The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. London: Printed for the Author, and sold at his House in St. Martin's-Lane, 1754. Folio (438 x 270 mm). [ii], x, 27, [1] pp, including list of subscribers. 153 (of 160) full page copper-engraved plates. Title in red & black, engraved dedication page incorporating the arms of the dedicatee, woodcut head-and tail-pieces. Modern half-morocco and marbled boards. Title soiled and lightly foxed with vertical crease, paper repairs to fly-leaf, title and a few plates, paper lightly toned, some scattered soiling, four plates with large ink stain. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT CATALOGUE OF CHIPPENDALE'S OWN DESIGNS. "Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) is credited with having combined French style, Rococo ornament, Chinese design and the passing interest in the Gothic into a furniture design book that captured the imagination of anyone interested in the latest fashionable styles. That book was The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, published in April 1754. The Director ushered in a new era in furniture design and forever changed the way furniture designs evolved and were disseminated" (Greene, American Furniture of the 18th Century: History, Technique and Structure, p 61). ESTC T129806.
The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. London: Printed for the Author, and sold at his House in St. Martin's-Lane, 1754. Folio (438 x 270 mm). [ii], x, 27, [1] pp, including list of subscribers. 153 (of 160) full page copper-engraved plates. Title in red & black, engraved dedication page incorporating the arms of the dedicatee, woodcut head-and tail-pieces. Modern half-morocco and marbled boards. Title soiled and lightly foxed with vertical crease, paper repairs to fly-leaf, title and a few plates, paper lightly toned, some scattered soiling, four plates with large ink stain. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT CATALOGUE OF CHIPPENDALE'S OWN DESIGNS. "Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) is credited with having combined French style, Rococo ornament, Chinese design and the passing interest in the Gothic into a furniture design book that captured the imagination of anyone interested in the latest fashionable styles. That book was The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, published in April 1754. The Director ushered in a new era in furniture design and forever changed the way furniture designs evolved and were disseminated" (Greene, American Furniture of the 18th Century: History, Technique and Structure, p 61). ESTC T129806.
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