captions on a fold-out page for easy reference. A
second reproduction of the tapestry in black and white has a detailed
accompanying commentary. Hb in dw, near fine. 45.00 pounds sterling
B4794) Gore, L.L. THE HISTORY OF HUNSTANTON. 1983. 8
1/4" x 5 1/2", 416 pages, black and white illustrations. The history
of Hunstanton in Norfolk, the only English east coast resort to face the west,
patronised in turn by Neolithic man, Roman legions, English and European
royalty, our American allies, and twentieth-century inhabitants of the caravan
city. Hb in dw, near fine. Now hard to find. 55.00 pounds sterling
B4795) Shaver, Ruth M. KABUKI
COSTUME. Illustrations by Soma Akira and
Ota Gako. 1990. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2", 396 pages, over 250
illustrations, with 110 in full colour. Glossary, bibliography, index of
actors, plays and roles. Hb in dw, dw slightly chipped at lower corner and top
of spine, otherwise a very nice copy. 80.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds
sterling
B4804) Kermer, Wolfgang and others. JORG
F. ZIMMERMANN : Glass Artist : Verre Contemporain. 1993. 11 3/8" x 8
3/8", 160 pages, 124 illustrations, 72 in colour. Text in German, English
and French. List of works, list of exhibitions, bibliography. Hb in dw, near
fine. 55.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4806) Earl, Donald. THE AGE OF AUGUSTUS.
1968. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 208 pages, 84 plates including 35 in
colour. Hb in price-clipped dw, a very good copy. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00
pounds sterling
B4812) England, H.H., General Editor. THE
SECOND PATTERSON BOOK. 1952. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2", 92 pages, illustrated
throughout with Frank Patterson’s inimitable sketches of cycling and the
British countryside. ‘Pat’ was – and is – known as the
cycling artist, and his work featured in the pages of Cycling over a
period of 59 years – a record in pictorial journalism. Hb in dw, dw much
rubbed and repaired, though largely complete, the book itself is very fresh. 48.00
pounds sterling
B4814) Lehmann, Jurgen M. RAPHAEL :
THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE LAMB of 1504 : The Original and Its Variants. 1995.
11 1/4" x 8 3/8", 96 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Catalogue, Studio Exhibition, Museum Fridericianum Kassel. Hb in dw,
near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 125.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4818) Maxwell, Robyn. Sari to
Sarong : FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INDIAN AND INDONESIAN TEXTILE EXCHANGE. 2003.
11 3/8" x 9 3/8", 216 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in
colour. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title at the
National Gallery of Australia. Soft covers, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4819) Rene Lalique et Cie. LALIQUE
GLASS : The Complete Illustrated Catalogue for 1932. 1981. 11" x 9
3/8", xviii + 149 pages, 122 plates showing over 1500 glass objects, price
list. ‘…the most valuable single document in the Lalique
collector’s library’. Unabridged re-publication of the original
(1932) edition. Soft covers, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 28.00 pounds sterling
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. 7’. Card
covers, a near fine copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
B2890) Rothstein,
Natalie. THE VICTORIA & ALBERT
MUSEUM'S TEXTILE COLLECTION : Woven Textile Design in Britain from 1750 to
1850. 1994. 11 3/4” x 9 3/4”, 112 pages, 208 superb colour illustrations. Illustrates and catalogues 208 period
fabrics; Glossary, Biographies and notes on firms. Soft covers, near fine. 35.00 pounds sterling
B4823) de Dillmont, Th., Editor. D.M.C. Library : JUGOSLAVIAN
EMBROIDERIES - 1st Series. No date. 7 3/4" x 11 1/2", 15 pages of
text, which includes directions for working the patterns, 20 colour plates,
tracings of models shown on plates 12 to 20, 4 page catalogue of publications
available in the D.M.C. Library. Illustrated paper covers, generally somewhat
soiled, crease on front cover, previous owners’ name(s) on front cover
and title page, otherwise a very good copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4825) Gabriel, Jeanette Hanisee. The Gilbert Collection : MICROMOSAICS.
2000. 12" x 9 3/8", 310 pages, superbly illustrated almost wholly in
colour. Examines the comprehensive Gilbert Collection of micromosaics through
full colour illustrations and detailed descriptions and commentaries.
Biographies, glossary, bibliography, exhibition history. Hb in dw, near fine. 50.00
pounds sterling
B4826) Crippa, Maria Antonietta. LIVING GAUDI : The
Architect's Complete Vision. 2002. 12 3/4" x 9 5/8", 211 pages,
archival photographs and more than 150 full colour illustrations. Focuses on
Gaudi’s town and country houses, parks and gardens, and his relationship
with his Catalan craftsmen. Biography, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 24.00
pounds sterling
B4827) Hodges, Jean. SMOCKING
DESIGN. 1995. 9 3/4" x 7 3/8", 140 pages, 12 colour plates, 161
black and white text illustrations. Wide-ranging, from basic techniques to
original designs and uses. Soft covers, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4759) Cunningham,
Bill. FACADES. 1978. 10" x 7 1/2", 128 pages, illustrated
throughout with black and white photographs.
Brings together 128 of the best architectural settings in Manhattan and fashions
from a 200-year period, an intelligent blend of fashion and architectural history. Soft covers, a little
rubbed, else a near fine copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4763) Elliott, Colin. STEAM FISHERMEN IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS. 1979.
9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 64 pages, illustrated with over 50 old black and
white photographs from the unique Ford Jenkins collection. Soft covers, very
good. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4774) GUIDE DES MAQUETTES DE BATEAUX. Musee Des Beaux-arts De
Dunkerque. 1980. 8 1/4" x 6 1/8", 62 pages, black and white
photographs. Text in French. Illustrated card covers, near fine. 8.50 pounds
sterling
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. 48.00 pounds sterling
B4778) THE WOODWORKER 1941 Volume
XLV. 10 1/2” x 8 1/4”,
308 pages, plus title page and contents pages, with 4 pages of advertisements
at rear; illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings.
‘For the Man who Makes Things at Home – Working Drawings and
Cutting Lists’. This essentially practical magazine contains a wealth of
ideas on making furniture, outdoor and garden woodwork, toys, special wartime
items; also how to use and sharpen tools, joints, their application and how to
cut them; special series on woodcarving. A very good copy of this wartime
edition; in original dark green cloth, with repaired remains of original dw. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4781) Garland, Madge. THE CHANGING
FORM OF FASHION. 1970. 10" x 6 1/4", 130 pages, 93 half-tone
plates. Shows the evolution of fashion from the earliest times to the present
day. Hb in dw, dw price-clipped by publisher, otherwise a near fine copy. 14.00
pounds sterling
B4782) Parry, Stephen. DWARF ALE GLASSES AND THEIR VICTORIAN
SUCCESSORS. 1978. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4", 15 pages, black and white
photographs illustrating some 71 dwarf ale glasses. Short bibliography. Card
covers, signed by author on tile-page, a near fine copy, uncommon. 35.00
pounds sterling
B4783) Campbell, Naomi. NAOMI. 2001. 8 1/4" x 6
1/4", 160 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white. Soft
covers, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4785) Baudot, Francois. POIRET : Fashion Memoir. 1997. 8
3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 53 illustrations, 27 in colour. Chronology.
Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4787) Baudot, Francois. CHANEL : Fine Jewelry : Universe of
Design. 2000. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated in
black and white and colour. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 15.00 pounds
sterling
B4749) Dell, Theodore. FURNITURE IN THE FRICK
COLLECTION. French 18th. & 19th. Century Furniture
(Pt. 2) & Gilt Bronzes. Vol. VI. 10 1/2" x 8 1/4", 336 pages,
finely illustrated in black and white and colour with many close-up details.
