Promotional Booklet Walnut Furniture by American Walnut Manufacturing Assn 1930s

Description

48p. booklet titled "American Walnut - the Cabinet Wood Superlative". Brown wrapper with stapled binding. Cover has the title in an oval at the center of the page with a small illustration of a tree. Around the edges is a brown decorative border. Back cover is blank. Profusely illustrated with images from photographs on almost every page, with a wide, gold decorative border around every page. Most illustrations show pieces of furniture made with walnut from various countries and time periods, all with descriptive labels. Accompanying text provides an exhaustive descriptive narrative of the history of walnut's use in furniture and why it is the superior wood. Tucked between the pages is a pamphlet titled "What is Real Walnut Furniture", also published by the American Walnut Manufacturers' Association. It has a highly detailed descriptive narrative that discusses the various types of walnut and the properties of each. Printed by Crosby  American Walnut Manufacturers' Association in Chicago, second edition. 9" x 7".