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ANSCOMBE, I. Omega and After. Bloomsbury and the decorative arts. Thames & Hudson: 1984 p/b 1st thus 176 pp, 20 colour and 104 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Owner's name o/w VG+. 'Catches the flavour of the time and its personalities, from bohemians to haute monde'. (Book Ref #32886) £10.00 ARBITARE SEGESTA. Arbitaire Annual 2. Architecture and Interior Design. Rotovision: 1987 1st ed 287 pp, profuse colour photos, b/w plans. Fine in a VG+ d/w in buff slipcase. Text in English and Italian. (Book Ref #33408) £10.00 AYNSLEY, J. Graphic Design in Germany 1890-1945. Thames & Hudson: 2000 1st ed 240 pp, 152 colour and and 101 b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Comprehensive reference work. (Book Ref #32831) £25.00 BANHAM, H. & HILLIER, B. A Tonic to the Nation. The Festival of Britain 1951. Thames & Hudson: 1976 p/b 1st ed 200 pp, 12 colour and other illustrations. Owner's name on front endpaper o/w VG+. A record of the post war optimism and verve with which Britain greeted the second half of the twentieth century. (Book Ref #33149) £25.00 BANKS, O.F. Modern Eclectic. Mitchell Beazley: 2001 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour illustrations, directory. Fine in a lightly edge-worn d/w. A guide to the inventive use of antiques and modern design classics with today's furniture in an eclectic and individual fashion. (Book Ref #30739) £10.00 BAYER, P. et al. Encyclopaedia of Arts and Crafts. The International Movement 1850-1920. Headline: 1989 1st thus 191 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Subject-by-subject surveys of the key areas. (Book Ref #33100) £18.00 BAYER, H. & GROPIUS, G. & I. (eds). Bauhaus 1919-1928. Allen & Unwin: 1939 1st ed 224 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Spine ends worn and yellow cloth slightly grubby, owner's name o/w VG+. With common typewritten erration tipped-in. (Book Ref #31255) £50.00 BAYLEY, STEPHEN et al. Twentieth-Century Style and Design. Thames & Hudson: 1986 1st ed 320 pp, 140 colour and 310 b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Includes industrial, furniture, architecture, interiors and decorative arts. (Book Ref #32775) £20.00 BAYLEY, S. & CONRAN, T. Design: Intelligence Made Visible. Conran-Octopus: 2007 327 pp, numerous colour illustrations. A Fine hardback without d/w. Encylopedia of designers and design. (Book Ref #33196) £30.00 BERTHOLD. Berthold Phototypes. Body Types Vol 1. Berthold Callwey: 1982 2nd ed 1136 pp. Board edges lightly marked, page edges browned o/w VG+ in a slightly torn d/w. Synopsis, Catalogue, Layouts, 872 Type Faces. (Book Ref #18444) £35.00 BILLETER, E. Art-Expo 87. The international review of the major exhibitions and events of the past year. Phaidon: 1987 1st ed 312 pp, 200 colour and 135 b/w photos. VG+ in nicked d/w. Originally published in German as Art-Expo 1986, available here in English for the first time. Featured artists include Kurt Switters, Joseph Beuys, Christo, Lovis Corinth, Naum Gabo, Kokoscka, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Riviera and many more. (Book Ref #33409) £10.00 BIZONY, P. Invisible Worlds. Exploring The Unseen. Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 2004 1st ed 229 pp, numerous colour illustrations. Fine in a VG+ d/w. Computer simulations, powered by 21st century mathematics, have generated over a hundred extraordinary images, from inside the atom to the edge of our universe. (Book Ref #31504) £12.50 BOEHM, E. Behind Enemy Lines. WW2 Allied/Axis propaganda. Wellfleet: 1989 1st ed 203 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, appendix. VG+ in nicked and lightly edge-worn d/w. Psychological warfare through posters, postcards, cartoons and slogans. (Book Ref #22024) £15.00 BROHAN, T. & BERG, T. Design Classics. 