Rooke Books: Design
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The Principles of Leather Manufacture
London, E and F N Spon, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work on early twentieth century leather manufacturing processes, with explanatory illustrations. The very scarce first edition of this work, illustrated with vignette and full plate illustrations and photographs. The work of Leeds based 'Professor of Leather Industries' H. R. Procter, who provides twenty-eight chapters on such topics as dyes, drying, oils, vegetable tanning, fermentation, and a historical account of processes used up to the publication of this work. With numerous contemporary advertisements to endpapers and pastedowns, for such products as glycerine, antiseptics, lactic acid and aniline dyes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping and discolouration to extremities. Tide marks to rear joint and board. Bumping to spine head and tail. Tide marks to rear pastedown and free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered spotting and marks throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
-- Boeknummer: 782F43
GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 71.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Manufacturing Industry Tanning Tannery Industry Not Stated
Regional Architecture of the West of England
London, Ernest Benn, Limited. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this study of architecture in the West of England. First edition. Highly illustrated throughout. Numerous black and white photographic plates in text. A neat study of the architecture of the West of England, featuring cities and buildings through Stonehouse, Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly. Written by Albert Edward Richardson, an English architectural historian and architect, and Charles Lovett Gill, also an English architect. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last pages only. Contemporary ink annotations throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 839T57
GBP 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 65.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Architecture West of England Richardson Lovett Gill West of England None
![C. J. Richardson [Charles James Richardson], Studies from Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate &C.](https://c2.bibtopia.com/h/554/892/1550892554.0.x.jpg "Click to enlarge")
Studies from Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate &C.
London, Tho. McLean, 1841-1848 . First edition. Leather. The complete four volume set of C. J. Richardson's beautifully illustrated study of Old English houses, and their contents. Illustrated with four tinted lithographed title-pages, and with twenty-four lithographs to first series; twelve decorative text plates followed by twenty-three lithographs to second series; thirty-seven plates to third series; thirty-seven to third series. These plates include eight chromolithographs, and a number of double page plates. Collated, complete.With all four volumes bound in two. With the 1841 first series and 1842 second series bound in one volume, and the 1845 third series and 1848 fourth series also bound together.The work of English architect, artist and writer Charles James Richardson, the author of further works on design and architecture, including 'Studies of Ornamental Design', and 'A Popular Treatise on the Warming and Ventilation of Buildings&apos.A wonderfully illustrated four volume work. From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Significant rubbing to back strips and board perimeters, with tail of rear joint of volume I and front joint of volume II starting, but boards holding firm. Boards lightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Plates clean and bright, with light spotting to tissue guards, growing heavier to the tissue guards of the fourth series. Very Good . Ill.: C. J. Richardson [Charles James Richardson]. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 856F31
GBP 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 533]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Charles James Richardson architecture furniture architect architecture C. J. Richardson [Charles James Richardson]
Chimneypieces and Ingle Nooks: Their Design and Ornamentation
London, T. Werner Laurie , 1912. Cloth. An interesting guide to the design and history of chimneypieces and inglenooks. An early edition. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. In the publisher's original full cloth pictorial binding with gilt lettering. With a frontispiece and forty illustrations, showcasing different designs. Collated complete. A guide to chimneypieces and inglenooks, detailing the historical development of the fireplace around the world and its numerous designs. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. The half title page is present. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the edges. Light bumping to the spine. Just the odd spot to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages slightly age-toned with light spotting throughout, however the text is still very bright and clear. Small closed tear to the top of page 103. Several pages are uncut throughout. Spotting to the fore-edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Boeknummer: 841G9
GBP 145.00 [Appr.: EURO 171.75]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: house decoration chimney architecture interior design chimney Not Stated
![Claudius Saunier; Julien Tripplin [trans.]; Edward Rigg [trans.], Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice](https://c2.bibtopia.com/h/361/450/1609450361.0.x.jpg "Click to enlarge")
Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice
London, W. & G. Foyle, 1952 . Leather. A fine mid-twentieth century English language edition of Claudius Saunier's richly illustrated horological work. First published in 1861, Saunier's treatise has here been translated into English by Julien Tripplin and Edward Rigg.In a fine full morocco binding.Illustrated with twenty-two colour copper plates, with extensive further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.A celebrated horological reference work, detailing many aspects of the precise mechanical art.With the bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front pastedown. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England. In a full morocco binding. Externally, fine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .
Boeknummer: 912F17
GBP 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 231]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Horology clocks watches foyle clocks Not Stated
A Treatise on the Rise and Progress of Decorated Window Tracery in England; a Series of Illustrations of the Window Tracery of the Decorated Style of Ecclesiastical Architecture
London, John Van Voorst, 1849. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes on window tracery, one containing the text, the other showcasing illustrations, by the influential architect Edmund Sharpe. A first edition of this two volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper of the Treatise, which has been blotted out. The volume of text is illustrated with 5 plates and numerous in-text illustrations. The volume of illustrations is illustrated with 48 plates and 12 folding plates. Collated, complete. Edmund Sharpe (1809-1877) was an architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer, who wrote many important works on architecture. In this work he seeks to outline the development of decorative window tracery in England. In one volume is his treatise on this subject, in the other is a series of illustrations of window tracery with descriptions by Sharpe. From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spines and bumping to the extremities. Light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spines. Front hinge is strained to the book of illustrations. The book of text is firmly bound. The title page to the leaf following the Ripon Cathedral plate, to the book of illustrations, are detached due to a gutta percha binding. The binding is strained to this volume and more pages may come detached upon further use. Pages are bright and clean except for a small stain to one of the plates to the book of illustrations. Good . Ill.: Edmund Sharpe. Good .
