Obyvaci Pokoje

Czechosi, Veskera Prava Vyhrazena, c1930. Paperback. Very scarce work illustrated work of interior design in the original Czech. Featuring a series of chromolithographic plates illustrative of interior design with furniture and plans. In the original Czech. Collated with plates in colour fifteen coloured plates and fifteen plates of designs and plans, as well as four further plates including line drawings of details. No. 11 was excised from both coloured plates and plans. In the original publisher's coloured wraps. Front wrap loose but present, chipped to peripherals with creasing. Occasional minor pencil annotation to odd leaf. Minor staining mark to lower inner gutter first few leaves. Internally, binding tender with first leaf of plates loose but present, one plate to rear loose but present. Light spotting and age toning to leaves. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 863A56

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: czech prague architecture interior design prague Not Stated

Stamperia Valdonega

Italy, Stamperia Valdonega, 2001. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet advertising Stamperia Valdonega, a high quality printing press, with illustrations. First edition of Stamperia Valdonega, a pamphlet from this high quality private printing press ran by Giovannni Mardesteig.In the original publisher's paper wraps. A very scarce advertising pamphlet with none found in libraries. Includes an insert about the 'Valdonega Aesthetic Line' of fonts and typefaces.Includes both colour and monochrome illustrations throughout illustrating the high quality printing techniques and results.Giovanni Mardersteig was a German born printer and typographer, founder of this printing press and Officina Bodoni. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, excellent. There is some minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 846W46

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Stamperia Valdonega Giovanni Mardersteig Very scarce Printing History Giovanni Mardersteig Colour plates Various

Stamperia Valdonega

Italy, Stamperia Valdonega, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet advertising Stamperia Valdonega, a high quality printing press, with illustrations. First edition of Stamperia Valdonega, a pamphlet from this high quality private printing press ran by Giovannni Mardesteig.In the original publisher's paper wraps. A very scarce advertising pamphlet with none found in libraries. Includes an insert about the 'Valdonega Aesthetic Line' of fonts and typefaces.Includes both colour and monochrome illustrations throughout illustrating the high quality printing techniques and results.Giovanni Mardersteig was a German born printer and typographer, founder of this printing press and Officina Bodoni. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, excellent. There is some slight wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 846W45

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Stamperia Valdonega Giovanni Mardersteig Very Scarce Printing History Giovanni Mardersteig Colour plates Various

Stamperia Valdonega

Italy, Stamperia Valdonega, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet advertising Stamperia Valdonega, a high quality printing press, with illustrations. First edition of Stamperia Valdonega, a pamphlet from this high quality private printing press ran by Giovannni Mardesteig.In the original publisher's paper wraps. A very scarce advertising pamphlet with none found in libraries. Includes an insert about the 'Valdonega Aesthetic Line' of fonts and typefaces.Includes both colour and monochrome illustrations throughout illustrating the high quality printing techniques and results.Giovanni Mardersteig was a German born printer and typographer, founder of this printing press and Officina Bodoni. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, excellent. There is some minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 846W44

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Stamperia Valdonega Giovanni Mardersteig Very Scarce Printing History Giovanni Mardersteig Colour plates Various

The Talbot J Taylor Collection Furniture, Wood-Carving and Other Branches of the Decorative Arts

New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout and smartly bound, this work presents the decorative arts and furniture held in a remarkable Long Island home. The first edition of this work, illustrated with numerous full plate and vignette photographs of furniture, sculpture and textile art.As explained to the start of this work, Talbot House of Cedarhurst, Long Island contains 'a collection of old furniture, wood carvings and other objects of art, which is likely to make this spacious and beautiful country residence famous&apos.Furniture discussed includes a stone mantel of the Gothic period, and old Normandy praying-desk, and much seventeenth century Flemish furniture. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Boards exceptionally bright. Bumping to spine head and tail, with partially removed sticker to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd handling marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 790F19

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Carpentry Furniture Design Furniture Not Stated

