Ernest Suffling

English Church Brasses from the 13th to 17th Century

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of English church brasses. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and a total of two-hundred and thirty-seven illustrations reproduced from rubbings, many of which are full-page. Collated complete. A manual for antiquaries, archaeologists, and collectors including a history of brasses, tabards and heraldic mantles, costume, chalices, trinities, canopies, crosses, and heart brasses, with much more. Written by Ernest Suffling. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. A small closed tear to the rear endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 856T45

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: English Church Brasses Suffling Church None

R. W. Symonds

English Furniture from Charles II to George II: A Full Account of the Design, Material and Quality of Workmanship of Walnut and Mahogany Furniture of This Period; and of How Spurious Specimens Are Made

London, The Connoisseur Ltd. 1929. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this study of English furniture design. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number 116. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and two hundred and fifty-nine additional figures. With one hundred and nine full page plates, of which four are in full colour. Collated complete. Images were collected from examples in the collection of Percival D Griffiths at Sandridgebury, a pioneering collection bringing together some beautiful examples of of early English decorative arts. Written by Robert Wemyss Symonds, a British architect, and "the pre-eminent 20th century scholar and authority on English furniture." In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Percival D. Griffiths. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 853T72

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Furniture English Symonds English Percival D. Griffiths

R. W. Symonds

Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks

London , B. T. Batsford, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, with colour illustrations. A first limited edition copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies for sale in the UK. This volume is a study in walnut and mahogany furniture, and of the associated crafts of Looking-glass Maker and Japanner, together with an account of Thomas Tompion and other famous clock-makers of the 17th and 18th centuries. With eight colour plates and other in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 849B19

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks antiques design art antiques Not Stated

H. Avray Tipping; Christopher Hussey

English Homes

London, The Offices of Country Life, 1927-1936. First edition. Cloth. A collection of six volumes from H. Avray Tipping's illustrated series on English homes throughout different historical periods. A collection of three first editions and three second editions from H. Avray Tipping's series on English Homes. Lacking volumes 'Period I, Norman and Plantagenet', 'Period V, Early Georgian' and 'Period VI, Late Georgian&apos.Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. Written by Henry Avray Tipping, a British writer on country gardens and houses, as well as being a garden designer and Architectural Editor of Country Life Magazine for seventeen years. Leading domestic architect, Christopher Hussey contributed to 'The Work of Sir John Vanbrugh' volume. This series explored English homes and design in different periods, with focus on particular houses and stately homes. With photographs throughout. This collection is comprised of: Period I & II, 'Mediaeval & Early Tudor, 1066-1558&apos. The first edition (1936). Period II, 'Early Tudor, 1485-1558&apos. The second edition (1929). Period III, volume I, 'Late Tudor and Early Stuart, 1558-1649&apos. The second edition (1929). Period III, volume II, 'Late Tudor and Early Stuart, 1558-1649&apos. The first edition (1927). Period IV, volume I, 'Late Stuart, 1649-1714&apos. The second edition (1929). Period IV, volume II, 'The Work of Sir John Vanbrugh and His School, 1699-1736&apos. The first edition (1928). In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Damp staining and slight soiling, causing discolouration to the cloth. The odd mark to endpapers, with a bookseller label to the front paste down of 'Period I Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional light marking to pages, with a grey mark to the outer margin of page i to 166 of 'Period III Volume I', not affecting text. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 896Q23

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: H. Avray Tipping first edition english homes tudor first edition interior design Not Stated

Laurence Turner; Arthur T. Bolton

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britian

London, Country Life Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of British decorative plasterwork, written by Laurence Turner. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and numerous vignette monochrome photographs. This in depth study of British plasterwork was written by Laurence Turner, with an introduction by Arthur T. Bolton, the curator of Sir John Sloane's museum. The work provides an in depth history of British decorative plasterwork from 1509 to 1760. This work also features prominent examples of decorative plasterwork in Great Britain such as Craigievar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Haddon Hall, Chastleton House, Knole House, and Speke Hall.  Lacking Dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and extremities of the boards, slight marks to the board an spine and bumping to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 885Z35

