Interior Design & Decoration from Diversity Books, IOBA

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: The Flannel Flower Press, 1999. 108pp. plus 1 x 4 page paint colour sample illustrated section. B/white photographic and sketch illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "Colour schemes from this book can be seen on old houses and buildings in the… Read more about this item

New York: Regan Books/HarperCollins, 2006. Unpaginated. Stunning colour photographic illustrations throughout by Grey Crawford and Mark Edward Harris. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on, short in-production crease to upper rear gutter. Gilt decoration to front panel of undamaged boards. Remainder mark to head of textblock, else leaves clean and unmarked. Store security sticker to lower rear… Read more about this item

London: Quadrille Publishing House, 2008. 208pp., stunning colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, fine reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. From the front flap: "Tricia Guild is known for her bold and original fabric and wallpaper collections and her extraordinary ability to use colour - and pattern - in decoration .… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Images Publishing Group, 1992. 253pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Gloss illustrated boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased, several small indentations on spine, minor surface scuffs. Dual-language Introduction (English and Japanese), English and Japanese language Contents page, else all text in English. A stand-alone title in the 'International Spaces' series. "Outstanding… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell & Sons, 1939. x, + 204pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plaes throughout, plus numerous intext sketch-art line drawings (artwork by Edgar Holloway). Book clean. Vivid silver title over lightly cocked and bumped spine. Original green cloth boards undamaged. A tiny, original seller's sticker on front pastedown, plus a former owner's name on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket… Read more about this item

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1980. xi, + 292pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Red cloth boards nominally scuffed only. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and scuffed, U.V. affected (sunned) spine. " . . . not only a guide to old and antique pieces, but also a guide to marvellous… Read more about this item

Layton, Utah, U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith, 2001. 160pp., colour photographic illustrations, by Emily Minton, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, gilt title there-on. Pale green boards mildly bumped and shelfworn at foot. Pictorially illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, tiny closed tear to head of spine. Betty Lou Phillips, professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers, "delves into the world… Read more about this item

Utah, U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith, 2002. 192pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers ('Le Ballon de Ganosse', an original Oberkampf factory 'toile de jouy ' pattern). Book clean, slightly canted. Spine firm, minimally shelfworn at foot. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket. " . . . demonstrates how to virtually juxtapose various periods and styles in widely diverse, satisfying rooms that are never… Read more about this item

London: The Apple Press, 1990. 127pp., colour plate illustrations, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, nominally cocked. Leaves clean. Boards trivially bumped only. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Chronicling the development of the sofa from Pharaonic Egypt to the late 20th century America and Europe, this book is highly informative and lavishly illustrated. With almost 200 photographs, each with descriptive caption,… Read more about this item

United Kingdom: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. 144pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, tiny abrasion to spine. In this book, published to coincide with the highly popular U.K. Channel 5 series, Ann Maurice presents her 100 top tips for the successful sale of your home, including how to maximise space, deal… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Regan Books/Harper Style, 1996. ix, + 197pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout by Art Streiber. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Quarter-cloth spine firm, gilt title there-on. Mildly bumped on foot. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. " Rachel Ashwell, founder of the Shabby Chic home decor stores, for the first time provides her invaluable and much sought after advice on how… Read more about this item

Scoresby, VIC, Australia: Random House Australia, 2004. vii, + 226pp., colour art frontis, plus colour photographic illustrations, throughout, by Stephen Rothfeld. Book clean, square. Tan boards have minimal shelfwear to foredge corners, plus head and heel of spine. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket has minimal edgewear, several blind indentations. Author Frances Mayes, with her husband Edward,… Read more about this item