Lot 364: HOPE, Thomas (1769-1831). Household Furniture and Interior Decoration . London: T. Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807. 2° (461 x 290mm). Additional engraved title and 60 engraved plates. (Lacking half-title, spotting and staining,

HOPE, Thomas (1769-1831). Household Furniture and Interior Decoration. London: T. Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807. 2° (461 x 290mm). Additional engraved title and 60 engraved plates. (Lacking half-title, spotting and staining, heavier at beginning and on last 3 leaves.) 19th-century calf.

FIRST EDITION OF 'THE MOST IMPORTANT ENGLISH FURNITURE DESIGN BOOK OF THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY' (Musgrave, 1970 facsimile edition). It contains what is considered the earliest use of the term 'interior decoration'. Abbey Life, 24; RIBA 1547.

[Sold with:] SMITH, George (fl. 1804-28). A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration. London: J. Taylor, [1808]. 4° (279 x 220mm). 158 hand-coloured aquatint plates. (Lacking 3 or possibly 4 leaves from the preliminaries, some light spotting to text leaves, occasional soiling to plates.) 20th-century red half morocco gilt, top edge gilt. FIRST EDITION of a Regency work illustrating furniture and whole room designs. Abbey Life 71; Berlin Kat. 1237. Sold with two others similar (see www.christies.com for more details). (4)