85.00€
Decoration of the Home,
with an Introduction by Herman Schrijver
First Edition
Published by F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited, London in 1939
Pages 95 + 1
Original Linen Binding
26cm x 20cm (approx. 10.3inch. x 8inch.)
Herman Schrijver (1904-1972)
“All draperies must be heavily fringed and trimmed”
One of the curious features of the early history of the BBC is that advice on domestic matters for housewives was almost entirely dispensed by queens. Among those employed to prove away on the airwaves were the chef Marcel Boulestin, the knitting expert James Norbury and the interior decorator Herman Schrijver, a firm guide to the perils of skimpy pelmets and the ruinous effects of hefty furniture and covered radiators.
