H. J. Jennings — Our Homes and How to Beautify Them

London, Harrison and Sons, 1902. Vellum. A smart second edition of this early twentieth century interior design guide. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-six plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed guide to interior design with chapters on: Early Victorian decoration, sentimental views of style, antique furniture, architecture and styles, Chippendale, Gothic revival, the aesthetic craze, extravagance, harmony, and more. Written by H. J. Jennings, a British interior designer. In the original quarter vellum binding with green cloth boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. A small tear to page 141. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .