“The text is so trite and prosaic that it gives the impression of being written merely for the sake of furnishing a setting for the fifty original illustrations.”
| + — | Dial. 39: 117. S. 1, ‘05. 160w. |
[*] “Written in a bright and picturesque style, and full of interesting anecdotes.”
| + | Int. Studio. 27: 183. D. ‘05. 110w. |
“When all has been said, the illustrations are by far the most interesting features of the book. It is worth publishing for them alone.”
| + | Nation. 81: 129. Ag. 10, ‘05. 380w. |
“The book will form an entertaining companion for the fireside tourist, for it is intimately written in unadorned, direct narrative style.” Walter Littlefield.
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 130w. |
Macquoid, Percy. History of English furniture. 20 pts. v. I, pts. 1-3. per pt. [*]$2.50. Putnam.
“The history has been divided into four parts: ‘The age of oak,’ comprising furniture from 1500 to 1660; ‘The age of walnut,’ from 1660 to 1720, showing the varied influences of the Restoration and Dutch designers; ‘The age of mahogany,’ lasting from 1720 to 1770, in which the introduction from France of fresh ideas in design clearly marked another change, and ‘The composite age,’ from 1770 to 1820, inspired by an affectation of all things classical, combined with an unbalanced taste.... There are nearly 1000 illustrations in the entire work, and sixty of these are in the exact colors of the originals.”—N. Y. Times.