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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History4
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furniture2
carving (decorative arts)1
chair design1
country life1
furniture design1
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1739-18291
Butler, Lady Eleanor (1739-1829)1
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Committee of Master Chair-Manufacturers and Journeymen (London, England)1
Grisbrook, William1
King, Thomas (1829-1839)1
Mavor, Elizabeth (1927-2013)1
Ponsonby, Sarah (1755-1831)1
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-18311

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Trade directories

c.1950-c.2017

Lists of business from trade directories from London for years 1790, 1806, 1813, 1834, 1837, 1838-1840 and 1855, from Derby for 1827, 1828 and 1829 and from the Western Counties for 1840 plus a sectio...

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Third supplement to the London chair-makers' book of prices for workmanship : with the methods of computation adopted in the work, illustrated by reference to a variety of figures, engraved on thirteen copper plates

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Committee of Master Chair-Manufacturers and Journeymen (London, England); C. A. Shaw, London

1844

Errata precedes text. Includes index. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 33707. Bedford Collection copy A168 is wanting plate 9. Bedford Collection copy A169 (4th item) complete. Bedford Collection copy A169 ...

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Life with the ladies of Llangollen

Butler, Lady Eleanor (1739-1829); Ponsonby, Sarah (1755-1831); Mavor, Elizabeth (1927-2013); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1984

Contains extracts from the journals, letters, recipes, and account books of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby.

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Pattern book of furniture designs
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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...

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