Decorative Art of Victoria's Era by Frances Lichten

Bonanza Books. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Boards have shelf wear. Dust jacket is protected by mylar

First printing (designated by "A"), 1950.
Book cover near new, modest fading at edges, light wear at end caps - pages clean and unmarked spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket shows moderate edge wear with light chipping and several repaired tears; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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A thorough examination of all things Victorian gives readers an intimate and true picture of life in 19th century Britain. Ranging from cradles designed to look like tropical lilies, to cast iron deer for the front lawn, to memorial jewelry made of hair, to crazy quilts of satin and velvet, the numerous examples provide an insight to what may seem to be the extravagances of the time. Includes several pages on the history of the "lady's album" and its natural companion, the greeting card. Black and white illustrations throughout with a single color added the the full-page illustration that… Read More

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1950, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to. 274 pp. b/w and color illustrations. Blue cloth lettered in black and gold with illustration to front board. Spine-ends lightly bumped. Jacket spine-ends frayed with creases, chips and tears along edges, light toning and soiling. Very Good in Good dust jacket. In archival mylar sleeve.

Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Blue cloth cvoer has lightly rubbed spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Small erasure in corner of front end sheet. Pages are toned otherwise clean and pristine. Dust jacket has wear and very short tears at the corners and top and bottom edge of spine panel and a small abrasion on front panel but clean, bright, and in good+ condition. Publisher's price of $12.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 274 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. First. hardcover. very good/very good(+). 96 pages of illustrations and 14 two-color pages. 274 pages. Tall 4to, blue cloth with gilt cover design and spine label, pictorial d.w. (lightly edgeworn, price-clipped). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1950). First edition. Pages toned, inked gift inscription on front endpaper. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

NEW YORK NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1950. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. WITH 96 PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND 14 TWO COLOR PAGES . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. THE D.J.,DESIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HAS 3 OR 4 SHORT EDGE TEARS WITH SOME MODERATE CORNER RUB/WEAR, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .