Vintage Set of Three Time-Life American Country Books
Vintage Set of Three Time-Life American Country Books
A vintage set of three Time-Life American Country books, including Folk Art, The Country Home, and Country Furniture.
This is a wonderful set for anyone who loves early interiors, Americana, primitive country, folk art, and collected home styling. These books are not only beautiful together on a shelf, but are full of useful reference material, photographs, furniture forms, pottery, painted pieces, baskets, textiles, interior styling, and early American decorative details.
• Folk Art explores the broad and lively range of American folk art, including paintings, carvings, embroideries, pottery, household furnishings, and everyday utensils made and used primarily before the 20th century. It highlights the work of self-taught makers, common folk artisans, and regional traditions, making it a lovely visual reference for primitive artwork, handmade objects, painted furniture, folk figures, textiles, pottery, and early decorative forms.
• The Country Home is a room-by-room look at country style, with sections on the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, hall, and porch. The introduction describes country style as warm, familiar, personal, and inviting, rather than tied to one fixed historical period or region. It includes ideas for fabrics, pottery, plates, art, wicker, woodworking, gathered rooms, and the layered comfort of a well-loved home.
• Country Furniture focuses on the evolution of American country furniture, from early Colonial forms through Chippendale, Empire, and later traditional styles. It includes chairs, upholstery, tables, benches, dry sinks, cupboards, wicker, horn furniture, and other useful forms. The introduction notes the varied workmanship, regional character, and practical beauty of country furniture, often made from local woods and shaped by both European influence and American household needs.
A beautiful set for shelf decor, a design library, a primitive country vignette, or as a thoughtful reference set for collectors, antique lovers, designers, and anyone drawn to early American interiors.
Details:
• Titles included: Folk Art, The Country Home, and Country Furniture
• Series: American Country by Time-Life Books
• Material: Hardcover books with paper pages, illustrated covers, and blue cloth-covered backs and spines
• Size: Each book measures approximately 11” tall x 9.25” wide
• Estimated age: Vintage, late 1980s
Condition:
Good vintage condition with age-related wear from handling, shelf display, sun exposure, and use. The blue cloth-covered backs and spines show light fading, surface wear, and age-related marks, especially where they have likely been exposed to light over time. These are vintage reference books and may show light cover wear, edge wear, and minor page wear consistent with age. Beautiful for styling and still very useful as reference books. Please review photos carefully, and additional photos are always available upon request. Please contact me if any questions prior to purchase.
