Victoria Royal The Flowering of a Style

Victoria Royal: The Flowering of a Style is a 1939 historical study by Rita Wellman examining interior decoration and social customs during the Victorian era. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, the 334-page hardcover volume explores furniture history, interior design evolution, and social life in 19th-century Britain, France, and the United States. The first edition appeared in January 1939 as a hardcover with red cloth binding and gold lettering. The book features decorated endpapers, a frontispiece photograph of Queen Victoria, and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. Original copies included a dust jacket, though many surviving examples show wear with chipping or tears at the edges. This copy is in Near Fine condition. The cover is clean, although the dust jacket is absent. The pages are clean and firmly attached to the spine. It is a nice book to hold in your hands.