Samuel h gottscho (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 11.75x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition?] ; 192 pp. ; illustrations in black & white and color ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0810937794; 9780810937796 LCCN: 94-14976 ; OCLC: 30319165 ; LC: SB466.U7; Dewey: 712/.5/097511 ; green cloth with red designs and lettering, in color photographic dustjacket with edges sunned ; probable SIGNED presentation copy, possibly to co-author Robert F, Trent, on the title page ; ".[T]he story of H[enry] F[rancis] du Pont's glorious lifelong love affair with his home as well as a biography of one of America;'a great public gardens.Magnani's text and additional essays contributed by specialists from numerous disciplines are breathtakingly illustrated by lush new photographs of the garden taken by landscape photographer Carol Betsch." ; "A great artist may spend years painting one canvas, making infinitesimal changes in color, mood, and form until every element has been refined and perfected to satisfaction. Henry Francis du Pont was such a consummate artist, and the canvas was his beloved garden at Winterthur, du Pont's home from his birth in 1880 until his death in 1969. The sumptuous masterpiece he created in Wilmington, Delaware, is now open for the public to enjoy, but for years it functioned as a private horticultural laboratory where du Pont, primarily known as a visionary collector of American decorative arts, experimented as much with the landscape as with individual plant species gathered from the far corners of the globe. In "The Winterthur Garden, author Denise Magnani, curator of landscape at Winterthur, offers an intimate portrait of both the man and his environment. Magnani's text and additional essays are breathtakingly illustrated by landscape photographer Carol Betsch's lush pictures of this impeccably preserved national treasure. This newly issued paperback edition also features a new foreword by Winterthur's current director, Leslie Greene Bowman." ; apart from presence of writing on the title page, the condition is VG/VG. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 365-438 plus 68 pages of ads. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photography throughout. Features: Hotel De Ville at Loches, France (Illustration); Builder and Poet - Frank Lloyd Wright - Review of his Autobiography; Night Views of New York City; The Juilliard School of Music - article and cover photo; Firm Specifications; Portfolio of Current Architecture; An Innovation in Steel Flooring; Theater Designs for Rockefeller Center; Portfolio of Theaters; Dozens of sensational full-page illustrated ads; and much more. Minimal library markings. Average wear. External soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Architectural Record (Magazine), June 1932, Vol 71, No. 6 - Cover Photo of the House of The Juilliard School of Music, New York Hotel De Ville at Loches, France (Illustration); Builder and Poet - Frank Lloyd Wright - Review of his Autobiography; Nigh. Illustrated by Fischer, Sigurd; Chamberlain, Samuel; Gottscho, Samuel H. (illustrator).…