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  • WOOD WORK FUNDAMENTAL GUIDE

    An Expert Guide To Understanding The Basic Techniques, Equipments And Barriers On Wood Working

    by Chris Joshua ...
    This ebook titled Wood Work Fundamental Guide is the perfect resource for anyone looking to learn the basics of woodworking. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker, this guide provides the fundamental knowledge to get you started. The ebook covers topics such as tools, materials, techniques, and safety, as well as building projects from start to finish. All of the information is ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Windsor Chairs

    Profusely illustrated book — the first guide to understanding and interpreting the uniquely American Windsor — identifies over 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. ... Read more

    $14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • William Ince Cabinet Maker 1737-1804

    by Sarah Ingle ...
    A detailed family history of William Ince and the life of John Mayhew, partners in the important 18th century cabinet making firm Ince & Mayhew. Their antique furniture is on display in a number of museums and stately homes around the world. The postscript describes the intriguing adventures of William's son in 1830s Virginia. 'A fascinating and painstakingly researched study' Sir Hugh Roberts. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vintage Home

    by Sarah Moore ...
    Recycle, revamp and rejuvenate; with over 50 projects Sarah covers a whole spectrum of imaginative ideas for every room of the house, from blanket curtains to patchwork wallpaper, clever storage crates to fun mobiles for children, as well as unique ideas for dining, sleeping and bathing. Interweaved throughout the book are ideas for 'one thing four ways' to show how the same piece of furniture or ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Triumph of the Rococo 1750-1780 - An Introduction to the Furniture of the Eighteenth Century

    by Charles Nagel ...
    This book comprises a concise yet detailed introduction on the furniture of the eighteenth-century, concentrating on the triumph of the Rococo style between 1750 and 1780. Rococo is an eighteenth-century artistic movement that influenced many aspects of the arts including painting, architecture, interior design, decoration, literature, music, and theatre. It developed in Paris, France, as a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Sheraton's Classical Revival Furniture Designs

    Thomas Sheraton's trade card offered his services as delineator and designer. In this capacity he began to publish The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book in 1791. With additions and alterations it reached completed form in 1794. In the process it changed from a wordy treatise on mechanical drawing, perspective, and orthographic projection to an exemplar of furniture design. Indeed, by ... Read more

    $28.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Chippendale and His Style - A Concise Look at the Most Distinguished English Craftsman

    by Arthur Hayden ...
    Contained within this antiquarian book is a detailed and concise look at the furniture of the illustrious cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale. Chippendale furniture is some of the most famous and sought after ever produced, and this text takes a look at a number of its most exquisite pieces and the man behind the designs. Including detailed descriptions, comments on history and development, and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Chippendale

    Series Book 887 - Shire Library
    For at least 150 years, Thomas Chippendale has been synonymous with beautifully made eighteenth-century furniture in a variety of styles – Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and Neoclassical. Born in Otley, Yorkshire, in 1718, Chippendale rose to fame because of his revolutionary design book, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, published in 1754. That same year he set up his famous workshops in St ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Things Thai

    Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles

    Things Thai presents over 60 different items from Thailand along with extensive cultural and historical background information.Each is a collectible in its own right, and has some cultural relevance or a story to tell. Each object, be it a work of art, an emblem or something more everyday, represents an aspect of Thai life. Some items are devotional objects inspired by Theravada Buddhism, others ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Things Korean

    by O-Young Lee ...
    Translated by John Holstein ...
    Containing photographs of everyday, antique objects along with insightful commentary, Things Korean is a useful guide to traditional life in Korea.O-Young Lee, former Korean Minister of Culture gives us a survey of native objects from Korea, from totems(Changsung) to hair-pins(binyo), crock pots(Changdokdae) to temple bells(Jong), scissors(Kawi) to graves(mudon) explaining their significance and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Things Japanese

    Everyday Objects of Exceptional Beauty and Significance

    Traditional Japanese design imbues objects with a sense of history and artistry that easily reaches across cultural boundaries. In Things Japanese: Everyday Objects of Extraordinary Beauty and Significance, author Nicholas Bornoff and photographer Michael Freeman examine over 60 traditional objects that are uniquely Japanese, deftly illustrating their beauty and significance.Beautifully crafted ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Things Chinese

    Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles

    China's art objects and traditionally manufactured products have long been sought by collectors--from porcelains and silk fabrics to furniture and even the lacquered chopsticks that are a distant relation to ones found in most Chinese restaurants. Things Chinese presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of Chinese culture and together open a special window onto the people, history, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook

    by Alex Law ...
    The Upholsterer's Step-by-step Handbook reveals the techniques and tips of the upholstery trade in an easy to understand format. Fully illustrated throughout with informative illustrations and inspiring photography, this book will enable you to confidently create a statement piece of furniture for your home.Learn how to follow a technique-based approach to upholstery, from assessing the work ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century

    by Richard Polt ...
    The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practicalWhat do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters—the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Story of Western Furniture

    As well as fulfilling a functional need, furniture has always been an index of status. From the throne of Tutankhamen or the bed of State of Louis XIV to the austere Shaker chest or the Charles Eames chair and later modern pieces from Europe, the Far East and the United States, the style of each piece tells much about the outlook of the makers and the needs and skills of the time.This absorbing ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Spirited Homes of Hunt Slonem

    An iconic American artist’s self-proclaimed life’s work—bringing historic mansions to life with bold color, antiques, myriad collectibles, and objets galore.“My homes are my life’s work—making old houses into a new form of my art,” says Hunt Slonem in his preface. Extraordinary photography, capsule summaries of each building’s history, and a sprinkling of anecdotes open the doors to Slonem’s ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Repair Shop

    LIFE IN THE BARN: The Inside Stories from the Experts

    'Heartwarming, magical and uplifting'In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. The BBC's BAFTA Award winning The Repair Shop has brought this waste-conscious message to an even wider audience, with its regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone, cementing itself as a classic series in the vein of Antiques Roadshow.This new book ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Queen Anne Period and Early Georgian Furniture

    by J. P. Blake ...
    This antique text contains an illustrated catalogue of furniture from the Queen Anne and early Georgian periods, and includes a wealth of interesting information, historical commentary, and detailed descriptions of the pieces comprised within. A text that will be of considerable value to those with an interest in the furniture of these periods and historical furniture in general, this text makes ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Modern Chair

    Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and Others

    In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more.Each chair is described in detail with the aid of photographs, ... Read more

    $16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Material Culture of German Texans

    Winner, 2019 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Book Award, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society FoundationGerman immigrants of the nineteenth century left a distinctive mark on the lifestyles and vernacular architecture of Texas. In this first comprehensive survey of the art and artifacts of German Texans, Kenneth Hafertepe explores how their material culture was influenced ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Masterpieces of Thomas Chippendale - A Short Biography and His Famous Catalogue

    by Arthur Hayden ...
    This text contains a detailed, illustrated catalogue of some of Thomas Chippendale's most notable furniture designs, coupled with an informative and fascinating biography of the famous cabinet-maker. A wonderful little text that will surely appeal to those with a keen interest in Chippendale's designs and the history of vintage furniture in general, this text constitutes a worthy addition to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The House in Good Taste

    Design Advice from America's First Interior Decorator

    Series series Dover Architecture
    "Good taste can be developed in anyone, just as surely as good manners are possible to anyone. And good taste is as necessary as good manners," declared Elsie de Wolfe, the "first lady" of American interior design. Although de Wolfe decorated the homes of wealthy, socially prominent clients, she always maintained that her vision of elegant but comfortable living is attainable to all. This timeless ... Read more

    $15.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director

    Thomas Chippendale (1718–79) was the most famous and most skilled of England's master cabinet-makers. So synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship was he that his name has been given to the most splendid period of English furniture design.In 1774, Chippendale issued a catalogue of all his designs, a magnificent compilation of 160 engraved plates representing the prevailing furniture ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Furniture of the Middle Ages

    Contained within this antique book is concise yet detailed discussion on the furniture of the Middle Ages, written by Roger De Felice. Containing comments on the little-known history, development, and influences of furniture throughout this dark period of our past, this text will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in the history of furniture and it makes for a worthy addition to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus