For your consideration is : The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman.
I have inherited this book, and with some consideration, have decided to sell it. I believe it to be quite a rare book and is 113 years old!!
I don't know how to preserve something so old, so I would love to see it go to a collector, who will enjoy it and know how to look after it.
Here is some info from Wikipedia : The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1898. In the book, the authors denounced Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially those rooms that were decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argued that such rooms emphasized upholstery at the expense of proper space planning and architectural design and were, therefore, uncomfortable and rarely used. Wharton and Codman advocated the creation of houses with rooms decorated with strong architectural wall and ceiling treatments, accentuated by well-suited furniture, rooms based on simple, classical design principles such as symmetry and proportion and a sense of architectural balance. The Decoration of Houses is considered a seminal work and its success led to the emergence of professional decorators working in the manner advocated by its authors, most notably Elsie de Wolfe.[1] The book was reprinted by The Mount and Rizzoli and in a hardcover facsimile in 2007.
The Decoration of Houses
The Decoration of Houses, 1898 edition
Author(s) Edith Wharton
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) interior design
Publisher B.T. Batsford
Publication date 1898
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 204
ISBN 978-0847829163 (2007 Rizzoli reprint)
OCLC Number 86111252
Dewey Decimal 747 22
LC Classification NK2110 .W5 1897a
PLEASE view photos for condition. For the year I'd say that this is in good vintage order. No pages are missing. There is some age discoloration. If you want to know more about condition please ask before buying.
Thank-you.
POSTING: I will be sending this very well packaged and protected. I will send it by Royal Mail with Tracking.
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