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Towards an Organic Architecture (Bruno Nevi)
by Bruno Zevi
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Faber, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x5x1. Influential Italian architect Bruno Zevi's mid-century study of modern architecture with an emphasis on American activity, more specifically Frank Lloyd Wright's work between the two World Wars. Densely illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, detailed floor plans and renderings. First and only edition. Includes two laid-in handwritten notes and one 3 1/2" x 5" photo of the rear of a Harvey Park Clark designed house at 3900 Sandhill Road in Woodside, California. Photos of the front of this house appear on the front panel of the dust jacket and in one of the photo sections. Clark is also mentioned in the text. See images below of the notes for relevant content on the house. Scarce. 180 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve with small areas of loss to head and tail of spine panel and two small tears to bottom edge of front panel. A presentable copy of an important mid-century architectural collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
Extended Description and Notes
Influential Italian architect Bruno Zevi's mid-century study of modern architecture with an emphasis on American activity, more specifically Frank Lloyd Wright's work between the two World Wars. Densely illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, detailed floor plans and renderings. First and only edition. Includes two laid-in handwritten notes and one 3 1/2" x 5" photo of the rear of a Harvey Park Clark designed house at 3900 Sandhill Road in Woodside, California. Photos of the front of this house appear on the front panel of the dust jacket and in one of the photo sections. Clark is also mentioned in the text. See images below of the notes for relevant content on the house. Scarce. 180 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve with small areas of loss to head and tail of spine panel and two small tears to bottom edge of front panel. A presentable copy of an important mid-century architectural collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midnight Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 375447
- Title
- Towards an Organic Architecture (Bruno Nevi)
- Author
- Bruno Zevi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 9x5x1
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midnight Books
Biblio member since 2005
Frederick, Maryland
About Midnight Books
Midnight Books specializes in hard-to-find books in high demand by collectors. This includes (but is not limited to) vintage and antiquarian titles, signed first editions and scarce ephemera. All books offered come with an unconditional, lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
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