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: First edition Plasterwork Architecture Design Plasterwork Illustrated Art None stated

William Twopeny

English Metal Work

London, Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work detailing English metal work, bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written by William Twopeny (1797-1873), an antiquary and printmaker who specialised in architecture.Illustrated with ninety-three plates detailing all manner of household metal pieces, such as handles, latches and keys. Collated, complete.A first edition of this work.From the library of Frederick A. Wood, author of 'Collections for a Parochial History of Chew Magna&apos. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some slight loss to the edge of the spine, and bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine has slightly discoloured the cloth. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a little straining to the rear of the work. Pages have the odd instance of spotting, but are otherwise bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 775R1

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: William Twopeny Metalwork English Metalwork Blacksmith Metalwork Not Stated

William Twopeny

Specimens of Ancient Wood-Work

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1859. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this collection of etchings regarding ancient woodwork, by William Twopeny. Signed by him with a dedication to the front endpaper. An uncommon work. This work was published for private distribution among Twopeny's friends, and therefore all copies are signed. 'For The Earl of Ashburnham from Wm Twopeny' to the recto of front endpaper. With the bookplate of Michaelis Tomkinson, Franche Hall Worcestershire. Bertram Ashburnham was a British peer and a keen bibliophile. He amassed an important collection of books and manuscripts and is widely considered to be one of the great collectors of the nineteenth century. William Twopeny was an amateur antiquarian draughtsman and printmaker. He specialised in architectural subjects, and many of his drawings were given to the BM in 1874 by his son. To his introduction Twopeny notes that when he began attending to ancient architecture it was generally supposed 'that buy little wood-work prior to the fifteenth century existed&apos. This work demonstrates details of woodwork from earlier than this. He starts at the twelfth century for this particular work. Collated, complete with thirteen plates. Each plate has an accompanying leaf explaining the item, when it was created and more. A bright example of this work created to inform its readership of the history of woodwork. In a quarter cloth binding with contemporary boards. Repaired to the spine with tape. Externally, rubbed to the board edges and to the spine. Several marks to boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown for Michaelis Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Worcestershire. Author's inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Small split to the front hinge, which remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with occasional scattered spots to pages. Good . Ill.: William Twopeny. Good .

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Boeknummer: 668L9

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Woodwork Draughtsman Illustrator Presentation Copy Draughtsman William Twopeny

Unknown

[Silk Road: Fabrics from the Han to the T&Apos;Ang Dynasty]

Beijing, Unknown , 1973. Cloth. A lovely example of this work of Chinese textiles, written in the original Chinese. This work is in excellent condition and is held in the original slipcase. In the original Chinese. First edition, second printing. Handsomely bound in a full cloth binding, in a protective plastic dustwrapper, held in the original cardboard slipcase. With a supplementary pamphlet loosely inserted into the volume. Illustrated with 69 illustrations. Collated, complete. This fascinating work exploring offering a large collection of Chinese textiles dating from the Han dynasty through until the T'Ang dynasty. In the publisher's original cloth binding, held in a protective plastic dustwrapper. Held in the original cardboard slipcase. Externally excellent, with minor shelfwear. Internally firmly bound, with an additional pamphlet loosely inserted into the volume. Pages are bright and clean. The slipcase is lightly bumped to the extremities, with a small mark to the front of the slipcase. Fine . Ill.: Unknown. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 638C20

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Textiles Japanese Slipcase Japanese Unknown

Aymer Vallance

English Church Screens: Being Great Roods Screenwork & Rood-Lofts of Parish Churches in England & Wales

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd , 1936. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated work on various rood screens of English and Welsh parish churches, from British interior and landscape designer, Aymer Vallance. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated throughout with a colour frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates. A comprehensive look at the designs and architectural qualities of rood screens and rood lofts of churches across England and Wales.Written by Aylmer Vallance, a British interior and landscape designer, architect and author on art. He was a close associate of William Morris and was hired for his design work by many prominent Victorians. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with marks to the boards and light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting and light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the half title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 909Y35

