W. G. Paulson Townsend — Modern Decorative Art in England

London, B. T. Batsford, Ltd. 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated first edition of Townsend's glimpse into decorative art in the wake of William Morris' Arts and Crafts movement. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece and 174 illustrations across fifty-eight plates, twenty-seven of which are in colour. Collated, complete.This work includes examples of modern decorative art in England in the form of embroidery, lace, tapestry, printed cottons and velvets, stencil patterns and wallpapers. From English artist, designer and writer, William George Paulson Townsend. Some of his wallpaper designs survive in the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Although titled Volume 1, no further volumes were published in this series. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth at spine tips, the odd mark and more moderate tanning, most prominently to spine and top half of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with the occasional spot throughout, spotting being heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .