The Furniture of Old Ontario
by SHACKLETON, Philip
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0770510469
- ISBN 13
- 9780770510466
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973. First edition. Limited to 250 signed copies of which this is number 79. Hardcover. Very good. 399 p. 33 cm. 562 b&w photos and 12 colour plates. Beige cloth hardcover with gold lettering on spine. In green slipcase with fading and slight soiling. Spots to spine of book itself.
Early Ontario furniture from bedsteads to washstands. The photos illustrate many varieties of antique furnishings, giving their style, approximate date, probable history and location within the province. An invaluable guide for those hoping to identify an Ontario chair, desk, etc.
Early Ontario furniture from bedsteads to washstands. The photos illustrate many varieties of antique furnishings, giving their style, approximate date, probable history and location within the province. An invaluable guide for those hoping to identify an Ontario chair, desk, etc.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142515
- Title
- The Furniture of Old Ontario
- Author
- SHACKLETON, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Limited to 250 signed copies of which this is num
- ISBN 10
- 0770510469
- ISBN 13
- 9780770510466
- Publisher
- Macmillan of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Antiques, Furniture, Ontario
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
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