A lavish presentation of this fine Milwaukee collection. Two hundred pieces of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American furniture. Each entry includes all known information about the particular object's history, cost, design sources, regional origin and unique qualities, as well as a photograph of the piece and a description of its salient construction features. Complimenting this rich catalogue are two essays. The first summarizes stylistic developments in the period 1680-1820 and seeks to place the ...
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A lavish presentation of this fine Milwaukee collection. Two hundred pieces of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American furniture. Each entry includes all known information about the particular object's history, cost, design sources, regional origin and unique qualities, as well as a photograph of the piece and a description of its salient construction features. Complimenting this rich catalogue are two essays. The first summarizes stylistic developments in the period 1680-1820 and seeks to place the Stone collection in historical perspective. The second, by Stanley Stone himself, discusses a personal approach to collecting that mixes obvious aesthetic joy and keen judgment--two qualities everywhere evident in this remarkable collection.
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VG/VG. Three-quarters cream cloth with tannish grayish cloth spine, in like-colored board slipcase with inlaid color photo. xl, 439 pp., 17 color and 199 bw plates. A wonderful reference, and sumptuously illustrated and annotated. Lists the contents by categories: Case furniture, Clocks, Seating furniture, Looking glasses, Tables and stands, Unusual and specialized furniture, Beds, and Fire screens. Includes a list of represented furniture makers at rear.
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Like New. Size: 11x8x1; Appears to be unused. Price on inside cover page. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.
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Fine. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Illustrated with many black & white plates and 16 pages in color. xxiv, 439 pages. 4to. Hardcover: brown cloth spine, white boards. No dust jacket, but in a slipcase. Fine.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (furniture, united states, catalogs) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Like New. 1984. Limited edition. Quarto, xl 439 pp. with 18 color illustrations and 199 black and white illustrations. Full leather with gilt spine and edges; slipcased. #100 of 100. Fine. (Subject: Antiques & Collectibles. )
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Very Good. 1984. Hardcover. Cloth in a slipcase with pictorial inset. Quarto. xl & 439 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild shelf wear to slipcase. Very Good. (Subject: Antiques & Collectibles).
