Wallpaper Design in the Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel Ernst Wolfgang Mick, Takahiko Sano

two linen-backed hardcover volumes with titles stamped in gilt, housed inside printed and gilt-stamped board slipcases, 14.5" by 10.75". Bilingual text in German and English. SPECTACULAR two-volume folio set on wallpaper design from the 18th to 20th centuries, drawing on the archives of a wallpaper museum in Germany. Beautifully printed and abundantly illustrated with hundreds of full-page color plates, including numerous foldouts. Numerous themes are explored, with examples grouped together: Floral Realism, Art Deco, William Morris and Arts and Crafts, the Biedermeier Period, Scenic Wallpapers, and Empire concepts of antiquity, among other themes. Notes on the plates in the rear. Perhaps the best and most comprehensive illustrated book to date on wallpaper design. Obscure - OCLC shows only TWO copies in American institutions. In excellent condition save for light wear to edges of slipcases. Books housed inside both in fine condition. PLEASE NOTE EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT OF THIS LARGE AND HEAVY SET.