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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Stiff clean book with illustrated front board and cloth spine; unmarked but for inscription signed "Nancy" to the front endpaper. In clean bright dust jacket with short edgetears. 12 colour plates and 245 half-tone illustrations, as ell as a chart of periods. Limited edition deluxe in a rubbed but still sturdy decorated box. Obituary of the author laid-in ; 458 pages .

Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth spine and slightly darker cloth with front cover pictorial inset. Teg. Near fine. 458 pages. 28 x 21 cm. With An Introduction By Henri Clouzot, Conservateur Du Musee Galleria, Paris. Twelve plates in color, 245 illustrations in half-tone and a fold-out Chart of Periods at the rear. List of Illustrations. Biography of Wall-Paper Designers, Manufacturers, And Dealers, From 1500-1840. Wall-Papers Issued by Some of the French Fabricants of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Clean, bright copy.

Philadelphia and London: Lippincott, 1924. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. xvi, 458p. includes 12 color plates, 245 illustrations in half-tone, with a chart of the periods. The classic study of wall paper from the 18th Century to the first quarter of the 20th century. Top edge in gilt. Ivory buckram spine over gray-green linen backing. Color plate mounted on front cover.

Philadelphia and London: J B Lippincott, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. 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. 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… Read More

Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippiincott Company, 1924. First Edition. Cloth Bound. Fine/Very Good Plus. 4to. Described on box as "Limited Edition" or "Limited Edition De Luxe" but no limitation cited. Truly a monumental history of its subjecct, weighing in at six pounds. Of greatest interest and delight are the descriptions and illustrations of scenic papers that depicted vast landscapes and groupings. xvi, 458 pp. The volume itself just about flawless. Box battered, with a few side edges inadequately repaired with tape. Top of box still attractive. DJ slightly soiled and now protected also with mylar. With 12 plates in color, with tissue guards, 245 illustrations in half-tone, and a folding chart of periods. Small folio, original gray-green linen backed in beige buckram, spine and front cover lettered in dark green, color plate mounted on front cover, t.e.g., in pictorial dust-jacket and patterned board box.

J.B. Lippincott company, 1924-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1924. First edition. With 12 Plates in Colour, 245 Illustrations in Half-Tone, and a Chart of Periods. xvi, 458 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in original gray-green linen backed in beige buckram, spne & front cover lettered in dark green, colour plate mounted on front cover, t.e.g. Fine. First edition. With 12 Plates in Colour, 245 Illustrations in Half-Tone, and a Chart of Periods. xvi, 458 pp. 1 vols. 4to. laid in are many photos of wall-paper especially from "Woodlawn" in Lexington, Ky.