Category: Design

The British Pavilion from Brussels, exhibited at The Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia, London, 1959

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, Associated Newspapers Limited : 1959

Seller ID: 014636

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, slim octavo, pp 56, slight age-toning, paperback, covers showing very slight signs of wear, but really a very good copy. Six of the pages are illustrated by Barbara Jones. [The main features of the Pavilion were transferred to the 1959 Ideal Home Exhibition. Expo 58, also known as the Brussels World?s Fair (Dutch: Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling, French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles), was held from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major World Expo registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) after World War II. The Brit...
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Regions of Tomorrow - towards the open city

By: Ash, Maurice

Price: £5.00

Publisher: London, Evelyn, Adams & Mackay : 1967

Seller ID: 018037

ISBN-13: 9780238789359

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated with a few maps, small octavo, pp viii, 99, very clean internally, cream cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is slightly worn and frayed.
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The Glass of Fashion

By: Beaton, Cecil

Price: £35.00

Publisher: London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson : 1954

Seller ID: 018355

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated with drawings and photographs by Beaton, octavo, pp viii, 343, a signature on the front endpaper, otherwise clean internally, red cloth very slightly worn, binding leaning, still a good copy.
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Image for The Masque Number 2 - Designs for the Theatre by Rex Whistler; The Masque Number Three - Oscar Wild and the Theatre; Number 5 - The Masque of Christmas

The Masque Number 2 - Designs for the Theatre by Rex Whistler; The Masque Number Three - Oscar Wild and the Theatre; Number 5 - The Masque of Christmas

By: Beaton, Cecil;Agate, James; Whistler Rex

Price: £7.50

Publisher: London, The Curtain Press : 1947

Seller ID: 019199

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Three parts, illustrated, small slender octavo, pp 20; 24, 36, with a subscription slip loosely inserted, paperbacks, the covers a little age-toned.
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Tuinen in Vlaanderen - een 'bloemlezing van 46 Vlaamse tuinen [Presentation copy from David Hicks]

By: Bekaert, Piet; van der Horst, Arend Jan & de Smit-Kremer, Kitty

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Brugge, Rotary Club Brugge 't Vrije : 1986

Seller ID: 017220

ISBN-13: 9789062000913

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, very large quarto, pp 247. very clean internally, green cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed. [A presentation copy from the designer David Hicks, with inscription initialled DH on his notepaper - The Grove, Brightwell - and a further inscription initialled D opposite the title page.]. A heavy book - extra postage may be necessary.
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel An Architecture for Prussia

By: Bergdoll, Barry

Price: £35.00

Publisher: New York, Rizzoli : 1994

Seller ID: 019706

ISBN-13: 9780847815272

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, quarto, pp 240, a very slight mark on the fore-edge otherwise very clean internally, grey clot in very good condition, the dustwrapper is just very slightly worn.
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A Descriptive Handbook of Architecture

By: Buckmaster, Martin A.

Price: £4.50

Publisher: London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd

Seller ID: 016955

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Second impression, not dated - c.1905 ?. Well illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs throughout, small octavo, pp xvi, 188, extremely clean internally, blue cloth just very slightly worn, the spine slightly faded.
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The Art of Flowers

By: Buffet-Challie, Laurence & Bedat, Jacques

Price: £8.20

Publisher: London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson : 1969

Seller ID: 017943

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Well illustrated with mounted colour photographs, large horizontal quarto, pp 207, very clean internally, red cloth very slightly faded and rubbed, a good copy though in a torn and price-clipped dustwrapper. [A heavy book - extra postage may be needed to some destinations.]
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Masterpieces of Design and Photography. Auction Catalogue, London, Tuesday 3rd October, 2017

By: Christie's

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Christie's : 2017

Seller ID: 014975

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, thick quarto, pp 305, very clean internally, paperback, covers with very slight signs of use, the spine is a little wrinkled and with one small bruise. Very heavy - extra postage may be needed. [Amazingly detailed, with much biographical and critical content.]
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The Gothic Revival - an essay in the history of taste

By: Clark, Kenneth

Price: £18.50

Publisher: London, John Murray : 1970

Seller ID: 018761

ISBN-13: 9780719502330

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Third edition, reprinted. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xii, 236, extremely clean internally, red cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly worn and marked overall, with creases at the top of the upper cover, but now nicely protected in a removable clear cover.
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Decorative Floral Woodcuts of the Sixteenth Century

