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Original work bench catalogue. No date, but the figures 3000/2/55 at lower left corner of cover - presumably 3000 copies were issued February 1955. 36 pages with well illustrated benches. Bookseller reference : 003963 |
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'I. Sorby' "Punch" Brand Tools for Woodworkers No date, 1920s? 24 pages, detailed black and white illustrations throughout, with descriptions and prices. Catalogue for Turner, Naylor & Co. [late Sorby & Turner, a Sheffield tool manufacturer established in 1810. Chisels, braces and bits, turnscrews, squares and bevels, levels, spokeshaves, saws, planes, hammers, vices, etc. Stapled card covers, staples rusted, and covers and innermost pages detached from staples. Vertical crease centrally through catalogue, ironmonger's stamp (Harold S Marsh, Ironmongers & Household Furnishers, Brightlingsea) on exterior fron and rear cover, corners a little creased, otherwise a very good copy of an ephemeral catalogue. Bookseller reference : 003843 |
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174 pages, well illustrated in black and white. Well presented celebration of 100 years of Peter Bircks & Cie, silk weavers. Text in German. Copy No. 397. Many illustrations of fur coats. Hb, bound in silk brocade incorporating company emblems including 'Bircks-Seiden 100 Jahre. Bookseller reference : 002866 |
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Reprint May 1975. [32 pages], illustrated in black and white. Facsimile reprint of these two earliest known Trade Catalogues of the two firms 1855 A. Stanley & Co. and 1859 Stanley Rule & Level Co. Bookseller reference : 004010 |
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19th and 20th Century Furniture and Decorations - Belle Epoque Series 99+ pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Sotheby's auction sale, comprising 210 lots, including the Barber of Seville Piano by Francois Linke, and a Linke Centre Table from the 1904 St. Louis Exhibition. Bookseller reference : 003372 |
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19th Century Decorative Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets and Works of Art 121+pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Phillips Bond Street London auction sale, comprising 332 lots. Card covers, a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003381 |
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80 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition to celebrate HM The Queen's Golden Jubilee. Bookseller reference : 003106 ISBN : 090781431X |
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A Memorial Exhibition : Rex Whistler 1905-1944 31 pages, 12 black and white plates, 3 black and white text illustrations. Introduction by Laurence whistler, his brother. Catalogues 125 greatly varying works, from murals, through book illustrations, designs for the theatre to a decorated clavichord. Card covers, just a little faded, minor crease, but generally a very nice copy. Bookseller reference : 001742 |
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A Neat Plain Modern Stile : Philip Hooker and His Contemporaries, 1796-1836 334 pages, 186 black and white figures. Published in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for the exhibition shown in New York in 1992. Catalogue Raisonne, Bibliography. Bookseller reference : 002280 ISBN : 0870237683 |
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A Pictorial History of Greenville, Texas 1850 - 1950 : Blackland Memories 132 pages, 280 black and white photographs. Pictorial endpapers; map on front free end-paper annotated with an arrow and pencil inscription '2114 Walnut our house'. Illustrated boards, front and rear endpapers a little speckled - possibly from slightly damp storage?, otherwise a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 001678 |
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32 pages, 7 pages of black and white plates, 9 illustrations to each page. Catalogue for an exhibition of acid etched glass held at Jeanette Hayhurst Fine Glass, Kensington Church Street, London. Illustrated card covers, inscribed by Jeanette Hayhurst to previous owner, a near fine copy. Bookseller reference : 003517 |
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Aircraft in Miniature : The Work of William Osmond Doylend - Part II 42 pages, cataloguing 200 lots, illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Christie's South Kensington sale of 12 August, 1994 of this collection of over 500 individually numbered models, each a replica of the original aircraft, hand painted with original markings. Bookseller reference : 003441 |
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American Furniture and Decorative Arts 161 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Butterfield & Butterfield 's San Francisco auction sale, comprising 647 lots. Card covers, a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003380 |
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163 pages, colour frontispiece, numerous specially prepared drawings and 120 pages of black and white photographs, folded map in pocket at rear. Contains a general survey of the field archaeology in the area, followed by detailed descriptions of the monuments. An excellent source for details of vernacular architecture. Bookseller reference : 000119 |
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Ancient Chinese Paterns (Patterns) 118 pages, black and white illustrations. Short Chinese text. Bookseller reference : 004008 |
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Original catalogue. 72 pages, illustrated in black and white throughout. Wide selection of door and casement furniture etc. Card covers, generally very good. Bookseller reference : 003849 |
