Author: Earnshaw, John.
Title: Early Sydney Cabinetmakers 1804 - 1870: A Directory with an Introductory Survey [Cabinet-Makers].
Description: Sydney, Surry Hills Wentworth Books, 1971. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page black & white photos centre spread, some foxing & toning front & reverse side jacket (minor edgewear). 55 pp. John Earnshaw was a Sydney engineer and researcher and collector of early Australiana. Here he documents, for the first time, the craftsmen in the furnishing trades in early Australia. A wealth of detail and illustrations are provided about aspects of cabinet making and furnishing of homes in Australia's early days, particularly Sydney Town. Of significant interest to the antique collector. At the rear is a valuable detailed 20-page directory of cabinetmakers. Each entry consists of name, years in operation, and address. (Limited edition of 1000 copies, as stated on jacket front flap.) ISBN: 0855870028

Keywords: reference, directories, directory, homes, furniture, carpenters, new south wales (nsw), sydney, limited edition 0855870028


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