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ARTS AND CRAFTS HOME by WENDY HITCHMOUGH
A beautifully written and presented book, showing the
interiors of great arts and crafts homes and discussing
the relationship of the interiors to their users. Wonderful
photographs illustrate the various aspects of an arts
and crafts home.
Price £30.00
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SIR EDWIN LUTYENS by ELIZABETH WILHIDE
This newly published work shows previously unpublished
images of Lutyens work in both Britain and overseas.
Some stunning images of his interiors show the skill
of this great architect.
Price £30.00
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WILLIAM MORRIS, DÉCOR AND DESIGN by ELIZABETH
WILHIDE
An acknowledged classic on both the work of William
Morris and the use of arts and crafts furnishings, showing
a beautiful method of making a home both comfortable
and stylish.
Price £16.99
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THE MACKINTOSH STYLE by ELIZABETH WILHIDE
A lovely book with great images of all the classic
Mackintosh interiors and furnishings. A great book as
a gift for a lover of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Price £9.99
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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH:ART IS THE FLOWER by
PAMELA ROBERTSON
This beautiful book shows many rare images of Mackintosh’s
water colour paintings of flowers and also the ongoing
influence of the plant as an inspiration for his architecture
and designs.
We sell prints of many of the watercolour images in
this book, see prints
Price £9.99
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ARTS AND CRAFTS GARDENS by WENDY HITCHMOUGH
The very best work on this subject. Wendy Hitchmough
has assembled the finest collection of photographs of
many great arts and crafts gardens, accompanied by insightful
text. The best on this topic.
Price £30.00
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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH by K.E.SULLIVAN
A standard monograph on the work of Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, accompanied by many classic images of his
interiors and architecture, discussing the life and
works of this great architect.
Price £17.99
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WILLIAM MORRIS, HIS LIFE AND WORK by STEPHEN COOTE
A scholarly work covering much of the life and work
of William Morris, telling the history of the man, his
life and relationships, and sequence of his work and
business
Price £ 12.99
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARTS AND CRAFTS by WENDY CAPLAN
A clear and well illustrated book showing how all the
different elements of the arts and crafts movement are
interconnected. A good introductory book.
Price £19.99
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NINETEENTH CENTURY DESIGN, FROM PUGIN TO MACKINTOSH
by CHARLOTTE GERE & MICHAEL WHITEWAY
A very good book, showing the development of design
from the mid nineteenth century to the early twentieth
century. This has the best photographs of some of the
finest design objects of this period. Highly recommended
for any library.
Price £50.00
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WILLIAM MORRIS BY HIMSELF by GILLIAN NAYLOR
A collection of the works of Morris, focussing on the
works executed by Morris himself. Collections of fabric
designs and windows, from his own hand. A clear and
pleasant book.
Price £19.99
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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH by ANTHONY JONES
A clear and pleasantly presented large format book,
with some great and interesting photographs of all aspects
of Mackintosh’s work.
Price £12.99
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THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STENCIL BOOK by MARY MacCARTHY
A practical and clear book showing simple techniques
for stencilling the home in the arts and crafts style.
A very good book with useful help and tips.
Price £10.99
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William
Morris Tiles By Richard And Hilary Myers
The best book on Morris tiles, clearly laid out and presented.
The listing is comprehensive of all the designs of Morris
and Co and all the associated workers.
Price £38.00 Cloth with Jacket
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Whitefriars
Glass By Leslie Jackson
The best of the two current books on Powell glass. This
text and all images based around the ground breaking exhibition
in Manchester.
Price £30.00 Softback
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The
Martin Brothers By Malcolm Haslam
A classic work describing the output of the most eccentric
ceramic studio of the 19th century. A book for the enthusiast
Price £48.00 Hardback
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The
Designs Of William De Morgan By Martin Greenwood
A complete record of the collection of De Morgan s work
held at the V & A. A feast for anyone interested in the
exotic designs of De Morgan.
Price £45.00 Cloth with jacket
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Pilkington
s Royal Lancastrian By A.J.Cross
A classic ground breaking book featuring some beautiful
designs by Walter Crane. The lustre work has never been
equalled.
Price £35.00
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The
Designs Of Archibald Knox By Adrian Tilbrook
The first book published on the work of Knox for Liberty.
For many years this was the standard reference work on
Knox.
Price £18.50
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William
De Morgan Tiles By Jon Catleugh
A good source of reference for the tile designs of William
De Morgan. Comprehensive and thorough, very useful for
identification.
Price £ 9.95
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Burne-Jones
By Christopher Wood
A beautifully illustrated volume, featuring all the famous
and most beautiful of Burne-Jones Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
A very nice book for an introduction to his work.
