[ENGLISH FURNITURE]. EDWARDS, Ralph, and MACQUOID, Percy. *T - Lot 79

[ENGLISH FURNITURE]. EDWARDS, Ralph, and MACQUOID, Percy. *The Dictionary of English Furniture*. The definitive reference work on English furniture, in its first edition. London, Offices of "Country Life," and New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1924 and 1927. 3 folio volumes, green publisher’s cardboard binding with an illustrated dust jacket. XL - 261 pp. - 19 color plates; XI - 360 pp. - 14 color plates and 3 unnumbered folios - 340 pp. - 16 color plates, a frontispiece in each volume, and numerous illustrations in the text. In English. Dust jacket is worn and wrapped in protective plastic; some scuffing on the cardboard binding. A rare and beautiful dictionary of English furniture, in its first edition, featuring 49 color plates throughout the volumes and a wealth of illustrations in the text. Includes an order form from a former owner for 550 pounds sterling dated 1990. Kenneth Woollcombe Boyce bookplate on the inside front cover of each volume. Beautiful reference copies.