Decorative Art & Design (20th Century) from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

London and Boston: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1979. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, with light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. A section of four pages 149-152 (two pages double-sided) is loose. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some chips and tears… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. January 1960 reprint of the 1945 second edition (first edition published in 1940). Buff colour cloth with title in dark red on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name neatly written at the top of the front… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Rizzoli Publications Inc., 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers including a couple of small shallow circular dents to rear cover. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear, one small tear to top right edge of front… Saber más sobre este artículo

Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition (first published 1973). Dark brown hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. 291pp. Many b/w illustrations. This book contains a practical guide to the construction, maintenance… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Stoke-on-Trent City Museum and Art Gallery, 1985. Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name neatly written on reverse of front cover. 8 colour and many b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by Alan Caiger-Smith and the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Loughborough and London: The Education Department, Co-Operative Union Ltd. and the Council of Industrial Design, 1960. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover. Undated, but circa 1960. Stapled booklet. Oblong format. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, light sunning to cover edges. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 34pp. Many colour illustrations. This… Saber más sobre este artículo

Marston Magna, nr.Yeovil, Somerset: Marston House, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fiirst softcover edition. Condition:Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. Previous owners name and address neatly written to the top outer corner of the rear of the front cover. 208pp. Many b/w and colour illustrations. A fine biography of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover with dustjacket. First softcover edition (first published in hardcover in 1975). Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name and address and the date 26th October 2002 neatly written at top of front endpaper.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ulm, Germany: Hochschule fur Gestaltung, 1963. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Dual text in German and English. Softcover. Condition: Fair, covers have shelfwear with some general light soiling and "grubbiness". Binding sound, no inscriptions.84pp. Many b/w illustrations. Published quarterly between 1958 and 1968, the international journal provided a comprehensive account of the supremely… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Weatherhill edition (first published 1974). Softcover. Condition: Very good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 239pp. Many b/w illustrations. Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) is Japan's most renowned potter. This book provides a fascinating portrait, tracing his relation to… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd., 1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1962 reprint of the 1961 first English language edition. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some light browning to title page, and browning to the blank reverse of the last page. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title blindstamped on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and some very light soiling. 240pp. Many colour and b/w illustrations. This book provides a full definitiion… Saber más sobre este artículo

Geneva, Switzerland: Rotovision SA, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name (June Fraser, then Head of Industrial Design at the Design Council) at top of title page. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London/New York: Merrell, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Buff colour hardcover with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. 304pp. Many colour illustrations. Chester Jones has been designing houses for over 50 years. He is one of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London/New York: Country Life Ltd./Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pale ochre colour buckram with title in gilt on front cover and in gilt within red label on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with some light general soiling and browning. Not price-clipped. 136pp.7… Saber más sobre este artículo

Islington, London: The Millinery Works Ltd., 2000. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. 36pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the selling exhibition at the Milinery Works, Islington from 8 to 26 November 2000 of pioneering modernist furniture, lighting, ceramics and glass by designers including… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Elron Press Ltd. in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, previous owners address neatly printed on a small label at top right of title page. 96pp. Many b/w and some colour illustrations. This book… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dublin, Ireland: Browne and Nolan Limited, 1958. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. The lower part of the spine has the words "Evie Hone" handwritten on it. Binding sound. This book was deacessioned from the library of the art dealer Offer Waterman and Co. and bears… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bray, Co.Wicklow, Ireland: Kilbride Books, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cream hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. 357pp. Many b/w and some colour illustrations. This book gives a thorough account of the life and career of Raymond McGrath… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ulm, Germany: Hochschule fur Gestaltung, 1965. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Does not contain the three colour silkscreen entitled "Agitation", 1962 which was enclosed with the issue. Dual text in German and English. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear, and light soiling and foxing to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 76pp. … Saber más sobre este artículo