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Riccardo Dalisi
Lo schizzismo
In -16°,bross edit ill con alette – pag. 198 – numerosi disegni a colori e in b/n nel testo - buono stato
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Oggetti disegnati da Charles Rennie Mackintosh ricostruiti da Sabattini
In -8°,bross edit ill con sovracoperta – pag. 32 – 32 foto a col. e in b/n - buono stato, segno di elastico sul retro della sovracoperta e alcune ondulazioni come da foto
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Ettore Rotelli – Patrizia Scarzella
In difesa del design. La questione dei falsi nella produzione industriale.
In -8°,legatura edit con sovracoperta ill – pag. 144 - 48 foto in b/n nel testo – firma d'appartenenza al frontespizio - buono stato, segni d'uso alla sovracoperta
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Saville, Diana
The Observer's Book of Gardens of England, Scotland & Wales
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to spine and no bumping to sharp corners. 184pp. A guide to 140 of the finest gardens in Britain which are open to visitors.
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Sayles, John
Letterhead & Logo Design 7
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright orange cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with a trace of rubbing to top front edge and very tiny nick to bottom of spine. 208pp.
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Losowsky, Andrew
Book 05.06
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 190pp. This volume, the third in the annual series, gives you a showcase of the best work submitted as part of the previous year's Youth Creative Network programme.
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Osler, Dorothy
Machine Patchwork : Technique and Design
Small sticker from previous owner on front end paper. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not marked or torn or creased with very slight traces of handling. 119pp. The author shows how machine-sewn patchwork produces just as attractive and exciting results as hand-sewn. However much of the content of the book is equally applicable to hand-sewn patchwork merely by replacing the machine stitch with a hand running stitch.
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Parsons, Christine
Decorating with Marble, Stone and Granite
Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little sunning to spine. 127pp. A superb insight into the world of interior design and the techniques involved using each of the materials marble, stone and granite. Detailed photographic plates allowing easy identification show what is available and in 96 colour illustrations enable you to choose the shades and grains most suited to your purpose.
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Adams, Peter D.
The Art of Bonsai
Book appears to be in mint unread condition. 160pp. A comprehensive work on how to grow miniature trees, how to design them based on the natural growth habit of various species.
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Fairfield, Helen
Counted Thread Embroidery
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and an extremely tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 143pp. Embroidery which is worked over the counted threads of the ground material to produce a pattern has almost as long a history as woven cloth itself. This book covers all the main types of embroidery which are worked in this way. Includes ten complete projects and a wealth of ideas for others.
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Clancy, Kevin
Designing Change : The Art of Coin Design
Book and jacket in mint condition. 112pp. A study of the history of coins and the artistry which goes into their design by the Royal Mint.
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Clifton-Mogg, Caroline; Feetham, Piers
Displaying Pictures : A Complete Guide to Framing, Arranging and Lighting Paintings, Prints and Photographs
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to slightly sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 168pp. A comprehensive design guide to the arrangement and display of pictures and photographs in the home with advice and ideas from professional framers.
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The Editor
New Dimensions in Weaving
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 142pp. In five sections - 3D, Only Natural, Colour, Texture and Design, with black & white illustrations throughout. Designed as loose pages held with plastic spine binder.
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Leman, Jill
Martin Leman's Needlepoint Cats
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 56pp. Needlepoint designs by Jill Leman from paintings by Martin Leman.
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Lejard, Andre
French Tapestry
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight sunning around top of spine and very minor bumping to rear corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped but chipped, torn and rubbed with very ragged upper edge. 107pp. The history of French tapestry from olden times up to the modern equvalents. Very well illustrated including full-page colour plates and one double-page fold out in excellent condition.
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Brett, Walter
Pictorial Gardening
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Lovely orange-red marbled end papers. 288pp. Detailed work with masses of gardening advice and instruction, well laid out in very well captioned pictorial form. Undated ca 1940s.
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Reeves, David
Furniture : An Explanatory History
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very tiny rub to front. 199pp. This book studies the style of furniture rather than minutiae, with changes in construction and design which followed from new techniques. With over 100 photographs and many line-drawings.
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Caroline Vincent
Creative Sampler Embroidery
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 128pp. How to approach the techniques of creative needlework. With a series of projects alongside detailed diagrams and instructions, with clear step-by-step guides to building up the different textual motifs. Attractive colour illustrations.
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Bellwood, John and Jenkinson, David
Gresley and Stanier: A Centenary Tribute
No marks or inscriptions. Crease across front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very slight rubbing to some corners. 99pp. A detailed study of the legendary engineering careers of both Sir Nigel Gresley and Sir William Stanier, whose designs for steam locomotives excelled along the East Coast and West Coast routes in Britain and who were born less than a month apart from one another in 1876. Well illustrated. .
