Historic Wall-papers From their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. Limited edition.

Philadelphia: Lipincott, 1924. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, 458 pp, 12 color plates, 245 b&w illus, one chart of wallpaper periods tipped in at back of volume, top edge gilt. Fair, some discoloration on front cover. Item #16272

Beautiful book, covers the period from the earliest French block printed papers to the early nineteenth century, with a chapter (XIII) on wallpapers designed after the voyages of Captain Cook.

Price: $55.00

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