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The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art, 1919. With special articles on cottage design, decoration & equipment

THE STUDIO (pub.), HOLME Geoffrey (ed) · 1919 · Inch's Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Studio Ltd, 1919. 136pp incl illustrations, 9 in colour. Publisher's wraps, 29x21. Vg tight copy. Articles include a long one by Sydney Jones on 'The Designing of Cottages', also Alfred Powell 'Hallthorpe and Percy Wells'.

Bildwerke in Glas. 25 Jahre New Glass in Amerika

BEEH Wolfgang (foreword) · 1988 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Darmstadt, Hessische Landmuseum, 1988. 64pp mostly full-page colour plates with short biography of artist on facing page. Wraps, 28x22. Very good copy. Beautifully produced catalogue. Mainly non-functional glass forms.

Stephen Procter. Thoughts About Light

PROCTER Stephen · 1986 · Inch's Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Lucerne, Glas-Galerie Luzern, 1986. 71pp, mostly examples with annotations on facing page. German and English text. Wraps, 21x29. Very good copy. Touring exhibition supported by the British Council. A fine informative catalogue on the work of this important glass maker.

Built-in Fitments for Modern Homes

STOLPER Hans and JP · 1963 · Inch's Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Crosby Lockwood, 1963. 79pp incl plans, drawings, 71 plates, list of architects and manufacturers. Cloth, 27x21. Spine and foredge of cover slightly browned else vg. Very detailed measurements of household objects down to cups and saucers, teaspoons etc, building furn...

The "Studio" Year Book of Decorative Art, 1919. with special articles on cottage design decoration & equipment.

THE STUDIO (pub), HOLME Geoffrey (ed) · 1919 · Inch's Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Studio Ltd, 1919. vii, 136pp, a great many illustrtions, 9 in colour, decorated end papers. Wraps, 29x21. Professionally respined, vg. A fine Arts and Crafts yearbook, mainly looking at traditional cottage design, cottage interiors, cottage artefacts etc with exc...

Auf's Ohr geschaut. Ohrringe aus Stadt und Land vom Klassizismus bis zur neuen Jugendkultur.

GOBEL Karin, KOHLMANN Theodor et al · 1989 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Berlin, Museums für Deutsche Volkskunde, 1989. 248pp incl illustrations, catalogue numbers, bibliog. Wraps, 27x21. Vg. Exhibition catalogue.

Metal: Germany

KOLLMANN Erich (intro) · 1967 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

NY, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 1967. c40pp incl 24 plates, list of exhibits. Wraps, 15x15. Very good copy. Exhibition of contemporary German metalwork. Most of the illustrations are of jewelry. Artists include Heyden, Wildt-Laves, Ullrich, Zietner

Hot Shots. Photographs by Norman Seeff

SEEFF Norman · 1974 · Inch's Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

New York, Flash Books, 1974. ipp text, 90 photographs. Wraps, 20x20. Vg.

The Industrial Art of Gijs Bakker. A Dutch production.

CRAFTS ADVISORY COMMITTE GALLERY · 1978 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, 1978. 12pp brochure incl illustrations, biography, bibliog. Stapled card covers. 30x21. Vg. Exhibition catalogue. Bakker, b1942, was originally a jewellery designer who later turned his hand to glass, furniture etc. His chair designs are especially notable (the Levi, ...

American Metalsmiths. The Nancy Kurland Schmidek Memorial Exhibition....1974

LAMAGNA Carlo M (Foreword) · 1974 · Inch's Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Mass, 1974. 48pp, many illustrations, glossary. Card covers. 23x17. Fine copy. Useful catalogue, showing the work of 50 designers.

Das Möbel als Gebrauchsgegenstand, Ausgeführte möbel mit genauen angaben über herstellung und konstruktion von...

SCHNECK Adolf G · 1929 · Inch's Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Stuttgart, Julius Hoffmann (Baubücher band 6), 1929. 72pp incl 138 illustrations plus 3pp adverts. Wraps, 29x22. Very nice copy in dust wrapper. A fine "Baubücher" volume, including details, measured drawings etc as well as the photographs. The examples are all apparently by ...

Towards a New Iron Age

STRONG Roy (preface) · 1982 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London V&A, 1982. 100pp incl illustrations, biographies and catalogue, bibliog. Wraps, 20x21. Very good copy. Lovely exhibition catalogue and good reference for new metalwork designers.

Caroline Broadhead. Jewellery in Studio

HOUSTON John · 1990 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Bellew Publishing, 1990. 64pp incl illustrations, biography, list of exhibitions. Wraps, 21x14. Very good copy. Useful short monograph on this important jeweller, b1950.

Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910). Unity in Design and Industry.

HANSEN Joan Maria · 2007 · Inch's Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 2007. Pictoral end papers, 319pp incl numerous illustrations, many in colour, bibliog. Cloth. 31x21. Fine, dust wrapper. First full-scale monograph on this designer, based on much original research. Beautifully produced book and valuable ...

Contemporary Japanese Design

EVANS Siân · 1991 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Collins & Brown, 1991. 224pp, a great many illustrations, mostly coloured, glossary, brief bibliography. Cloth. 26x26. Very good copy in dust wrapper. Very interesting product survey, which also explores the principles behind this country's design ethos.

The Fashionable Fire Place 1660-1840

GILBERT Christopher & WELLS-COLE Anthony · 1985 · Inch's Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Leeds, Leeds City Art Galleries ('Temple Newsam Country Houses Studies 2'), 1985. 82pp, copious b&w photos, bibliog. Laminated wraps. 30x21. Vg. Pioneering work on this subject with much new information, based on an exhibition at Temple Newsam. Scarce.

The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art, 1919. With special articles on cottage design, decoration & equipment

THE STUDIO (pub.), HOLME Geoffrey (ed) · 1919 · Inch's Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The Studio Ltd, 1919. Patterned end papers, top edge gilt, 136pp incl illustrations, 9 in colour. Cloth, 30x21. Foxing to edges and half-title else vg, Articles include a long one by Sydney Jones on 'The Designing of Cottages', also Alfred Powell 'Hallthorpe and Percy...

The Studio Year-Book of Applied Art, 1921.

THE STUDIO (pub.), HOLME Geoffrey (ed) · 1921 · Inch's Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The Studio Ltd, 1921. Patterned end papers, top edge gilt, 122pp incl illustrations. Publisher's cloth, 30x21. Foxing to edges and first few pages else vg. Mostly on domestic architecture. Work by Baillie Scott, Ambrose Heal, Hoppe, chapter on applied art in Sweden.

Jewelry and sculpture through unit construction

MEYEROWITZ Patricia · 1967 · Inch's Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Studio Vista, 1967. 96pp incl 37 photos, 111figs, list of suppliers, bibliog. Cloth, 25x19. Very good copy in dust wrapper. Good studio survey of this very period style. The author is herself an important British jeweler and sculptor. Repeated blocks to build designs ...

London Minimum

YPMA Herbert · 1996 · Inch's Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, T&H, 1996. 159pp incl 166 colour illustrations, short bibliog. Wraps, 29x23. Vg. Apartments, houses, stores, museums, furniture, textiles and hardware. Lovely photos.