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IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. An informative reference guide of interior design penned by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman. The writers deplored Victorian interior decoration and interior design, particularly the rooms that were furnished with thick window curtains, Victorian antiques and overfilled furniture. They debated that rooms give emphasis on upholstery with the right space planning and architectural design and were, for that reason, inconvenient and seldom used. </br></br>The writers were in favor of the construction of houses with rooms designed with strong architectural wall and ceiling accents, stressed by complementary furniture, rooms with natural, conventional design bases consisting of symmetry and balance and proportionate architectural structure. The book is regarded as an influential work and its fame led to the transpiring of professional designers working based in the style favored by its writers, such as Elsie de Wolfe.… Read More

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

London ; New York : B.T. Batsford ; C. Scribner's Sons, 1898. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-tooled cloth. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed. Bumped corners. Light tanning to page margins. Remains well-preserved overall. Provenance: Bookplate of Evelyn Sands to front pastedown. Physical description: xxii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: First UK edition of Edith Wharton's first book. Originally published in 1897. Includes index. ""Books consulted"": pages xii-xvii. Contents: The historical tradition.--Rooms in general.--Walls.--Doors.--Windows.--Fireplaces.--Ceilings and floors.--Entrance and vestibule.--Hall and stairs.--The drawing room, boudoir and morning room.--Gala rooms: ballroom, saloon, music-room, gallery.--The library, smoking room and 'den'.--The dining room.--Bedrooms.--The school-room and nursery.--Bric-a-brac. Subjects: Interior decoration; Interior design; House decoration; Interior design : History; Edith Wharton.