1880-1930. Taschen: 2001 p/b 1st ed 176 pp, profuse colour and b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine. 200 original designs handled by Torstein Brohan which help to trace the development of classic avant-garde furniture. (Book Ref #30446) £12.00 CAPLAN, R. The Design of Herman Miller. Pioneered by Eames, Girard, Nelson, Propst, Rohde. Watson-Guptil: 1976 p/b 1st ed 119 pp, 8 colour photos, b/w photos and line drawings. Covers slightly creased o/w VG. (Book Ref #33418) £18.00 CEDERWALL, S. & RINEY, H. Spratling Silver. Chronicle: 1990 1st ed 128 pp, profuse b/w full page plates, stamp chronology, bibliog. F/F. (Book Ref #24624) £15.00 CHRISTIE'S. 19th and 20th Century Posters. Christie's: 1988 p/b 1st ed 92 pp, b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Front cover lightly curled o/w VG+. Includes list of prices realised. Catalogue for the sale of European 19th and 20th century posters on 20th October 1988 with a small section from America. (Book Ref #26985) £12.00 COOPER, G. & SARGENT, D. Painting the Town. Phaidon: 1979 p/b 1st ed 78 pp, profuse colour photos. F. Modern exterior murals throughout the UK. (Book Ref #22563) £12.00 COOPER, G. & SARGENT, D. Painting the Town. Phaidon: 1979 p/b 1st ed 78 pp, profuse colour photos. VG. Modern exterior murals throughout the UK. (Book Ref #26683) £8.00 COOPER, G. & SARGENT, D. Painting the Town. Phaidon: 1979 p/b 1st ed 78 pp, profuse colour photos. VG. Modern exterior murals throughout the UK. (Book Ref #29069) £7.50 CULSHAW, S.(ed). Images 9. The British Association of Illustrators. Rotovision: 1984 1st ed 223 pp, 250 colour illustrations. VG+ in a slightly chipped d/w. A valuable volume for reference, presenting a cross-section of illustrations from all over Britain. (Book Ref #33403) £10.00 DAY, SUSAN. Art Deco and Modernist Carpets. Thames & Hudson: 2002 1st UK ed 224 pp, 149 colour and 99 b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliog. Fine in Fine d/w. Great names in Art Deco such as Picassso, Eileen Gray, Sonia Delaunay and Paul Poiret were amongst designers of Art Deco carpets. Organised geographically, this is the first thorough documentation of this aspect of deco design. (Book Ref #33395) £35.00 DE BONNEVILLE, F. The Book of The Bath. Rizzoli: 1998 1st US ed 208 pp, profuse colour illustrations, chronology, bibliog. VG+ in a lightly edge-worn d/w. A luxurious pictorial history. (Book Ref #32413) £15.00 DORMER, P (intro). The Illustrated Dictionary of Twentieth Century Designers. The key personalities in design and the applied arts. Headline: 1991 1st ed 256 pp, over 350 colour ourand b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Authoritative introduction to design with over 400 biographies of leading designers. (Book Ref #26859) £12.00 DORMER, P (intro). The Illustrated Dictionary of Twentieth Century Designers. The key personalities in design and the applied arts. Headline: 1991 1st ed 256 pp, over 350 colour and b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Authoritative introduction to design with over 400 biographies of leading designers. (Book Ref #32211) £12.00 DROSTE, M. Bauhaus. 1919-1933. Taschen: 2006 rep 256 pp, profuse colour and b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in lightly scuffed d/w. '... finally a book that brings a breath of fresh air to the lifeless literature on Bauhaus'. The reprint of an excellent modern study. (Book Ref #32048) £15.00 FORTY, A. Objects of Desire. Design and society since 1750. Thames & Hudson: 1992 p/b 245 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Laminated boards slightly chipped o/w VG+. Examines the appearance of consumer goods in the 200 years since the introduction of mechanised production.. (Book Ref #29055) £12.00 GALLAGHER, F. (ed). Christie's Art Deco. Pavilion: 2000 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos, list of museums, glossary, collector's tips, bibliog. Fine in a slightly nicked d/w. Essays from various experts, potted biographies of the biggest names in the movement, and illustrated with images from the Christie's archive. (Book Ref #28386) £20.00 GALLO, M. The Poster in History. Hamlyn: 1974 1st UK ed 315 pp, 450 colour illustrations, bibliog. VG+/VG. Superb illustrations show how the poster has affected social change, customs and ideas in the modern world. (Book Ref #8241) £20.00 GANDY, C.D. & ZIMMERMANN-STIDHAM, S. Contemporary Classics. Whitney: 1990 p/b rep 177 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+. An introduction to the best in contemporary design, profiling each designer and detailing fifty of their most important pieces. (Book Ref #22100) £9.00 GLAZEBROK, M. (foreword). Modern Chairs. 