Paris Myrna Myers 2002

Unpaginated c120pp, 134 numbers listed, described and illustrated. 4to. Stiff decorated card wrappers. Very good. Dedication copy from the author to Bruce Wannell with his bookplate tipped in at title page. [ Bookplate designed by Mark Hearld. The text examine how personal ornaments functioned as symbols that identified social and cultural status through the materials used and the decorative motifs chosen. Beautifully illustrated.

York Oblong 2000

viii + 252pp with many b/w photos, plans, maps, and illus throughout. 4to. Paperback edition. Very good copy. This text represents the life's work of the late architectural historian Brian Wragg, completed for publication by architectural correspondent Giles Worsley. A stunning monograph, offering a rich and detailed insight into the career of John Carr. Bookplate of Bruce Wannell pasted in on half title. Bookplate designed by Mark Hearld for books in the library of Bruce Wannell.

London, Academy Editions 1964

Unpaginated c.150pp with 159 b/w illustrations. Clothbacked boards. With good dust wrapper. A study of 'communal architecture', not produced by specialists, but by the spontaneous and continuous activity of a whole people. A fascinating look at buildings which fall outside tradition and formal accounts of the discipline. Signature and bookplate of Bruce Wannell. Bookplate designed by Mark Healrd.

Letchworth Letchworth Printers 1942

xvi, 174pp. , 9 leaves of plates and illustrations in the text. Blue cloth. Black lettering 8vo. Worn along spine and edges. Internally good. Foreword by Reginald Hine. History of Letchworth. Lots of useful documentary insights into the planning and then life of the town with material on the key personalities etc. Little section at the end on the garden city in verse.

Greenock Black Pennell Press 1988

51pp Near fine with original glassine wrapper. 8vo. Text first published in 1877

Letchworth First Garden City Limited 1911

88pp illustrated with b/w plates. Each plate has a caption providing the location. From page 75 to the end are period adverts mainly for fixtures and fittings for houses and facilities for the new garden city. Long 8vo. Paper covered boards with paste down label on upper board. Boards darkened and papr label rather soiled. Internally a good copy. Excellent visual resource for the garden city and particularly the contributions of Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. Hard to find.

J M Dent 1949 (1925)

xx 532 pp, b/w plates plus diagrams. 4to. Reprint edition, expanded and enlarged. Vg copy with illustrated dust wrapper. 4to. ' A Contribution to the Study of Town Development and Regional Planning'. A discussion on the possibilities of building satellite towns, using Welwyn and Letchworth as examples, around large cities in an attempt to counter the suburban growth.

Manchester Cornerstone Publications 1989

16pp, stiff card wrappers. Wrappers a little dusty. To accompany an exhibition. Collection of photographs that are presented in the style and language of a brochure advertising the iconic home wares that Habitat created.

Los Angeles Published by the firm then at 9220 Sunset Blvd. 19633

8pp promotional newsletter outlining the work of the firm. This features the New York Worlds Fair proposed United States Pavilion designed by the firm. It is illustrated on the front cover in black and white. within its setting. Short 2pp article on the building on inside cover. The remainder of the booklet features retail stores following Mr Christian joining the firm from Raymond Loewy Corporation. Back wrapper of the publication provides short biographies of members of the firm. Ephemeral item.

Los Angeles Published by the firm then at 9220 Sunset Blvd. 1964

8pp promotional newsletter outlining the work of the firm. This features the New York Worlds Fair Federal Pavilion designed by the firm. It is illustrated on the front cover in black and white within its setting. Short text on the building on inside cover. The remainder of the booklet features other projects including a new Headquarters building for the firm in Los Angeles. Ephemeral item.

London The Standard Catalogue Company January 1974

pp 1-65 illustrated iin colour and black and white. 230 x280mm Decorated wrappers. very good. Articles on Solar Energy, University of Berlin, Storage and Distribution buildings. Very good copy.

London Thames and Hudson 1981

80pp. Illustrated with 8pp colour plates and the rest in black and white. Laminated wrappers 4to. Based on the magazine Architectural Design 1965. Cover design shows Le Corbusier and Mies van de Rohe in conversation. In 1965 a special issue of AD was produced on the influences post 1910 on the modern movement and the Smithsons assembled documents to reflect the architectural dynamism of the period. This is effectively a reprint of the issue of the Journal.

London Country Llife Limited 1923

vi +65pp illustrated with b/w plates + [8]pp period ads. Small 8vo. Paper covered boards with pasted down on upper wrapper. A good copy. Sequel to "he house you want" this book is a a first aid manual for repairs to house and objects and ranges between upholstery to mending Staffordshire pottery at home as well as more down to earth kinds of things like removing stains. Fascinating period piece.

London 17 Mount Street W. nd c1910

26pp illustrated with b/w plates of various designed garden ornaments. 5pp introductory text. The remainder illustrates various terra cottas but refers to a much larger catalogue available with over 1000 examples. Last page is a list of clients supplied - mostly gentry. Manifattura di Signa, founded in Signa (Florence), in 1895 by Camillo Bondi. The factory catered to the tastes of those wanting reproductions of sculptural and decorative masterpieces from Etruscan to Greek statuary; from Roman to Renaissance; from Moorish vases to contemporary Liberty creations. Inner wrapper has pencil notes on prices of some pieces. Title page a little dusty else very good. Decorated wrappers, stitched.

Methuen and Co Ltd 1969

xxii + 184pp incl 60 b/w plates, boards, dw. Vg. Dust wrapper has sl chipped edges at head of spine. This text is based on a series of lectures which examine and critique modern life through art and architecture.

Athens Lycabuttus Press 1973

51pp illustrated with b/w line illustrations. Wrappers. Good copy. Dedication copy from C A Doxiadis to Gerald Dix dated 22 9 73.

London, George Allen and Unwin 1930

144pp illustrated with b/w plates + c30pp advertising section. Green cloth. A little worn at the head and base of the spine else very good copy. Dedicated to Lawrence Weaver. Edited by H.H.P. and N.L.C. Draws attention throughout to the need to legislate for preservation of the Countryside illustrating elements of building such as petrol stations, advertising hoardings and railways which were being built in an uncontrolled way in the inter-war years.

London HMSO 1946

Exhibition Guide. Gate folded with internal layout of the exhibition as a diagram. Details provided of the scope of the exhibition and also details for visitors of the British Can Make it Quiz which involved plastic coins and slot machines. Nice item. Previous owner's name and date in red ink on upper wrapper.