Extraordinary Furniture
by Linley, David
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810932571
- ISBN 13
- 9780810932579
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1996. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author David Linley on the title page, no dedication. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Extraordinary Furniture presents some of the world's most opulent, inventive, skillfully made, and unusual pieces of furniture. Author David Linley has compiled a magnificent array of objects that span the history of furniture design and craftsmanship, from the medieval period to the present day. Viscount Linley, son of England's Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon and nephew of Queen Elizabeth II, is a furniture maker and designer of international renown. He introduces the book with an essay on the strong connection between handcrafted furniture and the people who have commissioned, designed, owned, and loved it, and discusses the influence of earlier designers on his own work." - Publisher.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120180
- Title
- Extraordinary Furniture
- Author
- Linley, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0810932571
- ISBN 13
- 9780810932579
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques; Design / Furniture; XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Architecture / Interior Design;
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