Gloag John
A SHORT DICTIONARY OF FURNITURE
New York: Bonanza Books 1965. HC. very good w/chipped dustjacket hardcover. 630 ill. linedrawings. Contains 1767 terms used in Britain and America. 565pp. Bonanza Books unknown
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Levy Saul
LACCHE VENEZIANE SETTECENTESCHE - Eighteenth-Century Venetian Lacquer - Volume I and Volume II -- Two Volume Set Complete
Milano Italy: Gorlich Editore 1967. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. color illustrations. Fabulous photographs of Italian furniture. Volume I 25 pages of text in Italian followed by 237 color plates; and Volume II has plates 238 through 496. Gorlich Editore unknown
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Sembach Klaus Jurgen edited by
CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE - AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MODERN FURNITURE 1950 TO THE PRESENT
New York: Architectural Book Pub. Co 1982. HC. fine w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0803895267 A collection of the most outstanding contemporary furniture around the world. 308pp. Architectural Book Pub. Co unknown
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Madigan Mary Jean introduction by edited by Art & Antiques
NINETEENTH CENTURY FURNITURE: INNOVATION REVIVAL AND REFORM
New York: Art & Antiques 1982. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. 100 color 150 B&W ill. ISBN 0823080048 A collection of articles devoted to the exhilarating variety of furniture styles - American empire Gothic and rococo revival to the Renaissance rivival Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau. Focuses on the changing stylistic patterns of this period and sheds light on the foremost designers and cabinetmakers. 160pp. Art & Antiques unknown
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Cathers David M.
FURNITURE OF THE AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT - STICKLEY AND ROYCROFT MISSION OAK
New York: New American Library 1981. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0453003974 Traces fully the development of this style and through a knowledgeable text and over 200 photo illustrations provides a means for identifying dating authenticating and evaluating individual pieces. 275pp. New American Library unknown
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Zogry Kenneth Joel; Zea Philip edited by; Garrett Wendell foreword by; Burris Ken principal photography by
THE BEST THE COUNTRY AFFORDS - VERMONT FURNITURE 1765-1850
1995: The Bennington Museum. PB. good wraps softcover CREASE ON FRONT COVER. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 09575632 Catalogue of the exhibition held at both the Bennington Museum and the Shelburne Museum in 1995. Chapters include: Vermont Furniture: An Historical Perspective; followed by review of furniture by section and counties of the state. NOTE - CREASE ON FRONT COVER 176pp. The Bennington Museum unknown
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Bienenstock N. I.; Shearer William L. editor
A HISTORY OF AMERICAN FURNITURE
n.p.: published by the author 1970. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. Published on the 100th anniversary of America's First Furniture Trade Publication. Text is followed by ads from the major furniture manufacturers of the time. 281pp. published by the author unknown
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Clouston K. Warren
THE CHIPPENDALE PERIOD IN ENGLISH FURNITURE
New York: Weathervane Books 1987. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. 200 B&W ill. First published in 1897 by Debenham & Freebody and Edward Arnold. This book is a study of the highly skilled and ingenious cabinet-makers and their period. 224pp. Weathervane Books unknown
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Fioratti Helen Costantino; Fossi Gloria
IL MOBILE ITALIANO - DALL'ANTICHITA ALLO STILE IMPERO -- FURNITURE FROM ITALY: ANTIQUES IN THE IMPERIUM STYLE
Milano Italy: Giunti Editore 2004. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 8809034260 Text in Italian. 336pp. Giunti Editore unknown
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Weidman Gregory R.
FURNITURE IN MARYLAND 1740-1940: THE COLLECTION OF THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Baltimore MD: Maryland Historical Society 1984. PB. good wraps softcover UNDERLINE FEW PAGES - SEE NOTE. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0938420291 A comprehensive history. CONDITION NOTE - OWNER'S NAME ON TOP EDGE OF BOOKBLOCK - SOME RED UNDERLINING ON ABOUT 17 PAGES and a few single words indicating where a piece of furniture was seen in collection. Still a worthy reference. 342pp. Maryland Historical Society unknown
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Hinckley F. Lewis
A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE: THE AUTHENTIC CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN & AMERICAN DESIGNS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CONNOISSEURS
New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1953. HC. good tan cloth hardcover no dustjacket. 1103 halftones. 355pp. Crown Publishers, Inc unknown
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Schwartz Marvin D.