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Architecture Churches Illustrated Design Churches Not stated

Various

The 29th Honorary Fellowship the Weizmann Institute of Science

Stockholm, Esselte Aktiebolag for The Weizmann Institute of Science , 1961. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound very scarce copy of the addresses delivered at the Weizmann Institute of Science on the 30th October 1960. An association copy, gifted by the wife of Axel L Wenner-Gren, a major contributor of this work. Illustrated, with tipped in photographs. In a fine crushed morocco binding, with the Weizmann Institute's logo to the front board.Containing five chapters total:I. Presentation of Honorary Fellowship to Axel Leonard Wennergren by Meyer W Weisgal, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Weizmann Institute of Science.  This chapter has accompanying photographs of the event tipped in.II. Remarks by the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Abba Eban, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.III. Sponsor's Address by Professor Chaim Leib Pekeris, Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Weizmann Institute of Science.IV. Lecture by Axel L Wenner-Gren - "A Layman's View of Scientific Research" V. A View of the Future by Axel L Wenner-Gren.This work discusses how science can help to change the world for the better and how technology has paved the way for people to deal with difficulties in an efficient and definite way. A major contributor to this work is Axel Wenner-Gren, who was one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s. Loosely inserted is a letter from Wenner-Gren's wife addressed to Jeremy James, the adopted son of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Marguerite Wenner-Gren trained as a young opera singer in Berlin. News of her talents spread to Harald Andre at the Stockholm Opera who invited her to perform in Stockholm. She found great success and it was whilst performing here that she met Axel Wenner-Gren. Following her marriage she was known to be the host of elaborate parties and gatherings. The letter is addressed 'To the Long & Late Mr Jeremy James' to the envelope. The letter is written on paper from Laboratoriegatan 10, Stockholm. This is the address of the Tillbergska Villan, a property designed by the architect Ivar Tengbom for the district chief Knut Tillberg. The building was sold to Swedish financier Axel Wenner-Gren in 1925. Since 1993 the property has housed the South Korean Embassy. The letter reads 'To one of the nicest boys I've ever met! When the old 'knuckle head' knuckles down to work - and his frail body needs a little warm up - mind your P's & Q's and your penmanship & give a thought to your great great aunt&apos. From the library at Julians Park, the former home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (Audrey Evelyn James Coats, and Audrey Evelyn James Field). Pleydell-Bouverie was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire. Audrey was also alleged to be the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, although she was also rumoured to be his daugher, or the lover of King Edward VIII.  She bought Julians Park in 1940 following her third marriage to the Hon Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was a patron of the arts and it is believed that she bound several books herself, as many books from her library were stamped with her name and she owned a group of bookbinding tools. Her circle of friends included Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel and Nancy Mitford. She was featured in Cecil Beaton's 'Book of Beauty' and was regarded as one of the Bright Young Things. In a full crushed morocco binding. With a slipcase. Externally, fine. Slipcase is also fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 795L11

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Jeremy James Science Jeremy James Not Stated

Various

&Apos;the Studio&Apos; Year Book of Decorative Art

London, The Studio LTD, 1914. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition yearbook from 'The Studio', an interior design work beautifully illustrated in colour. The first edition of this work.The 1930 yearbook of 'The Studio', an artistic work looking at the use of decorative arts within interior design.'The Studio' was an influential magazine that focuses on fine and decorative arts, founded by Charles Holme in 1893. The magazine had a large influence on the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements. It promoted the new art of artists, designers, and architects, promoting the works of people like Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Charles Voysey.Illustrated with twelve colour plates, and many monochrome plates throughout.Collated, complete.Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme and S. B. Wainwright.Two prior owner's ink inscriptions to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and some minor marks to the boards and spine. Spine is lightly faded. Light spots to the fore edge. Two prior owner's ink inscriptions to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 768P21

