AMERICAN FURNITURE The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
by Montgomery, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Quarto. 497 pp; 491 b/w photographs; 127 illustrations of inlays in color; 21 room settings (11 in color; 46 cabinetmakers' labels and 39 furniture details for regional identification; cabinetmakers' biographies; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, light chipping at top & bottom of dj spine & bottom corner, dj price clipped. The important reference book on American Federal furniture; and an essential work for the serious student of American decorative arts. Arntzen P218, Franklin 2300. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-.
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- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004216
- Title
- AMERICAN FURNITURE The Federal Period in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
- Author
- Montgomery, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- American Furniture Federal Neo Classical Furniture
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Amer Dec Arts; Furniture;
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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- VG/VG
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