American Antique Furniture - Types Makers Dates / Scarce In-Depth Book

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GUIDE TO AMERICAN ANTIQUE FURNITURE
by Robert Bishop, Galahad Books, NY, 1973.
”Over 300 photographs and line drawings illustrate fine examples of furniture from the seventeenth century to 1915 in the Pilgrim, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Federal, Empire, Victorian, Windsor, and Turn-f-the Century styles.  In addition, there are photographs and color plates showing typical room settings that should prove an important aid to the reader in assimilating the complete makeup of a room – its furniture and accessories – for the various periods discussed.”   Written by a foremost authority on the subject, this rare out-of-print book is an invaluable reference that “will enable the collector and student to recognize the essential characteristics of many types of early American furniture.”
7.2” x 10.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  224 pages.
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