A History of English Furniture The Age of Oak; the Age of Walnut; the Age of Mahogany; the Age of Satinwood
by Percy MacQuoid
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E-008: Lawrence & Bullen. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. Folio. Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd/ G P Putnam, London, UK, NY, NY. 1904-1908. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Four Volumes: The Age of Oak: 15 color plates, 215 black and white illustrations, 241 pages. The Age of Walnut: 15 color plates, 223 black and white illustrations, 247 pages. The Age of Mahogany, 15 color plates, 254 black and white illustrations, 271 pages. The Age of Satinwood, 15 color plates, 243 black and white illustrations, 260 pages. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in 3/4 green leather with matching green cloth with gilt titles present to the spine, gilt rule present to the edges of front boards. Marbled endpapers. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Percy Macquoid (1852–1925) was a theatrical designer and a collector and connoisseur of English furniture, and the author of articles, largely for Country Life, and of four books on the history of English furniture, the first major survey of the subject, which have been reprinted and are still of use today: The Age of Oak, The Age of Walnut, The Age of Mahogany and The Age of Satinwood, ending his surveys about the year 1800. E-008; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Title
- A History of English Furniture The Age of Oak; the Age of Walnut; the Age of Mahogany; the Age of Satinwood
- Author
- Percy MacQuoid
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Lawrence & Bullen
- Place of Publication
- E-008
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