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 | The furniture of Carlo Mollino: Complete works
240pp, 1280 colour and 220 line drawings. Fulvio Ferrari and Napoleone Ferrari, is the only monograph on the furniture and interior design of Carlo Mollino, one of the most original Italian designers of the 20th century. Illustrated with over 400 sketches and photogrpahs, many never published.
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Miller's Late Georgian to Edwardian Furniture Buyers Guide
400pp., with 3,500 photographs and 800 in colour. This is an authoritative reference work for those identifying, valuing and buying furniture of this much loved period. It contains over 3,500 items, each illustrated and accompanied by a price guide. Furniture is arranged by type and use, while fact boxes provide practical details.
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| | The furniture of Carlo Mollino: Complete works
240pp, 1280 colour and 220 line drawings. Fulvio Ferrari and Napoleone Ferrari, is the only monograph on the furniture and interior design of Carlo Mollino, one of the most original Italian designers of the 20th century. Illustrated with over 400 sketches and photogrpahs, many never published.
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Marc Newson by Morgan Conway Lloyd
2003. 240pp, 200 colour illus. Australian Marc Newson represents the generation of designers after Philippe Starck who show the same kind of versatily of talent, designing everything from a swiss watch to a aluminium bicycle. Newson's passion for design is grounded in a keen understanding of materials and processes.
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 | Nature,form and spirit: The life and legacy of George Nakashima
2003. 272pp, 265 colour illus. Acclaimed designer George Nakashima (1905-1990) is best known for his furniture. this survey of his life and work presents an intimate portrait of the man and the artist, exploring the philosophical ideas that lie beneath his work.
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Furniture and interiors of the 1940's by Anne Bony
2003. 240pp, 300 colour and b&w illus. A fabulously illustrated study of this eclectic and little-covered period of twentieth century design.
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 | Furniture and interiors of the 1960's by Anne Bony
2004. 223pp., colour & b&w illus. An in-depth look at the dynamic design trends of the 1960's. The 1960s was a decade of exuberance, experimentation, and excess, a time when radical furniture design "popped" as brightly as the new art, and traditional designs were recast with new materials. In this era of uncertainty and radical change,utopian ideals fueled new directions in furnishings and accessories that appeared in cutting edge homes and offices around the world.
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The Windsor chair: An illustrated celeration by Michael Harding-Hill
2003. 208pp, 180, nearly all colour. A visual record of the creme de la creme of Windsor chairs. Beautiful colour illustrations. Written by a hands on specialist.
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 | Versailles furniture of the Royal palace: 17th & 18th centuries
two volume boxed set. Volume one: by Daniel Meyer. The royal furniture - commissions for the Garde-meuble de la couronne and, for Louis XVI's reign, for the garde-meuble de la reine - catalogued according to their intended use, with a special chapter devoted tot he rarest pieces. Volume two: by Pierre Arizzoli-Clementel. Furniture commissioned by other patrons, the Dauphine, the princes of the blood, Madame de Pompadour, the Comtesse de Barry and various great lords and ladies. In all 180 pieces or suites of furniture have been photographed .
Price: £240.00
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Modern and classic sofas by Tasarim
128pp. Publicated on glazed paper, hard plasticated cover with full colour printing. This book is full of inspiration for modern and traditional sofas.
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| | Decorative doors by Tasarim
120pp. Approximately 500 door models. English/Turkish/partial German text. A lavishly illustrated book. Highly recommended.
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Le Mobilier de Versailles XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles
2002. Two Volumes. volume I, 298pp, volume II, 203pp. The furniture of Versailles. Magnificent set of volumes devoted to the furnishing of the chateau of Versailles, with over seventy of the finest pieces which formerly belonged to the King of France and Marie-Antoinette, while the second volume illustrates and describes over one hundred further pieces of furniture owned by successive members of the royal family. French text. Hardback with d.w. in slipcase. (Editions Faton)
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| | The English Regional Chair by Bernard D Cotton
512pp, 69 colour, over 1,400 b&w illus. This comprehensive examination of thousands of English regional chairs rapidly established itself as the single best reference on the subject. Exhaustive research by dr Cotton, using local archives, field studies and anecdotal evidence throughout the country, has unearthed thousands of makers who would otherwise have passed into oblivion. Computers have also been used to relate the evoultion of known types and makers. The end result is this authoritative and encycopaedic book which has revolutionised the collecting and study of vernacular furniture and is an essential reference for those with a serious interest in English furniture.
