London Westerham Press 194

125 + [2]pp illustrated with plates and one folded facsimile. Quarto. Gilt lettered cloth. Very good in slipcase. First edition. Copy number 120 from an edition of 500 numbered copies, of which the first 110 were reserved for members of the club. Signed by the author on verso of title page. Michael Harvey was a member of the Double Crown Club.

Ditchling St Dominic's Press 1926

The "Small Rhyme Sheets". These two each folded once. No. 16, Dressmaker; No. 12, Milkmaid. Reduced Eric Gill engraving. Bound in half calf with hand made paper covered boards. Arts and crafts style binding. Taylor and Sewell, B39 & B35. originally issued in string tied light grey wrappers.

New York The Grolier Club 2000

95pp, Decorated title page. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and motif on upper board. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Grolier Club, with an autobiography by Zapf and descriptions of the illustrations and translations of his books. One of 1,050 copies printed. Very good copy.

Gold Coast, Accra 1025

29pp description on the exhibition and the arrangements for African participants in terms of accommodation, facilities, trips etc. Fascinating period report describing the development of the project for a village and pavilion representing the Gold Coast and West African colonies. The London Gold Coast Committee was presided over by Lady Guggisberg then John Maxwell. The exhibit was designed and constructed by MacAlpine and the whole report written from a British perspective. The report includes very useful insights into how ethnic groups were involved in the exhibition. Lists those who loaned material, a list divided racially between British and African lenders. Flimsy wrapper which are partially detached and chipped.

New York The Grolier Club 1967

52pp + 8pp b/w photographs showing the club interiors and facade. 8vo. Limited to 2000 copies printed by the Spiral Press. Very good copy in slipcase with good paper label.

Hereford, published by the firm nd. c1938

8pp catalogue with b/w illustrations, including 3 full-page b/w sketches of Holmer fireplaces and surrounds in situ. Stiff card wraps, stapled 240x190mm. With installation and cleaning suggestions on inner wrap. With loose 4pp price list. The firm specialised in tiles and was wound up c 1960.

London and New York The Studio 1947

144pp illustrated with b/w plates grouped together after the text pages. Small 8vo. Good. Dust wrapper chipped and worn but protected in glassine. End papers slightly foxed. Fascinating publication on design remedies which can be achieved by using a consultant. A greater part of Mercer's life was spent working for The Studio and he was editor of Modern Publicity, Modern Posters and Art and Industry. He was on the board of the RSA for many years and this book was produced from a paper he wrote for the RSA and for which he was awarded a silver medal.

London Cassell & Company 1885

Sixty-fifth thousand. 206pp + 5pp on paste downs as end paper + 1 additional page which are testimonials for the book. Specimen stamped on upper board and also front end paper. Chapters on food, drink, and cooking, but also washing, how to mind the baby and account keeping and health. Henrietta Barnett was a notable social reformer and active in founding Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Corpus Vitraearum Medii Aevi: Great Britain published by OUP 213

762pp illustrated in colour. 4to. 2 volumes in slip case. Significant study of glass both in terms of detail and approach, which includes a comprehensive context for the stained glass at Merton.

Oxford Oxford University Press 1996

lvii, 390pp (24), with 24 colour plates at the rear of the book. 316 b/w illustrations throughout text. 8vo. Dust wrapper. Very good. An extremely comprehensive illustrated catalogue of the medieval stained glass of the county, excluding Lincoln Cathedral. Interesting text on Lincolnshire's historical and cultural heritage.

Glasgow William MacLellan & Co. Ltd 1951

166pp. Copious black and white illustrations and designs plus 40 plates at the end of the text including three in colour. Colour frontispiece of the Tara Brooch. All "Pictish Decorations" by George Bain. Cloth covered boards with gilt titling and embossed decoration on upper board. Quarto. Previous owners name written in neat hand, along with an earlier dedication to a Jean Fraser. Good. Some minor foxing internally, and upper hinge cracked. Boards age worn and marked or nicked in some places. A good copy nonetheless, of an important and influential book which contributed to a revival of interest in Celtic art.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949,

xx, 480 pp; 120 b/w plates Cloth sl. rubbed else very good . First Edition. Small 4to. First Edition. 4to. From the library of Peter Burman with nis name inscribed on fep. Errata slip states the book was not published until 1950. Scholarly text on the mosaics at Cefalu, Palermo etc.

London Brodie & Middleton, Simpkin Marchall & Co c1877

205pp illustrated. Decorated boards, cloth spine. Very good copy. 5th edition. Ex libris with his bookplate Frank Harwood. A handbook for modest commercial and amateur craftsmen. Five editions between c.1874 and c.1877. Covers Mouldings; Picture and Looking-glass Frames; Plate Glass; Silvering Plate Glass; Composition Ornaments; Gilder's Tools; Preparations Used in Gilding; Gilding; Interior and Exterior Gilding; Cleaning and Restoration of Oil Paintings; Picture Frames and Their Manufacture, mitring, mounting etc. Whilst not uncommon it is hard to find in this condition.

Includes advert for Steinway pianos, two maps of transport routes and introductory text about the organization and list and description of exhibits by stands. There were over 120 exhibitors and a list of participants is included. The organisers are listed on page 4 and included H.R.H The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and several other Royal Patrons. The aim was to create an environment where designers would directly interact with buyers. Fascinating range of crafted items exhibited including jewellery, peasant arts, stained glass, leather work etc. A very good reference for the names and locations of makers of the day.

London Geo Allen and Unwin 1929

192pp illustrated with b/w photo lithographic plates. Blue cloth. Signed dedication copy from the author to Mrs. Corrie. First edition. Very good. John Howard Whitehouse, [1873-1955] a Guild companion, Ruskin Society and University Settlements Secretary, and a Parliamentarian, was a Ruskin devotee and a key figure in developing the legacy of Ruskin. He played a part in many of the institutions where Ruskin's ideas flourished.

London Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd 1952

VII + 64pp illustrated with 35 line ills and one photograph of the Dome. Also three fold-out plates of tables in pocket to rear Long 4to. Good with slightly worn dust wrapper. The Dome of Discovery housed a temporary exhibition building designed by architect Ralph Tubbs for the Festival of Britain at the South Bank. The consulting engineers were Freeman Fox & Partners and this book is a technical analysis of the construction.

London Essex House Press, Published by Edward Arnold, 1898

pp.xvi, 164, colophon + errata + ad. 4to. Cloth green buckram. Original spine label rather browned and there is wear to the head and base of the spine which has faded to a brown colour. Internally very good. no 370 of 600 copies printed in Caslon Old Face on watermarked Guild of Handicraft handmade paper specially made for the book. 11 inserted plates and 7 text diagrams. Cellini's Treatise is the first book printed at the Essex House Press.