A practical work on house painting and decorating. Revised by J. G. E. Holloway, with special contributions by other experts. In three volumes, totalling approximately 750 pages, with 64 plates (8 coloured), text figures, appendices (including bibliography), index; small cr. 4to; black textured cloth, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, slightly scuffed, Volume II lightly warped and bubbled; some damp staining throughout Volume II, lower hinge starting same volume, scattered light foxing; The Caxton Publishing Company, London, 1949-1950. Fourth edition, reprinted (Volumes I & III fourth printing, Volume II sixth printing). *Originally published in 1921. With booklet of coupons from The Modern Painter and Decoration Information Bureau loosely inserted. Seller Inventory # 149578

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Title: THE MODERN PAINTER AND DECORATOR

Publisher: The Caxton Publishing Company, Limited, London

Publication Date: 1949

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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd 156 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia books@kaycraddock.com +61 3 9654 8506 ABN: 16 007 334 312 Director: Kay Craddock Established in 1965, a salon-style bookshop in the heart of Melbourne's central business district. The shop has a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, ranging from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, covering most subjects and price ranges. Specialities include fine press and illustrated books, literature, children's books, books about books and militaria.

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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd
The Assembly Hall Building, 156 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

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