David Adler Architect Elements by Thorne Martha (3 results)
Published by Art Institute of Chicago / Yale University Press, Chicago, New Haven, 2002
- Hardcover
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Contact seller2-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. near fine. Square 4to, 224 pages, cloth; short tear in dj inside upper right corner Milwaukee-born student of Howard Shaw, David Adler became a top architect of great homes. "The great majority of Adler's houses ar on a baronial scale, originally with corresponding landscaped acreage, and usually with… an extensive array of dependencies. His commissioins came largely from Chicagoans within the same social circle of which he was a part." In his firm he was the only designer and the only personality. He expressed this in his attention to detail and harmony. He often did the decoration and furnishing of the interiors to create a compelling unity and grace. With photos by Bob Harr of Hedrich Blessing. With essays by Richard Guy Wilson, Pauline C. Metcalf, Ghenette Zelleke, Robert A.M. Stern.
More imagesDAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
[Adler, David]; Thorne, Martha; Wilson, Richard Guy; Metcalf, Pauline C.; Zelleke, Ghenete; Stern, A. M.; Harr, Bob; Blessing, Hedrich
- Hardcover
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 115.35
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Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. dj. Early printing of this lavishly-illustrated assessment of American architect David Adler's elegant buildings, which incorporate a number of historic styles. The prosperity of the Roaring '20s brought Adler's practice to prominence, and he injected unique personalities into all of his stru…ctures: "style provided expression, identity, and meaning [.] no house was ever intended to be a literal copy" (31). 11'' x 9.75''. Original black cloth boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 224 pages. Jacket with a touch of bumping to corners. Else bright and sharp.
Published by The Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, (2002), New Haven, 2002
- Hardcover
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.ARABESQUE BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 224 pages. Illustrated. First edition, Third Printing. Dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve. Davis Adler (1882-1949) was a Chicago architect designing homes and estates in the United States during a period known as the "great American house". Includes essays by Richard…Guy Wilson, Pauline C. Metcalf, and Ghenete Zelleke with a foreword by Robert A. M. Stern. Photography by Bob Harr and Hedrich Blessing. This is an extremely handsome, scarce copy with no former owner's names or marks. Gift quality.
