DISCOVERING FURNITURE: COLLECTING FOR PLEASURE, AN ABSORBING GUIDE TO THE HISTORY AND VALUES OF AFFORDABLE ANTIQUES

Hall, Dorothea (editor) (introduced by Tony Curtis)

Published by Bracken Books (1992), London

About this Item

144pp ISBN 1851709118 From the highly popular COLLECTING FOR PLEASURE series, this book presents 34 different items such as 'The Chaise Longue', 'The Pine Chest of Drawers' and 'The Longcase Clock', and shows them in their historical settings so that the reader can learn when, where and how certain types of furniture were first introduced, how they were made and used--and at the same time, it gives complete coverage of the style and social history of the time. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DISCOVERING FURNITURE: COLLECTING FOR PLEASURE, AN ABSORBING GUIDE TO THE HISTORY AND VALUES OF AFFORDABLE ANTIQUES
• Publisher: Bracken Books (1992), London
• Binding: HC
• Illustrator: color ill.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included