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Architectural History : Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain Volume 26, 1983. 114 pages of text, 64 pages of black and white plates. Articles include:- 'Renaissance Balusters and the Antique'; 'Inigo Jones in Provence'; 'The Grange, Northington'; 'The Origin of the Sash-window'; 'Balthasar Neumann's Schonborn Chapel at Wurzburg Cathedral and its Berninesque Prototype'; 'Sanfelice and St Florian : Indigenous Tradition and Staircase Design'; 'Newly Discovered Drawings by C.R. Cockerell for Cambridge University Library'; 'G.H. Stokes at Battlesden and Belle Vue'; 'Henry Clutton's Country Houses'; 'Vernacular Architecture : a Review of Recent Literature'. Card covers, a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003457 |
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Arthur Price Malleable Iron and Gun Metal Plane Makers No date, but probably 1920's from pricing and style. Single page leaflet, printed one-side only. 'All Types of Planes for the Woodworking Industry'. Leaflet advertising Shoulder Planes, Bull-nose Planes, and castings (including the iron) for both types. Price's planes were supplied in malleable iron and gun metal, steel face, fitted with rosewood infill and wedges. The shoulder planes were advertised in 4 sizes from 3/8" to 1 �"; the bull-nose being in 1 1/8" and 1 �". Styles were very much in the Norris and Spiers tradition, examples of the planes are now not easily found. In very good condition; an uncommon item, like most leaflets and catalogues relating to this type of plane. Bookseller reference : 003453 |
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Bedfordshire Pocket County Maps, Engraved By Sidney Hall No date, probably early 19th century. Map unfolded 8 1/8" x 10 1/8". Hand coloured map, segmented into 6 sections, mounted on linen, and bound in original neat cloth binding. Inside front cover, pasted to the endpaper are the details of the range of maps available in the series and colour coding - mail roads coloured blue, coach roads brown, and county divisions red. In original cloth, with gilt lettering 'Bedfordshire' on upper board, generally a very nice fresh copy; this county uncommon. Bookseller reference : 003979 |
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Bel Ameublement et Objets d'Art 214 pages, well illustrated mainly in colour. Catalogue of Sotheby's Paris auction sale, comprising 149; text in French and English. Bookseller reference : 003379 |
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Bench Tools, The Best of Fine Woodworking 127 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Thirty-four articles from issues 46 through 80 of Fine Woodworking magazine, in book form for the first time, organized by subject, and indexed for easy reference. Bookseller reference : 003781 ISBN : 0942391845 |
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Biedermeier : Art and Culture in Central Europe, 1815-1848 263 pages, superbly illustrated, catalogues almost wholly in colour some 346 items of Biedermeier furniture and fine and decorative arts. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. Chronology, Biographical notes aand list of manufacturers, Bibliography. Bookseller reference : 001624 ISBN : 888118866X |
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Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales [v], 241, 64 pages, folding map of North Wales, folding map of Chester and Shrewsbury railways, [31] engravings as called for [Eagle Tower, called for on page 162 is assumed to be the unnamed engraving on page 168; Dolbadarn Castle (vignette title), called for on page 173 (where the textual references are found) is assumed to be the unnamed vignette on the title page]. 64 page catalogue 'Black's Guide Book Advertiser' bound in at rear. Hb, in original dark green cloth, with gold embossed Prince of Wales feathers, title and county shields gold embossed on spine (gold on spine somewhat darkened and rubbed), a little foxing, previous owner's name in pencil on reverse of frontispiece, old pencil price on facing page, stitching just a little loose. Nonetheless, overall an unusually nice copy. Bookseller reference : 002661 |
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Bond's Model and Experimental Engineering Handbook 1939 - 1940 edition. 1939 - 1940 edition. 208 pages, many sepia illustrations. Illustrated catalogue containing practically the whole range of Bond's model stock, claimed to be one of the most comprehensive in the world, includes some of the finest finished working models made. Card covers, spine a little faded, previous owner's name neatly stamped at corner of cover, otherwise a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003946 |
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132 pages, superbly illustrated in colour. Published in conjunction with the Goldsmiths' Company exhibition; exhibitors - goldsmiths and jewelers, silversmiths, are each described with a double-page spread, with colour photographs of their work. Soft covers, a very good copy. Uncommon. Bookseller reference : 003114 ISBN : 0907814239 |
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1076 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white. General catalogue of small tools and supplies for all trades, includes planes and tools by Stanley, Preston (not explicitly named, but clearly recognisable), Millers Falls etc. Hb, in original dark red cloth with darkened gilt lettering to spine and upper board, on front free end-paper is a pencil comment 'Rec'd Dec 7/23' (Received December 7 1923), a little rubbed at edges, but generally a very nice copy of this standard reference. Bookseller reference : 003795 |
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Pages unnumbered, illustrated throughout in colour. In the 'Made in Italy' series, dedicated to the elite Italian designer-artists now leading the field of international fashion. English text. Bookseller reference : 003762 |
