The Book of Decorative Furntiure: Its Form, Colour & History

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Edwin Foley. Book. 4to - over 9¾. 2 vols., XV, 427 pp; XII, 420 pp., with 100 full color plates, 1,000 text illustrations. Very large folded chart of periods/styles. Massive historic survey of European furniture by nationality, with many interesting chapters and sections, amounting to essays, on significant cabinetmakers, materials, techniques, ornament, et. al. Very accessible yet comprehensive and informative about some curious byways of furniture making and use. Condition overall VG Ex-lib. (Ex lib with inked in call number on spine and discrete paste down on FEPs). Bindings tight. Pages clean with a few pencil markings. Two different bindings. Vol 1 has library cloth, Vol 2 is original cloth decorated front board, etc. Two still sit well together. (Inventory #: 000032)