1956 Milano, Hoepli 365pp
First (only) edition, presentation in Italian, with notes in French, English and German.
Original editorial hardback with black lettering on front board and spine, in editorial illustrated dustwrapper protected in plastic cover. Rear inner hinge partly cracked but holding, auctioneer library label on pastedown, barcode sticker on endpaper and accession no. on lower spine of dustwrapper, light foxing on the cover and endpapers, tear (no loss) at pp.213/214, six pages with small surface loss (example in last picture, worst case), otherwise a good copy of this scarce book.
Book surveying the furniture design of the 50s, fully illustrated (319 illustrations, mostly in b/w). Items descriptions, in French, English and German, together with the index of manufacturers, designers and photographers are given at the end.
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history, art, design, furniture, architecture, chairs, armchairs, tables, beds, bookcases, Ponti, Zanuso, Eames, Pulitzer, Herman Miller
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