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Charles H. Hayward, ANTIQUE FURNITURE REPAIRS.
Ref: 3405
Published by Evans Brothers.
2nd edition 1976. Chapters iclude: Priciples of Restoration; The Workshop; General Case Repairs; Chairs; Leg Repairs; Mou;ldings; Drawer; Doors; Tables and Table Tops; Problems with Veneer; Damp, Woodworm,& Central Heating; Renovating the Finish.
210 x 120 mm. 128 pp. Photographs and drawings in b&w throughtout the book. hb. Jacketed.
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Price: £12.00
Charles H. Hayward, ANTIQUE OR FAKE.
Ref: 3402
Published by Evans Brothers.
The author covers construction and design in old furniture. Points covered: what to look for in the wood; periiod styles; is the construction true to the period? is the piece a marriage of two? Chest furniture, case furniture, tables and chairs are discussed. There are chapters on the specific construction of drawers, doors, mouldings and legs and the art of veneering, marquetry and the finish of old furniture. Illustrated throughout with practical drawings and photographs.
270 x 140 mm. x 168 pp. Illustrated throughout with b&w photogrpahs and drawings. hb jacketed.
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Price: £30.00
W. P. Matthew, PRACTICAL CASBINET-MAKING.
Ref: 7404
Published by Caxton.
Written buy 6 experts as well as the editor, this 1954 three-volume work covers every aspect of cabinet-making with the use of both hand and machine tools. Full index to the three volumes in Vol 3.
240 x 170 mm. 3 vols: xxiv +792 pp. b&w drawings and photographs throughout. hb.
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Price: £35.00
Gordon Russell, DESIGNER' S TRADE.
Ref: 7241
Published by Allen & Unwin.
Autobiography of Gordon Russell (1892-1980), a designer of furniture carrying on the Cotswold Arts and Crafts tradition. His unique designs included a table incorporating a replica of the master plan for the 1944 invasion of Europe presented by the Queen to President Eisenhower, and 2,000 chairs for the interior of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. Hard Cover.
216 x 140 mm. 328 pp. Colour frontispiece, 22 b&w photographs and 5 line drawings illustrated endpapers. hb.
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Price: £25.00
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