Field Guide to Early American Furniture By Thomas H. Ormsbee

From the front cover: The only book on American antique furniture designed for easy, on-the-spot use in antique shops and at antique auctions, a handy pocket reference for both the beginning and the veteran collector in the field. Not a history, catalog, or textbook- but a quick, sure guide to the identification, period, and value of all types of furniture before 1850.