American Windsor Chairs by Nancy G. Evans (1996, Hardcover), 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" x 2 1/2", 744 pages; maps of makers, locations and output destinations; hundreds of chair, makers' labels, and marks photos; extensive list of American Windsor Craftsmen, mid 18th to mid-19th centuries, and detailed Glossary. SIGNED IN INK BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. AND: The Windsor Style by Charles Santore, Running Press, 1981 1st edition, 10 1/2" x 10 1/2", 215 pages, indexed; many identified chairs shown in photos & described, with extensive historic text and detail on forms, makers, regional variations. Santore's initial book on Windsors, especially valuable for photos of renderings of component details, form variations in arms, legs, spindle arrangement, etc.. |