Description
Royal 8vo, XVI. 204pp. Hardcover, d/w in excellent condition, protected by clear archival covering, text in excellent condition. This is a true facsimile (with early photographs) of one of the classic works on interior design written by the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in collaboration with the then celebrated American architect Ogden Codman Jr. This is Edith Wharton’s first book and is a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design on both sides of the Atlantic.