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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Book number: 668L9

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: 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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Book number: 638C20

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Textiles Japanese Slipcase Japanese Unknown

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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Book number: 795L11

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: 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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Book number: 768P21

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: '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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Book number: 870T40

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: 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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Book number: 882Q11

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: 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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Book number: 871T3

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: 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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Book number: 869T65

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Ideal Home Plans Post-war Home None

Various; G. Lister Sutcliffe (ed)

The Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet-Maker: A Complete Guide to Current Practice

London , The Gresham Publishing Co. 1902-1904. First edition. Cloth. A complete eight-volume guide to the world of architecture, design and carpentry, profusely illustrated throughout. A profusely illustrated guide to architecture and its practices, complete in eight volumes. This work covers an array of topics, such as the geometry of design, the characteristics of different woods and shop management.Uniformly bound in the original cloth, designs by Talwin Morris in his signature Art Nouveau style to boards. The volumes consist of:Vol I - Explains various architectural styles and section on 'Woods: Their Characteristics and Uses&apos. With ten plates, two of which are coloured and one of which is a folding plate.Vol II - Continues with 'Woods' and moves on to 'Wood-Working, Tools and Machinery.' Includes eight plates, seven of which are monochrome and one of which is a coloured map. Vol III - Includes design-oriented sections 'Drawing and Drawing-Instruments' and 'Practical Geometry&apos. With six plates of house plans, four of which are coloured.Vol IV - Explains the theory and practice of 'The Strength of Timber and Timber Framing' and moves on to 'Carpentry&apos. Includes four plates.Vol V - 'Carpentry' continued, with chapters focusing on the design and construction of roofs, as well as floors and ceilings. With fifteen monochrome plates. Vol VI - 'Carpentry' continued, with chapters on areas such as bridges and timber buildings. Next sections are 'Wood Carving' and 'Stairs and Handrailing&apos. With twenty-four plates, including coloured illustrations of close and open string stairs. Vol VII - 'Stairs and Handrailing' continued, which then leads to 'Airtight Case-Making' and 'Wood-Turning' before exploring 'Cabinet-Making&apos. Includes twenty-one plates, four of which are coloured. Vol VIII - Begins with a section on 'Joinery' followed by 'Shop Management', with guidance on book-keeping and shop arrangement, then 'Estimating' and 'Building Law&apos. This last volume contains a full glossary and index to the rear. With twenty plates, one of which is coloured. Collated complete.As well as being edited by George Lister Sutcliffe, this work has contributions by many specialists. Sutcliffe was an English Arts and Crafts architect and elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with rubbing to the extremities and fading to sections of the cloth. Heavier instances of this to Vol I, Vol V, Vol VI and Vol VII. Bumping to the heads and tails of spines. A few marks to the boards, heaviest to Vol II, Vol III and Vol VIII. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot Offsetting and a few scattered spots to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Book number: 906Y28

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Architecture Guide Book Illustrated Design Guide Book Not stated

Various

Progressive Architecture

New York , Reinhold Publishing Co. 1950-73. Leather. A continuous 23 year run of selected sections from one of the 20th century's most significant architectural magazines, uniformly bound by Bayntun Riviere of Bath. The sections included from the magazine are those concerning the design of either real, planned, or hypothetical buildings. Sections such as the 'newsletter' or 'manufacturers' literature' are not included. Thus there is a streamlined focus on design content. The relevant sections from each month's magazine are bound together by year, with each volume running from January to December as one would expect. The pagination is truncated as a result: for most months the pagination will run from roughly 50-120. Thus there are twelve separately paginated sections in each volume, corresponding loosely to those figures. Replete with illustrations, both photographic and draughted. Colour photos become more frequent from the 1957 volume onwards. There is a general American focus, but the wider world is not neglected. Every imaginable sort of building is covered, from schools to hotels to offices and houses. Contemporary design is rigorously and intelligently discussed in the accompanying articles, which situate the featured buildings within their wider social and practical context. New materials and technology are explored, and ambitious theoretical designs are analysed. The architectural discussions, by their very nature, provide a fascinating angle on the wider cultural, economic, and political world of their particular year. For example, one will find the design and utility of bomb shelters discussed at the height of the cold war, and then 'omnibuildings' eagerly anticipated in the late 60s. In 1969 there is a feature titled 'Machine Art Past and Technology Art Present', while in 1970 the influence of modern technology on the design of movie theatres is explored. A beautifully bound unparallelled primary source for the history of architecture, as well as for socio-economic history, in the mid to late twentieth century. In half morocco by Bayntun Riviere. Externally excellent with just the occasional light mark to the boards. The 1955 volume has a small bookseller's stamp to the front pastedown. Internally, generally clean and bright, and firmly bound Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .

