Simple beauty : the Shakers in America picturesque, consolation, and a wife
1996, First Edition. New York, NY : Todtri. Good copy in the original colour-printed boards, now with a tear to the top front joint, and with spine cover lifting at the head. Preliminary and final leaves faintly foxed, with the interior remaining tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Item #465003
ISBN: 1880908441
Physical description; 126, [2] pages : colour illustrations ; 34 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Furnishing utopia : Shaker community furniture -- Useful and necessary : Shaker woodenware -- Metalwork, baskets, and sieves : Shaker crafts -- Woven well : Shaker textiles -- Shaker art and ephemera. Subjects; Shakers. Decorative arts. Furniture. Woodenware. Metalwork. Baskets. Textiles. Art. United States. 19th century. American design. Religious communities. Pictorial work. Large format. Illustrated.
Price: €14.95