Author: Gilborn, Craig
Paperback; 374 Illustrations
352 pages
Published: November 2000
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN: 0810929163

Published in 1987 to rave reviews and substantial sales, this bible of Adirondack rustic furniture -- an essential resource for dealers, collectors, designers, and hobbyists -- is now reissued in an affordable paperback format.The book illustrates over 300 of the finest pieces of this enormously popular style, from elaborate sideboards ornamented with twig mosaics to chairs and beds made of gnarled branches. To thumb through this book is to appreciate immediately why the Boston Globe declared it a wonderful present for anyone interested in the rustic look or for those furnishinga vacation home.An examination of the true heritage of Adirondack rustic furniture. The book illustrates hundreds of the finest surviving pieces, from elaborate sideboards ornamented with twig mosaics in complex patterns to chairs and beds made out of gnarled branches forming fantastic shapes.