Classic Wicker Furniture: The Complete 1898-1899 Illustrated Catalog, by Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company. 106 Pages. Softbound. This catalog is probably the finest primary source on authentic turn-of-the-century American wicker furniture which marked the beginning of the most famous of all wicker-furniture companies. This excellent reprint of the rare 1898-99 catalog documents and illustrates in over 400 detailed illustrations tables, couches, hampers, cabinets, chairs, etc. and all their decorative features. An informative introduction traces the history and development of wicker furniture and the two firms which later formed the Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company. This valuable reprint is both an indispensable guide to authenticating and identifying a broad spectrum of classic American wicker furniture as well as important visual record of American wicker furniture at its peak. $12.95 (BK-1133)