Design

  • 1851 and the Crystal Palace by HOBHOUSE, Christopher
    HOBHOUSE, Christopher
    1851 and the Crystal Palace being an account of the Great Exhibition and its contents; of Joseph Paxton; and the erection, the subsequent history and the destruction of his masterpiece.....

    London John Murray [1939] 1950 Revised edition

    181pp illustrated with b/w plates and line ills. Introduction by Osbert Lancaster. Decorate end papers. Decorated boards with dust wrapper the latter a bit chipped with about 2.5cm torn away against lower board.

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  • 1951 Design Congress: Theme Design Policy in Industry as a responsibility of High Level Management by [COID]
    [COID]
    1951 Design Congress: Theme Design Policy in Industry as a responsibility of High Level Management

    The Council of Industrial Design 1951

    Series of papers, each with separate pagination, bound together each with paper title page giving title and presenter of each. Long 4to. Crème cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on the spine. Primary paper by Colin S. Anderson, Director Green & Co Ltd, Managers of the Orient Line. [10pp] Main papers by Prof Egidio Bonfante, Advisor toe Olivetti, [11pp] Dante Giacosa, Director of Engineering of S. A. Fiat, [10pp] Harold Hartley, Chairman of Radiation Ltd, [9pp, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Vice President of Corning Glass Works, [13pp] C. H. Jackson, BOAC Executive on Industrial design in British Overseas Airways Corporation [11pp] Lord Latham, Chair of London Transport on Design in London Transport [8pp] Kenneth…

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    The Council of Industrial Design 1951

    Series of papers, each with separate pagination, bound together each with paper title page giving title and presenter of each. Long 4to. Crème cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on the spine. Primary paper by Colin S. Anderson, Director Green & Co Ltd, Managers of the Orient Line. [10pp] Main papers by Prof Egidio Bonfante, Advisor toe Olivetti, [11pp] Dante Giacosa, Director of Engineering of S. A. Fiat, [10pp] Harold Hartley, Chairman of Radiation Ltd, [9pp, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Vice President of Corning Glass Works, [13pp] C. H. Jackson, BOAC Executive on Industrial design in British Overseas Airways Corporation [11pp] Lord Latham, Chair of London Transport on Design in London Transport [8pp] Kenneth Lee Chairman of Tootal Broadhurst Lee on Textile Manufacture [8pp] + a series 14 further secondary papers themed on aspects of industrial design. Ex Royal Society of Arts library with class mark on spine and paper label on rear paste down.

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  • (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS)
    50 Years Bauhaus German Exhibition, Sponsored by the Federal Republic of Germany

    London (ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS) 1968

    363pp colour + b/w illustrations. Square 4to heavy card wrappers with illustrated dust wrapper. Dust wrapper slightly rubbed otherwise a very good copy. An attractive and extensive study to accompany the exhibition. It is divided into the following sections, 'Preliminary course and teaching', 'Workshops' 'Architecture + Design', 'Painting, Sculpture and Graphics', Life at the Bauhaus' and 'Continuation of teaching'. This structure gives the book an in-depth and concise overview of all aspects of Bauhaus teaching. With short supplement in matching blue wrappers.

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  • OKEY, Thomas.
    A Basketful of Memories: An autobiographical sketch

    London J M Dent Ltd nd c1930

    152pp illustrated. Pages slightly foxed. Decorated boards with basket motifs throughout. Thomas Okey (1852–1935) was an expert on basket weaving and is also well known for his translations of topographical works. This work recalls his role in the arts and crafts movement, his associations with William Morris and Arnold Toynbee amongst others. Fascinating book in lovely binding reflecting his key skill area in its design

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  • A Book of Designs of Ecclesiastical Art by JONES & WILLIS LTD
    JONES & WILLIS LTD
    A Book of Designs of Ecclesiastical Art

    nd c1900

    viii + 187 pages +some tissue guards. 4to.240 x 290mm. Cloth spine, decorated boards. Browned end papers and binding a bit shaky. Boards worn else internally good. Two colour images of products. Prices given. Noted as the 80th edition. Early introductory pages indicate the firm exhibited at a number of World Fairs. One image from page 127 showing a pulpit design has been clipped out.

