Description

Hardcover, large quarto bound in burgundy cloth and glossy pictorial dust-jacket. 640 pages. Bibliography, Index. Containing 183 entires, each with a specially commissioned full color photograph, followed by additional color and monochrome photographs of details of each object and of related pieces, totaling more than 800. Illustrations also include several maps and line drawings. First edition. An important and seminal study of Southern furniture, utilizing the Williamsburg extensive collection which extends to over 700 objects. The book is organized in four categories: Seating Furniture, Tables, Case Furniture, and Other Forms, with essays on each. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.