1918-1970. Lund Humphries: 1970 p/b 1st ed 32 pp, b/w photos throughout. Cover edges rubbed and spine creased o/w VG. The catalogue for the Whitechapel Gallery Exhibition arranged by the V&A Museum. (Book Ref #32891) £30.00 GODDEN, G.A. Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900. Barrie & Jenkins: 1972 revised ed 282 pp, profuse b/w photos and illustrations, bibliog. Owner's name o/w VG in edge-worn d/w. Revised and expanded edition of Jewitt's classic, first published in 1878. (Book Ref #32433) £10.00 GRAVAGNUOLO, B. (DESIGN DIRECTOR). Antonia Astori Designer. Designs From Sixty-Eight to Eighty-Three. Quaderni Del Centroellisse: 1983 1st ed 182 pp, colour and b/w ilustrations. Board edges lightly faded, page edges slightly browned o/w VG+ in edge-worn and slightly scuffed d/w. Text in English and Italian. Astori, co-founder of Driade in 1968, has produced several design systems such as Driade Uno, Oikos Uno and Oikos-due, Bric and Aforismi. The book contains interviews, overviews and critiques of her work. (Book Ref #32168) £25.00 HALEN, W. Christopher Dresser. A Pioneer of Modern Design. Phaidon: 1993 1st thus 208 pp, 232 colour and b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+. The first title to be published on the, arguably, first European industrial designer. (Book Ref #31915) £15.00 HASLAM, M. In the Nouveau Style. Guild: 1989 rep 224 pp, 160 colour, 155 b/w photos and illustrations, galleries, museums, bibliog. Fine in a fine d/w. A well illustrated charting of the history of the style, originally a rebellion against the Classical and Gothic revivals in Victorian times that has persisted in varying forms into the present day. (Book Ref #30456) £15.00 HILLIER, B. 100 Years of Posters. Pall Mall: 1972 p/b 1st ed 96 pp, 96 colour and b/w full page posters. Extremities lightly edge-worn and creased o/w VG. (Book Ref #20512) £20.00 HILLIER, B. The Style of The Century. Herbert Press: 1990 p/b rep 239 pp, colour and b/w photos throughout. VG+/VG. 'Covers lifestyle as well as art style and taste'. (Book Ref #16226) £12.00 HOLME, RATHBONE. & FROST, KATHLEEN M. Decorative Art The Studio Year Book of Furnishing and Decoration. Volume 43 1953-54. Longacre: 1961 1st ed 128 pp+ 20 pp of advertisements, a little colour, profuse b/w photos. Spine extremities a little rubbed, spine and boards slightly unevenly faded o/w VG+. (Book Ref #33640) £50.00 HOOPER, J. Modern Cabinet Work. Technique, Drawings, Examples. Batsford: 1952 6th, revised ed 388 pp, 7 colour , 6 folding plates, over 50 b/w plates and frequent b/w line drawings. Board edges and top edge lightly faded, page edges slightly foxed o/w VG+ in edge-worn d/w with small v shaped loss to top of front panel and 1" tear. A profusely illustrated cabinet maker's bible. (Book Ref #32003) £35.00 HOOPER, J. & HOOPER, R. Modern Furniture and Fittings. Batsford: 1948 1st ed 326 pp, colour frontis, over 100 b/w photos, 1,700 b/w working and measured drawings, diagrams and detail. Board top edges slightly faded, top corner clipped from front endpaper, page edges lightly foxed o/w VG+ in edge-worn with small surface loss to spine title and 1" wide loss at spine tail. A profusely illustrated series of representative examples for cabinetmakers. (Book Ref #32004) £15.00 HORNUNG, C.P. (ed). Will Bradley. His Graphic Art. Dover: 1974 1st ed 31 pp of text, 89 colour and b/w illustrations. Front endpaper lightly creased o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. A collection of his posters, illustrations, typographic designs, and decorations. Bradley was amongst the