Irish country furniture, 1700-1950 / Claudia Kinmonth

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. 1st edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: x, 249 pages: illustrations (some color), 1 map; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Irish Vernacular Architecture. Ireland's Timber Shortage. The Variety of Furniture Makers. Painted Furniture -- Ch. 1. Stools & Chairs -- Ch. 2. Settles -- Ch. 3. The Dresser -- Ch. 4. Storage of Food & Clothes -- Ch. 5. Beds -- Ch. 6. Press Beds & other Disguised Beds -- Ch. 7. Cradles -- Ch. 8. Tables -- Ch. 9. The Hearth & the Shrine -- Appendix Small Furnishings. Subjects: Country furniture Ireland History. Country life Ireland History. Country furniture Ireland. Furniture Ireland History. Furniture, Irish History. Furniture Ireland 18th century History. Furniture Ireland 19th century History. Ireland Rural conditions. Furniture. Ireland History. Country furniture. Furniture-Ireland. Country furniture. Furniture British Isles Ireland. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated.