This text contains a comprehensive treatise on the furniture designs of the famous Chippendale family. Including fascinating information on the history and development of Chippendale furniture, this text will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in historical furnishing and will be of great value to collectors of such literature. Concise and easy-to-digest, this text is not to be missed by the discerning furniture enthusiasts and those interest Thomas Chippendale's exquisite and world-famous furniture. Thomas Chippendale (1718 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. Many antique texts such as this are increasingly costly and rare, and it is with this in mind that we are proud to republish this book now complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture."