The Grammar of Ornament: Illustrated By Examples from Various Styles of Ornament by Jones, Owen - 1868

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1868. 157 pages text, chromolithographed title in red & black. & 111 chromolithographed plates, many heightened in silver & gold. numerous in-text illustrations. Original gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked in matching cloth, with gilt titling, rules to spine, all edges gilt. Contributors include J Bonomi, James Wild, J B Waring, J O Westwood, Christopher Dresser, Mathew Digby Wyatt. "Jones s forte was interior decoration. He insisted strongly on the decorative importance of colour, declaring that form without colour is like a body without a soul . He had much fertility of invention, and by his example and by the publication of his Grammar of Ornament and other writings exercised a considerable influence on the designs of English wall-paper, carpets, and furniture." (DNB). Minor bumping to extremities, dated 1865 (sic) to spine, small perforations to outer margin up to plate 9 (images not affected), some age toning to text pages, minor spotting. 016289/666]. Third Edition . Red Cloth, Gilt. Very Good. 345mm. x 250mm,. Book.