The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles by Louise Ade Boger

The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles

by Louise Ade Boger

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959 [First Edition], multiple black and white photographic plates, hardcover, dust-jacket, 

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to corners and edges, dust-jacket has edge and shelf wear with tears, chips and small parts missing (see photographs)

"Here, in one volume, is a comprehensive guide to the stylistic development of domestic furniture from classical times to the present in Europe, America and the Far East.  Starting with a resume of ancient and medieval furniture, followed by a detailed chapters on the furniture of Italy, Spain and the Low Countries, the book then takes up the greatest periods of French and English furniture from the Renaissance through Empire and Regency.  There is a detailed account of American Colonial and Federal and in conclusion chapters on Victorian and Modern and one on the furniture of China."