Practical Idealists Twenty Five Years Designing by John Avril Blake (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 147 pp., illustrated, 4to, original paper-covered boards, dustjacket. With numerous b&w illustrations. Light wear to dustjacket edges, faint price sticker residue on ffep, lower edge of front cover lightly faded; interior fine. A very good copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The book is in very good condition, the jacket is in good condition but has a fair amount of shelf rubbing and some tears to the cover, this has been taped to prevent more tearing by a previous owner. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Published to commemorate the silver jubilee of Design Research Unit (one of the best-known design offices in Europe whose clients include some of Britain's largest companies and whose partners have made profound contributions to the theory of industrial design) this is not a conventional history of one particular organization. DRU is used to show how major trends and changes have affected the practices of industrial design, and how design has influence the course of events. It provides an original, well-illustrated social history of design in Britain form the austerity days of 1945, through the Festival of Britain into the sophisticated sixties.' 147 pages. 8.5 x 12 inches. May require additional postage. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. Complete with numerous illustrations. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Extensively illustrated with black-and-white photographs; dark brown cloth, spine titled in silver, pictorial dust-jacket a lttle chipped. A very good copy indeed.