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Harry Clarke

By: Bowe, Nicola Gordon

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Dublin, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin: 1979

Seller ID: 006597

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 129pp.3 colour and several b/w illustrations. This book is a combined monograph and catalogue, published to coincide with the exhibition "Harry Clarke" held from 12 November to 8 December 1979 at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin.
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Industrial Design 25th Annual Design Review

By: Carpenter, Edward K.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: New York, Whitney Library of Design (Watson-Guptill Publications): 1979

Seller ID: 002572

ISBN: 082307157X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Ivory colour hardcover with titles in maroon on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Light foxing to textblock edges. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn and soiled. 190pp. profusely illustrated in b/w. This book celebrates innovation and excellence in American design (consumer products, contrat and residential design, equipment and instrumentation, environmental design) and includes an introductory essay on Charles Eames, who died in 1978.
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Edward Barnsley and his Workshop: Arts and Crafts in the Twentieth Century

By: Carruthers, Annette

Price: £69.00

Publisher: Wendlebury, Oxfordshire, White Cockade: 1992

Seller ID: 006317

ISBN: 1873487002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Olive green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint os shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Very faint mark from a bookmark (bookmark no longer present) between the centre of pages 118-119.Very light foxing to top edge of textblock. 208pp. 107 b/w illustrations. The life and work of Edward Barnsley (1900-1987) has carried through to the present day the Arts and Crafts tradition in which he grew up. His father Sidney Barnsley, was one of the major figures of the movement, and was directly influenced by William Morris. This study continues th...
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Simplicity or Splendour - Arts and Crafts Living: Objects from the Cheltenham Collections

By: Carruthers, Annette and Greensted, Mary (eds.)

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Cheltenham/London, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums/Lund Humphries: 1999

Seller ID: 006818

ISBN: 0853317798

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 184pp. Many b/w and several colour illustrations. This book was the second to be published on the stunning collection of Arts and Crafts objects that are held at the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. The first book (Good Citizens Furniture) focused on furniture, while this book examines the rest of the collection, including ceramis, jewellery, textiles, glass and plasterwork. Featured designers include Charles Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft, Phyllis Barron, Michael Cardew and Gordon Russell.
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Poltrona Frau

By: Carugati, Decio Giulio Riccardo

Price: £39.00

Publisher: Milan, Electa: 2000

Seller ID: 005475

ISBN: 8843572806

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 182pp. Many colour illustrations. This volume illustrates some of the most significant furniture designs produced by the Italian furniture company Poltrona Frau from its inception in 1912 to the date of publication.
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A Century of Ceramics: A Selection of 20th Century Potters and Potteries in the Isle of Wight

By: Dowden, Lisa and Andrew, and Goodredge, Robin

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Sandown, Dowden & Goodredge: 2005

Seller ID: 006198

ISBN: 095487451x

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 256pp. Many colour illustrations. This book tells the story of the first pots found on the Isle of Wight from Neolithic times, with an overview of pottery there until the 20th century. The book includes a series of 27 potters profiles that reflect the times and places in which they lived, including Edward Bagley of the Isle of Wight Handcraft Pottery, Sybil and Ray Parsons, Harold Charlesworth and Joe Lester.
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Giancarlo Scapin - Il canto della terra

By: Formaggio, Dino (intro.)

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Schio, Italy, ArtiGenialiti Europea: 2006

Seller ID: 006292

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

NB: Text is in Italian throughout. 89pp. plus chronology. Many colour illustrations. This brochure illustrates the work of the Italian ceramicist Giancarlo Scapin (1943-2013). Loosely inserted is a folding card published to accompany the exhibition of his work at the Terre d'Arte Gallery, Turin, which in 2009 was presented to the general public as part of the Ceramics Exhibition in Castellamonte.
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The Modern Chair: 1850 to Today

By: Frey, Gilbert

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Niederteufen, Switzerland, Arthur Niggli Ltd.: 1970

Seller ID: 002345

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Black hardcover with titles in white on spine and front cover. Condition: Fair, text is sunned around very edges. Previous owners name on fep. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Quite heavily sunned, with general shelfwear. 187pp. Illustrated with b/w line drawings throughout. Good reading/reference copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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At the Sign of the Fourposter: A History of Heals

By: Goodden, Susanna

Price: £26.00

Publisher: London, Heal & Son Ltd./Lund Humphries: 1984

Seller ID: 006246

ISBN: 0853314888

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. 138pp. Many b/w and a few colour illustrations. This book tells the story of Heals, from its establishment in 1810 by two brothers, John Harris and Ambrose Heal, to in 1810 when it sold beds and bedding to a later Ambrose Heal who pioneered innovative furniture design and the purchase of Heals in 1984 by Sir Terence Conran, the founder of Habitat.
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The Persistence of Craft - The Applied Arts Today

By: Greenhalgh, Paul (ed.)

