About this title: A welcome republication of a scarce title from America's greatest architectural draftsman. First published in 1953 and long out of print, the sixty bold drawings and informed text trace Ferriss's personal odyssey through the modern architecture of America from 1929 to 1953. Dams, bridge anchorages, grain elevators, skyscraper projects, and viaducts are delineated in Ferriss's rich and somewhat brooding chiaroscuro style, while he surprises us with illustrations of such landmarks as the Johnson Wax building, Taliesin West, Lever House, and the then-unbuilt United Nations Headquarters.
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Description: 0940512114. Hardcover. 4to. Columbia University Press. 1953. 102 pgs., 50 illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ in VG-shape with a missing piece the size of a dime from the front of the DJ. And a tiny chip missing along the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. BX-174; 0.7 x 11.2 x 8.6 Inches; 102 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York
Date Published: 1953
Description: Ferriss, Hugh. Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Small 4to. First Edition, 1953 printed on title page. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD, price intact, dust jacket. Text and B/W artwork by Ferriss. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in tan cloth hardcover. Pages crisp and fine. Cover stamped with bold silver and black design on front cover/spine. Cloth lightly rubbed at corner and spine tips, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm and straight. Unclipped dust jacket is clean, moderately edge ... read more
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