Books on Decorative Art (3). Townsend, W.G. Paulson. Modern Decorative Art in England. Its Development & Characteristics. Volume 1. Woven & Printed Fabrics, Wall-Papers, Lace & Embroidery [all published]. London, B.T.Batsford, 1922. 174 illustrations, 51 in colour, (14),149pp., folio, publisher's cloth, chipped dustwrapper. Cloth faded where d.w. is chipped. Internally excellent; Furnival, William James. Leadless Decorative Tiles, Faience, and Mosaic . history, materials, manufacture and use of ornamental flooring tiles, ceramic mosaic, and decorative tiles and faience . recipes for tile-bodies, and for leadless glaze and art-tile enamels.Stone,Staffordshire, W.J.Furnival, 190437 plates (18 colour), numerous illustrations and diagrams throughout text, xxiv,852pp., large thick octavo, publisher's cloth gilt, with inset illustration. Rear cover with a light spill mark and tips lightly rubbed. a short snag on the top corner of the first two leaves. Generally a very good solid copy.With added contributions on tiles in China, India, and on designing for tiles; Trueb, Augustus ; Josten Hanns H.Raume und Menschen Walter Hadecke, Stuttgart 1923 25 tipped-in color plates including 4 wallpaper samples, 66pp., large 4to., 32 cm, gold patternred paper boards, cloth spine. Text in German. Illustrations of vivid, quite Expressionist, interiors, and wall paper and carpet designs.