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C. Cannon & Co. 19th. Century Receipt 'From C. Cannon & Co. French & English Silk Dyers, Shawl & Furniture Cleaners To Her Majesty [Queen Victoria] No. 6, Davies Street, Berkeley Square [London] Dresses Cleaned on an entirely new principle, without taking them to pieces. Kid Gloves & satin shoes cleaned to look equal to new & free from smell...' Original nineteenth century receipt [14/3/48] 'To cleaning and glaring(?) 1 cambric skirt'. Very good. Uncommon. Bookseller reference : 002317 |
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Cabinet Builders and General Brassfoundry Catalogue No. 55 and No. 57 Catalogue No. 55, 1924, is hb, xiii pages of index, 76 fully illustrated pages with each facing page unnumbered, and left blank for notes, 2 pages with additional items have been neatly tipped in the appropriate position. Catalogue No. 57, 1927 Supplement, to be used in conjunction with catalogue no. 55 has card covers, title page and 31 fully illustrated pages, together with 3 sheets loosely inserted. Widely ranging catalogues, including external and internal door and window furniture, house name plates, bell pushes, bedroom door knockers(!), curtain rails and fittings, blind furniture, hat and coat and wardrobe hooks, cabinet handles, castors, lavatory, bath and basin chains and fittings, fireplace accessories, candlesticks, crumb trays and brushes, eschutcheons etc. Very good copies. Bookseller reference : 003599 |
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CARLTON HOUSE The Past Glories of George IV's Palace 240 pages, superbly illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue published for the exhibition of the same name. Includes information on the interior designs of Carlton House as well as a detailed catalogue with superb photographs of the contents. Bookseller reference : 000286 ISBN : 095133736X |
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Catalogue No. 685 OIL LAMPS & FITTINGS Falk Stadelmann & Co. Ltd Originally published September 1933, this facsimile reprinted 1976. 112 pages, illustrated throughout in black and white. Demonstrates the remarkable range of oil lamps available in the 1930's, many unchanged since Victorian times. Soft covers, white mark on upper cover, probably due to surface being removed together with an old price label, otherwise a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003846 |
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Catalogue No. 79 Hoole Machine and Engraving Works 46 pages, illustrated in black and white throughout. Catalogue of tools for paging, numbering, end-name printing, bookbinders' tools and machinery. Bookseller reference : 003792 |
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Catalogue of Doors, Moulds, Gates, Turnery, Trellis &c 80 pages, fully illustrated in black and white. Enlarged and revised edition of Sandell's catalogue. Comprehensive catalogue of a wide range of architectural woodwork, including components for stairs - newels, balusters, handrails etc in a wide variety of designs. Large moulding section comprising architraves, panel moulds, dados, piucture rails, skirtings and sash stuff. Stapled (very rusty) pages within card covers, string for hanging catalogue at upper corner. Externally a little grubby, but generally a very good copy of an interesting and scarce catalogue. Bookseller reference : 003838 |
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Catalogue of Foot Engines and Engine Instruments List "E", 1934. 32 pages, clearly illustrated in black and white. Detailed dental catalogue of the period, including treadle drills etc. Card covers, professionally punched 4 times to facilitate filing, otherwise a very good copy of this uncommon catalogue. Bookseller reference : 003837 |
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Catalogue of Hardware Manufactured By E.C. Stearns & Co. 1977 facsimile reprint of 1924 catalogue. 88 pages, clear black and white illustrations. Bookseller reference : 003868 |
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CATALOGUE OF PERIOD CABINET FITTINGS Trade catalogue, no date. 11 pages, copiously illustrated in black and white. Period cabinet handles, eschutcheons, hinges, bolts and castors, knobs, locks, clock finials and fittings etc. Duplicated price list enclosed. Stapled card covers, a little creased and very dusty, but internally a very good copy Bookseller reference : 002775 |
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CATALOGUE OF SADDLERY TRAVELWARE AND GRINDERY 120 pages, illustrated throughout. Facsimile reprint of original 1938 Harris, Scarfe, Limited catalogue. Folded card covers, near fine. Bookseller reference : 001757 ISBN : 0947338772 |
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Auction catalogue, 28 October 1999. 102 pages, cataloguing 425 lots, illustrated in black and white and colour. Ben Weinreb will be remembered as one of the most dynamic antiquarian booksellers of the last century. After his nominal retirement he began collecting outside his lifetime's specialities of architecture and history. This comprehensive collection was the result of his fascination with computer technology. Soft covers, slight fading to cover, else near fine. Bookseller reference : 003953 |
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Fifteenth edition, no date - late 1950s? 36 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Introduction includes history of handles, with good photographs of stages of handle production in the Shepherd & Sons factory. Card covers, printed with wood grain, stapled, a very nice copy of a scarce and informative catalogue. Bookseller reference : 003839 |
