British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914
by Nicholas A. Brawer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- like new/like new
- ISBN 10
- 0810957116
- ISBN 13
- 9780810957114
- Seller
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. like new/like new. Harry N. Abrams, 2001, large format hardcover with dust jacket. First and only edition, scarce. In 'Like New' condition, appears unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail within US. === For Great Britain's gentlemen soldiers stationed in India, Africa, the South Seas, and North America, campaign furniture brought the comfort and civility of home to "life under canvas." Collapsible and compact, made to be carried on the march and assembled on site, these folding chairs, desks, and cots-used by armies since ancient times-reached an aesthetic apex in 18th- and 19th-century England. To convey their social status, gentleman soldiers stationed abroad ordered entire suites of the ingeniously designed, elaborately styled, fold-up furnishings, and manufacturers such as Chippendale, Sheraton, and Hepplewhite furiously competed for commissions. In the first-ever book on the subject, Nicholas A. Brawer meticulously details this fascinating merger of commerce and craftsmanship.
Featuring more than 250 photographs organized by furniture type, the images include "before and after"series depicting items in packed and assembled states. A comprehensive directory of makers will prove invaluable to collectors, dealers, and military buffs.
Featuring more than 250 photographs organized by furniture type, the images include "before and after"series depicting items in packed and assembled states. A comprehensive directory of makers will prove invaluable to collectors, dealers, and military buffs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 624
- Title
- British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914
- Author
- Nicholas A. Brawer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New like new
- Jacket Condition
- like new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810957116
- ISBN 13
- 9780810957114
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Collapsible Furniture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Artbooks;
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Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii, specializing in Hawaiiana, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions (New and Antiquarian), and "New But Already Out Of Print Books".
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