MURPHY William S (ed)

Modern Drapery and Allied Trades (Volumes I to IV)

London, Gresham Publishing Company 1914 xvii, 274pp, 22 plates (some in colour); xi, 294pp, 11 plates (some colour); ix, 276pp, 28 plates (7 in colour); 230pp, 9 plates (8 in colour). 4 uniform volumes, 26x18, cloth, attractively decorated in two colours, glt text to spine. End papers on a couple of volumes crockled, very good thus. A comprehensive guide to the trade, with tips for what to stock, how to treat customers and so on. Most interesting perhaps is the insight into the buying habits of customers, with detailed descriptions of what sort of materials and cuts to stock for undergarments as well as outerwear. The plates show contemporary designs and patterns. [Heavy item, may require extra postage].

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MUSEE DE L'AFFICHE (publ)

L'Affiche Japonaise. Des Origines a Nos Jours.

Paris, 1980. c108pp, mostly illustrations, some in colour. 176 numbers. Essays by Katsuhiro Yamaguchi and Yoshiro Imai Wraps, 21x23. Very good copy. Exhibition catalogue. Includes section on 8 modern masters (Awazu, Fukuda et al)

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MYERSON Jeremy (foreword)

Ideo. Masters of Innovation

London, Lawrence King, 2002. 160pp inc 200 colour photos. Wraps, 28x24. Two staple holes on front cover else very good. First in-depth study of Ideo, created in Silicon Vallley in 1991 by Mike Nuttall, David Kelley and Bill Moggridge. Interviews, essays and case studies. Lovely photos.

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NAEF Weston J

Counterparts: Form and Emotion in Photographs

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1982 173pp, 64 bw and colour plates 29x23, black cloth, illustrated dw. Very good in slightly chipped and rubbed dw. Published to go alongside the exhibition of the same name, which ran at MOMA from February to May 1982. Works by Stieglitz, Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, Bourke-White, Weegee, Doisneau and others, along with bibliographic information. Excellent.

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NATIONAL GALLERY, BRITISH ART

Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Works by Alfred Stevens November 15, 1911, to January 15, 1912

London, National Gallery 1911 18pp, subscription slip for the Alfred Stevens Society loosely inserted. 19x13, sewn card wraps. Covers spotted and browned, contents good. Useful list of works for the British sculptor (not to be confused with the better known Belgian portrait painter), best known for his monument to Wellington in St Paul's Cathedral, which used up most of his energies and time in the last 20 years of his life.

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NATIONAL GALLERY

The Tate Gallery's Wartime Acquistions Second Exhibition

National Gallery 1945 8pp plus 8 bw plates 23x17, stapled pamphlet Two marks on cover, otherwise good. Catalogue of acquisitions made by the Tate during the war years, which it had been unable to exhibit because of war damage. Plates include works by Spencer, Burra, Burne-Jones, Pissarro.

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NEWTON Eric

British Sculpture/La Sculpture Britannique 1944-1946

London, John Tiranti, 1947. xxii text, 64 bw ills on plates. 19x12, black cloth Cloth a little faded, very good thus. Moore, Dobson, Armitage etc etc. (English/French text)

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NICHOLSON Peter

Nicholson's Dictionary of the Science and Practice of Architecture, Building, Carpentry etc., etc., etc. From the earliest times to the present day. Edited by Edward LOMAX & Thomas GUNYON. In Two volumes.

New York, Martin & Johnson nd c1850? Engr fp portrait, [6] 516pp; ii, 604pp, many plates throughout both volumes. 29x23, half bound in calf over cloth, calf labels pasted to spine, marbled edges and eps Spine and edges a little rubbed, one label loose, tissue guard over fp in vol II torn with missing piece, slight foxing and browning on some pages, good thus. Nicely bound set of the Dictionary, with this American edition using the title 'Encyclopedia of Architecture' as the spine title.[Very heavy item, will require additional postage to most destinations]

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NICOLA Gunther and MAGON Birgit (eds)

III Biennale der Deutschen Textilkunst 1982

Krefeld, Deutsches Textilmuseum, 1983. c150pp incl illustrations and extensive glossary with illustrations. Wraps with textile colour chart pasted on, 21x21. Very good copy. 53 textile artists with photo and short biographical details and illustration of work on opposite page. Useful German and international survey and good source book.

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NIEMIEJER J and OVERVOORDE Chr. (booklet compiled by)

Chess Table. Paris 1925. Paper Model, Scale 1:7. Including a booklet of Rodchenko's furniture designs

Amsterdam, Thoth, 1989. Booklet, 12pp inc illustrations PLUS stiff card sheets in red and black for making the model with assembly instruction sheet. Texts in Dutch and English. Attractive card box, 21x21. Box a little rubbed and creased, contents very good. Unusual and attractive item.

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NOETZLI E

Practical Drapery Cutting. A Handbook on Cutting and Fixing Curtains, Draperies etc, with Descriptions and Pratical Notes, For the Use of Upholsterers, Cutters and Apprentices.

London, Batsford 1906 viii, 128pp, 160 illustrations on 30 plates, 24pp smaller format publisher's catalogue bound in at the end. 29x22, red cloth with glt text. Some rubbing to edges of cloth, foxing and browning to endpapers, rep browned around the catalogue edges. Detailed diagrams and descriptions for cutting and making curtains and draperies, in the styles of the time.

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NORMAND Charles

Le Guide de l'Ornemaniste et de l'Ornement Pour La Décoration des Batiments tels que Frises, Araabesques, Panneaux, Rosaces, Candalabres, Vases etc...

Liége, Dominque Avanzo 1847 12pp, 37 plates 39x28, half (re)bound in green calf, cloth. Rebinding is relatively modern and in good condition, contents very good, bookplate of Geo. Tho. Robinson on ffep, presumably moved during rebinding given Robinson's dates. Originally published in Paris in 1826, this edition seems to be more or less identical, and is an attractive collection of designs for vases, panels and so on. George Thomas Robinson (1827-1897) was an architect and art critic for the Manchester Guardian. Perhaps his most famous exploit was during the siege of Metz 1870, when he attempted to send reports to his editor along with letters from residents to their families by attaching them to balloons made out of pieces of paper and floating them over the besieging Prussian army. Over 150,000 letters were despatched from the city using Robinson's balloons, and at least some made it to their destinations before the French commander put to a stop to the practice as a security risk. Sadly the Guardian has no record that any of his reports reached Manchester.

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NORWICH MUSEUMS COMMITTEE

City of Norwich Catalogue of A Loan Exhibition of The Modern Movement in British Water-Colour Painting at Norwich Castle Museum

Norwich, 1957. 32pp inc short bibliog, catalogue of 78 numbers, 4pp plates. Card covers, 23x15. Covers a little rubbed round edges, inscription on title-page, very good copy thus. Clausen to Piper. 25 artists.

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OLEY Hans and HELLWIG Joachim

Bilderbuch vom starken Mann

Berlin, Verlag der Nation, 72pp, mostly photos with captions. Boards, 24x20. End papers browned else vg. Interesting DDR photomontage item

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OMAN CC

Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of Wall-Papers

London, Published under the Authority of The Board of Education 1929 114pp, 24 bw plates 25x19, red cloth, glt lettering. Ex libris British Institute in Athens, a couple of neat stamps thus, otherwise very good in nice slightly rubbed binding.

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