{"product_id":"the-decoration-of-houses-emily-j-orlando-9780815604730","title":"The Decoration of Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdith Wharton's \u003ci\u003eThe Decoration of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e (1897), co-written with the architect Ogden Codman Jr., brought transatlantic fame to a writer best known as a chronicler of Gilded Age New York. In their decorating guidebook, Wharton and Codman, who collaborated on the design of the author's Massachusetts home, The Mount, advocated for simple but classically informed choices that resonate profoundly today. The book crystallizes what Wharton found to be troubling in Americans' enthusiasm for ostentation at the turn of the twentieth century--the late Victorian equivalent of the modern \"McMansion.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis annotated edition includes a comprehensive introduction that provides relevant biographical information on Wharton, as well as her literary work and how her perspectives on homeownership and d馗or informed her writing. The reproduction of the book's original illustrations alongside new annotations allows readers to visualize how Wharton's aesthetic preferences informed her writing, life, and charitable works. Valuable to Wharton scholars as well as students of design, \u003ci\u003eThe Decoration of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e presents a definitive look at the tastes of a literary icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily J. Orlando, Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815604734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815604730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Emily J. Orlando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482708304127,"sku":"9780815604730","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66d528a4-3d06-4848-8f1a-fc42af42ca55.jpg?v=1715999306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-decoration-of-houses-emily-j-orlando-9780815604730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}