Author: Payson, William Farquhar; Cornelius, Charles Over
Title: Mahogany, Antique and Modern: A Study of Its History and Use in the Decorative Arts
Description: New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. B&W frontispiece. xxii, 154 pp. B&W plates. Deckled edges. A collection of essays concerning mahogany. Contents: Preface / Meyric R. Rogers -- In the forest / William Farquhar Payson -- Mahogany and the cabinet-maker / Karl Schmieg. Introduction / William Farquhar Payson ; The preparation of the wood ; The nature of mahogany ; The working and finishing of the wood -- Mahogany in architecture / Kenneth M. Murchison. Noteworthy English interiors ; Decorative treatment in France ; Colonial architecture in the United States ; Mahogany in modern use -- Structural and decorative uses in marine architecture and boat building / Henry B. Culver -- The piano and its prototypes / Frances Morris -- Historic furniture styles / Charles Over Cornelius. Masters and masterpieces of the eighteenth century in England ; The French tradition ; The American inheritance -- The furniture of the present day / Ralph Erskine. VG-, rubbing and soiling on case, pencil mark on front pastedown, light soiling on endsheets .
Keywords: European Decorative Arts, Furniture, Mahogany ; Mahogany ; ; Furniture - European
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Title: Mahogany, Antique and Modern: A Study of Its History and Use in the Decorative Arts
Description: New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. B&W frontispiece. xxii, 154 pp. B&W plates. Deckled edges. A collection of essays concerning mahogany. Contents: Preface / Meyric R. Rogers -- In the forest / William Farquhar Payson -- Mahogany and the cabinet-maker / Karl Schmieg. Introduction / William Farquhar Payson ; The preparation of the wood ; The nature of mahogany ; The working and finishing of the wood -- Mahogany in architecture / Kenneth M. Murchison. Noteworthy English interiors ; Decorative treatment in France ; Colonial architecture in the United States ; Mahogany in modern use -- Structural and decorative uses in marine architecture and boat building / Henry B. Culver -- The piano and its prototypes / Frances Morris -- Historic furniture styles / Charles Over Cornelius. Masters and masterpieces of the eighteenth century in England ; The French tradition ; The American inheritance -- The furniture of the present day / Ralph Erskine. VG-, rubbing and soiling on case, pencil mark on front pastedown, light soiling on endsheets .
Keywords: European Decorative Arts, Furniture, Mahogany ; Mahogany ; ; Furniture - European
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 178834
- Book number: 178834
See more books from our catalog: European Decorative Arts