Books & Prints 1

Thomas Elsley Ltd
20-30, GT. Titchfield Street, London, W.1.
The Ironmongers and Metalworkers of London

Complete period metalwork catalogue dated 1932, full of photographs,
line drawings and prices, covering fireplaces, sculpture, door fittings, keys,

rain water goods, lighting, etc etc.

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Individuality

By Charles FA Voysey.

Scarce and very hard to find copy of the 1986 reprint, in good condition.
Contains some black and white photographs of his work. 

C.F.A. Voysey, architect and designer (1857-1941), had his most productive years as an architect from 1890 to 1910. He wrote Individuality in 1915 when the first world war had brought his architectural practice virtually to a standstill. It was his way of recording the priciples that had been the basis of all his work.There is an essential Englishness in anything designed by Voysey - an idiosyncratic character unlikely to be confused with any of his contemporaries. He was a passionate supporter of the Art Workers Guild and of the unity of the Arts - architects, painters, sculptors and craftsmen in every trade working together to produce buildings, furniture and utensils making the most of the natural qualities of their materials. In his country houses he designed all the furniture, textiles, fireplaces and tiling. Every detail of his work was drawn from personal experience of building and the crafts.

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An Introduction to Decorative Woodwork

By Herbert H Grimwood & Frederick Goodyear
1947 Second Edition Hardback.

Essential reference work for anyone interested in making or collecting
Cotswold School furniture. Contains a wealth of information, line drawings and photographs, including designs by Gordon Russell, Stanley Davis, Romney Green etc.

Christopher Dresser - A Design Revolution

Edited by Michael Whiteway.

Excellent reference work and beautifully illustrated.

Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors

By Jeremy Cooper, 1987 Hardback.

Outstanding reference book covering the Gothic Revival through to Art Nouveau.

WAS Benson - Arts & Crafts Luminary & Pioneer of Modern Design

Edited By Ian Hamerton, 2005 Hardback.

The reference work on William Arthur Smith Benson.
Well researched / written and beautifully illustrated.

" Good Citizen's Furniture "
The work of Ernest and Sidney Barnsley

By Mary Comino.
Published by Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.
Foreword by Nikolaus Pevsner.

1976 Facinating exhibition catalogue, with a wealth of information and B&W photos.

£22

By Chance I Did Rove

By Norman Jewson.

1986 third edition. Classic tale of Norman Jewson's wanderings in the Cotswolds, a must read! This edition contains B&W photo's of Cotswold Group Craftsmen and their families, buildings in the Sapperton area, and etchings by FL Griggs, together with Norman Jewsons design for the Fritillary Sconce.

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