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  • A Catalogue of Netherlandish and North European Roundels in Britain by COLE William
    COLE William
    A Catalogue of Netherlandish and North European Roundels in Britain

    Oxford Oxford University Press 1993

    342 pp. B/w ills throughout. 4to. Cloth cover. Decorated dust wrapper in protective sleeve. The first catalogue of Britain's collection of 16th and 17th century stained glass roundels, mostly from Holland and Belgium. An important source book for researchers of drawings and engravings, and students of stained glass.

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  • [BOURNVILLE] WRAY W. J. and FERGUSON, M. A, Editors
    A Day continuation School at Work Papers by Twelve Contributors

    London Longmans Green and Co. 1920

    212pp illustrated with b/w plates showing adolescent children at work at these schools. Ex Cocoa Works Library, Rowntree York and with stamp of Joseph Rowntree Homestead Library on front end paper. Class mark on spine. Paper spine label rubbed and chipped. Corners of boards bumped. Insightful on education organised separately for boys and girls. Cadbury Bournville's commitment to the education and welfare of its employees and family is fascinating. This book provides papers on the various aspects of education it covered including natural history, arts and crafts, science, physical training for girls, mathematics. The Bournville experiment ran between 1913 - 1946 but this book advocates the wider adoption of the principles. It aimed…

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    London Longmans Green and Co. 1920

    212pp illustrated with b/w plates showing adolescent children at work at these schools. Ex Cocoa Works Library, Rowntree York and with stamp of Joseph Rowntree Homestead Library on front end paper. Class mark on spine. Paper spine label rubbed and chipped. Corners of boards bumped. Insightful on education organised separately for boys and girls. Cadbury Bournville's commitment to the education and welfare of its employees and family is fascinating. This book provides papers on the various aspects of education it covered including natural history, arts and crafts, science, physical training for girls, mathematics. The Bournville experiment ran between 1913 - 1946 but this book advocates the wider adoption of the principles. It aimed to offer young employees access to education. The chapters in the book by different contributors basically show the experience of their writers. Given the date of the book it insightful on the range of education for girls.

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    Stock ID: 21729
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  • [WINDSOR AND NEWTON] SCOTT TAYLOR, J.
    A Descriptive Handbook of Modern Water-Colour Pigments with an introductory essay on the recent water colour controversy

    London. Windsor and Newton Ltd. 1887

    16th thousand 70pp with text illustrations in black and white and description of the colours preceded by 5 colour plates of original water colour specimens comprising 120 hand coloured strips on stiff card. At the end is a catalogue of products 64pp made by Windsor and Newton for the artist. This dated 1910. Stiff card wrappers.

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  • A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines by URE, Andrew.
    URE, Andrew.
    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines containing a clear exposition of their principles ad practice

    London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans 1839

    1334pp, illustrated with twelve hundred and forty engravings on wood. 8vo. Rebound with brown cloth and gilt lettering to make a sturdy copy. Huge early Victorian compendium of information about almost everything technical from printing to glass making etc. by this renowned dictionary maker. This is the first edition but the dictionary was subsequently reprinted in many editions even after the death of Ure in 1857.

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  • A Hand Weaver's Pattern Book: For Four Harness Looms by Signed by the author DAVISON Marguerite P.
    Signed by the author DAVISON Marguerite P.
    A Hand Weaver's Pattern Book: For Four Harness Looms

    Swarthmore, PA, by the Author [1944] 1947

    128pp with b/w photographs and diagrams throughout. 4to. Gilt lettered cloth, vg, with light shelf wear at corners and head of spine. Shelf mark on spine and library stamp on rear end paper from Morton Sundour Co. Inc. New York. Lacks front end paper. All patterns are classed according to type and illustrated. 3rd printing, signed by the author on fep. The book indicates the expansion of the UK market into the American one.

