Florence Broadhurst

San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 2007. First ed., first printing (full number line). Large octavo, 230 pp: photography, illustrations (chiefly color); 26 cm Near FIne(+), bright clean boards, crisp pages, tight binding. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780811859370, 0811859371

"In a volume as captivating as its subject, Florence Broadhurst paints an unforgettable portrait of a woman ahead of her time. To this day, mystery shrouds her myriad personae starlet, couturier, painter as well as her unsolved murder. One thing, however, is certain: Broadhurst's place in the history of interior decor. Recognized worldwide for her groundbreaking wallpaper patterns, this enigmatic Australian left behind a trove of exquisite work, brilliantly displayed here in the first-ever authorized biography of the design icon. Broadhurst's wallpapers out of circulation for nearly 20 years are just now being restored and sold globally to much fanfare." —Publisher.