Cottage Furniture in South Africa
by Kench, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0869773518
- ISBN 13
- 9780869773512
- Seller
-
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Struik, 1987) 0869773518. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pictorial endpapers; pp. 172, incl. index; profusely illustrated with photographs of the pieces, including some colour, and diagrams of restoration techniques and equipment. Slightly sunned on spine. Very good condition. "While most antiques are beyond the means of the average buyer in South Africa, there is still a lot of older furniture available at reasonable prices. These items - the popular furniture of the half century 1890-1940 - were generally made from solid timber and display a high standard of workmanship despite mass-production. Such furniture is once again in great demand, since it represents very good value for money by today's standards; and - when stripped to the natural wood - it not only harmonizes with 'cottage' décor but is also compatible with most other styles of interior decoration.
This book is the first of its kind, and will be welcomed by furniture enthusiasts, amateur restorers, and everyone who is interested in interior decoration." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13261
- Title
- Cottage Furniture in South Africa
- Author
- Kench, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0869773518
- ISBN 13
- 9780869773512
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Struik, 1987) 0869773518
- Place of Publication
- South Africa
- This edition first published
- November 12, 1987
- Keywords
- Antiques. Furniture. Restoration. Material culture. Woods. South African folk crafts Antiques and Collecting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques and Collecting;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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