The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale by Gilbert, Christopher - 1978

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 11.5x9.0x2.5in. 2 volumes in slipcase; erasure at top front corner of endpaper with previous owner's bookplate on verso in each volume, good slipcase with wear to extremities. This work is in two volumes. Volume I, the text volume, consists of three parts: 1. Chippendale's Life and Business; II. Chippendale's Furniture Designs; and III. Chippendale's Patrons and Furniture. It contains 8 Appendixes, a Glossary of Terms used by Chippendale, a Bibliography, and an Index. It is illustrated with 25 color plates. Volume II, the plates volume, contains 525 black and white plates. 617pp 7.08lb 11.5x9.0x2.5in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY

New York, New York: Macmillan Company, 1978. Hardcover. VG. scratches & scuffs to cloth covers. volumes have areas of wear/rubbing to pastedowns edges. small, chocolate-like spot of soiling to pg 329 (index) of volume 1. slipcase has scratches & scuffs w/ fraying edges.. Slipcase covered in brown cloth; Brown cloth over boards w/ gilt printing; Illus. endpapers; 329 pp., 288 pp.; 25 color plates, 525 bw figures. A nice, clean, handsome set. A two-volume set dedicated to the life and work of Thomas Chippendale; Volume I includes text and color plates, Volume II the bw figures.

NY: Macmillan, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. xx, 315pp+ index; 288pp. Two volumes, both very good in publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt with matching slipcase.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1978. HC. fine, brown cloth (hardcover) in good slipcase. B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0025432508 Volume One, 329 pages; Volume Two, 288 pages.

MacMillan Pub Co, 1978. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, two volumes complete, brown cloth lettered gilt, dust wrappers not issued in this edition, a very well preserved set in a brown cloth covers slipcase which is rubbed to some extremities, the binding is tight and the text clean and unmarked, volume I contains the Text, volume II the Plates. Owing to weight, a request for additional postage might be made if ordered from certain overseas locations. .

New York, New York: Macmillan Company, 1978. Hardcover. VG. Slipcase covered in brown cloth; Brown cloth over boards; Illus. endpapers; 329 pp., 288 pp.; 25 color plates, 525 bw figures. A two-volume set dedicated to the life and work of Thomas Chippendale; Volume I includes text and color plates, Volume II the bw figures; A very nice set; Presentation copy signed by the author.