Author: Oliver Brackett
Title: Thomas Chippendale a Study of His Life, Work and Influence
Description: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biography on the prominent and immensely influential cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale, replete with illustrations showing his work throughout. The first edition of this work.Thomas Chippendale was an important cabinet maker of the eighteenth century, designing in the mid-Georgian, Rococo, and Neoclassical styles, his work being renowned during his life and still popular up to today.This biographical works looks into the life, work, and influence of Chippendale.Illustrated with a frontispiece, seventy-four plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By Oliver Brackett.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'John Watts, from Brian Watts, on his 70th birthday, Nov 17th 1929, many happy returns of this day&apos.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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