first American designers to realise the application of art to the business world. (Book Ref #31769) £20.00 HOWARD, J. Art Nouveau. International and national styles in Europe. Manchester University: 1996 1st ed 240 pp, 17 colour plates, b/w photos, references, collections guide, glossary, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Groundbreaking critical survey of the Art Nouveau movement which reveals the true diversity of the style across the breadth of Europe. (Book Ref #14009) £18.00 HOWARD, J. Art Nouveau. International and national styles in Europe. Manchester University: 1996 1st ed 240 pp, 17 colour plates, b/w photos, references, collections guide, glossary, bibliog. Fine in chipped d/w. Groundbreaking critical survey of the Art Nouveau movement which reveals the true diversity of the style across the breadth of Europe. (Book Ref #15538) £10.00 HRH THE DUCHESS OF YORK. Victoria and Albert. Life at Osbourne House. Weidenfeld: 1991 1st ed 208 pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations. Inscription o/w VG+/VG+. (Book Ref #22851) £20.00 HUTTON, R.G. Design. An Exposition of the Principles and Practice of The Making of Patterns. Chapman & Hall: 1925 3rd Imp 182 pp, 177 b/w figures in text. Brown cloth gilt decorated. Spine ends slightly rubbed and top of back panel very slightly faded. Attractive prize label slightly offset on free front endpaper o/w VG. An attempt to inculcate good design principles in decorators in an era of plain objects. Hutton believed that designer's sensibilities should focus on the object's use, material, personality and identity. (Book Ref #27268) £12.00 JOHNSON, L. (intro). Working Women. A Photographic Collection of Women. Thames & Hudson: 1984 p/b 1st ed 94 pp, 200 colour photos. VG+. (Book Ref #26187) £10.00 KAPLAN, W. (ed). Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Abbeville: 1996 p/b 1st ed 333 pp, 240 b/w and colour illustrations, bibliog. A Fine copy. Published to coincide with the exhibition to mark the centenary of the opening of The Glasgow School of Art. (Book Ref #31492) £35.00 KIDNER, MICHAEL. Michael Kidner. Painting, Drawing, Sculpture 1959-84. Arts Council of Great Britain: 1984 p/b 1st ed 56 pp, some colour and numerous b/w illustrations, list of exhibitions. VG+. Catalogue for the 1985 exhibition at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle and The Serpentine Gallery, London. (Book Ref #33419) £10.00 KLIMSCH, C. (designed by). Monograms. Asher & Co: n.d. (c.1875) 1st UK ed unpaginated, b/w plates throughout. In maroon library binding with label, bar code and two small stamps, light offsetting on the verso of some plates o/w VG+. Difficult to find book of beautiful embellished letters by Charles Klimsch of Frankfort. (Book Ref #31891) £80.00 LAMBOURNE, L. Utopian Craftsmen. The Arts and Crafts Movement from the Cotswolds to Chicago. Astragal Books: 1980 1st ed 218 pp, numerous b/w and some colour illustrations, bibliog. Owner's bookplate, name and date o/w VG+ in lightly indented d/w. The history of a generation of craftsmen, whose ideals inspired them leave urban backgrounds to work in the Cotswolds. Their products ranged from bookbinding to furniture making. Lambourne also relates how the movement spread across the Atlantic. (Book Ref #32014) £35.00 LEWERY, A.J. Popular Art. Past and present. David & Charles: 1991 1st ed 152 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, bibliog. F/VG+. Comprehensive and colourful account of a mostly undocumented aspect of British heritage. (Book Ref #13067) £10.00 MASINI, L-V. Art Nouveau. Thames & Hudson: 1984 1st UK ed 414 pp, 1093 illustrations, 297 in col, notes, biographies, bibliog. Top corners bumped, o/w VG+ in slightly creased d/w. Detailed account of Art Nouveau as a world-spanning phenomenon and shows how it was a springboard for some of the most important artistic movements in the twentieth century. (Book Ref #18766) £35.00 MASINI, L-V. Art Nouveau. Thames & Hudson: 1986 rep 414 pp, 1093 illustrations, 297 in col, notes, biographies, bibliog. F/VG+. Detailed