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Wappingers Falls, NY, U.S.A.: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001. Brand New. This book is a major revision and enlargement of the highly acclaimed Price Guide to Victorian, Edwardian and 1920s Furniture. In this logical and easily understandable guide to what is still the most popular (and perhaps most confusing) period in antique furniture and collecting today, John Andrews discusses all the points that constitute value, whether influenced by construction, fashion or economic trends.
Now exclusively comprising Victorian and Edwardian Furniture, of which 1,000 items are illustrated, this book reveals the mysteries of its subject in a completely revised section on the periods myriad styles, from Rococo and Gothic to Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. Arranged alphabetically by furniture type, from bookcases to whatnots, each section of the book is lavishly illustrated. Many of the illustrations are new to this revision and they are among the reasons why this book will be the best general survey and the standard reference on its subject for many years to come.
To sum it up: A major revision of what is acknowledged as the best general survey of this major collecting area . Written in straightforward, down-to-earth language, discusses works accessible to most collectors, not museum pieces ! Lavishly illustrated with clear informative photographs; follows the movement in prices over more than a decade giving them an historical perspective .
About the author: John Andrews is both a founding member and the first author published by the Antique Collectors Club. His professional background as a market researcher and his love of furniture have made his books unique in their clear explanations and their practical, factual approach. His original book, 'The Price Guide to Antique Furniture', came out in 1968 and has continued to sell strongly in revised editions ever since. It was then the first of its kind and, now entitled British Antique Furniture: Price Guide and Reasons for Values, it has gained widespread respect from reviewers, dealers, auctioneers and collectors for over twenty-five years. Apart from collecting, restoring and writing about furniture, he is still an active businessman and fiction writer. Under the pseudonym John Malcolm he writes the art-antique crime novels featuring art investment expert Tim Simpson. ..Size: 279 x 216 mm., 300 pages, 100 full color AND 1,000 b&w illustrations. |
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