Specimens of Ancient Furniture. Drawn from Existing Authorities by Henry Shaw with Descriptions by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick K. H.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1866.
Price: $400.00
About the item
First edition of the Bohn reprint of the Pickering first edition. 74 plates. 57 pp of text. 1 vols. 4to. Original Roxburghe binding of green roan-backed maroon cloth boards, fore and lower edges uncut, light cover wear, occasional offsetting or light foxing, else very good.
Item #18408
Shaw's work is known for the fine detail in his work and the quality of the examples selected; these furnishings include examples from Strawberry Hill, Knole, Penshurst, Leeds Castle, and other historic houses and buildings, as well as the Ashmolean Museum and other repositories.