PLEASE BE SEATED: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHAIR 2000 BC-2000 AD
New York: American Federation of Arts 1968. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. A catalogue of the educational exhibition which has been organized and is circulated by the Decorative Arts Program of The American Federation of Arts in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design Smithsonian Institution with the sponsorship of the Resources Council and a number of leading furniture manufacturers. 62pp. American Federation of Arts unknown
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McLeod Van
THREE CENTURIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FURNITURE MAKING - FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
Concord NH: NH Furniture Masters Assn 1999. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W and color illustrations. New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association Fourth Annual Exhibition and Auction." Essay entitled "Generation to Generation: New Hampshire's Furniture-Making Tradition;" followed by biographies of the furniture-makers and then the pieces on exhibit. 36pp. NH Furniture Masters Assn unknown
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Brackett Oliver
THOMAS CHIPPENDALE - A STUDY OF HIS LIFE WORK AND INFLUENCE
London: Hoddeer and Stoughton Ltd 1924. HC. good black cloth hardcover wear top/bottom of spine. B&W illustrations. With Numerous Illustrations Selected to Show the Development of His Style." Franklin 2413 = Best on the Subject. 281pp. Hoddeer and Stoughton, Ltd unknown
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Shapland H. O.
THE PRACTICAL DECORATION OF FURNITURE - VOLUME ONE; VOLUME TWO; and VOLUME THREE - Three Volumes in One
London: Ernest Benn Ltd 1926. HC. very good brown cloth hardcover no dustjacket. B&W illustrations. Volume One: Veneering Inlay or Marqueterie Gilding Painting; 44 pages of text followed by 48 plates; Volume Two: Moulding Pierce Work TurnedWork Twisting Carving; 37 pages of text followed by 48 plates; and Volmume Three: Applied Metalwork Covering with Leather and Textiles Lacquering and Miscellaneous Decoration; 15 pages of text followed by 48 plates. Ernest Benn, Ltd unknown
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Wood Lucy
CATALOGUE OF COMMODES - THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY
London: HMSO 1994. HC. good w/good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0112905323 The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight houses an unrivalled series of English commodes the highlight of its outstanding furniture collection and part of the much larger collection and part of the much larger collection originally formed by William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme 1851-1925. This group of over forty commodes includes some of the greatest achievements of 18th-century London cabinet-making and is a tribute to Lever's passionate commitment to British art. 367pp. HMSO unknown
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Christie's
REFLECTED GLORY: A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MAGNIFICENT MIRRORS
London: Christie's 2006. PB. fine wraps softcover. B&W and color illustrations. An exceptional collection of mirrors wonderfully illustrated and auctioned on 6 July 2006. 74pp. Christie's unknown
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Sack Israel; Hennage Joseph H. editor
AMERICAN ANTIQUES FROM ISRAEL SACK COLLECTION - VOLUME IV
Washington DC: Highland House Publishers 1974. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. A reprint of Sack brochures: #22 #23 #24 and #25 with index. p852-p1112. Highland House Publishers unknown
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Rava Carlo Enrico
IL MOBILE D'ARTE DAL QUATTROCENTO ALL'OTTOCENTO - ITALIA FRANCIA GERMANIA AUSTRIA INGHILTERRA; AMERICA DEL NORD
Milan Italy: G. G. Gorlich Editore 1950. HC. good brown boards hardcover. color frontis 510 B&W ill. Title translates to roughly: "The Piece of Furniture of art from the 1400's to the 1800's - Italy France Germany Austria England North America." A unique assemblage of furniture illustrations. 42pp of text. G. G. Gorlich Editore unknown
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Kenworthy Browne John
CHIPPENDALE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES - CONNOISSEUR'S LIBRARY
New York: World Publishing 1973. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0529050137 "A guide to the great craftsmen in an age of furniture greatness." 64pp. World Publishing unknown
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Gray Stephen edited by; Smith Mary Ann Clegg history by
THE MISSION FURNITURE OF L. & J. G. STICKLEY
New York: Turn of the Century Editions 1983. PB. very good wraps softcover owner's name. B&W illustrations. ISBN 094032606X 189pp. Turn of the Century Editions unknown
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Semowich Charles J. compiled by
