- Paperback: 269 pages
- Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0393730859
- ISBN-13: 978-0393730852
- Product Dimensions: 30 x 24.6 x 5.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,408,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A pure visual treat...as a study of one of this nation s great furniture innovators...you ll want to share it with your woodworking friends.--Jim Harrold
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Sam Maloof (born 1916) is revered for both the beauty and the integrity of his furniture and his pioneering role in the American craft movement. The examples in this book trace Maloof's remarkable career in woodworking from his humble beginnings to his position today as America's most celebrated furniture designer and craftsman.
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Samuel Solomon Maloof was born on January 24, 1916, in the town of Chino, California, thirty-seven miles east of Los Angeles. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Samuel Solomon Maloof was born on January 24, 1916, in the town of Chino, California, thirty-seven miles east of Los Angeles. Read the first page
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4.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
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Work of a genius, 23 Oct 2001
By Hari - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Furniture of Sam Maloof (Hardcover)
When I started woodworking as a hobby about 11 years ago one of the books I first came across in a library was "Sam Maloof". I consider Sam Maloof to be a genius. When I heard that there is a new book out about Sam Maloof I couldn't wait to get a hold of it. The book "The Furniture of Sam Maloof" is a very nice and detailed life story of the woodworking genius and (my guru) with a lot of details about his excellant work. This book is so precious to me that I wont even let anybody in my family put a fingerprint on it. I could easily say that no other person has made such a profound impression on me than Sam Maloof. This book is a must for every woodworker's library.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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great gift, 3 Feb 2003
By "swoffisher" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Furniture of Sam Maloof (Hardcover)
Bought this book for my dad for Christmas and he loved it. It is a very nice book for inspiring any wood worker. If you know someone who loves wood working and you are tired of buying them another tool, give this book a try.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Detailed Biography, 10 Jan 2005
By David C. Brayton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Furniture of Sam Maloof (Hardcover)
This book is a detailed biography of Sam Maloof. It has many detailed pictures of Mr. Maloof's work. Of course there are many photos of his famous rockers, but there are also photos of his tables, baby rockers/cradles and early furniture. The book is easy to read. The sentences are not verbose nor are they staccato.
But, the author seems to catalog every single show, large or small, that Mr. Maloof's work was exhibited in. (Apparently Mr. Maloof's wife, Freda, collected volumes of memorabilia about her husband' career.) Being a woodworker, I was also very intersted in technical details, but this book is somewhat lacking.
If I could give this book 4 1/2 stars, I would. It's not quite a five out of five. But it's more than a four star effort.
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