1958 English Furniture with Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Un...

Description: Click here to see our other books! English Furniture with Some Furniture of Other Countries in the Irwin Untermyer Collection John Gloag; Yvonne Hackenbroch 1958 Thames and Hudson : London 12" by 9.5" lxv, 358, 95pp. SUMMARY A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated reference book to the furniture of the Irwin Untermyer Collection. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Illustrated with three hundred and fifty-eight plates, many of which are in colour. Collated complete. A catalogue of the furniture of the Irwin Untermyer Collection in New York, Untermyer was an American attorney, jurist, and civic leader. This work contains references to clocks, beds, seating, mirrors, lighting, tables, cabinets, commodes, and more. With an introduction by John Gloag, an English writer in the fields of furniture design and architecture, as well as science and speculative fiction. Notes and comments by Yvonne Alix Hackenbroch, a British museum curator and historian of jewellery. CONDITION In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine as well as the panel edges. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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