THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FURNITURE an Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Spain, Russia, and the Near nd Far East Up to the Middle of the 19th Century

Published by A. Zwemmer, London, 1936

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Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, CanadaJ. W. Mah

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(UK) Presumed 1st British edition, with 1936 to the title page. No markings, blank bookplate to end paper, crease down length of front endpaper and to the title page, there is afint long faded atch to the front cover, 1/4" tear to the head of sthe spien which is faded where unprotected by the dust jacket becasue of a large chip to the DJ spine head, body is tight and square with solid hinges, thus Good only in Fair ony dust jacket with large chip to head of spine and edge chips and small tears; Dj is in mylar sleeve. 31 x 25cm, dark red cloth with gold image to front panel and gold titles to spine, xvi, 320pp, 659 B&W photographic illusstrations arranged on 320 plates. The excellent plates show examples of all types of furniture from different eras. In fifty pages of introductory text, Dr. Schmitz, one time Director of the Arts and Crafts Museum in Berlin, presents an outline history of furniture. Inevitably superficial, this touches lightly on the interplay of influences affecting design, the ancestry of modern furniture, secular not ecclesiastical, the abiding influences of the classic designs, the "borrowing" on the part or the craftsmen of Great Britain from the Italian and Flemish designers, and from France. This is a very useful reference book for decorators, designers, theatrical producers, furntiure makers, etc. The American edition of this book was published in 1926. A heavy book. (6.5 JM LVR 205/6 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall.…

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Title
THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FURNITURE an Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Spain, Russia, and the Near nd Far East Up to the Middle of the 19th Century
Author
Schmitz, Dr. Hermann; Intro By H.P. Shapland
Publisher
A. Zwemmer, London
Publication year
1936
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st.
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Architecture, Interior Design, Construction

J. W. Mah

Burnaby, BC, Canada

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JWMah is strictly an on-line Bookseller, and we been selling out-of-print, used and rare books on the Internet since 1997. Our stock consists of a good balance of fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of subjects. We also sell classical LP records. Our Art books, Cookbooks, books on Food and Wine, Canadian Cookbooks, Canadiana, Travel and Exploration catalogues are worth a look. We are not set up for people to physically browse our books but we would be happy to send you a digital catalogue of the books that we have in your interest area. Please contact us by email at jwmah@telus.net. We examine each book that we sell and try our best to grade the books conservatively. We are strictly an internet business, so usually the books put up for sale are in stock. We try update our books every day or so in order that our listings are as fresh as possible. It is best to contact us by e-mail or by telephone to reserve a book, as some books sell quickly. We are located in Canada's westcoast and we ship internationally.…

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