World Furniture

World Furniture – An Illustrated History from Earliest Times (ed. Helena Hayward; Hamlyn 1981) is a comprehensive global history of furniture design and interiors.

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World Furniture – An Illustrated History from Earliest Times gives a comprehensive introduction to the history of furniture design and interiors. The book has been edited by Helena Hayward and it consists of more than 40 specialised articles by expert art historians.

The articles discuss furniture design and interior decoration chronologically starting from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and ending in mid-century modern of the 20th century. The book has been richly illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs as well as art images. The text is in English.

Our copy ocurrently in stock is the 1st paperback edition of the original 1965 Hamlyn publication; the print year is 1981. The book is in nice condition: the covers show signs of use and some shelf wear and there is some yellowing on the edges of the pages. The glueing of the binding is still fine, but there are signs of drying and the front cover shows some first signs of detachment.

Please note that the product images are from our previous copy.

Weight 1901 g
Dimensions 33,7 × 25,2 × 2,5 cm
Editor(s)

Helena Hayward

Publisher

Hamlyn

Publishing year

1965, 1981

Edition

1st paperback edition

Language

Images

art images, colour & b&w photos

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Number of pages

319

ISBN

0 600 34262 X