Hardcover
1926 · New York
by Lockwood, Luke Vincent
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. wear to spine tops & corners. both volumes textblocks detached; split, but pgs intact. both volumes have rattled hinges & spines. foxing to upper-textblock; splotched foxing along upper edges of pgs, otherwise, pgs nice&bright.. 2 vols. Burgundy cloth, gilt letters on spine, stamped decoration on front cover, (xxiv, 398 pp. and xx, 354 pp.). 1000+ bw plates. An affordable reading copy of this classic two-volume set. Vol. I has an eighteen-page introduction followed by the following chapters: Chests, Chests of Drawers, Cupboards and Sideboards, Desks and Scrutories, Looking-Glasses. Vol. II has the following chapters: Chairs; Settees, Couches and Sofas; Tables; Bedsteads; and Clocks. The prolific illustrations add a great deal to this excellent reference. This third edition has supplementary chapters and one hundred and thirty six additional plates. Shipping weight is 12 pounds.
(Inventory #: 181134)