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The Book of Decorative Furniture
de Edwin Foley
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 1,073.10EUR 965.79
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Sobre este artículo
London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910-1911. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 12.5" by 10". Edwin Foley. The two volume first edition of Edwin Foley's sumptuously illustrated study of decorative furniture, in vibrant half morocco bindings. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with a folding table and fifty tipped in colour plates, and volume II illustrated with fifty further tipped in colour plates. With vignette monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.A fascinatingly informative study of the history of decorative furniture.Sections are dedicated to subjects including the Chippendale school of woodwork, Colonial furniture in America, Louis XVI period of French decorative furniture, and many others.With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front pastedown of each volume. William Foyle founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex. Beeleigh housed his library, one of the largest private libraries in England. In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards, and gilt detailing to back strips. A touch of rubbing to volume I back strip tail, and to perimeters of boards. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright, with only the odd spot. Near Fine
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 909F42
- Título
- The Book of Decorative Furniture
- Autor
- Edwin Foley
- Ilustrador
- Edwin Foley
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- T. C. & E. C. Jack
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910-1911
- Tamaño
- 12.5" by 10"
- Palabras clave
- The Book of Decorative Furniture edwin foley furniture furniture design edwin foley
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
