1904-1908 A History of English Furniture (The Age of Oak; The Age of Walnut; The Age of Mahogany; The Age of Satinwood)

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

This set offers the complete four-volume first edition of Percy Macquoid's authoritative history of English furniture, comprising the following:

'The Age of Oak' (1904) 

'The Age of Walnut' (1905) 

'The Age of Mahogany' (1906)

'The Age of Satinwood' (1908) 

In the original cloth bindings. 

Each volume is illustrated with fifteen colour plates and many in-text and full-page monochrome examples of furniture pieces throughout. Collated, complete. 

Percy Macquoid was a British connoisseur of the field and the author of numerous articles for Country Life. This work is considered the first major survey of the subject, and are largely reprinted and of use today. His ‘Age of’ terms have become the standard terms for referring to these different periods and styles.