This book is currently selling for $700 on First Dibs!

I am all about the researching, the discovering of new designers and company info. After I acquired these Dunbar chairs (look at the sketch on the top right of the book cover above!!!!), I searched around and found 3 published books on the company. Sounds like 2 of them are actual reprinted catalogs, which could hold some valuable info….model number, name, finishes that were available, etc. I quickly ordered the available and only affordable book at $35 or so. Dunbar Furniture of the 50s or something like that. It came. Its lovely. But my chairs are not in it! Back to the drawing board. Being a fan of the library, I found a search engine that searches the library system country wide. Guess what? Some of these are being held by libraries! Meanwhile, one is on First Dibs for $700. I requested one in Philadelphia at UPENN to be pulled from its happy place in storage for me to peruse. Today I got an email saying the book was not available…..BECAUSE IT WAS LOST! WHAT??!! Someone probably figured out how much that baby is worth! I have not gotten status on the 2nd book. I ordered them both. SO, if that one shows up, I will be heading back to Philadelphia later in the week to peruse it. Next, I need to see who else has the book! I think it showed up in an Art Museum library also in Philadelphia so will work on that!

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