account of Art Nouveau as a world-spanning phenomenon and shows how it was a springboard for some of the most important artistic movements in the twentieth century. (Book Ref #24612) £25.00 MILLER, J. The Style Source Book. The definitive visual directory of fabrics, wallpapers, paints, flooring, tiles. Mitchell Beazley: 1998 1st ed 401 pp, numerous colour photos, Glossary. Bottom front edge lightly scratched o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. Over 2000 samples from a wide range of international designs, to provide the ingredients for any interior scheme, from medieval to modern. (Book Ref #33326) £15.00 MOODY, ELLA. (ed). & CONRAN, SHIRLEY. (contributing editor). Decorative Art in Modern Interiors. 1961/62. Studio: 1961 1st ed 160 pp, 16 colour, 144 b/w photos. A little light browning to board tops and endpapers, pages 35 & 36 creased o/w VG+ in a worn torn d/w with 1" loss at top edge on front panel but still vividly coloured. Houses, apartments, furniture, carpets and textiles, tableware and silver, light fittings, ceramics and metals, glass. (Book Ref #33639) £45.00 McDERMOTT, C. 20th Century Design. Design Museum. Ted Smart: 1997 1st ed 400 pp, numerous colour and b/w photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. Directory of the most essential and inspiring pieces of design produced in the modern age, from the Aga to the Sex Pistols' album sleeve. (Book Ref #20695) £20.00 McGLIMSEY, K. & NEECH, D. Golf Implements and Memorabilia. Eighteen Holes of Golf History. Philip Wilson: 1999 1st ed 160 pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations. Fine in a Fine d/w. 'Well-illustrated chapters on clubs and memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs and origins of golf and related sports'. (Book Ref #32036) £15.00 NAYLOR, G. (ed). William Morris by Himself. Designs and Writings. Macdonald Orbis: 1989 rep 328 pp, over 200 colour photos, list of plates, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Combines Morris's writings with his famous designs for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, embroideries, carpets, books and stained glass. (Book Ref #23752) £20.00 NEUWIRTH, W. Loetz Austria 1900. Austrian Museum of Applied Art: 1986 1st ed 240 pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations. Front edge lightly bumped o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. Text in English, German, French and Italian. Neuwirth was the keeper of glass and ceramics at the museum, publisher of this catalogue to the exhibition of iridised and lustred glassware of Loetz. (Book Ref #33516) £50.00 NEUWIRTH, W. Loetz Austria 1905-1918. Austrian Museum of Applied Art: 1986 1st ed 400 pp, 178 colour and 203 b/w illustrations. Front edges slightly bumped o/w VG+ in a lightly indented d/w. Text in English, German, French and Italian. Written after the success of the exhibition of the same name at the museum where Neuwirth was the keeper of glass and ceramics. (Book Ref #33515) £50.00 OLALQUIAGA, C. The Artificial Kingdom. A Treasury of the Kitsch Experience. Bloomsbury: 1999 1st ed 321 pp, b/w and colour photos and illustrations throughout. F/F. The first cultural history of Kitsch, the popular aesthetic phenomenon often derided as mere 'bad taste'. (Book Ref #28622) £12.00 PEVSNER, N. High Victorian Design. A Study of the Exhibits of 1851. Architectural Press: 1951 1st ed 162 pp, 122 b/w line illustrations, footnotes. VG in a slightly edge-worn d/w. A study of some of the "examples of the hideous and the debased", otherwise known as the exhibits in the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. (Book Ref #28283) £20.00 PREMOLI-DROULERS, F. Writer's Houses. Cassell: 1997 p/b 1st thus 199 pp, profuse colour photos by Erica Lennard. Corners slightly creased o/w VG+. With introduction by Marguerite Duras. Writers include Durrell, Woolfe and Dylan Thomas. (Book Ref #33393) £10.00 RADICE, B. Ettore Sottsass. A Critical Biography. Thames & Hudson: 1993 1st ed 261 pp, over a 100 colour