The Furniture Of Charleston, 1680-1820: 3 Volume Set In Special Slipcase
Winston-Salem, NC: Museum Of Early Southern Decorative Arts, 2003. Protected in a special slipcase. Hardcovers with dust jackets, in slipcase. 1,500+ pages, 1,400+ photographs and many color photographs. Three volume set with beautiful color and black and white photographs throughout. From the Inside Flap - "An unprecedented comparative study of surviving furniture with thorough biographies of the craftsmen, Rauschenberg and Bivins have wrought 3 volumes that represent the most comprehensive analysis of the early furniture trade in Charleston, South Carolina, since E. Milby Burton's 1955 Charleston Furniture 1700 - 1825. Going beyond Burton, the authors have incorporated microscopic wood analysis and extensive understanding of both southern and northern furniture construction and styles to create a unique publication that enables readers for the first time to identify the specific features unique to Charleston furniture and the hallmarks of the artisans working in that city."
SIGNED and dated by the author on title page of each volume. The slipcase shows some minor soiling. Item #100809
Price: $300.00