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New York. Harry N.Abrams, Inc. Publishers. 2001 1st.. 11.0 x 8.5 inches. In dark maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With illustrated dustwrapper. Pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 231 pp. With b/w and colour illustrations and photographs. British Officers on campaign expected life to be as comfortable as at home. To this end furnituer, often called ‘knockdown’ was designed to be quickl yand easily erected and dismantled in camp. This is the first study of such furniture. Since it was made for the officer class , it was of good quality and so much survives.

Abrams Publishing, 2001. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 3.0 lbs; Jacket photo of room with antique British furniture, and title in light tan lettering; 2001, Abrams Publishing; 232 pages; "British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914," by Nicholas A. Brawer.

Harry N. Abrams, 2001-03-31. hardcover. Like New. 8x1x11. Looks unread with previous owner's last name inked to flyleaf. Has museum flyer from exhibition of British Campaign Furniture laid in presumably where book was purchased. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. like new/like new. Harry N. Abrams, 2001, large format hardcover with dust jacket. First and only edition, scarce. In 'Like New' condition, appears unread. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail within US. === For Great Britain's gentlemen soldiers stationed in India, Africa, the South Seas, and North America, campaign furniture brought the comfort and civility of home to "life under canvas." Collapsible and compact, made to be carried on the march and assembled on site, these folding chairs, desks, and cots-used by armies since ancient times-reached an aesthetic apex in 18th- and 19th-century England. To convey their social status, gentleman soldiers stationed abroad ordered entire suites of the ingeniously designed, elaborately styled, fold-up furnishings, and manufacturers such as Chippendale, Sheraton, and Hepplewhite furiously competed for commissions. In the first-ever book on the subject, Nicholas A. Brawer meticulously details… Read More

Abrams Publishing, 2001. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. ** Signed by Nicholas A. Brawer on the title page **; Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Jacket photo of room with antique British furniture, and title in light tan lettering; 2001, Abrams Publishing; 232 pages; "British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914," by Nicholas A. Brawer.

Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Hardcover. Like New. 9x0x12. LIKE NEW. Very Clean. No writing or tears. A Fine Book in a Fine Dust Jacket.

New York: Abrams, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Very Good. (232 pages, illustrated with color and black & white photographs and illustrations) . As-new, in an unclipped dust jacket. Mint.Stylish and portable furniture created for British aristocrats serving the Empire abroad is the subject of this well-researched, entertaining guide to the makers, models and functionality of British campaign furniture.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 231 pages: ill. Contents:Foreword/ Jerome Phillips p. 11. Acknowledgments. p. 13. I. British Campaign Furniture. Campaign Furniture as a Reflection of British Society. p. 19. End of an Era. p. 67. Characteristics of British Campaign Furniture. p. 75.Accelerating Demand for Campaign Furniture in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain. p. 109. Domestic Demand for Campaign Furniture in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain. p. 111. II. Elegance Abroad: A Portfolio. p. 121. III. Directory of British Campaign Furniture Makers, Outfitters, and Patentees. p. 157. Notes to the Directory. p. 216.Bibliography. p. 218.Index. p. 221. Photograph Credits. p. 231. Subjects: Outdoor furniture Great Britain History. Camping Great Britain Equipment and supplies History.Furniture industry… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: [New York]: Harry N. Abrams, [2001]., 2001. 4to. pp. 231. profusely illus. (many colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.