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For the craftsmen and carpenters that find nothing so satisfying as building their own furniture, Dover has a collection of measured drawings, catalog reproductions, and other books about the craft.
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Recommendations... A Reverence for Wood
by Eric Sloane
Delightfully illustrated book remarks expansively on the resourcefulness of early Americans in their use of wood — from making furniture, tools, and buildings to such by-products as charcoal.
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| |  The Tools that Built America
by Alex W. Bealer
Fascinating story of early American woodworking enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Over 200 drawings and photographs.
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| |  The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director
by Thomas Chippendale
Chippendale (1718–1779) was the most famous and skilled of England's master cabinet-makers. This catalog reprints the third 1762 edition and represents the pinnacle of English furniture design. 200 plates plus 24 photos.
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Products in Furniture, Wood | | | |  | The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide
by George Hepplewhite
Magnificent reproduction of 1788 folio of Hepplewhite furnishings. Classic, highly valued work depicts chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, many other items. 128 plates.
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by Thomas Chippendale
Chippendale (1718–1779) was the most famous and skilled of England's master cabinet-makers. This catalog reprints the third 1762 edition and represents the pinnacle of English furniture design. 200 plates plus 24 photos.
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| | | | |  | Neo-Classical Furniture Designs: A Reprint of Thomas King's "Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified," 1829
by Thomas King
Influential guide displays over 300 Grecian designs: fire screens, sofas, couches, chairs, footstools, commodes, sideboards, washstands, bedsteads, and many other items.
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|  | The Pine Furniture of Early New England
by Russell H. Kettell
"Delights the eye . . . a joy to read." — Furniture Index. Contains 230 photos, 55 drawings of every aspect and type of pine furniture from 17th, 18th century: highboys, settles, much more.
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by Edward D. and Faith Andrews
"Intensely interesting . . . a major contribution." — Antiques Magazine. Forty-eight sharp photos show side chairs, long benches, rocking chairs, chests, cupboards, and much more. Exact measurements are given for each piece.
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|  | Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs
by Gustav Stickley, L. & J. G. Stickley
Collection of 594 illustrations, including 277 photos, of authentic, prized Craftsman furniture as shown in two catalogs — circa 1910 — by foremost manufacturers. Numerous settles, rockers, armchairs, bookcases, plus many other kinds of pieces. Captions.
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|  | Thomas Sheraton's Classical Revival Furniture Designs
by Thomas Sheraton
Sourcebook of the best designs from the Late Adam Classical Revival offers complete coverage of Sheraton's most important designs: clock cases, commodes, drawing tables, chairs, more. Richly illustrated with 98 plates.
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|  | Windsor Chairs
by Wallace Nutting
100 different types of Windsor chairs and other furniture. Full-page photos of side chairs, armchairs, comb-backs, writing-arm chairs, babies' high-backs and low chairs, settees, love seats, stools, and tables. Informative text.
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