Early American Antique Country Furnishings: Northeastern America, 1650-1800
by Neumann, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Few marks as ex-arrt library, otherwise clean.)
- ISBN 10
- 0517661837
- ISBN 13
- 9780517661833
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Legacy Press, 1988. Hardcover. VG- (Few marks as ex-arrt library, otherwise clean.). Gray paper boards with light blue cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, forest green & illus. dust jacket with mylar cover, 353 pp., profusely illus. in BW. "With more than 2100 photographed items from rarely seen private collections, this definitive encyclopedia of country furnishings covers the period from 1600, when early colonists were starting to make their own furnishings, to 1800, when patterns from centralized production began to fill American homes. ... The text cover 21 categories: beds, chests, cupboards, desks and boxes, floor coverings, lighting, woodenware, ceramic tableware, pewter, glassware, art, fabrics, looking glasses, seating, tables and stands, timekeeping, cooking, personal articles, smoking, games and playthings, and written documents. Much to see and consider, here!
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150224
- Title
- Early American Antique Country Furnishings: Northeastern America, 1650-1800
- Author
- Neumann, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Few marks as ex-arrt library, otherwise clean.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0517661837
- ISBN 13
- 9780517661833
- Publisher
- American Legacy Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; American Furnishings ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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