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Excerpt from The Unusual Collection of English and Colonial Furniture of the XVII, XVIII and XIX Centuries Belonging to Frederick S. Dickson, Esq. (The Thackeray Bibliographer of Philadelphia): Embracing Choice Specimens of Hepplewhite, Chippendale and Sheraton, Rare English, Japanese and Chinese Porcelains, Antique Hangings and Rugs and Fine Old Engravings, Color Prints and Paintings In the collection will be found many choice pieces of Fine Old Furniture designed by Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Chippendale, as well as some few of the American colonial period. Of the major portion of the Furniture We have rendered photographic reproductions in the catalogue, which will both display the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.