G. A. Siddons

The Cabinet-Maker&Apos;S Guide or, Rules and Instructions in the Art of Varnishing, Dying, Staining, Japanning, Polishing, Lackering, and Beautifying Wood, Ivory, Tortoiseshell, & Metal

Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1830. Cloth. A charming fifth edition copy of G. A. Siddons's guide to cabinet making. Containing detailed instructions and explanations of terms used in the trade. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four engraved plates. Featuring twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, though last page is missing. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed with marks to boards. Spine label rubbed and sunned. Front hinge has failed. Internally, binding is tender. Final page detached, not present. Pages are generally bright with some spotting. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Good Only . Ill.: Unnamed. Good Only .

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Book number: GEN40-F-6

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Siddons Illustrated Cabinet Woodwork Illustrated Unnamed

Constance Simon

English Furniture Designers of the Eighteenth Century

London , A H Bullen, 1905. Cloth. A detailed study of furniture designers from the eighteenth century. Illustrated throughout, with sixty-one plates of photographs highlighting the various pieces discussed in the text. With a glossary of terms to the rear. An early edition of this work, which was 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 publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine and extremities. Light shelfwear to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spotting to pages, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 639L34

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Furniture Eighteenth Century Design Chippendale Eighteenth Century Hepplewhite None Stated

J. Moyr Smith

Ornamental Interiors Ancient & Modern

London, Crosby Lockwood and Co, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work by John Moyr Smith, exploring many different examples and the history of ornamental interiors, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-two plates, and in-text engravings throughout.Four pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete. 'Ornamental Interiors Ancient & Modern' explores the beautiful specimens of decorative interiors found in Victorian architecture, with the idea that all modern work is founded on ancient examples. Moyr Smith looks at decorations used in particular rooms of a house, such as the dining room and library, as well as describing and showing examples of decoration from around the world and throughout history, including Assyrian, Roman, Egyptian, and Byzantine. Interestingly Moyr Smith traces the rise of the modern styles of decoration, sourcing the rise back to the Great Exhibition. The illustrations showcase the beauty of many prominent houses and palaces of Britain, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Warwick Castle, as well as foreign examples such as Fontainebleau and the court at Khorsabad. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a little loss of cloth to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are strained. Label to the front paste down. A little loss of paper to the head of the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, binding is strained. Pages are bright with some scattered spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the reverse of the frontispiece. Four plates are detached but present. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 843P14

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Ornamental Interiors Ancient & Modern ornamental interiors interiors design ornamental interiors Not Stated

Alexander Boyd & Son

The English Fireplace: Its Advantages, Its Objections, and Its Rivals

London, Alexander Boyd & Son, 1877 . Paperback. A very scarce illustrated Victorian era trade catalogue of fireplaces. The revised and enlarged eighth thousand of this very scarce work.With monochrome illustrations of twenty fireplaces, including stove grates, air grates, slow burning stoves, and warm air grates.Describing various classes of fireplaces, and providing 'a few general hints in reference to the warming of rooms&apos.Undated; dated 1877 via Jisc.With payment terms detailed to the rear. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Significant losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Front wrap perimeters significantly age toned, with spotting to wrap perimeters. Internally, binding slightly tender. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout, and the odd area of concentrated spotting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 897F9

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: fires fireplaces victorian fireplaces trade catalogue fireplaces Not Stated

W. Lusty & Sons

Lloyd Loom Woven Furniture & Baby Carriages

London, Edward Hughes & Co, 1928 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce 1928 advertisement catalogue for the woven furniture and carriages sold by W. Lusty & Sons. With a loosely inserted sixteen page price list, and with a loosely inserted card featuring seventeen mounted colour shades.Illustrated throughout with monochrome illustrations and photographic images, and with a colour plate of 'frosted colour effects' heightened with gold or silver.A catalogue advertising the woven furniture of W. Lusty & Sons, manufacturers of Lloyd Loom products. The Lloyd Loom process was patented in 1917 by American Marshall B. Lloyd, who sold the British rights to William Lusty and Sons in 1921. This catalogue displays their early products, and focuses largely on wicker chairs, tables and storage baskets. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with pictorial onlay to front wrap. Chipping and small losses to front wrap fore edge. Vertical fold to centre of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd light handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 897F4

