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![Profusely illustrated with 156 captioned black-and-white photographs, this early out-of-print book is a definitive guide to
COLLECTING & RESTORING WICKER FURNITURE. By Richard Saunders, Crown Publishers, N.Y., 1976.
This scarce text 'will be indispensable to the collector, antiques dealer, and furniture restorer. In addition to tracing the development of wicker furniture from ancient times well into the twentieth century, the author provides useful advice on evaluating and caring for old wickerwork. All the major types and styles of wicker furniture are pictured, as well as a great many articles that are especially rare or unusual such as lamps, easels, picture frames, and tea carts. The reproduction of old catalog listings will help the reader identify scarce pieces that—even when they were first made—commanded premium prices…. Careful step-by-step directions and close-up photographs made the process clear enough for any amateur to follow. An appendix lists major supply firms in various parts of the country that carry the necessary materials. Comparative prices [1976] are given for pre-1900 and post-1900 wicker furniture.'
7 in. x 10.25 in. hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 118 pages.
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![MISSION FURNITURE – Making It, Decorating With It, Its History and Place in the Antique Market by Jerome and Cynthia Rubin, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1980.
Profusely illustrated with hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs and detailed line drawings, this early out-of-print book is an in-depth guide to Mission furniture construction.
'Mission is functional, simple, and well-constructed. Its design and proportions reflect the restraints brought about by the alliance between craftsman and machine. It is an original style, not relying on the past, but coming forth from specific social and economic conditions of its era. There is no pretense or excessive ornamentation. Its structural soundness contributes to the design and leaves the impression of a stable and sturdy item. [This book] includes working plans and measured drawings for building forty-one pieces of Mission furniture.'
10.5 in. x 8.5 in. softback in very good condition. 131 pages.
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!['The Arts and Crafts Movement began in England in the 1880s as an intellectual reaction to the effects of a growing industrial society. It endeavored to reunite the individual with nature and the satisfaction of productive work. [This rare out-of-print book] describes the character of the esthetic reform movement as it reached the West Coast at the turn of the century.'
CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1910 edited by Timothy J. Anderson, Eudorah M. Moore, and Robert W. Winter. Peregrine Smith Books, 1974.
The profuse black-and-white photographs, in-depth captions, and rich narrative combine to make this comprehensive book an invaluable reference. 'Biographies of more than fifty painters, essays on Charles and Henry Green, Arthur and Lucia Mathews, Ernest Batchelder, and many others, by experts in the field, make this compendium a research tool and historical resource for the historian as well as entertaining reading for those interested in this fascinating period in history.' The text covers such topics as: Paintings (names too numerous to mention), Literature and Presswork, Education in the Arts and Crafts, Pottery (California Faience, American Encaustic Tiling Co., Rhead Pottery, Ernest Batchelder, Arequipa Pottery, and more), Metalwork (Dirk van Erp, Harry S. Dixon, Ernest Batchelder, Old Mission Kopper Kraft, Shreve & Co., and more); Furniture (Arthur F. and Lucia K. Mathews, Greene and Greene, Harold Doolittle), and Architecture by Charles and Henry Greene, Harold Doolittle, and Louis Easton. There is a wealth of information in this early out-of-print text which should satisfy both the novice and seasoned student of California architecture and design.
Oversize 9 in. x 12 in. softback in very good condition . 143 pages.
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