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For the craftsmen and carpenters that find nothing so satisfying as building their own furniture, Dover has a collection of measured drawings, catalog reproductions, and other books about the craft.
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Recommendations... A Reverence for Wood
by Eric Sloane
Delightfully illustrated book remarks expansively on the resourcefulness of early Americans in their use of wood — from making furniture, tools, and buildings to such by-products as charcoal.
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by Alex W. Bealer
Fascinating story of early American woodworking enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Over 200 drawings and photographs.
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 Illustrated Mission Furniture Catalog, 1912-13
by Come-Packt Furniture Co.
Reprint of actual home furnishings catalog from the height of the popularity of Mission design, illustrating and describing 400 items, many designed to be shipped knocked-down for reassembly at home.
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 Classic Wicker Furniture
by Heywood Brothers
Complete reproduction of rare 1897 premiere issue of most famous wicker company catalog; probably finest primary source. Includes rocking chairs, armchairs, divans, tables, cabinets, etc. Over 400 illustrations.
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Products in Furniture, Wood | | | | | | Classic Wicker Furniture
by Heywood Brothers
Complete reproduction of rare 1897 premiere issue of most famous wicker company catalog; probably finest primary source. Includes rocking chairs, armchairs, divans, tables, cabinets, etc. Over 400 illustrations.
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by Come-Packt Furniture Co.
Reprint of actual home furnishings catalog from the height of the popularity of Mission design, illustrating and describing 400 items, many designed to be shipped knocked-down for reassembly at home.
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by Thomas King
Influential guide displays over 300 Grecian designs: fire screens, sofas, couches, chairs, footstools, commodes, sideboards, washstands, bedsteads, and many other items.
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|  | The Pine Furniture of Early New England
by Russell H. Kettell
"Delights the eye . . . a joy to read." — Furniture Index. Contains 230 photos, 55 drawings of every aspect and type of pine furniture from 17th, 18th century: highboys, settles, much more.
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by Edward D. and Faith Andrews
"Intensely interesting . . . a major contribution." — Antiques Magazine. Forty-eight sharp photos show side chairs, long benches, rocking chairs, chests, cupboards, and much more. Exact measurements are given for each piece.
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|  | Stickley Craftsman Furniture Catalogs
by Gustav Stickley, L. & J. G. Stickley
Collection of 594 illustrations, including 277 photos, of authentic, prized Craftsman furniture as shown in two catalogs — circa 1910 — by foremost manufacturers. Numerous settles, rockers, armchairs, bookcases, plus many other kinds of pieces. Captions.
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|  | Thomas Sheraton's Classical Revival Furniture Designs
by Thomas Sheraton
Sourcebook of the best designs from the Late Adam Classical Revival offers complete coverage of Sheraton's most important designs: clock cases, commodes, drawing tables, chairs, more. Richly illustrated with 98 plates.
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|  | Windsor Chairs
by Wallace Nutting
100 different types of Windsor chairs and other furniture. Full-page photos of side chairs, armchairs, comb-backs, writing-arm chairs, babies' high-backs and low chairs, settees, love seats, stools, and tables. Informative text.
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