The House in Good Taste

The House in Good Taste"Good taste can be developed in anyone, just as surely as good manners are possible to anyone. And good taste is as necessary as good manners," declared Elsie de Wolfe, the "first lady" of American interior design. Although de Wolfe decorated the homes of wealthy, socially prominent clients, she always maintained that her vision of elegant but comfortable living is attainable to all. This timeless 1913 book, written in a friendly, conversational tone,

with subjects ranging from artillery accouterments

how-to-draw

Populated by a cast of politicians and place-hunters

Volume 2 begins with an overview of auxiliary results in partial differential equations

nodes and points

almost all of Palladio's own design

eating and drinking clip art

Twenty Years After

and fat-burning lamps of antiquity

this volume features a graded selection of problems (with answers

In this classic account of one of his most important expeditions

and fly-covered carcasses the next