Eastern Shore Virginia Raised Panel Furniture 1730-1830 de Melchor, Melchor, and Lohr; Melchor, Melchor, and Lohr - 1982

Chrysler Museum, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. 12x9x0. Chrysler Museum [Published date: 1982]. Soft cover, 135 pp. No other printings listed. In very good condition. Glossy pictorial paper covers have a 1/2" closed tear at the top edge of the back cover near the spine and very light bumping to edges and corners of covers. Light fading to spine and light overall scuffing to covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustrations with some in color. [Excerpts from Introduction] Interest in American decorative arts dates from the nineteenth century; and since then, hundreds of serious studies have appeared concerning almost all aspects of furniture and other decorative arts made in such areas as Philadelphia, New York, and New England. However, the decorative arts of the South have received comparatively little attention. . . The Eastern Shore of Virginia which encompasses Northampton and Accomack Counties has been occupied continuously from… Leer más

The Chrysler Museum. As New. 1982. Softcover. 0940744392 . This specific softcover book is in like new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This book is a heavily illustrated review of Eastern Shore raised panel furniture. The contents include clothes presses, blanket chests, flat-wall cupboards, bookcases, turkey-breast cupboards, and corner cupboards. The authors intention is "to provide a comprehensive documentation and comparative study of the presently known examples of this regionally characteristic southern furniture group." This book remains the definitive work on the subject."; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 135 pages .

Norfolk, Virginia: The Chrysler Museum, 1982. 135 pages. Profusely illustrated study of extant Eastern Shore raised panel furniture:clothes presses, blanket chests, flat-wall cupboards, bookcases, turkey-breast cupboards, and corner cupboards. The authors state that their purpose is to "provide a comprehensive documentation and comparative study of the presently known examples of this regionally characteristic southern furniture group." This book remains the definitive work on the subject. The book is in very good to near-fine condition: clean and bright; possibly unread. There is some fading along the spine and top edge of the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

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