The Cabinet Maker & Art Furnisher, Volume I, J. Williams Benn, 1880-1881

A very first volume of this monthly magazine which was the leading journal for the furniture and decorating trade of Victorian Britain. It carries detailed design diagrams, trade patent information, trade reports, interviews with craftsmen, technical information, design ideas, and chapters on decorative art.

An uncommon volume.

The Cabinet Maker & Art Furnisher; A Monthly Budget of designs and Information for the Furniture, Upholstery, and Decorating Trades. Volume I. July 1st 1880 - June 1st 1881. Edited by J. Williams Benn.

Published by The Cabinet Maker, London, 1880-1881. Printed by Whittingham & Co.

A good dark green cloth hardback with printed and blind embossed cover design. Covers lightly soiled, bumped and worn, with wear to extremities. Cracked endpapers at inner hinges, but all still bound. Offsetting to endpapers.

Text is generally clean and bright with occasional minor flaws such as light scattered spotting or marginal edge page tear. The beautifully illustrated content makes this volume of interest to any historian of furniture making or interiors.

Text in English.

iv + 192pp + Plates + iii - xxxii.

Dimensions: Approximately 342mm  x 220mm x 30mm.

Weight: Approximately 1420g (unpacked).