Synopsis
Mixing gorgeous interiors with sparkling social history, this is the first book on the visionary women whose work gave us the timeless, essential principles of modern interior decorating.
In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe’s career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as the Lady Decorators. This book focuses on the extraordinary, glamorous interiors of these influential designers, as well as their decorating theory and maxims, from Rose Cumming’s electric color combinations ("Parrots are blue and green. Why shouldn’t fabric be?") to Nancy Lancaster’s refined English-country-house look ("She liked for the sun to get to . . . materials. She wanted them to go shabby and live a life of their own."). A witty and readable treatise on the principles of decorating, as well as a luxurious visual resource, this book will be an essential addition to every decorating library. Also including: Dorothy Draper, Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Frances Elkins, Eleanor Brown, Sister Parish, Syrie Maugham, Madeleine Castaing.
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About the Author
Adam Lewis is an interior designer and the author of Van Day Truex: The Man Who Defined Twentieth-Century Taste and Style and Albert Hadley: America’s Preeminent Interior Designer. Jeremiah Goodman is America’s master illustrator of rooms. His work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bunny Williams is a world-renowned interior designer, author, and garden expert.
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The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
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ISBN 10: 0847833364
ISBN 13: 9780847833368
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Goodman, Jeremiah (illustrator). 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked in as new condition with DJ in as new condition as well. BP/Interior Design. Seller Inventory # ABE-1750999196380
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THE GREAT LADY DECORATORS: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
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Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2010
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Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Goodman, Jeremiah (illustrator). First Edition. First American Edition. As-new, in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 144469
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The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
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ISBN 10: 0847833364
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Goodman, Jeremiah (illustrator). 1st. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine as New in Fine as New dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Boards, 288pp, index. B&W and colour photos. In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe's career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as the Lady Decorators. This book focuses on the extraordinary, glamorous interiors of these influential designers, as well as their decorating theory and maxims, from Rose Cumming's electric color combinations ("Parrots are blue and green. Why shouldn't fabric be?") to Nancy Lancaster's refined English-country-house look ("She liked for the sun to get to . . . materials. She wanted them to go shabby and live a life of their own."). A witty and readable treatise on the principles of decorating, as well as a luxurious visual resource, this book will be an essential addition to every decorating library. Also including: Dorothy Draper, Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Frances Elkins, Eleanor Brown, Sister Parish, Syrie Maugham, Madeleine Castaing. A heavy book. (4.9 JM HOJ 304/6 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Seller Inventory # 05550
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The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
Published by
Rizzoli, New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 0847833364
ISBN 13: 9780847833368
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Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Goodman, Jeremiah (illustrator). First Edition. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with just a little wear along the bottom edge of the front panel. The jacket is now in a mylar protector. Completely clean inside and out. This monograph covers some of the most interesting interior designers of the twentirth century. They all happened to be women. The book covers Dorothy Draper, Rose Cummings, Nancy Lancaster, Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Frances Elkins, Eleanor Brown, Sister Parish, Syrie Maugham, Madeleine Castaing, Marian Hall, Thedlow, and Elsie de Wolfe. Foreword by Bunny Williams. Original room portraits by Jeremiah Goodman. Illustrated lavishly in color and with plenty of vintage black & white photographs of the room settings back in the day. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 287 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Seller Inventory # 016813
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The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Goodman, Jeremiah (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. Dust jacket has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, rubbed corners/spine. Boards have edge wear, rubbed corners, rubbed/very slightly bumped spine. Small scrape/glue residue on flyleaf. No writing in text. Seller Inventory # 052553