CHIPPENDALE, ADAM, RICHARDSON, HEPPELWHITE, SHERATON, PERGOLESI
HEATON, John Aldam. Furniture and Decoration in England during the Eighteenth Century. London: John Bumpus, 1889-92. Two volumes. Large, thick folio (15 by 19 inches), contemporary three-quarter burgundy morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt.
First edition of this richly illustrated survey of 18th-century English furniture, interior design and ornament, with 200 folio photogravures featuring examples from the masterworks of Chippendale, Adam, Richardson, Heppelwhite, Sheraton, Pergolesi, and others.
These large folio volumes reproduce, in fine photogravure, engravings from rare 18th-century books on furniture and interior design, such as Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinetmaker's Director (1754); N. Wallis' The Complete Modern Joiner, Designs for Chimney-pieces and Doorcases, (1772); R. & J. Adam's The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam (1773-79); George Richardson's A Book of Ceilings (1776); M. A. Pergolesi's Designs (1777); A. Heppelwhite's The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer's Guide (1789); and Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book (1791-93). Library inkstamp on title pages; gilt stamp on front covers.
Plates clean and fine, minor color restoration to extremities of handsome morocco bindings, near-fine.