Reprinted 1975 with corrections and additions by J A Goodall F.S.A. London. Phillips & Page 1975

Limited edition

London, John Murray 1841

iv + 151pp + 4pp list of popular works published by Mr. Murray. c.25 b/w illustrations including 14 engraved plates and folding frontispiece (plan of Windsor Castle). 12mo. Decorative cloth with striking gilt motif on front board. Spine slightly sunned and some small marks on upper and verso boards. Small amount of foxing on a number of the plates, else a good copy.

London Printed for Francis Clay and Daniel Browne 1728

First edition. 8vo., [10], xxii 274 pp., one folding engraved plate, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt decorated spine with raised bands. Repaired at head and foot spine. New spine label. In this copy the last two pages 273 and 274 misbound between xx and page I of the book. These are index pages. Henrey 929 Dedicated to Lord Torrington [ of Southill ] and fellow admirals in the Navy advocating tree planting to ensure a good supply of timber for the future. Bookplate of Geo Irton of Irton Hall, Cumberland.

London Priestley and Weale 1825

Fourth edition in two volumes. Volume 1 [2] iv [1] viii - li 254pp . Volume 2 [4] + 255-514pp. Engraved frontis, 65 plates. The third edition of this book had been published and reached a significant value in terms of reputation just before Chambers died and by the 1820s there was a pressure to reprint. This fourth edition is useful in that Gwilt included for the first time notes on the earlier editions and a biographical memoir of Chambers by the author Thomas Hardwick. A very nice set rebacked preserving the original spine labels. BAL 601

New York Museum of Modern Art 1938

48pp. 8vo. 25 photos and plans of buildings and interiors and 10 photos (6 full page) of furniture Blue textured paper boards with title block screened in white on front cover and spine. Spine and upper edges of boards are age toned else very good. Limited to 3000 copies. The exhibition was the first American survey of the work of the Finnish architect, who was recognised as one of the most important andoriginal modern architects and furniture designers of the preceding decade. Front paste down has bookplate from the RIBA's Ashpitel Prize, 1938 which was awarded to George Gaze Pace.

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.

London Cement and Concrete Association c1935

2nd edition. 28pp pamphlet. Stapled. A little worn on edges else good. The Association's mission was to improve and extend the uses of concrete. Illustrations and text exploring detailed designs to reduce impact of direct and indirect attacks. Information drawn widely from European publications on the subject.

London Royal Institute of British Architects 1937

99pp + lxi advertisements. B/W plates. 4to. illustrated wrapper which is faded on the spine and the first 5cm of the left side of the upper cover. Very good otherwise. An in-depth and technical account of the subject. Consists of three main sections: Progress in the air, Airports and Aerial Photography. From the library of George G. Pace.

London: RIBA Heinz Gallery 1983

64pp with b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Small square 4to. Decorated wrappers, very good indeed. Useful and well-illustrated catalogue on Waterhouse's architecture.

Dublin Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art 1978

Foreword by Peter Lake. Unpaginated. 392pp illustrated with sepia photographs and a few colour images. Long 4to. Wrappers. Good copy. Useful resource on the history of Irish Theatre production and design.

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

12mo. Original grey paper covered boards, cloth backstrip title label in red 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 Heal's as a source of good taste in design and "directing inspiration." Lovely wood block full page illustrations throughout. Thorp moved from working at the Arden Press, became involved in the Curwen Press and wrote, later in life, a biography of Eric Gill.

Biddenden, Kent The Florin Press 1985

1 of 500 first edition copies of this publication. 48pp. 11 tipped in colour plates. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title on spine. Long octavo. Published to coincide with and complement the opening of the tour of the exhibition 'The Appreciation of Naum Gabo' in Dallas, September 1985. Fine.

2014 published by David Valinksy for Shaun Tyas Press

256pp illustrated. Limited to 500 signed by the author. Wrappers with overprinted dust wrapper. 4to. This book comprises extracts from Prior's own writings with commentary by David Valinsky and beautiful photographs. A very attractive bit of book design.

London Lund Humphries 2005

xviii + 341pp. Numerous b/w ills throughout the text. D/w over red cloth boards. D/w a little bumped at the corners. A very good copy of this distinctive study of the life and architectural career of Colin St John Wilson, architect, teacher, theorist.

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.

Sold by the booksellers in the neighbouring towns; and Baldwin Chadock and Joy, London 1818

[xvi including subscribers list] + 17 + 140pp; [2] ads. Frontis of Woburn CHurch + 1 plate of the house. 195 x175mm. Half calf, marbled boards, recent red spine label. Original boards. Raised bands Very good. Bookplate of previous owner on second end paper. Small stain on half title and title page where coat of arms has been hand painted in blue with a neat hand. Useful on the history of the area and family. Includes a useful description of the modern abbey, its contents, [ in brief ] and grounds.