This wide-ranging survey offers a history of Western furniture which covers a dazzling array of styles, historical periods and countries. It looks at most of the main techniques and materials of furniture-making including carving and glass furniture.
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This wide-ranging survey offers a history of Western furniture which covers a dazzling array of styles, historical periods and countries. It looks at most of the main techniques and materials of furniture-making including carving and glass furniture.
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Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9æ"-12" tall. Hardcover, large quarto bound in brown cloth and non price-clipped publisher's dust-jacket. 231 pages. Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. A survey of 600 years of furniture design told through explanatory text and hundreds of color and duotone photographs. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as hew. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.
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New. 0789202522. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Corresponds to ISBN: 0789202522. Text in English. 232 pp. With 329 ills. (50 col. ). 28 x 23 cm. --with a bonus offer--
Publisher:
Philip Wilson Publishers in Association with the Victoria and Albert Museum
Published:
1996
Alibris ID:
12013218808
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to. HEAVY. 231pp, illustrated throughout with colour illustrations including paintings, prints, drawings, architecture and interiors as well as specially taken photos of each piece of furniture discussed, index, index of Museum numbers, tinted end-papers. Previous owner's stamp on the verso of the (otherwise blank) p231. Or cloth boards in dust-jacket, which has a reference number taped to the lower spine and a small shop sticker by the lower edge of the front flap (no text affected). One hundred piece of furniture, highlights of the V&A collection, demonstrate craftsmanship, techniques, and styles as well as important designers and makers of furniture.