English Furniture

English furniture has a lot in common with American furniture but it did evolve differently and the English have furniture forms and motifs rarely seen elsewhere. These books focus on the English furnituremaking tradition, with emphasis on techniques, styles, plans and patterns for useful and beautiful projects. See also American Furniture, Furniture Plans, Furniture Projects.

On sale english furniture books

Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 (Dover Books on Furniture)

William Ince,John Mayhew
Usually ships in 24 hours Reprint of 18th-century cabinet-makers' pattern book, with hundreds of engravings of furniture in the English rococco style. Parlor chairs, desks, bookcases, writing... [read more]

~~$14.95~~
Sale! $11.66

Classical Revival Furniture Designs (The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing

Thomas Sheraton
Usually ships in 24 hours Following on Chippendale and Hepplewhite, Thomas Sheraton summarized English taste in the late 18th Century, while adding decorative elegance drawn from the... [read more]

~~$24.95~~
Sale! $18.21

English Country Furniture: 1500-1900

David Knell
Usually ships in 24 hours Spanning the years 1500 to 1900, this encyclopedic collection presents hundreds of photos with captions and text about furniture types. Ideal for... [read more]

~~$89.50~~
Sale! $62.65

English Furniture from Charles II to Queen Anne

Adam Bowett
Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks First comprehensive study on the topic in 100 years. Analysis of changing funiture styles, technical information on materials and processes. Scholarly work... [read more]

~~$89.50~~
Sale! $68.80

The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide

George Hepplewhite
Usually ships in 24 hours Among the 18th century successors to Chippendale, George Hepplewhite was the most famous. This Dover paperback reproduces the engravings from Hepplewhite's enlarged... [read more]

~~$16.95~~
Sale! $12.71

The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director

Thomas Chippendale
Usually ships in 24 hours Here is the complete and unabridged reproduction of Chippendale's third, 1762 edition, a classic of furniture making that belongs in every library.... [read more]

~~$22.95~~
Sale! $17.21

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Celtic Woodworking Projects NEW!

Glenda Bennett
Usually ships in 24 hours 20 patterns for woodworkers at all skill levels, including salad servers, a lovespoon, a Dragon trinket box, Tree of Life seedkeeper, a... [read more]

$17.95

British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas, 1740-1914

Nicholas A. Brawer For Britain's gentlemen soldiers stationed across the Empire, elegant campaign furniture brought the comfort and civility of home to "life under canvas."... [read more]

$45.00

Furniture Mouldings: Full Size Sections of Moulded Details on English Furniture from 1574 to 1820

E. J. Warne
Usually ships in 24 hours A collection of 140 plates of full-size English furniture moldings from 1574 to 1820. Each plate contains a line drawing of the... [read more]

$16.95

Pictorial Dictionary of British Eighteenth Century Furniture Design: The Printed Sources

Elizabeth White This new edition sweeps up thousands of old catalog engravings of British 18th Century furniture, for the collector, connoisseur, restorationist and reproduction... [read more]

$99.50

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	The Decorative Decoy Carver's Ultimate Painting & Pattern Portfolio, Series Two (Decorative Decoy Carver's) ~~$34.95~~ Sale! $25.51
22 duck decoys in this second volume by Burk, with complete plans, instructions, and excellent... [read more]

	The Farmhouse: New Inspiration for the Classic American Home $32.00
When we think of a farmhouse, we imagine a home that is affectionately connected to... [read more]

	Storage Solutions (Do It Yourself) $14.95
Your "stuff" is cascading off the walls and counters, and out of the closets. This... [read more]

	Designing and Building Cabinets (New Best of Fine Woodworking) ~~$17.95~~ Sale! $12.21
The New Best of Fine Woodworking Series reprints articles from recent issues of Fine Woodworking... [read more]

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