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    By Nancy McClelland; Henri Clouzot
    Philadelphia and London   J B Lippincott
    11" by 8.5" xvi, [3], 4- 458, [1]pp
    A beautifully illustrated look at the history of wallpapers. Being the first edition of this work, which is adorned with coloured plates. Written by an authority on the subject, Nancy Vincent McClelland.
    By Nancy McClelland; Henri Clouzot

    1924 Historic Wall-Papers: From their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery

    Philadelphia and London   J B Lippincott
    11" by 8.5" xvi, [3], 4- 458, [1]pp
    A beautifully illustrated look at the history of wallpapers. Being the first edition of this work, which is adorned with coloured plates. Written by an authority on the subject, Nancy Vincent McClelland.
    £260.00
    : 1kgs / : 668L4
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    First Edition, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

    A limited edition, as stated to the verso of front endpaper, 'this limited edition is printed from the type and the type distributed. This copy is from the Royal Society of Arts library, with their library stamps to the head of the first six leaves, to the final leaf and to the folding chart that is loosely inserted to the rear. With twelve plates in colour and 124 illustrations in half-tone. Loosely inserted to the rear is a chart of periods. Collated, complete. This copy is without the dustwrapper, as is common. Written by the first female president of the first US national association of interior designers, the AID which is now known as the ASID. McClelland wrote for many interiors journals such as 'Colliers', 'Country Life', 'House Beautiful' and 'House and Garden'. She was an expert on wallpaper and received several awards for her work. This was McClelland's first book, and it instantly became a success and was a definitive study in its day.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Several light marks to the boards and to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamps to the head of the first six leaves, to the final leaf and to the folding chart that is loosely inserted to the rear. Pages are bright with just a few handling marks to pages and the odd spots.

    Very Good

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