AMERICAN FURNITURE CRAFTSMEN WORKING PRIOR TO 1920 - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Westport CT: Greenwood Press 1984. HC. fine brown cloth hardcover no dustjacket as published. ISBN 031323275X Contents include: Works about Individual Craftsmen; Works about Groups of Craftsemen; General Works; Trade Catalogues; Appendix; Craftsmen - Biographical Index; Author - Title Index; Subject Index. 381pp. Greenwood Press unknown
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Morazzoni Guiseppe
MOBILI VENEZIANI LACCATI II - Volume II Only of Furniture Veneziani Laccati
Milano Italy: Luigi Alfieri n.d. HC. very good red cloth hardcover faint edgewear on spine. B&W and color illustrations. Camere Da Pranzo - Tinelli - Camere Da Letto - Tolette - Vassoi - Varia" Exquisite illustrations of Venetian laquerwork and decorative lacquered furniture. Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy with sharp illustrations. Very faint wear to cloth on the bottom of the spine and the rear edge of spine hard to see. Luigi Alfieri unknown
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Jobe Brock editor
PORTSMOUTH FURNITURE: MASTERWORKS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST
Hanover NH: Univ. Press of New England 1993. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W photos 14 color plates. ISBN 0874516080 First comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840. Essays on Portsmouth history furniture production in the 18th and early 19th centuries and entries for 117 individual objects. Published by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities Boston. The hardcover was published just a short time and then followed by this softcover printing. AMAZON CUSTOMER NOTE - the ISBN is correct for softcover but AMAZON changes to hardcover for some reason. 454pp. Univ. Press of New England unknown
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Grandjean Serge
EMPIRE FURNITURE 1800 TO 1825
London: Faber and Faber 1966. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. 96 B&W plates color frontis. Author was conservateur of the Louvre. 120pp of text. Faber and Faber unknown
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Jourdain Margaret
ENGLISH DECORATION AND FURNITURE OF THE LATER XVIIIth CENTURY 1760-1820
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1922. HC. good maroon cloth hardcover light edgewear. 426 B&W plates. AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTIC FORMS. Final book in a series of four that form an historical and analytical survey of English Decoration & Furniture from 1500-1820. Larson 1595 - Best on the Subject. 269pp. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
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Strange E. F. edited by
OLD FURNITURE - A MAGAZINE OF DOMESTIC ORNAMENT - VOLUME THREE JANUARY - APRIL 1928
London: Old Furniture Ltd 1928. HC. good bound in blue buckram cloth hardcover EX-LIB. B&W and color illustrations. More than just great articles on furniture also there are articles on Celadon Porcelain Chinese Porcelain Maidenhead Spoons earliest dated English Sampler Wall-Papers in Old England. But majority of articles are on English Furniture. 242pp. Old Furniture Ltd unknown
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Hayden Arthur edited and revised by Cyril G. E. Bunt
CHATS ON COTTAGE AND FARMHOUSE FURNITURE
London: Ernest Benn Limited 1950. HC. good black cloth hardcover EX-LIB no external marks. B&W illustrations. In this second edition the text has been left in its original form though certain slight alterations have been found necessary including replacing some plates with new illustrations. 238pp. Ernest Benn Limited unknown
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Garvin James L. introduction by
PLAIN & ELEGANT - RICH & COMMON: DOCUMENTED NEW HAMPSHIRE FURNITURE 1750-1850
Concord NH: New Hampshire Historical Soc 1979. PB. good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0915916096 Catalogue of "A Loan Exhibition 29 September through 3 November 1978." 153pp. New Hampshire Historical Soc unknown
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Rovetti Paul F.; Cummings Hildegard; Fogarty Robert S.; Ott John Harlow; and Sprigg June
SIMPLE GIFTS: HANDS TO WORK AND HEARTS TO GOD
Storrs CT: University of Connecticut 1978. PB. fine wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. A Loan Exhibition of Shaker Craftsmanship Primarily from Hancock Shaker Village March 20-May 21 1978 The William Benton Museum of Art. 40pp. University of Connecticut unknown
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Fitz Gerald Desmond revised and edited by
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM - GEORGIAN FURNITURE
London: Her Majesty's Stat. Office 1969. HC. good w/chipped dustjacket hardcover. 144 B&W color plates. The Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of furniture one of the most famous in the world is particularly strong in examples from the Georgian Period. Many notable pieces have been bought over the last twenty years and this new enlarged edition of a picture book first published in 1947 second edition 1958 provides a lavish survey of this collection. 30pp of text. Her Majesty's Stat. Office unknown
