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Thousands of books on interior design have come and gone since the 1897 publication of this pioneering manual, but The Decoration of Houses remains, thanks to the insightful and inspiring advice of its co-authors. Before she became the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton's The Decoration of Houses (1897), co-written with the architect Ogden Codman Jr., brought transatlantic fame to a writer best known as a chronicler of Gilded Age New York. In their decorating guidebook, Wharton and Codman, who collaborated on the design... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the... Read Full Overview

Written by one of America's foremost novelists and a celebrated architect, this classic work on interior design presents advice on planning and furnishing specific rooms and areas as well as a portfolio of illustrated interiors, covering such areas as the historical traditions... Read Full Overview

The original text of The Decoration of Houses continues without revision as an authentic classic, perhaps the most important book of its kind ever published. Its carefully reasoned chapters on such aspects of house interiors as fireplaces, ceilings and floors, halls and stairs,... Read Full Overview

"The Decoration of Houses", by Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton was pulitzer prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer (1862-1937).

If novelist Edith Wharton and architect Ogden Codman Jr. had published their scholarly book, "The Decoration of Houses," today rather than 110 years ago, no doubt it would be a sumptuous coffee-table tome filled with glossy colored photos. But black-and-white sufficed nicely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Individuality in house-furnishing has seldom been more harped upon than at the present time. The cheap originality which finds expression in putting things to uses for which they were not intended is often confounded with individuality; whereas the latter consists not in an attempt... Read Full Overview

The original text of The Decoration of Houses continues without revision as an authentic classic, perhaps the most important book of its kind ever published. Its carefully reasoned chapters on such aspects of house interiors as fireplaces, ceilings and floors, halls and stairs,... Read Full Overview

The Decoration of Houses is a book written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton and architect Ogden Codman, Jr. in 1897. The book is a comprehensive guide to interior design and decoration for the upper class in America during the Gilded Age. It covers a range... Read Full Overview

The Decoration of Houses is a book written by the renowned American author Edith Wharton and co-authored by architect Ogden Codman Jr. The book was first published in 1897 and is considered a classic in the field of interior design and architecture. The book provides a detailed... Read Full Overview

The Decoration of Houses, published in 1897, is a guidebook co-authored by Edith Wharton and architect Ogden Codman Jr. The book is a comprehensive study of interior design, architecture, and decoration, and it is considered a seminal work in the field. The book is divided into... Read Full Overview

This classic works on The Decoration of Houses was originally published in 1897, With chapters including; The Historical Tradition - Rooms in general - Entrance and Vestibule and The school room & nurseries much of the information is still useful and practical today. Many of... Read Full Overview

The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains,... Read Full Overview