Reproduces the eighteenth-century handbook illustrating the work of one of the leading designers of Georgian furniture.

Hepplewhite's magnificent folio of engraved plates, issued in 1788, was enormously influential, guiding the style and construction of furniture everywhere. The present volume is an unabridged republication of the enlarged third edition of the Guide -- a classic and highly valued work. Depicted are chairs, stools, sofas, sideboards, beds, pedestals, desks, bookcases, tables, chests of drawers, wardrobes, fire screens, many other items. 128 plates.