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: 'The Studio' Year Book of Decorative Art decorative art the studio interior design decorative art architecture Various

Various

Constructions Modernes & Economiques Avec Plans, Coupes, Elevation Et Details

Paris, Monrocq fr. Editeurs , c1890. Cloth. A very scarce collection of modern and economical construction plans, with drawings to scale. In the French language. French language. Four volumes. Very scarce work. A collection of modern and economical construction plans and details with designs drawn to scale, from a variety of contemporary architects. The volumes contain plans for twenty-five buildings or homes, such as: small house one floor, worker's house with workshop, small hotel restaurant, dwelling house with study, town hall, stables, shed with attic, cottages, farm building, pavilion, boarding schools, and much more. Each volume is illustrated with four plates for each plan, combining to a total of one hundred hand-coloured plates per volume. Collated complete. Volume one contains plans one to twenty-five. Volume two contains plans twenty-six to fifty. Volume three contains plans fifty-one to seventy-five. Volume four contains plans seventy-six to one hundred. In the original quarter red cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and light sunning to the boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spines. A split to the rear joint of volume four. Marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Plan twenty-seven is detached to volume two, but inserted correctly. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd pencil annotation. Age toning to the endpapers. 2" closed tear to the front endpaper of volume one. Very Good . Ill.: Divers Architectes. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 870T40

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Constructions Modernes Economiques Plans Modernes Elevation Coupes Divers Architectes

Various

Florida Architecture Magazine

Miami, Florida Architecture Inc. 1970-2010 . First edition. Magazine. A bright collection of magazines by Florida Architecture, from the the 1970's up until more recent times. First editions, in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. This set is comprised of nineteen volumes of the Annual Edition of Florida Architecture magazine. Including Volume 35, Volume 37-51, Volume 56, Volume 62 and Volume 70. Dated from 1970 up until 2010. Written by a number of different contributors, with different editors and illustrators over the years, including Anne Rutledge Keyes, E. Channing Trafford and Judith Krampf, among many others. This magazine presented information on different styles of design popular at the time, with inspiration of beautiful buildings and interiors. With many advertisements throughout and to the rear of the magazines.Illustrated throughout with photographs, floor plans and furniture. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, very smart, with light edgewear and occasional rubbing. Slight fading to some volumes, with the odd mark present. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Textblock detached from wraps to the 38th edition. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 882Q11

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Florida Architecture magazine first edition Architecture florida architecture Various

Various

Furnishing to Fit the Family

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1949. Paperback. A scarce reprinted edition of this delightful guide to furnishing a house to fit a family, with illustrations. Reprinted November, 1949. Originally published October, 1947. Produced by the Council of Industrial Design. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, figures, and line drawings. A charming guide to furnishing a house for a family, with chapters on: the living-room in a new small house, the living-room in an old stone house, the dining-room in a small suburban villa, kitchen plus dining space, the bedroom in a working-class flat, and much more. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley, a British writer and illustrator, Hugh Casson, a British architect, and Hilton Wright, a British designer and illustrator. In the original green pictorial paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Nicolas Bentley; Hugh Casson; Hilton Wright. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 871T3

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Furnishing Family Design Bentley Family Wright Nicolas Bentley; Hugh Casson; Hilton Wright

Various

Ideal Home Book of Plans No. 11

London, Odhams Press Ltd. c1945. Paperback. A very scarce first post-war edition of this home and living magazine, with advertisements throughout. Very scarce. No. 11. First post-war edition. Ideal Home is a British home decorating magazine established in 1920, with articles focused on interior decoration, high-street shopping, news, consumer advice, and readers' homes. This issue includes articles on: Money for Building, Picturesque Cottages, Decorations for a New House, Decorations for an Old House, New Wiring, Modern Cookers, and much more. With publishers advertisements throughout. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with light rubbing and shelf wear to the extremities. Sunning and light chipping to the spine, with marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 869T65

Catalogus: Design

Trefwoorden: Ideal Home Plans Post-war Home None