One of 3000 copies of this edition. Theodore Dell is one of the world's leading
authorities in the field of French furniture. The Frick Collection houses some
of the finest specimens of furniture and gilt bronze in America; each piece
catalogued here is described in meticulous detail, together with biographies of
craftsmen etc. Hb in dw, a very good copy. 60.00 pounds sterling
B4750) Cranfield, Ingrid. ART DECO HOUSE STYLE : An Architectural
and Interior Design Source Book. 2001. 10 1/2" x 9 1/4", 160
pages, lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white. An invaluable guide
to the maintenance and renovation of Art Deco homes. List of stockistsa in UK and USA, bibliography.
Hb in dw, near fine, now hard to find in hb. 20.00 pounds sterling
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 3” long, a couple of shorter
(1”) tears, some creasing. Covers darkened generally, also showing marks
from darkened sellotape repairs, both outside and inside – the sellotape has been almost
completely removed, and no other conservation has been attempted. Internally
the initial pages are slightly creased at the upper right corner; page 191 has
a 1” tear, pages 131/2 and 133/134 have been cut through vertically
approximately 2” from the fore-edge; page 229/230 has a minor fold to the
inner corner, which resulted in a very slight mis-guillotining. The original
stitching is holding, although weak. None of these defects result in any loss
of information, and overall it is a very good copy of what is now a very
uncommon catalogue. 295.00 pounds sterling
B4755) Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND
OTHER FAIRY TALES from the Old French retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch,
illustrated by Edmund Dulac. No date, inscription on half-title dated Xmas
1910. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 129 pages, 30 colour illustrations. Includes
The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast. Hb in
original superbly simulated red morocco (just detectable as cloth under
magnification), with richly gilt embossed decoration to upper and lower cover
and spine. A little foxing to front and rear endpapers and half-title, and
closed page edges; dated ink inscription on half-title. Two pages of the
preface have very short tears (the longest being ½”), page 1 has
very short (1/4”) tear at lower fore-edge with slight creasing. All
plates present, although there are minor corner creases to seven, and one plate
with its guard-sheet is loose. Unusually, this book still has its original box
(not a slip-case, and presumably principally for shipping and handling prior to
sale). The box lid carries a monochrome reproduction of the gilt embossing on
the upper board of the book. However, box and lid are very dusty, and whilst
they are complete and could be repaired, currently three corners of both the
box and lid need repair and the nearer short side of the lid is completely
detached. No attempt has been made to repair the box and its lid. Two pieces of
associated ephemera have been with this book since 1910, firstly a single
printed sheet advertising an exhibition of the original water-colour drawings
by Mr. Edmund Dulac, at the Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London, from
November 19 until Christmas, 1910. The second is an envelope and letter
addressed to the first owner of this book, from the writer of the half-title
inscription, presenting her with the book as a Christmas present ‘you
give sunshine and happiness to your parents … and I hope so long as you
live you will always be warmed and cheered by the love and care of others
… A touching letter, and a very nice example of this desirable book. 295.00
pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4739) Grigg, David. ENGLISH
AGRICULTURE : An Historical Perspective. 1989. 9 1/4" x 6”, 256
pages, maps, black and white illustrations, tables. Hb in dw, previous
owner’s name and stamp on half-title, otherwise a near fine copy. 20.00
pounds sterling
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. 38.00 pounds sterling
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 11” x 8 1/2”, atlas folder 15 1/4” x 12
1/4", [xlvi, 133 pages, colour frontispiece, 24 black and white plates] +
[lxvi, 201 pages, 32 black and white plates] + [lvi, 222 pages, colour
frontispiece, 23 black and white plates] + [lii, 226 pages, 8 black and white
plates] + [80 pages, colour frontispiece, 36 black and white plates] + [civ,
196 pages, 128 black and white plates, correction slip] numerous black and
white illustrations, plans and maps to text (some folding), folding maps in
rear pockets of volumes 1-4, 7 folding maps plus 3 microfiche films containing
the Inventory in rear pocket of volume V. Volumes 1-4 and 6 are in original
grey cloth and dustwrappers, volume 5 is in original illustrated soft covers,
the atlas is in the original plastic folder with provision for displaying the
transparencies in register. Save for fading on the spines of all dustwrappers,
this is a near fine set, unusually complete. 148.00 pounds sterling
B4744) Straub, Marianne. HAND WEAVING AND CLOTH DESIGN. 1977. 9 3/4" x 8 1/4", 152 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour and with line drawings and diagrams. A book for weavers at all stages. Hb in dw, endpapers a little foxed, signature of previous owner (Peter Collingwood – presumably the author of the notable ‘Techniques of Rug Weaving’), otherwise a very good copy. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4745) Musk, Denise. MACHINE
KNITTING : The Technique of Slipstitch. 1989. 10 " x 7 1/2", 158
pages, 12 colour photographs, 52 black and white photographs, 56 line drawings
and punchcards. ‘Will be welcomed by all machine knitters looking for
fresh design ideas founded on sound craftsmanship’. Hb in price-clipped
dw, (consequence of publisher’s re-pricing), otherwise a near fine copy. 12.50
pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 95.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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
B4740) Black, Alexandra. Dusk Till
Dawn : A HISTORY OF THE EVENING DRESS. 2004. 11 3/8" x 9 7/8",
336 pages, superbly illustrated in colour and black and white. Bibliography. Hb
in dw, near fine. 26.00 pounds sterling
B4355) Baudot, Francois. ELSA
SCHIAPARELLI : Fashion Memoir. 19 97. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80
pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour, mainly full-page. Chronology. Hb
in dw, near fine. 28.00 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. 75.00 pounds
sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4723) Crabtree, Caroline; Stallebrass,
Pam. BEADWORK : A World Guide. 2002. 11 3/8" x 9 3/4", 208
pages, over 600 illustrations, almost wholly in colour. The first survey to
reveal the wealth and diversity of traditional beadwork around the world. The
result will inspire beadworkers, collectors and designers, and anyone
interested in art, craft and fashion. Construction and techniques, list of
collections, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 50.00 pounds sterling
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.
28.00 pounds sterling
B4728) Tolkien, Tracy. DRESSING UP
VINTAGE. 2000. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2", 168 pages, superbly illustrated
in colour and black and white. A visual tribute to designer clothes of days
gone past, detailing all the fashion roles of the post-WWII years. World-wide
source list of shops and other sources for vintage clothing. Hb in dw, near
fine. 16.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds
sterling
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. 18.00
pounds sterling
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. 32.00 pounds sterling
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. 42.00 pounds sterling
B4697) Wigmore, Elizabeth, and others. LONG
MELFORD : The Last 2000 Years. 2003. 9 3/4" x 6 1/4", 90
pages, black and white illustrations. Successive glimpses of people, places and
events over the past two thousand years. Soft covers, mint. 12.50 pounds
sterling
B4698) Glanville, Philippa; Young,
Hilary; Editors. Elegant Eating: FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF DINING IN STYLE. 2002.
