On this page you can review 6 titles in stock as of May 24, 2007, about Victorian antiques, arts, and crafts and decorating. An interesting time period, and if you would like to purchase any of these titles it is easy to place your order with Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire.

1. Lasdun, Susan (introduction by Mark Girouard), VICTORIANS AT HOME, The Viking Press, New York, (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670746002 The years from Queen Victoria's birth in 1819 to her death in 1901 saw the development of the domestic interior as we know it today. This book traces the changing character of English homes during this period, revealing their unexpected richness and variety. An introduction by Mark Girouard, author of the best-selling Life in the English Country House, provides vivid insights into Victorian family life., (Order No: 10301 ), $6.00

2. Lichten, Frances, DECORATIVE ART OF VICTORIA'S ERA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1950) 1st ed, 96pp of B&W ill, 14 2-col pp, 274pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 5513 ), $15.00

3. Pevsner, Nikolaus, HIGH VICTORIAN DESIGN: A STUDY OF THE EXHIBITS OF 1851, Architectural Press, London, (1951), 122 B&W figures, 162pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A detailed examination of a selected 120 exhibits from the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition to ascertain the mentality of the mid-nineteenth century, not only in matters aesthetic, but also in many other matters., (Order No: 22955 ), $20.00

4. Roe, F. Gordon, VICTORIAN FURNITURE, Phoenix House Limited, London, (1952), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Author shows that there was no one uniform "Victorian Period", but sundry Victorian periods overlapping each other, linked by the person of the Queen. Main emphasis is on the home., (Order No: 5413 ), $14.50

5. Schwartz, Marvin D. (foreword by), VICTORIANA - AN EXHIBITION OF THE ARTS OF THE VICTORIAN ERA IN AMERICA, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 1960, B&W illustrations, 64pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held April 7 to June 5, 1960, in an "attempt to consider the many varied tendencies of the period.", (Order No: 45404 ), $12.50

6. Wellman, Rita, VICTORIA ROYAL: THE FLOWERING OF A STYLE, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1939 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 334pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Author describes the flowering of the Victorian style, leads us on an excursion into the too-long locked room of Victorian taste, and writes an informal history of Victorian decor that makes the spirit of a half-forgotten age come alive again., (Order No: 9421 ), $12.50