9780847838097 - Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs 1851 - 1939 von Futter, Catherine L. (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. 304pp. Beautiful color endpapers of Paris. Smooth Black boards, white lettering. Upper corner lightly bumped, otherwise as new, unread copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has sunfading. the book is is lavishly illustrated with two hundred examples of woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and textiles from private and public collections, primarily in America and Europe, many never before published or seen outside of their respective collections. Incredibly diverse but all representing the pinnacle of scientific and artistic achievements of their time, these extraordinary creations range from a monumental 1850s Gothic Revival cabinet to a streamlined glass chair from 1939, to masterpieces of jewelry and objects in glass, silver, and porcelain by Baccarat, Tiffany, Gorham, Cartier, Sèvres, and Herman Miller. This unprecedented volume, edited by Jason Busch and Catherine Futter, and with contributions by them and many other specialists and scholars, breaks new ground in the study of decorative arts. Size: 10.3 x 1.3 x 12.3 inches. Book.

Zustand: Good. Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, 4to.; Spine bumped at bottom corner, dust jacket very lightly discoloured at top edge.