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The Dictionary of English Furniture by Ralph Edwards
Volume one, 350pp, 17 colour, 840 b&w illus. Volume two, 384pp, 13 colour, 850 b&w illus. Volume three, 376pp, 13 colour, 1,000 b&w illus. The three volume boxed set is £95.00, with laminated boards it is £125.00. Compiled in 1954 by Ralph Edwards, former Keeper of the department of woodwork at the Victoria and Albert museum, this great work is justifiably the most famous study of English furniture ever published and remains the standard work referred to in all sale catalogues. The illustrations provide the standard against which other pieces are judged when they appear at auction. The original editions now command high prices oin the antiquarian book market when they come up for sale. These reprints are available both in paperback and laminated paperboard editions at an affordable price.
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 | English furniture 1660-1714 From Charles II to Queen Anne
368pp, c.500 illus. This book describes the development of English furniture between the restoration of Charles II in 1660 and the death of Queen Anne in 1714. Based largely on contemporary documents and on original and documented furniture, together with the latest modern scholarship, it provides a closely-reasoned analysis of changing furniture styles, together with much technical information on materials and processes. The author's radical new approach to the stylistic and structural analysis of furniture will change perceptions of English furniture and establish a new chronology for the late 17th and early 18th century English furniture. This extensively illustrated book is the first comprehensive review of the subject for nearly one hundred years.
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Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design. Compiled by Elizabeth White
700pp., with over 3000 b&w designs, 24 colour illus. This comprehensive guide includes virtually all known designs published in the eighteenth century, many of which have not appeared in print since. With furniture grouped by type, this is an invaluable reference work for dating and attributing furniture, with nearly 3,500 named and dated illustrations.
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| | Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design by Edward Joy
632pp, 6,200 illus. Compiled from nearly 50 contemporary catalgoues, the numerous illustrations have been arranged under individual furniture categories. This enables the reader to get an overall understanding of changes in style and construction over the period. An easy to use, comprehensive aid to dating and identification.
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Victorian and Edwardian Furniture: Price guide and reasons for values by John Andrews
298pp., 100 colour and 1000 b&w illus. A revision of "Price Guide to Victorian, Edwardian and 1920's Furniture", this covers only Victorian and Edwardian furniture and has a revised section on the periods styles. It also covers points that constitute value, whether influenced by construction, fashion or economic trends.
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 | English Country Furniture: Made in England 1500-1900 by David Knell
415pp., 32 colour and 625 b&w illus. An English period furniture reference, focusing on humbler pieces from more ordinary homes over the centuries. It examines such areas as regional variations, dating assessment, construction techniques, stylistic influence and context.
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18th Century English Furniture: The Norman Adams Collection by Whittington, Stevens and Claxton
4th edition. 492pp., 475 b&w and 56 colour illus. The 18th century was a period when British design and craftsmanship reached its pinnacle. Based on some of the finest pieces which passed through one of Britain's leading furniture dealers, Norman Adams, this book provides a unique source of picture reference and informed comment and analysis concentrating principally on the mahogany for which the period is renowned.
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 | Regency Furniture by Frances Collard
346pp., 304 b&w and 40 colour illus. The period from 1790 to 1840 saw the production of some of the most inventive and decorative furniture ever made. This book shows the development of the different trends which epitomise Regency, in all its eclectic aspects, from the neo-classical influences of Sheraton and the Anglo-French taste of Henry Holland, to the more substantial but still attractive pieces produced in the 1830s after designs in a debased Greek Revival style. Apart from covering individual furniture makers, styles and influences there are chapters on upholstery, techniques and materials. This study of the furniture of the period gives a fascinating insight into a period of exceptional creativity.
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Mallett Millennium by Lanto Synge
360pp, 458 colour illus. This sumptuously produced book draws upon Mallett's extraordinary archive of outstnading and previously unpublished remarkable pieces of furniture and individual works of art which have passed through the renowned gallery. Many of these pieces are now in privately owned collections so this is a unique record which provides an important insight into the history of fine furniture and the decorative arts.
