Description

Hardcover, large quarto bound in purple cloth and price-clipped dust-jacket. 216 pages. Index. Illustrated with 20 full page color plates and 282 monochrome photographs. First edition, first printing thus, originally published in 1962 by Country Life Ltd. A comprehensive study of the Victorian furniture trade, tracing the evolution from craftsman to mass production, the developments and fluctuations in furniture styles, techniques and materials employed, and including special show-pieces created for the great and popular exhibits of the age. No previous ownership marks. A clean square, sound and internally unmarked copy in a very nice, though price-clipped dust-jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.