The Furniture Collectors' Glossary
New York: The Walpole Society, 1913. Hardcover. Light olive paper boards with dark olive paper spine, paper title blocks on spine & front cover; 55 pp. Numerous bw illus. G (Label & bookplates & few marks from previous library; cover shows some age and soiling; title block on spine is nearly all rubbed off; interior surfaces are clear and show little age.). Item #145364
"A glossary of terms for the collector of furniture at first thought might seem to be unneccesary, since, as the captious might contend, the dictionaries ought to give all of the words here brought together, and more too. So they do, no doubt, but not in compact form with a view to the vagaries of the peculiar genus collector; nor classified, nor yet with cross-references -- important consideration, very, where niceties of terms are concerned, and exact differentiations. For him who loves such items this book is intended..." (preface) Note that this is one of the original publications, and not an ebook or a print-on-demand reprint. As such, it is One of 175 copies printed on deckle-edge paper.
Price: $30.00