nakashima george (25 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Zustand: Gut bis sehr gut.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. xxi, 221 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0870119036 (in U.S.); 4770014031 (in Japan); 9780870119033 (in U.S.); 9784770014030; 4770014031 LCCN: 81-80655 ; LC: TT194; Dewey: 749.2 ; OCLC: 19563616 ; "On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to 'create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty.' The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature. ; George Nakashima, woodworker and architectural designer, is a native of Seattle, Washington. A graduate of MIT in architecture, he worked briefly in New York, then traveled to Paris, Tokyo, and India. It was while in Japan that he was sent on an extended architectural assignment to Pondicherry, India, where he designed Golconda, the primary disciples' residence at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, which was his first major architectural project. Running a small integrated business near New Hope, Pennsylvania, since 1943, Mr. Nakashima's major commissions include furnishings for the country home of the late Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, in Tarrytown, New, York, and interiors for Columbia University, Mt. Holyoke College, the International Paper Corporation, and the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu, New Mexico, for which he also provided the architectural design. Featured in such publications as Smithsonian, Town & Country, House Beautiful, Life, and Fine Woodworking, Mr. Nakashima has exhibited at many institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the Nelson Gallery, Kansas City; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was awarded the Gold Medal for craftsmanship by the American Institute of Architects in 1952, was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1979, received the 1981 Hazlett Award, and in 1989 will be the first honoree in a series of major retrospective exhibitions of 'America's Living National Treasures' at the American Craft Museum. ; George Wald, Higgins Professor of Biology Emeritus at Harvard University, has been a close friend of George Nakashima for many years. He was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 for his work on mechanisms of vision. He spends most of his time now in what he thinks of as 'survival politics'-the sharp struggle to preserve life upon this planet: human, animal, and plant." ; ownership presentation on front endpaper, else FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.65.

First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost.

Zustand: As New. New York: Kodansha International, 1981. 1st edition. 4to Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 221pp. B/W and color illustrations. Fine book and Near Fine dust jacket. In polypropylene bag. (trees, furniture making, woodwork) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. 221 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Colour photography and black and white illustrations. The author "Writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. Looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with the usual library markings. Back hinge open. Front hinge starting. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reading copy of this esteemed work.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth covers are clean with gilt text on spine. Boards show some slight edgewear. Corners are sharp. Spine has gilt text and is bright with firm ends. Binding feels unread.** Custom endpapers show little sign of age. Author's inscription on front fly-leaf, glued down leaf from Architectural Digest and mark left where adhesive was pulled away. Please see photographs for details of condition. Studio business card inside back cover.** Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior exhibits minimal marginal toning. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Illustrated DJ has some edgewear, and rubbed corners; is price-clipped on front return** PS2022.0608 221 pages. 8.75 x 12 inches. ISBN: 0-87011-482-4** Part memoir, part artistic manifesto, The Soul of a Tree records the artistic journey and process of George Nakashima, designer and furniture craftsman.** Generously illustrated, with color and black & white photographs and also line drawings of Nakashima's furniture designs.** Signed and inscribed by author on fly-leaf.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009436". Inscribed by Author(s).

Zustand: Very Good. SIGNED! Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1988. 1st paperback edition. 4to. 221pp. Illus. Signed and dated by author on flyleaf. Very Good book. Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket bumped and creased at spine crown. Covers mildly edgeworn. Photo of author and family tipped on to flyleaf, with names labeled (Setsuko Impali?, Roz Halper, George Nakashima, Kevin Nakashima, Jan Karezpa?, June Campos, Mira Nakashima) and same date as inscription. Also laid in: article by Carol Lutfy from Architecture digest, featuring Isamu Noguchi's residence and the Nakashima furnishings; article by Roberta Smith from New York Times, reviewing a 1989 Nakashima exhibitionat the American Craft Museum; invitation to a 1995 joint exhition of works by Nakashima and Noguchi. (woodworking, furniture making, trees) Inquire if you need further information.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. This is a fine hardcover copy without dust jacket as issued with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in English and Korean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in Seoul at the Kukje Gallery from April 18 to May 18, 2006. Illustrated in color with photographs of individual pieces and room settings. 12" high X 9" wide. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.

4to. pp. 11 numbered plates (with additional unnumbered colour illus.). cloth. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at Kukje Gallery from April 18 to May 18, 2006.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Softcover furniture catalogue dedicated to Mr. Nakashima, "the elder statesman of the American craft movement who designed and made furniture from 1940 to 1990." Unattributed introduction (from a second generation member) explains the importance and beauty of Nakashima furniture. Photo and drawn illustrations follow. Price list is dated 1995. A few faint smudges on front wrap, else fine. 4to. 22 pp. plus the six-page price sheet.

Hardcover. Zustand: VeryGood. First edition. 11.75" x 8.75". 221, [3] pp. Near Fine in publisher'sbrick-red cloth with gilt-stamped spine titles (light rubbing and bumpingto edges) and color-illustrated dust jacket (faint scuffing, small areasof wear at folds).(dated July 23, 1983), with additional signed, single-page (11" x 8.5")manuscript proposal in pencil for dining room furniture laid in. Theproposal includes two sketch diagrams for a dining room table and pricesfor the table and eight chairs, quoted to client Betsy Train ofBarrington, IL.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Nakashima, George (illustrator). (Nakashima, George) ORIGINAL GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WOODWORKER, PHOTO-ILLUSTRATED FURNITURE CATALOG WITH PRICE LIST DATED SEPTEMBER 1966 LAID IN. New Hope, Pennsylvania: George Nakashima, Woodworker, between 1955-1963. 4to - 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Original yapp-edged green Japanese hand-made paper wrappers, hand-sewn by Gerhard Gerlach as issued, with titles printed to front wrapper with minor wear to head and tail of spine, minor spotting/staining to front wrapper and moderate staining to back wrapper for what is still a nice copy of this highly sought out George Nakashima furniture catalog. Endpapers made by hand in Japan. [28] pp., plus [4] leaves of price list and [2] pp. overview/care instructions laid in. A wonderful, photo-illustrated catalog showing the available furniture designs by the master furniture maker, George Nakashima of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Included in the catalog are a [2] pp. letterpress introduction by Mr. Nakashima, and a tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece of an interior view of Conoid Studio; categories of illustrated works include: dining tables, coffee and end tables, desks, chairs, rockers, benches, cushion pieces, stools, long chair, day beds, chests, wall cases, wall pieces, bed and headboard, bedside pieces, headboards, lamp and miscellaneous; laid-in price list dated September 1966 shows prices ranging from $22.00 for an 18" x 16" x 12-1/2" high Grass-Seated Stool to $460.00 for a 72" x 40" width, with 26" leaf Turned-Leg Single Drop-Leaf Table; truly a fascinating look into one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and one of the fathers of the American Craft Movement's philosophy, designs and prices from the mid-1960s; internally near fine with two small spots of discoloration on two facing pages being the only real flaws. The condition of the catalog is VERY GOOD. Only nine copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE.

Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint edition. Twelve Near Fine staple-bound volumes in slipcase, books are 12.5 x 10", all Near Fine. Sturdy, printed, riveted slipcase includes complete table of contents for the year 1950.

Zustand: Very Good generally. With copy of the book "The Soul of the Tree A Woodworker's Reflection" By George Nakashima, 1988. various sizes. With copy of the book "The Soul of the Tree A Woodworker's Reflection" By George Nakashima, 1988. various sizes.