Trade Catalogues from Design Books

Milan, Italy: Artemide, 1997. This is a very good softcover copy with light cover wear. Soft crease to lower corner of back cover. Spine creased but binding firm. Completely clean inside and out. Text in ENGLISH. Artemide, the Italian lighting design manufacturer was founded in 1959 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. These master catalogs contain all the designs… Read more about this item

London: Jekyll's Ltd., 1928. This is a very good softcover copy in the original printed wrappers with a color plate tipped on to the front cover. This is an English trade catalog (with prices) from the late 1920's. There are 436 catalogued Oriental carpets and rugs. Also Spanish rugs, Aubusson, Peru loom embroidered fabrics, etc. 3 full-page color plates… Read more about this item

Miquon, PA : W.C. Hamilton & Sons , 1975. This is a very good copy in a plastic comb binding (intact), stiff paper covers printed in color with Hamilton paper sample names: 'Weycroft', 'Andorra', 'Victorian', 'Louvain', 'Carousel', 'Kashmir', 'Gainsborough', etc. No date but ca. 1970's. Each of the 8 paper sample sections has a color printed title page with the… Read more about this item

Fitchburg, MA: Weyerhaeuser Company , 1970. This is a very good copy in a plastic comb binding (intact), stiff paper covers printed in color with Weyerhaeuser paper sample names: 'Weycroft', 'Louvain', 'Carousel', 'Kashmir', 'Gainsborough', etc. No date but ca. 1970's. Each of the 10 paper sample sections has a color printed title page with the different paper weights and characteristics… Read more about this item

Geneva: de Grisogono This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Includes a signed letter from the company, on de Grisogono letterhead, to an American retailer who has requested information. Also includes a folded sheet 'de Grisogono Instrumento No. Uno Price List', which shows specifications and prices for watches N1 through… Read more about this item

Boston: A.U.Dilley & Co., Inc. , 1909. This is a very good softcover copy in stiff dark gray card covers with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out. This is a trade catalog from a carpet merchant in Boston. Short introductory text. Illustrated in black & white. A review from the Boston Transcript May 28, 1909 issue tipped-in to… Read more about this item

New York: Eimer & Amend , 1923. This is an about very good hardcover copy in blue cloth with the tan dustwrapper. The wrapper is chipped with a few tears, and the blue cloth covers are soiled (wrapper partly removed for photograph). Completely clean inside, wrapper clean too. This is 'Catalog B 1923'. Illustrations on every page with technical specifications… Read more about this item

Lyons, France : P.Daubard Ingenieur Constructeur , 1935. This is a very good softcover copy in printed stiff gray card wraps, bound with red cord. Text in French. Backes was an engineer and constructed bridges in France. He was based in Lyons. This is essentially a trade catalog showcasing his work. 56 pages, the format is each left page is… Read more about this item

Venice, Italy: Francesco Brunello , 1925. This is an about very good hardcover copy of a scarce trade catalog from the Venetian retailer, Francesco Brunello. The brown cloth leatherette covers are held together by cord. The back cover is mostly missing. The front cover has the company name and title in gilt script. Clean inside and out. Inside are 29… Read more about this item