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Timeless Advice From Edith Wharton

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20070517
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If novelist Edith Wharton and architect Ogden Codman Jr. had published their scholarly book, "The Decoration of Houses," today rather than 110 years ago, no doubt it would be a sumptuous coffee- table tome filled with glossy color photos.

But black-and-white sufficed nicely for this influential classic about architecture and design, which has just been faithfully reproduced from the original (Rizzoli and the Mount Press, $35).

"Rooms may be decorated in two ways: by a superficial application of ornament totally independent of structure, or by means of architectural features which are part of ...

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