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Fifties Furniture by Paul McCobb: Directional Designs (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers,)

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This is an OK book, but the title is somewhat misleading to the casual reader. This book deals very specificly with the "Directional Designs" line produced by Paul McCobb - not all of Paul McCobb's "Fifties Furniture"

If you are looking for information on the Paul McCobb Planner Group, as I was, you are not going to find it in this book.

Apart from that, it has some great pictures of some very high-end furniture.

Very nice reference of Calvin line furnitures. Only B&W photos. No planner group line furnitures covered. If you want to know about Calvin pieces this book is for you.

This book is merely a reprint of a single (yet large) catalog of McCobb's designs for a single manufacturer, however, the line featured is often considered the most sophisticated of his furniture. Another reference that encompasses McCobb's work is needed, but this is the best thing available if you can't find original ephemera.