A Collection of Scale-Drawings, Details, and Sketches of What is Commonly Known As Colonial Furniture
by Nye, Alvan Crocker
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good; Library stamp on lower right corner of each leaf, leaves tattered at edges, library pocket and stamps, de-accession corre
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: William Helburn. Good; Library stamp on lower right corner of each leaf, leaves tattered at edges, library pocket and stamps, de-accession correspondence enclosed.. 1895. Hardcover. Measured drawings by the architect author of colonial American furniture, including high-boys, clocks, tables, looking glasses, beds, and various chair styles. A collection of 55 plates of measured drawings and three other printed leaves measuring 17x12 inches housed in a folding red cloth-covered portfolio titled in gilt and with black cloth ties. ; Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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- Seller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 47425
- Title
- A Collection of Scale-Drawings, Details, and Sketches of What is Commonly Known As Colonial Furniture
- Author
- Nye, Alvan Crocker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good; Library stamp on lower right corner of each leaf, leaves tattered at edges, library pocket and stamps, de-accession corre
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Helburn
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Colonial Furniture, Antique Furniture, EARLY American Furniture, Furniture-making
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques and Collectables;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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