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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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 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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| |  Classic Wicker Furniture
by Heywood Brothers
Complete reproduction of rare 1897 premiere issue of most famous wicker company catalog; probably finest primary source. Includes rocking chairs, armchairs, divans, tables, cabinets, etc. Over 400 illustrations.
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| Products in Furniture, Wood | | | |  | Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762
by William Ince, John Mayhew
Over 300 finely engraved designs for parlor chairs, claw tables, sideboards, desks, bookcases, writing tables, candlestands, couches, and much more. A magnificent sourcebook for antique collectors, craftworkers, artists, and cultural historians.
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|  | 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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| | | Classic Wicker Furniture
by Heywood Brothers
Complete reproduction of rare 1897 premiere issue of most famous wicker company catalog; probably finest primary source. Includes rocking chairs, armchairs, divans, tables, cabinets, etc. Over 400 illustrations.
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| | |  | Gustav Stickley, the Craftsman
by Mary Ann Smith
Superb study surveys broad scope of Stickley's achievement, especially in architecture. Design philosophy, rise and fall of the Craftsman empire, descriptions and floor plans for many Craftsman houses, more. 86 black-and-white halftones. 31 line illus. Introduction.
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|  | Illustrated Mission Furniture Catalog, 1912-13
by Come-Packt Furniture Co.
Reprint of actual home furnishings catalog from the height of the popularity of Mission design, illustrating and describing 400 items, many designed to be shipped knocked-down for reassembly at home.
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| | | | |  | Masterpieces of Art Nouveau Furniture: The Majorelle Catalogue, ca. 1910
by Majorelle Frères & Cie.
Handsome reproduction of 1910 catalog from a leading French source of Art Nouveau-styled furniture includes 192 illustrations: vases, lamps, wrought-iron railings, tables, desks, cabinets, sofas, chairs, armoires, beds, much more.
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|  | Masterpieces of Shaker Furniture
by Edward Deming Andrews, Faith Andrews
Fascinating discussions of sect's origins, villages, and religious faith accompany 83 photographs of Shaker chairs, dining tables, chests, storage cabinets, wash stands and sinks, desks, and many other fine examples of the sect's handiwork.
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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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| |  | Roycroft Furniture Catalog, 1906
by The Roycrofters
Over 140 drawings and photos depict china cabinets, dressers, sideboards, davenports, more. Details of construction, measurements and prices.
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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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|  | 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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