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THE POTTERTON PICTORIAL TREASURY OF CURTAINS & DRAPERY DESIGN 1750-1950
Written by Clare Jameson.
Stock no. 1831538
Published by Potterton Books. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book provides an illustrated historical survey of designs taken from eontemporary source books durin ghte period 1780 - 1930 in England, France and North America. An essential work of reference for Interior Decorators and Designers. Compiled by Clare Jameson. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Green andf white decorative endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. xvi and 293 plates. ISBN: 1870599004. Light browning to text block. Boards and contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. Tobacco odour present.

LETTERING FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
Written by Milner Gray; Ronald Armstrong.
Stock no. 1831476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alphabet and symbol in relation to entrances & interiors; public places; civic buildings; road signs; shops & stores; supermarkets; the corporate image; illuminated signs; and exhibitions. Visual communications in the architectural setting. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages including index. A couple of very minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Page edes lightly browned else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with slight wear.

LINOLEUM: HISTORY, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE 1882-2000
Written by Gerhard Kaldewei; Ingrid Nina Bell.
Stock no. 1831151
Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

This text presents linoleum in its various guises. It looks at the historical and ecological importance of this material. The essays are contributed by experts and cover the history of linoleum, its "discovery" by modernist designers and architects and its renaissance in contemporary design. Edited by Gerhard Kaldewei, translated by Ingrid Nina Bell. Black spine with white title, brown paper boards with black title to front. B/w and colour illustrations/photos. 251 pages including index. ISBN: 3775709908. A very nice copy.

ROCKING HORSES
Written by Emma Marsden; Tony Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830849
Published by Courage Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Collector's Guide to Identifying, Buying and Enjoying Rocking Horses. Large format. Brick red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 80 pages including index. American Edition. ISBN: 1561382191. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly marked, verso is affected by damp mottling (not visible to front).

CLARICE CLIFF
Written by Lynn Knight.
Stock no. 1830531
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An insightful biography of one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Black boards, green foil title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9780747578284. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND THE FUTURE
Written by Geoffrey Holme.
Stock no. 1830406
Published by The Studio Limited. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Challenge to the Producer. Industrial Design. Green cloth boards, black title to spine, black pattern to front board. B/w photos. 160 pages. Boards a little marked, rubbed at edges and lightly worn to corners. Endpapers and text block browned. Some foxing present. Slight tobacco odour present.

THE GRAND FLEET: WARSHIP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1906-1922
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829914
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The development of British warships up to 1914, the responses to the demands of the First World War, and how the lessons of wartime experience affected warship development in the immediate postwar period. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176099X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge else a super copy, looks unread!

REBUILDING THE ROYAL NAVY: WARSHIP DESIGN SINCE 1945
Written by D.K. Brown; George Moore. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829913
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritative design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861762224. Light wear to top & tail of spine else a super copy, looks unread!

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM
Written by David King.
Stock no. 1829475
Published by Butterworth Architecture. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The eighteenth century architects Robert and James Adam gave their name to a classical style of architecture, a castle style of architecture and to a style of decoration. This book is the first complete catalogue of their executed works. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams throughout, a few colour photos. xii and 447 pages including index. ISBN: 075061286X. Light rubbing to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

LEONARD, FASHION IMPRESSIONS
Written by Daniel Tribouillard; Maria-Anne Privat-Savigny; et al.
Stock no. 1826728
Published by Lieux Dits Editions. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The House of LEONARD is a unique label, invariably associated with the art of fabric printing, and has succeeded in translating the cheerful and colourful world of couturier Danial Tribouillard, who invented the revolutionary printing process of the <<fully-fashioned>>. This book complements the first international exhibition dedicated to the designer, 2006. Pink patterned glazed boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 2914528256. A few minor marks to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly edge-worn.

THE HISTORY OF GARDEN DESIGN: THE WESTERN TRADITION FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Monique Mosser; Georges Teyssot.
Stock no. 2138989
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0500015112. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

BUILDING FOR AIR TRAVEL
Written by John Zukowsky; Koos Bosma; Mark J. Bouman; David Brodherson; Robert Bruegmann; Wood Lockhart; Leonard Rau; Wolfgang Voigt.
Stock no. 1320142
Published by The Art Institue Of Chicago. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Architecture and design for Commercial Aviation. Large format. Blue cloth, white title to spine. 256 pages with 103 colour, 53 duotone and 216 b/w photos and illustrations. Essays, edited by Zukowsky. ISBN: 3791316842. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.