Price £14.99
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Mackintosh
By Charlotte And Peter Fiell
An interesting book with many clear and different images.
The text is also in German and French.
Price £14.99
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Houses
And Gardens By E.L. Lutyens By Laurence Weaver
This book originally published in 1913 this book established
Lutyens as a household name. Wonderful images of all the
classic homes and gardens.
Price £35.00
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Arts
And Crafts Gardens By Gertrude Jeckyll And Lawrence Weaver
The original classic published in 1912, is now updated
with new colour illustrations which bring to life the
distinctive style of arts and crafts gardens.
Price £25.00
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Gertrude
Jekyll, The Making Of A Garden An Anthology By Cherry
Lewis.
This anthology compiled from the works of Gertrude Jeckyll
are a rich legacy of gardening lore, delights, disasters
and practicalities. For the practical gardener.
Price £25.00
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Charles
R. Mackintosh By Nikolaus Pevsner
A lovely pocket architecture book written by the greatest
pioneer of our understanding of the decorative arts and
their importance.
Price £4.99
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John
Ruskin: The Early Years By Tim Hilton
The first of two volumes which comprehensively cover the
life and work of the most important nineteenth century
critic of art and society. There would be no Gothic Revival
without him.
Price £30.00
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John
Ruskin: The Later Years By Tim Hilton
The second part of this important study.
Price £20.00
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E.W.Godwin
By Susan Weber Soros
Important new book which covers the work of Godwin, who
was described as the most important aesthete of all .
Very clear book
Price £50.00
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The
Secular Furniture Of E.W. Godwin By Susan Weber Soros
The most complete record of Godwin s furniture designs.
An absolute must for dealers, collectors and scholars.
The best available. Incidentally, I discovered many of
the illustrated pieces of furniture.
Price £60.00
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A.W.N.
Pugin By Paul Atterbury
A great book with many aspects of Pugin s decorative designs
featured. A great book for any fan of Pugin or the Gothic
Revival.
Price £45.00
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Clouds
By Caroline Dakers
The biography of Phillip Webb s major country house commission.
A lovely book with many period photographs of the interiors.
Price £40.00
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Pugin:
A Gothic Passion By Paul Atterbury And Clive Wainwright
This is the best book on Pugin and his work. This cover
in great detail many aspects of the greatest Gothic designer.
Price £25.00
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Sweetness
And Light, The Queen Anne Movement 1860 - 1900 By Mark
Girouard
A delightful book which highlights this rarely mentioned
but important architectural movement.
Price £22.50
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James
Mcneill Whistler By Margaret F. Macdonald
The catalogue raisonne of Whistler s drawings, pastels
and watercolours, with many that have not been previously
exhibited or published.
Price £100.00
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The
Paintings Of James Mcneill Whistler By Andrew Mclaren
Young Et Al
The first complete catalogue of Whistlers paintings, so
influential and engaged with the Aesthetic Movement. Beautiful
2 volume book for all.
Price £190.00
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The
Stained Glass Of William Morris And His Circle By A. Charles
Sewter
The most and only comprehensive book with illustrations
of much of the great stained glass produced by Morris
& Co.
Price £120.00
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The
Peacock Room By Linda Merrill
This tells the story with many wonderful images of the
famous London dining room decorated by Whistler in 1876
- 77.
Price £40.00
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WILLIAM MORRIS
by LINDA PARRY
ARTS AND CRAFTS
CARPETS by MALCOLM HASLAM
RED HOUSE by EDWARD
HOLLAMBY
CHARLESTON by
BELL AND NICHOLSON
MELSETTER HOUSE
by TREVOR GARNHAM
THE HOMESTEAD
by WENDY HITCHMOUGH
C.F.A. VOYSEY
by WENDY HITCHMOUGH
BAILLIE SCOTT
by DIANE HAIGH
TEXTILES OF THE
ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT by LINDA PARRY
ARCHIBALD KNOX
by STEPHEN A MARTIN
GEORGE WALTON
by KAREN MOON
GOOD CITIZENS
FURNITURE by CARRUTHERS AND GREENSTEAD
THE AESTHETIC
MOVEMENT BY LIONEL LAMBOURNE
VICTORIAN AND
EDWARDIAN FURNITURE AND INTERIORS by JEREMY COOPER
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER
by WIDAR HALEN
THE SECULAR FURNITURE
OF E.W.GODWIN by SUSAN WEBER SOROS
CHARLES RENNIE MAKINTOSH by CHARLOTTE AND PETER FIELL
BURNE-JONES by
CHRISTOPHER WOOD
ARTISTS JEWELLERY
'PRE-RAPHAELITE TO ARTS AND CRAFTS' by GERE AND MUNN