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: woven furniture lloyd loom william lusty wicker furniture lloyd loom Not Stated

Thomas Arthur Strange

English Furniture, Decoration, Woodwork & Allied Arts During the Last Half of the Seventeenth Century, the Whole of the Eighteenth Century, and the Earlier Part of the Nineteenth

London , Thomas Arthur Strange, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful and comprehensive volume on furniture design, decoration and woodwork from the seventeenth century until the early nineteenth century, richly illustrated throughout. English Furniture, Decoration, Woodwork & Allied Arts during the last half of the Seventeenth Century, the whole of the Eighteenth Century, and the earlier part of the Nineteenth contains 3,500 illustrations of various architects, designers and authors working within furniture, decorative arts and woodwork. Some of the craftsmen included in this volume are Indigo Jones, Thomas Milton, Thomas Chippendale, Nicholas Hawksmoor and James Paine. The volume is ordered chronologically from the work of Indigo Jones in the seventeenth century to the work of Thomas Hope in the early nineteenth century. The volume is richly illustrated throughout the text. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, some light marks to the boards and some bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 829B36

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Thomas Arthur Strange English furniture woodwork decoration English furniture design Not Stated

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 , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of this volume providing an account of the history of English furniture. A limited edition of this volume by R W Symonds, the English edition limited to one thousand copies of which the present is number eight hundred and thirteen. The first US edition was published in the same year in an edition limited to five hundred copies. An account of the furniture decorating English homes in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Illustrated 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. Illustrated with one hundred and nine full page plates, of which four are in full colour, and numerous plates throughout.  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 known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was 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. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With some soiling and damp marking to the front and rear boards. Internally, firmly bound. With some minor damp damage to the lower right margin of the text block, chipping the occasional leaf particularly to the first and last few. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with one hundred and nine full page plates, of which four are in full colour, and numerous plates throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 795A6

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: english furniture limited editions history limited editions Not Stated

C E C Tattersall

A History of British Carpets from the Introduction of the Craft Until the Present Day

London, F Lewis, 1966. Cloth. The second, revised and enlarged edition of this history of British Carpets. Written by authorities on the subject, this is a comprehensive study. This work was originally written by C E C Tattersall, and has since been revised by Stanley Reed. This copy is from the Royal Society of Arts Library, with their bookplate to the front pastedown. With 176 plates. Collated, complete. There are chapters on carpets in general, carpets in Britain, 16th and 17th century developments, Turkish carpets, the 18th century onwards in Britain, embroidery, needlework and much more. The final chapter looks into carpet manufacturers. A charming work, which provides a fascinating insight into the history of this particular interior. In the publisher's original binding. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. A few light marks to the boards. Spine has faded. Internally, firmly bound. Bookplate to the front pastedown of the Royal society of Arts Library. Shelf number written to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 668L5

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Tattersall Royal Society of Arts Carpets Royal Society of Arts None

Various

Furniture Adverts

London, Bristol, Kilburn , Robert Thompson's Craftsmen, Woodalls, G. Hollins & Sons, Mim and John Gloag , c1938-1968 . Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of four furniture advertisements. This collection of furniture advertisements include: A folding pamphlet for Woodalls The Quality Furnishers, celebrating a new store in Bristol, (c1938). With illustrations. A price list for domestic furniture in English Oak from November 1968 for Robert Thompson's Craftsmen. A folding advert for Hollins, advertising a dining set for the kitchen (1968). With illustrations. A bookmark from Mim and John Gloag sending Christmas wishes (1965). John Gloag was an English furniture design and architecture writer. All are in the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with a previous owner inscription to the front wrap of Robert Thompson's Craftsmen and some creasing to the extremities. Otherwise very smart with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 860B29

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Furniture Adverts Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Woodalls G. Hollins & Sons, Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Not Stated