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London/New Jersey, A & C Black/Rutgers University Press: 2003

Seller ID: 006867

ISBN: 0813532647

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Light smudging from frontispiece illustration to title page. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 218pp. Many colour illustrations. This book contains a collections of essays by artists, historians and philosophers discussing some of the most important issues surrounding the world of crafts at the beginning of the 21st century, the overarching concern being the function of crafts within modernist culture.
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Friedl Kjellberg

By: Hipeli, Mirja-Kaisa

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Porvoo, Finland, Arabia Museum: 1989

Seller ID: 006672

ISBN: 9529008759

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Text is in Finnish, Swedish and German with an English summary.Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. 32pp. 29 illustrations, nine in colour, the remainder in b/w. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work held by the Arabia Museum in 1989. It documents Kjellberg's long career at the Arabia studio. Born in Austria, Kjellberg began working at Arabia in 1924, when she was only nineteen, and for the next 46 years created unique studio ceramics, often in porcelain. Kjellberg also designed for serial production and is perhaps most fam...
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Decorative Art - 1936 (Thirty-First Annual issue of The Studio Yearbook)

By: Holme, C.G. (ed.)

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London and New York, The Studio Ltd.: 1936

Seller ID: 006638

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Purple cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and some light soiling to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers. A few small splashmarks to base of textblock. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 140pp.plus adverts. Six colour plates, many b/w illustrations. Published during a very dynamic period in 20th century decorative art and architecture, this book includes designs by Berthold Lubetkin, Serge Chermayeff, Alvar Aalto and the Edinburgh Weaers, amongst many others.
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British Craftsmanship

By: Honey, W.B. (intro.)

Price: £10.00

Publisher: London, Collins: 1948

Seller ID: 001609

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

Blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, binding sound, spine lightly bumped, light browning to endpapers and very light browning to text. Two previous owners names (crossed out) on fep. Dust Jacket condition: Fair, with general light rubbing and shelfwear and a couple of small tears. Price-clipped. 322pp. 48 colour plates, 152 b/w illustrations. Introduction by W.B.Honey, and including essays on furniture makers by John Gloag, Cecilia Sempill on pottery and porcelain, Kenneth Ullyett on British clocks and clockmakers. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall
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Blue Mist - the Works of Takahiro Kondo

By: Kamada, Eriko (ed.)

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Mie-Gun Mie, Japan, Paramita Museum: 2003

Seller ID: 006255

ISBN: 4763002295

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover with tracing paper dustjacket. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. Binding sound. Loosely enclosed is a note to the previous owner (Anita Besson of the Besson Gallery) from Takahiro Kondo and signed by him. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and scuffing. 53pp. plus chronology. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work bythe ceramicist Takahiro Kondo (b.1958) held at the Paramita Museum in Japan from 15th March to 30th June, 2003.
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Geschmiedetes Gerat

By: Kuhn, Fritz

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Tubingen, Germany, Verlag Ernst Wasmuth: 1954

Seller ID: 006657

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

NB: Text is in German throughout. Pale grey cloth with title in dark grey on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and light foxing to cloth on spine and cover edges. Some foxing to endpapers. Previous owners name neatly written at top of front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general shelfwear and some small chips and repaired tears. 151pp. Many b/w illustrations.
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Wood-Carving

By: Leland, Charles G.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Whittaker & Co.: 1894

Seller ID: 003891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Third edition. Pale brown paper-covered boards with black decoration. Title in black on spine. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with spine present but beginning to come away from binding. Light browning and foxing to endpapers. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Binding cracked internally in one place, otherwise sound. 162pp. 6 b/w plates inc.frontispiece. A useful period woodcarving manual, including sections on toools, cutting grooves, flat patterns, cutting simple leaves, cutting with the grain and free-hand carving. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Interior Decorating - "How to Do it" Series Number 13

By: Miller, Duncan

Price: £26.00

Publisher: London and New York, The Studio: 1944

Seller ID: 004637

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Second printing (first published 1937). Decorative paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Condition: Fair to good, boards are generally scuffed and shelfworn with some wear to head and tail of spine. Previous owners names (The artists David Gentleman and Rosalind Dease) written neatly in ink at top of front pastedown. Light foxing and browning to title page, which also has the price 3/6 written in biro on the top right corner. Binding sound. 79pp. 50 tipped in b/w photographic plates. Includes period interior designs by Wells Coates, Eric Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff. Size: 4to - over...
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Wiener Werkstatte: Avantgarde, Art Deco, Industrial Design

By: Neuwirth, Dr.Waltraud

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Vienna, Austria, Dr.Waltraud Neuwirth: 1986

Seller ID: 005629

ISBN: 3900282250

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

NB: Dual text in French and Italian throughout. (No English) Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 240pp. 60 colour and 109 b/w illustrations.
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Aluminum by Design: Jewelry to Jets

By: Nichols, Sarah, et al.

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Museum of Art: 2000

Seller ID: 006825

ISBN: 0810967219

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Silver hardcover with ttile in black on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and light scuffing. 296pp. 385 illustrations, including 290 in colour. This book was published to accompany the exhibition held at the Carnegie Museum of art in Pittsburgh, from October 28, 2000 to February 11, 2001. The exhibition demonstrated how aluminum's essential qualities of brilliance, strength, lightness of weight, ductility, corrosion resistance and ease of recycling have inspired som...
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An Enquiry into Industrial Art in England

By: Pevsner, Nikolaus

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London, Cambridge at the University Press: 1937

Seller ID: 006930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

NB: No dustjacket. Brown buckram with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to covers. Some browning to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 234pp. 24 b/w illustrations. This book, Pevsners second to be published in England, was a study of the role of the designer in the industrial process; the research produced a generally critical account of design standards in Britain. The industries studied included furniture, metalwork, pottery, textiles and wallpapers. Pevsner was subsequently employed as a buyer of modern textiles, glass and cerami...
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