More than 40 \"classic\" modern chairs, illustrated and discussed by a noted furniture designer, exemplify the marriage of practicality and aesthetics. Thonet\'s Bentwood armchair, Breuer\'s Wassily chair, van der Rohe\'s Barcelona chair, and many others are depicted in photographs and explanatory drawings....

Thirty-seven renderings by Ed Sibbett, Jr., of Alphonse Mucha\'s spectacularly sensuous designs. Art Nouveau nymphs and goddesses, highly designed borders, stars, exotic ornaments. Printed in brown ink to capture lines of originals. 4 plates in color on covers....