British Campaign Furniture: Elegance Under Canvas 1740-1914
New York: Abrams, 2001. Item #015560
During Britain's imperial heyday, gentleman soldiers stationed abroad ordered entire suites of the ingeniously designed, elaborately styled, fold-up furnishings, and manufacturers such as Chippendale, Sheraton, and Hepplewhite competed for commissions. All fine and lovely and useful, until the trenches. Images include "before and after" series depicting items in packed and assembled states. First edition. 28 cm; 231 pp.; illustrated from photograpjs and drawings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00
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