| + | Outlook. 87: 357. O. 19, ’07. 290w. |
Shackleton, Robert, and Shackleton, Mrs. Elizabeth. Quest of the colonial. **$2.40. Century.
7–30414.
While the chapters of this book are the personal experiences of two enthusiastic homemakers in quest of the useful, beautiful and interesting articles of colonial furniture and bric-a-brac, they afford generous information concerning colonial furniture of every kind, and offer helpful suggestions in the matter of selection.
“It contains a great deal of definite and accurately stated information for the amateur collector, besides many anecdotes calculated to quicken his enthusiasm and arouse his envy and admiration.”
| + | Dial. 43: 383. D. 1, ’07. 310w. |
“It is rare that one finds a book that deals so accurately with facts pertaining to the furnishing of our forefathers and at the same time uses dry data with sufficient cunning to make a charming readable tale.”
| + + | Lit. D. 35: 696. N. 9, ’07. 170w. | |
| Lit. D. 35: 919. D. 14, ’07. 90w. | ||
| N. Y. Times. 12: 666. O. 19, ’07. 40w. |
“No one who has the slightest love of the old could fail to gain sincere pleasure from the reading of this book.”