Spanish Interiors And Furniture [Prospectus And Three Of Four Parts, Part Three [Plates 51-100]; Part Two [Sic][ Plates 101-150]; And Part Four [Plates 151-200], Lacking Part I)

New York: William Helburn 1922 1923 1924 1925, 1921. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Near Fine/Good. Undated But Issued In Parts 1921-1925. A Collection Of Photographic Plates And Some Drawings And Plans, As Loose Sheets Printed On One Side Only On Very Heavy Coated Stock, Never Bound, 14" X 11" (Exactly], In An Outer Cloth Chemise With Cover Decoration And Lettering As Used Later In The Bound Volumes, Together With Three Similarly Printed Inner Paper Chemises Each Labeled With A Printed Volume Number And A Prospectus For The Entire Publication. The Four Page Prospectus Is Printed Like The Cover On The First Page, With Additional Text "The First Part Will Be Issued In Early November" At Top, And "The Price Of The Book, Which Will Sell By Subscription, Will Be $40.00, Payable In Advance, Or At The Rate Of $10.00 The Part, As Issued"; Pages Two And Four Show A "Specimen Illustration", And The Third Page Describes The Work Itself, Which "Consists Of 200 Plates Brought Out In Four Parts Of 50 Plates Each To Be Bound Ultimately In Two Volumes"; The Order Form Is Attached To The Third Page.The Chemise With Printed Identification As Part Three Contains Plates 51-100, With A List Of Plates;Part Two Contains Plates 101-150, Again With A List Ofmplates;And Part Four Contains Plates151-200, The List Of Plates Lacking. Altogether, The Set Lacks Part One [Plates 1-50], And Plate 143., Of The 200 Originally Issued [The Set Later Expanded To 300 Plates At Least]. This Early Issue With The Loose Plates And Prospectus Is Scarce In Complete Condition; But It May Be That Part One Was Actually Not Yet Available.