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 | Oak Furniture: The British Tradition by Victor Chinnery
620pp., 2000 b&w and 22 colour illus. This is the definitive book on the history and development of oak furniture in the British Isles and New England. The author concentrates on three fundamental characteristics of furniture: construction, function and decoration which cannot exist separately. The huge number of illustrations reflect the enormous scope of this pioneering study.
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The Paris Salons 1895-1914 Volume III: Furniture by Alastair Duncan
2001. 392pp., 21 colour, 150 b&w illus. The works of hundreds of furniture designers, cabinet makers and partnerships clearly illustrate the revolution in design that took place in France from the emergence of Art Nouveau to the early manifestations of Art Deco at the turn of the last century. This is a unique and accessible reference for furniture design arranged by designer, at the crucial end of the nineteenth century.
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| | Le Siege et sa Garniture. The chair and its upholstery.
1994. French text with over 500 colour photographs. A lavishly illustrated volume which shows the variety of chair styles, period upholstery and the development of upholstery materials. Essential for the period upholsterer.
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Modern Furniture Classics: Postwar to Post-modernism by Charlotte & Peter Fiell.
2001. 192pp., 144 colour and 203 b&w illus. A visual history of furniture design from 1945 to the present day. It begins with the highly sculptural chairs of Charles and Ray Eames and, via revolutionary 50's "studies in space, form and metal" and the explosion of 60's pop culture, concludes with the best examples of current trends.
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 | Continental Church Furniture in England by Charles Tracy.
2001. 300pp., 20 colour, 350 b&w illus. The first book ever to be published on this subject, with over 350 superb black and white illustrations and 20 colour photographs.
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Furniture 2000: Modern Classics and New Designs in Production by L. Pina.
214pp., 575 colour photographs. Many classic furniture designs of the 20th century are still in production and available to the public. Indexes of 250 designers and manufacturers and a list of sources enable the reader to locate each item for purchase and additional information.
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| | Russian Furniture: The golden age 1780-1840 by Antoine Cheneviere.
2001. 320pp., with 202 colour and 135 b&w illus. This is a reprint of a major reference book on Russian furniture. An important visual history of the golden age of Russian furniture between 1780-1840. This book contains over 330 illustrations many specially commissioned from Russian museums, most have never before been published in the West.
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British Antique Furniture: Price guide and reasons for values by John Andrews.
2001. 3rd edition. 392pp., 1150 b&w illus., 123 colour illus. A classic guide to the valuation of antique furniture that explains what to look for when assessing the value of individual pieces. This third edition features colour photographs which have been added in order to illustrate the financial importance of patination and colour.
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| | Eighteenth Century French Furniture by Giacomo Wannenes.
2001. 336pp., 113 colour and 361 b&w illus. This book uses clear language to enable the reader to understand the subject easily. The subject coverage is comprehensive and allows newcomers to identify all the styles with the assistance of a specialist.
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Twentieth Century Furniture by Fiona & Keith Baker.
2001. 256pp., 230 colour photographs. With over 230 classics of modern design, this book features the work of the world's most influential and talented designers, including Philippe Starck, Henry van der Velde, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Carlo Mollino, David Linley etc.
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 | Italian Empire Furniture: Furnishings and Interior Design from 1800-1843 by Enrico Colle.
2001. 448pp., 235 b&w illus., 225 in colour. Italian Empire Furniture is the definitive analysis of its subject. Deluxe packaging, expert commentary, and full page colour illustrations makes this long-awaited reference book a priceless addition to the libraries of scholars and collectors alike.
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The Paris Salons 1895-1914: Volume III :Furniture
576pp, 25 colour and 1,200 b&w illus. The works of hundreds of furniture designers, cabinet makers and partnerships clearly illustrate the revolution in design that took place in France from the emergence of Art Nouveau to the early manifestions of Art Deco. The illustrations taken from the many original Salon catalogues, have been rearranged for easy reference and become a unique source of readily accessible reference for furniture design at the end of te 19th and start of the 20th century.
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