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Brotherton Collection1
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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social conditions2
architects1
architecture, rococo1
art, british1
cabinetwork1
cities and towns1
cupboards1
decoration and ornament1
decorative arts, rococo1
economic history1

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England8
Great Britain2
London (England)2
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)7
Bradbury & Evans1
Bradock, Richard1
Buckingham Palace (London, England)1
Darley, Gillian1
Dodd, Dudley1
Earnshaw, Brian1
Essex, Robert Devereux Earl of (1566-1601)1
Great Britain1
Gruner, Ludwig (1801-1882)1

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The London rich : the creation of a great city, from 1666 to the present

Thorold, Peter; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1999

Illustrations on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-374) and index.

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An apologie of the Earle of Essex, against those which iealously, and maliciously, tax him to be the hinderer of the peace and quiet of his country

Essex, Robert Devereux Earl of (1566-1601); Bradock, Richard

1603

Originally published ca. 1600 as "To Maister Anthonie Bacon", with a letter by Lady Penelope Rich. Signatures: A-F[superscript]4. Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.),

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Mid-Georgian Britain, 1740-69

Riding, Jacqueline; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2010

Includes index. Introduction: London and life -- Love and sex, marriage and family -- Home and neighbourhood -- Work -- Food and drink -- Fashion -- Transport -- Relaxation and entertainment -- Char...

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Victorian designs for the home

Newton, Charles; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1999

Introduction -- Persistence and change -- Early design reformers -- Reformed Gothic -- Mainstream Victorian -- Exoticism and eclecticism -- William Morris and his circle -- Aestheticism and Japonisme ...

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Roman splendour, English arcadia : the English taste for Pietre Dure and the Sixtus cabinet at Stourhead

Jervis, Simon; Dodd, Dudley; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); National Trust (Great Britain)

[2015]

Published in association with the National Trust. Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index. The English taste for Pietre Dure -- Roman Pietre Dure -- The supreme example: the ...

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John Soane : an accidental romantic

Darley, Gillian; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1999]

Illustrations on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-346) and index. "Sir John Soane (1753-1837) was one of the most influential and original of all English architects. In ...

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The decorations of the garden-pavilion in the grounds of Buckingham palace (oversize)

Gruner, Ludwig (1801-1882); Jameson, Mrs (1794-1860); Heywood, Mary; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Bradbury & Evans; John Tiranti & Co., London

1846

Added title page engraved. The plates carry no numbers but are numbered 1-15 in 'List Of Plates'. Plates [3-6, 11, 12] are printed in full colour, 4 more are tinted. Some plates are signed with ...

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An insular rococo : architecture, politics and society in Ireland and England, 1710-1770

Mowl, Tim; Earnshaw, Brian; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1999

Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- reservations and explanations -- The trouble with the Palladian -- Three villas to the rococo -- The garden as an expression of rococo ...

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