Recent Arrivals from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Vienna, Austria: Galerie nächst St. Stephan, 1975. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: The majority of the text is in German throughout, with the exception of a few pages in English. Softcover. Condition: Fair to good, covers are generally shelfworn, with some light soiling to rear cover. Some light cockling to the pages at… Read more about this item

Berlin: Hansa Luftbild GMBH, 1938. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Text is in German throughout. Brown paper covers with title black on front cover. A pair of card stereoscopic glasses are enclosed, attached with a cord (as issued). Condition: Fair, covers have general light shelfwear with the paper spine being quite rubbed and… Read more about this item

Courbevoie, Paris: ACR Edition, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. NB: Text is in French throughout. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 239pp. Many colour illustrations. .

Charlbury, Oxfordshire: Jon Carpenter Publishing in association with the Walter Strachan Archive, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, previous owners bookplate on front pastedown and small inscription on front endpaper. 268pp. Over 80 b/w illustrations featuring Strachan's publications and drawings. Walter John… Read more about this item

Norwich, Norfolk: University of East Anglia Library, 1985. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear including a light crease to the edge of the lower outer corner of the rear cover, and light soiling to rear cover. Staples in centre just beginning to rust. This catalogue was produced… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2001. Book. Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Black hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Good, would be very good except please note that the front inner joint has cracked vertically along the edge, just after the front endpaper. The remainder of the binding is holding firmly. No inscriptions. Dustjacket… Read more about this item

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Olive green hardcover with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 191pp. 57 colour and 155 b/w illustrations. This book is… Read more about this item

London: The Design Council, 1987. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some light sunning to spine. No inscriptions. 144pp. Many colour and b/w illustrations. This book surveys the new wave of British design that appeared in the 1980s, particularly in the world of fashion. It includes interviews… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second impression, published in 1946, the same year as the first. NB: No dustjacket. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Edited with a preface by F.J.Osborn and and introductory essay by Lewis Mumford. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers.Some… Read more about this item

Islington, London: The Millinery Works Ltd., 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Fine, title page bears the discreet blindstamp of the art gallery Offer Waterman & Co. with a reference number neatly written in the centre. 48pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the selling exhibition of… Read more about this item

Jersey, Channel Islands: The Commercial Art Company, Five Oaks Press, 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Dark blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. The front endpaper bears the blindstamp of the art gallery Offer Waterman & Co. to the lower right, with a… Read more about this item

London and Chichester: Phillimore & Co., Ld., 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some foxing to endpapers and edges of first few pages.Also some light foxing to fore-edge of textblock. The title page bears the blindstamp of the art gallery… Read more about this item

London: A Zwemmer Ltd., 1970. Book. Good. Buckram. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Blue buckram with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. A hint of foxing to the upper right corner of title page. Some light foxing to fore-edge of textblock. 397pp. 199 half-tone illustrations. This was the first… Read more about this item

Southampton: Ashford Press Publishing, 1987. Book. Illus. by Esdaile Hudson. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Cream hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator, Esdaile Hudson (b.1937) to the previous owner on the title page. Also tipped in onto… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: Gerhardt Verlag, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No dustjacket. Pale grey cloth hardcover with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, with some light sunning/foxing to cover edges. No inscriptions. The title page and contents page have some light vertical creasing (probably caused during the printing process).… Read more about this item

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1942. Book. Illus. by Reynolds Stone. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. White canvas hardcover with title in gilt on spine and a gilt vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. Condition: Good, with some general light soiling to canvas covers. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. 191pp.… Read more about this item

New York: Garth Clark Gallery, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 36pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the American ceramicist Karen Karnes (1925-2016) held at the Garth Clark gallery, New… Read more about this item

Florence, Italy: Alivar, 1991. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dual text in English and Italian. Second revised edition 1991 (first published 1984). Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear and some light sunning to cover edges. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally scuffed, with… Read more about this item

Salisbury, Wiltshire: Harpvale Limited, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in slipcase. Oatmeal colour cloth with title in brown on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Small mark to front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 216pp. 64 pages of colour photographs, taken especially by Jorge Lewinski for… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2003. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, would be described as very good except please note that there are a few scratches and "pock mark" dents to the lower centre of the front cover, and the indentations from the "pock mark" dents carry through to approximately the… Read more about this item