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Book number: SET65-66-B-1

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Architecture Design Buildings Illustrated Design Contemporary design 20th century Various

Janet Waring

Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use

New York, William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A guide to the American wall stencils with reference to their historical important in different regions across the United States. Written by Janet Waring, an American art historian specializing in American decorative arts. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fraying to the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. Loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 859T39

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Early American Wall Stencils Waring American None

Rosamund Marriott Watson

The Art of the House

London, George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition guide to interior design in the late Victorian period, illustrated throughout. The scarce first edition of this work, with vignette illustrations and eight collotype plates, all retaining captioned tissue guards. Collated, complete. This is the work of English poet, nature writer and critic Rosamund Marriott Watson, who early in her career wrote under the pseudonyms Graham R. Tomson and Rushworth Armytage. Watson also wrote several columns on interior design and fashion—her first-ever publication, in 1883, was a column on 'modern' fashion for the Fortnightly Review, as well as contributing further articles on the subject to the Pall Mall Gazette.These columns are collected in this work, providing the reader with an informative account of late Victorian attitudes to interior design. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to extremities and spine head and tail. Some fading to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a little age toned, but generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 782F42

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Interior Design Fortnightly Review Furniture Fortnightly Review Not Stated

Sir Lawrence Weaver

Cottages: Their Planning, Design and Materials

London, Country Life, 1926. Cloth. An interesting architectural work regarding the floor plans and designs of cottages in the early twentieth century. The third edition of the, 'Country Life Book of Cottages', so greatly revised that a new title was given. This is the first edition with the new title. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With numerous photographs, floor plans and diagrams throughout. An interesting architectural work showcasing the designs and plans of cottages at the start of the twentieth century. Written by the English architectural writer and civil servant, Lawrence Weaver. The half title page is present. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Bumping to the spine and light marks to the boards. Light offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some light spotting towards the front and rear of the book. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 844G13

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: architecture house designs floor plans country life house designs Not Stated

Sir Lawrence Weaver

Laminated Board and Its Uses: A Study of Modern Furniture and Decoration

London, The Fanfare Press, 1930. Hardback. A very neat edition of this illustrated work on modern furniture and decoration. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and 67 photographs. A study of modern furniture and decoration, covering the practical aspects of laminated board, shipshape art, the lining of walls, and the use of laminated board in the construction of furniture. Written by Sir Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and civil servant. In the original paper covered card boards with illustrated plate. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 845T32

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Laminated Board Weaver Board None

The Countess of Wilton

The Art of Needle-Work from the Earliest Ages Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries

London, Henry Colburn, 1841. Leather. An insightful and informative work regarding one of the oldest crafts and practical skills, needle-work. This work looks at the history of needle-work as well as practical discussions of various forms of needle-work. The third edition of this work. Chapter by chapter, the Countess of Wilton discusses several different types of textiles. She discusses the needlework of the Tabernacle, of Egyptians, Greeks, Romans Dark Ages as well as Romance and Chivalry. There are two chapters dedicated to the Bayeux Tapestry as well as romances worked in Tapestry. There are sections on needlework in costume,on books and embroidery in general. This educational work concisely and clearly discusses a wide variety of needlework and is intended to be an 'acceptable accessory to every work-table&apos. The Countess of Wilton wrote another work on textiles, titled 'The Book of Costume, Or Annals of Fashion&apos. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with patches of rubbing to the spine, extremities and boards. Spine label has suffered a small amount of loss due to rubbing. Gilt is fading to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 621L24

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Wilton Tapestry Needlecraft Needlework Tapestry embroidery None