10 7/8" x 8 3/4", 144 pages,
well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. The art of fine dining in Europe
– the first book to concentrate on the art of decorating the table,
following the courses of a grand dinner from cocktails to dessert. Hb in dw,
near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4700) Swinfield, Rosemarie. PERIOD
MAKE-UP FOR THE STAGE STEP-BY-STEP. 1997. 10" x 7 1/2", 128
pages, well illustrated in colour. An invaluable source book by a make-up
designer of international standing who works extensively in theatre,
photography and film. Laminated boards, a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds
sterling
B4701) Johnston, William R. THE
FABERGE MENAGERIE Organized By the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore in Cooperation
with the Faberge Arts Foundation, Washington, D.C. 2003. 10" x 9
3/4", 192 pages, superbly illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Published
as a catalogue for the exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, brings together
over one hundred of Carl Faberge’s most beautiful creations combining
hardstones and other precious materials. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds
sterling
B4703) OLD ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK OF THE SIXTEENTH AND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. No date. 11 3/4" x 9 1/2", full-page
plates, one in colour,
each with catalogue description on
facing page. Introductory essay
on early needlework, followed by notable examples of the art. Presented in
ribbon-tied card covers, a very nice copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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
B2999) Plumridge, Andrew; Meulenkamp,
Wim. BRICKWORK : Architecture and Design. 2000. 10 7/8" x 9
5/8", 224 pages, extensively illustrated
in colour and black and white. The
first major study of this versatile material throughout history and around the
world. Covers history, design, materials and construction methods. Glossary,
Bibliography. Folded card covers, near fine. 14.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
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
B4694) Rea, Vincent. PALMERS' YARD
AND THE TOWN OF JARROW. 1975. 8" x 8 1/8", 89 pages, illustrated
in black and white and colour. Published in conjunction with The Palmer
Exhibition at the Bede Gallery, Jarrow. Palmer was one of the small handful of
dynamic businessmen who helped to create modern Tyneside. Card covers, mark on
front cover, probably due to removal of a label; otherwise very good. 9.50
pounds sterling
B4695) Joachimides, Christos, M. A NEW SPIRIT IN PAINTING. 1981.
11" x 8 1/2", 262 pages, well illustrated in black and white and
colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, ‘a
testimony on the state of painting as it seemed to three observers at the onset
of the 1980’s. Catalogue, biographies of artists. Soft covers, near fine.
20.00 pounds sterling
B4696) BRITISH GOLDSMITHS OF TODAY. 1992.
8 5/8" x 8 5/8", 132 pages, superbly illustrated in colour. Published
in conjunction with the Goldsmiths’ Company exhibition; exhibitors
– goldsmiths and jewelers, silversmiths, are each described with a
double-page spread, with colour photographs of their work. Soft covers, a very
good copy. Uncommon. 30.00 pounds sterling
B4650) Rhie, Marilyn M.; Thurman,
Robert A.F. WISDOM AND COMPASSION : The Sacred Art of Tibet. 1992. 11
3/4" x 8 7/8", 412 pages, 295 illustrations, including 263 plates in full
colour, 1 map. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at
the Royal Academy of Arts; an indispensable guide to the most comprehensive
exhibition of Tibetan art ever seen in the West and a landmark volume for its
ground-breaking scholarship and its presentation of important ideas on one of
the world’s most highly evolved, most ‘modern’ civilisations.
Soft covers, just a little rubbed at cover edges, otherwise a near fine copy. 28.00
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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, near
fine. 6.00 pounds sterling SORRY, SOLD
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
B4658) Black, Sandy. KNITWEAR IN
FASHION. 2005. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 192 pages, 300 illustrations,
285 in colour. Radical ideas in knitwear design; a comprehensive survey of the
art and design of knitwear today. Technology, developments, yarns and fibres,
designer biographies, Glossary, Bibliography. Soft covers, corner bumped
otherwise near fine. 14.00 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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50
pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4665) Lebeau, Caroline; Corbett,
Patricia. Fabrics : THE DECORATIVE ART OF TEXTILES. 2004. 12" x
9", 218 pages, 223 illustrations, 204 in colour. Will inspire, inform and
simply fascinate anyone in love with the textile arts. Glossary, extensive
source guide, Bibliography. Folded card covers, a near fine copy. 16.00
pounds sterling
B4667) Kerlogue, Fiona G. BATIK :
Design, Style and History. 2004. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", 192 pages, 204
illustrations, 173 in colour, map. The definitive history of batik in Indonesia
and its modern practice. Batik collections, Glossary, Bibliography. Folded card
covers, minor crease to lower corner of rear cover, otherwise near fine. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
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
72” tall, with up to 66” wide, 20” deep hot plate with double
ovens. A wide range of bathroom fittings, including many different baths, some
with shower incorporated, lavatory (wash) basins, and ‘closet sets’
(lavatories). Also plumbing fittings, door and window furniture, including
locks. Cloth?-backed boards, red spine lettered in black, upper board lettered
in red and black. Previous owner’s label on title-page, otherwise an
unusually nice, fresh copy. 75.00 pounds sterling
B4672) Tolstikov, Vladimir; Treister,
Mikhail. THE GOLD OF TROY : Searching for Homer's Fabled City. 1996.
11 1/2" x 9 3/4", 239 pages, 277 illustrations, including 263 full
colour plates. The official catalogue of the ‘Gold of Troy’
exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, with superb colour
photographs of all 259 artifacts in the Pushkin Museum, accompanied by
extensive individual commentaries. Chronology, Bibliography. Hb in dw, discrete
remainder mark on lower edges, otherwise a near fine copy.
B4674) Farrer, Peter, Editor. CROSS
DRESSING BETWEEN THE WARS : Selections from London Life 1923-1933. 2000. 8
1/4" x 5 3/4", 367 pages, black and white illustrations. The
book draws mainly upon letters, articles and stories published in "London
Life", a magazine which changed character in October 1941, and has
obtained cult status for its earlier issues among devotees of cross dressing
and other fads. Bibliography. Soft covers, corners of rear cover creased,
otherwise near fine. 22.00 pounds
sterling
B4678) Creed, Charles. The Wool
Education Society : Lecture on "THE TREND IN WOOL FASHIONS".
1958. 8 3/8" x 5 1/2", 15 pages, black and white illustrations,
mainly of mannequins showing a selection of wool dresses, jackets, suits and
coats, designed by Mr. Creed. Lecture given at the Royal Society of Arts,
London, together with the following question and answer session. Stapled card
covers, lower edges a little cockled, mark on upper edge of cover and first
page due to paperclip, otherwise a very good copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4681) Cavanagh, John. The Wool
Education Society : Lecture on "DESIGNING IN WOOL". 1955. 8
3/8" x 5 1/2", 20 pages, black and white fashion plates showing
designs by Cavanagh, modelled by mannequins after his lecture. Lecture given at
the Royal Institution, London, together with the following question and answer
session. Stapled card covers, covers just a little dusty, otherwise a very good
copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4682) Buck, Anne M. The Wool
Education Society : Lecture on "WOOL IN THE HISTORY OF FASHION". 1957.
8 3/8" x 5 1/2", 16 pages, black and white illustrations of fashions.
Lecture given at the Royal Institution, London. Stapled card covers, mark on
upper edge of cover and first page due to paperclip, otherwise a very good
copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4685) POIRET. 1979. 9 1/4" x 6
1/2", black and white frontispiece, 40 colour fashion plates. An
‘All-Colour Paperback’. Soft covers, just fractionally rubbed at
lower edge, otherwise a near fine copy. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds
sterling
B4643) Peacock, John. THE CHRONICLE
OF WESTERN COSTUME : From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth
Century. 2003. 11 1/4" x 7 7/8", 224 pages, more than 1,000 full
colour illustrations. The unrivalled reference book on its subject, essential
for both designers and students of performing arts, costume and fashion.
