Furniture Books

Uncut page edges. B&W plates on quality cream stock paper with great contrast and clarity; 6.5" x 9.75" x 1.75`, xxi, 237 pp + index. With a multitude of plates in B&W - single & double-sided incl. frontis. 117 plates.

A rare book with photographs that are even more rare, all having been taken prior to the printing of this book in 1924, some of furniture from centuries ago. These homes and furnishings were already antiques at the time this book was published in 1912! A wealth of information, gloriously illustrated, by a great historian & noted expert on Early American glass. The photos are awesome & Mary Northend's knowledge of old homes & their furnishings is indispensable. You won't see these photos of early homes & their furniture anywhere else.

Since the 1876 Centennial, furniture companies, decorators, and home builders have incorporated early American designs into their products. This book recounts the history of this Colonial style, including the New York Dutch.

Mary Northend and other female domestic advisors used Colonial furniture to express their patriotic commitment. As Northend wrote in 1909, "Homes constructed by the early settlers in this country ... possessed, almost without exception, one feature of comfort and cheeriness which is sadly lacking in modern homes. ... The enormous open fireplace with its huge logs and high-backed wooden settles around which the family life of the sturdy pioneers centered." Northend connected the fireplaces and the settles (Colonial benches), which she photographed again and again, with family life and sturdiness. In her photographs, she manipulated furniture because she wanted to find a way for middle-class American families to re-create the ideal of family life that she held so dear and that she associated with the Colonial era.

Table of Contents
PREFACE
OLD HOUSES
COLONIAL DOORWAYS
DOOR KNOCKERS
OLD-TIME GARDENS
HALLS & STAIRWAYS
FIREPLACES & MANTELPIECES
WALL PAPERS
CHAIRS & SOFAS
SIDEBOARDS, BUREAUS, TABLES, ETC
FOUR-POSTERS
MIRRORS
CLOCKS
LIGHTS
CHINA
GLASS
PEWTER
SILVER

PEOPLE AND HOMES IN THE BOOK:

Gen Abbot Houses
Adams family
Albree House
J Alden
J Fiske Allen House
J Andrews House
John Appleton
English Architects
Monsieur Argond
Assembly House
Bagnall
Thomas Barnard
Cyrus Bartol
Bell House
Benson House
William Billingsly
Bridget Bishop
Robert Bloor
Bradford
Francis Briot
Brown Inn
Joseph Cabot House
Capen House
J Choate
Emporer Claudius
Cogswell House
Colonial House
Elisha~Samuel Cook
J Cony
Craigie House
R Crowell
Crowninshield House
Elia Hershey House
Elias Hasket Derby Farmhouse
Humphrey Devereux House
Timothy Dexter House
Enos Doolittle
Emanuel~George Downing
Wm & son Duesbury
Duke of Baden
Duke of Devonshhire's House
Jeremiah~Wm Dummer House
Cary Dunn
Gaspar Enderlein
Endicott House
Fabens
G Faulkner
J Fell
J Felt
Forrester House
Garden's, Oak Knoll, Cabot, Peabody, Mrs. Perry, Salem

Gardiner House
George House
Gibbon designer
Gove House
Hamilton Hall
Thomas Harland
Walter Harris
Harrod House
Heard House-Hermitage-Hey Bonnie Hall-Highfield
Hepplewhite designer
G Heussler House
Gov Higginson
Silas Hoadley
Capt Hoffman
Holmes
House of Seven Gables
Mrs G Howe
Betsey~John Hull
Ince designer
A Jackson
J Jarves
Chauncey Jerome
D Jesse
Johnson House
Michael Kean
Kimball House
Kittredge House
Knapp House, Newbury Port MA
Knox
Kunckel artist
Lafayette
Lucy Larcom
Jeremiah Lee House, Marblehead
Gaspar Lehmann
Leslie's Retreat
Leverett
Lightfoot
Lindall-Andrews House
D Little House
J Long House
Anne Sewall Longfellow
Nathaniel Lord House
Capt~Mary Macpheadris
Samuel McIntyre
Mrs N Mansfield
Manwaring designer
Maryland Manor
May House
Mayhew designer
Meyer House
Moses Middleton House, Bristol RI
Henry Mills

S Mulliken
Nichols House
Noyes House
Oliver House
Osgood House
Page House
Peabody Summer House
Pickering House
Pierce House
Pierce-Jahonnot House
Pierce-Nichols House
Planche
B Perley Poore
Poynton
Israel Putnam
J Redmond
Revere
George Ridout
Nathan Robinson House
Caleb Ropes House
Salem Club House
Saltonstall family
Saltonstall-Howe House
T Sanders House
G Schwanhard
William Sharp
Shearer designer
Sheraton designer
G Shoemaker
Silsbee House
J Simpson
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Southern House
J Sprague House
Stark House, Dunbarton NH
State House Boston
Stearns House
Robert Steelums
Baron Steigel House
Eli Terry
Seth Thomas
J Tracey
Tragees silversmith
Turgot
R Van Dyck
I Ware
J Warner House, Portsmouth NH 1718
Waters House
Wentworth House
Wheelright House, Newburyport
Whipple House
White House
Whittier House

I VIEWED THIS BOOK IN MY STATE LIBRARY, THE IMAGES OF PAINTED NINETEEN CENTURY FURNITURE I THOUGHT VERY GOOD.

This is the only book in the 'Amos' series I didn't previously own. After finding it in zShops, I snatched it up immediately. What a find! If you like the 3 other 'Amos' books, you have to have this one, too. It's one of the best. Amos goes camping in the woods with his family (of course they strap his couch to the top of the car) and has quite an adventure. I am a real dog lover, and enjoy ALL the 'Amos' stories. I wish Susan would write another! She writes with the ability to appeal to children - while amusing us adults.

