THIS " FALLINGWATER - A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT COUNTRY HOUSE " RARE VINTAGE 1986 FIRST EDITION MODERNISM ARCHITECTURE COLLECTOR'S LARGE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH DUST JACKET IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS, MONOCHROME EMBOSSED COVER TITLES BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY ABBEVILLE PRESS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, PRINTED IN JAPAN IN 1986, AUTHORED BY EDGAR KAUFMANN JR. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARK GIROUARD. IT FEATURES OUTSTANDING BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER LITTLE AND THOMAS A. HEINZ.
FALLINGWATER IS THE MOST FAMOUS MODERN HOUSE IN AMERICA. CONSIDERED TO BE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S DOMESTIC MASTERPIECE, THE HOUSE IN ITS REMOTE MOUNTAIN SITE IN PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS THE PARADIGM OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE, WHERE A BUILDING BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS NATURAL SETTING.
THIS PROVOCATIVE BOOK IS THE WORK OF THE MAN BEST QUALIFIED TO UNDERTAKE IT, WHO WAS BOTH APPRENTICE TO WRIGHT AND SON OF THE MAN WHO COMMISSIONED THE HOUSE. THIS BOOK IS A PERSONAL, INTIMATE RECORD OF ONE MAN'S FIFTY YEAR RELATIONSHIP TO A WORK OF MODERNISM ARCHITECTURAL GENIUS. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1986 PRESENTED IN CELEBRATION OF FALLINGWATER'S 5OTH ANNIVERSARY.
THE LARGE FORMAT RARE 1ST EDITION, 3RD PRINTING COLLECTOR'S MODERNISM ARCHITECTURE BOOK MEASURES 9 3/4" W X 13 1/4" H X 1" D, WITH 190 PAGES, 113 ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING 100 COLOR PHOTOS, BLACK & WHITE PHOTOS, ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.