Publicado por London: Pan Books Ltd., 1969., 1969
Librería: Owl Books, County Leitrim, Irlanda
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EUR 7,60
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Añadir al carritoPaperback. First edition. Management and Marketing Series. Introduced and Edited by Gordon A. Yewdall. xix, 201 pp + 3 pp ads. A symposium on scientific decision-making in modern business administration. Contents: Management Decisions - Art or Science?, Quantitative Decision Making, The Foundations of the Investment Decision, The Stock Decision & Mathematical and Statistical Forecasting. Light browning around margins of text. Orange and white paper covers. Overall condition VG.
Publicado por Macmillan and Co., London, 1882
Librería: Malcolm Books, Thetford, Reino Unido
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EUR 53,23
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Añadir al carritoHard Back. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Macmillan and Co. London 1882 1st ed HB 13 x 19.5cm £35 G/- x + 232 pages, Binding very good, fading to embossed gilt lettering to spine and small edge dent to front cover. Contents good and clean, no inscriptions. Inside front has the decorative bookplate of "Thos. J Whipham" and his coat of arms, foxing to page opposite possibly due to glue used to attach the bookplate. This was one of the most important and influential works of the period, it helped the passing of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act in 1882. Contains a series of six lectures to promote the new Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. Contents are R.S. Poole of the British Museum, his lecture is "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter the famous artist on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", architect J.T. Mickelthwaite, architect on "English Parish Churches". William Morris the famous designer, hero of good old architecture and works of art, head of Morris & Co. etc. etc.has two lectures, which incidentally take up almost half the book, are "The History of Pattern Designing" & "The Lesser Arts of Life". Size: 13 x 19.5cm Approx.
Publicado por Macmillan & Co, London, 1882
Librería: Nelson Rare Books, ABAA, Haddonfield, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
EUR 87,74
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Añadir al carritoFirst Edition. First edition of the collection of lectures by important individuals connected with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. William Morris was the Society's founder, primary mover, and who contributed to this work. Contents are R.S. Poole on "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", J.T. Mickelthwaite on "English Parish Churches". William Morris on "The History of Pattern Designing" and "The Lesser Arts of Life". 8vo. x, 232pp. Buxton Forman 64 ("an entirely pleasant volume"). Very good in publisher's dark green linen w/gilt title to spine. Prior owner's bookplate and ownership inscription.
Publicado por Macmillan and Co., London, 1882
Librería: Malcolm Books, Thetford, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
EUR 177,44
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Añadir al carritoHard Back. Condición: Almost Mint. First Edition. x + 232pages, Binding very good, clean & tight. Contents almost mint as all pages from 1-232 are uncut/unread. Inside front has small oval green & gilt bookplate "Ex Libris Estelle Doheny" * ( see below). Minimal ageing to first 2 pages, and 3 small ref details inside front/rear covers. So possibly the finest copy at present for sale & from a very famous collector. This was one of the most important and influential works of the period, it helped the passing of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act in 1882. Contains a series of six lectures to promote the new Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. Contents are R.S. Poole of the British Museum, his lecture is "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter the famous artist on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", architect J.T. Mickelthwaite, architect on "English Parish Churches". William Morris the famous designer, hero of good old architecture and works of art, head of Morris & Co. etc. etc.has two lectures, which incidentally take up almost half the book, are "The History of Pattern Designing" & "The Lesser Arts of Life". Estelle Doheny (1875-1958) married Edward Doheny (1856-1935) the wealthy oil man and philanthropist. Her great collection was for many years housed at the Vincentian Seminary of St. John's in California. She donated part of her collection to Vincentian Seminary of St. Mary's of the Barrens Missouri, who years later sold some at a Christie's Auction. Estelle was one of the first American female book collectors and was buying books and manuscripts until her death in 1958. She was the only female collector of the time who's library was notable for both its scope and quality. See DePaul University website for their ex Estelle books & their scan of her bookplate, same design but mine is green/gilt. 13 x 19.5cm Approx.
