Garden 
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One oj the decora¬ 
tive advantages of 
hooks is that they 
fit conveniently into 
narrow spaces. In 
the book room to 
the right an effective, 
use is made of pilas¬ 
ters to create nar¬ 
row spaces. Cup¬ 
boards are built in 
below the shelves 
(Below) The book 
room in the New 
York residence of 
William Hayward is 
enclosed by built-in 
bookshelves sur¬ 
mounting cupboards. 
The doors of the 
shelves are glassed 
to preserve the books 
from dust. Vernay 
was the decorator 
Hewitt 
(Left) Books ranging from floor 
to ceiling give a room a richness 
of color that is unique and dis¬ 
tinctive. The lower shelves 
should be for folios and the 
others for quartos and octavos 
(Below) Fortunate is the man 
who has a paneled book room, 
for the flatness of the panels 
affords a pleasing and dignified 
contrast with the irregularity in 
color and size of the books 
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