Heal, Sir Ambrose THE LONDON FURNITURE MAKERS From the Restoration to the Victorian Era 1660-1840
Portman, 1988 Later Edition. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 12" x 8.5" approx. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; ISBN: 0713459840. ISBN/EAN: 9780713459845. Inventory No: 0036711. (Book ref. 0036711) £13.50
Wilk, Christopher (ed) WESTERN FURNITURE 1350 TO THE PRESENT DAY In the Victoria and Albert Museum London
Philip Wilson , 1996 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Size: 11" x 9" approx. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Art & Design ; ISBN: 085667463x. Inventory No: 0029221. (Book ref. 0029221) £20.00
Hildesley, Percival T. ENGLISH FURNITURE DESIGNS Containing Eighty-Seven Designs and Scale Drawings
Benn Brothers , 1923 First Edition. Binding: Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Ex library. In stock, for immediate despatch. Questions answered promptly. Packed weight 1000g Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Art & Design ; Inventory No: 0024556. (Book ref. 0024556) £12.00
Anon Furniture and works of art: Wednesday 6 October 1999 (Christie's South Kensington)
Christie's Publications, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Clean and tightly bound paperback original, no inscriptions, appears little used. Sale reference FRN 8525. 228 pages, colour photographs throughout, includes prices realised for the 23 June 1999 sale. (Book ref. 36216) £8.00
COPPARD A.E.: PINK FURNITURE A Tale for Lovely Children with Noble Natures
Jonathan Cape, 1930. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered pink cloth (edges a littl faded), no dustwrapper. Pp. 251 (no inscriptions), illus with b&w drawings by Nancy Bankart Gurney. (Book ref. 55564) £6.50
Hughes, G. Bernard, Norman Gask, Albert Brockhaus, Therle Hughes: Small Antique Silverware, Old Silver Spoons of England, Netsukes, Chest Furniture,
Typed Mss.c1960's (?) c194pp. 23.5x 18.5 cm. A series of typed copyies of published material, bound in a ring binder with card boards. It may have been put together by a collector or dealer for reference or research purposes. The longest article is on Netsuke, some 85 pages. (Book ref. 13407) £10.00
MACQUOID, Percy & EDWARDS, Ralph. The Dictionary of English Furniture. From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period. Revised and Enlarged by Ralph Edwards.
London: Country Life Limited (1954). Second edition, 2 volumes, folio. 43 coloured plates and hundreds of black and white photographic illustrations in the text, upper flap from the d.w. of volume I loosely inserted. Original gilt titled red buckram, t.e.g., slight wrinkling to the of the spine of volume III, a good clean set. Regarded as the best edition. (Book ref. 19683) £275.00
Chinnery, Victor: OAK FURNITURE - THE BRITISH TRADITION
(Antique Colectors' Club 1980 reprint) 4to580pp. bw & col ills.A little rubbed, and a few chips and small tears to the dustwrapper, but overall VG in a VG- dustwrapper. Heavy book, so there will be substantial extra shipping costs for shipping abroad, but none for UK. (Book ref. 10885) £95.00
Thompson, James: ROBERT THOMPSON - THE MOUSEMAN OF KILBURN
(Dalesman 1992) Hbk, demy 8vo, 91pp inc. b/w ills. Clean tight copy, red cloth boards, dw. Fine / Fine (Book ref. 10777) £5.75
King, patricia: MAKING DOLLS' HOUSE FURNITURE
(Guild of Master Craftsmen1991 revised edn) 4to pbk. 176pp. bw and col ills. Fine. (Book ref. 10020) £8.25
: EDWIN VERITY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ARCHITECTS' SPECIALITIES, BRASS FOUNDRY, IRON FOUNDRY, LOCKS AND LOCK FURNITURE, FANLIGHT OPENERS AND GEARING, HARDWARE AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY, WOOD AND SLATE MANTELS, RANGES AND LIGHT CASTINGS ETC
(Edwin Verity 1913) Folio hbk green cloth. viii, 166pp. profusely illustrated in colour and black&white engravings. One leaf loose and damaged at edges. Backstrip repaired. front internal hinge beginning to crack. Otherwise Good. (Book ref. 9263) £75.00
Roe, Fred: OLD OAK FURNITURE
(Mehtuen, 1905) Medium 8vo. i-xiv, 380pp. bw.ills.slightly foxed and eps browned, Bookplate. otherwise G. . (Book ref. 8011) £25.00
FARMER'S INVENTORY, Staffordshire, 1866. Inventory and Valuation of Live and Dead Farming Stock, Household Furniture and other Effects of Mr William Bridgewood, Farmer, Aston, near Stone Stratford, Staffordshire, deceased.