About the Book :
This book is an outcome of a comprehensive study of the kaleidoscopic variety of furniture articles prevailing during the period second century BC to sixth-seventh centuries AD. The book is divided into various chapters highlighting the enormous details of each item of the furniture articles like thrones, chairs, wheeled furniture, seats, wicker stands, tables, bedsteads, etc. The indigenous traits and the foreign impacts on the Indian furniture are brilliantly highlighted. To achieve this end, the sculptures of Barhut, Sanchi, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Mathura, Gandhara and the murals of Ajanta, supplemented by the literary data have been brought within the compass of the study.

About the Author :
Prof. Dr. K.Krishna Murthy, M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., F.R.A.S. (London), MRAI (London, MRAA (London), a distinguished archaeologist and a celebrated at historian was born on 21-6-1930 at Anatapur in Andhra Pradesh. After schooling in Municipal High School at Kurnool and collegiate education in Government Arts College, Anatapur, he took his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. from Andhra University, Waltair. A double doctor, he was awarded Ph.D. and D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) by the Nagpur University for his outstanding treatises in the field of archaeology. In recognition of his scholarly eminence, he was elected in 1972 a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS) and a member of M.R.A.I and MRAA (London) in 1985 and member of the World Archaeology Congress, South East Asia in 1992, an honour only few Indians enjoy.
He was associated with the Archaeological Survey of India for 34 years and served it with distinction, dignity and integrity in various capacities to become Superintending Archaeologist. He is also a former professor of History and Indian Culture in Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanthinilayam and its first Dean Faculty of Arts for some time. A prolific writer, he has authored about thirty books and hundreds of research papers in various national and international journals of repute. His specialisation in Buddhism resulting in the publication of authentic works on art-history, archaeology, Buddhist iconography, art, architecture, religion, theology, philosophy and literature has earned him celebrity. His deputation to Sri Lanka on Indo-Sri Lanka Cultural Exchange Agreement in 1978, enriched his longing to undertake Buddhist studies in greater depth.

Contents :
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Figures
1. Introductory
2. thrones : Asana (s)
3. Chairs
4. Wheeled Furniture
5. Seats and Moras
6. Wicker Stands
7. Tables
8. Foot-stools or Foot-rests or Pada-pithas
9. Bessteads
10. Pillows and Cushions
11. Boxes
12. Curtains
13. Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

What can you do with wood, metal, paint, terra cotta and floor cloths? You can make every project in the book ANGELS IN MY GARDEN. This 50 page book has preparation facts, project ideas with complete instructions, all the templates you need and full color photos of the completed projects. There is even a page of painting terms included just so you don't get confused with the "technical stuff"!

Each project has an angel with flowers in it, thus the title of the book! She is a sweet curly haired nymph that has a winning smile and makes you want to hug her. She sometimes has dogs, cats or bunnies by her or maybe a friendly bee, bird, lad bug or butterfly. She can be found in a water can, hiding among a bunch of flowers or listening to a bird sitting on his bird house singing a tune.

The projects range from a bucket, door hanger, flower pot, clock, candle, pitcher, floor cloth, garden rack or a table. There are also wind chime plant stakes, photo albums or just a pretty picture. All in all, there are 23 projects that you can create.

While this is a painting book, as a quilt teacher too, I can see the possibilities of using some of the templates as appliqué designs for my quilt squares. While most are too intricate for quilting as they are intended to be painted, there are some that are simple enough such as the daisies, a tulip, the dog, a bird, the bunny, the lady bug, a butterfly, the birdhouse, the watering can, and one of the angels. WOW! Don't you just love multi-purpose books? It's the teacher in me showing. Maybe Ms. Wood would even consider creating a book of her wonderful angels just especially for appliqué! If she ever did, I would be sure to buy it. Her angels are just the thing to put on a project, whether that project is painted or quilted, for the little angel in your life.

This book covers many aspects of wood finishing from painting to polishing technics. The projects dealt with and the photographs are all first rate. Highly recommended.

Any book with a dedication that begins, "For everyone who loves antiques..." deserves a read by people in our circle. It's a great bunch of stories. I've never seen anything quite like it. I'm wondering if young people would enjoy this book as much as the older folks. Any thoughts on this?

Even tough the focus is a lot on European, English and American furniture, which were and are trendsetters, the book is very informative and the explanations are done by qualified experts(s) in the subject.

I have it on my shelve and I can constantly consult it for several styles and history of furniture, as well as for general knowledge to apply when purchasing or discussing about furniture.

The layout and index of names, styles, objects etc are easy to comprehend and are well illustrated. Moro color photo's in the next edition please!

A definite recommendation for those that want to become an expert, for the aficionado and the professional.

Randall Croes

At long last, an authoritative book on garden ornament in America! Barbara Israel delivers a beautiful tome with scholarly punch in her Antique Garden Ornament: Two Centuries of American Taste. Many books exist on gardens and landscape history, but none addresses the issue of the statues, fountains, and furniture used within them with such depth and clarity as Ms. Israel. In addition to the chapters themselves, the catalogue of objects in the back of the book and the list of makers provide a greatly needed reference for this growing field. I highly recommend this book.

A wonderful book that is replete with detail, this edition is indispensable for those who frequent auctions and antique shops. The examples given in the book run the gamut from utilitarian/functional to elaborate/ornate. The book is weighted towards the low-medium market, and examples of antiques that are reachable only to those with a prodigious income are few and far between; no Boulle, Belter, or Marot to be seen here. As such, this volume is infinitely usable, and somewhat of a welcome change from the reams of books focused on antiques only seen at Sotheby's or museums. This volume makes a wonderful companion to Miller's Price Guide.