Search Results: Trade Catalogues from Design Books

Venice, Italy: Francesco Brunello , 1925. This is an about very good hardcover copy of a scarce trade catalog from the Venetian retailer, Francesco Brunello. The brown cloth leatherette covers are held together by cord. The back cover is mostly missing. The front cover has the company name and title in gilt script. Clean inside and out. Inside are 29 original photographs mounted to gray card stock leaves. All photographs bear a handstamp, either to the photograph or the margin of the leaf, with Francesco Brunello's name and adress in Venice. The first two photographs are different views of Brunello's showroom. The rest of the photographs are of individual pieces of furniture, in older Italian styles, very ornate, with elaborate veneer work and gilt mounts. Most photographs also have a tipped-on label of typed, or occasionally hand-written paper giving the model number and describing the piece, its' general style and materials. Most photographs with photographer information stamped on the… Read More

Milan, Italy: Artemide, 1997. This is a very good softcover copy with light cover wear. Soft crease to lower corner of back cover. Spine creased but binding firm. Completely clean inside and out. Text in ENGLISH. Artemide, the Italian lighting design manufacturer was founded in 1959 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. These master catalogs contain all the designs that are still being produced. This catalog covers the work of 32 designers including Mario Botta, Enzo Mari, Angelo Mangiarotti, Richard Sapper, and Santiago Calatrava among others. Illustrated throughout in color. Also all technical specifications for each lighting design: size, materials, etc. Alphabetical model index. 11" high X 8" wide, 259 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Miquon, PA : W.C. Hamilton & Sons , 1975. This is a very good copy in a plastic comb binding (intact), stiff paper covers printed in color with Hamilton paper sample names: 'Weycroft', 'Andorra', 'Victorian', 'Louvain', 'Carousel', 'Kashmir', 'Gainsborough', etc. No date but ca. 1970's. Each of the 8 paper sample sections has a color printed title page with the different paper weights and characteristics available in that sample, followed by a number of blank sheets in different colors that are available with that sample. Catalog designed by S. Neil Fujita who did all the decorations on the covers and individual title pages, in a playful abstract style. The cover design is signed, also the colophon lists Neil Fujita as the designer of the catalog. Sadamitsu "S. Neil" Fujita (1921- 2010) was an American graphic designer known for his innovative book cover and record album designs. Afficionados will know his works, for example the… Read More

Geneva: de Grisogono This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Includes a signed letter from the company, on de Grisogono letterhead, to an American retailer who has requested information. Also includes a folded sheet 'de Grisogono Instrumento No. Uno Price List', which shows specifications and prices for watches N1 through 12, and S1 through 12. The book itself is promotional literature for de Grisogono. Brief text in English. 71 pages, with oversize color photographs of watches on half of them. On facing pages are the technical drawings and specifications. The covers are black with gilt titles on a heavy stock paper (French fold). 13" high X 10" wide, 72 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New York: Eimer & Amend , 1923. This is an about very good hardcover copy in blue cloth with the tan dustwrapper. The wrapper is chipped with a few tears, and the blue cloth covers are soiled (wrapper partly removed for photograph). Completely clean inside, wrapper clean too. This is 'Catalog B 1923'. Illustrations on every page with technical specifications and prices for thousands of pieces of equipment. Index. 11" high X 8" wide, 173 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Boston: A.U.Dilley & Co., Inc. , 1909. This is a very good softcover copy in stiff dark gray card covers with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out. This is a trade catalog from a carpet merchant in Boston. Short introductory text. Illustrated in black & white. A review from the Boston Transcript May 28, 1909 issue tipped-in to the front endpaper. 8.5" high X 6" wide, 80 pages. Map. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Lyons, France : P.Daubard Ingenieur Constructeur , 1935. This is a very good softcover copy in printed stiff gray card wraps, bound with red cord. Text in French. Backes was an engineer and constructed bridges in France. He was based in Lyons. This is essentially a trade catalog showcasing his work. 56 pages, the format is each left page is a black & white photograph of the bridge and each right page has details of the materials and construction techniques, etc. The bridges were built from 1899 to 1935. 7" high X 11" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Original Wraps. Very Good.

London: Jekyll's Ltd., 1928. This is a very good softcover copy in the original printed wrappers with a color plate tipped on to the front cover. This is an English trade catalog (with prices) from the late 1920's. There are 436 catalogued Oriental carpets and rugs. Also Spanish rugs, Aubusson, Peru loom embroidered fabrics, etc. 3 full-page color plates tipped in + many black & white photographs of carpets. Maps. 11" high X 9" wide, 79 pages.This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and sent with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Fitchburg, MA: Weyerhaeuser Company , 1970. This is a very good copy in a plastic comb binding (intact), stiff paper covers printed in color with Weyerhaeuser paper sample names: 'Weycroft', 'Louvain', 'Carousel', 'Kashmir', 'Gainsborough', etc. No date but ca. 1970's. Each of the 10 paper sample sections has a color printed title page with the different paper weights and characteristics available in that sample, followed by a number of blank sheets in different colors that are available with that sample. A typical early to mid 1970's Weyerhaeuser trade catalog. 11" high X 10" wide. All printing in offset lithography. Publisher's 'Complimentary Copy' business reply card laid in. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.