‎Design‎

‎Magnesi, Pinuccia‎

‎I SONETTI GRAFICI DI PIERO FORNASETTI: TESSUT E FOULARDS.‎

‎Cartonato editoriale illustrato, cm 29x22, pp 111 (1), alcune figure a colori nell’introduzione, quindi 143 fotografie a colori di foulard, disegni per tessuti, sete stampate, ecc di Piero Fornasetti, dalla collezione privata di Barnaba Fornasetti. Bella monografia con testi di Pinuccia Magnesi e Angelo Dragone, da mostra torinese allo spazio dell’azienda tessile Avigdor.‎

‎AAVV‎

‎ALCANTARA. Progetti di / projects by: Ambasz, Graves, Gregotti, Mendini, Rossi, Sottsass.‎

‎Tela con sovraccoperta, cm2522, pp 94 (2) illustrate a colori. Volume che illustra la realizzazione della mostra Materialidea (Milano, Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea 1982), che vide allestiti progetti di Emilio Ambasz (Pelle e ossa), Michael Graves (Agorà), Vittorio Gregotti, Pierluigi Cerri e Augusto Cagnani (Fuori scala), Alessandro Mendini (Tender Architecture), Aldo Rossi e Luca Meda (Interno con Teatro), Ettore Sottsass (Quattro divani in stile Biedermeier), e lo spettacolo Operazione Alcantara di Magazzini Criminali. I progetti sono presentati con testi, disegni preparatori, fotografie.‎

‎Skinner, Robert‎

‎How to Design & Make Wood Reliefs‎

‎Contains 11 step-by-step projects that are either free-form, geometric illustions, or wooden puzzles. Detailed measurements, photographs, specifications and more provided for each project. Fading near spine. Light wear. Book‎

‎Sailor, Guess‎

‎Severely Handicapped Students - An Instructional Design‎

‎386 pages including bibliography and index. Presents a comprehensive system that may serve as a basis for organizing instructional programs for severely handicapped students. Minimal markings to contents. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book‎

‎Paine, Melanie‎

‎Fabric Magic‎

‎216 pages including index. A complete source book of both design inspiration and professional techniques for soft furnishings. Attractively illustrated with colour photography. Prior owner's name and details atop half-title page. Light wear. Nice glossy copy. Book‎

‎Love, Sydney F.‎

‎Planning and Creating Successful Engineered Designs‎

‎260 pages. "Explains all the techniques of establishing and maintaining an engineering design effort that never 'goes against the grain.' " - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Light wear to dust jacket which bears four inch scratch to front panel. Very nice copy. Book‎

‎Stockstill, Edie‎

‎Making Decorative Lawn Ornaments and Patio Containers‎

‎144 pages. "With 46 projects, ranging from the simple to the complex and arranged by season, you can add interest to your lawn all year long!" - from back cover. Colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book‎

‎Ferguson, Katharine (editor)‎

‎Rock Gardens : A Harrowsmith Gardner's Guide‎

‎96 pages. Index. Colour photography. "Presents a fresh approach to rock gardening - a botanical art practised as early as the 15th century by Zen monks, and, later, by ambitious Victorians hoping to capture the essence of the flowering mountainsides of Europe." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book‎

‎Dietz, Matthias; Monninger, Michael‎

‎Japanese Design‎

‎176 pages. "After many years of low-cost mass production, the Japanese have long since shifted the focus of their efforts to the development of high-quality technical products. In many cases the designs of the new generation serve as prototypes which may have only an indirect influence on later production. The examples presented in this book thus anticipate the design offensive to come from Japan." - from front flap. Colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy. Book‎

‎Worrell, Estelle Ansley‎

‎Early American Costume‎

‎183 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white plus some colour plates. An intimate look at the fashions from 1580 to 1850 with instructions for drafting the patterns and constructing the costumes. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound working copy. Book‎

‎Balshone, Bruce L.; Deering, Paul L.; McCarl, Brian D.‎

‎Bicycle Transit: Its Planning and Design - Praeger Special Stidies - Design/Environmental Planning Series‎

‎164 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Makes a strong case for the bicycle as a primary means of transportation." - from Foreward. Clean and tight with light wear externally. Some writing whited out atop front free endpaper. Initials atop half-title page. Quality copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Sport Aviation Magazine - August 1989‎

‎98 pages. Features: Byron Originals' SX-300; SX-388; Alan Tolle's RV-6; Maverick - a New Australian Design; Buying a Homebuilt; Cooling system Desigh; Knight Twister Imperial; Flying in 1919. Moderate wear. Magazine‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Locomotives International Magazine, No. 38, May - June 1997‎

‎Features: 'Dusty' Durrant in Paris; Matheran Hill Railway; Swiss 2- 10 - 2 Design; Norwegian Private Lines; Peru, Paraguay; Russian 4- 6- 0s; Hitler's Great Dream - 3m Gauge Rails across Europe - Part 3; Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy,. Book‎

