Gothic album for cabinet makers : comprising a collection of designs for Gothic furniture ; illustrated by twenty-three large and beautifully engraved plates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pashley, Alfred F., Former owner.

Baird, Henry Carey, 1825-1912., Publisher.

Willett, James R. (James Rowland), 1831-1907., Former owner.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Furniture.

Furniture design--United States.

Furniture design.

Gothic revival (Art)--United States.

Gothic revival (Art).

Interior decoration--United States.

Interior decoration.

Cabinetwork--United States.

Cabinetwork.

Furniture, Victorian--United States.

Furniture, Victorian.

Physical Description:

[2] leaves, 23 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 18 x 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : H.C. Baird, 1868.

Notes:

Reprinted in1977 by the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, with an introduction by David Hanks.

[David] Hanks states: "According to research done by [the late] Mr. Clive Wainwright ... The gothic album for cabinet makers is an exact reprint of Album Gothique de meubles et sieges published by Désiré Guilmard in Paris".

Binding: Publisher's cloth in blind stamp, title in gilt on front board.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.

Athenaeum copy: T.p. inscribed as: James R. Willett. Also a stamp on the same t.p. inscribed as: Alfred F. Pashley, Architect, 315 Dearborn St., Chicago. July 16, 1903.

OCLC:

7072265