American Antique Furniture (1,086 Photos) / 1937 Scholarly Hardback Book Vol. 1

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With 1,086 black-and-white illustrations, this book is an in-depth pictorial guide to American antique furniture.
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FURNITURE – Volume One – A Book for Amateurs
by Edgar G. Miller, Jr., M. Barrows & Co., NY, 1937.
One of the most comprehensive books published on antique American furniture, this scholarly text has over 1,000 illustrations with in-depth captions to assist the reader in identifying all styles of early American furniture for those periods prior to 1840. Covered by chapter are: Concerning This Book; Several Preliminary Matters; Styles of American Antique Furniture; Interesting Details; Chairs; Day-Beds, Settees, Etc.; Sofas; Chests; Early Chests of drawers; Highboys; Lowboys; Bureaus; Desks, Secretaries, Etc.; Block-Front Furniture; Cupboards; Sideboards; and Bedsteads. “The text points out the interesting features of each illustrated piece, and the opening chapters and long appendix give the reader a wide background of general information. Furniture styles are characterized, the woods generally used are detailed, and such parts and accessories as the cabriole leg, different type of feet, brass mountings, knobs, and hinges are defined and described. Methods of faking antiques and common practices of unscrupulous dealers are discussed at length. Avoiding language too technical for the amateur, yet providing a systematic and thorough study of American antiques, this book is an inestimable aid to the amateur collector.”
8.2” x 11.3” imprinted hardback in very good condition. 606 pages.
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