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Wallpaper: the Ultimate Guide
by Abrahams, Charlotte
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1844007413
- ISBN 13
- 9781844007417
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About This Item
London: Quadrille Publishing Ltd., 2009 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 254 (2) pp, introduction, ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSIONS: A Brief History; How and Where to Use; 48 Contemporary Architectural Wallpapers. FABULOUS FLORALS: A Brief History; How and Where to Use; 48 Contemporary Floral Wallpapers. PASTED PICTURES: A Brief History; How and Where to Use; 50 Contemporary Pictorial Wallpapers. PRACTICALITIES: Essential Equipment; Measuring Up; Hanging; Corners; Difficult Areas; glossary of featue wallpapers, glossary of other wallpapers, index, picture credits with color illustrations throughout. First Edition, 2009: ISBN: 9781844007417. The author traces the history of wallpaper through its key developments and manufacturers of wallpaper; profiles key designers from the U.S., U.K., and Europe, and demonstrates how wallpaper can be used in a variety of ways to obtain different effects. She provides expert advice on creating color schemes, mixing florals with geometrics, combining large-scale designs with small prints; offers practical information on how to hang, wallpaper, match patterns, and deal with tricky areas. This volume includes full-page, full-size reproductions of over 150 of the best contemporary wallpapers, featuring some 250 different wallpapers overall. Not A Remainder. Price clipped. 1/8" closed tear to bottom edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Decorative boards with illustrated endpapers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002567
- Title
- Wallpaper: the Ultimate Guide
- Author
- Abrahams, Charlotte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1844007413
- ISBN 13
- 9781844007417
- Publisher
- Quadrille Publishing Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- INTERIOR DESIGN HISTORY WALLPAPPER ILLUSTRATED GUIDE HOW-TO ARCHITECTURAL FLORAL PICTORIAL TECHNIQUES
- Size
- 4to
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