Panel Designs, Lee Fabrics — 1st Edition

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Panel Designs, Lee Fabrics — 1st Edition

Name: Panel Designs, Lee Fabrics — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5066
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Publication: Birkenhead, Lee Fabrics, circa 1950

Formatting: Small 4to, pp. [24].

Condition Report: Very Good. The original plastic comb binding remains fully intact and supple, with no cracking, brittleness, or loss to the teeth. The publisher's printed card wraps are well-preserved, displaying only minor rubbing to the extremities and faint handling marks typical of a working trade catalogue. The corners are gently bumped, but the covers remain structurally sound and firmly attached. Internally, the catalogue is remarkably clean and bright; the colour photographic illustrations retain their original vibrancy without any oxidisation, offsetting, or fading. A neat, contemporary ink stamp for 'J.H. Cooper & Sons, Ilkley' is present to the lower margin of the title page and faintly to the margins of internal leaves, adding a pleasing layer of commercial provenance without intruding upon the textile designs. An excellent, tight, and well-cared-for copy.

Catalogue Note: First Edition thus, presumed. Extensively illustrated with high-quality colour photographic plates detailing various tapestry and crewel work upholstery options, this catalogue was issued by Arthur H. Lee & Sons (trading as Lee-Fabrics) of Birkenhead. Lee was a major force in the early 20th-century revival of English needlework crafts, establishing a renowned, progressive factory in 1908 that supplied premium textiles globally.

This particular copy boasts notable provenance, bearing the understated stamp of J.H. Cooper & Sons of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, a respected regional firm of cabinet makers and upholsterers who evidently utilised this catalogue as a reference for their mid-century furniture production. Surviving post-war working trade catalogues of this nature, particularly those with their fragile comb bindings fully intact and without heavy workshop soiling, are genuinely scarce on the open market.

A captivating window into mid-20th-century British interior design, this rare trade catalogue from Lee-Fabrics showcases an exquisite array of panel designs for high-end upholstery. Featuring vibrant, full-colour photographic plates of settees and chairs dressed in meticulous hand needlework tapestries, such as the elegant 'Garrick' design, the publication served as a vital visual reference for post-war furniture makers. A charming and historically significant piece of textile ephemera, perfect for design historians, upholstery enthusiasts, and collectors of vintage trade literature.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Lee Fabrics

Book Publisher: Lee Fabrics

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Collectables

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Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1950

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Book Binding: Plastic Comb

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Birkenhead, United Kingdom

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