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Style of Ornament Exhibited in Designs and Arranged in Historical Order With Descriptive Text. A Handbook for Architects, Designers, Painters, Sculptors, Wood-carvers, Chasers, Modellers, Cabinet-makers and Artistic Locksmiths As Well As Also for Technical Schools, Libraries and Private Study by Alexander Speltz Translated from the second German edition by David O'Connor. Chicago: Regan Publishing Corporation, 1923 First edition thus. A very good copy: olive green cloth boards with black titles stamped to front and spine, light shelf wear, crimping to the crown of the spine, modest wear to top, bottom and side of spine, corner tips bent slightly inward, several small scratches on covers; endpapers have significant fading along edges, pages are tight and clean. Octavo, 647 pages with illustration index. 400 full-page illustrations with illustrated descriptive text. Classic book on ornamental and decorative styles throughout history. Covers prehistory, antiquity, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and modern styles. Extremely comprehensive and profusely illustrated. An amazing collection of graphics on every conceivable decorative style. From the library of noted Pasadena etcher H.L. (Harold) Doolittle (1883-1974) with his book ticket and pencil signature to the front endpapers. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!