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Total number of records: 45

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Books and printed items40
Archives5

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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History8
Art and Antique Market5

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patents12
technology12
furniture8
decoration and ornament7
architecture4
furniture design4
art3
artisanat2
arts decoratifs2
decoration and ornament, rococo2

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England5
Great Britain2
Enniskerry (Ireland)1
Ireland1
Wiltshire (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)40
Bickford Family2
Chilton-Young, Francis2
Fonthill Abbey2
H. Joseph2
Harris Lebus2
Hasluck, Paul N (1854-1931)2
Armstrong, Alan, 1936-1
B. Gilliet1
Barlow, J (1759-1810)1

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Up to 189923
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Up to latest1

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H. P. Andrewes billhead

H. P. Andrewes

09 Mar 1850

Simple billhead of H. P. Andrewes for an order of one oblong bath, two sponging pans and one hip bath for Mr Ploughwright.

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H. Lebus receipt

Harris Lebus

10 Oct 1912

Receipt of payment to H. Lebus for an order for Mr P. Hodgkinson.

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H. Lebus billhead

Harris Lebus

22 Feb 1905

Simple billhead of H. Lebus for an order of one oak bureau for Mr P. Hodgkinson.

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H. Joseph trade card
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H. Joseph trade card

H. Joseph; J. Van Bree

1846

Highly pictorial 19th century chromolithographed trade card of H. Joseph, celebrating New Year 1846. Trader details in elaborate frame with leafwork and floral decoration and images of furniture in ea...

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H. Joseph trade card
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H. Joseph trade card

H. Joseph; B. Gilliet; C. Tfelt

1867

Highly pictorial 19th century chromolithographed trade card of H. Joseph, celebrating New Year 1867. Trader details in elaborate metalware frame with floral decoration in centre of card. Below this, v...

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Cabinet brass foundry, M. & P.B

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); T. H. Smith

[1880?]

Cover title. Includes index.

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Work : an illustrated magazine of practice and theory for all workmen, professional and amateur (14 Sep 1889)

Chilton-Young, Francis; Hasluck, Paul N (1854-1931); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

Edited by F. Chilton-Young, 1889-92; P.N. Hasluck, 1892-1909.

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Work : an illustrated magazine of practice and theory for all workmen, professional and amateur (12 Apr 1890)

Chilton-Young, Francis; Hasluck, Paul N (1854-1931); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

Edited by F. Chilton-Young, 1889-92; P.N. Hasluck, 1892-1909.

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English furniture designers of the eighteenth century

Simon, Constance; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1907

"First published in December, 1904, by A.H. Bullen; transferred to B.T. Batsford, April, 1907."--verso of t.-p.

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[Bookseller catalogs of Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers] (v.CLIII, 2003 - Victorian Life and Labour)

Lake, Brian (1947-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers

[1972-]

Collection titled devised by cataloger. Individual catalogs have varying or distinctive titles. Specialty: Antiquarian books. Catalog no. 200 has afterword (13 p.), written by Brian Lake, containin...

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Great interiors

Smith, Edwin (1912-1971); Grant, Ian Dawson; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1967

Preface, by C. Beaton.--Introduction, by I. Grant.--Early classical, by R. Dutton.--Baroque and rococo, by H. Hayward.--Neo-classical, by T. Davis.--Romantic revival, by P. Fleetwood-Hesketh.--High Vi...

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