Laminated boards, minor bump to corner, otherwise a near fine copy. 11.50
pounds sterling
B4645) Davies, Robertson; etc. THE
STAGE IS ALL THE WORLD : Theatrical Designs of Tanya Moiseiwitsch. 1994. 9
1/2" x 10", 134 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour.
Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition of the
same name. Chronology. Soft covers, near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 7.50 pounds
sterling
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. 6.50
pounds sterling
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. 8.50
pounds sterling
B4649) Victor, Adam. THE COMPLETE
MARILYN MONROE. 1999. 12 3/8" x 8 3/4", 342 pages, 350
photographs, 250 in colour. A brilliant combination of glamour and scholarship
– stylishly designed, incomparable in scope and depth. Bibliography. Hb
in dw, near fine. 55.00 pounds sterling
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. 60.00
pounds sterling
B4636) Bower, Helen. TEXTILES AT
TEMPLE NEWSAM : The Roger Warner Collection. 2000. 11 5/8" x 8
1/8", 112 pages, 423 illustrations, 409 in colour. Catalogues 530 items. A
remarkable collection, well illustrated and catalogued. Glossary, notes on
firms and designers, concordance. Soft covers, mint. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4639) du Tertre, Nancy. THE ART OF
THE LIMOGES BOX. 2003. 10 1/4" x 8 5/8", 144 pages, 216
illustrations, including 204 in full colour. Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4640) DeCaro, Frank. Unmistakably
Mackie : THE FASHION AND FANTASY OF BOB MACKIE. 2001. 11 1/2" x
8", 144 pages, stunning illustrations in colour and black and white, some
folding. Demonstrates the extraordinary achievements of this seven-time Emmy
Award-winning designer. Folded card covers, two security tags inside rear
cover, number ‘281’ written on inside fold of rear cover, otherwise
a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50 pounds
sterling
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.
9.50 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
B4634) Jill, Duchess of Hamilton. NAPOLEON,
THE EMPRESS & THE ARTIST : The Story of Napoleon, Josephine's Garden at
Malmaison, Redoute & the Australian Plants. 1999. 11 3/8" x 8
1/2", 244 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white. Shows the
impact of the Australian flora on Napoleonic France, including reproductions of
the largest number of Redoute’s watercolours of the Australian flora ever
published in one volume. Chronology, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 35.00
pounds sterling
B4602) Mucha, Jiri. ALPHONSE MARIA MUCHA : His Life and Art. 1989.
12 1/4" x 10 1/4", 300 pages, over350 illustrations, including 250 in colour and 8 gate-folds.
The definitive biography of that superb decorative artist, revealing the vast
scope of Mucha’s art, many items being previously unpublished. Hb in dw,
near fine. 80.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4607) Damase, Jacques. SONIA DELAUNAY. Fashion and Fabrics. 1997. 12 1/2" x 8 5/8", 176 pages, 180 illustrations, 104 in colour. Delaunay was the inventor of abstract designs for fabrics, and her materials were the rage among fashionable circles in the Art Deco era. Chronology, Bibliography. Folded card covers, a little bumped on surface of upper cover, but otherwise a near fine copy. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4097) Morris, Alistair. ANTIQUES FROM THE GARDEN. 2001. 11
1/8" x 8 1/2", 279 pages, 250 colour and some 500 black and white
illustrations. Reprint of the revised and enlarged second edition; an
invaluable research tool for students of garden and art history, as well as for
collectors of gardenalia. Bibliography. Hb in dw, slight bump to upper edge,
otherwise a near fine copy. 28.00 pounds sterling
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 2”) tear from
lower edge, otherwise a near fine copy. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4610) Parry, Linda. TEXTILES OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT. 2005. 10" x 8 5/8", 160 pages, 153 illustrations, 91 in colour. Includes Catalogue of Designers, Craftsmen, Institutions and Firms, Bibliography. Soft covers, minor crease to upper cover, otherwise near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4613) McConnel, Bridget. A COLLECTORS GUIDE TO THIMBLES. 1990.
12" x 9 1/8", 95 pages, over illustrations in black and white and
colour. Comprehensive guide by one
of the world’s foremost authorities. Includes notes on maintenance and
conservation, buyer’s guide, Glossary. Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00
pounds sterling
B3837) McConnel,
Bridget. THE STORY OF THE THIMBLE : An
Illustrated Guide for Collectors. 1997. 11 1/4" x 8 5/8", 175
pages, more than 2,000 thimbles are illustrated in full colour. Excellent
second book by the world’s leading authority on the history of thimbles.
Practical tips on cataloguing, maintenance, and display, along with price
guides and a list of thimble organisations throughout the world. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, very minor bump to upper corner, otherwise a near fine copy. 35.00
pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4590) Armitage,
Doris Mary. THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR : PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH FAMILY OF THE
EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES. Drawn From Family Records By the
Great-Great Niece of Ann and Jane Taylor. 1939. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8",
252 pages, black and white illustrations. The two Isaac Taylors, father and
son, were both eminent engravers and authors, and the equally famous daughters
– Ann and Jane – were authors of those exquisite little books of
children’s poems: ‘Original Poems for Infant Minds’ ‘Rhymes
for the Nursery’ etc. Hb in dw, a very nice copy. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4591) Benton, Charlotte; Benton, Tim; Wood,
Ghislaine. ART DECO 1910-1939. 2003. 11 1/2" x 10", 464 pages,
superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. The definitive book on what was,
arguably, the most popular style of the twentieth century. Bibliography. Hb in
dw, near fine. 38.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4594) Moffitt, Peggy; Claxton; William. THE RUDI
GERNREICH BOOK. 1999. 12 1/4" x 9 1/8", 256 pages, superbly
illustrated in colour and black and white. Rudi Gernreich was one of the most
original, prophetic and controversial American designers of the 1950s, 60s and
70s, both fashion’s bad boy and its oracle. This book documents
Gernreich’s career through William Caxton’s acclaimed photographs
of Peggy Moffitt, Gernreich’s favourite model and muse. Hb in dw, near
fine. 48.00 pounds sterling
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. 38.00
pounds sterling
B4596) Faensen, Hubert; Ivanov, Father Vladimir; Beyer,
Klaus G. EARLY RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE. 1975. 13" x 9 3/8", 536
pages, 420 plates, 86 in full colour, plans, map. The first definitive work on
early Russian architecture, covering the period between the end of the tenth
century and the latter part of the seventeenth century. Glossary, bibliography.
Hb in price-clipped dw, handsome engraved bookplate on front pastedown, dw has
small area of surface loss
(approximately 1” x ½”) towards the top of the spine,
some delamination, otherwise a very good copy. 65.00 pounds sterling
B4597) Kalter, Johannes; Pavaloi, Margareta. UZBEKISTAN
: Heirs to the Silk Road. 1997. 12" x 9 5/8", 360 pages, 712 illustrations,
437 in colour. Bibliography. Folded card covers, near fine. 30.00 pounds
sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4574) Chernev, Irving; Reinfeld, Fred. WINNING CHESS
: How to Perfect Your Attacking Play. 1953. 8 7/8" x 5 3/8", 231
pages, many chess diagrams. Hb, no dw, inscription to previous owner from
fellow members of the Clacton Chess Club on front free endpaper, covers faded
with darker area remaining on upper board, otherwise very good. 9.50 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50
pounds sterling
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. 4.50 pounds
sterling
B4578) Laver,
James. COSTUMES IN THE THEATRE. 1964.
