Book 1,611 – English and American Furniture by Cescinsky and Hunter

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English and American Furniture
by Herbert Cescinsky and George Leland Hunter. This is a pictorial handbook of fine furniture made in Great Britain and in the American colonies, some in the 16
th
century but principally in the 17
th
, 18
th
, and early 19
th
centuries. The book is intended for practical use, and stress is laid upon the comparative lesson which each example teaches, with as little of the academic and historical element as possible. The text is kept as brief, and as full of facts, as possible. 311 pages. Hard cover. Copyright 1929. Good condition. – Book 1,611