‎Keenan, F.J.‎

‎Limit States Design of Wood Structures‎

‎532 pages. "Written to assist students and engineering practitioners to design wood structures, using the Limit States Design (LSD) method. It is intended to be both a textbook and a design manual. As a textbook, it sets out to explain the fundamental behaviour of wood-based structural wood products when exposed to service conditions and loads; as a design manual, it provides charts and graphs which can bring about efficiencies in the design process." - from Preface. Few details whited out atop front free endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Fusco, Vincent F.‎

‎Microwave Circuits: Analysis and Computer-Aided Design‎

‎358 pages. "Provides a concise tutorial review of the main techniques used in the design of microwave (and radiowave) circuits." - from back cover. Former library copy with usual markings. Covers protected in clear plastic. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book‎

‎Meyer, Carl F.‎

‎Route Surveying and Design - Fourth Edition‎

‎636 pages. Index. Appendices. Covers basic principles and practical applications. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book‎

‎Hicks, David‎

‎Living With Design‎

‎287 pages including index. For the first time, author describes not only the ideas and principles which guide his work but also, more personally, the early influences which shaped his career and his method of working. Discusses good taste, what the interior designer can contribute to society, and his own unique contributions in the field of carpets, the design of beds and the use of color and pattern. 335 illustrations in color and 220 in black and white. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Usual library markings. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound reference copy. Book‎

‎Branch, Elizabeth Garrabrant‎

‎Illustrated Exercises in Design‎

‎Unpaginated. Seventy black and white plates. Printed upon glossy stock. "This book is offered in the hope that the problem of bringing an understanding of Design to the pupils in our schools may be made a little easier." - from Introduction. Topics include: Occult; Static; Balance; Rhythm; Movement; Unit. Attractively illustrated front board. Unmarked. Both hinges mostly open. Light internal foxing. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy copy of this vintage work. Book‎

‎Thornton, J.H.: Editor‎

‎Textbook of Footwear Manufacture‎

‎615 pages. "In the preparation of the third edition of this standard textbook for the boot and shoe industry, all the necessary revision has been made to keep it fully up to date. In particular the chapter on Direct Moulded Construction has been considerably modified and includes a new section on Injection moulding. The general arrangement into nine parts has been retained: Shoe Design - its Basis and Development; Pattern Cutting; Clicking; Closing; Bottom Stock; Making; Finishing; Shoe Room; Slipper Manufacture. This new edition is a complete textbook describing for students all the methods in use in the manufacture of boots and shoes and is also an invaluable reference book for foremen, managers and directors in the industry who need to keep abreast of modern techniques." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Back hinge open. A worthy reference copy of this excellent reference. Book‎

‎Miller, Alice B.; Et al‎

‎Studio Photography and Design, March (3) 2003‎

‎58 pages. Features: Celebrity Portraits; Fashion Flaire; Digital Freedom; Jerry Avenaim; Carl Zapp; Dan Lim; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Cheskin, Louis‎

‎Business Without Gambling: How Successful Marketers Use Scientific Methods‎

‎255 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Cheskin was a renowned marketer with many successes to his name, including the development of the Marlboro man. In this book he "unveils tested techniques which guarantee sales success." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this classic marketing work. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Canadian Rail, Number 244, Mary 1972‎

‎Features: A quarter-century of freight car design - very long article with many b/w photos and diagrams; Waybills. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Heberling. W.A.‎

‎Heberling's Basic Lettering and Elements of Composition, Color Harmony, Gilding, Embossing, Processes, Etc. As Used Commercially‎

‎272 pages. Plate index. Paragraph index. Classified index. Over one-hundred excellent black and white plates. "The standard textbook - illustrated, pertinent, comprehensive." - from title page. Oblong 9.25" x 12.25". Small name stamps upon endpapers and title page. Above-average wear. Binding tender but intact. Above-average soiling to grey cloth-covered boards. Front board attractively decorated in yellow, green and red. A sound copy of this superb and nostalgic reference. Book‎

‎Cooper, Heather‎

‎Carnaval Perpetuel: A Collection of Works By Heather Cooper‎

‎160 pages. A book of paintings, illustrations and design. "An exceptional art book. A detailed examination of the works of one of the foremost creative artists of our time." - from dust jacket. Gorgeous colour illustrations throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this beautiful book. Book‎

‎Author Not Stated‎

‎Correct Practice in Industrial Sheet Metal Work‎

‎210 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Undated but appears to be circa 1940s. "This collection of articles on Industrial Sheet Metal Work is reprinted from issues of American Artisan." - from front cover. Sections include: Design and Engineering Data; Fume Removal Systems; Grain Handling Systems; Metallic Dust Collecting Systems; Wood Waste Removal Systems; Fibrous Lint Removal Systems; Paint Spray Booths and Drying Ovens; Shop Layout; Miscellaneous. Somewhat above-average wear and external soiling. Prior owner's details inside front cover, otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy of this very practical and informative reference. Book‎