E. Owen Clark — The Decorative Use of Wallpapers

London, Goddard, Walker & Brown, c1910. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce showcase of different wallpaper designs, containing numerous examples of how one can best decorate their homes, written at a fashionable time in interior design. The Decorative Use of Wallpapers, a very scarce collection showcasing different wallpaper designs, written and illustrated by E. Owen Clark. Believed to have been published in c.1910, a time when wallpaper design was in fashion.In quarter cloth, with pictorial paper boards. Contains all twenty colour plates. Collated complete. Only one copy is known to be held institutionally, at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A lovely booklet containing numerous examples of where and how wallpaper can be used, from lounges, to dining rooms, and even bathrooms. Included are descriptions of the design choices made with each plates, as well as the use of technical language such as stile, dado, and frieze.  In quarter cloth, with pictorial paper boards. Externally, smart, with minor signs of browning to the extremities and a couple of marks. Slight edgewear, with minor creases. Marginal bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Mild spotted marking to end papers, with a copyright sticker to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: E. Owen Clark. Very Good .