photos. Ex-Library with barcode and usual stamps on the prelims o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. A monograph which covers the many fields of Sottsass's creativity at Olivetti's design department. (Book Ref #33132) £20.00 SCHMUTZLER, R. Art Nouveau. Abrams: 1962 1st ed 321 pp, 451 illustrations including 12 tipped-in colour plates. F/VG+. (Book Ref #24240) £15.00 SCHMUTZLER, R. & RODIE, R. (trans). Art Nouveau. Thames & Hudson: 1964 1st UK ed 322 pp, 12 tipped-in colour plates, 348 b/w plates and 91 line drawings, bibliog. Dustwrapper and closed edges tobacco browned but odourless, gift inscription o/w VG+ in a chipped d/w. One of the first thorough analyses of the movement. (Book Ref #31460) £18.00 SEMBACH, K.J. L'Art Nouveau. L'Utopie d la Reconsiliation. Taschen: 1991 1st ed 240 pp, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+. Text in French. (Book Ref #24578) £12.00 SIBLEY, B. The Book of Guinness Advertising. Guinness: 1985 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour illustrations. Corners bumped o/w VG+ in lightly spine-faded and slightly torn d/w. Guinness print loosely inserted. Since 1929 five agencies have held the Guinness account producing creative campaigns which still hold a place in the public's affection. (Book Ref #24506) £28.00 SIBLEY, B. The Book of Guinness Advertising. Guinness: 1985 1st ed 224 pp, profuse colour illustrations. VG+ in lightly chipped d/w. Since 1929 five agencies have held the Guinness account producing creative campaigns which still hold a place in the public's affection. (Book Ref #33233) £20.00 SLATTERY, J (ed). Images. The British Association of Illustrators. Creative Handbooks: 1981 1st ed 229 pp, 266 colour illustrations. F/VG+. A valuable volume for reference, presenting a cross-section of illustrations from all over Britain. (Book Ref #11700) £8.00 SOMMER, R.L. The Arts and Crafts Movement. Grange: 2003 new ed 144 pp, 150 colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #30350) £10.00 SPARKE, P. Design in Context. Bloomsbury: 1987 1st ed 256 pp, numerous colour and b/w illustrations. A Fine copy in a Fine d/w. The whole range of design, from furniture to cars, from architecture to personal stereos, showing how the designer is perhaps the most influential mediator between industry and the consumer. (Book Ref #28317) £20.00 STOCKLEY, P. (ed). Images 12. The British Association of Illustrators. British Media Publications: 1987 1st ed 289 pp, colour illustrations. VG+ in lightly chipped d/w. A valuable volume for reference, presenting a cross-section of illustrations from all over Britain. (Book Ref #33404) £10.00 STRONGE, S. & SMITH, N. et al. A Golden Treasury. Jewellery From the Indian Subcontinent. V&A: 1995 rep 144 pp, 156 colour, 7b/w illustrations and map, bibliog. VG+ in VG+ d/w. From the Indus Valley civilisation to the twentieth century, the Indian fascination with gold is examined with the influences on gold-crafting and the many techniques used in jewellery making. (Book Ref #33187) £20.00 TAPERT, A. Swid Powell. Objects by Architects. Thames & Hudson: 1990 1st ed 144 pp, 50 colour and 150 b/w illustrations, bibliog. F/VG+. Founded in the 1980s, this New York-based firm marries world-wide architectural design with mass production tableware and domestic items. Sections are devoted to the architects and products realised and unrealised. (Book Ref #14219) £20.00 THORNTON, P. Form and Decoration. Innovation in the decorative arts 1470-1870. Weidenfeld: 1998 p/b 1st thus 216 pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Lightly shelf worn o/w VG+. Written primarily for students of design history, Thornton deals with designers and motifs, pattern books, the transfer and movement of ideas and the effect of schools and academies of design.. His period spans the Italian High Renaissance to the commencement of Pevsner's narrative. (Book Ref #19479) £12.00 TROCME, S. Attention to Detail. Creating Contemporary Homes. Jacqui Small: 2004 1st ed 223 pp, colour photography throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Twenty five detailed cases. (Book Ref #33128) £12.00 TUBBS, G. Country Living: A Seasonal Guide to Soft Furnishings. Ideas and Inspiration, Projects and Patterns. Quadrille: 1997 1st ed 192 pp, colour photos and watercolour sketches throughout. VG+ in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #33199) £12.00 TURBAYNE, A.A.. & and other members of the Carlton Studio Monograms and Ciphers. T.C & E.C. Jack: n.d. (Introduction dated 1906) 1st ed 21 pp introduction o/w unpaginated, 135 full page b/w plates. In blue library binding with label, bar code and two small stamps on title verso o/w VG+. (Book Ref #31888) £40.00 The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL ARTISTS. Designers in Britain. Volume 2. A Biennial Review of Graphic and Industrial Design. Allan Wingate: 1949 1st ed 291 pp, profuse b/w illustrations with occasional colour. In blue library binding with label, bar code and a number of small stamps o/w VG+. (Book Ref #31892) £20.00 VARIOUS. Art Directors' Index to Illustrators. Rotovision: 1995 15 ed unpaginated, profuse colour photos throughout. Near Fine in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #33410) £12.00 VARIOUS. The Illustrated Dictionary of 20th Century Designers. Mallard: 1991 1st ed 256 pp, over 350 colour and b/w photos throughout, bibliog. Small owner's stamp o/w VG+/VG+. A comprehensive guide to 400 of the most important figures in design. (Book Ref #24415) £15.00 VERTIKOFF, A. et al. Weird Rooms. Pomegranate: 1996 1st ed 95 pp, profuse colour photos. Bottom edges of boards slightly bumped o/w VG+ in chipped d/w. Two dozen creative and exotic living spaces. (Book Ref #20423) £30.00 VIOLET, U. Famous for 15 Minutes. My years with Andy Warhol. Mandarin: 1990 p/b rep 274 pp, b/w photos. Small inscription on half-title o/w VG+. Set in the dervish years of the sixties and seventies, Ultra Violet's book takes a close and provocative look at the culture of an entire era. (Book Ref #11854) £6.00 WALKER, D. & WILSON, G. The Royal Armouries in Leeds. The Making of a Museum. Royal Armouries: 1996 p/b 1st ed 128 pp, colour photos throughout. VG+. Deals with concept, design, curation, education, demonstration, construction and process. (Book Ref #26796) £8.00 WATERFIELD, H. & FORBES, C. Faberge. Inperial Eggs and Other Fantasies. Thames & Hudson: 1978 1st ed 143 pp, 123 colour and 167 b/w plates. Bookplate o/w VG+ in d/w with creased inner front flap. Includes a Catalogue Raisonne of Imperial Eggs. (Book Ref #26421) £20.00 WATKINSON, R. William Morris as Designer. Studio Vista: 1979 rep 148 pp, 91 illustrations, 21 in col, bibliog. F/VG+. Considers Morris as an individual, a working designer and as theorist about art and its function in society. (Book Ref #6635) £15.00 WHITE, S. The Bolshevik Poster. Yale University Press: 1988 1st ed 152 pp, colour and b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #22645) £25.00 WILLETT, J. The Weimar Years. A culture cut short. Thames & Hudson: 1984 1st ed 160 pp, 311 illustrations in 2 colours. Owner's dated name o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. The blossoming of the new culture incorporating art, design, architecture, photography and literature tragically cut short by the rise of Hitler in 1933. (Book Ref #33262) £25.50 WLSON, R.G. et al. The Machine Age in America. 1918-1941. Abrams: n.d 375 pp, over 400 illustrations, including 55 colour plates, chapter notes, bibliog. F/F. (Book Ref #24623) £28.00 WOOD, R. Victorian Delights. Evans: 1967 1st ed 160 pp, numerous b/w and coloured illustrations. VG in a worn and torn d/w. Lavish pictorial miscellany of Victorian life in the form of playbills, posters and printed notices. Covers 1930-1980. (Book Ref #30736) £20.00 WRAY, C. Art Nouveau Lamps and Fixtures of James Hinks and Sons. Arch Cape Press: 1989 1st US ed 184 pp, 85 full page colour plates, bibliog. Free front endpaper neatly removed o/w F in slightly torn d/w. Originally published as Electrical Fittings. (Book Ref #24789) £15.00 |
