Janet Waring — Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use

New York, William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A guide to the American wall stencils with reference to their historical important in different regions across the United States. Written by Janet Waring, an American art historian specializing in American decorative arts. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fraying to the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. Loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.