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  • DRAKE Maurice
    A History of English Glass Painting With Some Remarks on the Swiss Glass Miniatures of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.

    London, T. Werner Laurie Ltd. 1912

    x+226pp plus 36 plates from drawings by Wilfrid Drake. 4to in cloth-backed boards, slightly scuffed and bumped at corners and spine, but generally vg. Internally there is some spotting, confined to endpapers and the first 20pp. Important early survey of stained glass, extending from the seventh century to the Gothic revival. Later chapters deal with Heraldry, Swiss glass (as a point of comparison), decay and advice for the collector. With useful appendices and bibliographies of early material. Many of the lovely full page plates are in colour.

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  • A Record of the International Fire Exhibition organised under the auspices of the British Fire Prevention Committee .. by SACHS, Edwin O.
    SACHS, Edwin O.
    A Record of the International Fire Exhibition organised under the auspices of the British Fire Prevention Committee .. Earls Court London 1903

    London by The British Fire Prevention Committee 1903

    304pp + lxxi + [4]pp appendix +270 plates + fold out plan of the exhibition forming last page. Red gilt decorated loth. Head and base of spine chipped with small tear at head of spine. Decorated end papers, these a little age toned. The exhibition included examples of the latest fire fighting equipment and there was also a substantial loan of items on the history of fire including paintings, models, historical equipment etc. Sachs is best known for his writing on Theatre Architecture. Sach wrote the introduction to this huge catalogue.

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  • A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting by SUFFLING. Ernest R.,
    SUFFLING. Ernest R.,
    A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting Prefaced with a Review of Ancient Glass

    London Scott Greenwood & Son 1902

    139 pp. colour frontis + 36 b/w ills. Dark green boards Spine sl. faded. 8vo. Vg. Explains the art and mysteries of producing a stained glass window. Written by the author for both artist and general reader 'with an antiquarian turn of mind'. Chapters include Designing Scale Drawings, Cartoons and the Outline, The Various Kinds of Glass-Cutting for Windows, The Colours and Brushes used in Glass Paining, and Fret Lead Glazing. With 24-page 'Abridged Catalogue of Special Technical Books'. Two colour plates, called for on title page, not present, as usual.

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  • ABC: A Dictionary of Graphic Cliches by [PENTAGRAM] THOMPSON, Philip and DAVENPORT, Peter. Designed by McCONNELL, John.
    [PENTAGRAM] THOMPSON, Philip and DAVENPORT, Peter. Designed by McCONNELL, John.
    ABC: A Dictionary of Graphic Cliches Pentagram Papers no 1.

    London Pentagram Design 1976

    24pp illustrated in b/w. Pentagram published the first three letters of a dictionary of visual metaphors drawn together by Philip Thompson and Peter Davenport. The publication contains examples of how designers have used these clichés as a shorthand visual language to communicate complex ideas. It was the first of an occasional series which continues upto date. Very good copy although one or two thumb marks on some text pages where pages have been turned.

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  • Ackerman's Regency Furniture & Interiors by AGIUS, Pauline, [editor] JONES, Stephen [Intro]
    AGIUS, Pauline, [editor] JONES, Stephen [Intro]
    Ackerman's Regency Furniture & Interiors

    Crowood 1984

    200pp illustrated with50 colour, 200 b&w plates. A comprehensive survey of the Regency furniture and interior views which appeared in the 'Repository of Arts' between 1809-1828 with a descriptive text and background information. The illustrations provide a valuable source book for furniture design, interior decoration and window curtain treatments.

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  • COPY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PHILIP CUNCLIFFE OWEN – V & A DIRECTOR COLE, Henry, et al....
    Addresses of the Superintendents of the Department of Practical Art, delivered in the theatre at Marlborough House: I. On the facilities afforded to all classes of the community for obtaining education in art, by Henry Cole ...

