The Book Company: New Products - Furniture

Antique Furniture

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:14:21 +0000

First published in 1915, Fred W. Burgess’s Antique Furniture traces furniture design from medieval to Victorian eras. Featuring iconic designers and styles, it explores materials, techniques, and decorative elements, making it essential for antique enthusiasts.

Price: $233.99

Magnificent 19th Century Furniture (Historicism in Germany and Central Europe)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:13:46 +0000

The Historicism movement in art (1830-1920) was perhaps the most democratic of all. European furniture makers sought to recapture the magic and affluence displayed in early, highly stylized and aristocratic pieces of the Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classicism periods--but at a fracti..

Price: $125.00

The Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:22:06 +0000

This comprehensive reference documents the full scope of furniture from Shaker communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky. Furniture produced throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks to built-in cupboards ..

Price: $125.00

Roman Furniture

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:14:22 +0000

According to Roman law, 'furniture' was described as 'any apparatus belonging to the head of the household consisting of articles intended for everyday use'. Under this ambiguous description numerous household artefacts could be considered as items of furniture. However, in thi..

Price: $50.00

Mid-Century Now (The Collector's Obsession Explained)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:15:31 +0000

Mid-century modern design continues to dominate contemporary interiors, its forms still carrying the ideals of postwar optimism. But this enduring presence has evolved into something more complex: an obsession. Objects conceived for democratic accessibility have become luxury collectibles, fueling..

Price: $100.00

Great Irish Households (Inventories from the Long Eighteenth Century)

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:56:19 +0000

The value of inventories in charting how houses were arranged, furnished and used is now widely appreciated. Typically, the listings and valuations were occasioned by the death of an owner and the consequent need to deal with testamentary dispositions. That was not always so. The inventory for Cas..

Price: $115.00

Oak Furniture (The British Tradition)

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:36:36 +0000

Victor Chinnery's scholarly work covers the history and development of furniture in oak and kindred timbers in the British Isles and New England, from the Middle Ages through to 1800. The subject is broken down into a logical sequence of aspects and each section is generously illustrated. The furn..

Price: $125.00

British Furniture (1820 to 1920: The Luxury Market)

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:44:51 +0000

British Furniture 1820 to 1920: The Luxury Market, written by celebrated furniture historian Christopher Payne and including over 1,000 superb photographs, is a landmark publication and the first book to comprehensively assess British furniture design from the early origins..

Price: $175.00

The Birth of Art Deco: Ruhlmann and the Hôtel du Collectionneur, 1925

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:12:36 +0000

As his starting point for the aesthetic we have come to love as Art Deco, French furniture and interior designer E.-J. Ruhlmann’s pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes presented the fair’s most celebrated displays and thereby began our enduri..
Price: $115.00

For the Love of Antiques (Interiors, Inspiration, and the Thrill of the Hunt)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:42:06 +0000

Designer and antiques expert Tara Shaw invites you into the fascinating world of collecting and designing with antiques and offers a fresh look at using them to create luxurious atmosphere throughout your home
Renowned antiques dealer Tara Shaw is a New Orleans native and..
Price: $60.00