The British home of to-day : a book of modern domestic architecture & the applied arts
1904, First Edition. London : Hodder & Stoughton. Good copy bound in later beige cloth boards, now somewhat dust-dulled and rubbed along the panel edges. Spine rubbed, with endbands worn and gilt-blocked title faded. Text foxed throughout, chiefly to the margins, with plates remaining on the whole clean. Contemporary reader inscription to front free endpaper. Remains strong and well-preserved overall. Item #477067
Series; The art and life library ; no. 1. Physical description; 64 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Notes; Contributions by various authors: Arnold Mitchell, E. Guy Dawber, R. Norman Shaw, Frank Brangwyn, C.J. Harold Cooper, Mervyn Macartney, Charles Spooner, John Cash, James Orrock, Ernest Newton, C.F.A. Voysey, John Belcher, Alexander Fisher, Selwyn Image. Includes colour and monochrome plates. Contents; A: Plans for the home – B: The home from the outside – C: The home and its dwelling rooms – D: The home and its bedrooms – E: The home and its halls – F: The home and its furniture – G: The home and its decorative essentials. Subjects; Architecture, Domestic – England – 20th century. Interior decoration – England – 20th century. Decorative arts – Great Britain – 20th century.
Price: €85.00