A History of English Furniture. With Plates in Colour after Shirley Slocombe, and numerous Illustrations selected and arranged by the Author in 4 Volumes
by Macquoid, Percy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Pelham, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Medici Society A lovely and fresh 4 volumes set of the First Edition . Not Ex-library . In original red polished buckram cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on covers and spine. No dustjackets. The volumes are Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The set comprises the following titles: vol 1:The Age of Oak, vii+243pp, vol 2:The Age of Walnut, 247pp, vol 3:The Age of Mahogany, 271pp, vol 4:The Age of Satinwood, 260pp . Each volume profusely illustrated with tissue-guarded, full-page colour plates and high quality monochrome plates. Minor bumping to the corners oof the spine due to weight. Else a Near Fine set. Scans available upon request. Very heavy. . First Edition. Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Pellbooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18289
- Title
- A History of English Furniture. With Plates in Colour after Shirley Slocombe, and numerous Illustrations selected and arranged by the Author in 4 Volumes
- Author
- Macquoid, Percy
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Medici Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- English Furniture
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCHITECTURE/ INTERIOR DESIGN;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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About Pellbooks
WILLKOMMEN - BIENVENUE - WELCOME .....PELLBOOKS is owned by Karin and Steven Bratone. We have been in business for 12 years and stock over 2000 out-of-print titles in more than 50 catalogs in our own inventory. We specialize in photography, art reference, interior design, architecture and German language books. We also operate a multilingual , world-wide book search service.. We have hundreds of satisfied customers worldwide: from Albuquerque to Zanzibar! We take pride in our individualized and prompt service. Every inquiry and order is handled by an owner and we normally ship every order within 24 hours of receipt and payment! Wir freuen uns dass Sie PELLBOOKS, INC. im Internet gefunden haben. Wir beliefern Kunden aus aller Welt und Sie koennen mit us gerne auch auf Deutsch korrespondieren. Ich (Karin Bratone) bin geborene Oesterreicherin und lebe seit 30 Jahren in New York. Unser Versandantiquariat spezialsiert sich auf Literatur und Geschichte des 20.Jahrhunderts , Architektur/Design, Photographie, Kunst und Kunst Kataloge, , Biographien, Politk, Zeitgeschichte, und vieles mehr.
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- Folio
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