extremely rare,very good condition
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Seller: Inquiring Minds, Saugerties, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Pages unmarked, no DJ. Seller Inventory # 279393
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, color illustrated dust jacket. 485 pp. 25 color and 398 bw plates and 13 line drawings. Offers comprehensive descriptions of chests, dressers, desks, cupboards, and other types of furniture. Yale's renowned collection is celebrated with color plates that reveal the beauty and craft of such objects as an ornately carved chest from late-eighteenth-century Boston and a modernist 1950 sideboard by Dan Cooper. Ward's introductory essay surveys the diverse uses to which these objects were put over the years. catalogue of 233 examples in the collection, organized by type (boxes, table chests, chests of drawers, chests on chest, dressing and bureau tables, high chests of drawers, desks, bookcases, secretaries, cupboards, buffets, sideboards, pianos, etc.), with critical analysis, descriptive comments, condition report, provenance and bibliographical references for each item. Appendix: also has notes on 28 examples not included in the catalogue because of condition; bibliography. VG-/VG- (light foxing to upper block, light shelf wear to dust jacket with a small tear along the bottom of the front cover.). Seller Inventory # 33361
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings. Attractive copy. Seller Inventory # 512111
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. Sun fading on spine. Seller Inventory # 001966
Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 485 pages,25 color plates, 398 b&w illustrations and 13 line drawings. "Yale University's collection of American case furniture is one of the major collections in the country. This catalogue contains detailed entries and photographs of 233 objects in the collection ranging in date from the 1650s to the 1950s, although the vast majority of the objects date before 1850." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket proteted with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Seller Inventory # 030252
Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Foreword by Mary Gardner Neill. Preface by Patricia E. Kane. Catalogue of 233 examples in the collection, organized by type, by Gerald Ward. All works illustrated in black & white + a color plate section with 25 full page plates. The pieces range in date from the 1650's to the 1950's, with the vast majority dating to before 1850. Bibliography. Concordance. 10" square, 485 pages. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Seller Inventory # 013353
Seller: Newbury Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Dust jacket in clear protector. This catalogue contains detailed entries and photographs of 233 objects ranging from the 1650s to the 1950s, with the vast majority before 1850. With 25 color plates, 395 black and white illustrations, and 13 line drawings. 485pp 4.95lb 10.3x9.8x1.4in. Seller Inventory # 18910
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large quarto, red coarse grained cloth in glossy pictorial dust-jacket. 483 pages. Concordance, Index. Illustrated with 25 color plates and 398 black and white illustrations, and 13 line drawings. Photographs by Charles Uht. First edition. A magnificent catalog of many of the major holdings of the Yale collections, presenting detailed entries and photographs of 233 objects ranging from the 1650's to the 1950's, with the majority dated pre 1850. . Forms included are boxes, table chests, chests and chests with drawers, chests of drawers, desks, library bookcases and bookcases, chest-on-chests, dressing and bureau tables, high chests, secretaries cupboards and presses, sideboards, cabinets, pianos, radios, et alia. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, International and Priority orders will requite additional postage. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 013906
Seller: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0300033575
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, San Diego, NV, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0300033575