9" x 6 7/8", 223 pages, 4 colour
plates, many monochrome illustrations. From Greek and Roman theatre to
Diaghilev. Scholarly and informative,
but also lively and interesting. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, dw largely complete, though creased and somewhat soiled, otherwise a
very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4581) Harvey, Michael; Compton, Rae. FISHERMAN
KNITTING. 1978. 8 1/4 x 5 7/8", 32 pages, illustrated with black and
white photographs, stitching diagrams. Shire Album 31. Card covers, a near fine
copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4583) Bond, Ann. A GUIDE TO THE HARPSICHORD. 1997. 9
1/4" x 6 1/8", 267 pages, black and white illustrations. An
indispensable companion for both beginning and advanced harpsichordists.
Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4584) Evans, Eric J. The Forging of the Modern State : EARLY
INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN, 1783-1870. 1993. 9 1/8" x 6 1/8", 457 pages,
maps. In the ‘Foundations of Modern Britain’ series. Compendium of
information, bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
B4589) Faris, Alexander. JACQUES OFFENBACH. 1980. 9
3/8" x 6 1/4", 275 pages, black and white frontispiece, 35 black and
white illustrations. A centenary study, offdering many new and important
insights into Offenbach’s enormous musical output. Family tree, list of works,
bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 85.00 pounds sterling
B4551) Brown, Jean. EMBROIDERY IN MINIATURE. 1987.
10" x 7 3/8", 120 pages, 10 colour photographs, 71 black and white
photographs, 34 line illustrations. Hb in dw, previous owner’s bookplate
on front free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4553) Lewis, June R. From Fleece to Fabric : A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO SPINNING, DYEING, AND WEAVING. 1983. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2",
212 pages, over 100 black and white illustrations and figures. A practical
handbook, taking the reader through the complete process in detail from fleece
to woven fabric. Hb in dw, a nice copy. Uncommon. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4555) Laver, James. A CONCISE HISTORY OF COSTUME. 1979.
8 1/4” x 5 3/4", 288 pages, 314 plates, 58 in colour. Bibliography.
Soft covers, previous owner’s name and date on half-title, otherwise very
good. 6.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4561) TRADITIONAL ARABESQUE TEXTILE DESIGN II. 1993. 11
3/4" x 8 3/4", 154 pages, more than 550 superb colour illustrations.
Text in English, French and German. Traditional Japanese arabesque patterns
(Karakusa) including stenciled work and brocades. Soft covers, previous
owner’s name on front free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy. 20.00
pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4563) Jenkins, Peter. Unravelling the Mystery: THE STORY OF
THE GOLDSMITH'S COMPANY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 2000. 9 7/8" x 6
3/8", 2 volumes, 466 + 205 pages, black and white illustrations. Hb, 2
volumes in slipcase, signed by author on title page of volume 1, a near fine
copy. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 45.00
pounds sterling
B4566) Bonar, Eulalie H., Editor. Woven by the Grandmothers :
NINETEENTH-CENTURY NAVAJO TEXTILES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN
INDIAN. 1996. 10" x 9", 214 pages, well illustrated, mainly in
colour. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. Soft
covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4569) Safford, Carleton L.; Bishop, Robert. AMERICA'S
QUILTS AND COVERLETS. 1974. 11 1/8" x 8 5/8", 313 pages, 600
photographs, 122 in colour, of outstanding pieces in public and private
collections throughout the United States. Bibliography. Hb in dw, previous owner’s
bookplate on front paste-down, otherwise a very good copy. 20.00 pounds
sterling
B4570) Mansfield, Alan. CEREMONIAL COSTUME : Court, Civil and
Civic Costume from 1660 to the Present Day. 1980. 9 1/2" x 6
1/4", 304 pages, 3 full-page plates, 157 illustrations. Appendices on
rules for wearing dress at court, and on court mourning. Bibliography. Hb in
price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4571) Leurquin, Anne. A WORLD OF NECKLACES : Africa, Asia,
Oceania, America from the Ghysels Collection. 2003. 11 1/4" x 10
1/4", 464 pages, more than 350 annotated colour photographs, maps.
Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 48.00 pounds sterling
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 1869-1941’.Thoroughly researched first study
of Combaz’s life, offering a full assessment of the man and his oeuvre. Biographical
essay, analysis of his major works, followed by three appendices, with
extensive documentation of his twenty-four posters. Chronology, Bibliography,
summary in French and Dutch. Folded card covers, near fine. US$ 30.00 /
20.00 pounds sterling
B4523) Barille, Elisabeth. LANVIN : Fashion Memoir. 1997. 8 3/4" x 6 3/8", 80 pages, 55 illustrations, 39 in colour. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine.
15.00 pounds sterling
B4526) Davies, Matthew; Saunders, Ann. THE HISTORY OF
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' COMPANY. 2004. 11" x 8 3/4", 316 pages, 24
full colour plates, 98 black and white figures. One of the 'Great Twelve' livery companies of
the City of London, the Merchant Taylors' Company has been in existence for
some seven hundred years. This new history charts the remarkable story of the
Company and its members from its origins until the 1950s, encompassing the
lives and achievements of men such as Sir Thomas White (founder of St John's
College, Oxford) and the celebrated chronicler, John Stow, as well as the roles
played by the Company in the City and beyond in different periods. Lists of
Masters and Clerks, bibliography,
list of subscribers. Hb in dw, in slip-case, ribbon marker. Rear paste-down
slightly creased (by binder!), otherwise a near mint copy. 48.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4529) Mackenzie, Althea. HATS AND BONNETS FROM SNOWSHILL, One of the World's Leading Collections
of Costume and Accessories of the 18th and 19th Centuries. 2004. 7
3/8" x 7 1/8", 96 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. Ladies’ hats, bonnets and caps,
dating from the early 1700s to the beginning of the twentieth century, selected from the magnificent Snowshill
Collection of costume and accessories. Glossary.
Hb, no dw, as issued, mint. 9.99
pounds sterling
B4533) Tobin, Shelley. Inside Out : A BRIEF HISTORY
OF UNDERWEAR. 2001. 8 1/4 x 8 1/4", 48 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. ‘Without foundations there can be no fashion’ – the
foundations behind the fashions described and illustrated. Card covers, mint. 4.99 pounds sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
B4536) The Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works Co. Ltd. BRISTOL WAGON
AND CARRIAGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG, 1900. Unabridged republication,
1994. 10 7/8" x 8", 160
pages, 274 line drawings, 5 half-tone illustrations. Reprinted from a rare
original catalogue. Soft covers, near fine. 12.00 pounds sterling
B4537) Gray, Affleck. THE BIG GREY MAN OF BEN MACDHUI. 1970.
8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 125 pages, black and white photographs. The strange
phenomena experienced by climbers over the years on Ben McDhui in the Cairngorm
region of Scotland. Hb in dw, a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4539) Bell, David E.T. THE HIGHWAY MAN. 1971. 10" x
6 1/8", 200 pages, black and white photographs and drawings. A selection
of David Bell’s cycling articles reprinted from the ‘Ayrshire
Post’, and an additional article ‘Balminnoch Days’. Hb in dw,
near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4541) G.W. MACKINNON AUTOMATED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Catalogue No.
19. 1974. 11" x 8 3/8", 192 pages, illustrated throughout with black
and white photographs. Astonishing range of player pianos, music boxes,
jukeboxes, barrel piano etc from the world’s largest dealer in automatic
musical instruments. Card covers, a little rubbed on spine, but otherwise a
very good copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50
pounds sterling
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. 14.00 pounds sterling
B4508) Sharples, Jennifer. THAI SILK. 1994. 12" x
9", 160 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Comprehensive .
Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine, uncommon. 40.00 pounds sterling
B4512) Hoskin, John. THE SIAMESE RUBY. 1987. 9 3/4"
x 8 1/2", 119 pages, well illustrated, almost wholly in colour. The first
book to deal exclusively with the Siamese ruby. Hb in dw, dw virtually complete
although badly scarred (possibly by contact with sticky tape) and torn, now repaired.
The book itself is in near fine condition. 30.00 pounds sterling
B4514) Guest,
Coral G. PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR : A Naturalistic Approach. 2001.
11 1/8" x 8 3/4", 128 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour.
An inspirational guide. Botanical terms, bibliography, directory of suppliers.
Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 35.00 pounds sterling
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. 48.00
pounds sterling
B4518) Channing, Norman; Dunn, Michael. BRITISH CAMERA
MAKERS : An A-Z Guide to Companies and Products. 1996. 12" x 8
3/8", 160 pages, 136 illustrations, glossary, bibliography. Over 385
indexed entries, providing over 500 references to companies and products; about
1400 specifically named camera models listed, with over 240 ‘less well
known’ model names and maker’s marks as a further useful reference.
Hb in dw, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
B4519) Hasluck, Paul N. SADDLERY AND HARNESS-MAKING with
Numerous Engravings and Diagrams. 1972, reprint of 1904 edition. 6
3/4" x 4", 160 pages, 197 illustrations. Hb in price-clipped dw, a
very good copy. 16.00 pounds sterling
B4520) Adburgham, Alison. LIBERTY'S : A Biography of a Shop. 1975.
8 1/8" x 5 3/4", 160 pages, illustrated in black and white and
colour. Soft covers, slightly creased, but otherwise a very good copy. 8.50
pounds sterling
B4521) Brooks, Mary M.; Marschner, Joanna M.; Sykas,
Philip A., Editors. TEXTILES REVEALED : Object Lessons in Historic Textile
and Costume Research. 2000. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 160 pages,
illustrated in black and white and colour. Textiles and costumes often only
reveal their full meaning and value through a detailed study of the objects
themselves in their context. This interdisciplinary volume brings together
papers by leading authorities in textile and costume studies, including
historians, curators, and conservators, discussing a wide range of textiles and
costume from tapestries to embroideries, archaeological to ethnographic
textiles and exotic costumes at the Danish court as well as European dress in
Japan. Well-illustrated, this book will be of interest to all those concerned with
understanding, preserving and presenting textiles in the widest sense. Soft covers, a near fine copy. Uncommon. 48.00 pounds sterling
B4522) Adburgham, Alison. LIBERTY'S : A Biography of a Shop. 1975.
8 1/8" x 5 3/4", 160 pages, illustrated in black and white and
colour. Soft covers, a very nice copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
B4142) Langbridge, R.H. EDWARDIAN SHOPPING : A Selection from the Army & Navy Stores Catalogues, 1898-1913. 1975. 10 5/8" x7 7/8", some 250 facsimile pages, black and white illustrations throughout. Hb in dw, ink, dated signature of previous owner on lower corner of front free endpaper, which has offset onto the inside corner of the dw, otherwise a near fine copy. 22.00 pounds sterling
B3990) Breward, Christopher. FASHION. Oxford History of Art. 2003.
9 3/8" x 6 1/2", 272 pages, 144 illustrations, with 71 in full
colour. This new survey of the past 150 years of fashion covers everything from
Haute Couture to the High Street. Soft covers, near fine. 9.50 pounds
sterling
B4492) 100 JAHRE
BIRCKS. 1963. 11 3/4" x 8 1/8", 174 pages, well illustrated in
black and white. Well presented celebration of 100 years of Peter Bircks &
Cie, silk weavers. Text in German. Copy No. 397. Many illustrations of fur
coats. Hb, bound in silk brocade incorporating company emblems including ‘Bircks-Seiden 100 Jahre. A very
nice copy. 48.00 pounds sterling
B4493) Askari, Nasreen; Crill, Rosemary. COLOURS OF
THE INDUS : Costume and Textiles of Pakistan. 1997. 11 3/8" x 9",
144 pages, 224 illustrations. almost wholly in colour, maps. Published in
conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, at the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London. Bibliography, Glossary. Hb in dw, very slight damage to dw and
rear board due to excessive pressure in a small area (about ¼”
diameter), otherwise a near fine copy. Uncommon. 30.00 pounds sterling
B4494) Clarke, John. JEWELLERY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS.
2004. 9 7/8" x 8 1/2", 128 pages, 100 colour and 5 black and white
plates. Draws on the finest examples from the Victoria and Albert Museum and
other British collections, spotlighting one of the richest decorative
traditions of the world. Glossary, bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 20.00
pounds sterling
B4495) Doe, Tamasin. Patrick Cox : WIT, IRONY AND FOOTWEAR. 1998.
8 1/2" x 8 1/2", 63 pages, over 150 specially commissioned colour
photographs. Illustrates the full range of Cox’s shoe collections,
together with his work for Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Anna Sui, and
Alistair Blair. Chronology. Hb in dw, near fine. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4496) Watson,
Rowan. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND THEIR
MAKERS. An Account based on the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. 2003. 10 7/8" x 8 5/8",
144 pages, 128 illustrations, almost
wholly in colour. An entirely new look at the subject. Bibliography.
Hb in dw, near fine. 24.00 pounds sterling
B4497) Loring, John. TIFFANY FLORA AND FAUNA. 2003. 8
5/8" x 7 3/4", 128+128 pages,
135+135 illustrations in colour. Hb in dw, superbly presented in two volumes in
a single slipcase. A near fine set. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
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B4490) Sulser, Wilhelm; Martin-Turner,
Maureen, Translator. BALLY FELSGARTEN EXHIBITION SCHONENWERD. 1948. 9
1/8" x 6", 217 pages, many illustrations in black and white,
including shoes from all ages and all continents. Text in English. Card covers,
with colourful fold-in wrappers, attached to the card covers at the spine,
lamination detaching at the edges of the dw, otherwise a very nice copy. 20.00
pounds sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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
78. In fact, he started and finished his journey at Birmingham, walking a total
distance of 601 miles between July 4 and August 7 1801. A detailed and
interesting account. Card covers, near fine. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4471) Roberts, Jane; Lloyd,
Christopher. GEORGE III AND QUEEN CHARLOTTE : Patronage, Collecting
and Court Taste. 2004. 11 5/8" x 9 1/4", 408 pages, 479 colour
illustrations, family trees, appendix on the dispersal of Queen
Charlotte’s collection, concordance, bibliography. Published in
conjunction with the major exhibition of the same name at The Queen’s
Gallery, Buckingham Palace. An important contribution to studies of the fine
and decorative arts in the Georgian period, an essential source of reference
for both academics and collectors. Hb in dw, a near fine copy. 40.00 pounds
sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00
pounds sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 4.50 pounds sterling
B4480) Fleming, Andrew. THE DARTMOOR
REAVES : Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. 1988. 10" x 7
1/2", 135 pages, 75 black and white illustrations, including photographs,
maps, diagrams. A major investigation of one of the most complete
‘prehistoric landscapes’ in Europe. Hb in dw, previous
owner’s label on front free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy. 28.00
pounds sterling
B4484) Morris, J.E. NORTHUMBERLAND.
1933. 6 1/8" x 3 7/8", 391 pages, 32 illustrations from photographs,
2 maps (one folding), 4 plans. In the excellent ‘Little Guide’
series. Hb, in original red buckram, gilt lettering to spine, blind embossed
shield to upper board, white lining to spine and upper board; previous
owner’s name on front free endpaper, ‘bought at Malvern July
1960’ inside front free endpaper, short (1”) tear to folding map,
but generally a very nice, tight copy. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4352) Rhodes, Zandra. ZANDRA RHODES : A Lifelong Love Affair
with Textiles. 2005. 11 3/8" x 9 1/4", 160 pages, copiously
illustrated with superb colour illustrations. Published in conjunction with an
exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum, highlights classics from the
Rhodes collection. Hb in dw, mint. 25.00 pounds sterling
B3531) Gloag, John,
Introduction. Blackie and Son's THE VICTORIAN CABINET-MAKER'S ASSISTANT. 1970.
12 1/8" x 8 3/8", 217 pages of text, 116 figures, 100 plates showing
more than 400 designs. Unabridged republication of first edition, prized today
as one of the most important sources for Victorian furniture and styling. Card
covers, just a little bumped, otherwise near fine. 15.00 pounds sterling
B1991) James, David. UPHOLSTERY RESTORATION. 1998. 10 7/8" x 8 1/8", 150 pages, comprehensively illustrated, mainly in colour. Show in step-by-step detail how to restore the upholstery for pieces of popular antique furniture, with an emphasis on restoring each piece so that the result is faithful to the period. Nine different projects are considered in considerable detail. Soft covers, fine. US$ 24.75 / 16.50 pounds sterling
B4443) Ellis, Marianne; Wearden,
Jennifer. OTTOMAN EMBROIDERY. 2001.
12” x 10”, 144 pages, colour frontispiece and 155 colour plates, 14
diagrams. Features work from the mid-sixteenth century to about 1900, drawing
exclusively on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s outstanding collection of
Ottoman embroidery. Details of Ottoman embroidery stitches and techniques. Hb
in dw, near mint. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 32.00 pounds
sterling
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. 36.00
pounds sterling
B4447) Doran, Susan; Durston,
Christopher. PRINCES, PASTORS AND PEOPLE : THE CHURCH AND RELIGION IN
ENGLAND, 1529-1689. 1991. 8 3/8" x 5 3/8", 216 pages. Glossary,
list of dates. Soft covers, near fine. 14.00 pounds sterling
B4449) Pettegree, Andrew, Editor. THE
EARLY REFORMATION IN EUROPE. 1992. 9" x 6", 250 pages. Soft
covers, previous owner’s label and inscription (not from author) on front
free endpaper, else a near fine copy. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50
pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.00 pounds
sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 45.00
pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.00 pounds sterling
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. 30.00 pounds sterling
B4426) H.E. Savill, Scarborough.
CATALOGUE OF PERIOD CABINET FITTINGS. Trade
catalogue, no date. 12 1/8" x 9 3/4", 11 pages, copiously illustrated
in black and white. Period cabinet handles, escutcheons, hinges, bolts and
castors, knobs, locks, clock finials and fittings etc. Duplicated price list
enclosed. Stapled card covers, a little creased and very dusty, but internally
a very good copy. 15.00 pounds sterling
B4427) Giacobone, Tersilla
F. ITALIAN SILVERWARE OF THE 20TH
CENTURY : From Decorative Arts to
Design. 1993. 165 pages, superbly
illustrated, mainly in colour. An invaluable source of information with
regard to twentieth century silverware. Folded card covers, a near fine copy.
Uncommon. 28.50 pounds sterling
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. 30.00
pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds sterling
B4435) Anderson, Susan H. THE MOST
SPLENDID CARPET. 1978. 11" x 8 1/2", 96 pages, well illustrated
with 6 plates and 46 figures in black and white and colour. The re-creation of
the Senate Chamber Carpet, Congress Hall, Philadelphia. Card covers, upper
corner creased, otherwise a very good copy. 12.50 pounds sterling
B4436) Von Rosenstiel, Helene. AMERICAN
RUGS AND CARPETS from the Seventeenth Century to Modern Times. 1978. 11
1/8" x 8 5/8", 192 pages, 32 colour plates, 200 photograph, 30
drawings. The first-ever account of the whole subject of rugs, carpets, and
other floor coverings in America from colonial times to the current day.
Chronology, Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 15.00 pounds
sterling
B4440) Ioannou-Yannara, Tatiana. GREEK
THREADWORK: Bobbin Lace. 1990. 9" x 8 3/4", 204 pages, 28 colour
illustrations, 86 black and white illustrations, 13 drawings. Beautifully
illustrated, text in Greek and English. Hb in dw, near fine. 30.00 pounds
sterling
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. 48.00
pounds sterling
B4442) Jackson-Stops, Gervase; Pipkin,
James. THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE : A Grand Tour. 1985. 10 1/4" x 10
1/2", 240 pages, 180 colour photographs. Complements one of the largest
exhibitions ever to be mounted at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
– The Treasure House of Britain : 500 Years of Private Patronage and Art
Collecting. A scholarly and sumptuous survey of England’s stately homes.
Glossary, Gazetteer. Hb in price-clipped dw, inscription to previous owner (not
from authors) inside front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy. 15.00
pounds sterling
B4412) Roberts, Claire. Evolution and Revolution : CHINESE
DRESS, 1700s-1990s. 1997. 11 1/2" x 8 5/8", 111 pages, well
illustrated, mainly
in colour. Published in
conjunction with the exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney,
Australia. Folded card covers, near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4413) Bond, Francis. WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 1909. 9" x 5
5/8", 332 pages, 4 pages of advertisements; illustrated by 270 black and white photographs, plans,
sections, sketches and measured drawings.
Bibliography. Hb, no dw, in the
original light blue cloth with dark blue lettering on spine and upper board.
Light foxing to endpapers, some pencil comments in the margins, but generally a
very nice copy. 18.00 pounds
sterling
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. 9.50 pounds sterling
B4416) Tyacke, Sarah; Huddy,
John. CHRISTOPHER SAXTON AND TUDOR MAP-MAKING. 1980. 9 5/8"
x 7", 64 pages, 83 illustrations in black and white and colour. Published
in conjunction with the exhibition celebrating Saxton’s quatercentenary.
Select reading list. Card covers, a near fine copy. 9.50 pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds sterling
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. 16.00 pounds
sterling
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. 16.00 pounds
sterling
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. 16.00 pounds
sterling
B2891) Crill,
Rosemary. INDIAN EMBROIDERY. 1999.
