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This beautifully illustrated book tells of the history of Lloyd Loom furniture, the man who invented it, how it spread around the world, and how it's still being made today.

Unless you live in a world entirely full of IKEA, you will have come across Lloyd Loom - probably in the home of an older relative. In my childhood, it was deeply unfashionable, especially as a lot of low-grade copies were knocking around. Reading this book gives you a sense of the genius of Lloyd, a man who believed in having creative ideas, and then letting other people commercialise them.

The book will help you to identify the age of any LL that you have, as well as understand its construction. Some of the photographs show beautiful and rare examples. Others cover designs you've almost certainly seen.

There is no direct pricing indication in this book - which is probably not a bad thing. My mother had an antique shop in the nineties and could bank on getting £60-£100 a time for some of the finer armchairs, but 20 years later, couldn't give them away. Furniture goes in cycles and Lloyd Loom will probably have its day again.

I have more than I really need - but find it hard to part with the chairs, in particular. I would eat my own liver for a fine example of one of their early sofas or coffee tables.

Strictly for those with an interest in the topic.