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GENERAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY.  The Humphrey Radiantfire ; New and Exclusive Period Designs for Fireplace Use.
Kalamazoo, General Gas Light Company, N.D.. Octavo in grey illus and embossed mottled, staplebound wraps; 16p, illus in b/w . Paperback. . Very Fine, Four page TLS letter-brochure from same company laid in and dated 1923. Also a single promotional sheet on the "Mission Design No. 160" laid in, printed in b/w. |Scarce in general and Rare thus with TLS (Typed letter signed) || Gas-burners -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs. Radiant heating -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs. Household appliances -- United States -- Catalogs. Space heaters -- United States -- Catalogs.
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3870] Book number: 13775
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IMPERIAL .  Duncan Phyfe Tables ; As Interpreted by Imperial.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial, N.D.. 12mo pamphlet, staplebound, with greenand white illus wraps; 16 pages, mainly illus in black and white. . Paperback. . Very Fine, Nifty little brochure in mint condition, featuring the tabel-making design traditions of the early American carpenter-craftsmen and furniture designer Duncan Phyfe, as continued by Imperial of Grand Rapids Michigan. Probably printed in the 1920s. RARE. No copies located in World Cat OCLC.
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6450] Book number: 13776
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LAMBTON, LUCINDA.  Temples of Convenience.
New York, St. Martin's Press, 1979. Quarto in white wraps illus in color; 12 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm; bibliog.. Paperback. ISBN: 0312790856. A Fine copy but for a very gentle bump to front wrap upper outer corner and neat clip to upper outer corner of front free endpaper; else crisp and tight, High quality photography and printing. Some remarkable toilet designs. A visual history of the toilet, from humble pot to private throne. || Toilet and bathroom design. Porcelain pots and privies. Outhouses. Private moments.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 14314
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MCCREIGHT, TIM.  Design Language.
Cape Elizabeth, Me., Brynmorgen Press, 1996, First edition, second printing (numbered). Narrow 12mo in dark blue boards and beige DJ illus in color; approx. 120 pages (unpaginated); 19 cm.. Hardcover. ISBN: 0961598468. Fine in Fine DJ with very faint wear, Design -- Dictionaries.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 13507
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OMAN, CHARLES ; HAMILTON, JEAN ; VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.  Wallpapers : An International History and Illustrated Survey from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
New York, Abrams, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982, First U.S. edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Large quarto in color illus DJ; 486 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.indexes./ Bibliography: p. 457-466.. Hardcover. ISBN: 0810917785. Fine in Fine DJ, with very gentle bump to front lower outer board corner and small corner crease to rear end paper. In a Brodart protective sleeve., A very nice copy of what undoubtedly is one of the most comprehensive works on wallpaper. || Interior Design; Art ; Wallpaper -- England -- London -- Catalogs. Wallpaper -- History. Papier peint -- Angleterre -- Londres -- Catalogues. Papier peint -- Histoire. Victoria and Albert Museum -- Catalogs. Victoria and Albert Museum -- Catalogues.
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6450] Book number: 14462
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