Chairs: A History, by furniture authority Florence de Dampierre, is a wonderfully readable, profusely illustrated history of seating from the ancient world to the present. The sparkling text is full of surprising and fascinating information on historical personalities, fashion, custom and social life. Starting with the emergence of chairs in Pre-dynastic Egypt and progressing through the social uses and meaning of various forms of seats in Classic Greece and the Roman Empire, de Dampierre leads her reader through the chair ...
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Chairs: A History, by furniture authority Florence de Dampierre, is a wonderfully readable, profusely illustrated history of seating from the ancient world to the present. The sparkling text is full of surprising and fascinating information on historical personalities, fashion, custom and social life. Starting with the emergence of chairs in Pre-dynastic Egypt and progressing through the social uses and meaning of various forms of seats in Classic Greece and the Roman Empire, de Dampierre leads her reader through the chair's historical development in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the modern world, with interesting detours to China and Africa.
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New. 0810954842. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--432 pages, 546 illus. (498 in color), 4to. --with a bonus offer--
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Fine. Dust jacket in like new condition. A clean copy in excellent condition, appears unread. NEVER OPENED; ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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4to. White paper over boards with black and burgundy lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 430pp. Color frontispiece, extensive illustrations (most color). Near fine/fine. Black remainder dot on top page edges. An uncannily tight and bright first edition of this thick, hefty history that makes you want to take a load off and better appreciate where you do so.