Mang, Karl. THONET Bugholzmobel, von der Handwerklichen Fertigung zur Industrielle Produktion. 159 pp. include 8 color and over 100 b&w illustrations. Small 4to, wraps. Vienna, Christian Brandstatter, 1982.

Vegesack, Alexander von. THONET: Classic Furniture in Bent Wood and Tubular Steel. Text by Brigitta Pauley and Peter Ellenberg; 160 pp., roughly 125 color and 65 b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth. New York, Rizzoli, 1997.
Michael Thonet, the 19th century designer from Austria, pioneered methods that allowed solid wood to be shaped in sinuous curves, forever changing furniture design. This comprehensive study contains information valuable to collectors as well as those interested in early modern design.