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D.J. Leeming; M. E. Smith
Basics of Automotive Technology
Name/date to front end paper and name to rear end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 151pp. Part of the study course for City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Craft Studies part 1, Automotive Trades (vehicle work) 825 and the UK BTEC level I Vehicle Technology requirements.
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The Editor
IKEA Catalogue 2005
No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small repaired tear to upper front edge and no bumping to corners. 362pp. Catalogue of Swedish home furnisher. .
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Renata Molho
Being Armani: A Biography
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked glossy black boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 236pp. Biography of fashion icon Giorgio Armani from his beginning as a shy young Italian to his fashion design industry.
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Porter, Tom; Greenstreet, Bob
Manual of Graphic Techniques for Architects, Graphic Designers and Artists: v. 1
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked lightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. Architects techniques - drawing, perspective, design, scale, tracing etc. Step-by-step approach using illustrations.
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Evans, Poppy
Extraordinary Graphics for Unusual Surfaces: Making the Most of Hard-to-design Shapes and Surfaces
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edges and a little scratching to rear. 192pp. Design examples of how professional designers have overcome the hurdles of how to match their designs onto unconventional surfaces, from wet suits to golf clubs, wristwatches to drink coasters.
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Borgman, Harry
Advertising Layout Techniques: A Step-by-step Guide for Print and T.V.
High school stamp to two pages. Otherwise book in fine condition. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with some indenting. 144pp. A manual on how to prepare layouts for advertising and promotion. With step-by-step images.
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Barton, Wayne
New & Traditional Styles of Chip Carving: From Classic to Positive Imaging
No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to upper corner of front cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 128pp. How to create beautiful detailed carved projects using a new approach called Positive Imaging. This study combines this technique and traditional chip carving to create outstanding effects in wood inspired by early Gothic cathedral sculptured forms.
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Coleridge, Anthony
Chippendale Furniture Circa 1745-1765
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked coarse weave cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slightly sunned spine, traces of storage and light creasing to edges. 420 plates plus 229pp. The work of Thomas Chippendale and his contemporaries in the Rococo Style including Vile, Cobb, Pierre Langlois, Channon, Hallett, Ince and Mayhew, Lock, Johnson and others. over the period 1745-1765. A heavy book. Very well illustrated.
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Bridgewater, Alan; Bridgewater, Gill
Treasury of Woodcarving Designs
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn with nicks and slight creasing to upper and lower rear edges. 192pp. A comprehensive source book with a wide-ranging collection of woodcarving designs from all over the world, illustrated with over 1,000 detailed drawings and photographs, plus their cultural and historical period connections. . Hardback edition very scarce in the UK.
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Serpell, David
Collecting Carlton Ware
No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to lower corner of rear covers, none to front or to slightly sunned spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 138pp. Detailed very well illustrated study of Carlton Ware which began production in 1890 with particular emphasis on collecting pieces including many prices as of the end of the 20th century.
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Mason, Garry (editor)
FX - Design, Business and Society : Issue 139 October 2005
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 170pp. A monthly trade magazine for the contract interior design industry with Gary Rhodes W1 restaurant, designing out the terrorists, National Trust HQ in Swindon, Butlin's Shoreline Hotel and much more.
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The Editors
IKEA Catalogue 2013
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Catalogue of Swedish home furnisher. 326pp. IKEA in 2013.
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Carter, Ernest F.
The Boys' Book of Model Railways
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. 144pp. How to create realistic model railways layouts and accessories.
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Harris, Jennifer ; Hyde, Sarah & Smith, Greg
1966 and All That - Design and the Consumer in Great Britain 1960 - 1969
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Catalogue of exhibits plus 160pp. From the Whitworth Art Gallery in 1986, this illustrated account describes the trendy new aspects of Britain in 1966 from the mini skirt and mini car to Centre Point, the cleaning of Manchester Town Hall and the Kenwood Chef.
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Gassmann, Doris & Seipp, Inge & Rogalski, Ulla
100 Jahre Seipp : 100 Objekte aus 100 Jahren
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with rubbed but unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. unpaginated. pp. For its 100th anniversary, the company Seipp Wohnen organized the exhibition '100 Objects from 100 Years', which related an object in design history to a historical event for each year of this period. This is the catalogue showing all of the 100 objects. Scarce in the UK.
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Lejard, Andre (editor)
The Art Of The French Book - from Early Manuscrips to the Present Time
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked black boards with white lettering and cream vellum spine and bumping to front corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with some marking, small tears to corners, small piece missing from spine top and rubbed/nicked edges. 164pp. A history of French book production from the 9th century to books illustrated by Picasso, Matisse and Braque.
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Linkhorn, Forbes Lloyd (editor)
Illustrators 22 : The Twenty Second Annual of American Illustration
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight sunning to spine. Unpaginated pp. With 633 illustrations chosen for the Society of Illustrators' 1980/81 Exhibition. A heavy book. Scarce in the UK.
