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Self Published, Chicago, 1925. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 233pp; Leon Pescheret was born in England in 1892. He later came to America in 1910 and studied interior design at the Art Institute of Chicago. He supervised many interior design projects in the midwest in the 1920's, and began designing and making etchings. In 1930, he devoted his business to etchings full-time, and became very famous in this arena, winning both national and international awards; This book covers many elements of interior design in the format of twenty different lessons; Please email me for a comprehensive list of the lesson titles; There are many, many illustrations throughout the book; Book has dark red boards with gilt lettering; There is a 2" crack at the bottom of the crease on the front cover of the book, but it only impacts the cover. The binding is intact; There is light to medium edgewear, and some spotted discoloration, primarily on the spine; Corners are bumped and slightly… Read More

Chicago: Privately Published, 1925. First edition, privately published by the Pescherets in 1925. Bound copy with maroon cloth boards with gilt front and spine. Very Good with light wear and soiling to boards. Unmarked copy. Leon Pescheret studied interior decorating at the Art Institute of Chicago and became an instructor of interior design in 1919 and published this volume privately before its later appearance of publication by the Academy of Applied Interior Decorating who issued this text in loose leaf binders for the use of student instructional materials. In 1926, he began designing and making etchings and went on to be one of the most respected and prolific artists working in this medium. 233pp., illustrated profusely with hundreds of architectural and decorative drawings by Pescheret. Sections on color, form and line, fabrics, draperies and window treatments, furniture, carpets and carpeting, historical periods and styles, wallpaper, accessories. A large collection of Pescheret's… Read More

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Self-published, 1925. Edge and corner wear, some scuffing and scratches, corners are bumped and rubbed, gilt lettering on the spine is faded, shelf worn, front hinge is cracked, some light foxing, head and tail of the spine are beginning to fray, overall a clean well-preserved used first edition! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Black cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. 233 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and a 38 pages in the rear of the book containing correct answers to examination questions! Very very scarce and out-of-print title! Leon Rene Pescheret studied interior design at the Art Institute of Chicago. Among his design projects was the Memorial Union building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "What do we understand by the term 'Interior Decoration'? Must we regard it as meaning a 'profession,' or an indulgence in an art that only the rich can… Read More