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Tracy Berry B. introduction by; Johnson Marilynn furniture texts by; Schwartz Marvin D. and Boorsch Suzanne
19TH-CENTURY AMERICA: FURNITURE AND OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1970. PB. very good wraps softcover. 298 B&W and color plates. ISBN 0870090055 "An Exhibition in Celebration of the Hundreth Anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - April 16 through September 7 1970." index biblio. Metropolitan Museum of Art unknown
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Raycraft Don and Raycraft Carol
EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE
Des Moines IA: Wallace-Homestead Book Co 1972. PB. very good spiral comb binding wraps softcover. 24 color plates. 24 color plates with descriptions on opposite page. Wallace-Homestead Book Co unknown
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Ellwood G. M. introduction by
ENGLISH FURNITURE AND DECORATION 1680 TO 1800
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann 1909. HC. good green cloth hardcover. 201 pages of B&W plates. From the introduction. "It is the aim of this book to give some idea of the beautiful furniture produced in England between 1680 and 1800 including only what is good in design and entirely ignoring the debased motives Chinese and Gothic Chippendale and the work produced by Chippendale and Sheraton under direct French influence that are of interest only to those who profess an admiration for anything that is old or of high value however ugly it may be." ten page intro. Julius Hoffmann unknown
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Lea Zilla Rider editor
THE ORNAMENTED CHAIR: ITS DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA 1700-1890
Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co 1960. HC. good brown cloth hardcover no dustjacket faded spine. B&W and color ill. First published in 1960. "Primarily a book of photographs of which over three hundred are presented with a pertinent text that describes our English heritage the Sheraton Fancy chair the decorated Windsor and the stencilled chair - from its finest beginnings to it degeneration. It includes also Victorian painted chairs the Pennsylvania German and the Southern types. 173pp. Charles E. Tuttle Co unknown
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Hallett Charles
FURNITURE DECORATION MADE EASY
Boston MA: Charles T. Branford Co 1956. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. A practical work manual for decorating furniture by stenciling gold-leaf application and freehand painting." 146pp. Charles T. Branford Co unknown
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Gloag John
BRITISH FURNITURE MAKERS
London: Collins 1946. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. B&W and color illustrations. Britain in Pictures series number 89. 48pp. Collins unknown
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Hyam Leslie A. and Falcke Shirley foreword by
COLONIAL FURNITURE - THE SUPERB COLLECTION OF THE LATE HOWARD REIFSNYDER INCLUDING SIGNED PIECES BY PHILADELPHIA CABINETMAKERS
New York: American Art Association Inc 1929. HC. good blue buckram cloth hardcover. B&W illustrations. Scarce catalogue of the April 1929 landmark auction sale of the collection built over 30 years by Howard Reifsnyder and formerly contained in The Reifsnyder Residence; The Pennsylvania Museum; and Mount Pleasant Mansion Philadelphia. Items sold by the order of the Executors Hannah G. Reifsnyder and Corn Exchange National Bank and Trust Company Philadelphia. Prices realized written in for each item in Red Ink. This auction set a record for the highest price paid for a piece of American furniture when Henry F. Dupont purchased Item 696 - "The Very Important Van Pelt Chippendale Carved Mahogany Highboy Philadelphia circa 1770" for the sum of $44000 1929 pre-crash dollars!!! for Winterthur. Lot 656 "Important Queen Anne Carved Fiddle-Back Side Chair Philadelphia circa 1730" sold for $9000 and in January 2002 this same chair sold to a private collector at Christie's New York for $666000 believed to be an auction record for American Queen Anne side chairs. The similar chair Lot 655 sold for $38500 at Sotheby's in June 1990. An unbelievable auction catalogue and as important as the 1929 Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition catalogue. 275pp. American Art Association Inc unknown
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Furniture History Society; Hird Barbara compiled by
FURNITURE HISTORY - VOLUMES XXVI-XXXV 1990-1999 INDEX
Cheltenham Glouc. UK: Furniture History Society 2002. PB. fine wraps softcover. 80pp. Furniture History Society unknown
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Musgrave Clifford
ADAM AND HEPPLEWHITE AND OTHER NEO-CLASSICAL FURNITURE
London: Faber and Faber 1966. HC. good light brown cloth hardcover NO DUSTJACKET. color frontis B&W ill. This is one of the most comprehensive works on the neo-classical furniture of the Adam and Hepplewhite periods. NO DUSTJACKET 224pp plates. Faber and Faber unknown
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Ware William Rotch edited by; measured drawings by H. C. Dunham
