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Cescinsky & Gribble, EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE & WOODWORK. Vol I & II. Cescinsky & Gribble, EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE & WOODWORK. Vol I & II. Ref: 2610
Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd.

Volumes I & II bound in one book. Figures in black & white & colour frontis. These two volumes cover woodwork from the 14th Century and furniture up to the 17th Century. This book, when published, broke new ground as to name county and locality of origin of certain pieces. Discussing influences of designs from near and afar. This highly detailed work into this early period of woodwork and furniture includes 100s of b&w photographs and diagrams throughout. Brown cloth bound boards with gilt lettering. Also includes original dust cover 


Price: £200.00

J. C. Cox, ENGLISH CHURCH FITTINGS, FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES. J. C. Cox, ENGLISH CHURCH FITTINGS, FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES. Ref: 1004
J. C. Cox.
Published by B. T. Batsford

1st ed. 1923. A standard reference. Keywords: english church architecture, ecclesiology, topography. Boards bound in purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. Faded spine otherwise tight clean copy. Heavily illustrated

230 x 163 mm. xii + 320 pp. Frontispiece + 273 plates. Hardback.
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Price: £30.00

John Gloag, A SHORT DICTIONARY OF FURNITURE. John Gloag, A SHORT DICTIONARY OF FURNITURE. Ref: 7225
Published by Allen & Unwin.

This is the revised and enlarged edition of 1969 of one of the standard concise works.It is descriptive record of furniture that was made in the British tradition from 1100 to 1950. Included qre terms relating to design, structure and materials, and the contemporary names for various articles of furniture have been identified. There are two good introductory essays before the Dictionary on design description of furniture, and some useful notes following. There are over 2,600 entries including terms and names used both in Britain and the USA.

235 x 155 mm. 814 pp. with more than 1,000 b&w illlustrations. hb. Jacketed.

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Price: £10.00

Kirjkham, Moore and Porter, FURNISHING THE WORLD, The East London Furniture Trade 1930 -1980. Kirjkham, Moore and Porter, FURNISHING THE WORLD, The East London Furniture Trade 1930 -1980. Ref: 7243
Published by Journeyman.

This an account of the rise and fall of the East London Furniture trade up to the 1980s. The authors have drawn upon the huge archives which have been collected over many years by the Geffrye Museum (which is a centre for the study of English furniture and woodworking) from many East End companies and personal accounts from furniture makers. By the turn of the 19/20 century there were 1000s of workshops in the area of Hoxton, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch. The book is in almost mint condition.

280 x 210 mm. viii + 136 pp. 8 'plates of colour photographs and 104 b&w photographs. pb.

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Price: £25.00

Gordon Russell, DESIGNER' S TRADE. Gordon Russell, DESIGNER' S TRADE. Ref: 7241
Published by Allen & Unwin.

Autobiography of Gordon Russell (1892-1980), a designer of furniture carrying on the Cotswold Arts and Crafts tradition. His unique designs included a table incorporating a replica of the master plan for the 1944 invasion of Europe presented by the Queen to President Eisenhower, and 2,000 chairs for the interior of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. Hard Cover.

216 x 140 mm. 328 pp. Colour frontispiece, 22 b&w photographs and 5 line drawings illustrated endpapers. hb.

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Price: £25.00

Ivan Sparkes, ENGLISH DOMESTIC FURNITURE 1100 - 1837. Ivan Sparkes, ENGLISH DOMESTIC FURNITURE 1100 - 1837. Ref: 7227
Published by Spur Books.

First edition 1980. Contents: the craftsmen, their tools and timbers; tables; beds; the chest and coffer, chests of drawers and dressing tables; cupboards, dressers and wardrobes; writing furniture, bookcases and cabinets; nursery furniture; chairs and seating furniture; cabinetmakers, their designs and their trade; upholstery. Index, bibliography, glossary, A good copy unmarked.

220 x 150 mm. 160 pp. b&w photograghs throughtout. hb. Jacketed.

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Price: £6.00

T. A. Strange, ENGLISH FURNITURE, WOODWORK, DECORATION, Etc. During the 18th Century. T. A. Strange, ENGLISH FURNITURE, WOODWORK, DECORATION, Etc. During the 18th Century. Ref: 0416
McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.

The extended title reads: "A Guide to Collectors, English Furnoiture, Decoration, Woodwork & Allied Arts during the last half of the Seventeenth Century, the whole of the Eighteenth Cenrtury, and the earlier part of the Nineteenth. This is the 1902 edition which has some 3500 illustration of the work of 47 designers and architects and craftsmen, from Adam to Vanbrugh, between 1630 and 1810. Furniture and fixtures, from bedposts to vases and writing tables.

280 x 216 mm. 370 pp. 3500 black and white engravings. hb.

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Price: £85.00

T. A. Strange, FRENCH INTERIORS, FURNITURE, DECORATION, During the 17th & 18th Centuries. T. A. Strange, FRENCH INTERIORS, FURNITURE, DECORATION, During the 17th & 18th Centuries. Ref: 0417
Published by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.

First Edition. A book on French decorative Arts with illustrations throughout spanning from the last half of the 17th century, the whole of the 18th century and the early part of the 19th. Work by some 56 designers and decorators exhibited some 10 museums and palaces. in Half bound boards in red cloth and red leather with gilt lettering to the spine and cover.

292 x 220 mm. 400 pp. 1100 b&w photographs and engravinmgs. hb.

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Price: £85.00