Household Elegancies: Suggestions in Household Art and Tasteful Home Decorations

by Jones, C.S. and Henry T. Williams

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Book desription: New York: Henry T. Williams, 1875 Great interior design, home decoration, arts and crafts reference from the 1870s. 300 pages with b/w illustrations throughout. 7 pages of illustrated advertisements in rear. Chapters include Transparancies on Glass for Windows, Lamps, Halls, etc.; Fancy Work with Leaves, Flowers and Grasses; Spray-Work or Spatter-Work; Brackets, Shelves, Mantels, Etc.; Picture-Frames; Fancy Leather-Work; Wall pockets; Work Boxes and Baskets; Wax Flowers, Fruits, Etc; Indian Painting in imitation of Ebony and Ivory; Cone, Spruce, and Seed Work; and Miscellaneous Fancy Work. Advertisements for Fancy Work, Skeleton Leaves and Phantom Flowers, Diaphanie, Window Gardening, Household Journals, Ornamental Designs, Silk Bookmarks, and Birthday Gifts. Tight binding with sound hinges; front hinge just starting. Clean pages. Cover has some edgewear; heaviest at spine ends. Slightly cocked spine.. Hard Boards with Cloth Spine. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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