1868. · Philadelphia
by [Furniture]
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1868.. [4]pp. plus forty-eight engraved plates. Oblong octavo. Original green cloth, gilt- stamped cover. Front hinge starting. Internally bright and clean. Very good. The third furniture pattern book published in America, issued simultaneously with another Baird title, GOTHIC ALBUM FOR FURNITURE MAKERS. It was preceded by books called THE CABINET-MAKER'S ASSISTANT, published in 1840 and 1842. Depicted are a variety of bed stands, bureaus, wardrobes, tables, bookcases, and more, in a Renaissance Revival style. They are patterned after mid-19th- century French designs. All early American furniture books are rare.
(Inventory #: WRCAM32817)