Sims Reed Rare Books

Interior Decoration


ADNET. Hardy, Alain-René & Millet, Gaëlle

Jacques Adnet.

Paris. Éditions de l'Amateur. 2009. cm. 31 x 22.5. pp. 264. Colour and duotone illustrations throughout. Hardback in dust jacket. New.

£95
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ref: 34989

 ALBERTOLLI, Giocondo.

ALBERTOLLI, Giocondo.

Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale ed altri ornamenti [with] Ornamenti diversi...incisi da Giacomo Mercoli.

Milan. 1787 & 1782. Folio. 2 works in one vol. Engraved title leaf, engraved dedication, one leaf printed text & 23 engraved plates; engraved title, engraved dedication & 24 engraved plates on 22 sheets. Modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine elaborately gilt in six compartments.

The first work consists of large engravings of designs by Albertolli (1742-1839) for interior ... (more)

£4,500
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ref: 20667

ARBUS, ALET, FAURÉ, SOUTIRAS. Vinel, Sophie.

Arbus, Alet, Fauré, Soutiras .... Décorateurs toulousains du XXe siecle. Preface de Felix Marcilhac.

Paris. Edition de l/Amateur. 2007. 4to. pp. 192. 244 colour and black and white illustrations. Hardback, dust jacket. Fine.

£46
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ref: 34973

BEARD, Geoffrey.

Upholsterers & Interior Furnishing in England 1530-1840.

New Haven & London. Yale for the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. 1997. 4to. pp. 346. 376 colour and monochrome illustrations. Cloth, dust jacket. Fine.

£24
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ref: 39819

BRANGWYN.

A large collection of original watercolours, drawings, sketches and notes by Frank Brangwyn; with many relating to the Pollard exhibition of 1930, the decoration of Temple Lodge, Hammersmith, and work at Ilkley School; as well as numerous furniture and assorted designs.

c.1930.

One of the most important groups of drawings in this major collection are Brangwyn's designs for the ... (more)

£36,000
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ref: 19668

COLLE, Enrico.

Italian Empire Furniture. Furnishings and Interior Design from 1800 to 1843.

New York. 2001. 4to. pp. 440. Over 200 colour plates and 230 text illustrations. Cloth, dust jacket and slipcase. Fine.

£45
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ref: 39669

COPIER COLLER. Papiers peints du XVIIIe siecle. Actes du coloque de Neuchatel 8-9 mars 1996.

Neuchatel. 1998. 28.5 x 20.5cm pp. 184. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Publisher's pictorial boards. Fine.

£45
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ref: 35062

CREMER & WOLFENSTEIN (Editors).

Der Innere Ausbau. Sammlung ausgefuhrter Arbeiten aus allen Zweigen des Baugewerbes.

Berlin. Wasmuth. c.1905. 2 vols. Folio. pp. vi. 100 plates printed on rectos only. Half morocco, rubbed, some cracking to joints, spines defective. Small library stamps in margins of the text and on the backs of the plates.

Fine collection of photographs and some plans of the best of interior design in Germany. The work ... (more)

£185
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ref: 38601

DANNAUD, Sylvie & Gertrude Dordor.

A la Cour des singes.

Saint-Remy-enl'Eau. Editions Monelle Hayot. 2009. 34.5 x 24cm pp. 168. Illustrated in colour throughout. Glazed pictorial boards. New.

An illustrated study of the vogue for decorating grand salons and cabinets with paintings of monkeys dressed as courtiers, musician, equestrians & painters

£42
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ref: 35460

DAY. Hansen, Joan Maria.

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

Woodbridge. Antique Collectors' Club. 2007. 28 x 23cm. pp. 320. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Hardback in dust jacket. New.

£20
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ref: 37917

DINGLER, Wilh.

Turen, Tore und andere Bautischlerarbeiten. Farbige Originalenwurfe in einfacher praktischer Ausfurung.

Vienna & Leipzig. Friedr. Wolfrum. 1900 nd. ca. . Folio. 48 colour plates, each with several subjects. Unbound, as issued, in publisher's portfolio, re-backed.

Fine plates showing staircases, shop fronts, windows, doors, furniture, wall-panelling, shopfittings, church furniture etc. all made or framed in wood. A few pencil sketches on the back of some plates.

£550
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ref: 38352

DOMINIQUE. Marcilhac, Felix.

Dominique. Décorateur-Ensemblier du XXe Siècle. André Domin 1883-1962. Marcel Genevrière.

Paris. Les Éditions de l'amateur. 2008. 4to. pp. 320. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Cloth, dust jacket. New.

£58
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ref: 37013

FAVARDIN, Patrick & Guy Bloch-Champfort.

Les decorateurs des années 60-70.

Paris. Editions Norma. 2007. 4to. pp. 336. Illustrated in colour throughout. Cloth, dust jacket. New.

£86
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ref: 35859

FORM. Hald, Arthur (editor) & others.

Form. Svenska Slojdforeningens Tidskrift. Organ for konstindustri, konsthantverk och hemslojd. Vol. 44 - Vol. 57.

Stockholm. Svenska Slojdforeningens Forlag. 1948-1961. 13 vols. 4to. Lacks vol. 51 (1955). Illustrated throughout, bound with advertisements and original wrappers. Bound in red cloth, with the stamp of RSA on the spine; occasional stamps throughout. A good clean run.

Form concentrates on contemporary design in Scandanavia - furniture, fabrics and wallpaper, glass ... (more)

£350
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ref: 38178

GARNIER-PELLE, Nicole: Forray-Carlier, Anne; Anselm, Marie-Christine.

Singeries & Exotisme chez Christophe Huet.

Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau. Éitions Monelle Hayot. 2010. 27.5 x 21 cm. pp. 176. Colour illustrations throughout. Hardback in dust jacket.

£45
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ref: 37380



Applied Arts
Applied Arts

The Applied Arts section houses an array of titles on design, craftsmanship and manufacturing. All areas and periods of the applied arts are covered. As well as a good stock of reference books on the subject, we hold many rare and original design books by leading artists, furniture-makers, and ornamentalists.