Crafts from Andrew Barnes Booksellers

London: Thames & Hudson, 2016. 1st edition. As New. small quarto. laminated boards 137pp., colour plates, Ôhow the history of Europe, and indeed the world, might have been different if the Western Roman Empire had survived the crises that pulled it apart in the 4th and 5th centuries.Dr Timothy Venning starts by showing how that survival and… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1978. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 160p., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., index, Inc. textiles, stone, woodcraft, leatherwork, grass, metal, ceramics, & decorative crafts inc. bookbinding. Neat ownership signature & a closed tear to one page o/w a very nice copy

Gloucester (Mass.): Rockport, 2000. reprint. As New. quarto. softback with stiff wrappers 108pp., colour illusts.,

London: Laurence King, 1995. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 400pp., colour & b/w plates, glossary, index, Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy

London: University of London Press, 1948. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket 61pp., colour frontis., text ills.,

London: David Mellor Design, 2014. 3rd edition. As New. small quarto. laminated boards ix + 142pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, Published for the David Mellor retrospective exhibition, Design Museum, London

Melbourne: Murdoch Books, 2009. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. softback with french flaps 143pp., colour plates, text ills., Last & best edition

London: Fleetway House, c.1925. 1st edition. Nice copy. quarto. pictorial boards 160pp., col. frontis., col. & b/w pls., text ills., index, Brown leather spine over decorated boards. Lovely copy of a nice period piece

Tokyo: Ondorisha Publishers, 1984. 1st edition / 1st printing. Nice copy. tall octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 87pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., All plans complete

London: E. Harrison, c.1880. (1st edition). Very Good. octavo. hardback in original cloth 136 + 4pp., col. supplements, text illusts., index, With 3 tipped-in colour plates (one torn with loss) A trifle shaken & a small corner clipped from front end paper o/w nice tight, square copy in slightly worn boards with bright gilt titles to front… Read more about this item

Edison: Chartwell, 1996. 1st ed. thus. As New. large octavo. laminated boards 79pp., colour plates, text ills., Best basic book on the subject

London: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2005. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 127pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., index, Superb exhibition catalogue. Beautifully produced; an exhibition at MusŽe dÕOrsay of 36 ceramic busts during & after restoration. FRENCH TEXT

Milano: The Author, Tappeti Pregiati, c 1983. 1st edition. Nice copy. folio. boards with dust jacket 64pp., col. pls., map, bibliog., index, ITALIAN, TEXT

Milano: The Author, Tappeti Pregiati, c 1983. 1st edition. Nice copy. folio. hardback with dust jacket 88pp., col. & b/w pls., bibliog., Introductory essay and technical data by Alberto Boralevi. ITALIAN, ENGLISH TEXT

New York: Melcher Media, 2000. 1st edition. As New. quarto. stiff wrappers 128pp., col. & b/w pls., cut-out plans, Remarkable book

NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. Very Good. small octavo. orig. cloth 238pp., frontis., col. & b/w pls., index, With twenty full-page illustrations, twelve being facsimile reproductions in colours

London: Longmans, Green, 1923. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback in original cloth 150pp., frontis., b/w pls., index, Library label at rear & worn cloth. Internally very good indeed. A very good reading / reference copy

Woodbridge: Antique Collector's Club, 2002. 1st edition. New book. quarto. hardback with dust jacket 236pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., bibliog.,

London: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1916. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. hardback in decorated cloth x + 111pp.,, Inc. numerous recipes for making polishes, varnishes, glaze-lacquers, revivers etc.

Melbourne: Nelson, 1983. reprint. Nice copy. large octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 248pp., b/w pls., index,