Frances Elkins Interior Design

E-196: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. W. W. Norton & Company, New York. 2005. 192 pgs. Signed by Stephen Salny on the title page Illustrated with 100 color and 60 b/w illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text has some underlining present, binding tight and solid. The career of Frances Adler Elkins (1888-1953) , sister of renowned Chicago architect David Adler, spanned more than three decades. An avant-garde decorator and arbiter of taste, Elkins was celebrated for inspired designs that integrated various periods and styles, from country French to chinoiserie to art deco, and featured furnishings by such modern designers as Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti. This book offers a tour of twenty-nine luxurious Elkins interiors, including several collaborations with Adler. Elkins's illustrious clientele extended from coast to coast and as far afield as Hawaii, including many private and public commissions in northern and southern California and the Midwest. Generously illustrated with 160 stunning color photographs as well as black-and-white photos, the book includes a list of selected clients and a visual inventory of selected furniture, fabrics, wallpapers, and accessories favored by Elkins. E-196; 12.1 X 9.2 X 1.1 inches; 192 pages .