(SOFTCOVER) CHARLES LIMBERT FURNITURE Legend and Legacy $18.99
Limbert's Furniture Axiom
by S. G. Cavey
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*(USD currency intended) is adjustable. Available in Hardcover (link below). 2025 FINAL Revised Edition of "Limbert's Furniture Axiom", with more artifacts, better text and antique Catalogue.
Discover the captivating world of Charles P Limbert, a titan of American furniture design, in Charles Limbert Furniture Legend and Legacy by S.G. Cavey. This meticulously crafted 200+ page, 17 chapter volume is more than a book, it's a portal to an era of unparalleled artistry and innovation. Imagine holding history in your hands, turning pages filled with hundreds of rare public domain antique photographs and artifacts that bring the past to life. For enthusiasts of the American Arts and Crafts movement, collectors of fine furniture, or anyone intrigued by the interplay of design and culture, this book promises an immersive journey that will leave you inspired and informed.
S.G. Cavey, a master artist and sixth-generation Holland Dutch descendant, channels a personal connection to Limbert’s legacy, and draws on 400+ documented antique sources to deliver a historically accurate narrative that honors Limbert, his craftsmen, designers, and citizens of Holland Michigan during Limbert’s era. Documenting Limbert’s remarkable journey from his early days in Akron in 1873, through Chicago and Grand Rapids, to founding his furniture company in 1902 and establishing a factory in Holland, until his retirement in 1922 and the factory’s closure in 1942. Through Cavey’s intelligent, dissertation-like prose, readers feel as though they are witnessing these events unfold, enveloped in the passion and precision of the era.
What sets this book apart is its unparalleled depth. It features the greatest collection of Limbert figures, data, and visuals ever assembled, including photographs of furnished interiors, factory exteriors, craftsmen at work, and period advertisements.
Discover the captivating world of Charles P Limbert, a titan of American furniture design, in Charles Limbert Furniture Legend and Legacy by S.G. Cavey. This meticulously crafted 200+ page, 17 chapter volume is more than a book, it's a portal to an era of unparalleled artistry and innovation. Imagine holding history in your hands, turning pages filled with hundreds of rare public domain antique photographs and artifacts that bring the past to life. For enthusiasts of the American Arts and Crafts movement, collectors of fine furniture, or anyone intrigued by the interplay of design and culture, this book promises an immersive journey that will leave you inspired and informed.
S.G. Cavey, a master artist and sixth-generation Holland Dutch descendant, channels a personal connection to Limbert’s legacy, and draws on 400+ documented antique sources to deliver a historically accurate narrative that honors Limbert, his craftsmen, designers, and citizens of Holland Michigan during Limbert’s era. Documenting Limbert’s remarkable journey from his early days in Akron in 1873, through Chicago and Grand Rapids, to founding his furniture company in 1902 and establishing a factory in Holland, until his retirement in 1922 and the factory’s closure in 1942. Through Cavey’s intelligent, dissertation-like prose, readers feel as though they are witnessing these events unfold, enveloped in the passion and precision of the era.
What sets this book apart is its unparalleled depth. It features the greatest collection of Limbert figures, data, and visuals ever assembled, including photographs of furnished interiors, factory exteriors, craftsmen at work, and period advertisements.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Biographies & Memoirs
- Additional Categories History, Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: 6×9 in, 15×23 cm
# of Pages: 248 -
Isbn
- Softcover: 9798349835346
- Publish Date: Jun 05, 2025
- Language English
- Keywords craftsman, furniture, stickley, limbert
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About the Creator
Mr. S.G. Cavey is a historian and archivist of the American Arts & Crafts Movement of early 1900. His book "Charles Limbert Furniture Legend & Legacy" (aka: Limbert's Furniture Axiom) establishes him as the leading expert on the history of the Charles P. Limbert Furniture Co.. He is a Master Artist, Son of Master Artists, and a Sixth Generation Holland-Dutch direct Descendant of several Netherlands immigrant Pioneers who sustained old Holland Michigan.