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Wilde, Lyn Webster
Celtic Inspirations
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 160pp. A distillation of ancient wisdom illustrated with evocative photographs and superb artworks specially commissioned to capture the mystery and beauty of the Celtic imagination.
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Samuel, Evelyn
Introducing Batik
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and a little bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not torn with rubbed surfaces, sunned spine and minor creasing to edges. 80pp. A precise description and demonstration of the beautiful ancient craft of Batik, which can be quickly mastered, opening up possibilities in textile printing and design.
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Bury, Dr Steve (introduction)
Chelsea College of Art and Design Degree Exhibition 1997
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight curling outwards of cover fore-edges and no bumping to corners. 107pp. With full-page examples of the artwork from all eighty-three of the students at the Chelsea College of Art and Design as presented in their 1997 exhibition. Brief details of others works by the artists listed in the student details section. Very scarce.
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Sturgis, Russell
The Interdependence of the Arts of Design: A Series of Six Lectures Delivered at the Art Institute of Chicago : 1904
Inscription on front end paper. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with dusty unmarked boards and page edges, well-rubbed ends of sunned spine and with bumping to corners. 227pp. A series of six lectures delivered at the Art Institute of Chicago, being the Scammon Lectures for 1904. Illustrated.
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Benson, Dorothy
Machine Embroidery : The Artistic Possibilities of the Domestic Sewing Machine
A well creased and rubbed copy with dusty/dirty marking to many corners and some pages. Many pages clean. Soiling to rear. Four centre pages loose. Reading copy only. 79pp. Advice, technique, samples in the twenty-five lessons. Some pages in colour. Undated ca 1950.
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Poulson, Christine
William Morris
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine and very tiny scratch to rear. 128pp. Biography of William Morris, his friendships, socialism, work and achievements in architecture, painting, textiles, wallpapers, poetry and furniture and influence on design.
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Grey, Maggie (editor)
The World of Embroidery : November 1997 : Volume 48 No 6
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 60pp. Embroidery magazine with features on the language of textiles, textiles of Southern Africa, designing for dishes, wirework in context, a museum curator's day, Michael Brennand-Wood, traditional Japanese embroidery, Ten Plus Textiles, transatlantic styles, felt carpets from Central Asia, easy steps to design and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
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Grey, Maggie (editor)
The World of Embroidery : May 1998 : Volume 49 No 3
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor damp effect to upper edge, traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 60pp. Embroidery magazine with features on Angkor carvings patterns, Indian embroidery, rainbow dyeing, north-west England silks, Brunel Broderers, overcoming 'stitcher's block', Sarah Burgess, hat-maker's nautical inspiration, Elizabethan costume inspiration, collage, Ulster embroidery, Opus Anglicanum and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
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Grey, Maggie (editor)
The World of Embroidery : July 1998 : Volume 49 No 4
No marks or inscriptions. Faint crease down centre of magazine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 60pp. Embroidery magazine with features on acanthus leaf design, textile trends, design reserch in Arabia, North-west England cottons, health & safety and embroidery, teaching, brush pencil needle, piecing together, Mary Cozens-Walker, samplers through play, workof Cindy Hickock, traditions, work with a soldering iron and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
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Grey, Maggie (editor)
The World of Embroidery : January 1999 : Volume 50 No 1
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Embroidery magazine with features on Japan indigo patterns, Margi Hennen dolls, Lord Middleton collection, Pakistan to England cloth and stitch, creative screen printing, Sian Martin, Oxford Community Embroidery, lightweight felts, stitchers on the internet, Bowes Mueum, amber into gold, changing times and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
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Grey, Maggie (editor)
The World of Embroidery : March 2000 : Volume 51 No 2
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Embroidery magazine with features on interior design, marbling, balance of design and stitch, Veise stitch, Bavaria national dress, art vs craft in India, Rebecca Crompton, Beatrix Atkinson, Sybil Francis, Barbara Siedlecka, Textiles for ceramics, Lichfield Textiles, Tudor sources, textile advertising and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
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Howard, Constance
Twentienth-Century Embroidery in Great Britain from 1978
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nicks to upper corners, label removal rubbing to front, slight creasing to edges and traces of storage. 322pp. The history of emboridery from 1978 onwards with concise text and carefully selected illustrations plus comprehensive biographies and lists of prominent people of the craft.
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Jerstorp, Karin & Kohlmark, Eva
The Textile Design Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. A guide to understanding and creating patterns using texture, shape and colour on fabrics.
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Embroiderers' Guild Staff
Embroidery Studio : The Ultimate Workshop - Design, Technique and Inspiration
No marks or inscriptions. Crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 192pp. Practical advice on design and technique from the top teachers and professionals of the Embroiders' Guild with inspirational designs from around the world.
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