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A Series of Designs of Furniture & Decoration in the Styles of Louis XIVth, Francis Ist, Elizabeth, and Gothic
by Henry Wood
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£18,000.00£16,200.00
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1845. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 16" by 12.5". Not Stated. A finely bound copy of this seldom complete series of designs by Henry Wood. A bright collection of hand-coloured interior drawings, which is extremely rare in such a lovely condition. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work, which is not cited in Keynes, Pickering Handlist. LibraryHub only cite the Victoria and Albert Museum copy, with Worldcat only citing the British Library copy. Upon its initial release there were advertisements in both the 'Art-Union' and 'Athenaeum' for this work. Coloured copies such as this were advertised for 20 shillings, but not many were produced, owing possibly due to the high cost and large size of the plates. With the decorative title page, undated as called for. Dated using Library Hub. Collated, complete with 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates. The plates are on thick paper, which has remained in a bright condition. Being numerous designs by Wood of window curtains, setees, sofas, pedastals, sideboards, bookcases, chairs, room panelling and much more. Written by Henry Wood, a British furniture designer. Other works by Wood include 'A Modern and Useful Work, containing 286 Designs of Furniture' and 'A Useful and Modern Work on Chairs, in Twelve Plates, Containing forty-Two designs'. Rebound, in a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, excellent with little to no shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light scattered spot. Very light tidemark to the head of leaves, more visible to the rear. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 708L11
- Title
- A Series of Designs of Furniture & Decoration in the Styles of Louis XIVth, Francis Ist, Elizabeth, and Gothic
- Author
- Henry Wood
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 16" by 12.5"
- Keywords
- Scarce Furniture Decoration Plates Furniture
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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