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Numerous b&w photos and renderings illustrate this Minnesota architect's work from highschool drawings (1932) to his furniture line for H.G. Knoll Associates (1945) to his design of the South Korean Embassy in Moscow (1998 with Doul International). The authors (which include his son Rip Rapson) discuss his professional development, his family life,
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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Afton Historical Society Press, Afton, Minnesota, 1999
ISBN 10: 1890434140
ISBN 13: 9781890434144
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Hardcover. Black cloth, black and gray and illus. 235 pp., BW illus. and drawings. pictorial dustjacket w/ plastic protective cover. From a college library. Due date slip has no removal stamps. Pages clean and bright. Photo is from a previous copy in our collection. Chronicles the life and work of Ralph Rapson (1914-2008), "the most influential Minnesota architect of the twentieth century. . In 1954 Rapson assumed leadership of the University of Minnesota's School of Architecture, beginning a thirty-year tenure that would transform not only the school itself but the standing of the design profession within the state." (dj) Includes chronology and selected bibliography, in addition to the many views of his projects. One of 3000 copies. VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps, usual marks, etc. edge-wear to covers. dustjacket taped to back cover edges, tape to front cover detached.). Seller Inventory # 161930
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Collectors. Cloth, dj. 4to. Illus. Minor shelf-wear. Seller Inventory # 1855319
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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Afton Historical Society Press, Afton, Minnesota, 1999
ISBN 10: 1890434140
ISBN 13: 9781890434144
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Hardcover. Black cloth, black and gray and illus. 235 pp., BW illus. and drawings. pictorial dustjacket w/ plastic protective cover. From a college library. Due date slip has no removal stamps. Pages clean and bright. Photo is from a previous copy in our collection. Chronicles the life and work of Ralph Rapson (1914-2008), "the most influential Minnesota architect of the twentieth century. . In 1954 Rapson assumed leadership of the University of Minnesota's School of Architecture, beginning a thirty-year tenure that would transform not only the school itself but the standing of the design profession within the state." (dj) Includes chronology and selected bibliography, in addition to the many views of his projects. One of 3000 copies. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on dust jacket at the base of the spine. Due date card on back pasted end page. Seller Inventory # 203392
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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Hardcover. Condition: near fine/near fine. First edition. 28.5 x 27 cm. Limited to 3000 copies. Black cloth in dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Seller Inventory # 79880
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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RALPH RAPSON; SIXTY YEARS OF MODERN DESIGN
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Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Afton Historical Society Press, 1999. First Edition. 234pp., index, black and white photographs, drawings, diagrams. 4to. From the library of art historian Osmund Overby, his name written upper edge of first blank page, ephemeral materials laid-in. As new hardcover, as new d/j. Seller Inventory # 105756
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book is in fine shape inside and out. Dust jacket has very light wear on the edges but nothing to speak of. Very slight delamination of the dust jacket near the spine. Inscribed by the architect along with a cartoon that he's drawn of himself. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004138
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed & inscribed by Ralph Rapson to the previous owner on the half title page. Hardbound in dust jacket. [heavy - Please contact for overseas shipping quote]. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 81134
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design
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Ralph Rapson: Sixty Years of Modern Design Jane King Hession Rip Rapson Bruce N. Wright Afton Historical Society Press published in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition of the same name 1999 First Edition Stated, limited to 3000 copies, HB ISBN 1890434140 236 pages with numerous black & white illustrations. A large, heavy book, 11 3/8ths" x 10 3/4". AS NEW, clean and bright, no chips, no tears, no bumps, no soiling, dust jacket protected in archival mylar. Additional postage required for expedited and international sales. Seller Inventory # ARC-RAP-001
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Ralph Rapson; Sixty Years of Modern Design
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ISBN 10: 1890434140
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st. Bound in the publishers original black cloth over boards. Profusely illustrated througout in black and white. Seller Inventory # 9019756