12" x 10", 144 pages, over 160 superb colour plates. Illustrates and catalogues 141 items; plates
of stitch details; Bibliography. Hb in dw, , pages bound upside down in
binding, otherwise a near fine copy. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 75.00 pounds sterling
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. 80.00 pounds sterling
B4399) Ellis,
George. MODERN PRACTICAL STAIRBUILDING
AND HANDRAILING for the use of Workmen,
Builders, Architects and Others. 1999. Reprint, first published 1932 with new additions. 10 " x 6
7/8", two volumes in one, 134 + 108 pages, 108 plates and many detailed illustrations. Soft covers, near
fine. 16.50 pounds sterling
B4400) Denamur, Isabelle. MOROCCAN
TEXTILE EMBROIDERY. 2003. 12 1/2" x 9 3/4", 192 pages, superbly
illustrated, mainly in colour. Features over a hundred exceptional pieces of
embroidery; a complete resource, detailed references to apprenticeship methods,
techniques and materials, bibliography. Hb in dw, bump to lower corner of rear
cover, otherwise a near fine copy. 36.00 pounds sterling
B4401) Mauries, Patrick. JEWELRY BY
CHANEL. 2000. 12 1/2" x 9", 144 pages, 129 illustrations, 68 in
colour. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. 19.50 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds
sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4408) Gagnaire, Paul. CADRANS
SOLAIRES DES ALPES. 1993. 8 7/8" x 10 5/8", 96 pages, superbly illustrated
with colour photographs. Short (6-page) introduction and photograph
descriptions in French; pages 9 – 88 entirely filled with 116 specially
commissioned colour photographs of architectural sundials – on the walls
of houses, barns, public buildings – in the Alps. Many of the sundials
are dated; all are notable for their design and colour, many with trompe
l’oeil details. Hb, a near fine copy. Uncommon. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00
pounds sterling
B3651) Khatibi, Abdelkebir; Sijelmassi, Mohammed. THE SPLENDOUR OF ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY. 2001. 11 7/8" x 9 3/8", 239 pages, 232 illustrations, 98 in colour. Bibliography. Folded card covers, near fine. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 45.00 pounds sterling
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. 22.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
B4358) COSTUME
NUMBER 30 The Journal of the Costume Society. 1996. 9 3/4" x 7
1/4", 178 pages,
illustrated in black and white and colour. This issue includes:- Roman and
Byzantine Dress in Egypt; Designing for the York cycle of Mystery Plays in
1951, 1954 and 1957; Dress at the Court of Henry VIII; An innovative method for
mounting the sixteenth-century doublet and trunk-hose; Shoes concealed in
Buildings; A group of eighteenth-century bedgowns; In search of Carlyle's
hat; Cashmere carrying cloaks; Houses built of straw - the influence of the hat
trade in the shaping of Luton Straw plaiting and the straw hat industry in
Britain; The development of the Luton Museum Lace Collection; Reviews,
exhibitions, obituaries etc. Card covers, a near fine copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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. 25.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 40.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4373) Browne, Clare. LACE FROM THE
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. 2004. 12" x 10 1/8", 144 pages, 100
plates in black and white and colour. A wide-ranging survey of the art and
craft of lace making down the ages. Bibliography. Hb in dw, near fine. 25.00
pounds sterling
B4374) King, Donald; Levey,
Santina. THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM'S TEXTILE COLLECTION :
Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750. 2001. 11 3/4" x 9 3/4",
112 pages, over 120 glorious colour plates. Glossary, diagrams of stitches.
Soft covers, near fine. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 12.50 pounds sterling
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. 20.00
pounds sterling
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. 6.50 pounds sterling
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. 12.00
pounds sterling
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. 14.00
pounds sterling
B4382) Whalley, Robin; Jennings,
Anne. KNOT GARDENS AND PARTERRES : A History of the Knot Garden and How to
Make One Today. 1998. 10 1/2" x 10 1/2", 160 pages, well
illustrated, mainly in colour. A pioneering combination of serious history and
practical gardening. List of knot gardens to visit, bibliography. Hb in dw,
near fine. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4383) COSTUME NUMBER 11 The Journal of the
Costume Society. 1977. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 148 pages, black and
white illustrations. Includes articles on shoes, buttons and buttonholes in the
fourteenth century, a royal wedding, ballooning apparel, fabrics and thread in
a man’s coat of 1735, a provincial milliner’s shop in 1785, and
recollections of half a century of corset making. Soft covers, previous
owner’s stamp on title page, crease to cover, otherwise a very good copy.
8.50 pounds sterling
B4384) COSTUME NUMBER 18 The Journal of the
Costume Society. 1984. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 138 pages, black and
white illustrations. Includes a bibliography of John L. Nevinson’s
publications; articles on Mary Tudor’s wardrobe, pocket guides to
fashion, the patchwork dressing gown; occupational dress, and the dress of the
Cambridge proctors. Soft covers, a near fine copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
B4385) COSTUME NUMBER 15 The Journal of the
Costume Society. 1981. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4", 100 pages, black and
white illustrations. Includes articles on tailors; the printed shawl in
Scotland; dress-up clothes for field slaves of ante-bellum Louisiana and
Mississippi; registered designs and nineteenth century fashion; costume and the
entertainment world; and Scottish portraits as a source for the costume
historian. Soft covers, a near fine
copy. 8.50 pounds sterling
B4388) ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST OF DRAWINGS
OF MOULDINGS Manufactured by ALEXR. MATHIESON & SONS, LTD. GLASGOW. A
Facsimile Edition of the Eighth Edition, 1899; this facsimile published 2003.
Part 3, Drawings of Mouldings. 11 5/8" x 8 1/8", [8], vi, 183 - 205
pages, each moulding clearly illustrated. The original catalogue is now very
uncommon, hence this facsimile provides a very useful record of the repertoire
of moulding planes produced by one of the major UK manufacturers at the very
end of the Victorian era. Soft covers, mint. 7.95 pounds sterling
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. 15.00 pounds sterling
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.
14.00 pounds sterling
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. 18.00 pounds sterling
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. 65.00 pounds sterling
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. 8.50 pounds sterling
B3509) Millon, Henry A. (editor). ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE FROM BRUNELLESCHI TO MICHELANGELO. 1996. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 454 pages, over 525 illustrations, 290 in colour. ‘Essential reading for any serious student of Italian Renaissance architecture, richly illustrated, abounds in new research, fresh ideas, and illuminating insight.’ Originally published in conjunction with the major exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, presents a panorama of civil and religious masterworks by the geniuses who created European architecture.This edition omits the catalogue descriptions of those items exhibited at the Palazzo Grassi. Bibliography. Soft covers, near fine. Uncommon. 30.00 pounds sterling
B2693) Long, Philip; Cumming, Elizabeth. THE SCOTTISH COLOURISTS 1900-1930 : F.C.B.
Cadell, J.D. Fergusson, G.L. Hunter, S.J. Peploe. 2000. 12" x 9
7/8", 152 pages, richly illustrated
with over one hundred of the Colourists’s most stylish and inventive
paintings. Published on the occasion of the exhibition ‘The Scottish Colourists 1900-1930’ held at the Royal
Academy of Arts, London and Dean Gallery, Edinburgh. Featuring essays
describing the artists’ lives and their involvement with the avant garde
in Paris in the early years of the twentieth
century. Chronology, Bibliography. Hb in dw, mint. 30.00 pounds sterling
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. 14.50 pounds sterling
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. 55.00 pounds
sterling
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. 35.00 pounds
sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4337) Martin,
Richard. VERSACE - Fashion Memoir. 1997. 8 3/4" x 6
3/8", 80 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour, mainly full-page.
Hb in dw, near fine. 10.00 pounds sterling
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. 20.00 pounds sterling
B4341) Blake,
William; Eaves, Morris, Essick, Robert N., Viscomi,
Joseph, Editors. WILLIAM BLAKE : The Early Illuminated Books Volume 3. 1998.
11 5/8" x 8 1/4", 287 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour.
Presents five of Blake’s earliest essays in illuminated printing. Soft
covers, near fine. 24.00 pounds sterling
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. 24.00 pounds
sterling
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. 16.00 pounds sterling
B4348) Coaldrake, William H. ARCHITECTURE AND AUTHORITY IN JAPAN. 1996.
9 5/8" x 6 7/8", 337 pages, black and white photographs, line drawings and
plans. ‘By far the best book on the place of architecture in Japanese history and culture. Glossary, Chronological table. Soft covers, near fine. 28.00
pounds sterling
B4349) Jones, Mark, Editor. FAKE? THE ART OF DECEPTION. 1990. 11 1/8" x 8 5/8", 312 pages, 13 colour and 185 black and white illustrations. Major survey of fakes and forgeries from ancient Babylonia to the present day, with more than 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections included. Hb in dw, previous owner’s bookplate inside front cover, otherwise a near fine copy. 40.00
