7 HARDCOVER BOOKS FROM 1955 AND 1956. ALL ARE FIRST EDITIONS. All seven books are 96 pages each.
THESE REFLECT THE ENTIRE SERIES. The series was edited by designer Elinor Hillyer and everything in these books just screams mid-century modern.
BOOKS HAVE RUBBING TO THE GLOSSY COVER SURFACES AND AGE RELATED PAPER TONING AND THE EDGES OF THE BOARDS. ALL HAVE AN ERASED PENCIL PRICE ON FRONT END PAPER AND "PORCH AND PATIO" HAS A SPOT ON FRONT END PAPER (PHOTO 14).
THE REAR END PAPER/PASTE DOWN FOR THE "LIVING ROOM" BOOK IS HEAVILY DISCOLORED IN THE GUTTER (PHOTO 15) WHICH SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THE GLUE USED TO PATE DOWN THE PASTE DOWN DISCOLORED FOR SOME REASON. THE BOOK IS OTHERWISE IN SIMILAR CONDITION TO THE OTHERS.
ALL BOOKS ARE HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED WITH MOSTLY BLACK AND WHITE BUT ALSO SOME COLOR PHOTOS. Other than the pencil price on end paper, there is no writing in any book. No tears, no creases.
I DO NOT KNOW IF ALL OF THE BOOKS WERE RELEASED WITH DUST JACKETS BUT I ONLY HAVE JACKETS FOR THE TWO BOOKS ADDED ON TO THE ORIGINAL FIVE; BATHROOM AND PORCH-PATIO.
1- HOW TO PLAN YOUR LIVING ROOM BY MARY BRANDT
2- HOW TO PLAN YOUR BEDROOM BY MARY BRANDT
3- HOW TO PLAY YOUR KITCHEN BY CHARLOTTE CONWAY
4- HOW TO PLAN YOUR CHILD'S ROOM BY KAY HARDY
5- HOW TO PLAN YOUR BASEMENT AND ATTIC BY GUY HENLE
The five above were the original five. They were printed in 1955 and have no dust jackets
6- HOW TO PLAN YOUR BATHROOM AND POWDER ROOM BY ETHEL BROSTROM
7- HOW TO PLAN YOUR PORCH AND PATIO BY ETHEL BROSTROM
The above two were printed in 1956 and have complete dust jackets with "Powder Room" having a couple of short tears
The publisher is Greenberg but everyone spells it Greenburg so I am including that spelling here
PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE
DESCRIPTION.
If you are an International purchaser please verify shipping
before purchase as Ebay International Shipping handles all of the pricing. I
never see the price that you are charged for shipping.
BS- C
PLEASE NOTE: For book sales, I virtually always include a vinyl bag tightly wrapped on the exterior. This is an attempt to prevent any USPS employee from opening the package for inspection as it would be time consuming for them to repackage it. This is done simply because my packaging is done more carefully than their repackaging and also to protect the book from the elements. The vinyl bag covers cardboard protection and you can simply cut the bag open (carefully) and remove the contents. The cardboard protection is also typically held with tape and cutting in the obvious places will allow the cardboard to pop right open, exposing the book (in another protective vinyl bag). Using this method, you should be able to open any book I send in under a minute. No "buzz saw" is required. Thank you