The House Decorator and Painter's Guide; Containing a Series of Designs for Decorating Apartments, Suited to the Various Styles of Architecture by Arrowsmith, H.W. and A - 1850
by Arrowsmith, H.W. and A
The House Decorator and Painter's Guide; Containing a Series of Designs for Decorating Apartments, Suited to the Various Styles of Architecture
by Arrowsmith, H.W. and A
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- Hardcover
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London: Thomas Kelly, 1850. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Folio. Complete with 120 pages and 61 plates of which 25 (including the frontispiece) are hand-colored. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Quarter-leather with original marbled boards; spine label replaced. Minor wear to cover.
Noted in pencil inside the front cover: "This compendium of tasteful adaptations from Greek, Roman, Arabesque, Pompeian, Gothic, Cinque Cento, Francois Premier, and Elizabethan styles was published to counter the misuse of them which was being made at that time."
Noted in pencil inside the front cover: "This compendium of tasteful adaptations from Greek, Roman, Arabesque, Pompeian, Gothic, Cinque Cento, Francois Premier, and Elizabethan styles was published to counter the misuse of them which was being made at that time."
This book is discussed in J.R. Abbey's Life in England (page 3).
The Arrowsmiths were decorators to Queen Victoria. This attractive classic design reference has been highly sought title amongst collectors and designers.
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Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
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- Format/Binding Quarter Leather
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Thomas Kelly
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1850