London: Max Parrish and LCC 1951

128pp, including 30pp sponsors and suppliers' ads. Illustrated with b/w photographs plus very attractive illustrations, printed in block colour with a strong Festival of Britain aesthetic. Cloth. In d/w bt this rather worn and missing a section on spine. Protected in mylar sleeve. A souvenir volume to celebrate the opening of the Hall, designed by F.H.K. Henrion, with illustrations by Gordon Cullen, Donald Dewar Mills, Pearl Falconer and others. Contains a full description and photographic record of its construction and original interiors. Loosely inserted small leaflet on how to reach the Festival Hall.

London. Smith, Elder & Co. 1911

Green cloth covered boards, gilt titles to spine. text block untrimmed to leading and lower edges. Some minor shelf wear else very good. Text comprises seven lectures delivered by Benson at Magdalene College, Oxford in 1910.

Published by City of Birmingham School of Printing, Central School of Arts and Crafts, Birmingham, 1937

38pp. Decorated wrappers. Slightly soiled else very good. Type set by students attending classes, compositors' work by boys in the pre-apprentice classes, printed by students in the letterpress machine classes under the direction of Leonard Jay. Pp. 38. 8vo., original printed wrappers designed by Olga Garner, a student. Due to revelations about the sculptor's personal life, Eric Gill Statues, including Prospero & Ariel on the BBC Broadcasting House have been attacked begging the question about whether the artist and the person can be separated. This pamphlet reviews his principles of design.

Kodansha Japanese Art Libary 1977

178pp illustrated with 248 colour and b/w plates. 4to. Very good with dust wrapper. An account of the late 16th Century Japanese Ceramics. Includes Production, Kilns and Kiln Marks

Leicester, Magna Books 1988

160pp illus with 100s b/w and colour plates and line drawings. Cloth. New copy. This book provides a thorough survey of English furniture, decoration and style from the late Victorian to the present.

London Art Worker's Quarterly August and December 1908

[1] + 1-76 + [1] + 1-88pp illustrated with examples of work in the arts and crafts style giving the names of individual makers. 4to. Green cloth, titles on upper board. Bookplates of Ian Monins. These special issues are additional to the The Art Workers' Quarterly published 1902-1906 and were published in August and December 1908. These contained the papers and extracts of papers read at the Third International Art Congress for the development of Drawing and Art Teaching and the Application to Industries held in London, August, 1908, as well as a record of the Retrospective Exhibition of Students' Works, held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, in connection with the Congress. Hard to find.

London The Arts Council 1951

46pp illustrated. Paper covered boards. Good copy +. A catalogue for an exhibition of prints and panoramas to illustrate public rejoicing and ceremonial in many countries from over four Centuries. Exuberant cover design.

London Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd 1940

192pp illus with 10 colour, tipped-in plates and 91 monochrome ones. 4to. Good in partial dust wrapper which has loss on upper board. Book designed to aid the set designer and artist involved in theatre production. Beautifully produced book. Bookplate of Cyril Curtis on front paste down.

University of Lancaster Centre for North-West Regional Studies 2003

87 pp. Colour and b/w ills throughout. 4to. Decorated boards. Very good copy. Detailed account of the history of Shrigley & Hunt, one of the finest stained glass manufacturers of the late 19th century. 50th volume in series published by Centre for North-West Regional Studies.

Dunedin Otago 1988

240pp illustrated. 4to. Soft covers with dust wrapper. Very good. Catalogue Raisonne.

London Cassell & Co. Ltd (1972, New York) 1974

192 pp. b/w photographs, architectural drawings, maps and plans throughout. Long 4to. White cloth boards with black lettering, in decorated glassine dust wrapper. Good copy although slight discolouration at cloth edges and glassine wrapper has tears at spine and partly missing against back board. Photographic record of the design and manufacture of the Sydney Opera House glass walls, carried out by the author during their construction. The design won the Engineering Excellence Award of 1972 by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Australia. With detailed captions and brief descriptive chapters. From the library of Winston Barnett Architects, with ownership ticket inside front cover.

London B T Batsford 1914

172pp with 63 plates, frontis and a two further images in colour. Large 4to. Original gilt decorated cloth. Sl. rubbed at head of the spine else a good copy. Review of tapestries from the 14th century through the end of the 18th.. Also describes the crafts and craftsmen behind the production of many of the wall hangings in Britain, and comments on the economic development of the trade.

London Crosby Lockwood & Co 1879

First edition. 58pp + 32pp catalogue of publications by the firm + lists of Weale's series titles on end papes. Illustrated with 12 full page line illustrations in black and white showing how to set out lettering in different styles. Spine a little worn else good. Badenoch, was a practising sign writer from Aberdeen, Scotland.

Bromsgrove The Bromsgrove Society 1999

xi + 146 pp. 84 b/w ills throughout, 25 in colour. 8vto. Fine. Decorated wrappers. Illustrated comprehensive history of the Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts, founded 1898 in the West Midlands. Traces the Guild's development into a thriving commercial enterprise with an international reputation in metalwork, woodcarving, plasterwork, stained glass and other media, and cites celebrated commissions such as the wrought iron gates of Buckingham Palace, ornate metalwork on the Cunard Liners, and Liverpool's renowned 'Liver Birds'. Includes accounts from former Guild workers.

London John Lane the Bodley Head & in New York, Dodd, Mead and Company 1924

(xii), 231, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 32 coloured plates plus numerous black and white illustrations in the text. Black titles. Cream buckram. 4to Very good copy. Major projects recorded here including, St Aidan's Church, Leeds, The Royal Exchange, Decorations for Selfirdge's, Stained glass cartoons, The Panama-Pacific Exhibition amongst others. Published just before his work for the Empire Exhibition, London was shown. Lovely book.

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.

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.

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.