An Encyclopedia Of Tables By Simon Yates
An Encyclopedia Of Tables By Simon Yates (Collectible First Edition Copy)
An Expertly Structured Visual Chronology and Authoritative History Tracking the Evolution, Architecture, and Craft of Global Furniture Design
An Expertly Structured Visual Chronology and Authoritative History Tracking the Evolution, Architecture, and Craft of Global Furniture Design
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: An Encyclopedia of Tables
- Author: Simon Yates
- Publisher: The Apple Press, London
- Publication Date: 1990
- ISBN-10: 185076199X
- ISBN-13: 9781850761990
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing (Collectible Antiques Reference Release)
- Binding: Original publisher's premium hardcover cloth boards, complete with the original illustrated dust jacket, now beautifully preserved and stabilized inside a clear Cellophane archival sleeve.
- Physical Format: Large Format Quarto (4to), 128 pages. Lavishly enhanced with more than 200 high-definition full-colour illustrations, technical cabinetmaking joinery schematics, historical timber grain guides, and regional design timelines.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus to Near Mint (VG+/NM)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's heavy cloth casing remains in spectacular, flat, and sharp-cornered condition. The spine text is perfectly crisp, bright, and completely undamaged at the head and tail bands, leaving the binding completely straight, true, and unbent.
- Interior: The inner hinges and structural binding are pristine, tight, and robust. Internal pages and heavyweight glossy colour layout plates are completely clean, crisp, stark white, and intact. Free from standard consumer ink inscriptions, former owner labels, or dealer pencil annotations.
- Preservation: This volume has clearly been exceptionally well looked after and maintained. It is now protected with a clear Cellophane cover to shield the binding from future edge wear or storage friction.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: Present, complete, and unclipped. Displays only some very slight, microscopic signs of storage shelf friction along the corner tips and upper margins. Beautifully consolidated, vibrant, and seamlessly displayed beneath the archival Cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Furniture History Value
Published in 1990 by The Apple Press, An Encyclopedia of Tables stands as an invaluable and deeply authoritative classic reference work dedicated to the history of domestic design. Written by the highly esteemed furniture historian Simon Yates, the narrative provides an uncompromised structural study and deep insight into the absolute development of furniture and tables through a lively, engaging text.
Yates masterfully guides the reader across centuries of stylistic evolution, detailing the strict structural differences that separate Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Georgian, Victorian, and early modern mastercraft. Going past basic furniture logs, the volume maps out the manufacturing techniques, joinery advancements, and cultural shifting functions of the table. Accompanied by more than 200 brilliant full-colour illustrations of premier museum and collector pieces from all over the world, this scarce 1990s reference remains an indispensable cornerstone collectible for serious antique collectors, furniture designers, interior decorators, and fine art libraries.
Author Profile: Simon Yates
Simon Yates is a highly distinguished British art historian, antique specialist, appraiser, and leading world authority on classical European furniture design, cabinetmaking history, and woodcraft ornamentation. Gaining widespread acclaim for his archive-driven research and deep knowledge of period furniture authentication, Yates has written numerous essential reference surveys—including definitive encyclopedia volumes on chairs and decorative cabinets. His writing for prominent heritage and design imprints is highly celebrated for its technical precision, successfully translating complex timber attributes, cabinetmaking metrics, and regional forge methodologies into highly engaging literature for global connoisseurs.
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