New England Furniture: The Colonial Era
Hardcover
1984 · Boston
by Jobe, Brock and Myrna Kaye
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. Hardcover. VG- (Bookplate and label remnants and few marks as ex-art library; dj is covered with mylar sheet and is a tad loose-fitting; book is otherwise clean.). Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine. xviii, gray dust jacket with color illustration. 494 pp. 12 color plates, 148 bw illus.; weighs 4.25 lbs. Selections from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Colonial New England furniture illustrated with 450 b&w and color photos and line drawings. Information on craftsmen, documented objects, extensive comparative information, precise notes on construction detail and many fine examples from rush-seated chairs to ornate settees, etc. (Inventory #: 29194)