Dainty Wall Decorations
by Alabastine Co
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Grand Rapids, MI: The Alabastine Co., 1908. Narrow quarto. 32 pp; 13 color illustrations; 27 panel designs & b/w photos. Red & beige embossed wrapper with string tie. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers show light soil, 2-in. watermark on bottom edge of front cover. The Alabastine Company, founded in 1879, produced a variety of paint products from the gypsum that was mined from the shale beds near Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's earliest product, a dry pigment wall paint, was marketed as a "sanitary" and "hygienic" alternative to more traditional wall coverings of the day, such as lead-based paints, whitewash, and wallpaper. This booklet offers color schemes for various rooms in a house, in addition to a church and a schoolroom. Not in OCLC.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014023
- Title
- Dainty Wall Decorations
- Author
- Alabastine Co
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Alabastine Co.
- Place of Publication
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- American Interior Design Walls Stencils
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
Biblio member since 2004
New York, New York
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- Quarto
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- VG
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- First Edition
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