Manuscript, 1866. Unknown. Very Good. December 13th, 1866. A detailed 9 page handwritten inventory, with docket title. It records the contents of the four bedrooms, spare room, linen store, parlour, ‘house place', dairy, pantry, kitchen, granary, yard, cart house, stable and barn. He kept 30 cows and a bull, 63 sheep, 37 lambs, and 2 horses. He also had ‘about 8 cwt of cheese', and in total the contents were valued at £825.1s.6d. Some original fold marks, but in good condition. Records reveal that he died on the 29th November, 1866, aged 59. 322mm x 205mm. 1866. (Book ref. 104831) £45.00
OBSERVER'S BOOKS. WOODFORDE (J). SPENCER (R), illus.: The Observer's Book of Furniture. Illustrated by Roy Spencer. Describing Furniture from Tudor to Victorian Times. FIRST EDITION IN UNCLIPPED dust wrapper
Warne, [1964] Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 194 illustrations in the text and coloured endpapers; original tan cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright clean copy in unclipped dust wrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. Observer 35. Printing code 1543.264. Nice copy in the dust wrapper. Marren & Carter, p.164. (Book ref. 18889) £10.00
"Richards, Raymond" "Old Cheshire Churches - a survey of their history, fabric and furniture with records of the older monuments"
1947 "Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1947, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, no dustwrapper. 11ins x 8.5ins, xxvii, (i), 523pp plus 4pp colour plates, 214pp b&w plates (365 images in total) a folding groundplan and a large folding map to the rear. Front hinge cracked else VG. Nb heavy book (2.6kg pre-packing) please contact seller for postage quote. " (Book ref. 39811) £45.00
WOODFORDE John: Observer's Book of Furniture
Frederick Warne. 1964. (35) 224pp. 145x95mm. index. glossary. illustrated by Roy Spencer. Describing furniture from Tudor to Victorian times' with 195 line illustrations. Type 35-1. [1543.264] Hardback in slightly rubbed dustwrapper. Very Good/Very Good dw. # GZ 2833 (Book ref. 2833) £5.00
Jourdain, Margaret; Fastnedge, Ralph Regency Furniture 1795-1830
London: Country Life Ltd, 1965. Fourth Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Minus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Z 116pp. A fourth revised edition. This edition revised and englarged by Ralph Fastnedge. Numerous photographic reproductions - a couple in colour - illustrate the text. Gilt embossed title to the spine and to the front board. The head and tail of the spine a little bumped. Light or slight mottling to the cloth down one edge of the spine. (Book ref. 227001) £10.00
Vegesack, Alexander Von (editor), Lamarova, Milena B.;Slapeta, Vladimir; Wittlich, Petr Etc. Czech Cubism : Architecture, Furniture, Decorative Arts
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1992. Illustrated by N/a. First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large Z 337pp. 1992. 1st. An exhibition catalogue in the original card covers. A very good, clean, tight copy with no inscriptions. The text supported by numerous reproductions of the artists' works in colour and black and white. One pen mark - not very noticable to the front card cover. A crease to the rear corner of the card cover. Some shelf wear to the card covers with light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. A very good, tight copy. (Book ref. 226910) £50.00
Fenn, Frederick; Wyllie, B Old English Furniture
London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1920. Illustrated by Illustrated. Reprint. Black Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall xpp; 91pp. Numerous b/w photographic plates including frontispiece plate illustrate the text. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. There are light bumps to the head and tail of the spine and sligth rubbing to the board corners. Previous owners neat ink name inscription to the head of the front end paper. Light scattered foxing to the first few pages and last few pages of the book. Clean and tight. A very good copy. (Book ref. 226400) £5.00
Sotheby's Classic English Furniture : The Norman Adams Legacy 1923-2009 London 21 April 2009
London: Sotheby's, 2009. Illustrated by n/a. First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large 184pp. 2009. First edition. A very good, clean, tight copy of this auction catalogue. 235 lot illustrated thoughout with colour photographs. A light crease to the tail of the front card cover. Light shelf wear to the card covers. A very good, clean, tight copy. (Book ref. 226175) £20.00