The Gentleman And Cabinet Makers Director Being A Large Collection Of The Most Elegant And Useful

by C Engraver Fl Publisher Artist

$7,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

First edition

Original full calf boards worn and refurbished, re-backed spine with six raised bands forming seven compartments, ruled gilt, with gilt-lettered red morocco lettering-piece in second compartment First edition of Chippendale's groundbreaking furniture pattern-book with all 161 exquisite engravings, the most important book of furniture designs in eighteenth-century England. The Director ushered in a new era in furniture design and forever changed the way furniture

• Binding: Leather

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