In Praise of America: American Decorative Arts, 1650-1830 / Fifty Years of Discovery Since the 1929 Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition HARDBOUND edition
NY: Knopf, 1980. Hardbound. Black cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 280 pp. 52 color, 308 bw plates. HARDBOUND edition. VG/VG. Item #8472.2
ISBN: 9780394509945
An uncommon hardbound copy of this book, though it has the same ISBN as the paperbound edition. Chapters by Wendy A. Cooper include the documented object; the art of the upholstered object; special commissions; economics in fashion and workmanship; regionalism: old and new approaches; production outside of major style centers; and the classical impulse in early 19th century style. Also includes 7 pages of notes, an index, and lovely plates throughout. Published to accompany a large exhibition held in Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, Feb. 17 to July 6, 1980.
OCLC: 5846304
Price: $29.97