The Practical Book of Interior Decoration
Donaldson-Eberlein, McClure & Stratton-Holloway
£35.00
The Practical Book Of Interior Decoration.
By Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure and Edward Stratton Holloway.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1919; 1st edition; 9” H x 6 ¾” W; 451pp; Hardback; Illustrated with 7 plates in colour, 283 in doubletone; No dust jacket; Buff coloured boards with dark brown titles and illustration to the front; Spine a little bumped and faded; Top edge gilt, side and bottom edges an uneven deckle edge; Some marks to the outer boards; No inscriptions; All pages present and intact.
A tasteful and interesting book with many good photographs of interiors that have long gone, historical commentary and suggestions. One of the first books of the modern interior design genre.
“If there were no guiding principles and traditions, if Interior Decoration were to begin to-day, it is probable that furnishing – even the simplest cottage – would be a chaotic thing. Successful decoration and home making is a matter not merely of ‘feeling’ or even of taste, if these necessary qualities be without knowledge. Decoration is both an art and a science....”
Book Condition: Very good.