Considered the mother of interior decoration, Elsie de Wolfe introduced light and air into previously dark and cluttered Victorian interiors, and insisted on comfort, livability, and beauty. While all her clients were wealthy, her influence extended to a wide audience of women through books, magazine articles, and radio broadcasts. This oversize (1
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Considered the mother of interior decoration, Elsie de Wolfe introduced light and air into previously dark and cluttered Victorian interiors, and insisted on comfort, livability, and beauty. While all her clients were wealthy, her influence extended to a wide audience of women through books, magazine articles, and radio broadcasts. This oversize (1
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Seller's Description:
Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 0926494279. Edited by Mitchell Owens. Book is in very good condition but no dust jacket. Cover is a blue cloth with slight shelf wear and fading, especially to corners. Interior is in excellent condition. No noticable markings or underlining.; 10 1/4" x 12 1/2"; 371 pages.
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VERY GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. 10X12. Blue Textured Cover with Colored Illustrated DJ. imbedded title text to front cover. general wear to DJ's cover and spine. tear to bottom of spine to DJ. Blue-colored endpapers. front endpaper has sticker from previous owners. colored illustration before title page. pages are very clean. multiple black and white photographic illustrations throughout text. overall in very good condition. _PAB_
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Very Good in Fine jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean, but page edges starting to yellow a bit. This substantial monograph covers all of Elsie de Wolfe's major works and commissions from the Colony Club to the New York hotels, and residences for Charles Harkness, Henry Clay Frick, Anne Vanderbilt, Conde Nast apartments, several houses for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, among many more works. Illustrated both in color and with vintage black & white photographs from back in the day. Catalogue of Known Elsie de Wolfe Projects. Bibliography. 12" high X 10" wide, 171 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
