CABINET MAKER'S ALBUM OF FURNITURE; COMPRISING A COLLECTION OF DESIGNS FOR THE NEWEST AND MOST ELEGANT STYLES OF FURNITURE
by [Furniture]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM32817
- Title
- CABINET MAKER'S ALBUM OF FURNITURE; COMPRISING A COLLECTION OF DESIGNS FOR THE NEWEST AND MOST ELEGANT STYLES OF FURNITURE
- Author
- [Furniture]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Carey Baird
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1868.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.