American Furniture and Its Makers (Winterthur Portfolio 13)
by Quimby, Ian M.G. (editor)
- Used
- Condition
- VG/VG- (light stain from newspaper inside front cover and on ffep, otherwise book is very clean. Dust jacket has overall scuffin
- ISBN 10
- 0226921395
- ISBN 13
- 9780226921396
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979. Hardbound. VG/VG- (light stain from newspaper inside front cover and on ffep, otherwise book is very clean. Dust jacket has overall scuffing and shelf wear). Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front, black dust jacket with red lettering, bw illustration, xi, 244 pp, illustrated in bw. Nine essays examining various aspects of American furniture: design, production, distribution and function as well as demonstrating a new methodology for the study of antiques. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104893
- Title
- American Furniture and Its Makers (Winterthur Portfolio 13)
- Author
- Quimby, Ian M.G. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- New VG/VG- (light stain from newspaper inside front cover and on ffep, otherwise book is very clean. Dust jacket has overall scuffin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226921395
- ISBN 13
- 9780226921396
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; American Furniture ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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