This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...already possess just such articles which they will wish to use in the living-room. If these are of medium or dark oak this may be done. If highly varnished this surface should be rubbed down with powdered pumice-stone and linseed oil, wiped off well, and oiled with the rubbing-oil to be obtained of any ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...already possess just such articles which they will wish to use in the living-room. If these are of medium or dark oak this may be done. If highly varnished this surface should be rubbed down with powdered pumice-stone and linseed oil, wiped off well, and oiled with the rubbing-oil to be obtained of any good cabinet-maker. The settee is a representative piece from an attractive group of furniture which might well find its place in such a room. It is more ornamental than that previously considered, yet simple, of excellent design, and finished in a rich, warm brown, rubbed here and there in an effect of the mellowness of age and use. This furniture is manufactured by Messrs. L. & J. G. Stickley, Fayetteville, N. Y., and comprises such pieces as end-table to adjoin the settee, table, bench, drop-leaf desk, an attractive mirror, slat-back chairs, a small stand and a magazine rack. There is also a small table with waved stretcher. The octagonal table and chair illustrated in Plate 111 could also well be used here. An arm-chair is provided in addition. These pieces are of walnut, which would sufficiently well accompany oak. As mahogany and oak do not go well together the reader will probably be surprised at a mahogany piano appearing here. An oak case would be much better, but the writer was again remembering practicability: oak may be secured, but the supply in inexpensive instruments is not so large as in mahogany. This was painted from an illustration of a low-priced piano kindly furnished by Messrs. C. J. Heppe and Son, Philadelphia. It will be seen how concrete this example of furnishing has been made. Pictures for such a room should be of decorative character. While the effect is secured mainly by the textiles employed, the walls have...
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Seller's Description:
Very good + in very good jacket. Small square quarto, 296pp., illustrated. A crisp, bright copy; very good or better in the publisher's decorative boards. Text block just beginning to pull from spine. Contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In the very uncommon plain dust jacket, very good, sunned on the spine, and the similarly scarce slipcase. Slipcase split at the bottom, heavily worn and stained, just in fair condition.
