[Rarebooks] FS: 1874- Furniture in the V&A Museum w/Woodburytypes

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'To Furnish a Fine House' -Books on Furniture,
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Pollen, John H. "Ancient & Modern Furniture and Woodwork in the South
Kensington Museum"

London; Chapman and Hall: 1874.

An interesting early catalog of the V&A's furniture collection consisting
of English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian furniture,
mostly of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The text begins with a
259-page Introduction which covers the history of furniture from ancient
times through the 17th century, and also includes material on construction
and finishing techniques as related by period writers. It finishes with
31-page descriptive listing of identified cabinetmakers, woodworkers and
allied craftsmen in England and Europe through the 18th century. This is
all followed by the catalog itself, organized by type of furniture; many
of the descriptions are quite lengthy and contain many interesting
details. The text is illustrated with 42 woodcuts and 15 Woodburytypes
which are quite fresh and unfaded. An exemplary catalog of truly fine
furniture.

Hardcover. 6.5"x10", cclix + 415 pages with 42 woodcuts in the text, plus
a chromolithographed frontispiece and 15 photographic (Woodburytype)
illustrations; bound in old pebbled boards with a plain leather spine with
gilt lettering; recased; title page with some foxing and overall light
toning, covers a bit worn, but a nice copy. [30445] $400.00

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