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Andrews, Edward Deming and Faith Andrews - Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect

Title: Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect
Description: New York, Dover Publications, 1950. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering; xi, 133 pp, 48 pp of bw plates, top edge pink tinted. Photographs by William F. Winter. The definitive work on a distinctive American furniture style by two of the world's leading authorities on the Shakers. Contents include: Shaker craftsmanship : its cultural background -- Shaker furniture : its essential character -- The craftsmen of the sect -- Shaker houses and shops -- Conclusion. VG- (overall wear and fading to boards, light age toning to pages, several pencil marks in margins but pages are otherwise clear.) .

Keywords: Shakers ; American Furniture; Shakers ; ;

Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 181265