THE COUNTRY LIFE COLLECTOR’S POCKET BOOK OF FURNITURE

Therle Hughes

Collins Country Life 7^th 1980.

This book is both a handy reference work and an invaluable travelling companion for anyone making a collection of antique furniture. Its authoritative text clearly outlines the changing periods of furniture design and discusses the work of great craftsmen . In describing a wide range of materials and the craftsmen involved in furniture making. The author also introduces the reader to the terms commonly used in sale rooms and museums. The detailed analysis of the vast range of furniture available, together with over 1000 line drawings, provides a useful guide for the collector in identifying particular pieces.

Apart from a pin-head sized indent to the front of the dust jacket, (not through to the book), together with the fact that it has been price clipped, both the book and the dust jacket are in very good condition.