The 1772 Philadelphia Furniture Price Book: A Facsimile

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In 1772, a group of Philadelphia artisans published Prices of Cabinet and Chair Work, a 36-page booklet listing furniture forms, retail prices, and journeymen's wages. Rediscovered in 2003, the single surviving copy of this remarkable publication, produced here in a facsimile edition with an introduction and illustrated guide, provides an extraordinary view into the world of Philadelphia's 18th-century furniture makers.

Paperback
7 3/4" x 6 1/4"
96 pages
Acc Us Distribution, 2006
ISBN: 978-0876331880

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The 1772 Philadelphia Furniture Price Book

Posted by gerald Hutchison on Oct 12th 2020

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