Lampshades. How to Make Them
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921. First Edition. Large 8vo. 102 pp. Index. Photo-illustrated plates; line drawings. Blue cloth with illustrated plate mounted on front cover; gilt lettering. Light soiling to cover plate; minor wear to extremities; a near fine copy. Item #23190
A classic early-20th-century craft book devoted to making lampshades from wire frames, fabric, paper, parchment, and decorative trims. For the amateur craftsman and those with some experience. The author engaged the expertise of Miss M.L. Morey to help solve many of the problems that beset the beginner. This is an excellent resource for craft enthusiasts and by historians studying decorative arts and domestic handicrafts of the 1920s and 1930s.
Price: $60.00