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On Decorating
by Hampton, Mark
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394579879
- ISBN 13
- 9780394579870
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Conde Nast Books / Random House, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Illustrated Boards). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Mark Hampton. Introduction by author. The text is illustrated in colour and in black-and-white by the author's own illustrations. 1/4 green coloured cloth covered backstrip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 illustrated boards, again by author, mimicking a old-fashioned wallpaper, with black coloured titles to the front panel. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying boards, with green coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. The author was one of America's foremost decorators, and, for many years wrote a column in regards to decorating in House & Garden Magazine. This book is a synthesis plus expansion on those columns. The book is divided into seven sections – Colours – what works where and why; Elements of the house e.g. mirrors, fireplaces; Styles – of modernism and classicism; Plans – on how to arrange furniture et cetera; Rooms – discussion of the various rooms in the house; Outdoors – how to bring the outdoors indoors & Materials – what you work with. Rubbing of the book corners and backstrip edges. Like tanning and foxing of the textblock edges. Offset tanning and foxing of the end pages; with age toning of the pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with foxing to the backstrip. Size: Square Octavo. [4], 5 - 251, [5] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Mark Hampton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Home Decorating & Repair; Journalism; ISBN: 0394579879. ISBN/EAN: 9780394579870. Inventory No: 0130432. . 9780394579870
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0130432
- Title
- On Decorating
- Author
- Hampton, Mark
- Illustrator
- Mark Hampton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Illustrated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394579879
- ISBN 13
- 9780394579870
- Publisher
- Conde Nast Books / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Mark Hampton, decorator styles, hints, interior design, House & Garden columns Home Decorating & Repair; Journalism; Mark Hampton Unbranded ISBN: 0394579879 EAN: 9780394579870 Hampton, Mark On Decorating
- Bookseller catalogs
- Journalism;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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