Lot 968

"American Chairs" by John Kirk 1972 HC Early American Chairs 1st/1st In DJ

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"American Chairs" by John Kirk 1972 HC Early American Chairs 1st/1st In DJ

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Timed Auction
353 Indian Village Road
Shapliegh, ME, US 07076

VINTAGE 1972 Illustrated Hardcover Early American Chair Reference 1st Edition 1st Printing In Dust Jacket. "American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale" by John Kirk. HARDCOVER 1972 Alfred Knopf & Company Stated 1st Edition 1st Printing with Date: "1972" on title page, "Copyright 1972", & with no additional printings on copyright page. Exactly as shown in scan(s). Collectible stated 1st Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy In Dust Jacket.

"In this totally fresh look at the art of chairmaking in America in the eighteenth century, John Kirk shows how the finest colonial chairs, in their superb craftsmanship, reflect the contect, the time, and the place of their creation - deriving from the tradition of English provincial furniture, yet expressing a uniquely American aesthetic spirit. Mr. Kirk analyzes - and shows the reader how to analyze - the structure and design of 180 chairs (all of them illustrated) through such details as feet, rails, and splats, as well as overall design impact. He reveals the identifying regional characteristics of the major American style centers - Philadelphia, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, the Connecticut Valley, and the South - and shows connoisseurs and amateurs alike how a recognition of these difference of style and construction can increase one's understanding both of individual objects and of the development of American furniture styles. For the designer, the chair is perhaps the most demanding of furniture forms. Not only does it present major structural problems, but visually its relative smallness requires that the whole piece functions as a tightly integrated design from any angle."

Profusely illustrated white photos. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior: light handling wear but all lettering/decoration bright. NOT X-LIBRARY; NO REMAINDER MARK. Light edge wear/two chips with loss to SELDOM PRESENT $17.50 unclipped DJ.

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