A History of English Furniture, 4 Volumes, The Age of Oak, The Age of Walnut, The Age of Mahogany and The Age of Satinwood
by Macquoid, Percy, R.I
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London; New York: Lawrence & Bullen, Limited; Putnam, 1904. First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good. Plates in Colour After Shirley Slocombe. Folio. 1904 to 1908, important study of English furniture, reprinted several times, but none of the reissues capture the elegant production of the first edition, which is commensurate, in book-form, with the antique pieces it focuses upon. The volumes are internally very clean, bindings tight. Foreedges have some soilage, not affecting pages themselves. Rubbing to spine along gutters, and morocco corners. Leather is contemporary -- of date of publication. Wear to spine tips, and some grubbiness in general to spine, but not disconcerting. Preliminaries in Vol One loose but still attached, but not affecting frontis ill page, nor title page and beyond. Otherwise, this and other volumes tight. Interiors fine, and thus overall the set is very good. 60 colour plates, and many other photographic illustrations -- over 900 black and white illustratiions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000158
- Title
- A History of English Furniture, 4 Volumes, The Age of Oak, The Age of Walnut, The Age of Mahogany and The Age of Satinwood
- Author
- Macquoid, Percy, R.I
- Illustrator
- Plates in Colour After Shirley Slocombe
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Bullen, Limited; Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts, Furniture, English Furniture
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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