Architecture: Mysticism and Myth
by Lethaby, William Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851390641
- ISBN 13
- 9780851390642
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Architectural Press Ltd, London, 1974. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. A reprint of the 1892 Second Edition, red gilt stamped cloth over boards, xxiv + 280 pp., Bibliography of Lethaby's sources, illustrated by the author. There is a 3/8" slit in the cloth at head of spine along edge. In an illustrated dustjacket that is chipped a little at head of spine, along top and bottom edges and one corner. Lethaby was one of the leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement. "He was a passionate advocate of craftsmanship and individual expression.. . .The publication in 1891 of this book was a milestone in his intellectual development and one that has gained renewed significance today, for in it he established a connection between mysticism and transcendental experience and the design process." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz. Category: Art & Design; Architecture; Books; ISBN: 0851390641. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005655. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005655
- Title
- Architecture: Mysticism and Myth
- Author
- Lethaby, William Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0851390641
- ISBN 13
- 9780851390642
- Publisher
- The Architectural Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN W. R. Lethaby Architecture Mysticism Myth Arts and Crafts Movement Design Process Architectural Theory Art & Design; Architecture; Books; Architecture Mysticism and Myth Lethaby William Richard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Art & Design;
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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