Publicado por Dulwich / Shoreditch / London a.o., Percy A.Wells Private Library, c.1900-c.1920., 1920
Librería: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Irlanda
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EUR 1.000,00
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Añadir al carritoOctavo / Quarto / Folio. Hardcover Folder with loosely inserted material like letters and photographs, envelopes, signed and inscribed books and rare pamphlets with designs etc. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Fantstic Archive and lots of unpublished material of one of the more eminent Cabinet, Furniture and Chair - Designers which resulted from inspiration by William Morris' Kelmscott - School. Percy A. Wells Chairs are still in regular demand today and sell for stunning prices (3000 £ etc.). Please see here a detailed description of the Archive, which we display with permission of the composer of the Bibliography, Dr.Christian White from Christian White Rare Books and which we have embellished only by listing everything in more detail: Percy A. Wells [with] May Morris; Ambrose Heal etc. The Batsford-published author and arts and crafts designer Percy Wells's retained collection of drawings, a notebook, letters, photographs, and articles. Wells (1867-1956), a cabinet maker and disciple of William Morris, lectured, taught and wrote extensively during the later phase of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain. His typescript autobiography is included in the archive which follows him through an apprenticeship in London's City Road with early practice as a cabinet maker before working alongside William Lethaby at the Central School and subsequently leading the cabinet department at the Shoreditch Technical Institution in London. His two most significant works, both published by Batsford, were "Modern Cabinet Work" (1909) which brought him to a wider audience and "Furniture for Small Houses" (1924) but as revealed by this archive, his work went much wider. Included in the archive is the following material: I. PHOTOGRAPHS A fantastic collection of gelatin photographs of furniture, many used as illustrations in Wells' books and labelled as such to verso. Contained within an envelope labelled in a later hand: 'Furniture designed by Percy Wells. (Including Shoreditch).' Small sheaf of personal photographs including images of Wells in old age gardening in Dulwich. Two photographs of a house exterior project in New Barnet, with Wells' handwritten explanations overleaf of 'treatment of Wall with trellis and boxes' and additional larger furniture photographs. 60 (sixty) silver gelatine photographs of Furniture designed by Percy A. Wells, many with his signature or monogram and titled verso 1 (one) silver gelatine print of a Livingroom setting with Furniture by Percy A. Wells (Photograph by Monger and Marchant) 1 (one) silver gelatine print of a Bedroom setting with Furniture by Percy A. Wells (Photograph by Monger and Marchant) 2 (two vintage Albumen print photographs showing a courtyard - design by Percy A. Wells: a. Concrete Yard with border of flowers and Trellis of Flowers and Shelter designed by Percy A. Wells (Annotated and signed verso) b. Yard - with Treatment of Wall with trellis and Boxes and Outdoor Shelter designed by Percy A. Wells (Annotated and signed verso) 4 (four) wonderful silver gelatine portrait photographs of Percy A. Wells 3 (three) negatives of vintage photographs showing cupboards and one chair designed by Percy A. Wells 1 (one) fantastic Group Photo of British Furniture Makers, signed by most of those depicted, showing C.C.Beetles and others II. PERCY WELLS' TYPESCRIPT AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Containing 22-page (A4) Typescript Autobiography titled 'Fifty Years in the Furniture Trade' by Percy Wells, 1934 (according to a handwritten note by Wells, it was published on three instalments inside the publication: "The Cabinet Maker" (in the year 1934). The short autobiography describes Wells' poor background, his apprenticeship in the City Road as a cabinet maker; mentored by Stephen Webb and W. R. Lethaby and then teaching-work at Central School and Shoreditch Technical Institute. The Typescript - Autobiography is included in a Folder (Numbered "9") which also includes: a. Typescript Autobiography b. Page from "The Cabinet Maker", June 11th, 1933 in which it is announced that Percy Wells has retired from his position as head of the department of cabinet-making at L.C.C. Shoreditch Technical Institute. A photograph shows a Chair and writing - desk, made and presented to Percy Wells by night students of the Institute (Photo by Bloomsbury Trade School). "The Writing Desk is veneered with Walnut.the whole of the front pigeon-holes in fine Cuba Mahogany.Students responsible under their instructors for various features [of the desk]: Abbott, Beetles, Nash and Starling conytributed the carcase and veneered work; Elder the interior fitment; Hilliard and Wheeler the carving, Marritt the chair frame and Miller the Upholstery.". c. Account in local paper (Shoreditch) of Percy Wells' retirement in December 1932 d. Personal Note with photograph of Wells, mentioning his authorship for Pamphlets for the National Association of Boys Clubs. III. PERCY WELLS' SKETCHBOOK c1900-1920: Small quarto, c. 200 pages, bound in quarter-roan over textured black boards; back strip largely missing; binding remains intact. Inscribed in ink to first blank 'Percy A Wells' with pencil addition '31 Hindmans Rd East Dulwich SE'. Starting with the endpapers Wells has used almost every page for drawings, some vignette sized, many full page. There are for example variations on William Morris titled in handwriting: 'Border Designs - Corners from W. Morris's Books, a series of heraldic shield-fillings, credited to William Morris and a full page attempt at what seems to be a graphic tribute to Morris with the names of 'Dante Rossetti', 'Madox Brown', 'Burne Jones' contained within a column in the right margin and the slogan 'ARTS - CRAFTS - POETRY - BEAUTY - BROTHERHOOD' at the foot of the page. Much of the sketchbook is dedicated to drawings for furniture and other design such as tiles, architectural details, often connected to Wells' emergent book projects, thus 'Fences and Gates. Screens Chapt ?' There are s.