A History of English Furniture. With plates in colour after Shirley Slocombe, and numerous illustrations selected and arranged by the author
London: Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd., 1919. Hardbound. A four-volume set. THE AGE OF OAK: Red, gilt-embossed cloth. 243 pp., 15 color and 215 bw plates. THE AGE OF SATINWOOD: Red, gilt-embossed cloth. 260 pp. 15 color, 243 bw plates. THE AGE OF MAHOGANY: Red, gilt-embossed cloth. 271 pp. 15 color, 254 bw plates. THE AGE OF WALNUT: Red, gilt-embossed cloth. 247 pp. 15 color, 223 bw plates. Color plates have tissue guards. Together, a very nice, uniform, and useful set. Each book measures 11.5" x 15.2", and the set will require extra shipping. VG, clean and bright interiors; tight bindings but with fading to spines. Item #25580.1
Macquoid was the first to write an exhaustive survey of the history of English furniture, and he was a collector as well, especially of 17th- and 18th-century English furniture.
Price: $70.00