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Charles S. Green & Co. Ld, Manufacturers of Silver and Silver-Plate Catalogue No date, pre UK decimalisation (1970's), and from the style of silverware presented probably 1960's or earlier. Title page and introduction, 44 catalogue pages, each item illustrated with a black and white photograph, some enameled or gilded items highlighted with colour. Presents a wide range of Green's manufactured items in hall marked sterling silver, best electro-plate on nickel silver, and reproductions of old Sheffield Plate (silver plate on copper), including toilet sets for ladies and men, christening presents, lead crystal, silver mounted scent sprayers, engine-turned and gilt decorated 'flapjacks' (apparently a compact designed to carry loose powder), cigar and cigarette accessories, services for tea and coffee, and for serving fruit, trays, condiment sets and tableware, pens and pencils, sports trophies, flasks, tankards, nickel silver holders for Pyrex casserole dishes, cocktail shakers and accessories. The catalogue is presented as loose-leaves securely held in a proprietary illustrated card folder. No price list, although there is a pocket at the rear of the folder which would probably have contained one. Overall a near-fine copy of this comprehensive catalogue. Bookseller reference : 003209 |
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Complete Catalogue of Wilmot's Galvanised Specialities List No. 9/36 No date. 1920's? 6" x 3 1/2", 144 pages, illustrated throughout. Astonishingly wide variety of galvanized goods; principally for animal husbandry, including food troughs for cattle, sheep, pigs, lambs; patented Danish type housing for pigs; Wiley washing machine for potatoes and roots; fences for stock; dairy appliances; stable requisites; Wilmot's famous rat and fox proof 'Palace' coop for chickens; rat and sparrow traps and catchers; wheelbarrows of all descriptions; weather vanes; rhubarb and sea-kale pots; garden seats; oil cabinets etc etc. In original stapled red boards, pages a little browned, but generally a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 000685 |
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Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, Science and Medicine 274+ pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Catalogue of Sotheby's auction sale, comprising 493 lots, including a remarkable series of love-letters by Tsar Alexander II, the papers of Cardinal Granville relating to the Council of Trent, and a fine letter from Jean Racine to Madame de Maintenon. Card covers, a near fine copy. Bookseller reference : 003371 |
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Cooper's Journal : Or, Unfettered Thinker and Plain Speaker for Truth, Freedom, and progress 476 pages. Bookseller reference : 003487 ISBN : 0678006717 |
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56 pages, frontispiece and 30 black and white and colour plates, 33 figures. Issued by the Copper and Brass Extended Uses Council, Birmingham, covers forms of copper for architectural use, alternative techniques for roofing in copper, gutters, downspouts, plain sheet metal work, decorative uses in architecture, and various other uses, including for damp-courses, glazing etc. A most attractive book, handsome title page with contemporary well chosen typography,excellent reproductions of double-page engineering drawings of the traditional type - again with great attention to the quality of the lettering. Cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to spine; no dw - possibly as issued - a near fine copy. Bookseller reference : 001199 |
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COSTUME NUMBER 15 The Journal of the Costume Society 100 pages, black and white illustrations. Includes articles on tailors; the printed shawl in Scotland; dress-up clothes for field slaves of ante-bellum Louisiana and Mississippi; registered designs and nineteenth century fashion; costume and the entertainment world; and Scottish portraits as a source for the costume historian. Bookseller reference : 002725 ISBN : 05908876 |
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COSTUME NUMBER 22 The Journal of the Costume Society 140 pages, black and white illustrations. Costume Society programme, constitution, minutes, chairman's and treasurer's reports loosely inserted. Bookseller reference : 003871 |
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COSTUME NUMBER 29 The Journal of the Costume Society 143 pages, black and white illustrations Bookseller reference : 003870 ISBN : 05908876 |
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COSTUME NUMBER 30 The Journal of the Costume Society 178 pages, illustrated in black and white and colour. This issue includes:- Roman and Byzantine Dress in Egypt; Designing for the York cycle of Mystery Plays in 1951, 1954 and 1957; Dress at the Court of Henry VIII; An innovative method for mounting the sixteenth-century doublet and trunk-hose; Shoes concealed in Buildings; A group of eighteenth-century bedgowns; In search of Carlyle's hat; Cashmere carrying cloaks; Houses built of straw - the influence of the hat trade in the shaping of Luton Straw plaiting and the straw hat industry in Britain; The development of the Luton Museum Lace Collection; Reviews, exhibitions, obituaries etc. Bookseller reference : 002696 ISBN : 05908876 |
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COSTUME The Journal of the Costume Society No. 8 95 pages, black and white illustrations. Stapled card covers, slight tearing around lower staple, previous owner's addrss stamp on title page, 'duplicate' neatly written in ink at top left corner of cover, otherwise a very good copy. Bookseller reference : 003873 |
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Costumes and Curtains from Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets ix, 131 pages, 64 plates in black and white and colour. Catalogue for this noted sale, held at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Bookseller reference : 003864 |
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