Le Décor de la Maison

Paris: Le Décor d'Aujourd'hui. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. [modest shelfwear to bottom edges of covers, small bookseller label (Jean French) on front pastedown; jacket somewhat edgeworn, crinkling and minor paper loss at top of spine, spine panel a bit faded]. (B&W photographs, tipped-on color plates) A profusely-illustrated visual guide to all parts of the well-appointed postwar French home (although a number of the examples are from American publications, e.g. Better Homes & Gardens), from the salon to the library to the bar, the kitchen, the bathroom -- you name it. Hundreds of black-and-white photographs and drawings, plus 28 tipped-on color plates (all present and in excellent condition). This copy bears the ownership signature (on the 2nd front endpaper) of motion picture set decorator Walter M. Scott, a six-time Academy Award-winner whose career stretched from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** .