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.

Gordon Russell Ltd ND c1950

16pp + b/w plates. 4to illustrated wrapper. Slightly rubbed at the head and base of the spine otherwise very bright. Nicely illustrated, showing hotel and restaurant interiors . Plates labelled with architects name, includes interior shots of The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre as well as furniture from the new wing at Claridges.

London: Harvey Miller Publishers. Oxford University Press., 1986.

Vol I: 70pp with 419 illustrations Text and Illustrations. Vol II 231pp Catalogue. Large 4to. Dust wrappers. These very good condition but spines uniformly faded to green. 158 manuscripts are included in the catalogue, to provide a well-balanced survey of the output of the period. The works represented are wide-ranging, embracing famous masterpieces such as the Queen Mary Psalter, the Alphonso, De Lisle, Peterborough, Gorleston and Luttrell Psalters, as well as a diversity of Chronicles, Apocalypses, Hours, Missals, and an early Encyclopedia.

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.

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 Smith Elder 1867

vii +199pp. Cloth. Inner hinge cracked. First edition. Letters written to Mr. Thomas Dixon a working cork cutter. The purpose of the book is to explain how to be effective in reforming work practices. The book aims to inspire the working class to think critically about their circumstances and advocate for a more equitable system. Dedication copy from H C to E S Crossley 1868. [Possibly of the Halifax Industrial Textile firm family members?]

London, B.T Batsford 1902

viii + 10pp and 50 b/w litho plates. Folio in original cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Very good indeed with light wear to spine. Some foxing to endpapers, Stamp of Ellery, Anderson and Rosier on fep. Collection of measured drawings and cross-sections taken from major buildings of post-Reformation England, including: Hardwick Hall, , Broughton Hall, Haddon Hall, Knole House, Hatfield House, Bolsover Castle, Clopton House, Thorpe Hall, Farnham Castle, Hampton Court, Chelsea Hospital, various churches and Oxford and Cambridge Colleges. An impressive attempt to trace the development of specifically English Renaissance design, and to introduce its 'picturesqueness and originality' to a contemporary audience.

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.

Paris Folie bergère 1937

20pp illustrated with b/w plates, period ads and colour centre fold, Le Ballet Bourbon. Maroon paper wrappers with gilt titles 240x310mm. Upper wrapper has stamp pasted down from the Exposition Internationale Paris 1937. Worn at edges and the outer fold of wrapper is rubbed. Hard to find.

Paris Folie bergère

34pp, 240x310mm, red wrappers, star cut into upper wrapper to reveal Josephine Baker at Folies Bergere from Paris, France. Loosely inserted colour fold out image of La Jungle Merveilleuse with Joan Baker. Colours are bright with gold embossed letters, these a little tarnished. Includes lots of period ads. There are 50 photographs in the main body of the book in sepia showing scenes from the production by Paul Derval. Also includes period ads. Hard to find.

Paris Typographie de Firmin Didot Frèrès, imprimeurs de l'Institut 1839

28pp + 9 single sided plates which are line illustrations and some lithographs. Plates have description captions below. Stamp of H Revoil Architecte on title page. Marbled boards, cloth spine. Paste down title on upper board. 4to. Loosely inserted pencil plan and elevation of a theatre, possibly drawn by Revoil. Edges rubbed and some scattered foxing throughout. Work of surveying the antiquities of Arles and Orange, at the time when Mérimée created the Monuments service, by the architect Cariste, who oversaw the restoration of the l'arc d'Orange. Henry Revoil, Architect (1822–1900) renowned architect in church restorations and historic monuments as well as an author and surveyor of monuments.

Manchester Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd c1930

Single sided colour illustrations of room settings which have been wallpapered. Tissue guards between each page. 4to. Cloth backed boards. Red lettering on upper board. Boards slightly soiled. Text in English, Spanish and French. Traditional layouts of spaces with traditional furniture. A key provider of popular wallpapers in the UK in the first half of the 20th century. It was established as an association of manufacturers in 1899. The Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. became Reed Decorative Products Ltd in 1965. The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester hold the major archive of samples.

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.

London Yale University Press 2014

352 pp. High quality b/w and colour photographs throughout. Large 4to. Fine, in cloth boards and decorated dust wrapper. The first comprehensive exploration of the life and work of this major Gothic Revival architect, who believed that every element of a building must be part of an integrated design strategy. Commemorates the 140th anniversary of Bodley's founding of Watts & Company in 1874, to produce ecclesiastical vestments, textiles, and wallpapers. Lavishly illustrated featuring over 200 images. Presents impeccable scholarship on the work of an influential visionary of Victorian design.

published by the firm. No date c 1910?

28pp. Landscape 16mo Decorated wrappers. Upper wrapper a little foxed. Illustrated with sepia photographs which document the factory, Impington Hall, [ run at the time as an educational and social centre for Chivers staff but demolished in the 1950s] farms and orchards where the produce was grown. Lovely small item. Text describes the history of the firm, its factory, and orchards and the role of the company in the local community. Great, if small, documentary photographs. For most of the 20th century Chivers was the leading jam manufacturers in the UK but is now owned by the Boyne Group although the group still use the original name.

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.

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.