Early American Wall Stencils Their Origin, History and Use

New York: William R.Scott, 1950. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Very good in chipped dust wrapper, lacking paste-down.. 86 pages in text. Ninety-six photographs, six tipped-in color plates of stencilled wallpaper. Index. Originially published, 1937 in a limited edition of 800. This monograph covers geographically, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine. This volume reprints the sections of the book which record the history of the tool and its use in American wall decoration. Library stamp back and front covers.