Kathy Abbott

Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide

Wiltshire, The Crowood Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to bookbinding, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Author's presentation copy, signed with an inscription to the front endpaper that reads: "To Hamish with very best wishes." Hamish Riley-Smith is a UK based dealer, retailer and trader in rare books and manuscripts from the fifteenth to twentieth century. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour photographs and figures. A detailed guide to the history, tradition, and craft of bookbinding. With chapters on materials and tools, single-section bindings. multi-section bindings, containers, and more. Written by Kathy Abbott, a British bookbinder. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent with minor sunning only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 955T79

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Bookbinding Guide Abbott Guide Not Stated

George G. Andre

The Draughtsman&Apos;S Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing.

London , E & F N SPON, 1891. Cloth. A first edition, colour illustrated handbook with numerous diagrams, sections and maps. Colour frontispiece showing the principle characters of work used in mapping with thirty-three illustrated plates and illustrations throughout. The book is split into two parts; the essential elements and applications, providing all necessary processes and formulae. Rebacked in a cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with marks to boards. Bumping and rubbing to corners with spine rubbed. Internally, title page missing otherwise pages firmly bound with occasional handling marks to pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN24-G-5

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Maps Design Colour Plates Draughtsman Design None

George G. Andre

The Draughtsman&Apos;S Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing.

London , E & F N Spon, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, colour illustrated handbook with numerous diagrams, sections and maps. Colour frontispiece showing the principle characters of work used in mapping with thirty-three illustrated plates and illustrations throughout. The book is split into two parts; the essential elements and applications, providing all necessary processes and formulae. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound with marks to boards and rubbing to corners. Head and tail of spine bumped with small closed tears. Hinges strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound with pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN24-G-4

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Diagrams Plates Draughtsman Design Plates None

Anonymous

Cathedrals of England and Wales Their History Architecture and Associations

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1906. Leather. A detailed and illustrated architectural work on English and Welsh cathedrals, bound in a Carter Bros straight grain half morocco. Two volume complete set. Bound by the Carter Bros in half straight grain morocco with their binder's label to the front pastedown. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, vignettes and nine monochrome plates to both volumes. Collated complete.This architectural work provides detailed analysis of the architecture of cathedrals in England and Wales. The work is profusely illustrated with sketches, photographs and plans while providing historical information on the buildings and descriptions of their impressive designs. Bound in half straight grain morocco with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with slight fading to the spines, rubbing to the extremities, spines and joints with joints tender and the back strip to the tail of the spine to 'volume 1' lifting slightly. Bookbinder's label to the front pastedown to 'Volume 1&apos. Internally firmly bound with bright pages and spotting to the plates. Good . Ill.: Rembrandt et al. Good .

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Book number: 899Z50

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Leather binding Architecture Rembrandt Morocco Architecture Rembrandt et al.

'A Fellow of the Chemical Society'

The Magic Lantern: Its Construction and Use

London, Perken, Son, & Rayment, 1890 . Cloth. The very scarce second edition of Perken, Son and Rayment's guide to the magic lantern, which they produced and sold, under the brand name 'Optimus&apos. The second edition of this work, first published in 1888, and very scarce in all editions.With explanatory vignette illustrations throughout.Originally just an importer, the company became a maker of cameras, lenses and other photographic equipment, including studio and darkroom apparatus. The company also made magic lanterns and accessories, telescopes, binoculars, surveying and other scientific equipment.This work explains the construction and use of the magic lantern, an early form of image projector, used for education and entertainment purposes in the nineteenth century. In an 1890 review, the Sunday Times commended the work for giving 'exhaustive instruction for drawing room and public exhibitions, whether the instrument be illuminated by oil lamp or oxy-hydrogen gas&apos.Undated; dated 1890 via Jisc.With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.A wonderfully descriptive and very scarce guide to the magic lantern, explaining its construction and use. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, bright, with ink spots to perimeters of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 857F9

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: lamp lantern photography oil lamp lantern camera obscura Not Stated

The Museum of Modern Art

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Furniture and Furniture Drawings from the Design Collection and the Miles Van Der Rohe Archive