Various

Furniture History: The Journal of the Furniture History Society. III-XVI. In Eight Volumes

N/A, Furniture History Society, 1967-1980. Fine Binding. A smartly bound set of this furniture history journal, which will interest decorative arts enthusiasts. Featuring numerous illustrations and plates. With many interesting articles. Volume V concerns 'The Drawings of John Linnell in the Victoria and Albert Museum&apos. Volume XIII concerns 'Furniture in England, France and the Netherlands from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century&apos. Volume XVI concerns 'The Furnishing and Decoration of Ham House&apos. In modern half crushed morocco bindings, with cloth-covered boards. Externally, near fine, with just occasional faint marks. Internally, firmly bound and bright and generally clean, with just occasional spots to first and last few pages. Some dusting to textblock edges. Ink signature to front free-endpaper of Volume IX. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: SET22-B-2

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: John Linnell Furniture Journal Periodical Furniture Art None

Various

Furniture History: The Journal of the Furniture History Society. Together with the Hardwick Hall Inventories of 1601 and Indexes to Volumes I-XXV. In Thirty Five Volumes.

London , Furniture History Society, 1966-2001. Paperback. A scarce run of the Furniture History Society's informative and richly illustrated journal, spanning 1966 to 2001. Comprising: Volumes II, III, VI, X-XXXIII and XXXV-XXXVII - a total of 30 volumes - as well as 'The Hardwick Hall Inventories of 1601' edited by Lindsay Boynton (1971) and the Indexes to Volumes I-X, XI-XV (duplicated) and XVI-XXV. Featuring numerous illustrations and plates. With many interesting articles. The Furniture History Society newsletter for August 1997 has been loosely inserted into Volume XXXIII. In the original paper wraps. Externally, excellent with just some light edge wear, with occasional light marks. The spine of Volume II has splitting and closed tears, with the textblock detached from the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean, with just very occasional odd spot and mark. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: SET27-G-1

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Furniture Art Furniture History Society Art None

Charles L. Venable; Jonathan L. Fairbanks

American Furniture in the Bybee Collection

Austin, University of Texas Press, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this catalogue of the monumental Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee collection of eighteenth and early nineteenth century American Furniture, held the Dallas Museum of Art. Charles L. Bybee, a banker and philanthropist, alongside his wife Faith (nee Poorman) were lifelong collectors of fine American antiques, who notably restored Texas homes and oversaw the collection of furnishings from the surrounding area. Praised as 'dedicated connoisseurs of early American furniture', the couple built an extensive collection of tables, clocks, beds, and other pieces, detailed extensively in this fascinating work. While the Bybee Collection is by no means the largest collection of American furniture in the United States, it is commonly deemed as being exceptional due to the high quality of the individual pieces, and the incredibly broad stylistic and geographical range of the collection as a whole. This work is copiously illustrated throughout with coloured photographs by Lee Clockman, with fascinating descriptions and studies of the pieces in the collection by Charles L. Venable. Complete with the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to spine and the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally lovely. Dustwrapper lovely, with only minor shelfwear to extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Lee Clockman. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 639M46

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Furniture Bybee Illustrated Catalogue Bybee Clockman First Edition Lee Clockman

Percy A. Wells and John Hooper

Modern Cabinet Work Furniture & Fitments

London , B. T. Batsford, 1928. Cloth. An interesting volume on cabinet work with copious illustrations throughout. A fourth edition, revised with additional illustrations of Modern Cabinet Work Furniture & Fitments. This volume is an account of the theory and practice in the production of all kinds of cabinet work and furniture with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction. Written by Percy A. Wells, who was head of the Cabinet Department at the Royal Society of Arts, and John Hooper. With fifty two plates, of which 16 are folding plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Some fading to the spine and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some marks to the boards. With a prize bookplate to the front pastedown for the Municipal Technical College, Bath, presented to Cyril W. Shearn for success in Cabinet Makers' Course Year One. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 830B10

Catalogue: Furniture

Keywords: Modern Cabinet Work Furniture & Fitments cabinets furniture design cabinets Not Stated