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The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director

Thomas Chippendale
Here is the complete and unabridged reproduction of Chippendale's third, 1762 edition, a classic of furniture making that belongs in every library. The original's superb engravings are faithfully reproduced. The overall views and sections are supplemented by many moulding details; there are no dimensions. Includes a brief biography and a photo section of Chippendale furniture.

250 pgs, 9x12, b&w illus, softcover
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~~$22.95~~
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On sale english furniture books

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

William Ince,John Mayhew 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]

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

E. J. Warne 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]

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Measured Drawings of Old English Oak Furniture

John Weymouth Hurrell Here are measured drawings of the best English furniture of the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes many details, sections and turning profiles,... [read more]

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The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide

George Hepplewhite 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]

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English Country Furniture: 1500-1900

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English Furniture from Charles II to Queen Anne

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Making Classic English Furniture: A Modern Approach to Traditional Cabinetmaking

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

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The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book

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

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