The House Beautiful & Useful
Elder-Duncan, J. H.
£75.00
The House Beautiful And Useful: Being Practical Suggestions On Furnishing And Decoration. By J. H. Elder-Duncan, editorial secretary to 'The Architecure Review'.
Published by Cassell & Company, Limited, London. 1907. 4to (approx 11"H x 9"W). vi 224pp vii. Soft backed with stiffened green linen, title printed in dark blue and orange. Pages are in heavy cream paper. Contents include a preface and chapters titled: A Short Summary of a Century of Applied Art, General Notes on Decoration; Constructive and Surface Decoration; Old Furniture; Modern Furniture; Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings, Fabrics etc; Hints to Purchasers. Reading creases to the spine. Plates comprise of mainly b/w photography (on glossy paper), which along with the text will be of interest to present day interior designers and furniture makers as well as social historians. Advertisements on the front & rear pastedowns, front & rear endpapers, 5 back pages & rear wrap. Some foxing to pages. All pages present. No annotations or tears. Gatherings a little loose.
Overall Condition - Good.