Author: Fransen, Hans. (Comp).
Title: The Cape Chair. The Illustrated Edition of the Catalogue of an Exhibition Held in the Stellenbosch Museum in April 1969.
Description: Stellenbosch Museum 1970. Red cloth boards, 79pp, 4to, illustrated b&w photos, drawings. Bookplate ffep. VG-F (contents Fine) in protected VG d/w (no loss, chips, lightly rubbed & faded on spine only) The definitive work of styles prevalent in chairs made at the Cape of Good Hope from 1652 to the middle of the nineteenth century. llustrates 81 different designs and has nearly 100 photos. Sets out clearly the different characteristics of each style and describes its further development.

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