1. [Gallé, Emile] Garner, Philippe.

Emile Gallé.

Munchen, Prestel-Verlag, 1979. 24 cm x 31 cm. 107 pages. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour and black-and-white plates. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Excellent monograph on Gallé.

2. [Mackintosh, Chales Rennie] Billcliffe, Roger / Murray, John.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furntiture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs.

London, Cameron & Tayleur Ltd., 1986. 24.8 cm x 35 cm. 272 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier !

3. Conway, Susan.

Silken Threads Lacquer Thrones : Lan Na Court Textiles.

Bangkok, River Books, 2002. 22.2 cm x 28.8 cm. 281 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor discoloration to margins of pages. Otherwise bright, clean and in excellent condition. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier !

4. Harvard Tercentenary Exhibitions.

Catalogue of Furniture Silver Pewter Glass Ceramics Paintings Prints. Together with Allied Arts and Crafts of the Period 1636 – 1836. [Including the “Orrery” by Joseph Pope [Astronomical Instrument, an early form of a Planetarium]]. Foreword by Edward W. Forbes. Arranged by a Committee of Graduates at Robinson Hall, School of Architecture Harvard University.

First Edition. Cambridge Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1936. 18cm x 26cm. ix, 114 pages, 70 plates of illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

5. Latham, Ian (Editor).

New Free Style : Arts & Crafts – Art Nouveau – Secession.

London, Architectural Design, 1980. 22.5 cm x 27.8 cm. 96 pages. With colour and black and white illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cover separated from block. Otherwise interior clean and bright.

6. Rackham, Bernard.

Pottery & Porcelain A Handbook for Collectors. Translated From The Danish of Emil Hannover. Edited With Notes and Appendices by Bernard Rackham. Volume I: Europe and the Near East: Earthenware and Stoneware. Volume II: The Far East. Volume III: European Porcelain.

Three Volume Set. London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1925. 16.8 cm x 26 cm. Pagination: Volume I: 589 pages. / Volume II: 287 pages. / Volume III: 571 pages. With black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and wear to cover edges and peripheries. Minor fraying and browning to dustjackets. Minor tanning to endpapers, pastedowns and pages. Clean interior. Binding strong on all volumes.

7. Wells, Percy A. (1867-1956) / [Letter by Morris, Mary ‘May’ (Designer)] / [Letter by Allom, Sir Charles Carrick (english decorator)] / [Letter by Garnett, Prof. William (Experimental Physics)] / [Letter by Henry, Jacob Solomon (Furniture Maker)] / Letter by Hems, Harry (English architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor)] / [Letter: Image, Selwyn (British Artist & Designer of the Arts & Crafts Movement)] / [Letter: Russell, Sir Sydney Gordon (English Designer & Craftsman) / [Letter: Quennell, Marjorie (Courtney) (British historian, illustrator and Museum Curator at The Geffrye Museum) //

Small Archive / Manuscript Material, Letters, Designs, Books and Pamphlets as well as vintage photographs of Furniture like Chairs (Percy A. Wells Chair), Wardrobe, Advertising of Exhibitions [chaired for example by Christopher Hussey], etc. etc. This material all originates from Percy A. Wells’ personal collection and sensationally also includes a manuscript notebook / sketchbook with his drawings, designs and a detailed, typescript with autobiographical memories in which Wells details his decades of being involved in Furniture Design. Loosely inserted in the manuscript notebook / sketchbook, is a signed manuscript letter on stationery of Kelmscott Manor by Mary ‘May’ Morris, daughter of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris and his wife and artists’ model, Jane Morris [included is ephemeral material which for example informs about a pair of Episcopal Gloves, designed by William Morris’s daughter [May Morris] and the clipping continues: “Those who remember Morris’s attitude towards the Church will smile and reflect upon time’s revenges”]. The collection includes an abundance of information which easily can lead to a monograph on the life of Percy A. Wells. Detailed description of the Archive and all materials contained below (more details will be listed constantly).

Dulwich / Shoreditch / London a.o., Percy A.Wells Private Library, c.1900-c.1920. Octavo / 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.).