Boeknummer: 856M6
GBP 140.00 [Appr.: EURO 166]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Architecture Ecclesiastical architecture Edmund Sharpe Windows Ecclesiastical architecture Edmund Sharpe
The First & Chief Groundes of Architecture
London, Country Life Limited, 1912. Hardback. A limited edition copy of this facsimile of John Shute's important illustrated work on architecture. Limited edition. Number 223 out of one thousand.Illustrated with illuminated letters and monochrome facsimile reproductions of the original illustrations. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum. With an introduction by Lawrence Weaver. This limited edition volume provides a facsimile of John Shute's original work on architecture, which was the first work in English on classical architecture. John Shute was an English artist and architect. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum. Externally smart with a tidemark to the tail of the front joint, marks to the boards and spine, fading and slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Spotting to the endpapers. Front hinge starting before the facsimile title page. Internally generally firmly bound with slight signs of strain in places with clean and generally bright pages. Loose article pages on architecture neatly inserted to the front. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 896Z37
GBP 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 142.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Limited edition John Shute Facsimile Architecture John Shute None
English Furniture Designers of the Eighteenth Century
London, A. H. Bullen, 1905. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated and detailed edition of this work following the history of English furniture. Early edition. First published in 1904. This work follows the history of English furniture from the reign of William and Mary to the early nineteenth century. Designers and style include Chippendale, Matthias Darly, Hepplewhite, Sheraton and more. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor bumping to the extremities. Unclipped dust wrapper is smart with minor chipping to the extremities and a few closed tears so the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning to the first and last pages only. Some text block unopened. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
Boeknummer: 840T85
GBP 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.75]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Furniture Design English Design None
![K. Sluyterman; A.H. Cornette Oscar Schepens [tran.], Ancient Interiors in Belgium](https://c2.bibtopia.com/h/610/002/1500002610.0.x.jpg "Click to enlarge")
Ancient Interiors in Belgium
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1915. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated architectural work on the history of interiors in Belgium, part of a limited edition publication of only two hundred copies. A fascinating historical work on the architecture and design of ancient interiors in Belgium, including churches, manor houses, abbeys, castles, government buildings, and more. This work is exceptionally poignant, given that the final five illustrations detail buildings in Ypres, including the Cloth Hall, which were demolished during the First World War. Written by Professor K. Sluyterman in collaboration with Councillor A.H. Cornette, translated into English by Oscar Schepens. Including one hundred heliotype plates from photographs by G. Sigling. Collated and complete.Part of a limited edition publication of only two hundred copies, of which this one is number thirty-five. Signed by the publishers, 'Hutchinson & Co.', to the limitations page. Disbound as issued, and enclosed in the original smart cloth portfolio.Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front pastedown. Disbound as issued, and enclosed in the original smart cloth portfolio. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear to the boards and light bumping to the extremities. Cloth is split at the head of the front joint and tail of the rear joint. A few small punctures to the cloth at the extremities. Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front pastedown. Internally, disbound as issued. A few spots and handling marks to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: G. Sigling. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 826J6
GBP 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 148.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: belgium belgian architecture interiors belgian european G. Sigling
Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe
London, Faber and Faber , 1966. First edition. Cloth. A large paper first edition copy of this charming volume concerning the gold boxed of Europe in the eighteenth century. Gold boxes were some of the most luxurious items in eighteenth century Europe, presented as gifts to friends and lovers, and by monarchs to ambassadors and courtiers. With various intricate designs, these boxes were used to hold powdered tobacco or sweets and bonbons and were considered an essential fashion item.A Kenneth Snowman provides a study of these boxes, looking at the materials and techniques and at the differences in style from French, English, Berliner, Swiss and Russian boxes, as well as boxes from smaller workshops around Europe. The first edition in its unclipped dust wrapper.With a foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell and an Appendix by F J B Watson. Illustrated with two-hundred-and-twenty-nine full page plates, of which eighty five in colour. Collated, complete with all seven-hundred and fifty figures. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear and minor marking. Internally, firmly bound. With only a faint minor spotting tot he odd leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with two-hundred-and-twenty-nine full page plates, of which eighty five in colour. Collated, complete with all seven-hundred and fifty figures. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Boeknummer: 793A14
GBP 112.00 [Appr.: EURO 132.75]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: first editions fashion gold boxes fashion Not Stated
The Art of the English Potter
London, Bemrose and Sons, 1885. Cloth. A smart copy of this informative work regarding the history of ceramics. Illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work, which has been extensively revised with an appendix on foreign imitations of English Earthenware. Illustrated throughout, by the author. Bookplate to the front pastedown for Walter J J Pilgrim.With chapters on early pottery, stoneware, salt-glaze and many other important technological advances in pottery. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown for Walter J J Pilgrim. Minor offsetting to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd light spots. Very Good . Ill.: L M Solon. Very Good .
