London B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1948

326 pp Illustrated with double page plates, photographs, drawings and diagrams Small 4to. Blue cloth. Chipped and worn dust wrapper. Preserved in glassine. First edition of a classic text of the best British craftsmanship of the immediate pre- and post-war years.

Sheffield, Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust 1998

114 pp illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Small square 4to. Decorated wrappers with photograph of Mellor. The illustrated catalogue for three retrospective exhibitions of the work and career of this major designer. Signed by David Mellor.

Cambridge University Press 2011

135pp Cloth with flaps. Good condition. Fully illustrated guide to the diverse creative inscriptions designed by the Kindersley Workshop in and around Cambridge. Signed by Lida Kindersley

Cambridge: Cardoza Kindersley 1989

94pp illustrated with b/w plates. 4to. Very good with dust wrapper. Superb study of the work of David Kindersley acclaimed inventive letter designer.

, London and New York. Published by the firm nd 1914

12pp list of projects with centre fold illustration in b/w of the West Window, St Peter's Dulwich 1912-1914 and 8 other projects to serve as examples of the range of work the firm undertook. This is an exceptionally good inventory of their projects throughout the UK and beyond. Lettered stiff card cream wrappers, these a little dusty. Heaton, Butler and Bayne produced stained-glass windows from 1862 to 1953.

London and New York, Published by the firm 1932

23pp illustrated with 4 colour images of stained-glass lights. No locations given for the illustrations. The main part of the publication is a list of works by the firm brought up to date from earlier publications. Red gilt lettered wrappers slightly faded on the spine. Last page detached. Useful for inter war suburban projects.

London and New York Published by the firm 1909

20pp illustrated throughout in colour. Colour centre fold over two pages. Original wrappers, Arts an Crafts Movement style, sympathetically pasted down onto boards and new end papers. This makes a good sturdy copy of this otherwise fragile catalogue. Advert for New York premises within text pages. Introductory text on the design scope of the business.

London, B T Batsford 1909,

3rd edotopn. 420pp +300 plates and text illustrations. (32pp catalogue of Batsford publications). Tall 8vo. Gilt decorated blue cloth with arts and crafts style decorative gilt lettering on upper board. Decorated end papers. Fine in dust wrapper. Authoritative study of stained glass. Uncommon to find in the dust wrapper.

London & Oxford, Printing Historical Society & Vanbrugh Press 2014

432 pp, quarto with dustwrapper, in fine condition. The ultimate account of the type composition that led the field in typesetting and an indispensable reference for typographers and designers.

Hassocks, Sussex Harvester and New Jersey, Humanities Press 1977

800pp. Used - Very Good in slightly worn dust wrappers with illustration of Kelmscott on each. In cardboard slipcase as issued. Spines sun faded. Translated by Frank Gubb with a preface by Robin Page Arnot

Edinburgh, Canongate Press Ltd 1994

207 pages, extensive colour and black and white illustrations. 4to. Very good with attractive dust wrapper. A groundbreaking visual analysis of over a hundred works of art exploring the philosophical ideas, hidden images and private symbolism that inspired the work of the Glasgow Four, Mackintosh, MacNair and the sisters Margaret and Frances Macdonald. The author affirms the crucial role played by Margaret Macdonald in the artistic evolution of her husband.

London Kings Cross Station 1926

Unpaginated. Colour illustrations of Railway Posters illustrating places accessible via the rail network on the east coast + coat of arms of the company and lithographs of places in grey scale. Cloth spine, boards. Decorated end papers which are maps of railway routes which shows LNER hotels. 4to. Very good copy. Original ownership signature on front end paper.

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.

Taplow, Bucks. Published by the firm 1936

48pp. Illustrated with sepia photographs throughout. Long 4to. Exceptionally good copy. Promotional publication for this firm of Garden Contractors and Horticultural Builders. Decorated flimsy card wrappers. Large photographs of the completed projects undertaken by the firm. Includes Dytchley [Ditchley] where Jellicoe designed a major new terrace and gardens close to the house, Witley Surrey, Rothwick Hants, Swimming pool and pergolas at a property in Hampstead design by Wiperis, Simpson and Guthrie. The Garden at the Kings House, Burhill. Hard landscape treatments in Chelsea and many more projects. Very good resource for the interwar projects of this firm.

London Programme Publications Ltd, Haymarket 1951

32pp illustrated with b/w photographs of boxers, period ads etc. Yellow wrappers. 210x260mm. Abram Games' logo on upper wrappers with images of three boxers overprinted. Staples slightly rusted. Good.

London Thomas Jacques Limited Printers. 1952

36pp, decorated wrappers. 4to. Wrappers detached at staples. Includes colour and b/w photographs including lighting at night, period ads and a centre fold b/w plan of the layout of the gardens. Designers included James Gardner, Sir Hugh Casson, Patrick Gwynne, Osbert Lancaster, Russell Page, John Piper, with Horticultural Work by London County Council Parks Designer. This is the 1952 guide with variant front cover from the 1951 guide and with new material. Two further fold out coloured day programmes included and loosely inserted.

London RIBA 1936

117pp + lvipp advertisements, b/w illustrations throughout. Small 4to in lovely decorated wrappers designed by Digby Firth - these a little worn, and foxed. Internally very good. Important catalogue for the 'Everyday Things' Exhibition, organized by The Royal Institute of British Architects. Includes sections on Furniture, Glassware, Cutlery, Textiles, Plastics, China, Building Materials and others. Illustrates four Gerald Summer designs along with the works of other designers across a range of fields including Keith Murray in the glass section.

Birmingham Central School of Arts and Craft, Margaret Street 1926-1928

Unpaginated c12pp - 20pp per issue. All with variant decorated printed wrappers, 220 x 295mm. Ribbon ties. The publications were produced to show the range of printing work produced by the school Issue One indicates Bernard Sleigh as teacher of wood engraving in the staff list. Lovely production and each includes several colour images alongside reproduction of letter press work. en issues in total were produced in the series. Uncommon.

Published by the firm c1901

Untitled sample book of colour lithographs which could be selected for use graphic design projects, probably for chocolate boxes. The first two images show chocolate box lids. Paper wrappers. Perfect Bound, name of firm on upper wrapper. C310x250mm. Green cloth spine. This is rather worn. There are c63 sentimental chocolate box type images, probably inter war. The firm of Sutton Sharpe and Co specialized in designing, printing, and publishing. In 1901 they were situated at 145 Quen Victoria Road London. The location of the firm in the inter war period is not known.