The Chippendale Period in English Furniture

London : Debenham & Freebody and Edward Arnold , 1897. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". K. Warren Clouston. A richly illustrated first edition copy of this work on the Chippendale Period in English Furniture. This volume describes the Chippendale Period in English furniture tracing the history of Thomas Chippendale and his contemporaries including Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Shearer.  Thomas Chippendale was a cabinet maker in London who designed in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo and Neoclassical styles. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum his styles and designers were so influential that "Chippendale' became a shorthand description for any furniture similar to his Director designs" that were published in his book The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director. With fourteen plates and a frontispiece and extensive illustrations throughout the text by the author. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and some marks to the boards. Internally, binding is generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some light scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good