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Paperback. A wonderful printed exhibition of work from the Museum of Modern Art's collection on architect and designer, Mies van der Rohe. The second printing of this work. In the publisher's original silver wraps.A printed exhibition of drawings and furniture pieces from Mies van der Rohe, a German-American architect, academic and interior designer.Illustrated throughout. The Mies Archive is a division of the Museum's Department of Architecture and Design, which held 15,000 drawings bequeathed to the Museum by Mies before his death.  In the publisher's original silver wraps. Externally, very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities and marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 909Y64

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Furniture Design Modern Art Design Not stated

Langley Banks

The Joiners&Apos; Instructor

London, C. Chabot; Whittaker & Co, 1849-50. Leather. A very scarce practical carpentry treatise on the making of staircases and handrails, an illustrated volume by Langley Banks. A very scarce work.List of subscribers to the front.Illustrated with twenty-four plates.Originally published in twelve monthly parts, here bound in one volume.Collated, complete.An interesting illustrated treatise on the construction of staircasing and handrailing, offering brief descriptive instructions accompanied by illustrative plates.By Langley Banks.Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Chip to the front endpaper. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Smaller chip to the title page and a small dent to the following two leaves. Good . Ill.: Langley Banks. Good .

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Book number: 837P27

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: The Joiners' Instructor langley banks staircasing handrailing langley banks Langley Banks

W. A. Barrett

Flowers and Festivals or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches

London, Rivingtons, 1873. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated guide to floral decoration of churches. Second edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-four lithographic colour plates. Collated complete. A guide to the floral decoration of churches for the various Festivals of the Christian year, with specific reference to crosses, the emblems of the Lord, and flowers or plants dedicated to saints. Written by William Alexander Barrett. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with bumping and minor rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 854T4

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Flowers Festivals Barrett Festivals None

J. S. Hewitt-Bates

Bookbinding for Schools

Leicester, Dryad Handicrafts, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this interesting work on bookbinding, with illustrations. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Written by J. S. Hewitt-Bates, this work presents the art of bookbinding, with particular focus on its teaching in schools. The author explains in the preface how this craft is often overlooked by schools, despite it being a study which demands both artistic and practical training. With chapters on necessary equipment, different binding techniques and gilding, with many more.With five full-page illustrations and a frontispiece, as well as numerous charming vignettes throughout. Collated, complete. With a bookplate of the Glamorgan Educational Committee to the front paste down. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with slight bumping to the extremities. The occasional mark and light soiling to the boards. Tape to the spine and reinforcing the hinges. Library bookplate and labels to the paste downs, with label remnants and library stamps to the endpapers and paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot, mainly to the first and last pages. Library stamp to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: J. S. Hewitt-Bates. Very Good .

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Book number: 880Q30

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Bookbinding first edition illustrated scarce first edition J. S. Hewitt-Bates

J. P. Blake; A. E. Reveirs-Hopkins

Little Books About Old Furniture

London , William Heinemann , 1911-1912. Cloth. A scarce four volume set of Little Books About Old Furniture, with illustrations throughout. A four volume set of the Little Books About Old Furniture that aims to offer information and suggestion tot hose who find furniture interesting. Written by J. P. Blake and A. E. Reveirs-Hopkins. The first volume covers the Tudor to Stuart Periods and is a copy of the new edition published in 1912. With sixteen pages of plates to the rear of the volume and forty eight plates throughout the volume. With a colour frontispiece.The second volume covers The Period of Queen Anne, and is a first edition published in 1911. With sixty four plate illustrations and a colour frontispiece. The Third volume covers Chippendale and His School and is a first edition copy of 1912. With fifty four plates to the rear. With a colour frontispiece. The fourth volume covers The Sheraton Period, Post Chippindale Designers, 1760-1820 and is a first edition, published in 1912. with sixty four plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally smart with the spines a little faded and a few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 825B19

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Little Books About Old Furniture tudor to stuart chippendale and his school Queen Anne tudor to stuart furniture Not Stated