Appendix B.—GENERAL READING LIST
In order to avoid confusion, this list is restricted to a few books which are adequate for our present purpose, and usually are to be found in every public library. Books dealing with materials, construction, and special aspects of home-furnishing practice, and with salesmanship and merchandising principles are listed for suggested reading at the end of each unit.
GENERAL REFERENCE
The new Encyclopedia Britannica (14th edition) contains an astounding wealth of well written and beautifully illustrated material very useful to the salesman.
GENERAL READING SUGGESTIONS
WHERE TO BEGIN
Crane, Ross. Interior Decoration. A Study Course for Furniture Men. The Seng Co., 1430 No. Dayton Street, Chicago, Ill., 1928.
Eberlein, Harold. Practical Book of Interior Decoration. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1937.
Kelsey, Clark. Furniture: Its Selection and Use. National Committee on Wood Utilization, United States Department of Commerce. Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 1931.
Muselwhite, Katherine. Principles and Practice of Interior Decoration. Suttonhouse, Ltd., Publishers, Los Angeles, Calif.
Palmer, Lois. Your House. Boston Cooking School Magazine Co. 1928.
Post, Emily Price. Personality of a House. Funk & Wagnalls Co., New York, N. Y. 1933.
Powell, Lydia. The Attractive Home. Macmillan Co., New York, N. Y. 1939.
Reyburn, Samuel W. Selling Home Furnishings Successfully. Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Whiton, Sherrill. Elements of Interior Decoration. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1937.
MAKING AN ATTRACTIVE INTERIOR
Burris-Meyer, Elizabeth. Decorating Livable Homes. Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, N. Y. 1937.
Burrows, Thelma. Successful House Furnishing. Manual Arts Press, Peoria, Ill. 1938.
Knauff, Carl G. B. Refurbishing The Home. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. New York, N. Y. 1938.
Koues, Helen. How To Be Your Own Decorator. Tudor Publishing Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. 1939.
Maas, Carl. Common Sense In Home Decoration. Greenberg Publishing Co., New York, N. Y. 1938.
Merivale, Margaret. Furnishing The Small Home. Studio Publications, London, n. d.
Miller, Gladys. Decoratively Speaking. Doubleday, Doran & Co., New York, N. Y. 1939.
Storey, Walter. Period Influences in Interior Decoration. Harper & Bros., New York, N. Y. 1937.
FURNITURE STYLES
Aronson, Joseph. Book of Furniture and Decoration. Crown Publishers, New York, N. Y. 1937.
Aronson, Joseph. Encyclopedia of Furniture. Crown Publishers, New York, N. Y. 1939.
Holloway, Edward. Practical Book of American Furniture and Decoration. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1937.
Kimerly, W. L. How To Know Period Styles in Furniture. Grand Rapids Furniture Record Co. 1912.
Ormsbee, Thomas. Early American Furniture Makers. Tudor Publishing Co., New York, N. Y. 1930.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Handbook of the American Wing. R. T. H. Halsey-Charles O. Cornelius. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N. Y. 1928.
STRICTLY MODERN
Draper, Dorothy Tuckerman. Decorating Is Fun. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. 1939.
Frankl, Paul. Space For Living. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., New York, N. Y. 1938.
Patmore, Derek. Color Schemes for the Modern Home. Studio Publications, London. 1936.
----. Decoration for the Small Home. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, N. Y. 1938.
Yearbook of Decorative Art. Studio Publications. 1938.