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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History5
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)9
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Beckford, William, 1760-18441
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Best, Mary Ellen, 1809-18911
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Britton, John (1771-1857)1
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Archive Item

Hughes & Davidson billhead

Hughes & Davidson

18 Oct 1830

Simple billhead of Hughes & Davidson for an order of one bronzed Roman lamp for Holtzapffel. Customer details written on reverse.

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W. & H. Davidson billhead

W. & H. Davidson

06 Jun 1888-13 Jul 1888

Simple billhead of W. & H. Davidson for an order of floor repairs for Mr Brown.

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Johnston, Brookes, Hector & Davidson trade card (advertisement)
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Johnston, Brookes, Hector & Davidson trade card (advertisement)

Johnston, Brookes, Hector & Davidson; William Johnstone White

c.1820

Pictorial 19th century engraved trade card (advertisement) of Johnston, Brookes, Hector & Davidson with images of various decorative lamps, candelabras and chandeliers. Trader details in a variety of ...

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House proud : nineteenth-century watercolor interiors from the Thaw collection

Davidson, Gail S (1941-); McCarron-Cates, Floramae; Gere, Charlotte; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Cooper-Hewitt Museum

[2008]

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held Aug. 12, 2008-Jan. 25, 2009, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. "Some research in this catalogue was originally publishe...

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Antique Dealers

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings from various periodicals and press featuring obituaries, biographies and articles about various antique dealers and collectors. mainly twentieth century. Mainly twentieth century dealers and...

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Spectacles, lorgnettes and monocles

Davidson, D C; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1989

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A woman's work is never done : a history of housework in the British Isles 1650-1950

Davidson, Caroline; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1982

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Furniture

Davidson, Richard; Miller, Judith (1951-); Miller, Martin (1946-2013); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1991]

Includes bibliographical references (page 186) and index.

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The world of Mary Ellen Best

Davidson, Caroline; Best, Mary Ellen (1809-1891); Rutkowski, Howard; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1985]

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A description of Fonthill Abbey and demesne, in the county of Wilts; : including a list of its paintings, cabinets, &c

Rutter, John (1796-1851); Higham, Thomas (1796-1844); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Davidson; Longman, Hurst, and Co.; Brodie and Dowding, Sarum

1822

Frontispiece engraving of Fonthill Abbey by T. Higham after John Rutter.

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Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire : with heraldical and genealogical notices of the Beckford Family

Britton, John (1771-1857); Shaw, Henry (1800-1873); Cattermole, George (1800-1868); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Davidson, Thomas; Eve, Cecil GW; John Tiranti & Co., London

1823

One of 270 large paper copies (with 7 additional plates not in the trade edition). Title vignette. With added engraved title-page. List of subscribers at end. Plates were engraved from drawing...

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The house of life

Praz, Mario (1896-1982); Davidson, Angus (1898-1982); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1964

Includes bibliographical references.

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