    London Chapman and Hall 1853

    24. Nov. 1852: II. On the methods employed for imparting education in art to all classes, by Richard Redgrave, ... 27. Nov. 1852. Bound with Correspondence between the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade, London Harrison & Sons 1853 28pp and REDGRAVE, Richard, On the Necessity of Principles in Teaching Design, London Chapman Hall 1853,52pp, LINDLEY, John The Symmetry of Vegetation, 51pp illustrated in text and Introductory Lecture on the Museum of Ornamental Art of the Department, both London L Chapman and Hall 1854. Marbled end paper, Gilt decorated and lettered red morocco. Very good internally, all edges a little rubbed. Philip Cuncliffe Owen, 8 June 1828 – 23 March…

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    London Chapman and Hall 1853

    24. Nov. 1852: II. On the methods employed for imparting education in art to all classes, by Richard Redgrave, ... 27. Nov. 1852. Bound with Correspondence between the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade, London Harrison & Sons 1853 28pp and REDGRAVE, Richard, On the Necessity of Principles in Teaching Design, London Chapman Hall 1853,52pp, LINDLEY, John The Symmetry of Vegetation, 51pp illustrated in text and Introductory Lecture on the Museum of Ornamental Art of the Department, both London L Chapman and Hall 1854. Marbled end paper, Gilt decorated and lettered red morocco. Very good internally, all edges a little rubbed. Philip Cuncliffe Owen, 8 June 1828 – 23 March 1894) was an exhibition organizer and latterly, the Director of the South Kensington Museum in London. Signed by him on title page. Uncommon.

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  • [PARKER] ROGERSON, Ian
    Agnes Miller Parker wood-engraver and illustrator 1895-1980 with recollections of the artist by John Dreyfus

    Wakefield The Fleece Press 1990

    One of 241 of 300 copies. 92pp 32 wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, 3 half-tones of the young artist at her easel, with her fellow students at the Glasgow School of Art and, later in life, holding one of her Siamese cats + further sketches in black and white + one in colour "The horsefair". 230x280mm Half blue cloth with paper label on spine, Claire Mazairezyk paste paper covered boards. Good in slip case with paper label. Paper label on slip case a little foxed.

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  • An Aesthetic Conversion: being independent notes by HEAL & SON: THORP Joseph
    HEAL & SON: THORP Joseph
    An Aesthetic Conversion: being independent notes

    London Heal and Son and printed at the Arden Press nd [1902]

    12mo Original gray paper covered boards, cloth backstrip title label in read and black pasted onto front board. 22pp + 2pp including advertisement for Heal's catalogue. Boards a little dusty and cloth a little more so else good copy. End papers slightly browned. Book by the typographer and journalist Joseph Thorp (1873-1962) offering independent polemical notes on taste, the traditions of Heals as a source of good taste in design and "directing inspiration" Lovely wood block full page illustrations throughout. Thorp moved form working at the Arden Press. He was involved in the Curwen Press and wrote later in life a biography of Eric Gill.

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  • PICK. Frank,
    An Edinburgh Address on Design and Industry

    Edinburgh Design and Industries Association (Edinburgh Branch) 1917

    23pp. Pamphlet containing a D.I.A Address by Frank Pick. Paper wrappers with paste down label. Very good ephemeral item. First pamphlet to be published by the DIA Edinburgh Branch. Pick was working for London Transport at the time towards unifying its brand. The key principles to make good design are explored in this pamphlet. Scarce.

    Stock ID: 22077
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  • COPE W.H.
    Ancient Ecclesiastical Stained Glass

    London 1897

    24pp illustrated with 4 chromolithographed plates. 4to. Original wraps preserved within recent gilt lettered cloth binding to make a very good copy. Print edition of a paper read before the British Archaeological Association 1st March 1882. Pages a little worn at edges else very good.

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