The Story of Western Furniture
by Phyllis Bennett Oates
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0064363503
- ISBN 13
- 9780064363501
- Seller
-
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1981. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Mary Seymour. Written for the general reader as well as for collectors and students of furniture design, this is an outline of the development of furniture styles from ancient Egypt to the present day, describing what was made in each period, how it was made, and the social and economic conditions affecting its design and production. The author also discusses techniques such as joining, turning, veneering and marquetry, polishing, upholstery, bentwood and lamination. Many examples are shown in the drawings by Mary Seymour, which provide a useful recognition source and a lively visual accompaniment to the text. 253 pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Illustrator: Mary Seymour. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles::Furniture; United States; Antiques & Collectibles; ISBN: 0064363503. ISBN/EAN: 9780064363501. Inventory No: 266601.. 9780064363501
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 266601
- Title
- The Story of Western Furniture
- Author
- Phyllis Bennett Oates
- Illustrator
- Mary Seymour
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0064363503
- ISBN 13
- 9780064363501
- Publisher
- Harper & Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Antiques & Collectibles::Furniture; United States; Antiques & Collectibles; Mary Seymour Unbranded ISBN: 0064363503 EAN: 9780064363501 Phyllis Bennett Oates The Story of Western Furniture
Terms of Sale
leura books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Once your order has been received, it will be picked, packed and mailed within 48 hours.
About the Seller
leura books
Biblio member since 2003
Bowral, New South Wales
About leura books
Quality Used Online Bookstore
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...