The British Colour Council Dictionary of Colours for Interior Decoration [3 Vols]

by Robert F. Wilson and B.K. Battersby 

London:  British Colour Council, 1949  

Hardback set is overall in VERY GOOD- condition.

• Garnet leather covers with title and medallion in silver.
• Boards show some wear, staining, scuffing, cracking at shoulders.  Corners are sharp.  See photos.  
• Spines have silver text and are bright with wear to foot ends.  
• Bindings are secure.  Volumes 1 and 2 have metal posts with board spacers.  Volume 3 is sewn. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some light foxing. 
• Swatch viewing card is present in each volume.
• Color charts are bright and clear, velvet swatches are tipped-in.  Volume 1 has 10 swatches missing; Volume 2 has 25 missing.  
• Interiors exhibit scattered foxing to margins and verso of color plates. 
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. 
• Slipcase, garnet leather over boards, shows wear at seams, heavy edgewear to front edge.  
• PS2025.0903

28 pages plus color charts. 8.25 x 10.25 inches

First edition, three volumes in slipcase.  Garnet leather over boards.  Exterior condition is Very Good- with heavy wear to shoulders of sample binders and the slipcase.  Interiors, Very Good overall, show a smattering of foxing, some velvet swatches missing.  

Color samples, names, and explanatory text were compiled by the British Colour Council, intended for use by designers and manufacturers.  Foreword by John P. Glass.

Edition of 7500 copies; this is number 4795.

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