The Decoration of Houses
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. Decorative Cloth. The 1897 true 1st edition of Edith Wharton's first published book, a major work in turn-of-the-century interior design. Co-written with renowned architect and interior decorator Ogden Codman, Jr. Clean, solid and VG+ in its marbled boards, with very light wear along the spine ends and the outer hinges. Thick octavo, 56 plates complementing the text, deckled fore and bottom-edges. (This copy belonged to --and is signed by-- prominent American architect of the Gilded Age Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938). Very Good +. Item #21868
Price: $1,500.00
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