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Illustrated Directory 1961 Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest
by American Craftsmen's Council
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: American Craftsmen's Council, 1960. First Edition. Metal prong binding, three-hole punched leaves. Very Good. James Edward Peck (cover). 4to. (8-1/2 x 11). Unpaginated. Illustrated with large black & white lithograph photo reproductions, text set by Selectric. Pale gray stiff printed wraps, titles and Peck illustration printed in black on the front cover. Errata slips laid in. Edges rubbed and age toned, light stains and chips to covers, leaves otherwise clean and bright. A valuable resource in the decorative arts of midcentury Pacific Northwest. "Contains information on the training and performance [awards and commissions] of over 80 craftsmen living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, who have expressed an interest in working with architects, landscape architects, interior designers, city planners, and in filling commissions for private clients." This is followed by several fine photographs of each craftsperson's work. Includes sculptors, painters, weavers and potters in wood, clay, stone, fiber, cement, plastic, enamel, mosaic and glass.
Intended to be kept in a ring binder for the addition of supplements issued by "Architectural Craftsmen 300 Columbia Seattle."
A particularly rich resource for today's architectural historians, collectors of Northwest decorative arts and fine art, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7273
- Title
- Illustrated Directory 1961 Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest
- Author
- American Craftsmen's Council
- Illustrator
- James Edward Peck (cover)
- Format/Binding
- Metal prong binding, three-hole punched leaves
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Craftsmen's Council
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Doris Chase Roy Stegner Paul Thiry Art Jorgensen Art Hupy George Tsutakawa Evert Sodergen Ebba Rapp Leonard Lang Miriam Peck Philip McCracken Rudy Autio Virginia Weisel Glen Alps Lisel Salzer Lucille Nutt
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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