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Variety of Capitals, freezes, and corniches, and how to increase or decrease them, still retaining the same proportion as the original: likewise 12 designs for chimney pieces, drawn an inch and a half to a foot, the whole consisting of 12 plates, published according to act of parliament in the year 1776 by P. Columbani (oversize)
Columbani, Placido; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1776
Engraved throughout. Price six shillings.
Count Rumford's Experimental essays, political, economical, and philososphical. Essay IV. Of chimney fire-places, with proposals for improving them, to save Fuel; to render Dwelling-Houses more Comfortable and Salubrious, and, effectually to prevent Chimnies from Smoking
Rumford, Benjamin Graf von (1753-1814); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1796
Title from cover title of original wrappers. "The first volume of this work [i.e. 'Essays, political, economical, and philosophical'] will be completed in the course of two or three months; but, as ...
Designs for chimnies: and the proportions they bear to their respective rooms; Containing more than eighty examples of that kind. Also variety of arches, doors, and windows. To which is added, A concise, but clear Description of the Five Orders, regulated by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts. With some Observations on Rules and Methods used in Drawing. The whole neatly engraved on fifty octavo copper-plates. By Abraham Swan, Architect
Swan, Abraham; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Clegg, David; Beardsall, Henry
[1765]
Indexed in: ESTC
The chimney-Piece-Maker's daily assistant, or, a treasury of new designs for chimney-pieces: beginning with the most plain and simple, and gradually ascending to the most grand and magnificent, in the Antique, Modern, Ornamental and Gothic Taste; proper to be executed in Halls, Salones, Vestibules, Guard Rooms, State Rooms, Parlours, Dining Rooms, Drawing Rooms, Anti Rooms, Music Rooms, Cabinets, Bed Rooms, Dressing Rooms, &c. Together with a table shewing the just proportions they bear to the above several and respective rooms. The Whole neatly engraved on Fifty-Four Copper-Plates, From the original drawings of Thomas Milton, John Crunden, and Placido Columbani, Architects
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
MDCCLXVI. [1766]
Consists largely of plates with a letterpress titlepage.
The chimney-piece-maker's daily assistant, or, a treasury of new designs for chimney-pieces, for the year 1769: containing, grand and elegant designs, proper to be executed in halls, salones, vestibules, guard rooms, state rooms, parlours, dining rooms, drawing rooms, anti rooms, music rooms, cabinets, bed rooms, dressing rooms, &c. Together with six plates of mouldings at large, ornamented with curious new enrichments. The whole neatly engraved on 32 copper-plates, from original drawings, by Robert Baldwin, architect. Vol. II
Baldwin, Robert; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sainsbury, M
1769
Consists largely of plates with a letterpress titlepage and two final advertisement leaves. Bedford Copy A090 [another copy] is first item in a bound volume of 2 items. Bedford Copy A090 [another ...
Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent (oversize)
Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); Kent, William (1685-1748); Vardy, John (1718-1765); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Shafto, Robert; Adair, William; Johnson, Francis
1744
Title within ornamental border. Engraved throughout by John Vardy. Edited by William Kent.
The British architect: or, the builder's treasury of stair-cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious Method of drawing the Five Orders, than has hitherto been published, by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts, free from those troublesome Divisions call'd Aliquot Parts. Shewing also how to giue up their Columns and Capitals. II. Likewise Stair-Cases, (those most useful, ornamental, and necessary Parts of a Building, though never before sufficiently described in any Book, Ancient or Modern); shewing their most convenient Situation, and the Form of their Ascending in the most grand Manner: With a great Variety of curious Ornaments, whereby any Gentleman may fix on what will suit him best, there being Examples of all Kinds; and necessary Directions for such Persons as are unacquainted with that Branch. III. Designs of Arches, Doors, and Windows. IV. A great Variety of New and Curious Chimney-Pieces, in the most elegant and modern Taste. V. Corbels, Shields, and other beautiful Decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary Rules of Carpentry; with the Manner of Truss'd Roofs, and the Nature of a splay'd circular Soffit, both in a streight and circular Wall, never published before. Together with Raking Cornices, Groins, and Angle Brackets, described. The Whole being illustrated with upwards of One Hundred Designs and Examples, curiously engraved by the best Hands on Sixty Folio Copper-Plates. By Abraham Swan, Architect (oversize)
Swan, Abraham; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sainsbury, Montagu Ely (1905-1998?)
M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]
In some copies the names of Meadows and Hitch and Hawes have been erased and replaced in ink with Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Buckland. Bedford Collection K086 has imprint with Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Buc...
The chimney-piece-maker's daily assistant, or, a treasury of new designs for chimney-pieces, for the year 1769: containing, grand and elegant designs, proper to be executed in halls, salones, vestibules, guard rooms, state rooms, parlours, dining rooms, drawing rooms, anti rooms, music rooms, cabinets, bed rooms, dressing rooms, &c. Together with six plates of mouldings at large, ornamented with curious new enrichments. The whole neatly engraved on 32 copper-plates, from original drawings, by Robert Baldwin, architect. Vol. II
Baldwin, Robert; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sainsbury, M
1769
Consists largely of plates with a letterpress titlepage and two final advertisement leaves. Bedford Copy A090 [another copy] is first item in a bound volume of 2 items. Bedford Copy A090 [another ...
Designs for chimney-pieces, : with mouldings & bases at large; on 24 plates (oversize)
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)
[1790?]
Imprint date based on record from British Architectural Library catalogue. Consists of 24 numbered engraved plates illustrating designs for mantels. A note on front flyleaf in John Bedford's hand ...
Skeet & Jeffes Ltd. Woking : wholesale ironmongers and builders' merchants : decorators' materials, Twyford's sanitary ware, Hope's steel casements, canteen & domestic equipment, agricultural appliances
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Skeet & Jeffes Ltd.
[1950]
Trade catalogue. Catalogue No. 1950.
Nouvelle iconologie historique ou attributs hierogliphyques... composés et arrangés de maniére qu'ils peuvent servir à toutes sortes des decorations (oversize, vol 2)
Delafosse, Jean-Charles (1734-1789); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); International Gypsylogical Foundation
1771
Bedford Collection K097 copy comprises: vol 1 table indicative [title plate], 108 plates in 18 cahiers lettered A to S each with 6 plates; vol 2 has table indicative, T- Z each with 6 plates, then AA ...
Nouvelle iconologie historique ou attributs hierogliphyques... composés et arrangés de maniére qu'ils peuvent servir à toutes sortes des decorations (oversize, vol 3)
Delafosse, Jean-Charles (1734-1789); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); International Gypsylogical Foundation
1771
Bedford Collection K097 copy comprises: vol 1 table indicative [title plate], 108 plates in 18 cahiers lettered A to S each with 6 plates; vol 2 has table indicative, T- Z each with 6 plates, then AA ...