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The Victorian cabinet-maker's assistant; 418 original designs with descriptions and details of construction. / With a new introd. by John Gloag.
LIBRA NK2530 .C3 1970
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Cabinet maker's assistant
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Furniture--England.
- Furniture.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, [1970]
- Summary:
- If you were to enter a typical cabinetmaker's shop during the Victorian era, you would probably find a well-thumbed copy of this book beside the workbench. It was among the most popular of the cabinetmaker's design books, for it contained one of the broadest selections of Victorian furniture patterns, including "Loo" tables, ottomans, and chiffoniers. Cabinetmakers and furniture restorers will find this volume an excellent guide for learning techniques of Victorian furniture construction. For collectors and dealers, it is an indispensable reference. 400 designs.
- Notes:
- Reprint of the anonymous work published in London by Blackie in 1853 under title: The Cabinet-maker's assistant.
- ISBN:
- 0486223531
- OCLC:
- 187325841
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