Boeknummer: 728L21
GBP 54.00 [Appr.: EURO 64]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Pottery Ceramics Art Earthenware Ceramics Walter J J Pilgrim L M Solon
Our Homes, and How to Make the Best of Them
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. First edition. Leather. A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's guide to home design and architecture. The uncommon first edition. Rebound in a stunning contemporary half morocco binding, by Maltbys of Oxford. With a beautiful colour frontispiece, twenty-three single plates in colour, six double plates in colour, eighty-three full page monochrome plates and plans, and several monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Collated complete. A guide to house design and architecture, with chapters on house plans, building materials, furniture and home-making. Walter Shaw Sparrow was a Welsh writer, specialising in art and architecture. Some of his best known works include the titles, 'Women Painters of the World', 'A Book of Bridges', and 'The Old Testament in Art&apos. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the front paste-down. Rebound in half morocco binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Fading to the spine. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Light offsetting to the edges of the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age-toned to the edges, but otherwise very bright and clean. The odd spot and handling mark throughout. Small amount of staining to the left edge of the title page, where it meets the frontispiece. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .
Boeknummer: 839G28
GBP 290.00 [Appr.: EURO 343.5]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: interior design house plans architecture building house plans Not Stated
Marque Des Produits: Maison Sterlin, Fondãƒâ©E En 1782. Bricard Succrs, Fabricants de Serrurerie, 39 Rue de Richelieu, Paris
Paris, Maison Sterlin, c1900. Cloth. An illustrated catalogue of Maison Sterlin, an elegant French hardware manufacturer, now known as Bricard Serrurerie d'Art. An uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Small ink inscription to plate 24. Illustrated with 179 black-and-white plates. Collated, complete. A catalogue of keys, bolts, locks, escutcheons, hinges, door handles, door knockers and door plates, designed and manufactured by the French hardware company Maison Sterlin, now known as Bricard Serrurerie d'Art. Makers of luxurious door fixings, Maison Sterlin was founded in 1782. Undated, dated from copies held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with shelf wear to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Small tear to the tail of the spine. Front hinge is slightly strained, and the rear hinge is starting, but both are firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Cuts made to the first 6 leaves, not affecting the plates, and to the last leaf, which has left a hole in the middle of the plate. Good . Ill.: Maison Sterlin. Good .
Boeknummer: 909M23
GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 112.5]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Catalogue Locksmith Hardware French design Locksmith Maison Sterlin
Random Spectacular No. 2
Norwich, St. Jude's, 2014. Paperback. A very smart edition of this scarce collaborative design work from St. Jude's Prints. Scarce work. The publishing imprint of design collective and print gallery St Jude"s, launched in 2011 to encourage and explore collaborations. Articles include: Random Alphabet, Great Noises That Fill The Air, 48 Hours in Iceland, Water of Life, Stumpwork, Extinct Boids, and A Climber's Guide to the Monument. With written contributions from Margaret Stewart, Christopher Brown, Catherine Dixon, Julian Cowley, Noel Kingsbury, Clive Hicks-Jenkins, and many more. And illustrations from Christopher Brown, Mark Herald, Finn Beales, Angie Lewin, Ed Kluz, Roland Collins, and many more. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Christopher Brown; Mark Herald; Finn Beales; Angie Lewin; Ed Kluz; Roland Collins. Near Fine .
Boeknummer: 857T10
GBP 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 213.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: Random Spectacular No. 2 Spectacular Christopher Brown; Mark Herald; Finn Beales; Angie Lewin; Ed Kluz; Roland Collins
The English Interior
London, B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated first edition of this study of English interior design from Tudor times to the Nineteenth Century. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with white cloth to the spine and blue cloth to the boards.Dated using JISC from copies of the work held at the Historic England Library. 'The English Interior' celebrates the decoration of English homes from the Tudor times to the XIXth Century. Written by Arthur Stratton, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London and of the Royal Institute of British Architects. This work on British domestic architecture solely focuses on the development of the interior of these wonderful homes, considering the decoration of ceilings, fireplaces and chimneys, doors and staircases.Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further one-hundred-and-fifteen plates. Collated, complete. Plate XLV has been bound before XLIV. With a list of subscribers to the front of the volume. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with white cloth to the spine and blue cloth to the boards. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Light bumping to the extremities and to the spine. White cloth is slightly soiled, with darkening to the spine. Light marking to boards. Small split to the cloth at the tail of the rear joint. A touch of offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Boeknummer: 884Q7
GBP 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 65.25]
Catalogus: Design
Trefwoorden: interior design first edition illustrated colour plates first edition Not Stated
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