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Published by Wiley-Academy, Chichester, 2005
ISBN 10: 0471987085ISBN 13: 9780471987086
Book First Edition
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. First printing of this beautiful volume on the Pre-Raphaelite architect and trailblazer of the Arts and Crafts movement, a business partner of William Morris and the designer of Morris's Red House. Historians identify the Red House as "the first Arts and Crafts building" (introduction) - this bombshell design was actually Webb's first commission. Like his contemporaries and colleagues William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Webb's artistic concerns were in beauty through practicality, and the sympathetic preservation of old materials and techniques. This heavily-illustrated monograph traces his life and illustrious career, and takes stock of his architectural influence. 11'' x 8.5''. Original tan boards. Originsl unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 336 pages, including index. Jacket with a hint of bumping to corners. Bright and sharp overall.