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The chair-maker's guide; Being upwards of two hundred new and genteel designs, both decorative and plain, of all the most approved patterns for gothic, chinese, ribbon and other chairs, couches, settees, burjairs, french, dressing and corner stools, adapted for halls, lobbies, dining, drewing and dressing rooms, parlours, bed-chambers, summer-houses, seats for gardens, parks, woods, &c. Many of the rural kind may be excuted with rude branches, or limbs of trees, &c. By Robert Manwaring, cabinet-maker, and others. The whole neatly engraved on seventy-five copper-plates
Manwaring, Robert; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Constable, William (1721-91)
MDCCLXVI. [1766]
Titlepage in letterpress. Bedford Collection A083 is incomplete: a single copy of plate 69, summer house chair only. Indexed in: Christopher Gilbert, Furniture History Society Journal,
Album de sièges : moyenne grandeur; contenant 28 planches, 44 modèles, dont plusieurs de l'exposition nationale 1849 ; d'après les modèles de A. Jeanselme J.e. fab.nt de sièges
Jansen, M; Jeanselme, A; Samain, E; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
[ca. 1850]
Title page: Imp de A Jourdan, Vor Quetin, Lith.
The cabinet and chair-maker's real friend and companion, or, the whole system of chair-making made plain and easy
Manwaring, Robert; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1765
Indexed in: ESTC
The London upholsterer's companion : containing the most approved and modern methods for the various styles of manufacturing, including the art of spring stuffing, with all its late improvements, &c., &c
Crofton, John Saville; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Folkard, R
1834
With a directory of manufacturers [4 pages, advertisements] after page 89.
Six new designs of chairs
Smith, John (1750-1789); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Phillips of London
1753
The Bedford Collection copy A083 has five loose plates, unnumbered and untitled, including title page. The sixth loose plate is titled plate number 69, a summer house chair, and is from Robert Sayer's...
Marmor Pisanum de Honore Bisellii. Parergon inseritur de vetrum sellis, synopsis appenditur de re donatica antiquorum, quam breui spondet
Chimentelli, Valerio (1620-1668); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
MDCLXVI. [1666]
With a half-title. Signatures: [unsigned]4 A-2L4. Head- and tail-pieces; initials. Includes index.
The modern style of cabinet work exemplified, in new designs, practically arranged on 72 plates, containing 227 designs, (including fragmental parts.)
King, Thomas furniture pattern designer (fl. 1829-1839); Taylor, G; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Vernon, George
[1829?]
A book of patterns for furniture by Thomas King, first edition, with suggested date of 1829, see Dictionary of English furniture makers, 1660-1840. ESTC has earlier date of 1800. Printed by G. Taylo...
Pattern book of furniture designs
King, Thomas (1829-1839); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Grisbrook, William
[c.1839?]
Bedford Collection copy A109 is wanting title page and 6 plates [possibly lithographs]: missing numbers 136-139, 160-163, 184-187, 236-237, 276-277, 338. Plate numbers 278, 279, 313 and 314 almost ma...
Designs of cabinet & upholstery furniture in the most modern style
Whitaker, Henry (1825-1847); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sainsbury, M; Theo B. Merrett, Stroud, Glos.
1827
Plates designed and etched by H. Whitaker and dated 1825-1827. Printed [etched] letter to the subscribers of these designs by H. Whitaker recedes title page and is dated 2 June 1827.
Le carnet du fabricant de sieges Parisien
Guilmard, Désiré (1810-1889); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Zamor
c.1852
Le carnet no. 2, collection of simple seats.
Neues moebel magazin für tischler und ebenisten : Erstes-viertes heft [4 parts]
Leo, Friedrich August (1791-1836); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Grünler, Carl Heinrich (1761-1823)
1802
Certain plates drawn by Siegel and engraved by Grünler. With index of plates for each part. First item in a bound volume of 3 items.
Le guide du fabricant de meubles et du décorateur album de sièges, contenant une grande collection de modèles variés (oversize)
Jansen, M; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Guilmard, Désiré (1810-1889); Quétin, Victor; Coste Frères, Montpellier
[1840-1850]
Bedford Collection K128 is a pattern book comprising plates of furniture designs from several other publications by Jansen, Guilmard and Quetin. 1. Le guide du fabricant de meubles et du décorateur...