Chew Family Copy
Blue Book Philadelphia Furniture. William Penn to George Washington with Specific Reference to the Philadelphia Chippendale School.
Philadelphia: 1935.
Price: $1,250.00
About the item
No. 75 of 400 copies of the deluxe Benefactors Issue, signed by the author. With errata slip at back. Illustrated with 501 black & white photographs. (4), xx, 340 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Chew Family Copy. Blue cloth, deckled edges, by Wiliam Marley & Co. Extremities rubbed; Very Good. Bookplates of Benjamin Chew and Cliveden. Flyleaf inscribed “For dearest Ben (Chew) from his devoted Bessy [Eliabeth Chew, Benefactor]/ April 1935.” Book review tipped in.
Item #225058
The book contains several references to and plates of Chew family furniture.