London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London, 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London, 1879. First edition. Very Good. First edition, undated circa 1879. Large folio, approx. 14.5'' by 10.5''. Library rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on cover. ' With about twelve hundred engravings and diagrams'. Vi + 76pp, copiously illustrated with plates & figures in text. Contents include woodworking, fretwork, papier mach, Japan & lacquered ware, painting and decorating, harmony of colours, paper-hangings, textiles, weaving, tapestry, carpets and rugs, lace making and embroidery, floor cloths and table covers, fulling, teazling, shearing, pressing and bleaching, dyeing, printing and block and roller engraving, etc. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate & stamp on front pastedown, blind stamp on title, first, last & one other page, single stamp on rear endpaper & upper edge. No other obvious library markings, generally clean & in very good condition+. Last plate has a fold & some chipping to edge.***Large & heavy & will require extra overseas postage***

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Bookseller: Bird's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 682
Title: Art Industry. Furniture, Upholstery, and House Decoration: Illustrative of the Arts of the Carpenter, Joiner, Cabinet Maker, Painter, Decorator, and Upholsterer
Author: Yapp, G. W. $ed.$
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1879
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: nineteenth century art, design, illustration, sculpture, textile, woodworking, craft
Bookseller catalogs: Art; Design, Ornamentation & Illumination;

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