By: Duhamel du Monceau, Henri Louis

Price: £9.00

Publisher: New York, Dover Publications Inc. : 1998

Seller ID: 009674

ISBN-13: 9780486402062

Binding: Paperback

Condition: As New

Well illustrated from black and white woodcuts, large quarto, pp 112, paperback, a very good copy.[The illustrations are taken from "Traité des arbres et arbustes qui se cultivent en France en pleine terre" of 1755].
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In the Asian Style - a Design Sourcebook

By: Dunlop, Fiona

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, New Holland : 2002

Seller ID: 005151

ISBN-13: 9781843300656

Well illustrated, quarto, pp 144, the dustwrapper is slightly torn at the spine-head, otherwise a good clean copy.
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Foliage Plants for Decorating Indoors - plants, design, maintenance for homes, offices and interior gardens

By: Elbert, Virginie F. & George A.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Portland, Timber Press : 1989

Seller ID: 010326

ISBN-13: 9780881921250

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, quarto, pp 274, a good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper.
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Recycle - Make Your Own Eco-friendly Creative Designs : over 60 projects for home and garden

By: Hankinson, Moira and Nicholas

Price: £4.00

Publisher: London, Kyle Cathie Limited : 2006

Seller ID: 014501

ISBN-13: 9781856266819

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, horizontal quarto, pp 256, very clean internally, paperback, spine slightly creased otherwise a very good copy. [The authors are masters of fashioning the coveted from the cast-off, and "Recycle!" is their invaluable compendium of over 60 practical projects for the home and garden. Whether your motives are those of environmental conservation, or just desperation to avoid another fruitless weekend at the garden centre only to emerge with a set of pine furniture identical to the one you bought three years ago, "Recycle!" is full of examples of ersatz style which all of us ...
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1001 Plant and Floral Illustrations from Early Herbals

By: Hatton. Richard G.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: New York, Dover Publications Inc. : 1996

Seller ID: 009675

ISBN-13: 9780486290744

Binding: Paperback

Condition: As New

Very well illustrated with woodcuts and egravings, large quarto, pp viii, 244, paperback, a very good copy. [A re-working of Richard Hatton's "A Craftsman's Plant-book" of 1909.].
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Treehouses

By: Henderson, Paula & Mornement, Adam

Price: £10.00

Publisher: London, Frances Lincoln Limited : 2005

Seller ID: 008079

ISBN-13: 9780711224377

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, very large quarto, pp 176, a very good copy in dustwrapper. The very scarce hardback edition. [Very heavy - extra postage may be needed.]
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Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, and recreations for town folk in the study and imitation of nature

By: Hibberd, Shirley

Price: £155.00

Publisher: London, Groombridge & Sons : 1857

Seller ID: 017302

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Good

Second edition. Small thick xvi, octavo, pp 508, + 2 page publisher's advertisements, all edges gilt, clean and sound internally, ornate gilt decorated publisher's binding, (a "signed" binding, initialled by John Leighton), a little rubbed and worn, slightly worn at the corners, the spine slightly more worn and a little faded, neatly re-cased with original spine laid down, strengthened at the head and tail, new endpapers. Illustrated with six fine colour plates, an extra colour title page, and many engravings throughout the text, all printed and engraved by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield. {Gar...
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English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750

By: Hussey, Christopher

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, Country Life Ltd : 1967

Seller ID: 017834

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, quarto, pp 174, very clen internally, green cloth, a slight suggestion of bruising to the lower corners but otherwise very bright; a good copy without dustwrapper.
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The New Small Garden

By: Lady Allen of Hurtwood & Susan Jellicoe

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, The Architectural Press : 1956

Seller ID: 018577

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated with plans and black and white photographs, small octavo, pp 128, extremely clean internally, red cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly worn around the margins with a small closed tear on the upper cover and slightly soiled on the lower. [An important and increasingly uncommon book, and rarely found in such good condition. Many gardens are featured, including those of the artists Julian Trevelyan & Mary Fedden, Laurence Scarfe, Barbara Jones etc and of the zoologist Professor J.Z. Young; with designs including those of Brenda Colvi...
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Signwritten Art

By: Lewery, A.J.

Price: £36.50

Publisher: Newton Abbot, David & Charles : 1989

Seller ID: 017558

ISBN-13: 9780715392737

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, large octavo, pp 144, extremely clean internally, red cloth with the lower corners very slightly bumped, otherwise very good, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped and has a small closes tear on the rear cover, otherwise a very good bright copy.
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