Architects, designers, home owners, craftspeople, artists, and collectors will delight in page after page of b? photos selected from folio volumes published in the mid-1920s depicting splendid examples of Art Deco design. The format is oversize (9.5x12.25). There is no text beyond a one-page introduction, and the photos are not captioned or otherwise described. Arrangement is in sections on gates ?doors; wall decoration ?room dividers; staircases ?railings; light fixtures; facades, awnings, ?outdoor windows; furniture, fireplaces, vases, ?mirrors; and stonework ?woodwork relief on interior walls and columns. Cook is an antiques dealer with a passion for wrought iron and woodwork; Skinner is a writer and editor specializing in design.
