The Story of American FurnitureThe purpose of this book will be to tell what to collect, where to find it, how to judge the merits of individual pieces and something of the development of the major items of our American furniture and the effects that the various style-trends had on them. -- Introduction. |
Contents
WHAT TO COLLECT AND HOW TO DO IT | 3 |
DETECTING THE GENUINE | 14 |
OUR CABINETMAKERSWHEN AND HOW THEY | 33 |
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