A History Of English Furniture
by Percy Macquoid
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Lawrence & Bullen, Limited, 1938. Cloth. Very Good. 14.5" by 10.5". Unamed. The Age of Mahogany volume of Macquoid's beautifully illustrated history. Colour illustrated frontispiece of gilt chair covered in needlework with numerous illustrations selected and arranged by author. Colour plates after Shirley Slocombe. The author traces the connections between fashions in furniture to history and the political state of the world with artistic influences from Europe. Information on carving techniques and the application of industrial techniques. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound with tidemarks and some fading to boards and spine. Rubbing to the extremities and closed tears to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN1-F-14
- Title
- A History Of English Furniture
- Author
- Percy Macquoid
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Bullen, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 14.5" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- Illustrated Shirley Slocombe History Furniture Shirley Slocombe
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.