Calico Classics Vintage Book Set

A collection of ten Classics Club books from the 1940s. Published between 1942-1948, printed in the United States of America. Hardcovers.

The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world's greatest objects in one large-format volume - from everyday items by anonymous creators to lauded pieces by the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Dieter Rams, Richard Sapper, Hans J. Wegner, and Florence Knoll. Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, and with the addition of 100 new items that highlight designers from a diverse variety of backgrounds (including a greater number of female designers) and products from the last 15 years, this collection of the world's greatest product design is more comprehensive, compelling - and relevant - than ever before. The book showcases celebrated names alongside the new stars of modern design, including Le Corbusier, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Isamu Noguchi, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Lani Adeoye...

3 Volumes. S. C. Hall. The Book of Gems: Poets and Artists of Great Britain. Bound in full tan polished calf by Zaehnsdorf. All edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbl...

Group of "Worlds Popular Classics" selections, 14, and comprising the following titles: "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", "Tom Sawyer", "Pinocchio", "leaves of Grass", "Treasure Island", "Huckleberry Finn", "Robinson Crusoe", "Wuthering Heights", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Alice in Wonderland", "Green Mansions", "Uncle Tom's Cabin", "Poe's Masterpieces of Mystery", and "Dickens' Christmas Stories...

Published by Carlton Books Limited, 1st edition, London, 2006. During the course of the 20th century, fashion has been lifted from the status of what we just wear to being an art form. The vintage...

A unique photograph album in original grey card wrappers with the Ruhlmann name embossed on the front and the name of the client Monsieur Molinie also...