SEATS OF THE COLONISTS AND OTHER FURNISHINGS - Part I All Published
Boston MA: American Architect Company 1904. HC. good loose leaves laid in edgeworn folio folder as published. 28 B&W photos and drawings. Franklin 2362. American and English chairs and furniture. 24pp of text. American Architect Company unknown
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Warren David B. with a foreword by Miss Ima Hogg
BAYOU BEND: AMERICAN FURNITURE PAINTINGS AND SILVER FROM THE BAYOU BEND COLLECTION
Houston TX: Museum of Fine Arts 1975. PB. very good wraps softcover. 355 B&W photographs. ISBN 0890900000 A catalogue of the collection formed by Miss Ima Hogg and her brother William C. Hogg. From the time they purchased their first American antique in 1920 it was their intention to collect for a Texas museum to make available to the citizens of the State the rich colonial heritage of the nation a heritage not native geographically to that area. The author became curator of the collection in 1965 and spent nine years in preparing the collection in published form. 192pp. Museum of Fine Arts unknown
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Sotheby's
AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS - June 16 1989
New York: Sotheby's 1989. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W and color illustrations. Including Property from the Estate of Walter P. Chrysler Jr.; Property of Mrs. Van Van Nes. 106 lot not all are illustrated. Sotheby's unknown
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Symonds R. W. and Whineray B. B.
VICTORIAN FURNITURE
London: Country Life Limited 1962. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. color frontis 282 B&W ill. First published in 1962. This book studies the furniture of the whole Victorian period. It goes into the developments and fluctuations in furniture styles and there were many the techniques and materials used by the leading makers and the special show-pieces created for the great and popular Exhibitions that were a feature of the age; and it includes an interesting account of the Victorian home in general. 232pp. Country Life Limited unknown
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Wenham Edward
OLD FURNITURE FOR MODERN ROOMS FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE REGENCY
New York: The Studio Publications Inc 1940. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket hardcover. 8 B&W plts 41 line drawings. Concerned with old furniture as furniture for everyday use rather than as "collector's pieces." 204pp. The Studio Publications, Inc unknown
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EARLY FURNITURE MADE IN NEW JERSEY: 1690-1870
Newark NJ: Newark Museum 1958. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. An exhibition from October 10 1958 to January 11 1959. Includes a biographical checklist of NJ cabinet-makers. Best general reference work on New Jersey furniture. 89pp. Newark Museum unknown
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Luther Clair Franklin
THE HADLEY CHEST
Ephrata PA: Science Press 1985. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket hardcover New Copy. B&W illustrations. A quality reprint done in 1985 by Richard C. Becker of this book on The Hadley Chest. In preparing this book the author examined 96 of the 108 examples known to him. Following the text and bound in is the two page 1938 supplement of Hadley Chests discovered since the publication in 1935 together with changes in ownership. A must for the furniture reference library. 144pp supp. Science Press unknown
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Lessard Michel translated by Jane Macaulay and Alison McGain
ANTIQUE FURNITURE OF QUEBEC: FOUR CENTURIES OF FURNITURE MAKING
Toronto Ontario Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd 2002. HC. fine w/fine dustjacket hardcover. color illustrations. ISBN 0771046707 Brings together hundreds of sumptuous full-color photographs and an authoritative text that together describe every pahse in the history of Quebec furniture. An essential reference. 544pp. McClelland & Stewart Ltd unknown
Referencia librero : BOOKS037481I ISBN : 0771046707 9780771046704
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Roe F. Gordon
VICTORIAN FURNITURE
London: Phoenix House Limited 1952. HC. very good w/good dustjacket hardcover. B&W illustrations. Author shows that there was no one uniform "Victorian Period" but sundry Victorian periods overlapping each other linked by the person of the Queen. Main emphasis is on the home. 160pp. Phoenix House Limited unknown
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Osborne H. P.
AN OUTLINE OF THE HOME FURNISHING PERIODS
Long Beach CA: Outline Publishing Company 1941. HC. good "leatherette" brown cloth hardcover. B&W illustrations. Its purpose is to give the student of the art of furnishing the home and the people connected with the home furnishing industry a reference book with a short story of each period and the bare facts on each subject outlined." 168pp. Outline Publishing Company unknown
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