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Walnut in los angeles has all the books you could possibly want. I was in LA and found them to be very friendly and comprehensive. I have however, found it to be a very long wait to receive samples. I still haven't received mine after 7 weeks of waiting. But maybe you would have better luck.

If you cannot make it to LA, AT:NY has excellent resources. Just search for wallpaper on their page.

Have fun. I have. Though since I'm still waiting for samples, I'm no leaning toward just painting the wall!

I would add Neisha Crosland to their list.

Wallpaper from the 70's is a great site. Not all of the patterns are loud, and they have some that are downright subtle. They are from Germany (go figure, this stuff isn't available in the US), and their prices aren't too bad.

http://www.wallpaperfromthe70s.com/

Thybony paint and wallpaper on north clark street carries many many lines of wallpaper. I believe that they do have Cole and Son; if you like the 'british' look that Cole and Son has I would advise you to take a look at Osbourne and Little papers, which are also available at Thybony. The prices on both of those companies are high; the paper looks amazing, but you will have to be prepared to pay for it. Another company with lower prices is Seabrook...most of their papers are printed pre pasted vinyl. If you print out some of the papers you like and take them in with you to Thybony the ladies there will help to guide you.

For a look at some fancy stuff (metals and woods, etc), check out:

http://www.mayaromanoff.com/collection.pvx

They may not carry the variety of pattern that you're looking for but they have some pretty spiffy papers.

sanderson-interiors.com

Urban Source (1423 W Chicago Ave) sells wallpapers typically only available through the trade (incl. Cole and Sons). Even if they don't carry the specific paper you are looking for, they can still purchase it for you.

Just have a look at www.wallpaper-experts.com (answering emails in english)

Be prepared to pay for Cole & Son is right! I priced out my 9' x 14' wall at $800. That's right, $800 for ONE wall! Yikes! I ended up ordering a similar damask pattern from a Canadian manufacturer for 1/4 of the price from the J.C. Licht store at 19 S Morgan. They give 25% of the MSRP, which definitely helps.

someone here (on another post) reccomended farrow and ball. I ordered samples from them, and am going to be using the vermicelli :D

fermliving us has some nice ones! i papered my bathroom with the blue peacock feathers and it looks great

I ordered Cole & Sons "Woods" from Sanderson Interiors in the UK. The shipment was fast, and cost dramatically lower than purchasing it here in the US, even with duty and shipping.

I did a 10x10 wall with 2 rolls. The lesson to be learned is that if you have a large pattern with a large repeat, you will have alot of scrap trying to match up the pattern. I think I had about a 10-15% loss, when doing my wall, so buy extra if you think you might be cutting it close.

I'm going to be uploading my wallpaper AFTER shot tonight, to the AT cure group on Flickr if you want a peek!

ugh, ive been looking for the perfect wallpaper for nearly 3 months :(

Hi. eBay has a lot of Cole & Sons wallpapers (most printed for Clarence House) and borders right now at very good price. I have dealt with oldhouseinteriors.net and found them helpful and reliable. they have an ebay store at
http://stores.ebay.com/Old-House-Interiors?refid=store.
not all of them say Cole and sons, but the descriptions will sometimes tell you or you can ask. Hope this helps.

A great wallpaper resource is www.designyourwall.com. They have many different types of wallcoverings.